- India
Kharge, Rahul condole death of Army personnel in Ladakh road accident
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condoled the death of soldiers in an accident in Ladakh. Nine soldiers were killed and another was critically…
- India
HP rain fury: Death toll over past week climbs to 78; more rains forecast
Shimla: The death toll in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh over the past week rose to 78 on Saturday with the recovery of another body from the debris of a collapsed temple…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP students deportation from US: CM to take up issue with Ministry of External Affairs
Amaravati: In wake of some students from Andhra Pradesh being deported from US, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to take up the issue with the Ministry of External…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Governor appoints three Congress MLCs
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on Saturday appointed three candidates nominated by the Congress party as MLCs. The Governor has appointed M.R Seetharam, Umashree and H.P Sudham Das as MLCs. Also ReadAfter…
- Kashmir
J-K Bank dismisses employee from service over allegation of being threat to state
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Saturday terminated an employee from service for allegedly being a threat to the security of the state, officials said. The services of Sajad Ahmad Bazaz were terminated…
- India
Rajan has become politician, doing ‘shadow-boxing on someone’s behalf’: Ashwini
Bengaluru: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday called former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan a politician who is “doing shadow-boxing on somebody’s behalf”. Vaishnaw’s remark was in reaction to a query on Rajan’s…
- Bangalore
After TN, Karnataka to file appeal over release of Cauvery water in apex court
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet on Saturday directed the Advocate General to file the state’s appeal before the Supreme Court on August 21 regarding the release of Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil…
- India
9 soldiers killed as Army vehicle plunges into gorge in Ladakh
Leh: Nine soldiers were killed and another was critically injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in the Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday, officials…
- India
Sexual harassment case against ex-WFI chief: Delhi court to hear matter on Aug 26
New Delhi: A Delhi court will resume hearing on August 26 the arguments on whether to frame charges against former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in an alleged…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan’s close aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi held from his house in Islamabad
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested by police from his house here on Saturday. Qureshi, 67, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Kejriwal announces ten guarantees including free electricity
Raipur: Seeking to make inroads in Chhattisgarh, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced ten “guarantees” for the upcoming assembly polls in the Congress-ruled state including free electricity, monthly ‘samman…
- Sports
Asia Cup: Indian squad could have additional members, Dravid to be part of selection
New Delhi: The Indian selection panel, led by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to go for a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in order to check out all possible options ahead…
- India
Police demolish ‘illegal’ properties of drug peddlers in Faridabad
Faridabad: Police razed the houses of three alleged drug peddlers on Saturday during a special demolition drive against properties illegally acquired by them, officials said. According to the police, the alleged drug…
- India
Manipur students’ body stages rally over Shah’s illegal immigrants’ remark
Churachandpur: Manipur’s Joint Students’ Body (JSB) on Saturday staged a rally in Churachandpur in protest against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament that the state’s present crisis was due to…
- India
Govt imposes 40% export duty on onion to improve local supplies
New Delhi: The government on Saturday imposed a 40 percent duty on the export of onions to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market. The Finance Ministry through a…
