Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (PTI) The principal of an Ahmedabad-based private school, where a Class 10 student was stabbed to death allegedly by a fellow pupil, has been booked for not informing police or education authorities about the incident, said an official of crime branch on Friday. In a related development, the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) has sent the accused teen, also a Class 10 student, to an observation home upon his production by the crime branch, which is investigating the case, said Assis...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is scheduled to visit Algeria in the coming week, marking his first international tour following the successful completion of Operation Sindoor. The visit highlights Indian Army's growing role in strengthening India's strategic engagements abroad, the Indian Army said . General Dwivedi's visit also follows the recent tours of President of India and the Chief of Defence Staff to Algiers, which laid the foundation for d...Read More
Hyderabad: Dog lovers in Hyderabad rejoiced on Friday after the Supreme Court modified its earlier directive on street dogs, ordering that strays be released from shelters following vaccination, deworming and sterilisation. A key feature of the order is the establishment of designated feeding spaces, with feeding on the streets prohibited and action mandated against those who defy the rule. While dog owners, veterinary doctors and animal welfare officials welcomed the order, they cautioned that...Read More
Lucknow: Efforts of the Yogi government have provided relief to the farmers in the state. The government said that there is no shortage of fertilizers anywhere in the state. Adequate quantities of fertilizer are available in all divisions, and to ensure that farmers do not face any problem, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to monitor the situation continuously. The government has taken a tough stand against black-marketing and overrating of fertilizers. Due to regular monit...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-day visit of Japan and China August 29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Friday. In the first leg of his trip, Modi will be in Japan on a two-day visit. From Japan, he will travel to China, primarily to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The announcement of the Prime Minister's visit to the two Asian countries came just days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip to India...Read More
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-SCP chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said he has turned down Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' request to support NDA's vice-presidential nominee CP Radhakrishnan, noting that the candidate does not align with his party's ideology. Speaking at a press conference, Pawar said, "Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis urged us to support the NDA's VP candidate, CP Radhakrishnan, as he is the Governor of Maharashtra. It is not possible as he does not align ...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday met Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in the national capital and sought central assistance for the repair and reconstruction of roads and bridges damaged due to recent rains and natural disasters in the state. During the meeting, CM Dhami apprised the Union Minister about the extensive damage to infrastructure, particularly in the Dharali area of Uttarkashi district, followin...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 22 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress on Friday asked whether the Narendra Modi government was trying to eliminate corruption or the opposition by bringing the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025. The TMC claimed that the Bill, introduced in Parliament earlier this week, which seeks to bar prime ministers, chief ministers, and ministers from holding office if they remain in jail for 30 days or more, is aimed at the opposition parties and leaders. Addressing a press conference here...Read More
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on August 25 to dedicate railway projects worth over Rs 1,400 crore, a move set to boost connectivity and industrial growth in the state's northern region. The projects include the Rs 537-crore doubling of the 65 km Mehsana-Palanpur line, gauge conversion of the 37 km Kalol-Kadi-Katosan Road line at a cost of Rs 347 crore, and the Rs 520-crore gauge conversion of the 40 km Becharaji-Ranuj line. According to officials, the new infrastru...Read More
Narmadapuram (MP), Aug 22 (PTI) A 26-year Muslim man from Madhya Pradesh has offered to donate one of his kidneys to Hindu seer Premanand Maharaj, calling him a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity. The man, Arif Khan Chishti, has written a letter to Premanand Maharaj, a renowned religious and spiritual leader who is suffering from a kidney ailment, expressing his desire to donate his kidney. Chishti, a resident of Nyas Colony in Itarsi town of Narmadapuram district in MP, has sent the letter to the H...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) announced on Friday that the government may unveil two to three small semiconductor projects in the coming period, as the nation's ambitious semiconductor manufacturing program gains momentum. Secretary S Krishnan, responding to queries from ANI, revealed that leftover funds from the India Semiconductor Mission 1.0 could potentially accommodate these additional projects. The government's Rs 76,00...Read More
New Delhi: The SEMICON India exhibition will feature nearly 350 exhibitors from across the global semiconductor value chain, along with six country round tables, four country pavilions, participation from nine Indian states, and over 15,000 expected visitors, S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said on Friday. "This will provide South Asia's single largest platform for showcasing the latest advancements in the semiconductor and electronics industri...Read More
Patna: A political storm erupted on Friday after two Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislators -- Vibha Devi from Nawada and Prakash Veer from Rajauli -- were spotted on PM Narendra Modi's stage during his public meeting in Gaya. Their presence sparked unease within the RJD at a time when party leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi are leading the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' across Bihar while the PM has sharpened his criticism of the party founded by Lalu Prasad over its "appeasement...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-day visit of Japan and China on August 29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. In the first leg of his trip, Modi will be in Japan on a two-day visit. From Japan, he will travel to China, primarily to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The announcement of the prime minister's visit to the two Asian countries came just days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...Read More
HYDERABAD: When the Supreme Court on Friday restored the Animal Birth Control (ABC) protocol and ruled that sterilised and vaccinated dogs must be released back into the same locality they were caught from, animal welfare workers in Hyderabad said the judgment merely reaffirmed what they had long demanded. On the ground, however, they allege the practice of shifting dogs out of affluent colonies and abandoning them in poorer neighbourhoods continues unchecked. The order overturned the August 1...Read More
Bhubaneswar, Aug 22 (PTI) Villagers in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Friday rescued an eight-year-old girl student whose head got stuck in a window grill of a government school where she was left locked overnight, police said. The incident took place at the Government Upper Primary School at Anjar under Banspal block in Keonjhar district. The Class 2 student, identified as Jyotsna Dehuri (8) was left locked inside the classroom at school while she was sleeping on one of the benches, said Sanjit...Read More
Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], August 22 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that the upcoming elections would be the last for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, expressing confidence that Kumar would not return as CM again.Yadav, along with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, participated in the 'Voter Adhikar Rally' held in Bhagalpur."This will be the last election of the Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. He will not become the Chief Minister of Bihar again...Do you want an origi...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 22 (PTI) Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka is scheduled to visit India from August 24-27 during which he will meet President Droupadi Murmu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. In an advisory, the MEA said the prime minister of the Republic of Fiji, Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, and his spouse, Suluweti Rabuka, will visit India from August 24-27. Rabuka is scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Sunday evening. On Augus...Read More
Indian fashion jewellery makers are struggling. Chinese imports have surged, becoming much cheaper due to alleged duty evasion. This is hurting local businesses in Mumbai, Rajkot, and other hubs. Manufacturers are cutting production and jobs. The government has been notified about the issue. Some businesses are unable to pay wages. Domestic fashion jewellery manufacturers are facing an onslaught of Chinese imports, which have surged 25% year-on-year, with alleged under-invoicing of shipments an...Read More
Navi Mumbai: Activists have welcomed the new Supreme Court order on stray dogs but have expressed caution regarding the term "aggressive" dogs since there is no clear definition for it, and hope that it is not misused to imprison any street dogs.Roshan Pathak, an animal rights advisor of Pure Animal Lovers (PAL) Foundation, said, "Supreme Court has ensured that Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules of 2023 are implemented, which means that stray dogs will be kept back to their local areas after being...Read More
Patna: Days after alleging, in the presence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, that the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) drive was designed to delete the names of "uneducated poor" from the electoral rolls, a young man from Aurangabad issued a public retraction on Friday, admitting he had spoken out of ignorance. The youth, Aman Kumar of Kerap village in Rafignaj block, is the second elector in Bihar to reverse his stance, creating a fresh embarrassment for Rahul Gandhi as he continues his...Read More
As ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan addressed the inaugural session of the National Meet 2025 on Friday, his words carried the weight of a nation's transformed ambitions. When he spoke of taking "space applications to the grassroots," he wasn't merely outlining policy -- he was articulating a vision that has redefined India's relationship with space technology. The numbers speak volumes. Today, 55 space applications, from television broadcasting to weather forecasting, ensure the safety and security o...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday reaffirmed his government's decision to bar the issuance of Aadhaar cards to individuals above 18 years of age in the state, saying the move was aimed at blocking a "major support system" for illegal infiltrators. "Being a border state, we deal with a lot of issues, and we know how to tackle and fix them. We are taking our fight one step ahead by barring the acquisition of Aadhaar by 18+ year olds in Assam, exc...Read More
Ranchi, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Court in Ranchi on Friday granted bail to Chhattisgarh businessman Siddharth Singhania and retired IAS officer Amit Prakash in the alleged multi-crore Jharkhand liquor scam. The ACB court had reserved its order on Thursday after hearing detailed arguments from both the prosecution and the defence on Singhania's bail plea. The verdict, delivered on Friday, extended relief to the two accused. Earlier, the same court had gra...Read More
Aug 22 (Reuters) - India's markets regulator on Friday proposed changes to the country's block deal framework, including raising the minimum order size for such trades. The Securities and Exchange Board of India proposed to increase the minimum block deal size to 250 million rupees from the current 100 million rupees, according to a consultation paper published on its website. A block deal is used to execute large trades through a single transaction without putting either the buyer or seller i...Read More
Jaishankar said that India and China were seeking to "move ahead from a difficult period in our ties". The two counterparts held discussions on a range of bilateral issues from trade to pilgrimages and river data sharing. Yi is also scheduled to meet India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval for on-going negotiations on resolving the boundary dispute between the two countries. The visit is being seen as the latest sign of a thaw in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours. India and Chin...Read More
Shillong: A notorious inter-state drug supplier was apprehended on Sunday in a coordinated 'naka' (barrier/check-point) operation based on credible intelligence input conducted under the jurisdiction of Khliehriat police station in Byndihati village by a joint team of the anti-narcotics task force, Meghalaya, and the East Jaintia Hills district police.The drug supplier has been identified as Isak L Joute and nine soap boxes containing heroin was recovered from him, the police said."On the night ...Read More
India is welcome to export its products to Russia if it is facing trouble entering the US market, a senior Russian diplomat on Wednesday said. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said the US' pressure on India over the latter's procurement of Russian crude oil was "unjustified" and "unilateral". "..If Indian goods are facing difficulties entering the US market, the Russian market is welcoming Indian exports....," he said. "The sa...Read More
(Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures slipped on Thursday, as investors stepped to the sidelines and awaited an earnings report from big-box retailer Walmart and clues on the Federal Reserve's next policy move from a three-day conference in Jackson Hole. A sharp decline in technology stocks such as Nvidia, AMD, Palantir and Meta earlier this week signaled investor fears that the stocks, which have soared since April lows, are now overvalued, while Washington's growing interference in the sector h...Read More
Patel Retail, a supermarket chain based in Maharashtra, launched its IPO of Rs 243 crore. The IPO received 45% subscription on Day 1. Grey market premium indicates strong demand. The IPO includes fresh issue and offer for sale. Funds will be used for debt repayment and working capital. The company operates 43 outlets with a wide product range. Patel Retail, a Maharashtra-based supermarket chain operator, opened its Initial Public Offering (IPO) worth Rs 243 crore on August 19. Within the first ...Read More