Chennai, Aug 21 (PTI) Tamil Nadu quarter-miler Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi on Thursday smashed the men's 400m national record with a time of 45.12 seconds at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships here on Thursday. The 21-year-old ran a stunning race to leave behind his rivals way behind at the finishing line to cement his status as the numero uno quarter-miler of the country. He bettered the previous national record of 45.21 seconds which was in the name of Muhammed Anas sinc...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday claimed the bills proposing the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers under arrest for 30 days on serious charges were a "WMD -- weapon of mass distraction". It claimed the bills were aimed at diverting attention from "vote chori", a strong opposition candidate for the vice presidential polls and the problems in the India-US ties. Congress general secretary in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the BJP's "anti-co...Read More
New Delhi: Fatima Nafees, mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, has vowed to continue her fight for justice after a Delhi court accepted the CBI's closure report in June, eight years after his disappearance, Maktoob Media reported. Speaking at a public meeting organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) at the Constitution Club on Wednesday, Fatima delivered an emotional address: "As long as I am alive, I will keep speaking out about what happened to my son. I don...Read More
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Satish Golcha has been appointed the new Commissioner of Delhi Police, following the attack on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday. In its order issued on Thursday, the Home Ministry has said that Satish Golcha, who holds the post of Director General (Prisons), Delhi, is taking over from SBK Singh, who had been appointed as Acting Commissioner of Police on August 1. A man from Gujarat, identified as Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai (41), allegedly attacked CM Gup...Read More
Kolkata: Equity investment on foreign shores by Indian companies reduced by 22% in July as compared with the same month last year, Reserve Bank of India data showed. India Inc invested $1.592 billion in overseas companies in July against 2.047 billion in the year ago period. Their equity investment was at $2.098 billion in June. The fall in investment volume was seen amid a tighter regulation on outward foreign direct investment. The RBI told compliance heads of banks to inform their corporate...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Golcha as the new Delhi Police Commissioner. Golcha, a 1992-batch officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory cadre), is currently serving as Director General (Prisons), Delhi. He will assume charge as the city's top cop with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders. Also Read | Jaipur Shocker: Woman Suffering Fro...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 21: izmomicro, a specialized division of izmo Ltd., today announced a major milestone in silicon photonics packaging, underscoring its role as a pioneer in India's semiconductor ecosystem and advancing the country's position in the global race toward next-generation data and AI infrastructure. Also Read | The Growing Online Cricket Marketplace in India: Best Cricket ID Providers. izmomicro has developed a high-density silicon photonics packaging platform c...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21: TransUnion CIBIL, India's pioneering insights and information company, is celebrating 25 years of building trust in India's credit ecosystem with a storytelling-led brand and consumer outreach campaign. Also Read | Jaipur Shocker: Woman Suffering From Scrub Typhus Dies After Driver Abandons Vehicle As Ambulance Runs Out of Oxygen in Rajasthan, Case Registered. At the heart of its silver jubilee celebration is 'CIBIL Ki Kahaniyan', a special edition of t...Read More
Agartala: Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma has urged the BJP's Janajati Morcha in Tripura to initiate talks on common concerns, setting aside party rivalries to work for the "larger good of society." The Tipra Motha Party, which emerged as a dominant force after winning the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections, has often been viewed as a strong challenger to the BJP in the state's tribal belt. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and sho...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21: The Ministry of Textiles has reopened the portal for filing of fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, covering Man-Made Fibre (MMF) Apparels, Fabrics and Technical Textiles. The Portal for application will remain open till 31st August 2025 . Also Read | Meta Superintelligence Labs Hiring on Hold: Mark Zuckerberg's Company Temporarily Pauses Its Massive AI Talent Hiring Spree for 'Organisational Planning' and I...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prominent US economist Jeffrey Sachs on Thursday strongly criticised President Donald Trump's decision to impose steep punitive tariffs on India, calling it one of the worst blunders in American foreign policy. In an interview on the Breaking Points show with Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, Sachs said Trump's tariffs were "not a strategy, but sabotage." He warned that the move, instead of giving the US leverage, ended up pushing India closer to other emerging...Read More
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday declared that the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election would be a straight contest between his party and the ruling DMK. Addressing a massive gathering at TVK's second State-level conference at Parapathi in Madurai district, Vijay said the BJP was his ideological enemy while the DMK was his political opponent. Thousands of TVK cadres and fans had assembled at the venue since Wednesday night, and Vijay arrived ...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Hockey India on Thursday announced the 20-member Indian Women's Hockey Team for the upcoming Women's Asia Cup 2025, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 5 to 14. The tournament holds added significance as the winner of the Women's Asia Cup will earn a direct qualification for the FIH Women's Hockey World Cup 2026, making it a crucial event in the international hockey calendar, as per a press release from Hockey India. India has been drawn ...Read More
Bhopal, Aug 21 (PTI) Police authorities in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations that Congress MLA Arif Masood was running a college on the basis of forged documents to obtain recognition for his institution. The SIT will be headed by Sanjeev Shami, Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Telecom. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Chhindwara Range Kalyan Chakravarty and Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Training Nimisha...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a plea against a notification increasing the limit of non-medical faculty for MBBS students for Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Pharmacology. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued notice to the Centre on the plea, which claimed the regulations were diluting the standards of medical education. The petition sought the judicial intervention ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed disappointment at the absence of normal proceedings in Parliament's Monsoon session leading to the passage of several bills amid the Opposition's protests, and said bright and young MPs of the Congress do not get to participate in discussions due to the "insecurity" of its leadership. Sources said Modi made these remarks at the customary informal meeting of leaders from different parties in Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's o...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (PTI) The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned to August 22 the hearing on petitions filed by BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T Harish Rao seeking to quash the report of the Justice (Retd) P C Ghose Commission of Inquiry on the Kaleshwaram project. The judicial commission, appointed by the Telangana government to probe the project, held former chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao "directly and vicariously" accountable for the "irregularities" in its con...Read More
Jalandhar, Aug 21 (PTI) Haryana and Odisha emerged victorious in their respective semifinals of the 15th Hockey India Junior Men's National Championship here on Thursday. In the first semifinal, Haryana defeated Uttar Pradesh 3-0 with Nitin (3', 54') scoring two goals for his team and Jeetpal (47') hitting the third. The second semifinal between Odisha and Punjab was a closely contested affair in which the former defeated the hosts 3-2 with Karan Lakra (58') scoring in the final few minutes of...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 21 (PTI) Rookie Heena Kang dropped a crucial double bogey right at the end of the round but still managed to keep her nose ahead by one stroke in the 11th leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour here on Thursday. Heena shot a second straight round of even par 72 and was one shot clear of Jasmine Shekar (75-70). Amateur Lavanya Gupta added a second-round score of 72 after a 74 in the first round and was third, while three players -- Agrima Manral (78-70), Ananya Datar (75-73) and a...Read More
Patna: The railways' announcement on Wednesday about operating 12,000 special trains to handle the surge in passenger traffic during the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festivals has drawn criticism from the passengers' association in Bihar. Bihar Daily Passengers' Association (BDPA) has expressed doubts about the feasibility of running such a large number of additional trains, citing the limitations of the existing railway infrastructure in the state.Shoaib Quraishi, general secretary of BDPA, quest...Read More
New Delhi: India's private sector activity expanded at the fastest pace on record in August, as the headline HSBC Flash India composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) output index witnessed a significant jump over four points to 65.2 in the month. A historic surge in demand was led by the dominant services sector, which allowed firms to hike prices at the fastest clip in over 12 years, a private survey showed on Thursday. As per the survey, HSBC's flash India Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Gl...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) SpaceX had probably taken "lightly" the liquid oxygen leak in the Falcon-9 rocket that launched the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station, putting at risk the lives for four astronauts, including Shubhanshu Shukla, ISRO chairman V Narayanan said here on Thursday. Narayanan said it was at the insistence of ISRO engineers that SpaceX examined the leak detected in the oxidiser lines that carry liquid oxygen to the rocket engines and discovered a crack that coul...Read More
Kolkata: Ahead of coming to West Bengal on Friday with an array of infrastructural projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday about "public anger against Trinamool Congress" and how West Bengal is looking forward towards BJP for growth and development. "I am eager to be among BJP4Bengal Karyakartas at a rally in Kolkata. With each passing day, public anger against the TMC is increasing. West Bengal is eagerly looking towards the BJP with hope because of our development agenda," Mod...Read More
Navi Mumbai: In order to avoid heavy traffic during the Ganesh festival, movement of vehicles weighing more than 16 tons has been banned on Mumbai-Goa National Highway (NH-66) for specific days, Panvel Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Nilesh Dhote announced. Dates and Timings of Restrictions The ban will be in force from August 23 (00:01 hrs) to August 28 (23:00 hrs), on August 31 (08:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs), on September 2 (08:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs), and from September 6 (08:00 hrs) to September 7...Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had a "very good conversation" with French President Emmanuel Macron.In a post on X, PM Modi said: "Had a very good conversation with my friend President Macron. Exchanged views on efforts for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Ukraine and in West Asia. Reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthen the India-France strategic partnership."Macron has taken a tough line against Moscow, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin remai...Read More
Moradabad: After the controversy over Muslim-owned restaurants and dhabas using Hindu names during the Kanwar Yatra, a fresh dispute has emerged in Moradabad, where band troupes run by Muslims were found operating under the names of Hindu deities. The matter reached Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through a complaint on the CM portal, prompting district police to step in. On Tuesday, SP City Kumar Ranvijay Singh summoned several band operators and directed them to immediately remove names linked...Read More
Bengaluru, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Police arrested activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody on Thursday from his residence in Ujire, Udupi district, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against BJP National Organising Secretary B.L. Santhosh, amid high drama. Thimarody has been at the forefront of the movement demanding justice for victims in the mass grave case against the Dharmasthala temple management. According to police, he had abused B.L. Santhosh in a video, alleging that it was Sa...Read More
Mumbai, 21 August 2025: Shares of Vedanta Ltd. are increased by 0.36% as the board of the company has declared the second interim dividend of Rs 16 per share. The total amount of dividend payout will be Rs 6,256 crore. According to the exchange filing, the Board of Directors of Vedanta Limited at its meeting held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, has considered and approved the Second Interim Dividend of Rs 16/- per equity share on a face value of Rs 1/- per equity share for the Financial Year 2025...Read More
New Delhi, 21 August 2025: Shares of IRCON International are in focus as the Railway PSU has declared the record date for the final dividend for the financial year 2024-25 as Thursday, 11th September 2025. Meanwhile, the date of dividend payment, if declared, is Wednesday, 1st October, 2025. The shares of IRCON International closed at Rs 169.75, down by 1.13% in Thursday's trading session. However, the stock has fallen by over -22.08% as of YTD with a P/E ratio at 23.91. Ircon International Lt...Read More
New Delhi: In a significant development days after Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was attacked by a man at a public programme, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has appointed senior IPS officer Satish Golcha as the 26th Commissioner of Delhi Police. Satish Golcha is a 1992-batch IPS officer who will replace SBK Singh who took up additional charge as Commissioner on July 31. Here are all the details you need to know on who is the new Commissioner of Delhi Police. Senior IPS officer Satish Gol...Read More