NIZAMABAD: Refuting the 'false' reports being published by certain media houses, claiming that there is opposition within the Congress over the ongoing Janahita Padayatra, TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Sunday alleged that some people were trying to create a rift among the ruling party leaders. The TPCC chief was addressing a district-level Congress workers meeting at Argul village as the Padayatra continued in the Nizamabad district. "Some media outlets have been spreading false inform...Read More
New Delhi: The Delhi government under the BJP will hold discussions on several important issues, including the Fee Act, during the Vidhan Sabha session, in which will start from Monday. Notably, ahead of the Monsoon Session of the Delhi Assembly, the House has transitioned to a fully digital and paperless format. All procedural work will now be conducted through digital platforms, marking a significant shift in its functioning. The Speaker has urged all Members to actively participate in this ...Read More
HYDERABAD: In a high-stakes bid to exert pressure on the Union government to clear key Bills on enhancing BC reservations to 42 per cent in local bodies, education and employment, the ruling Congress will be launching a three-day protest in the national capital beginning August 5. In a show of strength and party unity, the TPCC has arranged a special train to take thousands of party workers from Charlapalli railway station to Delhi. The train is scheduled to leave at 9 am on Monday, with TPCC ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Amid worsening weather conditions and continuous rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh, all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 in Lucknow will remain closed on Monday, according to district magistrate Visakh G Iyer.Several parts of Varanasi were inundated on Monday following relentless downpours and a steady rise in the water level of the River Ganga. The river has been rising continuously since Saturday, triggering concerns of urban flooding.In response, authorities hav...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Devotees across the country thronged prominent Shiva temples to mark the last Monday of the holy Sawan month, performing 'jalabhishek', participating in special 'aartis', and seeking the blessings of Lord Shiva. At Baba Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand, thousands of devotees gathered from early morning to offer sacred water and prayers. The temple witnessed a continuous stream of worshippers. "This Monday marks the last Monday of Sawan. Devo...Read More
Varanasi, Aug 4 (PTI) The water level of the Ganga river crossed the danger mark here on Monday morning, submerging ghats and forcing the authorities to shift cremation and other religious rituals to rooftops and raised platforms, officials said. According to the Central Water Commission, the Ganga was flowing at 72.1 metres by Monday morning, above the danger level of 71.262 metres. Shivam Agrahari of Ganga Seva Nidhi said all ghats have been submerged, cutting off access. The famed Ganga 'a...Read More
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: An Army officer posted in north Kashmir has been booked for allegedly assaulting four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar airport on July 26 after being asked to pay for carrying excess cabin baggage on Flight SG 386 to New Delhi. The airline said on Sunday that the attack left its staff with serious injuries, including a spinal fracture and jaw trauma.Read also: 'Jaw broken, spine injured': Army official assaults SpiceJet staff over baggage fee; says he was mistreated, files FIR ...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the tragic incident in Sitapur district, where a wall collapse led to the death of young girls. The CM expressed condolences to the bereaved families. As per the press release, he directed district administration officials to ensure that the injured are immediately taken to the hospital and are provided with the best possible medical care. He wished for speedy recovery of the in...Read More
Uttar Pradesh: 11 killed as SUV falls into canal in Gonda district Station House Officer (SHO), Itiathok police station, Krishn Gopal Rai, said the victims were going from Sihagaon village to offer holy water at the Prithvinath Temple in Khargupur when the accident occurred near Belwa Bahuta. Rai said the SUV was carrying 15 people, including the driver An SUV fell into the Saryu canal in the district on Sunday, leaving 11 people dead and four others injured, police said. Station House Officer...Read More
New Delhi: The Indian government has not instructed its oil refiners to stop buying crude from Russia, despite rising pressure from Donald Trump, reported Bloomberg, citing officials familiar with the matter. The clarification comes days after the U.S. president's remarks against New Delhi's continued ties with Moscow and his imposition of a surprise 25% tariff on Indian goods. Behind closed doors, officials are said to be watching the situation, but no formal decision has been made. Both gover...Read More
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 4 (ANI): Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan made strong remarks on the necessity of education while addressing a gathering at the Agaram Foundation event in Chennai. Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and Sanatan, the Rajya Sabha MP said on Sunday. Kamal Haasan added, Dont take anything else in your hands, only education. We cannot win without it, because the majority can make you lose. Majority Fools (Moo...Read More
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], August 4 (ANI): The INDIA bloc leaders are set to meet on August 7 in the national capital amid their demands to hold a Parliamentary discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Congress MP KC Venugopal said. There will be a get-together on August 7 in Delhi. INDIA alliance leaders will be there, Venugopal told ANI. Slamming the Election Commission (EC) for systematically targeting the democra...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the tragic incident in Sitapur district, where a wall collapse led to the death of young girls. The CM expressed condolences to the bereaved families. As per the press release, he directed district administration officials to ensure that the injured are immediately taken to the hospital and are provided with the best possible medical care. He wished for speedy recovery of the in...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Two men were arrested in Odisha's Balasore district for allegedly instigating a 20-year-old college student to commit self-immolation, police said on Monday. The Crime Branch of the state police apprehended the two late on Sunday in connection with the death of the woman last month, a senior officer said. The woman student of the Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore had set herself on fire as her complaint of sexual harassment was "not validated" by an internal enquiry com...Read More
New Delhi: Amid chaos over Delhi police allegedly referring to Bengali as Bangladeshi language in a communication note, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Monday morning hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, suggesting that she be booked under National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly inciting linguistic conflict. He argued that her reaction to the entire issue was "misplaced and dangerously inflammatory", while adding that Delhi Police's letter does not describe Bangla as ...Read More
HYDERABAD: The rift within the BRS is widening, with MLC K Kavitha, daughter of party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao, accusing a "big leader" in the party of orchestrating recent remarks against her by suspended Congress leader Chintapandu Naveen Kumar alias Teenmar Mallanna. Kavitha referred to G Jagadish Reddy, current Suryapet MLA, former energy minister and a close aide of KCR, as a 'Lilliput', and indirectly criticised both him and the party's working president and her brother KT Rama Rao. Jaga...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The state unit of Assam BJP has been preparing for the upcoming visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to kickstart several key projects here, a senior party leader said on Monday. The top leaders of the state unit attended a meeting on Sunday night to review the preparedness before the visit of PM Modi and HM Shah. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has issued several instructions to the leaders to make the visit a success. T...Read More
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], August 4 (ANI): The INDIA bloc leaders are set to meet on August 7 in the national capital amid their demands to hold a Parliamentary discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Congress MP KC Venugopal said. "There will be a get-together on August 7 in Delhi. INDIA alliance leaders will be there," Venugopal told ANI. Also Read | Drug Party Raided in Hyderabad: 6 Techies Arrested for Consuming...Read More
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Several areas in Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh were flooded on Monday following incessant heavy rainfall and a rise in the water level of the River Ganga. The water level of the river has been continuously rising since Saturday. Also Read | Drug Party Raided in Hyderabad: 6 Techies Arrested for Consuming LSD Blots, Hash Oil and Alcohol at Birthday Party in Moinabad's Farmhouse. In response to the deteriorating situation, all boats running on ...Read More
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BHUBANESWAR: Even as the 15-year-old girl, who was allegedly set ablaze by unknown miscreants in Balanga of Puri district, succumbed to burn injuries at AIIMS-Delhi on Saturday, her father and police's statement indicating she took her own life has fuelled a fresh political tussle with the Opposition accusing the government of shielding the culprits. Addressing a media conference here, Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik along with BJD spokespersons Tukuni Sahu and Lekhashree Samantasinghar sa...Read More
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday moved a notice under Rule 267, demanding suspension of business in the upper house of Parliament to discuss the alleged discrepancies in conduct of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Selection Post Phase-13 exam, which has led to "damaging of the public trust" in the government organisation, seeking an independent and impartial review of the examination process. "In this examination conducted for various government posts, widespread t...Read More
New Delhi: A bill to regulate school fee hikes and two CAG reports on the performance of the previous AAP government are set to be tabled in the Monsoon session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly, which starts on Monday, with the entire proceedings to be held in a paperless format. About The CAG Reports Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will introduce two reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) during the session. One of the CAG reports pertains to 'state finances for the year 2023...Read More
CHENNAI: DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday charged that while the AIADMK has become subservient to the BJP by meekly surrendering to it, the DMK has been passionately standing against 'its anti-Tamil and anti-human' machinations. The DMK president, in a letter to the party cadre ahead of the death anniversary of former CM M Karunanidhi on August 7, targeted both the AIADMK and its ally, the BJP. "(Edappadi) Palaniswami, who lacks any basic ideologies, has knelt before the B...Read More
New Delhi: The government is likely to push on Monday the passage of a key sports bill in the Lok Sabha, amid a continuing deadlock in Parliament as the opposition's united demand for a discussion on SIR failed to draw a positive response from the ruling alliance. The Lower House has listed the National Sports Governance Bill, which envisages greater transparency in the functioning of sports bodies, for consideration and passage....Read More
New Delhi: Naval movement is intensifying across important Asian waters. The United States has sent two submarines to an undisclosed location. President Donald Trump confirmed the move, following what he called direct threats from Russia. The exact destination remains classified, but the timing points to growing tension across the region. Meanwhile, India has increased its maritime presence in Southeast Asia. Three Indian Navy warships have reached the Philippines. Another ship is conducting jo...Read More
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 4 (ANI): In Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for three days in the districts of Dehradun, Nainital, Champawat, Bageshwar, Pauri Garhwal and Udham Singh Nagar. In view of the alert issued by the IMD, the Dehradun district administration announced the closure of all schools up to Class 12 and Anganwadi centres on August 4, 2025. Also Read | Drug Party Raided in Hyderabad: 6 Techies Arrested for Consuming LSD ...Read More
Varanasi: Several areas in Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh were flooded on Monday following incessant heavy rainfall and a rise in the water level of the River Ganga. The water level of the river has been continuously rising since Saturday. In response to the deteriorating situation, all boats running on the Ganga have been banned. Several Varanasi residents were seen wading through knee-deep water. Waterlogging caused traffic snarls in the city. Taking stock of the flood crisis, the Uttar Pra...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday moved a notice under Rule 267, demanding suspension of business in the upper house of Parliament to discuss the alleged discrepancies in conduct of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Selection Post Phase-13 exam, which has led to damaging of the public trust in the government organisation, seeking an independent and impartial review of the examination process. In this examination conducted for various governmen...Read More
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Several areas in Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh were flooded on Monday following incessant heavy rainfall and a rise in the water level of the River Ganga. The water level of the river has been continuously rising since Saturday. In response to the deteriorating situation, all boats running on the Ganga have been banned. Several Varanasi residents were seen wading through knee-deep water. Waterlogging caused traffic snarls in the city. Taking ...Read More
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar on Sunday termed the vigilance action against realtor Ranjit Singh Gill, who recently joined the saffron party, a blatant act of 'political vengeance'. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, Jakhar accused the Bhagwant Mann-led dispensation of indulging in arm-twisting tactics, saying there is no space for such kind of politics in Punjab. "The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, instead of tackling gangsters, is operating like a poli...Read More