New Delhi, Aug 7 — Torrential rain pounded Delhi and the National Capital Region on Friday, with roads getting flooded, disrupting transport and triggering multiple emergency incidents across the region, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said moderate to heavy showers would persist…
Puducherry, Aug 7 — Puducherry Legislative Assembly's Pro-tem Speaker A. Anbalagan said on Friday that the Budget for 2026-27 will be presented on August 24 -- the day for reconvening the House whose first session was held in May. Addressing reporters at the Puducherry Legislative Assembly…
New Delhi, Aug 7 — As rains lashed the National Capital Region (NCR), the Delhi Fire Department received calls regarding nine incidents of house collapse since late Thursday night and at least 16 cases of uprooted trees, officials said on Friday.According to the Fire Department, calls reporting the…
Kolkata, Aug 7 — A delegation of the “rebel but majority” faction in Trinamool Congress led by the expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, on Friday, met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, raising the demand for more regional tribunals in the state for settling the cases of voters…
New Delhi, Aug 7 — The newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey marks a significant development in regional security cooperation, as, according to Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, it states that an armed attack against any one of the three countries would be…
Imphal, Aug 7 — Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Friday said that women are the pioneers of the state’s handloom sector, with around 95 per cent of handloom producers being women and the remaining five per cent men. State Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and the Chief Minister attended…
Bhopal, Aug 7 — The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and other authorities and ordered a joint inquiry into allegations of large‑scale illegal and mechanised sand mining in the Sindh river in Bhind and Datia districts. The order was passed by…
Patna, Aug 7 — Political activity within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has intensified following the dissolution of all party committees across Bihar. Amid the organisational overhaul, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter, Rohini Acharya, has welcomed the decision and advised party leader…
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 7 — Thousands gathered in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Friday to bid farewell to senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and three-time Rasra MLA Uma Shankar Singh, whose last rites were performed with full state honours. His funeral procession transcended…
New Delhi, Aug 7 — The Delhi BJP hit out at Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Atishi for not attending the ongoing session, claiming that her absence reflects the Aam Aadmi Party's lack of seriousness towards constitutional institutions and democratic processes. Delhi BJP spokesperson…
Gandhinagar, Aug 7 — The Gujarat government, led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, has doubled the development grants available to districts hosting state-level Republic Day, Independence Day and Gujarat State Foundation Day celebrations outside Gandhinagar, raising the maximum allocation from Rs…
Guwahati, Aug 7 — Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has advised students to remain focused on their studies, saying education is the only enduring path to success and warning that "noise and unrest" can never build a meaningful career. While attending a government programme here on Friday,…
Aizawl, Aug 7 — An ambulance was allegedly used as a cover to transport drugs after the Assam Rifles and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets worth over Rs 45 crore and arrested three drug peddlers, including a woman, in Mizoram, officials…
Amaravati, Aug 7 — Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has come down heavily on the Chandrababu government for its decision to withdraw the Disha Bill, saying it marks a black day for women and children of Andhra Pradesh. The YSR Congress Party chief said on Friday that it…
Mumbai, Aug 7 — Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed all government departments to expedite infrastructure works under the Rs 34,732‑crore development plan for the upcoming Nashik Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2027, stressing that delays will not be tolerated. Chairing a review meeting in…
Kolkata, Aug 7 — For the first time, “Tiranga Yatra” was organised in West Bengal on Friday. This event, held in August, which is Indian Independence Month, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a few years ago.But since the Trinamool Congress government previously ruled the state, the…
Ahmedabad, Aug 7 — The Surat City Cyber Crime Cell has arrested two alleged money mule operators from Jharkhand after tracing a Rs 10.65 lakh APK-based cyber fraud, with investigators uncovering suspicious transactions exceeding Rs 65 lakh across the bank accounts allegedly used to route cybercrime…
New Delhi, Aug 7 — India and Sri Lanka on Friday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the power sector at a meeting held here on Friday between an Indian team led by Union Power Minister Manohar Lal and a Sri Lankan delegation led by Ports and Civil Aviation and Energy Minister Anura…
Ranchi, Aug 7 — The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing alleged irregularities in the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Civil Services Preliminary Examination, has now summoned all three serving members of the panel for questioning. The agency on Friday issued…
Shillong, Aug 7 — Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday reviewed the progress of the state's ambitious 'Tracing the Roots' initiative, an interdisciplinary research project aimed at documenting the history, culture, language and heritage of the state's indigenous communities through…
New Delhi, Aug 7 — India and Russia on Friday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in railway transport, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), SJ-100 regional planes, and critical minerals.The discussions for bolstering ties were held at the 12th Session of the India-Russia Working Group on…