New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday slammed the Opposition for disrupting Rajya Sabha proceedings, saying it was spreading lies on the Maharashtra election data, a day after research organisation CSDS issued a public apology acknowledging errors in its poll data. As the Rajya Sabha reassembled post-lunch to discuss the Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill 2025, Opposition MPs staged protests demanding a discussion on alleged "vote chori" (vote theft) i...Read More
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said India can transform from being an energy importer to a global exporter if it can cut the cost of hydrogen production to one dollar per kilogramme. Delivering the 24th Darbari Seth Memorial Lecture at The Energy and Resources Institute, the minister said that at present, hydrogen costs about USD 5-6 per kg, making it expensive compared to conventional fuels. "If we succeed in bringing it down to USD 1 per kg, India w...Read More
Jalgaon: Five family members, including two boys, were electrocuted after accidentally coming in contact with a live wire placed around a farmland to protect crops from wild animals in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday. While a one-and-a-half-year-old girl escaped unhurt, two wild boars were also found dead at the spot, said an official. The incident took place late at night on Tuesday at Varkhedi village in Erandol and came to light on Wednesday morning, he said, ad...Read More
Madurai: Elaborate arrangements are being made for the second state conference of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) with its leader assuring that entire Tamil Nadu will look back on the event, slated on Thursday. The conference will be held on the ground on the national highway leading to Thoothukodi. While the stage is grand, the party's flags can be seen starting from Eliyarpathi toll booth on both sides of the highway. Banners stating 'People's Desired Chief Minister' can also be seen at many p...Read More
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the next-generation GST reforms is a step towards making India Aatmanirbhar and the central government looks at building consensus with states in the coming weeks. The Centre's proposal on GST reforms is based on three pillars-- structural reforms, rate rationalisation and ease of living, she said. During a meeting with GoMs on rate rationalisation, insurance taxation and compensation cess, Sitharaman "emphasised that the proposal...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who has been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneshwar. The PM enquired about his health condition and wished him speedy recovery, a statement issued by the BJD stated. PM Modi advised Patnaik to rest for some time and come to Delhi to meet him after his health improves. They also discussed about various issues and the conversation lasted for about 10 minutes. PM Modi's...Read More
Hyderabad: India's golden boy Neeraj Chopra has booked a berth in the Diamond League (DL) final despite skipping the recent DL event in Poland. He is one of the first stars to qualify for the men's javelin event for the summit clash of the Diamond league. Along with him, Trinidad & Tobago's Keshorn Walcott and Germany's Julian Weber have also qualified, and the latest rankings released are the reason behind the development. When is the Diamond League final? The final of the Diamond League will...Read More
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP on Thursday reiterated its demand for placing an interim report of the ongoing SIT probe into the Dharmasthala mass burial case besides putting an end to the constant online slander against the Dharmasthala temple. Speaking on the issue in the Assembly, state BJP president and MLA B Y Vijayendra demanded the government to conduct an enquiry against the person who claimed to have buried hundreds of bodies in the forests near Dharmasthala. "Who is this person and wha...Read More
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear on August 25 the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) plea seeking allotment of residential accommodation to its national convenor and former Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, in the national capital. Justice Sachin Datta adjourned the matter for a detailed hearing of the petition, seeking directions to the Centre to allot accommodation to Kejriwal. The petition said under the guidelines for allotment of accommodation from the general pool to political...Read More
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday questioned the Election Commission for not serving a notice to BJP leader Anurag Thakur for his claims about poll irregularities, as it did in Rahul Gandhi's case. The opposition party reiterated its demand that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections be "nullified" for being held on "fake voter lists". Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera emphasised that if the BJP has already received the electronic data of the voters' list, then his party should ...Read More
Kota: Given the tough question paper standard in recent years, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG)-2025 has seen a drop in the cut off marks with an expert citing an increase in the number of seats allotted in the first round of counseling. NEET UG 2025 was held on May 4 this year at 5,453 centers in more than 500 cities across the country. An estimated over 22.7 lakh candidates appeared in the country's biggest medical entrance examination. As compared to previo...Read More
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday inaugurated summer annuals of Amrit Udyan, which will open for the public from August 16. This year, visitors will be able to see a unique Babbling Brook in the famed garden. The Babbling Brook is a new and serene retreat for the summer garden, where the gentle flow of water and vibrant greenery create a calming atmosphere. "President Droupadi Murmu graced the opening of Amrit Udyan Summer Annuals Edition 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The summer ann...Read More
Bastar: Independence Day will be celebrated for the first time in 29 villages of Chhattisgarh's Bastar, which has been witnessing Naxal violence for decades. "All preparations are over and 29 villages will be celebrating Independence Day for the first time. Many of these villages are located along the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh borders," Bastar IG Sundarraj P said. According to the IG, a total of 29 new police camps have been established in this region in the last o...Read More
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with na...Read More
Hyderabad: Tecno has launched the Tecno Spark Go 5G handset in India. The budget smartphone features a 120Hz LCD display, a MediaTek Dimensity 6400 SoC, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, a 50MP dual rear camera setup, and a 6,000mAh battery with 18W charging support. It runs HiOS 15 based on Android 15 out of the box. The handset comes with an IP64 rating for dust and water resistance. Tecno claims that the newly launched device is India's slimmest and lightest 5G smartphone in its segment, measuring 7.99...Read More
New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings on Thursday upgraded India's sovereign rating by a notch to 'BBB', citing buoyant economic growth against the backdrop of an enhanced monetary policy environment that anchors inflationary expectations. S&P is the first global rating agency to upgrade India's sovereign rating from the lowest investment grade of 'BBB-'. "India is prioritising fiscal consolidation, demonstrating the government's political commitment to deliver sustainable public finances, while maint...Read More
Hyderabad: After Mohun Bagan SuperGiants, FC Goa have also entered the Champions League two. Mohun Bagan already qualified for the tournament by becoming the ISL Shield champions. Manolo Marquez capitalised on the home conditions on Wednesday. The Super Cup champions reached the main stage of the continental competition, defeating Omani club Al Seeb. Goa win by 2-1 Goa defeated Al Seeb 2-1 at the Fatorda Stadium. Dejan Drazic and Severio Toro scored two goals for Goa in the two halves. Drazic ...Read More
Hyderabad: It wasn't just die-hard fans who made a beeline for theatres on the opening day of the highly anticipated movie Coolie. Several prominent Tamil film celebrities, including actors Dhanush, Sivakarthikeyan, and Priyanka Mohan, joined the crowd to watch filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj's much-anticipated Rajinikanth-starrer on its first day, first show. In Chennai, Rohini Silver Screens, also known as "Fans Fort Rohini" for its history of hosting electrifying star-studded screenings, was at f...Read More
New Delhi: A man was killed and and daughter sustained critical injuries when a neem tree fell on their bike at Kalkaji on Thursday morning. The incident occurred on B Block main road in Kalkaji as the father-daughter duo was travelling on a bike. A huge neem tree on the roadside fell on them killing the man on the spot. The girl was trapped under the tree for around one-and-a-half hours. Eyewitnesses said the girl sustained critical injuries on her shoulder and legs and was rushed to a nearby ...Read More
New Delhi: Ahead of Independence Day, the Railway Protection Force has beefed up security arrangements in order to avert any unforeseen or untoward incidents in trains and Railway Stations. Speaking to ETV Bharat, Shashikant Tripathi, Chief Public Relations Officer, North Central Railway, said, "Ahead of the Independence Day, the railway has increased the vigil for the safety of railways and its passengers. RPF, in collaboration with GRP, conducts special checks in station premises and trains."...Read More
Gurugram : JSW MG Motor India today announced that India's best-selling EV, the MG Windsor, has achieved another remarkable milestone. In July, the company set a new record for Windsor sales, selling 4,308 units in a single month. The carmaker has sold nearly 36,000 units of the MG Windsor since its launch. The robust sales performance has helped the company expand its market share in the EV Segment. In Q2 CY'25, the company recorded a 4% increase in market share, rising to 32% from 28% in Q1 C...Read More
Jammu: A cloudburst has struck Chishoti area enroute to the revered Hindu shrine Machail Mata in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The cloudburst has occured when devotees were on the way to the Machail area for paying obeisance. As per initial reports, casualties are feared in the incident. At least 10 persons feared dead, Officials told PTI. Responding on the disaster, LG Manoj Sinha said: "Condolences to bereaved families and prayers for quick recovery of injured." He has directed Ci...Read More
New Delhi: Delhi's Patiala House Court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Thawwur Rana, accused and conspirator in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, till September 8, 2025. Special Judge Chander Jeet Singh passed the order while also permitting Rana to speak to his brother thrice a month to hire a private lawyer. The court specified that these calls must be made during the presence of jail officials, with conversations restricted to Hindi or English. The entire exchange will be recorde...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday orally observed, "Suppose someone has come illegally in India, how to deal with that situation? If they don't detain, he will disappear...", while agreeing to examine a plea, which alleged that Bengali-speaking migrant workers were being detained on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals. The matter came up before a bench comprising justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi. The bench said it is not keen to pass any interim order with regard to the deten...Read More
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tore into the Congress on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, calling the 1947 Partition a dark chapter born out of appeasement politics that shattered Sanatan Bharat unity and inflicted deep wounds on the nation, a press release said. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with reviving this forgotten history by declaring the day in 2021. Today, the entire country mourns, remembering the horrors of August 14, 194...Read More
Hyderabad: Venus Williams is all set to make a historic return to the US Open 2025 later this month after receiving a wild-card invitation for the tournament at the age of 45. Thus, she is set to become the oldest singles entrant in the competition since 1981. The last player older than Venus to compete in a major was Renee Richards, who was 47 in 1981, according to the information by the International Tennis Federation. Away from court due to surgery The seven-time Grand Slam winner won the U...Read More
Hyderabad: Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, have been booked in a Rs 60.4 crore cheating case linked to their now-defunct company, Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd. The complaint, filed by Mumbai-based businessman Deepak Kothari, accuses the couple of defrauding him in a loan-cum-investment deal between 2015 and 2023. Soon after reports surfaced, the couple's advocate, Prashant Patil, issued a statement dismissing the allegations. "My clients have been informed ...Read More
New Delhi: Governments negotiating the first-ever global treaty to curb plastic pollution were handed a new draft that leaves out binding limits on plastic production, a gap that has put the talks on edge and drawn sharp criticism from campaigners. The text, released during the fifth round of negotiations on plastics treaty (INC-5.2) in Geneva on Tuesday, is part of efforts launched in 2022 to address what the UN calls a "plastic pollution crisis" that threatens oceans, wildlife, human health an...Read More
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Thursday amid buying in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC Bank and TCS, along with a positive trend in the US markets. Extending its previous day's rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 154.07 points to 80,693.98 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 45 points to 24,664.35. From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Maruti and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were among the major gainers. Howe...Read More
Hyderabad: War 2, the much-awaited sequel to the 2019 blockbuster War, has stormed into theatres a day before Independence Day. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, the high-octane action spectacle marks the first-ever collaboration between Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan and Telugu sensation Jr NTR. Also starring Kiara Advani, the film is the sixth instalment in YRF's spy universe. Packed with slick action sequences, grand visuals, and an intense face-off between two screen heavyweights, War 2 had pro...Read More