New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Sunday conducted National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) (NEET-PG). According to an official release, the exam was conducted in a single shift on the computer-based platform across 301 cities and in 1052 test centres for more than 2,42,000 candidates. This is the largest computer-based exam in India in terms of the n...Read More
Sitamarhi (Bihar) [India], August 3 (ANI): Exuding confidence over the outcome of the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form the government here under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Today, I can say with confidence that the next government in Bihar will be formed by the NDA under the leadership of Nitish Kumar and PM Modi, Giriraj Singh told reporters. Union Minister applauded the w...Read More
BENGALURU: The Maharashtra government fears that increase in height of Alamatti reservoir in Bagalkot district of Karnataka from 519.60 meters to 524.256 meters would result in flooding of Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur districts owing to backwaters and there is no need for the Maharashtra government to fear flooding since its own expert committee led by retired Principal Secretary to Irrigation department Nandkumar Wadnekar ruled out flooding from the Almatti and Hipparagi reservoirs, stated Minis...Read More
LUCKNOW: At least 11 Hindu devotees were killed and four injured when their vehicle plunged into a canal in Uttar Pradesh. The victims were traveling to the Prithvinath temple in Gonda district, approximately 135 kilometres from Lucknow. The vehicle carried 15 members from three families. According to local officials, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to fall into the Saryu canal. Rescue operations were immediately launched, but the strong currents complicated efforts. Uttar Prade...Read More
NEW DELHI: Opposition INDIA bloc leaders are likely to have a dinner meeting on August 7 to discuss strategy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue, sources said on Sunday. The opposition parties are also planning to take out a march to the office of the Election Commission of India on August 8 in protest against the SIR of electoral rolls exercise, they said. This comes amid a standoff on the SIR issue in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which has been a near washout as the Opposit...Read More
MUMBAI, Aug 3 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday slapped a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods after prolonged talks that got bogged down over access to India's labour-intensive agricultural sector, which New Delhi has pledged to protect. Why is India opposing the products the US is lobbying for? The United States is pressing India to open its markets to a wide range of American products, including dairy, poultry, corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, ethanol, fruits and nuts. While India is willi...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) Opposition INDIA bloc leaders are likely to have a dinner meeting on August 7 to discuss strategy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue, sources said on Sunday. The opposition parties are also planning to take out a march to the office of the Election Commission of India on August 8 in protest against the SIR of electoral rolls exercise, they said. This comes amid a standoff on the SIR issue in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which has been a near washout as...Read More
Gonda: Eleven people, including nine members of a family, died and four others were injured when an SUV plunged into the Saryu canal in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district on Sunday, police said. The accident took place near Belwa Bahuta when the victims were going from Sihagaon village to offer prayers at the Prithvinath Temple in Khargupur. The vehicle was carrying 15 people, said Krishn Gopal Rai, station house officer (SHO) of Itiyathok police station. Those killed include six women, two men an...Read More
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday expressed grief over the tragic accident at the Ballikurava quarry in Bapatla district, where four workers lost their lives and several others were seriously injured. The incident occurred when large rocks fell on workers engaged in quarry operations. The Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences over the loss of lives in the accident. Also Read | US: Indian-Origin New Ohio ...Read More
New Delhi: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka has issued a firm response to a recent letter by former minister and Congress leader H. Nagesh, who sought a copy of a letter he claimed to have submitted in April 2023, alleging forged entries in the voter list for the Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency. In a letter dated August 2, 2025, Joint Chief Electoral Officer S. Yogeshwar clarified that the office has no record of receiving any such document from Nagesh in April 2023. The CEO's...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday expressed condolences on the untimely demise of daughter of Udhampur SSP Amod Nagpure Ashok. Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad also condoled the death, saying "there can be no greater pain for a parent than losing a child". In a message, LG Sinha said, "Shocked and heartbroken by the tragic news of the passing of the daughter of SSP Udhampur Shri Amod...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ED seized incriminating documents related to diversion and misappropriation of township project fund during searches at 10 premises in Bangalore and Mumbai linked to Ozone Urbana Infra Developers and its key management personnel, an official said on Sunday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bangalore Zonal Office, conducted the searches on August 1, 2025, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The main promoter of this...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Delhi Crime Branch has solved a year-old blind murder case with the arrest of a woman and her boyfriend for conspiring to kill her husband and disposing of his body in Haryana's Sonipat, officials said on Sunday. The accused have been identified as Soniya (34), a resident of Delhi's Alipur, and her partner Rohit, a resident of Jaji village in Sonipat. Also Read | US: Indian-Origin New Ohio Solicitor General Mathura Sridharan Faces Backlash and Racist Comm...Read More
Amritsar: Will the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) permit the rebel faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to hold a meeting of its delegates at Teja Singh Samundri Hall, located within the SGPC complex, on August 11 to elect the party president?"We have written to the SGPC, requesting permission to hold a meeting of our delegates at Teja Singh Samundri Hall to elect the president of the SAD," said Gurpartap Singh Wadala, a member of the seven-member committee -- now reduced to ...Read More
Thrissur: Slamming the Election Commission for "systematically targeting the democratic values", Congress MP KC Venugopal on Sunday stated that his party is going to reveal the "serious malpractices" of the poll body in Bengaluru on August 5. Venugopal, speaking to ANI, alleged that the names of many voters have been "excluded" from the draft electoral rolls for Bihar recently released by the EC. He further said that there will be a get-together of opposition INDIA bloc leaders on August 7 in ...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (PTI) Ahead of Congress party's planned protest on August 5 over alleged manipulation of electoral rolls in Bengaluru's Mahadevapura constituency, former minister H Nagesh has written to the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka seeking copy of a complaint he claims was submitted in April 2023, accusing forged entries in voters' list. However, the CEO's office has denied receiving any such complaint. In a letter dated July 31, Nagesh stated, "We had earlier during April 2023 subm...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka has issued a firm response to a recent letter by former minister and Congress leader H. Nagesh, who sought a copy of a letter he claimed to have submitted in April 2023, alleging forged entries in the voter list for the Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency. In a letter dated August 2, 2025, Joint Chief Electoral Officer S. Yogeshwar clarified that the office has no record of receiving any such document from Nagesh in...Read More
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday said no political party in Bihar has so far approached it for inclusion or removal of names from the draft electoral roll published on August 1. The EC said that between 3 PM on August 1 and 3 PM on August 3 (Sunday), no demand under claims and objections has been received. But individually, 941 claims and objections have been received from voters for the inclusion of names or for the removal of those they claim are ineligible from the voter list. Po...Read More
A day after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed that his name was missing from the draft electoral roll published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) as part of its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, the poll body has issued a notice to the former Bihar deputy chief minister, seeking an explanation over the EPIC card number he mentioned during a press conference on Saturday. In a letter to Tejashwi, the poll body said he mentioned his EPIC number as RAB2916120, b...Read More
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has questioned Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Tejaswi Prasad Yadav for mentioning an EPIC number, that does not exist, while searching his name in the new draft electoral roll prepared after Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Sources said Mr Yadav used the Electoral Roll with EPIC No RAB0456228 for filing his nomination papers on affidavit in 2020. His name with this EPIC number exists in the draft Electoral Rolls. published as per SIR on August 1. H...Read More
Guwahati: Delhi Police have arrested two individuals and apprehended a juvenile in connection with the stabbing of two Manipur students in North Delhi's Vijay Nagar area. The incident occurred on Thursday morning when the victims, Zerry and Shepherd, stopped at a local shop to buy water. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! Four young men allegedly approached them, used abusive language, and initiated a confrontation. The situation escalated quickly...Read More
The Election Commission clarified that no political party in Bihar has requested changes to the draft electoral roll since its release. However, 941 individual claims have been filed. The EC assured that no eligible voter will be excluded from the final list New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday said no political party in Bihar has so far approached it for inclusion or removal of names from the draft electoral roll published on August 1. The EC said that between 3 PM on August 1 and 3 P...Read More
More than 400,000 Hindus took part in a month-long pilgrimage in Indian-held Kashmir, authorities said, shrugging off security worries weeks after a military conflict with Pakistan. The pilgrimage began on July 3 and closes officially on August 9, but organisers said that lashing rains had damaged narrow paths, forcing a premature end. Official Vijay Kumar Bidhuri said in a statement late on Saturday that 415,000 pilgrims had taken part. Many of the faithful began their trek to the Amarnath i...Read More
Barclays estimates that the new 25% US tariffs, along with penalties on Russian imports, could reduce India's GDP growth by 30 basis points this fiscal year. Despite the higher duties, India's domestic demand-driven economy is unlikely to be significantly affected. New Delhi, The 25 per cent US tariffs, plus a penalty for Russian imports, could dent India's GDP growth by 30 basis points in the current fiscal, but the higher duty is unlikely to significantly affect India's domestic demand-driven ...Read More
A fortnight-long special operation has been launched to keep vigil around the criminal and anti-social elements keeping in mind the Independence Day celebrations, Punjab Police said on Saturday. As per the directions of director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, the commissioners of police (CPs) and the senior superintendents of police (SSPs) have been instructed to heighten security measures, increase patrols and intensify night domination operations in their respective districts. Special ...Read More
Rahul Verma, a resident of Itiyathok and an eyewitness to the accident, said the road was slippery due to rain in the morning. (ANI) 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 (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...Read More
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday published the final electoral roll data after conducting the month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, where assembly elections are scheduled to be held later this year. As per the poll body, the number of electors in the state was 7.89 crore as on June 24, 2025, but it has received 7.24 crore enumeration forms (EFs). In total, 65.64 lakh EFs were not received and they were not included in the draft, the Election Commission said. As ...Read More
MANGALURU: The legal counsel representing Sujatha Bhat -- mother of Ananya Bhat, an MBBS student who went missing under mysterious circumstances in Dharmasthala a decade ago -- has urged the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to deploy Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) at locations previously identified and excavated by the complainant witness in the mass burial case. Advocate N Manjunath, in a press communiqué, said: "As the witness himself has stated, he left Dharmasthala in 2014. The Dharmasthala...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) The political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday condemned the assault on employees of a private airline by an Army officer at Srinagar International Airport last week, saying the officer must be held accountable. "This is gundagardi!! This incident took place at Srinagar Airport, where an Army officer was seen brutally assaulting SpiceJet staff member(s), leaving him with serious injuries. It is highly condemnable & shameful. The officer must be held accountable," Nat...Read More
Hubballi (Karnataka), Aug 3 (PTI) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said the BJP was never silent on former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who got life imprisonment in a rape case. The leader said the BJP has always maintained that whoever commits a crime should be punished. "There is a law in the country and whoever has done mistake or has committed crime, the court has examined and court has given the verdict. It has to be accepted by everybody," Joshi told reporters. When he was told that ...Read More