Srinagar, Aug 10 — A court in J&K’s Srinagar district on Monday sentenced an ex‑terrorist to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for murder. In a statement, Srinagar Police said it had secured the conviction of an ex‑terrorist in a 2020 murder case registered as FIR No. 03/2020 at Police…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — A team of officials from Begumpur Police Station in Rohini, Delhi, has cracked a murder case within two hours of launching an intensive investigation. The team apprehended three accused in connection with the death of a 30-year-old man who was allegedly stabbed during an…
Bengaluru, Aug 10 — Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said that the allocation of portfolios to the newly inducted ministers is likely to be finalised by Monday, following discussions with the Congress high command in New Delhi. Speaking to reporters in Malur in Kolar district,…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — The cumulative under-recoveries of the government-owned oil marketing companies -- Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum -- on the sale of domestic LPG below the market price due to the West Asia crisis have surpassed Rs 59,000 crore as of July 31, the Parliament…
Hyderabad, Aug 10 — Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) C.V. Anand on Monday visited Karregutta, once regarded as a major Maoist stronghold along the Telangana–Chhattisgarh–Odisha border, and hoisted the National Flag. The DGP inspected the ongoing road construction works in the remote…
Chandigarh, Aug 10 — Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled two major cross-border drug and illegal arms supply networks with the arrest of seven individuals and recovered 10 pistols, 1.054 kg heroin and a drone from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav…
Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh), Aug 10 — Mahasamund Police achieved a major success by intercepting and arresting an armed inter-state gang before it could carry out its plans. Four accused from Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were caught late on the night of August 9-10, 2026, at the Palsapali barrier…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday met Bimal N. Patel and congratulated him on his recent election as a Judge of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)."Glad to meet Prof. Dr. Bimal N. Patel today. Congratulated him on his recent election as…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 — The Odisha Government on Monday clarified that AgriStack registration is not mandatory for farmers to sell paddy during the upcoming Kharif procurement season 2026-27, assuring that no farmer will be denied the opportunity to sell their produce for lack of a Farmer ID. The…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — Delhi’s long-awaited Wazirabad Water Supply Improvement Project took a step forward, with the screening committee of the Central government’s Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) granting in-principle approval to the Rs 2,574 crore Asian Development Bank-assisted project, an…
Gandhinagar, Aug 10 — Gujarat has recorded 225 suspected Chandipura virus cases since June 30, with 39 laboratory-confirmed infections and 25 deaths among confirmed patients, according to the latest Health Department figures released on Monday. The number of suspected cases has risen by 41 from…
Kolkata, Aug 10 — The Inter‑Battalion Volleyball Competition of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) began at the headquarters of the 2nd Battalion at Haringhata in Nadia district of West Bengal. Teams from four battalions across the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, the 1st,…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — Amidst the uncertainty over safe passage to ships through the Strait of Hormuz due to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict comes Russia’s proposal to build an alternative railway corridor to the Indian Ocean via Afghanistan and Central Asia, which may sound a bold geopolitical…
Gandhinagar, Aug 10 — A new showroom of ‘Garvi Gurjari’ was inaugurated at Kudasan in Gandhinagar on Monday, with the state government seeking to give traditional handloom, handicrafts and tribal art greater access to buyers while creating more market opportunities for local artisans. Khadi,…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — On the second day of the Monsoon Session of the Assembly on Monday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta dismissed false claims made by the Opposition on the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana (DLY) and showcased it as a landmark measure for empowerment of 17 lakh city women. Responding to questions…
Patna, Aug 10 — Weather conditions in Bihar are expected to change rapidly over the next 72 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Patna, has issued a Yellow Alert for more than 20 districts from August 11 to August 13, warning of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 — Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday said success in government service is not measured by the position one holds. Still, by the difference one can make in the lives of citizens. He was speaking during the distribution of appointment letters to newly recruited…
Hassan, Aug 10 — The Forest Department on Monday successfully fitted an indigenous radio collar on an elephant belonging to the Bhuvaneshwari wild elephant herd in the Belur Range of Hassan district, as part of efforts to monitor elephant movements and reduce human‑elephant conflict. The…
Kolkata, Aug 10 — A massive rush of pilgrims is being witnessed at railway stations around Baba Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar, Jharkhand, and Tarakeswar in West Bengal during the ongoing Shravani Mela. Baba Baidyanath Dham is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in the country, and millions of devotees flock…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — Delhi Police's Cyber Police Station, Shahdara, has busted a stock trading and IPO investment fraud racket and arrested a cybercriminal from Odisha who allegedly facilitated the routing of fraud proceeds through multiple bank accounts. Investigators have found that Rs 2.97…
Chandigarh, Aug 10 — Putting an end to arbitrary fee hikes by private schools, the Vidhan Sabha unanimously passed the Punjab Regulation of Fees of Un‑Aided Educational Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, paving the way for stronger protection of students and parents against…