Kalaburagi/Bengaluru, Aug 23 — Karnataka Urban Development Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the state's Planning and Statistics Minister B. Nagendra, an accused in the tribal welfare scam, after reports that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had written to the Governor…
Bengaluru, Aug 23 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday conducted a search operation at the Bengaluru residence of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC). The action is part of the ED’s…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 23 — YSR Congress Party Regional Coordinator and former Andhra Pradesh minister Gudivada Amarnath accused the state's Chandrababu Naidu government of trying to divert attention from the Mega DSC controversy instead of responding to the questions posed before the public. Amarnath…
Chandigarh, Aug 23 — Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted an illegal arms smuggling network with the arrest of two individuals and recovered 10 sophisticated pistols along with magazines and 10 cartridges from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here…
Haveri (Karnataka), Aug 23 — Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday demanded that police register a case under the Goonda Act against the person accused of desecrating a Hanuman temple in Shiggaon and banish him from the district, alleging…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 23 — With several areas of the state still reeling from the impact of floods, Odisha is bracing for heavy rainfall following the formation of a fresh low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a Low-Pressure Area has been…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to provide district-level administrative support to expedite the switch from LPG to piped natural gas (PNG) in household kitchens as it is a safer cooking fuel and cuts the logistics burden on oil companies.Petroleum Secretary…
Lisbon, Aug 23 — The Indian Navy’s Sail Training Ship INS Sudarshini arrived in Lisbon, marking its 15th port call in seven months, the Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday."The Indian Navy’s sail training ship, INS Sudarshini, arrived at Lisbon, Portugal on 22 Aug 2026, as part of her ongoing…
Chandigarh, Aug 23 — Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini after inaugurating rail connectivity to the Integrated Multi-Modal Logistics Hub in Nangal Chaudhary in Mahendragarh district on Sunday said this was not merely a freight train that was flagged off, but the new economic momentum had…
Hyderabad, Aug 23 — Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday thanked the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for showing strong support on the issue of Centre denying him permission to visit the United States. Revanth Reddy, who was in London and likely to be back in Hyderabad on…
Bengaluru, Aug 23 — The political tussle between Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy over toll collection on the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Road (NICE Road) continued on Sunday, with Kumaraswamy asserting that he was not jealous of Shivakumar…
Bengaluru, Aug 23 — Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday said equality, brotherhood, and humanity should become an integral part of people's lives, stressing that despite differences in religious practices, the underlying values of faith and devotion remain the same.In his address at…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — Empowering youth in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities with future-ready skills will be crucial to achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary said as the government launched a nationwide cloud and AI skilling…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 23 — The BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting 2026 concluded in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, with the adoption by consensus of the BRICS Sports Joint Declaration, reaffirming the commitment of Member States to strengthen cooperation in sport through dialogue, mutual respect and…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) 2024 certification for its Asset Management System for Mumbai Metro Line-3, becoming the first metro organisation in India to receive certification under the international standard for asset management, an official said on Sunday. The…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan will visit Musunuru in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday to launch a popcorn maize hybrid seed and felicitate farmers, an official said. A statement issued by the Vice President's Secretariat on Sunday said, “During his visit, the Vice…
Hyderabad, Aug 23 — With autorickshaw drivers across Telangana set to go on an indefinite strike from Sunday midnight, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar Goud appealed to them to withdraw the strike. The minister assured them that the government will resolve issues of auto workers, including the…
Chennai, Aug 23 — Puthiya Tamilagam founder K. Krishnasamy on Sunday questioned why Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had not submitted a detailed statement in the Assembly on his address at the Southern Zonal Council meeting held in the state last week.Krishnasamy also criticised Tamil…
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 23 — In a road accident near Jirabad on the Mangod-Manawar highway in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Sunday, a man, his four-year-old son and the child’s uncle were killed, while a 12-year-old girl was left seriously injured. The family was travelling by motorcycle to…
New Delhi, Aug 23 — As suggested by Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) T.S. Sandhu, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has planned a major outreach initiative over the Master Plan for Delhi-2047 by proposing 20 stakeholder meetings over the next three months, an official said on Sunday. The DDA,…
Srinagar, Aug 23 — Minister of State (MoS) in Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh said on Sunday that since the Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in the country, Jammu and Kashmir has seen restoration of normalcy, peace and development. Speaking to reporters at the end of the BJP…