Chandigarh, Aug 12 (PTI) Punjab Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed Babbar Khalsa International terror network with the arrest of five persons from Rajasthan. One of the arrested accused was injured in an exchange of fire with police while being taken for recovery, police said. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the terror module recently planned to attack a liquor store in SBS Nagar and was further tasked with carrying...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday admitted a notice for the removal of High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma and constituted a three-member committee to probe charges against him. Making the announcement in the Lok Sabha, Birla said the process of removal of Justice Varma should begin as the charges against him were serious in nature. The speaker set up a three-member committee comprising Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice M...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 3 pm on Tuesday amid protests by the Opposition over the Election Commission's voter roll revision exercise in Bihar. When the Lok Sabha met again at 12 noon after a brief adjournment, Speaker Om Birla announced a three-member panel to probe allegations against High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma and the House was in order at that time. But soon after the announcement was made, the Opposition members began sloganeering over ...Read More
Dergaon (Assam), Aug 12 (PTI) A total of 700 recruits of the Goa Police completed their basic training at the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy (LBPA) in Assam's Golaghat district on Tuesday, as chief ministers of both the states called for increased cooperation between the people. After Manipur, Goa is the second state to have sent its personnel for training at this premier academy here. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Goa counterpart Pramod Sawant attended the passing out para...Read More
Kendrapara (Odisha), Aug 12 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five people, including one of her close relatives, at a village in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said on Tuesday. All five accused have been detained and are being interrogated, an officer said. The 10th standard student lodged a complaint with the Rajnagar Police Station on Monday, alleging that a relative of the minor had visited her residence on Raksha Bandhan on August 9, and taken her to a deserted place wh...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over prisoners languishing in jail even after completing their sentence and directed all states and union territories to immediately release any such convict if he or she is not wanted in any other case. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan passed the direction while ordering the release of Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan in the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. It noted that Yadav completed his sentence of 20 y...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Skills and talent development firm NIIT Ltd on Friday posted a 43.6 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 4.37 crore in the April-June quarter due to headwinds from a turbulent environment in the technology and BFSI sectors. It had reported a profit (attributable to owners of the parent company) of Rs 7.75 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. The company's revenue from operations rose slightly to Rs 84.11 crore in Q1 FY26, from Rs 8...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd -- the two subsidiaries of Reliance Infrastructure, will recover power dues worth Rs 28,483 crore following a Supreme Court ruling. As on July 31, 2025, the total dues of BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and BSES Rajdhani Power amounts to Rs 28,483 crore, according to Reliance Infrastructure. The two power distribution companies (discoms), in which Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) holds 51 per cent, supply electricity to 5.3 million...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Cabinet on Friday approved Rs 30,000 crore LPG subsidy to state-run oil companies -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) -- to compensate for losses incurred from selling LPG at below cost over the past 15 months. The compensation to oil marketing companies (OMCs) will be paid in 12 tranches, as per an official statement. The international prices of LPG were at high levels during 2024-25 and continue to remain high. Howev...Read More
Imphal, Aug 8 (PTI) Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra on Friday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime poses significant challenges for the state as its economic and infrastructural conditions differ vastly from the rest of the country. In a post on X, Keisham said, "GST -- A One-Nation Tax That Overlooks Manipur's Unique Realities. Manipur is likely to face grave difficulties following the passage of the amendment to the State GST in Parliament yesterday." "The GST regime h...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to retain the BrahMos manufacturing facility in the southern state. A statement issued by the CM's office on Friday said that Vijayan has asked the Centre to retain the BrahMos facility in the state capital and not to separate BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Limited (BATL) from its parent company BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. In his letter, the CM has expressed c...Read More
Chennai, Aug 8 (PTI) Senior Indian off-spinner R Ashwin is in discussions with the Chennai Super Kings about his future in the IPL franchise amid speculation that he might seek his release from the team. With over two months still left before the deadline for retentions, Ashwin, it is reliably learnt, has had conversations with the CSK brass about his role going forward. "It is early stages to decide on any player's future. The cut off date for retention is yet to be announced. So we have time...Read More
Sitamarhi (Bihar), Aug 8 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed opposition parties for objecting to the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar, asserting that infiltrators have "no right to vote". He also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "indulging in politics over the SIR exercise" in the state. Addressing a public meeting at Punauradham in Sitamarhi district, Shah said, "Names of infiltrators must be removed from the voters' lists. They have no...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to gag media from reporting on the Dharmasthala mass burial case in Karnataka. A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan, however, directed a trial court in Karnataka to decide afresh the plea filed by the secretary of the Dharmasthala Temple seeking removal of what he alleged was defamatory content targeting the family managing the temple. The top court noted gag orders were passed only in extremely rare cases and asked the petit...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Union Cabinet on Friday approved a subsidy of Rs 12,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for 2025-26, benefitting 10.33 crore households. PMUY was launched in May 2016, to provide free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country. As on July 1, there are about 10.33 crore PMUY connections in India. "The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the targeted subsidy of Rs 300 per 14.2 kg cylinder f...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested five members of a notorious cyber fraud gang operating out of Rajasthan for allegedly duping people through fake investment tasks on social media and routing the money to Chinese fraudsters using cryptocurrency, an official said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Ravindra Vishnoi (28), Mahipal (27), Mohd Yaseen, Rohit Nimbawat alias Ronny (24) and Yash Vaishnav (23), police said. A money trail of over Rs 42 lakh was traced during ...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 8 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Friday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi makes allegations of wrongdoing in the election process whenever the BJP emerges victorious. He maintained that if the opposition leader was blaming EVMs for Congress' electoral defeats earlier, he is now pointing the finger at 'vote chori' (stealing of votes). Sarma was responding to Gandhi's claims on Thursday of a 'huge criminal fraud' in polls through collusion between the BJP...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the orders passed by Allahabad High Court in a PIL over historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan and questioned the use of "intemperate language" against the Uttar Pradesh government. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi perused the orders of July 21 and August 6 by a single-judge bench of the high court on a PIL which challenged the ordinance Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, ...Read More
Sitamarhi (Bihar), Aug 8 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed opposition parties for objecting to the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, asserting that infiltrators have "no right to vote". He also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "indulging in politics over the SIR exercise" in the state. Addressing a public meeting at Punauradham in Sitamarhi district, Shah said, "Names of infiltrators must be removed from the voters' lists. They have no rig...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Centre on Friday announced the subsidised retail sale price of tomatoes in the range of Rs 47-60 per kg in the national capital through the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF), to provide relief to buyers. The NCCF, which has been procuring tomatoes from Azadpur mandi since August 4, is retailing them with minimal margins, the consumer affairs ministry said. "To date, NCCF has sold 27,307 kilograms of tomatoes at retail prices ranging from Rs 4...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Shares of Sri Lotus Developers and Realty, backed by renowned investor Ashish Kacholia, closed the first day of trade with a premium of more than 31 per cent against the issue price of Rs 150 on Wednesday. The stock listed at Rs 179.10, up by 19.4 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, the shares of Sri Lotus Developers and Realty surged 31.3 per cent to hit a high of Rs 197 apiece. Later, shares settled at Rs 196.85, up 31.23 per cent. On the NSE, th...Read More
Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu), Aug 6 (PTI) A male elephant was found dead under mysterious circumstances with the tusks removed in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve area in Nilgiris district, an official of the forest department said on Wednesday. Examination of the carcass by forest department officials revealed that the animal could have died about four months ago. It is suspected that the elephant could have been poached for the tusks. The incident came to light on August 5 evening. A case has been...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) India and the Philippines are taking concrete steps towards launching formal negotiations for a Preferential Trade Agreement, Philippines President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr said on Wednesday. Addressing the 'India-Philippines CEO Roundtable Meeting', organised by FICCI, here, President Marcos emphasised that the Philippines and India see the PTA as a strategic platform to harness their shared strengths and elevate our economic partnership. "We are working to find co...Read More
Mau (UP), Aug 6 (PTI) Samajwadi Party's district student wing president Akhilesh Bharti has been booked for allegedly conducting an unauthorised 'PDA Pathshala', an informal learning initiative launched by Samajwadi workers in protest against the Uttar Pradesh government's school pairing policy, officials said on Wednesday. The education department initiated action acting on viral photos and videos circulating on social media, and the case was lodged late on Tuesday night at the City Kotwali on...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Air India has vigorous and multi-layered safety protocols with every aircraft undergoing thorough checks take-off, its chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday as he emphasised that the airline is strengthening internal processes to minimise operational challenges. On June 12, a London Gatwick-bound Air India's Boeing 737-8 aircraft crashed into a building soon after take-off, killing 260 people. Since then, the Tata Group-owned carrier has carried out various checks on it...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday launched the "Swachhata Portal" as part of a month-long cleanliness campaign "Delhi ko Kude Se Azaadi", which will run till August 31. On this portal, any institution, government office, or Resident Welfare Association (RWA) can upload before-and-after photographs of cleanliness activities carried out in their respective areas, an official statement said. He appealed to the people of Delhi to participate in this c...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to China later this month to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. According to the plan, Prime Minister Modi will embark on a visit to Japan around August 29 and after concluding the trip, he will travel to the northern Chinese city of Tianjin for the SCO summit to be held on August 31-September 1. Modi...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said dogs were "great" friends of humans and should be treated nicely as it called upon authorities to ensure dog-human conflict should be minimised in the capital. Justice Mini Pushkarna therefore directed the authorities and other parties concerned to give recommendations regarding rehabilitation of stray dogs, stressing human dog-human conflict should be minimised. "Dogs is the most loved animal of the world and a great friend of huma...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (PTI) Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Telangana of trying to provide reservations to Muslims in the guise of 42 per cent quota to backward classes. Congress had promised 42 per cent quota to BCs, but was now allocating 10 per cent of it to Muslims in the name of Muslim BCs, he said in a statement. Taking potshots at the dharna held by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and other Congress leaders in Delhi seeking P...Read More
Uttarakashi (Uttarakhand), Aug 6 (PTI) As the sun set over the flood-ravaged Himalayan village of Dharali with 150 people rescued and one body recovered on Wednesday, fears mounted for those still trapped under the massive river of sludge that buried scores of houses, trees and cars. Bad weather was hampering rescue operations even as an NDRF team reached the site in the evening. Tonnes of rubble lay on the site with the ITBP, Army and SDRF personnel rummaging through it for those trapped unde...Read More