UP Weather Forecast:- Due to heavy rains in many parts of the country, people's problems have increased. Heavy rains are continuing in many states of the country. Rain havoc is being seen in Mumbai. The situation has worsened due to waterlogging at many places. An alert has been issued regarding rain in many districts of UP. On the other hand, light to moderate rains are continuing in Uttar Pradesh, and rainfall is also occurring in many states of North and South India. The Meteorological Depart...Read More
Guwahati: Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera Director General Assam Rifles said that under new Free movement Regime (FMR) policy the Myanmarese nationals entering India through crossing points are now being mapped and since December 2024, 42,000 individuals have been mapped with the help of biometrics. During a seminar at Manipur University on Wednesday, Lakhera shared insights on the new FMR policy of the government under which the Myanmarese nationals are now being mapped. The General Officer had stated, ...Read More
New Delhi [India], August 21: With its glittering launch on August 2, 2025, City of Dreams Sri Lanka redefines luxury tourism in South Asia. This resort not only transforms Colombo's skyline but also sets a new benchmark in hospitality, entertainment, and economic promise. Also Read | Is Ryan Reynolds Getting Cancelled? Netizens Flood 'Deadpool' Actor and Wrexham Co-Owner's Aviation American Gin Instagram Post With Angry Comments Amid Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Legal Drama. Colombo witnessed ...Read More
NewsVoirNew Delhi [India], August 21: TVS Motor Company, a global leader in two and three-wheeler manufacturing, today launched the TVS King Kargo HD EV - engineered for the evolving needs of the urban and semi-urban logistics segment. The TVS King Kargo HD is purpose-built to combine cutting-edge technology, robust design, performance and reliability. The company also showcased the TVS King Kargo HD CNG variant, which will be launched before the end of the calendar year '25.The TVS King Kargo H...Read More
Jind: Following a report published in TOI on Aug 7, highlighting the harrowing case of a 15-year-old boy allegedly held as a bonded labourer and subjected to brutal abuse for two months, the Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance and issued strict directives to authorities in Jind and Nuh districts.The full commission, comprising chairperson Justice Lalit Batra and members Kuldip Jain and Deep Bhatia, expressed grave concern over the incident, describing it as a disturbing...Read More
Mumbai: An untoward incident took place on the sets of Ranveer Singh's upcoming film 'Dhurandhar' in Leh, where over 100 crew members had to be hospitalised. Initial reports suggested that poor food quality due to budget cuts caused food poisoning, resulting in hospitalisation of the crew members. However, a report in Bollywood Bubble says that the mass food poisoning was linked to chicken contamination in that region. Denying negligence on the part of the film's production team, a source tol...Read More
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (PTI) A delegation of BJP in Punjab on Thursday met Governor Gulab Chand Kataria seeking his intervention over the AAP government "forcibly halting" their awareness camps. The party claimed that the camps are aimed at ensuring the benefits of the central schemes reach people in the state. The BJP also alleged that several party leaders including former union minister Preneet Kaur, former MLA K D Bhandari, former MP Sushil Rinku, former MLA Harjot Kamal were detained by polic...Read More
MOSCOW: India and Russia on Thursday vowed to expand their bilateral trade in a "balanced and sustainable manner" with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlining the need to "swiftly" address non-tariff barriers and regulatory impediments. The resolve by the two countries to enhance two-way trade, including by increasing Indian exports to Russia, came amid growing estrangement in ties between India and the US over President Donald Trump's policies on trade and tariffs. "We believe that...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Mining major Vedanta Ltd on Thursday said its board has approved the second interim dividend of Rs 16 per share for the current fiscal, amounting to an outgo of Rs 6,256 crore. The company had earlier announced a dividend of Rs 7 per share in June this year. The first dividend had led to an outflow of Rs 2,737 crore. "The board of directors of Vedanta Ltd at its meeting held today...has considered and approved the second interim dividend of Rs 16 per equity share on fac...Read More
Barmer, Aug 21 (PTI) A teacher-cum-warden of a gurukul in Rajasthan's Barmer district allegedly branded two children, aged around 10 and 11, with a hot iron rod to "discipline" them for bed-wetting, officials said on Thursday. The alleged incident took place on August 17 at a gurukul in the Harpaliya village of Sedwa area, run by Harpaleshwar Mahadev Vikas Seva Samiti. According to officials, the gurukul, operational since 2022, houses children from poor and nomadic families, some of whom were ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Solar module maker Vikram Solar's initial public offer garnered 54.63 times subscription on the last day of bidding on Thursday. The IPO received bids for 2,47,81,57,740 shares against 4,53,61,650 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) fetched a huge 142.79 times subscription. Non Institutional Investors' part received 50.90 times subscription while the quota for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) got subscribed 7.65 time...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) The proposed amendments to the insolvency law will help in saving time and ensure faster resolution of stressed assets, IBBI Chairperson Ravi Mital said on Thursday. On August 12, the government introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), proposing a raft of changes, including provisions to reduce the time taken for admission of insolvency resolution applications. The bill, which has been referred to a select committee of the Lo...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) "Love Insurance Kompany", featuring popular Tamil stars Pradeep Ranganathan and Kirthi Shetty, will come out in theatres on October 21, the makers announced on Thursday. Written and directed by Vignesh Shivan and produced by Rowdy Pictures, owned by superstar Nayanthara and Shivan, the film was originally scheduled to release on September 18. "A Love Festival Loading this Diwali!#LoveInsuranceKompany hitting the big screens this Diwali on October 17th," the official X h...Read More
New Delhi: Director Homi Adajania and actress Kriti Sanon are grabbing attention after sharing the first behind-the-scenes glimpse of Cocktail 2. In the sneak peek, Adajania revealed that the film is still a "work in progress." The much-awaited sequel stars Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles, with Shahid Kapoor reportedly playing the male lead. Adajania took to Instagram to share a black-and-white photo of Kriti Sanon from the sets. Captioning it, he wrote: "@kritisanon Laugh ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Satish Golcha, an IPS officer of the 1992 batch, was on Thursday named the new Delhi Police Commissioner, an announcement that comes a day after a security breach and assault on Chief Minister Rekha Gupta by a visitor at her public hearing. Known as a no-nonsense and upright officer and recognised for his integrity and diligence, Golcha's appointment to the top post follows a tenure as the Director General (Prisons) for the Delhi government. With a reputation...Read More
Vijayawada, Aug 21 (UNI) The flood situation of rivers Godavari and Krishna is grim, hundreds of island villages were surrounded by the Godavari flood water in East Godavari, Eluru and Konaseema districts and flood hit people are being shifted to relief camps. Aggravating the flood situation, the Gowthami, Shabari, Vashista and Vaitai, the tributaries of the river Godavari are also in spate. The official machinery of ASR, East Godavari, Kakinada, Eluru, West Godavari and Konaseema districts wer...Read More
Kolkata, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 84 Indian Secular Front (ISF) members including its MLA Nawsad Siddique were granted bail on Thursday, a day after their arrest for staging a protest in Kolkata. Today, they were produced in a Bankshal court where a judge granted bail to each of them. Initially, everyone including Nawsad Siddique was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 500, but later, the bond was waived. On Wednesday, ISF workers led by Nawsad Siddique were arrested by the police...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the Centre prepares to revamp GST rates, the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to implement a uniform 5 per cent GST rate with input tax credit to make tourism affordable. The FHRAI argued that India's GST rates are higher than Asian peers like Thailand and Singapore, where rates are as low as 6 to 10 per cent. India's higher GST structure reduces affordability and weakens its appeal...Read More
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would watch a film purportedly based on the life of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath before deciding on a plea by its makers challenging the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) refusal to certify it. Film Inspired by Biography The movie, inspired by the book "The Monk who became Chief Minister", was denied clearance by the CBFC, which cited 29 objections, including the filmmakers' failure to secure a no-objection certificat...Read More
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Satish Golcha as the new Police Commissioner of Delhi. 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 Police Commissioner of the national capital with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders. "With the approval of the Competent Authorit...Read More
Indian goods face additional U.S. tariffs of up to 50%, among the highest imposed by Washington, due to New Delhi's increased purchases of Russian oil. Western countries boycotting Russian crude say India's purchases are helping to fund Moscow's war in Ukraine. But New Delhi says its purchases are purely commercial transactions, and accuses the U.S. and European Union of double standards, noting that they continue significant trade with Moscow themselves. "We have good results in cooperation i...Read More
Mysore/Mysuru: Pravin Dubey of Gulbarga Mystics thumped 7 sixes under pressure including one of the last ball to pull off a 7-wicket victory over Mysore Warriors at the ongoing KSCA Maharaja Trophy T20 Tournament at SDNR Wadiyar Stadium, here yesterday. K.V. Siddharth (49 not out) and R. Smaran (38) made vital contributions to set up the platform for Dubey's antics. Earlier, M. Venkatesh (93 not out) and Yashovardhan Parantap (48) had taken the Mysore Warriors to a total of 209/5 after a sluggi...Read More
Mumbai, India: The Ministry of Textiles has announced the reopening of its portal for fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles. The initiative focuses on sectors like Man-Made Fibre (MMF) Apparels, Fabrics, and Technical Textiles, and aims to stimulate large-scale investments. Eligible companies will be incentivized based on incremental turnover resulting from new investments and expanded production capabilities. Shri Shaleen Toshniwal, Chairman of the ...Read More
New Delhi: Indian astronauts will have an edge in their preparation for the country's human spaceflight programme, as they have trained in both Russian and American technologies, said Shubhanshu Shukla, group captain of the Indian Air Force and the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS). Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday, Shukla said that the prolonged training phase has seen Shukla and his three compatriots -- Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Kr...Read More
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore District Powerlifting Association and Apollo Gym will be jointly organising Bench Press Championship - 2025 in sub-junior, junior, senior and masters categories for both men and women on Aug. 23 at Lions Club of Mysore Central, University of Mysore Sports Complex, opp. Old DC Office. For sub junior category participants should be between the age group of 14-18 years, junior category 18-23 years, senior category 23-40 years, masters-1category 40-49 years, masters-2 category ...Read More
MUMBAI: Indicating more curbs needs to be brought into the derivatives segment, as the volume continue to remain high even after the many measures introduced since last November, Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey has there is a need to increase the tenure and maturity of equity derivatives. The statement led to sharp decline in key listed industry players like the bourse BSE, and listed brokerages Motilal Oswal and Angel One on Thursday. Addressing the industry lobby Ficci-organised annual capi...Read More
Bhind: It was an Independence Day flag hoisting ceremony on August 15, that started like any other in Naudha Panchayat, Bhind. As the flag unfurled, the soulful chorus of the national anthem filled the air. And then came the moment everyone had been waiting for -- the sweet distribution, which, in this case, was a laddu each. But a simple request for a second laddu from villager Kamlesh Kushwaha turned the festive mood somewhat sour. Kamlesh, felt utterly "harassed" and upset having been refuse...Read More
New Delhi: As many as 42,000 people coming from Myanmar have been mapped with the help of biometrics and various measures instituted by the government agencies since December last year, said director general of Assam Rifles (AR) Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera. "After the new Free Movement Regime (FMR) policy came into effect, the Myanmar nationals entering India through crossing points are now being mapped. Since December, 42,000 individuals have been mapped with the help of biometrics and various measur...Read More
Madurai: Actor-turned politician Vijay said his party will not align with any of the national or regional alliances, while reiterating that anyone who aligns with his people's movement can partake in power when Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam(TVK) forms the government. The declaration from Vijay came in the party's second state conference here on Thursday. The TVK founder said the party which is made up of various units were enough to take forward their political journey towards the seat of power, wi...Read More
Moscow: India is "very perplexed" at the logic of the US argument in imposing an additional 25% tariff for buying oil from Russia. "We are not the biggest purchasers of Russian oil, that is China. We are not the biggest purchasers of LNG, that is the European Union. We are not the country which has the biggest trade surge with Russia after 2022; I think there are some countries to the south," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during a joint press briefing in Moscow on Thursday, after ...Read More