Jaipur, Aug 13 — Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Thursday questioned the prospects of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi becoming Prime Minister, asserting that the country’s highest office is not a family legacy but a position earned through…
Bengaluru, Aug 13 — The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the Karnataka Regulation of Use of Government Premises and Public Property Bill, 2026, aimed at regulating the use of government premises and public property by private individuals, organisations, associations, societies and other…
Chandigarh, Aug 13 — Former Punjab Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal in Maharashtra's Nanded, saying violence has no place in a civilised society and warning that…
Dehradun, Aug 13 — Upon receiving news late Thursday night of an incident involving the accumulation of debris and water in a THDC tunnel under construction at Mayapur (Pipalkoti) in Chamoli district, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami immediately arrived at the State Disaster Operations Centre in…
Jabalpur, Aug 13 — A clash broke out between student leaders and employees of Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (RDVV) in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur on Thursday after a protest over student grievances and a staff agitation escalated into violence, police said. According to information, violence…
Mumbai, Aug 13 — India is steadily advancing towards global leadership, while Maharashtra is on track to become a trillion‑dollar economy, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday during an official reception organised on the eve of Independence Day. Addressing diplomats, consuls general,…
Aizawl, Aug 13 — The Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police, in three separate joint and coordinated operations, seized drugs worth around Rs 2.41 crore and arrested four alleged drug peddlers in Mizoram’s Saitual district, officials said on Thursday. A police official said that a special team of the…
New Delhi, Aug 13 — President of India Droupadi Murmu will address the nation, August 14, on the eve of the country’s 80th Independence Day. According to an official communication issued late on Thursday, the President’s address will be broadcast at 1900 hrs across the entire national network of…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 — Noted industrialist Karan Adani and his team on Thursday met the Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo at Kharavel Bhavan here and held discussions focusing on prospects in the renewable energy sector. The state government in an official statement said that a…
Patna, Aug 13 — The Patna High Court has sought responses from the Bihar Government and the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) over allegations of irregularities and misconduct in the main examination for recruitment to the post of Sub‑Inspector (SI) in Bihar Police. The matter…
Mumbai, Aug 13 — To accelerate the growth of Maharashtra’s drone sector, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced that the government will set up a high‑level Ministerial Task Force chaired by Minister for Electronics, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence Ashish Shelar.…
Jaipur, Aug 13 — Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday emphasised that startup services should not remain confined to major cities and must reach rural and remote areas as well. She said the Central and State governments are providing the necessary policy and…
Mumbai, Aug 13 — Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that the Central Government has approved the manufacturing of suburban local trains designed on the lines of the Metro network. Consequently, factories currently producing modern trains like the Vande Bharat will now manufacture…
Surat, Aug 13 — The Surat City Cyber Crime Police have arrested an absconding accused in a Rs 19.60 lakh investment fraud case as part of 'Operation Mule Hunt 2.0', with investigators finding that a bank account allegedly used to route cyber-fraud proceeds recorded nearly Rs 2.73 crore in…
Mumbai, Aug 13 — Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday stated that the attack on former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is extremely condemnable and shocking, emphasising that strict legal action will be taken against all those involved in the incident. Upon…
Bengaluru, Aug 13 — The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed jailed actor Darshan’s appeal challenging the order of the 59th City Civil and Sessions Court (CCH), stating that he and other accused had no right to object to accused Pradosh being considered as an approver in the Renukaswamy…
Patna, Aug 13 — A special police team in Muzaffarpur conducted simultaneous raids at several suspected locations in the Kazi Mohammadpur and Nagar police station areas, following information about alleged illegal activities being conducted under the cover of massage centres and beauty parlours.…
Bengaluru, Aug 13 — Qatar Holding has filed a fresh enforcement plea before the Karnataka High Court seeking protection of assets belonging to Byju Raveendran and his company Byju’s, as it pursues dues arising from arbitration proceedings involving the edtech founder. In its latest plea, Qatar…
Vav-Tharad, Aug 13 — The Gujarat Police's State Monitoring Cell (SMC) seized Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer worth Rs 1.20 crore during a raid near the Badhiyapura toll plaza in Vav-Tharad district on Thursday, with the total value of the seized material put at Rs 1.32 crore. The…
Patna, Aug 13 — Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary held a review meeting on the proposed construction of a World Trade Centre in Patna and the redevelopment of major government‑owned land parcels across the city. The meeting was held at the ‘Sankalp’ Hall at the Public Servants’ Residence,…
Guwahati, Aug 13 — The deep historical and cultural ties between Assam and West Bengal have come to the fore once again, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari extending Rs 10 crore in assistance to Assam amid the state’s continuing flood crisis. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…