New Delhi, August 8: A turbulent session in the Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed repeated appeals for order as Opposition members staged a protest in the well of the House, prompting the chair, presided over by Krishna Prasad Tenneti, to adjourn proceedings for the day. Despite the disruption, the House transacted brief business, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman formally withdrawing the Income Tax Bill 2025 as reported by the select committee. The withdrawal was cleared through a voice vot...Read More
Koraput: Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Pravati Parida arrived in Koraput on Friday on the opening day of her five-day official tour of five key districts. Soon after her arrival at Jeypore Airport, Parida was accorded a rousing welcome by a host of leaders, including representatives of women's groups. She expressed her heartfelt thanks to local leaders, officers, and other dignitaries for their grand welcome at the Airport. During her Koraput visit, the Deputy CM is slated to tour the stra...Read More
MUMBAI: The Indian stock market ended lower on Friday amid heavy selling across the sectors and persistent FIIs outflow due to US tariff jitters. Sensex closed at 79, 857.79, down 765.47 or 0.95 per cent. The 30-share index opened in negative territory at 80, 478.01 against last session's closing of 80, 623.26 following selling pressure due to US tariff concerns. The index touched an intraday low at 79, 775, falling about a per cent to a three-month low, amid overall selling. Nifty ended the s...Read More
New Delhi : Signature Global (BSE: 543990 | NSE: SIGNATURE), one of India's leading real estate development companies with a strong brand presence in Delhi-NCR, reported a 386% year-on-year increase in profit after tax (PAT), reaching INR 0.34 billion in Q1 FY26 compared to INR 0.07 billion in Q1 FY25. This growth was primarily driven by increased revenue recognition, which rose by 118% to INR 8.7 billion from INR 4.0 billion in the same quarter last year, owing to higher project completions. Th...Read More
New Delhi: In a significant development amid the imposition of increasing tariffs and penalties on India by the US led by President Donald Trump, India's largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI) has indicated in its report that India's crude oil import bill could increase by USD 9 billion to USD 12 billion, if the country stops buying Russian crude oil. Here are all the details you need to know about how much oil Russia is exporting to India and what has the SBI said on the loss if India stop...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to gag media from reporting on the Dharmasthala mass burial case in Karnataka. A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan, however, directed a trial court in Karnataka to decide afresh the plea filed by the secretary of the Dharmasthala Temple seeking removal of what he alleged was defamatory content targeting the family managing the temple. The top court noted gag orders were passed only in extremely rare cases and asked the petit...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Union Cabinet on Friday approved a subsidy of Rs 12,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for 2025-26, benefitting 10.33 crore households. PMUY was launched in May 2016, to provide free LPG connection to adult women from poor households across the country. As on July 1, there are about 10.33 crore PMUY connections in India. "The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the targeted subsidy of Rs 300 per 14.2 kg cylinder f...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested five members of a notorious cyber fraud gang operating out of Rajasthan for allegedly duping people through fake investment tasks on social media and routing the money to Chinese fraudsters using cryptocurrency, an official said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Ravindra Vishnoi (28), Mahipal (27), Mohd Yaseen, Rohit Nimbawat alias Ronny (24) and Yash Vaishnav (23), police said. A money trail of over Rs 42 lakh was traced during ...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 8 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Friday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi makes allegations of wrongdoing in the election process whenever the BJP emerges victorious. He maintained that if the opposition leader was blaming EVMs for Congress' electoral defeats earlier, he is now pointing the finger at 'vote chori' (stealing of votes). Sarma was responding to Gandhi's claims on Thursday of a 'huge criminal fraud' in polls through collusion between the BJP...Read More
New Delhi [India] August 8 (ANI): A proposed 100 per cent US tariff on semiconductor imports, announced by President Donald Trump, could force a strategic shift of Taiwan's chip production landscape, potentially pulling more of the island's semiconductor operations onto American soil, reports Focus Taiwan. Liu Pei-chen, a researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, warned that Trump's tariff threat signals a shift from incentive-driven industrial policy to one defined by force. "No...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the orders passed by Allahabad High Court in a PIL over historic Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan and questioned the use of "intemperate language" against the Uttar Pradesh government. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi perused the orders of July 21 and August 6 by a single-judge bench of the high court on a PIL which challenged the ordinance Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, ...Read More
Kochi, Aug 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The carcasses of five wild elephants, including a calf and a pregnant female, have been recovered from three forest divisions in Kerala's Ernakulam district, following days of intense rainfall and flooding in the region. Two tuskers were found dead on Thursday in the Kuttampuzha forest range, which falls under the Malayattoor division, about 50 km from Kochi. Their bodies were spotted in the Pooyamkutty River near Kuttampuzha panchayat. According to forest officia...Read More
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the matter, in India's first concrete sign of discontent after tariffs imposed on its exports by President Donald Trump dragged ties to their lowest level in decades. India had been planning to send Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Washington in the coming weeks for an announcement on some of the purchases, but that trip has been cancelled, two of...Read More
New Delhi : Medistep Healthcare Limited, a rapidly growing player in India's pharmaceutical and healthcare market, has fixed the price of its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) at Rs.43 per equity share. The offering comprises up to 37,44,000 equity shares with a face value of Rs.10 each. The IPO, which is being offered through a fixed price issue, will open for subscription on Friday, August 8, 2025, and close on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. The lot size for the issue has been set at 3,000 eq...Read More
New Delhi: Continuing his sharp criticism at the Election Commission, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi released a video on Friday, alleging massive electoral fraud and "institutionalised theft" in India's democratic process. In a video posted on X, Gandhi posed a series of challenging questions to the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of conspiring with the BJP and jeopardizing the integrity of the election system. The X post, captioned "Vote Chori is not just an electoral scam,...Read More
Sitamarhi, Bihar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in a scathing attack against Lalu Prasad on Friday, asked if RJD supremo wants to save the Bangladeshis who are coming from outside and snatching the employment opportunities of the people of Bihar in the state. Addressing the public in Bihar's Sitamarhi, he said, "Who does Lalu Prasad want to save? ... Do you want to save those Bangladeshis who come from outside and snatch jobs of the people of Bihar?" Intensifying his attack against the RJD, h...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday dismissed claims that the state government has issued any special directive to drop cases of non-Muslim illegal foreigners, stating that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) already ensures their protection. "The state government has not issued any direction, except what has already been provided in the CAA. If there is any cabinet decision, I always come and share it with you. No special decision has been taken," Sarma told...Read More
India has paused plans to procure U.S. weapons and aircraft due to tariffs imposed by President Trump on Indian goods, escalating trade tensions. This decision impacts discussions on Stryker combat vehicles, Javelin anti-tank missiles, and Boeing P8I reconnaissance aircraft. Despite a strong defense partnership, India is re-evaluating purchases amid rising anti-U.S. sentiment and ongoing engagement with Russia. New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, accord...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 8: Acclaimed actor and sustainability advocate Bhumi Pednekar, along with her sister, lawyer-turned-entrepreneur Samiksha Pednekar, unveil Backbay a next-generation beverage brand that reimagines hydration for the modern Indian lifestyle. Rooted in wellness and shaped by conscious consumption, Backbay debut offering is natural mineral water, bottled at source in the Himalayan foothills. Rich in naturally occurring minerals and electrolytes, it housed in sleek...Read More
Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 8 (ANI): After facing multiple hurdles, including censorship delays, the film Udaipur Files was finally released across India on Friday. The film stars Vijay Raaz and is based on the real-life murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur in 2022, which shocked the entire country. The film release has been closely followed by Kanhaiya Lal family, who have been vocal about their support for the project. His son, Yash Sahu, while speaking to ANI, opened up about w...Read More
New Delhi [India] August 8 (ANI): A proposed 100 per cent US tariff on semiconductor imports, announced by President Donald Trump, could force a strategic shift of Taiwan's chip production landscape, potentially pulling more of the island's semiconductor operations onto American soil, reports Focus Taiwan.Liu Pei-chen, a researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, warned that Trump's tariff threat signals a shift from incentive-driven industrial policy to one defined by force. "Now ...Read More
Sitamarhi (Bihar), Aug 8 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed opposition parties for objecting to the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, asserting that infiltrators have "no right to vote". He also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was "indulging in politics over the SIR exercise" in the state. Addressing a public meeting at Punauradham in Sitamarhi district, Shah said, "Names of infiltrators must be removed from the voters' lists. They have no rig...Read More
New Delhi [India] August 8 (ANI): A proposed 100 per cent US tariff on semiconductor imports, announced by President Donald Trump, could force a strategic shift of Taiwan chip production landscape, potentially pulling more of the island semiconductor operations onto American soil, reports Focus Taiwan. Liu Pei-chen, a researcher at the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, warned that Trump tariff threat signals a shift from incentive-driven industrial policy to one defined by force. Now he is...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The Centre on Friday announced the subsidised retail sale price of tomatoes in the range of Rs 47-60 per kg in the national capital through the National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India (NCCF), to provide relief to buyers. The NCCF, which has been procuring tomatoes from Azadpur mandi since August 4, is retailing them with minimal margins, the consumer affairs ministry said. "To date, NCCF has sold 27,307 kilograms of tomatoes at retail prices ranging from Rs 4...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court today indicated that it will suspend the functioning of the statutory committee constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, which vests the management of the historic Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Mathura, with a government-backed trust. A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said it will relegate the petitioners to the Allahabad High Court to challenge the constitutional validit...Read More
Mumbai Aug 8 ( UNI) In an initiative to ensure the greater availability of theatres for Marathi films, Maharashtra's Minister for Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar today directed the formation of a joint committee to study the challenges faced by single-screen cinema halls across the state. Several organisations including associations of theatre owners and operators, artists, and film producers had submitted a memorandum to Shelar seeking government assistance, grants and policy support for single...Read More
India's biggest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), has posted a 12 per cent increase in standalone net profit at Rs 19,160 crore for the April-June quarter of the current financial year. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 17,035 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. Total income rose to Rs 1,35,342 crore during the June quarter 2025-26, from Rs 1,22,688 crore a year ago, SBI said in a regulatory filing, PTI reported. How much SBI earned from interest? SBI earned interest i...Read More
Tesla India Delhi Showroom: Elon Musk-led Tesla made its India retail debut last month. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Tesla India leased 8,200 sq ft commercial space in Delhi's Aerocity for Rs 17.22 lakh monthly * The lease in Aerocity is for nine years with rent increasing 15% every 36 months * Tesla took a 33,000 sq ft Gurugram unit for Rs 40 lakh monthly with 4.75% annual rent rise Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: El...Read More
New Delhi -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with resolute calm, declared this week that India will not yield on its agricultural sector, even as the U.S. escalates tariff pressures to a staggering 50 percent. Speaking in New Delhi, Modi, without naming the U.S., delivered a message both graceful and unwavering: he is prepared to bear the personal and political costs of defending farmers, fishermen, and dairy workers. On August 6, President Trump announced an extra 25 percent tariff on Indian imp...Read More
Shillong, Aug 8 (UNI) In a major boost to water sports and adventure tourism, Meghalaya will soon set up India's first Slalom Course at Umtham River, Ri-Bhoi district, said Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. On Thursday, the Cabinet approved the proposed acquisition of 14.6 acres of land along the Umtham River from Meghalaya Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (MIDFC) to develop the country's only dedicated Slalom Course. Slalom is a thrilling water sport where kayakers race against the ...Read More