Chennai, Aug 22 — The DMK executive committee will meet on Saturday amid expectations that the party leadership will unveil a major organisational restructuring following its defeat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.The proposed revamp is likely to increase the number of DMK district units…
Chennai, Aug 22 — The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in the city and several neighbouring districts, as a weak low-pressure system persists in the lower atmospheric levels along the Tamil Nadu…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — Delhi-NCR woke up to light to moderate rainfall on Saturday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting continued showers across the region over the next 24 hours. The weather is expected to remain unsettled throughout the day, with generally cloudy…
Visakhapatnam, Aug 22 — India will host the BRICS Youth Ministers’ Meeting and the BRICS Sports Ministers’ Meeting in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, starting Saturday, under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026. The two-day meetings will be attended by ministers and heads of delegation from all 11 BRICS…
New Delhi, Aug 22 — The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to hold a series of important organisational meetings in the national capital on Saturday, bringing together its newly appointed national office-bearers and senior state-level leadership. The meetings come days after BJP president Nitin Nabin…
Hyderabad, Aug 22 — Jana Sena MP Lingamaneni Ramesh said on Friday that his son Sanjosh is cooperating with the police in the investigation into the August 16 road accident in Hyderabad, which led to the death of a young woman. The Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh said he will extend full…
Ahmedabad, Aug 21 — The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Food Department has withheld 406 kg of paneer worth around Rs 1.62 lakh after finding consignments being transported from Rajasthan for sale in different parts of the city, while three food establishments were sealed during separate…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 — The Odisha government on Friday cleared 14 industrial investment proposals worth Rs 2,780.10 crore, expected to generate 14,104 jobs, marking a significant step towards advancing the vision of Samruddha Odisha 2036. The projects were approved in the 149th State Level Single…
Hyderabad, Aug 21 — Authorities have discovered a structure, believed to be of medieval period, at Hyderabad's Golconda Fort, a nationally protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The ASI Hyderabad Circle said on Friday that the ASI began an inspection following reports on…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 21 — The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Friday targeted former Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the recently passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, challenging the ruling party to…
Bhopal/Chhatarpur, Aug 21 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday directed officials to go door-to-door in villages affected by the Ken-Betwa river linking project and resolve the grievances of displaced families, saying the government would not leave any scope for mistakes in…
Bengaluru, Aug 21 — The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the premature release of 28 life‑term prisoners on grounds of good conduct, Home, Information Technology and Biotechnology and E‑Governance Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday. The Cabinet decided at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister D.K.…
Srinagar, Aug 21 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated Srinagar's first 'waste to wonder' flower garden, officials said. Officials added that the Chief Minister inaugurated Srinagar's first Waste to Wonder-Flower Garden developed by the Floriculture Department. The…
Kolkata, Aug 21 — The West Bengal Finance Department on Friday issued revised professional tax rates for both salaried and self‑employed persons in the state. As per the notification issued by State Finance Secretary Sanjaya Bansal, salaried persons earning up to Rs 20,000 a month are exempt from…
Gandhinagar/Rajkot, Aug 21 — The Gujarat government on Friday ordered the transfer of senior doctor Dr Ashwin Ramani from Rajkot Civil Hospital to a primary health centre in Panchmahal district after he was accused of slapping and verbally abusing a woman resident doctor during an altercation at…
Kohima, Aug 21 — Election Commission of India (ECI) Secretary Binod Kumar on Friday urged Nagaland election officials to intensify efforts in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to improve the mapping percentage and ensure that electoral roll data is accurately updated.…
Ahmedabad, Aug 21 — Ahmedabad’s Science City has added two new African penguin chicks to its Aquatic Gallery, taking the total number of penguins at the facility to 10. The chicks, named ‘Shaurya’ and ‘Veer’, were formally named and introduced to visitors on Friday in the presence of Science and…
Mumbai, Aug 21 — Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut has addressed a letter to Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, raising concerns over the passage of the National Co‑operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the inauguration of the National…
Itanagar, Aug 21 — Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd) on Friday emphasised that administrative reforms must be practical, people‑centric and future‑ready, with a clear focus on last‑mile delivery, inclusive development and ensuring that citizens in even the remotest border and…
Patna, Aug 21 — The Bihar Police Special Task Force (STF) has prepared a database of more than 350 suspected contract killers operating across the state and launched a special drive to apprehend them, a senior STF official said on Friday. Addressing a press conference at Bihar Police Headquarters,…
Mumbai, Aug 21 — Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule on Friday said that the faction founded by Sharad Pawar continues to wage an organisational fight in the Supreme Court, describing it as a battle of morality. She emphasised that while the Ajit…