Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any relief to Jain community members seeking closure of slaughter houses in the city for 10 days during their Paryushan Parv festival. A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne said it respects the community's sentiments but questioned from where it derives the right to ask for slaughter houses to be kept shut for 10 days. The petitions had challenged an August 14 order passed by the Brihanmumbai Muni...Read More
Shimla, Aug 20 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday offered floral tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 81st birth anniversary at the Sadbhawana Chowk here, officials said. Sukhu appealed to the people to follow the path shown by Rajiv Gandhi, saying the late leader is remembered as the 'architect of modern India' who sacrificed his life for the unity and integrity of the nation, an official statement said. Rajiv Gandhi's visionary thinking...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned a constitutional amendment bill pertaining to the removal of a prime minister, CMs and ministers after being arrested for criminal charges, alleging that it will "end" the democratic era in India forever. Banerjee, in a post on X, also claimed that the amendment bill is a step "more than a super-Emergency" and will "finish" independence of the country's judiciary. The remarks came as Union Minister Amit Sha...Read More
Chennai, Aug 20 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday described the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill as a "Black Bill" to foist cases against political opponents in power and remove them. The chief minister said 30 day arrest meant removal of an elected CM without any trial or conviction by court. However, it was merely a diktat of the BJP. This was how dictatorships begin; "steal votes, silence rivals and crush states." In a social media post, the CM said: "The 130th Const...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 20 (PTI) Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said his government was preparing a comprehensive development plan under "TelanganaRising 2047", with the primary goal of transforming Hyderabad into a globally competitive city. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the Integrated Sub Registrar and District Registrar Office at Gachibowli here, the Chief Minister said the plan aims to position Hyderabad city to compete with international cities like Tokyo and New York....Read More
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Shares of Regaal Resources Ltd, a maize-based speciality product manufacturer, on Wednesday ended with a premium of 29 per cent against the issue price of Rs 102. The stock started trading at Rs 141.80, a jump of 39 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it zoomed 42.84 per cent to Rs 145.70. Shares of the firm ended at Rs 131.65 apiece, up 29 per cent. On the NSE, the stock listed at Rs 141, up 38.23 per cent. Shares of the firm ended 29 per cent hig...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) "The Bengal Files" is a film that speaks about what happened in Bengal in 1946, says veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty who is upset that when filmmakers depict the truth, they are dismissed as "propaganda". Third in Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's "Files" trilogy, the movie revolves around the Calcutta riots of August 16, 1946, which were triggered after the All-India Muslim League called for 'Direct Action Day' to demand a separate homeland. Chakraborty, who has been a regular in...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Shares of Nazara Technologies tumbled nearly 13 per cent on Wednesday even as the company said it has no direct exposure to real money gaming (RMG) businesses. The stock of Nazara Technologies tanked 12.82 per cent to settle at Rs 1,221.65 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it dropped 15.97 per cent to Rs 1,177.45. Shares of Delta Corp, which tumbled 6.47 per cent to Rs 87.24 in intra-day trade, later bounced back and ended at Rs 93.83 each, up 0.59 per cent. OnMobile ...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) An FIR has been registered against 150 people for staging a protest at Dadar Kabutarkhana to oppose the Mumbai civic body's attempt to stop pigeon-feeding at the spot, police said on Wednesday. The first information report was registered at the Dadar police station five days ago for unlawful assembly, mischief and disobeying orders issued by the police commissioner under relevant sections of BNS and Maharashtra Police Act, an official said. On August 6, hundreds of people ...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) In a jolt to the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MNS, their panel has lost all 21 seats in the election to the BEST Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd, a platform where the two parties came together amid a buzz about a pan-Maharashtra alliance. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Sena (UBT)-MNS of politicising the credit society polls around the "Thackeray brand". The defeat prompted the BJP to mock the "Thackeray brand", saying it has turned to 'zero'. ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Gaming and sports media company Nazara Technologies Ltd on Wednesday said it anticipates no material adverse impact on its operating financial performance from the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. Nazara has no direct exposure to real money gaming (RMG) businesses, it said in a regulatory filing. Nazara stated that as per its latest reported financials for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025-26 (Q1 FY26), the contribution to its revenues and E...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the state government, in its cabinet meeting, accepted Justice H N Nagamohan Das's recommendations on internal reservation to the Scheduled Castes (SC) with certain modifications, including providing six per cent internal quota to the communities identified by the Commission as 'Left-Hand castes'. Siddaramaiah told the Assembly that as soon as the internal reservation order is issued, recruitment processes will comm...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Retirement fund body EPFO recorded a 13.46 per cent year-on-year growth in net member addition of 21.89 lakh in June, according to the latest payroll data released on Wednesday. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) provisional payroll data for June 2025 showed a net addition of 21.89 lakh members, marking the highest recorded addition since payroll data tracking began in April 2018, a labour ministry statement said. On a month-on-month basis, net payroll ...Read More
Chandigarh, Aug 20 (PTI) The Haryana government is going to hand over the probe into the death of a 19-year-old teacher in Bhiwani last week to the CBI following public outrage and amid calls in the woman's village for an indefinite protest if the probe is not handed over to the premier investigating agency. Manisha's body was found in a field in Bhiwani on August 13. She had gone missing on August 11 after leaving the school, purportedly to enquire about admission at a nursing college. Chief ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) The Centre has proposed exempting life and health insurance premium from GST, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and convenor of insurance GoM Samrat Choudhary said on Wednesday. Currently, health and life insurance premium attracts 18 per cent GST. The Group of Ministers (GoM) on life and health insurance will submit its report to the GST Council. The report will also include views and concerns expressed by some state finance ministers, he said. "The Centre's proposal is cle...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) The country's 22nd Indian Institute of Management (IIM) is set to be established in Guwahati with an investment of Rs 555 crore, as Parliament cleared a Bill in this regard on Wednesday, with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan saying the new institution will start admitting students from the current academic year itself. The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed by the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote even as the Opposition staged a walk...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 20 (PTI) Two orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs, rescued from Dissoi Reserved Forest in Assam's Jorhat district, have been translocated to Dehing Patkai National Park and released in the wild, a forest official said on Wednesday. The cubs, estimated to be between four and six weeks old at the time, were discovered alone by a local youth in February this year and handed over to the Na-Kachari Beat Office under Jorhat Forest Division. As subsequent surveys found no trace of their mot...Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 19 (PTI) The Karnataka assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to rename Bangalore City University after former Prime Minister and late Dr Manmohan Singh. The opposition BJP, however, suggested that a new university rather than an existing university should be named after the former Prime Minister as a tribute. Leader of Opposition in the assembly R Ashoka said naming an existing university after Manmohan Singh does not honour him. BJP MLA Suresh Gowda said Tumkur University should a...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) More than 500 passengers were rescued on Tuesday evening after two overcrowded Monorail trains on elevated tracks got stuck between stations in Mumbai on a day of torrential rains, with over a dozen passengers complaining of suffocation, officials said. The rescue operation was over after almost four hours, they said, adding that overcrowding and power supply failure led to the snags. One of the Monorail trains was stuck between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park, and cranes ha...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Aug 19 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said that South Korean steel major POSCO is all set to establish a 6 MTPA green field project in the state's mineral-rich Keonjhar district in a joint venture with the JSW Group. Welcoming the return of POSCO to the state, Mjahi said the JSW CEO met him during the day and confirmed that their plant will be set up in Keonjhar, the CM's home district. In 2005, POSCO signed an MoU with the Odisha government to set up a s...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) Copious rains in catchment areas over the last couple of days have significantly increased the water level in key dams across Maharashtra, forcing authorities to open floodgates and sending alerts to people living along the rivers downstream. Koyna dam, an important reservoir and lifeline in terms of both power generation and irrigation in the state, witnessed a dramatic leap in its water stock - from 84.70 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) on Sunday morning to 93.45 TMC by...Read More
Nawada/Nalanda (Bihar), Aug 19 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that a "partnership" has been going on between the Election Commission and the BJP to "steal votes" and cautioned people in Bihar that once their right to vote is snatched away, their ration cards and lands will also be taken away. Gandhi also claimed that the last Bihar Assembly polls were also "stolen" and this truth would come out one day. "When this truth comes out, the Election Commission people should no...Read More
Prayagraj (UP), Aug 19 (PTI) The North Central Railway's Prayagraj division will levy charges on passengers carrying luggage beyond prescribed weight limits and install baggage scanners at stations to curb carriage of narcotics and other prohibited items, officials said on Tuesday. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Himanshu Shukla told PTI that unbooked luggage is often found in large numbers during train journeys and narcotics have been detected in such baggage. Under the plan, baggage sca...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 19 (PTI) The five guarantee schemes implemented by the Karnataka government accounted for 15 per cent of its revenue expenditure for the fiscal year 2023-24, said the CAG report, which was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday. The Congress government implemented the five pre-poll guarantees after it came to power in May 2023. The five guarantee schemes are 'Gruha Jyothi' offering 200 units electricity free to every household, 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme promising Rs 2,000 to every woman...Read More
Shillong, Aug 19 (PTI) Redeem Tlang's first half goal was enough for defending champions NorthEast United to beat Shillong Lajong 1-0 and book their place in the final of the 134th Durand Cup football tournament here on Tuesday. Tlang's 36th minute goal made all the difference as Shillong Lajong lost their second straight semifinal match of the tournament against the same opponents. NorthEast United had beaten Shillong Lajong 3-0 at the same venue in the semifinal in 2024. The first half saw S...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity along the frontier with China and reiterated India's commitment to a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution to the boundary question as he met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Modi said stable, predictable and constructive ties between India and China will contribute significantly to regional as well as global peace and that he was looking forward to meet...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Olympian Jaslal Pradhan will challenge Ajay Singh, who is seeking a third straight term, for the president's post in the much-delayed Boxing Federation of India elections, scheduled for Thursday. According to the final list, Singh, representing the Uttarakhand state unit, will be up against Sikkim Amateur Boxing Association chief Pradhan, who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in the light welterweight category, after the Returning Officer Justice (retd) Rajesh Ta...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta will convene a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review preparations for the upcoming All India Speakers' Conference, officials said. The conference is scheduled for August 24 and 25 at the Delhi Assembly premises, and marks the first time the national capital will host the event. Over the course of two days, deliberations will focus on strengthening parliamentary democracy, refining legislative practices, promoting cooperative fed...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) India on Tuesday said there is no change in its position on Taiwan and New Delhi's relationship with it focuses on economic, technology and cultural ties. The clarification came after the Chinese foreign ministry misquoted External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as saying during his talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Taiwan is part of China. The Jaishankar-Wang talks took place on Monday evening shortly after the Chinese foreign minister landed in Delhi on a...Read More