- India
SC directs Uttarakhand HC to decide plea over Haridwar temple row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttarakhand High Court to decide the plea of “sevayat” of the Maa Chandi Devi Temple in Haridwar, seeking a stay on an order…
- India
Atleast 10 dead in rain-hit Maharashtra; next 48 hours crucial: CM
Mumbai: Rains pummelled most parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday, leaving 10 persons dead, bringing Mumbai to a near standstill, damaging properties and crops, and prompting the authorities to shift hundreds to safer…
- India
Bihar cabinet approves Rs 100 uniform fee for prelims of all recruitment exams
Patna: The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday, August 19, approved the proposal of a uniform fee of Rs 100 for the preliminary exams of all recruitment drives in the state, an official said.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Krishna, Godavari rivers receiving heavy floodwater inflows in Andhra
Amaravati: Krishna and Godavari rivers, along with several other irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh are receiving heavy floodwater inflows due to downpours across many places in the state, said an official on…
- India
Photos: Mumbai reels under torrential rain
Mumbai: Heavy rains battered Mumbai for the second day on Tuesday, flooding streets and severely disrupting road traffic and local train services, considered as the city’s lifeline, officials said. Nearly 350 persons…
- India
PM Modi will travel to China for SCO Summit: NSA Doval
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China to attend the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday during his talks…
- India
BJP using Nitish till Bihar polls: Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar
Gaya Ji: Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday claimed that the BJP’s sole agenda is to use Nitish Kumar till the Bihar assembly elections and then “discard” him to install their own…
- India
Rahul Gandhi will become PM after next Lok Sabha polls: Tejashwi at Bihar rally
Nawada: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday asserted that the youth have resolved to remove the “old and rickety” NDA government in the state, and make Congress leader Rahul Gandhi the prime…
- India
SC starts hearing on Presidential Reference on timeline for assent to bills
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced hearing on the Presidential Reference, which raised constitutional questions on whether the court can impose timelines for Governors and the President to deal with…
- Politics
BJP leaders turned into EC spokespersons: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Claiming a nexus between the BJP and the Election Commission, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday alleged that leaders of the ruling party at the Centre have become…
- News
EC seeks details after Rahul Gandhi flags voter deletions in Bihar
Patna: The Election Commission on Monday sought details of a group of people in Bihar who, during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’, claimed that their names were wrongfully deleted from…
- India
Shubhanshu Shukla meets PM Modi, gifts tricolour that travelled to space
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla who became the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS). Shukla, who was part of…
- India
Adani says ‘No Connection’, amid HC frustration over 3,000 bigha allotment
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has slammed the Assam government for allotting 3,000 bighas of land to a private cement factory in the state’s tribal-majority Dima Hasao district, and observed whether this…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP accuses Andhra CM of ‘silencing’ media over Amaravati floods
Amaravati: Senior YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu on Monday claimed that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is trying to “conceal” Amaravati floods by registering false cases against the media. The former minister said…
- News
EAM Jaishankar, Chinese FM Wang Yi hold talks in Delhi
New Delhi: India and China should adopt a “candid and constructive” approach in moving ahead in the engagement after a difficult period and it must be based on mutual respect, mutual sensitivity…
