Telangana announces CBI probe into Kaleshwaram project

IANS | September 1, 2025 8:31 AM

Hyderabad, Sep 1 (IANS) The Telangana government on Monday decided to hand over to the CBI the case relating to alleged irregularities in the construction of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project during the BRS rule.

HM Amit Shah to review flood-hit areas in Jammu today

IANS | September 1, 2025 7:07 AM

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah is visiting Jammu on Sunday to review the devastation caused by recent heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, and soil erosion across the region.

India looks to gain as trade ties with China improve

IANS | August 31, 2025 9:53 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, India may use this engagement to strengthen trade ties with China, even as it faces pressure from the United States over tariffs and its relationship with Russia, reports said.

Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan’s colony of silence and resistance (IANS Analysis)

IANS | August 31, 2025 9:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Gilgit-Baltistan is a land of majestic mountains and proud people. Unfortunately, it has been suffering the brutality of Pakistani establishment for decades. The latest incident involves a recent clash in Sost Valley, where Pakistani police attacked peaceful protesters. Traders of Gilgit-Baltistan had blocked the routes in desperation, demanding their voices be heard. But they faced the wrath of the state machinery

‘Follow due process': Bihar CEO to Congress' claim of 89 lakh complaints against SIR

IANS | August 31, 2025 9:43 PM

Patna, Aug 31 (IANS) Hours after the Congress claimed that the party had submitted "89 lakh complaints" to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding alleged irregularities in Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Singh Gunjiyal issued a sharp rebuttal on Sunday, saying that the figure was "unverified" and any such complaints must be filed in the prescribed format.