Kolkata, Aug 5 — Four people, including three women, were killed in lightning strikes in West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Wednesday, the police said. A man named Tapas Sabra (59) died after being struck by lightning in Thegamara area of Narayangarh police station area.Sumitra Khamrui (50)…
Shillong, Aug 5 — Women voters have once again outnumbered their male counterparts in Meghalaya’s draft electoral rolls, which were published on Wednesday following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) B.D.R. Tiwari, explaining the details…
Patna, Aug 5 — Deepak Prakash, son of Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president Upendra Kushwaha and Panchayati Raj Minister in the Bihar government, has become a member of the Bihar Legislative Council. He was nominated to the Council under the Governor’s quota after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Shillong, Aug 5 — In a significant step aimed at protecting the environment and promoting sustainable tourism, the East Khasi Hills district administration has prohibited roadside cooking and indiscriminate dumping of waste at tourist destinations, viewpoints and other public places across the…
Jammu, Aug 5 — The Gorkha community in Jammu and Kashmir celebrated the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 on Wednesday amidst heightened police vigil and deployment of police and CRPF personnel. Community members exchanged greetings, distributed sweets and hailed the day,…
Guwahati, Aug 5 — Assam Finance Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah on Wednesday inspected the erosion-hit Jamuguri area in Lakhimpur district and directed officials to prepare a comprehensive long-term protection plan, asserting that the state government would take every necessary step to safeguard…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Lok Sabha MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday strongly criticised Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for using children to spread confusion and for selectively raising issues while ignoring the plight of protesting students in Jharkhand. Addressing the media at the BJP Central…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — The government on Wednesday awarded Letters of Intent (LoIs) for the establishment of 11 new Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) across seven Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports.According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, 41 Flying Training Organisations are currently…
Bengaluru, Aug 5 — A coalition of 30 women’s organisations and feminist groups under the banner of Naveddu Nilladiddare, Karnataka, on Wednesday wrote an open letter to Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, sharply criticising the exclusion of women from the newly expanded state Cabinet and…
Bhopal, Aug 5 — Madhya Pradesh will prepare development plans for urban and large gram panchayats and strengthen governance in villages located on the outskirts of cities as part of efforts to improve rural infrastructure, ensure planned development and enhance the delivery of public welfare…
Hyderabad, Aug 5 — A court on Wednesday remanded trainee IPS officer M. Uday Krishna Reddy to police custody for two days in a sexual assault case. First Class Additional Judicial Magistrate of Ranga Reddy District at Rajendranagar pronounced the orders on the petition filed by the police.The…
Ahmedabad, Aug 5 — The alleged mastermind behind the embezzlement of more than Rs 1.56 crore from a private technology company has been arrested from Surat after evading police for nearly three months by frequently changing locations across multiple states, Ahmedabad Police said on Wednesday.…
Jaipur, Aug 5 — Rajya Sabha MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajasthan State President Madan Rathore on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi-led Central government has been continuously strengthening Rajasthan’s education sector through comprehensive reforms, with digital education emerging as a key…
Patna, Aug 5 — In a sensational case of impersonation and attempted administrative manipulation, a man allegedly posed as the Personal Assistant (PA) to Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and tried to get an undertrial prisoner transferred from Bhagalpur Jail to Patna’s Beur Jail.…
Hyderabad, Aug 5 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday urged Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil to persuade Maharashtra to agree to the construction of the Tummidihatti barrage on the Pranahita River with a height of 150–152 metres. The Chief Minister, along with Irrigation…
Ahmedabad, Aug 5 — Gujarat University has become the first state university in Gujarat to be granted Category II graded autonomy by the University Grants Commission (UGC). This move will allow it to introduce new academic programmes, strengthen research and expand international collaboration with…
Bengaluru, Aug 5 — Karnataka’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has identified 1,10,97,426 electors, accounting for 20.02 per cent of the state’s electorate, as ASDDO (Already Shifted, Dead, Duplicate or Otherwise), while the Election Commission said that 99.97 per cent of…
Chennai, Aug 5 — Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday presented cash incentives totalling Rs 80 lakh to three athletes from the state who won medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, honouring their performances on the international stage. Weightlifter Raja…
Chandigarh, Aug 5 — The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday condemned Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Finance Minister Harpal Cheema for violating Akal Takht directives by expunging the remarks of Majitha legislator Ganieve Kaur, who had espoused sentiments of the supreme…
Chandigarh, Aug 5 — Expressing concern over ongoing strikes by employees across several government departments in Punjab, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government, alleging the state was witnessing an “administrative…
New Delhi, Aug 5 — Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday praised India for always being "a good friend" and stressed her proposed return home was a personal decision and did not involve conferring with the Indian government. Meanwhile, Hasina's son and former Advisor, Sajeeb…