New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday issued a three-line whip to its MPs for the upcoming election to the Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes (OBC), asking all Rajya Sabha members of the committee to be present on August 19 (Tuesday) and vote according to the preferences indicated. "All members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are, therefore, requested to be positively cast their vote on Tuesday, the 19th August, in favour of the candidates as per the preferences indicated in t...Read More
New Delhi: Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas says the 2009 film "Kaminey", which also marked her first collaboration with the filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, remains a turning point in her career. Jonas went down memory lane and shared a picture from the film on her Instagram handle Monday. Also starring Shahid Kapoor in the dual role, the film was released August 14, 2009. It followed a rivalry between a pair of twins, Charlie and Guddu, both played by Kapoor. Jonas essayed the role of Sweety Bhope in t...Read More
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Congress workers held a protest on Monday outside the residence of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Agra over allegations of vote theft against BJP and the Election Commission of India. The protestors were carrying posters that read, "Gyanesh Kumar, vote chor", "Leave Agra" and "Gyanesh Kumar, Senior BJP Leader" Also Read | Karnataka School Holiday: Heavy Rain Lashes Coastal Areas and Hilly Regions of State; Normal Life Paralysed. Mea...Read More
New Delhi, August 18: Toyota Camry Sprint Edition is launched in India. The Hybrid Electric vehicle comes with a dual-tone exterior design. It features matte black tape detailing on the engine hood, roof, and trunk of the vehicle, which gives the sedan a bold and sporty appearance. The Toyota Camry Sprint Edition price in India is set at INR 48,50,000 (ex-showroom). The Toyota Camry Sprint Edition is offered in five dual-tone colour options. It includes Emotional Red & Matte Black, Platinum Whi...Read More
Kochi, Aug 18 (PTI) Kerala Local Self Government Department (LSGD) minister M B Rajesh on Monday visited M A Abdullah Moulavi, a 104-year-old man who achieved digital literacy through a government programme, and said he is the "hero of the real Kerala story". He said Moulavi, a native of Asamannoor panchayat in Ernakulam district, has proved that age is not a barrier for learning. "Maulavi is Kerala's pride. He is the hero of the real Kerala story," he told reporters here. Stating that Kerala...Read More
Srinagar: A Bollywood film unit shooting in Ladakh was hit by food poisoning, and over 100 members of the unit were admitted to a hospital in Leh, officials said on Monday. "Over 100 workers of a Bollywood film crew were hospitalised in Leh after a suspected case of food poisoning late Sunday evening," officials confirmed on Monday. The workers of the film unit were engaged in the shooting of an upcoming film when several of them suddenly developed severe abdominal pain, vomiting, and headache...Read More
Mumbai: Rapper Badshah's team has issued a clarification following concerns raised by FWICE over his upcoming show in Dallas being allegedly sponsored by a Pakistani company. Recently, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) wrote an official letter to Badshah, seeking clarification regarding the Dallas leg of Badshah's much-anticipated Unfinished USA Tour 2025, scheduled for September. "Dear Mr. Badshah, It has come to our attention that you are scheduled to perform in an upcom...Read More
Bhubaneswar: A well-marked low pressure area formed over the west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression within the next 12 hours, informed the India Meteorological Department. The system is expected to cross the south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts around forenoon on August 19, 2025. Under its influence, several Odisha districts are likely to experience very heavy to...Read More
New Delhi: The INDIA Bloc will hold a meeting to decide on the Opposition's pick for the vice presidential poll, at 5:30 P.M. on Monday at the residence of Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi. Several political party leaders, including Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Shiv Sena (UBT), are expected to attend the meeting to choose the Opposition's candidate for the post of the Vice President of India. Earlier in the day, Congress General Secretary (Orga...Read More
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed shock and grief over the tragic incident in Hyderabad Ramantapur Gokulenagar, where six youths lost their lives due to electrocution during a Sri Krishna Janmashtami procession, said a statement from the YSRCP State Office. Reddy described the incident as deeply tragic and said it profoundly disturbed him and extended his deepest condolences to the families of the deceas...Read More
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Congress workers held a protest on Monday outside the residence of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Agra over allegations of vote theft against BJP and the Election Commission of India. The protestors were carrying posters that read, Gyanesh Kumar, vote chor, Leave Agra and Gyanesh Kumar, Senior BJP Leader Meanwhile, the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders continued their protest today in Parliament premises ...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 18 (ANI): The Telangana government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakhs each to the families of those who lost their lives in the electrocution during a Krishnaastami procession in Ranga Reddy district, while also assuring full medical support for the injured. State IT & Industries Minister and In-charge Minister for the erstwhile Ranga Reddy district, Duddilla Sridhar Babu, visited Gandhi Hospital and consoled the bereaved families of the Victims. Du...Read More
New Delhi: Aadhaar is one of the most crucial documents for verifying identity and address in India. It's widely used for accessing various government services, and the photograph on the Aadhaar card also plays a key role in identity verification. However, many people face issues with unclear or outdated photos printed on their Aadhaar. If you're not happy with the photo on your Aadhaar card, there's no need to worry as updating it is now simple and affordable. To make things easier for citizen...Read More
DEHRADUN: Rescue teams on Monday made a grim discovery, recovering the body of one of the nine Army jawans who went missing 13 days ago in the devastating rain-induced water disaster that struck Dharali and Harsil in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district. The jawan is among 68 people officially confirmed missing in the tragedy. The remains, believed to be that of an Army personnel, were located approximately three kilometres beyond Harsil, near Jhala, in the river. This recovery brings the total nu...Read More
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh hit out at the Opposition parties on Monday, calling it "surprising" that the opposition cannot even praise the space achievements of India, while the country has demonstrated its space sector capabilities in Operation Sindoor too. Commencing the special discussion in Parliament on the return of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to India, after his mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Singh...Read More
Palakkad: A seven-year-old girl died in front of her father after falling from a scooter and being run over by a bus at Kozhinjampara on Monday, police said. The victim, identified as Nafisath Misriya, was a Class two student at St Paul's School in Kozhinjampara. She was travelling with her father to school when the accident occurred on the Palakkad-Pollachi Road, reported PTI. According to police, the scooter lost control after an autorickshaw ahead braked suddenly to avoid a pothole. Both fe...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll due to electrocution during the Sri Krishna Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad rose to six with one of the injured succumbing at a hospital on Monday. The incident occurred at Gokulnagar in Ramanthapur, past midnight, when the Rath came into contact with an electric wire. The yatra was being taken as part of the Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations. Four others were injured, and one of them, identified as Ganesh, succumbed while undergoing treatment at ...Read More
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday expressed deep sorrow on the demise of Olympian and noted sports medicine specialist Dr Vece Paes. Dr Paes, who died on Thursday, was a member of India's bronze medal-winning men's hockey team at the 1972 Munich Olympics and also represented the country in the 1971 Hockey World Cup. Paes, 80, went on to establish himself as one of India's leading sports medicine experts after his playing career, worki...Read More
Guwahati, Aug 18 (PTI) The family of a four-day-old infant who died at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday morning after being found hanging from wires of a medical equipment inside the NICU has raised allegations of negligence against the on-duty staff, leading the authorities to order an inquiry into the matter. The infant was admitted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the GMCH here, where the incident happened. GMCH principal Dr Achyut Baishya said the baby was...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 18 (PTI) Five people were electrocuted and four others injured when a chariot came in contact with overhead electric wires during the procession organised as part of Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, police said on Monday. The incident occurred around midnight on Sunday in Ramanthapur when the chariot with Lord Krishna's idol was being taken out in a procession, they said. The vehicle, pulling the decorated chariot, ran out of fuel, following which nine people were pushing i...Read More
New Delhi: Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after the ruling NDA alliance named him as its vice presidential candidate. He arrived here to take part in various meetings of the NDA and met several leaders. Soon after the meeting, Modi posted on X, "Met Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji. Conveyed my best wishes on his being the NDA's Vice Presidential nominee. His long years of public service and experience across domains will greatly enrich our na...Read More
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 18 (ANI): The Telangana government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakhs each to the families of those who lost their lives in the electrocution during a Krishnaastami procession in Ranga Reddy district, while also assuring full medical support for the injured. State IT & Industries Minister and In-charge Minister for the erstwhile Ranga Reddy district, Duddilla Sridhar Babu, visited Gandhi Hospital and consoled the bereaved families of the Victims. Al...Read More
Bengaluru, August 18: The administrations of seven districts in Karnataka declared a holiday on Monday for schools and colleges in various taluks following heavy and incessant rain. The precautionary measures were taken in Mangaluru, Udupi, Karwar, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Madikeri and Davanagere districts. The rain has been lashing coastal Karnataka and the hilly regions of the state, disrupting normal life. The parched lands of north Karnataka are also receiving heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, the w...Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the National Democratic Alliance's vice-presidential pick CP Radhakrishnan on Monday and conveyed his best wishes.He also shared pictures of the meet and said in a post on X, "Met Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji. Conveyed my best wishes on his being the NDA's Vice Presidential nominee. His long years of public service and experience across domains will greatly enrich our nation. May he continue to serve the nation with the same dedication and resolve he has ...Read More
Barasat (West Bengal): One person was killed in a bomb explosion outside a school in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday, police said. The blast occurred in front of Madhyamgram High School in Madhyamgram police station area early in the morning, they said. Superintendent of Police of Barasat police district, Pratiksha Jharkhariya, said the explosion left one person critically injured and he was taken to Barasat Medical College and Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. ...Read More
New Delhi: The Opposition has decided to skip the special Parliamentary discussion to honour Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's achievement. This was confirmed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, however, heaped praise on the astronaut and acknowledged the impact his mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will have on India's future space programme. "Since the Opposition are not participating in the special discussion, let me say how proud all Indians are of the r...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is likely to experience extremely heavy rainfall on Monday under the influence of a well-marked low-pressure area over west central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts. The system is likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression during the next 12-hours and cross south Odisha-north Andhra Pradesh coasts around the forenoon of August 19. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning fo...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2025, which seeks to decriminalise certain minor offences to promote ease of living and business, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday and referred to a Select Committee. Introducing the bill, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the bill seeks to enhance trust-based governance for ease of doing business. The Bill was then referred to the Select Committee of the Lok Sabha. The committee has been tasked to submit its rep...Read More
Guwahati: A bill to include the proposed Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Guwahati in Assam in the Schedule of the Indian Institutes of Management Act was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday, paving the way for it to be declared an institution of national importance. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tabled the bill amid protests by the opposition over the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz a...Read More
Mumbai, August 18: After continuous chatter of well over a week, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee is likely to meet on Tuesday to finalise India's squad for the Men's T20 Asia Cup, happening in the UAE from September 9-28. Whoever is picked for the eight-team tournament will also be sureshot figures in the defending champions' build-up to next year's Men's T20 World Cup, to be held in India and Sri Lanka. Varun Chakravarthy Speaks on Asia Cup 2025 Preparations, Backing From Gautam Gambhi...Read More