Mumbai, Aug 25 (PTI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused Maratha quota agitation spearhead Manoj Jarange of making foul remarks against the mother of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a charge denied by the activist. Saffron party leaders alleged Jarange, who has warned of launching a new phase of agitation for Maratha quota in government jobs and education later this week, harbours hatred towards Fadnavis and his family. Senior BJP leader and MLC Pravin Darekar said...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 25 (PTI) A quarrel within the head family of the politically significant Matua community has erupted into open feud between Union minister Shantanu Thakur and his elder brother, BJP MLA Subrata Thakur, leaving West Bengal's political circles abuzz with the fallout ahead of the assembly polls. The confrontation has left the state BJP leadership squirming in discomfort, unsure how to handle the rift within a community it banks on electorally, while the TMC is gleefully eyeing the dis...Read More
Lucknow, Aug 25 (PTI) Rashtriya Kisan Manch on Monday demanded that astronaut and IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla be honoured with Bharat Ratna -- India's highest civilian honour. In a post on X in Hindi, Manch's president, Shekhar Dixit, said, "Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS). Hearty welcome and felicitation on his arrival in Lucknow today. He (Shubhanshu Shukla) has made the entire nation proud and has proved...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on the bills to remove the prime minister and chief ministers, saying it is now clear that the BJP "conspired" to remove Arvind Kejriwal from the post of Delhi chief minister. The AAP's response came after an X post from the Shah's office quoted his statement that it was inappropriate for a chief minister or prime minister accused of corruption or serious crimes to run government fro...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) A five-year-old boy sustained multiple deep bites after being attacked by a stray dog inside a police colony in east Delhi's Shakarpur, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday when the boy and his father had gone to meet their relatives living in the police colony, they said. The stray dog suddenly pounced on him and bit him multiple times, police said. Hearing the boy's screams, a police inspector staying there rushed to the spot, freed him from the ...Read More
Lucknow, Aug 25 (PTI) Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla urged students at his school to aspire to be on the Indian spaceflight to the Moon but warned them they may have "competition" in store for the coveted spots on the crewed mission. "I am going to be in competition!" he said in a lighter vein, eliciting peals of laughter from the young crowd at his alma mater, City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow on Monday. "So work hard and we will compete together and let's see who goes to the Moon in 2040,"...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside a CIC order directing disclosure of details related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree while holding it to be "personal information" and ruling out any "implicit public interest" in it. Justice Sachin Datta, who reserved the verdict on the matter on February 27, was acting on Delhi University's plea challenging the CIC order. The judge said "something which is of interest to the public" was quite different from "...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Kashmiri actor-activist Farhana Bhat, best known for her roles in Bollywood films such as "Laila Majnu" and "Notebook", is one of the 16 contestants in the popular reality show "Bigg Boss 19". Bhat, who is known to be a fearless voice against terrorism in the Valley, made her acting debut in 2016 with the comedy-drama film "Sunshine Music Tours and Travels". Her latest work includes the 2023 film "Country of Blind" from Rahhat Shah Kazmi. Speaking about her journey, wel...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 25 (PTI) All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey is hopeful of India's new head coach Khalid Jamil reviving the fortunes of the side after a string of disappointing results in recent years and is likely to give the gaffer time to prove his worth. Jamil, who succeeded Manolo Márquez at the helm of affairs, on Monday named his 23-member squad for the upcoming CAFA Nations Cup, which will mark his first assignment since taking charge of the national side. Aske...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Shares of Nazara Technologies tumbled over 3 per cent on Monday, taking the total losses to 20 per cent in four consecutive days of decline as investors deserted shares of online gaming-related firms following a proposed regulation on money-based games. The company's stock tanked 20.37 per cent on the BSE since Wednesday. On Monday, shares of the firm declined 3.46 per cent to settle at Rs 1,115.80. Shares of gaming and hospitality firm Delta Corp dropped 3.08 per cent...Read More
Bikaner, Aug 26 (PTI) Vanity vans lined up on the tarmac and film crew with cameras waited for that perfect frame to capture MiG-21 jets roaring across the skies of Bikaner Nal Air Force Station for the shooting of upcoming Bollywood movie "Love And War". The moment marked the jet's last operational flight ahead of its retirement next month. The airbase doubled up as a set for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed film where the MiG-21 will play a decisive role. "Love And War" stars Ranbir Kapoor,...Read More
Srinagar, Aug 25 (PTI) Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday appealed to political and social groups in Kashmir to jointly strive for the release of prisoners, saying playing politics on this humanitarian issue will be a shame. "Efforts to highlight the plight of the thousands of Kashmiri prisoners languishing in jails in the Union territory and across India, and for their relief and release is the moral responsibility of all Kashmiris," Mirwaiz said in a post on X. He sai...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Following the Supreme Court modifying its August 11 order, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun the process of identifying areas that can be designated as feeder points to feed stray dogs. The Supreme Court on Friday modified its direction prohibiting the release of vaccinated stray dogs from shelters in Delhi-NCR and ordered the canines to be released post-sterilisation and de-worming. In its order, it also directed municipal authorities to create dedicate...Read More
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday met the family of renowned actor Jaswinder Bhalla, who passed away this morning, and expressed his condolences. Punjabi actor Bhalla on Friday morning died at a private hospital in Mohali where he was admitted following a brain haemorrhage two days ago. He was 65. Mann visited Bhalla's residence in Mohali to mourn the death of the noted actor. Speaking to reporters, Mann said it is a sad day for the Punjabi art world when ...Read More
Kochi, Aug 22 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday defended the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, saying it was needed to "uphold political morality" after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continued to hold office from prison before losing power in recent assembly elections. "In the past 75 years, many Chief Ministers and Ministers have gone to jail, and all of them resigned. But for the first time in Delhi, a chief minister was running a government while in jail. Hence, the que...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Friday cautioned the mutual fund industry that beyond market-linked investment risks, operational risks such as fraudulent redemptions by impersonators pose a growing threat to investor confidence. He stressed the need for heightened vigilance, urging asset management companies (AMCs) to respond swiftly and track evolving fraud patterns as perpetrators become more sophisticated. While there is a need to diversify beyond the blue chips...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders held a protest at Acharya Sree Bhikshu Hospital on Friday, demanding police action against Moti Nagar BJP MLA Harish Khuarana over an alleged assault on doctors. The incident allegedly took place after Khurana went to the hospital for a "surprise check" on Thursday over some complaints against doctors. The doctors' association said in the statement that the residents and interns who were present do not want to escalate the matter further, a...Read More
Lucknow, Aug 22 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday asserted that there is no shortage of fertilisers anywhere in the state, updating the availability report of the soil nutrients. Adequate quantities of fertiliser are available in all divisions, and to ensure that farmers do not face any problem, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to monitor the situation continuously, the state government said in a statement. The update comes amid reports of a shortage in some par...Read More
Shimla, Aug 22 (PTI) Release of water from Kangra's Pong Dam this monsoon destroyed crops, houses and cowsheds in Fatehpur, and several villages in Indora were cut off due to closure of roads and damage to bridges, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed the Assembly on Friday. He held the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) responsible for the damage and loss. Responding to a calling attention motion of Congress MLA Malender Rajan, Sukhu said that crops in 50-60 hectares of land, four ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Delhi University (DU) on Friday said that admissions of 68,116 students have been confirmed so far for its undergraduate courses, following the conclusion of the second round of upgradation. According to university data, 17,595 applicants had applied for an upgrade in the second round. Of them, 7,685 secured an upgrade in their choice of programme or college, while 46,257 candidates chose to freeze their seats. In addition, 2,808 allocations have been made under perform...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) The high-powered GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on September 3-4 to discuss moving to a two-slab taxation. In an office memorandum, the GST Council Secretariat said the two-day meeting will be held in New Delhi. The council, comprising finance ministers of all states and UTs besides the Centre, will deliberate on the recommendations by the three GoMs on rate rationalisation, compensation cess and health and life insurance. The Gr...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday said that it will "endeavour to arrive at mutually agreeable measures" with the Indian Super League (ISL) organisers to enable timely commencement of the event, having got the go-ahead from the Supreme Court to have discussions on the matter. A SC bench of two judges allowed the AIFF and ISL organisers FSDL to start discussions on the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) and try to find a solution so that the upcoming ISL seaso...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Online gaming platforms, including Dream11, My11Circle, WinZO, Zupee, and Nazara Technologies-backed PokerBaazi, have halted their real-money online gaming offerings, following the passage of the Online Gaming Bill by Parliament on Thursday. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, seeks a blanket ban on all forms of online money games, while promoting e-sports and online social games. Online fantasy game My11Circle, owned and operated by Play Games24x7...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (PTI) Prem Patnaik, the brother of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, on Friday came to Bhubaneswar from Delhi and discussed with doctors about the treatment of the former Odisha chief minister. Naveen Patnaik was discharged from a hospital here on Wednesday evening after recovering from dehydration. The leader of the opposition's in the state assembly's office released a video showing Prem discussing with doctors in the presence of Naveen Patnaik and his close...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday asserted that she will never be scared and defeated, and continue to struggle for the rights of Delhi, as she resumed official engagements two days after an attack on her. Gupta returned to her "old form" after recovering from the "shock" suffered by her in the past two days and participated in public events, said a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). Addressing an event in Gandhi Nagar in the trans Yamuna area of the ci...Read More
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (PTI) The principal of an Ahmedabad-based private school, where a Class 10 student was stabbed to death allegedly by a fellow pupil, has been booked for not informing police or education authorities about the incident, said an official of crime branch on Friday. In a related development, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) has sent the accused teen, also a Class 10 student, to an observation home upon his production by the crime branch, which is investigating the case, said Assis...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 22 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress on Friday asked whether the Narendra Modi government was trying to eliminate corruption or the opposition by bringing the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025. The TMC claimed that the Bill, introduced in Parliament earlier this week, which seeks to bar prime ministers, chief ministers, and ministers from holding office if they remain in jail for 30 days or more, is aimed at the opposition parties and leaders. Addressing a press conference here...Read More
Narmadapuram (MP), Aug 22 (PTI) A 26-year Muslim man from Madhya Pradesh has offered to donate one of his kidneys to Hindu seer Premanand Maharaj, calling him a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity. The man, Arif Khan Chishti, has written a letter to Premanand Maharaj, a renowned religious and spiritual leader who is suffering from a kidney ailment, expressing his desire to donate his kidney. Chishti, a resident of Nyas Colony in Itarsi town of Narmadapuram district in MP, has sent the letter to the H...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-day visit of Japan and China on August 29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. In the first leg of his trip, Modi will be in Japan on a two-day visit. From Japan, he will travel to China, primarily to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The announcement of the prime minister's visit to the two Asian countries came just days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (PTI) Villagers in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Friday rescued an eight-year-old girl student whose head got stuck in a window grill of a government school where she was left locked overnight, police said. The incident took place at the Government Upper Primary School at Anjar under Banspal block in Keonjhar district. The Class 2 student, identified as Jyotsna Dehuri (8) was left locked inside the classroom at school while she was sleeping on one of the benches, said Sanjit...Read More