Rahul, Tejashwi shamelessly lying, making baseless allegations: Ravi Shankar Prasad

IANS | August 24, 2025 6:42 PM

Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday launched a scathing critique of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, the duo leading the charge against Nitish Kumar government on Bihar's electoral turf, and accused them of dishing out false claims and lies on a daily basis.

Torrential rains once again expose chaotic and fragmented goverance of Karachi: Report

IANS | August 24, 2025 6:41 PM

Karachi, Aug 24 (IANS) The recent torrential rains have once again exposed the chaotic and fragmented governance of Karachi, with the widespread flooding reviving the confusion on which agency or municipal body is responsible for basic services, further causing anger among people and leading to debates regarding how the city is governed, as per a report.

Every challenge is an opportunity: NCW chairperson at Shakti Samvad

IANS | August 23, 2025 6:28 PM

Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar, speaking at Shakti Samvad in Mumbai on Saturday, said that for women’s rights and empowerment, challenges are inevitable, but each challenge brings an opportunity.

Madhya Pradesh announces 60-day remission for 14,000 prisoners

IANS | August 23, 2025 1:46 PM

Bhopal, Aug 23 (IANS) In a humanitarian gesture coinciding with the celebration of “Shri Krishna Janmashtami,” which occurred on August 16, the Madhya Pradesh government has announced a 60-day remission for thousands of convicted prisoners across the state.

Monsoon-related disasters: ICR-ER organises seminar for integration with Emergency Operation Centres of states, UTs

IANS | August 22, 2025 11:31 PM

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) on Friday organised a seminar in the national capital in the wake of monsoon-related disasters in some parts of the country, an official said, adding the objective of the meeting was to ensure seamless integration with the Emergency Operation Centres (EOCs) of all states and union territories.