New Delhi, Aug 10 — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for three weeks for medical treatment of his eye, setting aside the Calcutta High Court's refusal to relax the restriction on his foreign travel. A…
Kolkata, Aug 10 — The new Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is conducting a fresh probe in the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August 2024, had confiscated the mobile…
Hyderabad, Aug 10 — The Government of Telangana on Monday conducted ‘Varuna Yagam’ to pray for abundant rainfall across the state. Under the aegis of the Endowments Department, the rituals were conducted by the Yadagirigutta Temple priests and Vedic scholars.The ‘Yagam’ involves 108 ‘Rithwiks’, 11…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — Amid the heavy sloganeering from the Opposition benches in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told the House that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will make a statement about the students' protest and called upon the Opposition not to "run…
Bengaluru, Aug 10 — The Bengaluru Police have arrested 39 people, including eight foreign nationals, in a major crackdown on drug trafficking under the ‘Beda Bro’ campaign, an initiative under Mission RISE and the city police’s campaign against drugs.It can be noted that RISE stands for Refuse,…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the government is ready to discuss the police action against the July 20 NEET protesters, and Home Minister Amit Shah will make a statement regarding the same in the House. The issue relates to the police…
Bengaluru, Aug 10 — The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched a 'Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign in Bengaluru, organising a Tricolour march to commemorate the freedom struggle and promote patriotism among citizens.The Tricolour march was organised from the government…
Bengaluru, Aug 10 — Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Monday alleged that Minister B. Nagendra, an accused in the Tribal Welfare case, had "blackmailed" the Congress high command, claiming that the party leadership was also aware of the alleged threats.Notably, the Criminal…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — Groups that indulge in terror activities and narcotic smuggling are constantly adapting, adding to the woes of the Indian security agencies. Earlier, these groups worked independently, but today they have merged, becoming a big security headache.The Narendra Modi government has…
Gandhinagar, Aug 10 — Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, on Monday urged citizens to turn the nationwide ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign into a mass movement of patriotism, calling for it to become ‘Har Dil Tiranga’ as he flagged off a 2.4-km Tiranga Yatra in Gandhinagar.The state-level…
Kolkata, Aug 10 — Sumit Roy, the aide of Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Monday, approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court for interim protection from coercive police action, including arrests in relation to four FIRs…
Gandhinagar, Aug 10 — The Ukai-Kakrapar Multipurpose Project, whose construction was first initiated in 1949, continues to serve as a major source of irrigation, power generation and drinking water for South Gujarat more than seven decades later, with its reservoir capable of storing 7,497 million…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — Opposition parties have stepped up their resistance to the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, with leaders of Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party and Congress accusing the BJP-led government of using the legislation to target the NGOs and political…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — In a significant step to facilitate the ease of doing business for exporters, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed the requirement of submitting physical duty payment challans while applying for Export Obligation Discharge Certificates under the Advance…
Hyderabad, Aug 10 — Hyderabad Police have arrested four persons for cheating people on the pretext of locating hidden treasure, officials said on Monday.The sleuths of the Commissioner's Task Force, Shamshabad Zone, in coordination with the Rajendra Nagar police, busted a racket involving cheating…
Kaushambi, Aug 10 — One person was killed, and over two dozen were injured after a pickup truck carrying devotees overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district on Monday morning, officials said. The accident occurred when a speeding pickup truck carrying a group of devotees to River Ganga lost…
Kolkata, Aug 10 — West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday visited the family of a Trinamool worker who died in police custody in Halisahar of North 24 Parganas district. After that, CM Adhikari, who is also the state Home Minister, admitted to police negligence in the incident while…
Ranchi, Aug 10 — The students' protest against alleged irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC examinations in Jharkhand intensified on Monday, with hundreds of protesting students marching towards the Legislative Assembly in order to lay siege to it.The protesting students breached eight police…
Bengaluru, Aug 10 — Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Monday said there was no confusion within the party over protecting the land and interests of farmers in Bidadi, asserting that the BJP would continue to stand firmly with farmers.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Vijayendra…
Ranchi, Aug 10 — Police on Monday resorted to a lathi charge and used water cannons as student protesters moved closer to the Jharkhand Assembly during an ongoing agitation over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. The protesters advanced towards the Assembly premises despite…
New Delhi, Aug 10 — The expenditure on India’s 1,847 major infrastructure projects, currently being implemented by the Centre, has reached Rs 21.97 lakh crore (as of June 2026), which represents over 54 per cent of the total investment of Rs 40.54 lakh crore earmarked for these mega projects,…