New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and its affiliated national sports federations (NSFs) projected a united front in approving the country's bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2030, with Ahmedabad, Delhi and Bhubaneswar emerging as the possible host cities. The IOA, following a government-engineered truce between the sports body's president PT Usha and 12 of its Executive Council (EC) members, held a "cordial" Special General Body Meeting (SGBM) here on Wednesday to "...approve bid t...Read More
New Delhi: In their relentless efforts to counter cross-border smuggling of narcotics, vigilant Border Security Forces (BSF) troops in collaboration with the Punjab Police recovered a drone with heroin on the Tarn Taran border, the BSF said in a release on Wednesday. Public Relations Officer, Punjab Frontier, Border Security Force (BSF) said, "Today (August 13), based on BSF's intelligence, 01 DJI AIR 3 S drone with 01 packet of heroin (Gross weight- 600 Grams) was recovered in a joint search o...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Delhi Radar, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), has shown intense rain bands over the Delhi-NCR region. Additionally, light to moderate rainfall was recorded in most parts of Delhi. Thunderstorms and lightning with heavy rain are likely over Delhi in the next 2-3 hours, starting from 10.00 AM on Wednesday. The national capital has continued to receive rain showers since the morning hours of Wednesday. IMD predicts light continuous r...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Shares of gold loan NBFC Muthoot Finance on Thursday jumped 11.51 per cent after the firm reported a 65 per cent year-on-year surge in its consolidated profit after tax for three months ended June 2025. The stock surged 11.40 per cent to hit a 52-week high of Rs 2,797 on the BSE. At the NSE, the stock zoomed 11.51 per cent to Rs 2,799 -- its 52-week high level. Muthoot Finance on Wednesday reported a 65 per cent year-on-year surge in consolidated profit after tax to Rs...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said "we are waging a direct fight against vote chori" from the soil of Bihar with the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', and asserted that his party will ensure a clean voters' list across the country. Gandhi said "vote chori" is not just an election issue but a "decisive battle" to protect democracy, the Constitution and the principle of 'one man, one vote'. In a post on X, Gandhi said, "From 17th August, with 'Voter Adhikar Yatra, we are ...Read More
New Delhi: Observing Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid a tribute to the people who endured the "upheaval and pain" of the Partition of India. Sharing an X post, PM Modi called the Partition a "tragic chapter" of Indian history. "India observes #PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay, remembering the upheaval and pain endured by countless people during that tragic chapter of our history. It is also a day to honour their grit...their ability to face unimagi...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, reserved the contentious case on the fate of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, days after its earlier directive ordering their blanket removal from public spaces sparked street protests, political criticism, and outrage from animal rights groups. A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria is now seized of the matter, which was urgently listed after Chief Justice B R Gavai said, "I will look into it," in response to a me...Read More
New Delhi, August 14: Soon after Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her businessman husband Raj Kundra were booked in connection with the Rs 60.4 crore cheating case, their advocate, Prashant Patil, on Thursday issued a statement calling the case "baseless" and said it is aimed at maligning the reputation of his clients. The case, linked to a now-defunct company Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, involves a complaint by Mumbai-based businessman Deepak Kothari, who has accused the couple of defrauding ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): Reigning champions Haryana Steelers will be aiming to become just the second team to successfully defend their Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) crown in the upcoming season. Since their Pro Kabaddi debut in 2017, the Steelers have been one of the most consistent teams in recent years and have reached the Playoffs in four of the seven seasons that they have competed in. Manpreet Singh, one of the most successful coaches in PKL history, will continue as hea...Read More
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 14 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Thursday said Partition Horrors Remembrance Day makes us eternally vigilant to defend the integrity of Bharat from disrupting forces of outside and also from within and noted how friends could become foes? In a post on X, Pawan Kalyan noted, Hearing painful and horrific stories from partition times make us to dwell deeply into human nature. How neighbors could become blood thirsty killers a...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that bank cheques must be cleared within a few hours from October 4 -- down from the current clearance time of up to two working days. Under the new mechanism, the banks will scan, present and pass cheques within a few hours and on a continuous basis during the business hours, cutting the clearing cycle down from the present T+1 days, a circular from central bank said. The current Cheque Truncation System (CTS) proce...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court of India has rejected the bail plea of Kannada actor Darshan, who along with his partner Pavithra Gowda, are the key accused in the fan murder case. The Supreme Court overturned the Karnataka High Court's decision. While the High Court had granted him bail, the Supreme Court rejected the plea. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan delivered the verdict to revoke Darshan's bail. During the hearing, the Supreme Court had obj...Read More
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: As Independence Day approaches, Independence Day sales are here too. It's a great time make the most of the festive offers and upgrade home appliances. Among the many choices, a 5 Star refrigerator is one of the smartest and most practical buys. Also Read | Who Is Sandeepa Virk? All About Influencer and Entrepreneur With 1.2 Million Instagram Followers Arrested by ED in INR 40 Crore Money Laundering Case. A 5 Star refrigerator is built to use less power, ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Soon after Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her businessman husband Raj Kundra were booked in connection with the Rs 60.4 crore cheating case, their advocate, Prashant Patil, on Thursday issued a statement calling the case "baseless" and said it is aimed at maligning the reputation of his clients. The case, linked to a now-defunct company Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, involves a complaint by Mumbai-based businessman Deepak Kothari, who has accused the couple o...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): Reigning champions Haryana Steelers will be aiming to become just the second team to successfully defend their Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) crown in the upcoming season. Since their Pro Kabaddi debut in 2017, the Steelers have been one of the most consistent teams in recent years and have reached the Playoffs in four of the seven seasons that they have competed in. Also Read | Fact Check: Has Emma Raducanu Lost Out on Brand Deal With 'Toys R Us' Worth...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested four individuals, including senior civic officials and builders, in connection with an illegal construction case linked to the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVCMC). The arrested accused are Anil Powar, IAS, former Municipal Commissioner of VVCMC; Sitaram Gupta, builder and corporator from the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi; Arun Gupta, builder; and YS Reddy, suspended Deputy Town Planner of VVCMC. All were t...Read More
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 14 (ANI): Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab has arrested two most-wanted Lawrence Bishnoi gang operatives from the Patiala-Ambala Highway near village Shambhu in Patiala, Director General of Police Punjab, Gaurav Yadav, said on Thursday. According to the preliminary investigation, the accused fled to Nepal after committing a murder and returned to commit a crime in Punjab. Also Read | Who Is Sandeepa Virk? All About Influencer and Entrepreneur With 1.2 ...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] August 14 (ANI): In a major step towards faster clearance of cheques, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced same-day and hourly cheque clearances in phases. According to the RBI's directive, issued on Wednesday to banks participating in the Cheque Truncation System (CTS) and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the new system will ensure that cheque processing, confirmation, and settlement take place in near real-time, significantly reducing de...Read More
CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay on Thursday strongly criticised the arrest of cleanliness workers protesting against the privatisation of conservancy services in the city, calling the action "undemocratic" and "inhumane." In a statement, Vijay said the ruling DMK government had acted in an "anarchic manner" by detaining the workers, including women, during late-night operations. "Reports indicate that several women sanitation workers fainted while being forcib...Read More
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many cl...Read More
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that bank cheques must be cleared within a few hours from October 4 -- down from the current clearance time of up to two working days. Under the new mechanism, the banks will scan, present and pass cheques within a few hours and on a continuous basis during the business hours, cutting the clearing cycle down from the present T+1 days, a circular from central bank said. The current Cheque Truncation System (CTS) processes cheques within a cl...Read More
NewsVoir Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: As Independence Day approaches, Independence Day sales are here too. It's a great time make the most of the festive offers and upgrade home appliances. Among the many choices, a 5 Star refrigerator is one of the smartest and most practical buys. A 5 Star refrigerator is built to use less power, which cuts down monthly electricity bills. Over time, these savings really add up. These fridges also offer better cooling, smart features, and more space...Read More
New Delhi: During Supreme Court's ongoing hearing on the removal of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR on Thursday, August 13, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, questioned the sincerity of some critics of the move. "I have seen people posting videos of eating meat and then claiming to be animal lovers," he told the bench, calling it a contradiction. Backing the August 11 order directing the relocation of all stray dogs into shelters, Mehta described the issue as one where "th...Read More
Jalgaon: Suleman Rahim Khan Pathan, a 21-year-old man, was killed through beating in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. He was familiar with a 17-year-old girl. The event occurred on Monday when Suleman traveled to Jamner to complete online applications for police recruitment. In the afternoon, as he sat in a cafe with the girl, 8 to 10 men grabbed his mobile phone and unexpectedly assaulted him. They pulled Suleman to his village and violently assaulted him, making him lose consciousness. When h...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Dr Vece Paes, a member of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team and father of legendary tennis player Leander Paes, died here on Thursday morning owing to age-related ailments. He was 80. Paes, who was also suffering from Parkinson's disease, was admitted to the Woodlands Hospital here on Tuesday morning. His last rites will be performed either on Monday or Tuesday, as the family will wait for the arrival of his daughters, who are both sett...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Delhi government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that children are dying due to dog bites causing rabies, and the issue of stray dogs needs to be resolved and not to be contested. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi government, told a three-judge bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath that there were over 37 lakh reported dog bites in an year in the country. "Nobody is an animal hater," Mehta told the bench, also comprising Justices Sandeep Mehta...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 14: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has hit out at both the Centre and the State government, accusing them of "utter failure" in implementing the Assam Accord even after 40 years of its signing on August 15, 1985. The student body warned that the non-implementation of the Accord has pushed Assam into a "deep crisis" that threatens the very identity, rights, and existence of its indigenous people. The Accord, which marked the culmination of the six-year-long Assam Movement ag...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Chemicals maker Anupam Rasayan India Ltd has posted nearly four-fold jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 48.45 crore for the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal on robust income. The company reported a net profit of Rs 12.21 crore in the year-ago period, according to a late-night regulatory filing. Total revenue increased sharply by 89 per cent to Rs 490.73 crore during the quarter ended June 2025 from Rs 260.26 crore in the year-ago period. Expenses also rose to...Read More
Mumbai - NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, today announced a global partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate AI-powered cloud innovations and unlock new possibilities with AI for enterprise organizations across industries. This collaboration combines NTT DATA's deep industry expertise in AI, cloud-native modernization and data engineering with Google Cloud's advanced analytics, AI and cloud technologies to deliver tailored, scalable enterprise solutions. ...Read More
Mumbai: The Supreme Court of India has rejected the bail plea of Kannada actor Darshan, who along with his partner Pavithra Gowda, are the key accused in the fan murder case. The Supreme Court overturned the Karnataka High Court's decision. While the High Court had granted him bail, the Supreme Court rejected the plea. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan delivered the verdict to revoke Darshan's bail. During the hearing, the Supreme Court had objected to the High Court'...Read More