Kharge land deal row: BJP MP slams K’taka Minister for calling him ‘Rajasthani’
Bengaluru, Aug 27 – BJP Rajya Sabha member Lahar Singh Siroya has slammed state Minister Priyank Kharge for calling him a “Rajasthani” in the backdrop of questioning the allotment of land to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s family members by the Karnataka Industrial Area
Centre cuts timeline for public grievance redressal to 21 days
New Delhi, Aug 27 – The Centre has issued comprehensive guidelines for a time-bound handling of public grievances filed by citizens on an integrated user-friendly CPGRAMS www.pgportal.gov.in portal which will operate as a single window open platform. The timelines for effective grievance redressal
Missing teachers, dirty washrooms: BJP team finds in Delhi school
New Delhi, Aug 27 – Delhi BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, State President Virendra Sachdeva, and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Raja Iqbal conducted a surprise visit to a Delhi Municipal Corporation school in the Kapashera area of the national capital on Tuesday. Kapashera
Nabanna Abhijan: Bengal LoP approaches Calcutta HC on 4 missing students; cops confirm arrests (Lead)
Kolkata, Aug 27 – The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court on four student activists associated with the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ march to the Bengal Secretariat reportedly going missing since Monday midnight. The
Champai Soren meets Amit Shah, to join BJP on Aug 30, says Assam CM Sarma
New Delhi, Aug 27 – JMM leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, who had publicly shared his anguish at his treatment by the party and his unceremonious removal from the top post, will join the BJP on August 30, Assam Chief
Three former unit chiefs in Congress’ first J&K candidates list
New Delhi, Aug 27 – Congress’s former J&K unit Presidents Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Peerzada Mohd Syed, and Vikar Rasool Wani were among the nine candidates announced by the party in its first list for the coming elections in the UT. While Mir has
Russia launches missile, drone attack on Ukrainian energy facilities
Moscow/Kyiv, Aug 27 – Russian military launched a massive strike on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure facilities, the Russian Defence Ministry said. “This morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, striking unmanned
Layers of security in place ahead of ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 27 – The Kolkata Police have made massive security arrangements for the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (March to Secretariat), anticipating violence during the protest in the city on Tuesday. The students of West Bengal have given the march call in protest against the
TN govt to renovate Parambikulam Aliyar Project, farmers apprehensive
Chennai, Aug 27 – Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department is preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to renovate the Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) which comprises 10 major dams. The farmers in the region, however, have expressed apprehension and demanded their concerns be considered.
RG Kar scam: ED to enter investigation by filing ECIR
Kolkata, Aug 27 – More trouble seems to be brewing for the former and controversial Principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also entering the scene by filing an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR)
Luxury treatment to Darshan in jail: Three special K’taka Police teams launch probe
Bengaluru, Aug 27 – The three special teams formed by the Karnataka Police to look into the matter of luxury treatment given to Kannada superstar Darshan, an accused in a kidnap and murder case, inside the Bengaluru Central Jail, launched their investigation on
Hezbollah attacks Israeli site with suicide drone
Beirut, Aug 27 – Hezbollah has claimed that it targeted Israeli “spy equipment” at the Ramyah site in northern Israel with a suicide drone, achieving a direct hit. “In support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and their resistance, our fighters
UN chief condemns attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan
United Nations, Aug 27 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, his spokesman said. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the 26 August attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan province,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Chief, at a daily
Russian Navy inducts new Karakurt-class corvette
Moscow, Aug 27 – A new small missile corvette under Project 22800 Amur, also known as the ‘Karakurt-Class’, has been commissioned into the Russian Navy, Russia’s Defence Ministry announced. According to the ministry, a solemn ceremony of acceptance into the Russian Navy and
Eight TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Chennai, Aug 27 – Eight fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested during the early hours of Tuesday by the Sri Lankan Navy. The fishermen were arrested for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The arrested fishermen were taken to the Mannar
Sensex trades flat on mixed global cues
Mumbai, Aug 27 – Indian equity indices opened flat on Tuesday following mixed cues from the global market. At 9.40 a.m., Sensex was down 67 points or 0.08 per cent at 81,631 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at
Indonesia records 88 monkeypox cases since 2022
Jakarta, Aug 27 – Indonesia has recorded 88 cases of monkeypox (mpox) since it was first detected in August 2022, according to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin. In 2024 alone, the number of mpox cases has reached 14, Xinhua news agency reported. “The
‘Touched with sexual intent’, Sreelekha Mitra files police complaint against Malayalam director Ranjith
Kochi, Aug 26 – A day after prominent Malayalam director Ranjith stepped down as the Chairman of the state-run Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (KSCA) facing allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ levelled against him by Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra, the latter has now filed an
AJSU chief confirms alliance with BJP for Jharkhand Assembly polls
New Delhi, Aug 27 – After meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the All Jharkhand Students Union President Sudesh Mahto has confirmed an alliance with the BJP for the upcoming Jharkhand elections. He also criticised the state government’s handling of Jharkhand’s current political
Stampede-like situation at Patna’s ISKCON Temple on Janmashtami; no injuries reported
Patna, Aug 27 – Heavy rush of devotees at the ISKCON temple in Patna on the occasion of the Janmashtami festival created a stampede-like situation on Monday evening, a police officer said, adding that no casualties were reported. A few devotees might have