Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday criticised the Samajwadi Party’s outreach to the Brahmin community, claiming that the latter warming up to them was for a motive and a politically driven move.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, informed Parliament on Friday that as many as 4,052 seafarers have been repatriated from the Gulf region and 62 India-bound vessels have successfully transited Strait of Hormuz (as on August 3), out of which 23 were Indian flagged and 39 under foreign flags.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Delhi and the adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed continuous rainfall on Friday, bringing much-needed relief from heat and humidity but also causing widespread waterlogging and traffic disruptions across several areas.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday attacked the Congress party, accusing it of adopting "double standards" in dealing with the BJP-led Centre and the Opposition-ruled states, particularly Jharkhand, regarding allegations of exam irregularities.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra on Friday called the Datia bypoll defeat a "personal loss" while expressing his willingness to continue working for the party without holding any specific post.
Amaravati, Aug 7 (IANS) In a shocking case, an engineering student stabbed his girlfriend to death, with whom he allegedly had an affair, in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
Gandhinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel marked National Handloom Day on Friday by purchasing handloom products from the state-run Garvi Gurjari outlet in Gandhinagar, joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationwide appeal to support India's handloom sector and rural artisans.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Parliament has approved the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill 2026, aimed at addressing payment delays faced by MSMEs and simplifying dispute resolution, with the Lok Sabha passing the Bill on Friday after the Rajya Sabha cleared it on Monday.
New Delhi/Bhopal, Aug 7 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of two media reports highlighting serious human rights concerns involving schoolchildren in Madhya Pradesh and has sought detailed reports from the state authorities within two weeks.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Centre on Friday said that coordinated action by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), including geo-blocking of command-and-control (C2) servers through the Sahyog Portal, has protected more than 10,000 Indians from a WhatsApp account takeover campaign.
