Batala: Batala police claimed to have unearthed a Pakistan-ISI-backed terror module operating in Punjab, allegedly in connivance with the UK-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).Talking to mediapersons here on Monday, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Suhail Qasim Mir said police recovered a cache of high-grade explosives concealed near a roadside bush on the Amritsar-bound route. The recovery included four SPL HGR-84 hand grenades -- commonly known as Arges HG-84 -- and a nearly 2 kg RDX...Read More
Naidu said the norms for setting up a waterdrome, training pilots, and the rules and regulations governing seaplane operations have been simplified. The Civil Aviation Ministry will restart seaplane operations on at least two routes in India by October, Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said here on Monday. Addressing the Eastern Region Civil Aviation Ministers' Conference, Naidu said, "Seaplane operation was there once, but it was limited to a single route. The government has simplified the guid...Read More
Manoj Bajpayee is depicted in the poster wearing a police uniform, encircled by his team, and wearing a satisfied expression that amply captures the success of apprehending a criminal. Manoj Bajpayee's much-awaited Netflix film Inspector Zende has been creating quite a buzz, and on Friday, the streaming giant unveiled the official poster of the film. Manoj Bajpayee is depicted in the poster wearing a police uniform, surrounded by his team, and wearing a satisfied expression that amply captures...Read More
The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the use of pen drives in all departments and also barred WhatsApp messaging service for official communications. The decision has been taken amid fears of cyber security breach after recent cyberattacks during Operation Sindoor, India's counterstrike in response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives. An order to this effect was issued today by M Raju, Commissioner Secretary, General Administration Department. The government s...Read More
Saba Azad, Soni Razdan in the film New Delhi: There was a time when women of Kashmir were not allowed to sing or dance. Being a professional singer was a distant dream in the land of paradise. But who can stop a woman who is bent on defying societal norms; how the society can mute a voice which is instrumental to usher in a change? Breaking Down The Trailer Saba Azad and Soni Razdan featured in the Amazon Prime film Songs Of Paradise, directed by Danish Renzu. The film is based on the life o...Read More
Amit Shah attacked Chief Minister MK Stalin, calling his government the most corrupt. Shah defended the Constitutional Amendment Bill. He accused Stalin of prioritizing his son Udhayanidhi's political career. Shah also criticized Sonia Gandhi's focus on Rahul Gandhi's prime ministerial aspirations. He highlighted corruption cases against DMK leaders like K Ponmudy and V Senthil Balaji. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Chief Minister MK Stalin does not have any right to dub the 130th...Read More
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday asked banks and corporates to come together and drive the "animal spirits" RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday asked banks and corporates to come together and drive the "animal spirits" to create an investment cycle, as the country navigates a choppy global economic environment. In his inaugural address at the annual banking conference 'FIBAC 2025', the Governor said RBI is examining measures to expand bank credit including the sunrise sectors. "I woul...Read More
Hansda, who contested multiple assembly polls, was arrested from Nawadih village in Deoghar on August 10, and the alleged encounter took place when he was being taken to Rahadbadia Hills to recover hidden weapons. The BJP and its allies on Monday held a protest outside the Jharkhand Assembly, demanding a CBI probe into the death of Surya Hansda in an alleged encounter with security personnel. The INDIA bloc legislators, including those of the JMM and the Congress, also held a demonstration aga...Read More
Rajnath Singh said Indian Armed Forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, highlighting how terrorists had killed on the basis of religion in Pahalgam. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the success of Operation Sindoor in May, saying that the Indian Armed Forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan by hitting targets with precision. "Our soldiers did not kill terrorists based on their religion but on the basis of their deeds," Singh said while addressing a programme ...Read More
Benchmark indices rebounded on Monday, with the BSE Sensex climbing 329 points, tracking a rally in global equity markets, on hopes of a potential US Federal Reserve rate cut. Photograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters Buying in IT stocks were also instrumental in driving the markets higher. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 329.06 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 81,635.91. During the day, it jumped 492.21 points or 0.60 per cent to 81,799.06. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 97.65 points or ...Read More
"I never wished that any party worker would bow their head to justify me. I have to face this situation as I have always justified the party's merits on news-media platforms, in the media, and during protests. But it is unacceptable to me that my party workers have to bow their heads due to me," he said. Mamkoottathil claimed that the transgender had contacted him and spoken about a conversation she had with a reporter. According to him, the transgender first contacted him and told him about a...Read More
A 21-year-old man, Rithik, jumped into the Yamuna river from a southeast Delhi bridge during a video call with his sister after an argument. Police, NDRF, and rescue teams launched overnight search operations, but he remains untraced New Delhi: A 21-year-old man jumped into the Yamuna river from a bridge in southeast Delhi while on a video call with his sister, an official said on Monday. The incident occurred around 11.20 pm on Sunday when the victim, identified as Rithik, leapt off the Yamun...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 25: In today digital age, businesses depend heavily on data storage and transfer. From transaction logs to customer records to everyday communication, data is at the heart of how businesses function. However, for most SMEs, because the focus is rightly on customer satisfaction, smooth operations, and ultimately, growth, technology is seen as a support system rather than the core business. This often leads to gaps in how companies manage storage devices, servers, and ba...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the trial court from taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by Haryana SIT in the FIR against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was booked for social media posts on Operation Sindoor. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi further restrained the trial court from framing any charges in the case. The SIT, constituted by the top court to investigate the two FIRs registered against Mahmudabad over his...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Even at 41, there is no better player in the country than talisman Sunil Chhetri in terms of quality and he will be in the national team as long as he is available, new India head coach Khalid Jamil said on Monday. Chhetri was left out by Jamil from the national camp for the CAFA Nations Cup beginning August 29, saying it was just a preparatory tournament for the crucial Asian Cup qualifiers matches in October. He made it clear that Chhetri will walk into the national te...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) With the Delhi High Court quashing a CIC order related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bachelor's degree, the Congress on Monday said it is incomprehensible why the educational degree details of the PM be kept a complete secret when such details of everyone else have always been public. The high court on Monday set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing disclosure of details related to Modi's bachelor's degree while holding it to be "personal info...Read More
Lucknow, Aug 25 (PTI) IAF Group Captain and astronaut Sudhanshu Shukla on Monday said it is only a matter of time before the world talks about ISRO over NASA, as India continues to advance rapidly in space exploration. "Since returning to India, I have felt an incredible excitement among people about our space achievements. The National Space Day (August 23) has only been celebrated for two years, yet the energy around it was tremendous. "As the deputy chief minister (Keshav Prasad Maurya) sa...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court on Monday observed that no funds should be released to the Durga Puja committees that have not submitted the previous year's utilisation certificates. A division bench of Justices Sujoy Pal and Smita Das De questioned why grants should be given to puja committees even if they have not submitted expenditure accounts. Hearing a PIL filed by Sourav Dutta, the bench directed the West Bengal government to state its position on this matter in ...Read More
ISLAMABAD: India on Monday made a second contact with Pakistan in a day to warn Islamabad about a potential flood in the Sutlej River, after issuing a previous warning about the Tawi River at Jammu, diplomatic sources told Geo News. The Indian High Commission in Islamabad reached out to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey details regarding possible flood conditions in the Sutlej River, the sources said. They added that India has shared such data with Pakistan during flood situations in t...Read More
Guwahati: India has shared a warning with Pakistan about potential cross-border flooding in the wake of heavy rains in the Jammu and Kashmir region, an Indian government source told the media on Monday. The alert was issued on humanitarian grounds and not under the Indus Waters Treaty, the source added. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The warning was communicated by India's High Commission in Islamabad on Sunday. The Indian Ministry of External ...Read More
Bhopal, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP leader Narottam Mishra on Monday blamed the state's senior Congress leaders for the "fall" of the Madhya Pradesh government in March 2020, asserting that the truth has finally come to light. "Kamal Nath has finally accepted the truth. It is now clear that Kamal Nath was the Chief Minister, but it was Digvijaya Singh who was running the state government," claimed the BJP leader amid controversy over the collapse of the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Mad...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim relief to psephologist and former CSDS director Sanjay Kumar by staying the FIRs lodged against him over a controversial social media post on voter turnout data during the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. A bench of Chief Justices B. R. Gavai and Justice N. V. Anjaria directed that no coercive action be taken against Kumar, noting that he had promptly deleted the post and issued a public apology after admitting to a data misreading erro...Read More
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced on Monday that Ameet Bhaskar Satam, a 49-year-old MP with three terms, ahead of the December or January Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election. This will be its next Mumbai unit chairman. According to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Ameet Satam understands Mumbai's problems and is capable of putting creative ideas into practice. Mumbai residents' safety and security are Satam's main priorities. "As Mumbai develops furt...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Monday said that seaplane services could soon be extended to Odisha's Chilika Lake and the entire eastern coast, opening up new avenues for regional connectivity and tourism. Speaking at the Eastern Region Civil Aviation Ministers' Conference in Bhubaneswar, the minister said that the Centre is planning to restart seaplane operations in the country by October. "Seaplane operation was there once, but it was limited to a sin...Read More
Jodhpur: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday drew a stark contrast between terrorists who killed innocents in Pahalgam after asking their religion and India's armed forces, who, he said, responded by judging terrorists on their deeds, not their faith. Addressing a gathering in Jodhpur during the inauguration of the Adarsh Defence and Sports Academy, the Defence Minister said, "The terrorists killed people after asking their religion, but our soldiers killed terrorists by looking at their d...Read More
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss condemned the State government for reducing fund allocations for education and health and said that the DMK government has failed in all departments. "As per the report titled State of State Finances, the Tamil Nadu government allocated 13.7 per cent of its budget to education, which is lower than the recommended 15 per cent. The Delhi state government has allocated 24.2 per cent of its budget to education. Bihar, one of the underdeveloped states, has al...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended to the Centre, the names of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi for elevation as top court judges. Justice Pancholi, upon becoming a top court judge, would be in line to become the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in October 2031 after Justice Joymalya Bagchi's retirement. The five member collegium comprising CJI B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath...Read More
Ahmedabad, August 25: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu lived up to her top billing with a record-breaking show as she expectedly won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Championships here on Monday. The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist lifted a total of 193kg (84kg+109kg) to set new Commonwealth Championship records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total, finishing atop the women's 48kg podium. Returning to international action after a year-long hiatus due to an injury, the 31-year-old did loo...Read More
Mumbai, Aug 25: Ahead of the release of 'Songs of Paradise' film, the makers on Monday treated fans to a captivating trailer of the film. Created by Danish Renzu, 'Songs of Paradise' is inspired by the music, life, and journey of Padma Shri awardee, Raj Begum. With this project, the makers have paid a tribute to the treasured voice of Kashmir and its first female playback singer, who paved the way for future generations of music artists from the valley. Presented by Excel Entertainment and pr...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi as judges of the apex court. "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25th August, 2025 has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices of the High Courts, as Judges in the Supreme Court: (i) Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay (PHC: High Court of ...Read More