Bihar STF compiles list of 350 contract killers, launches crackdown
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) The Bihar Police Special Task Force (STF) has prepared a database of more than 350 suspected contract killers operating across the state and launched a special drive to apprehend them, a senior STF official said on Friday. Addressing…
NCP (SP) belongs to Sharad Pawar; SC fight is about morality: Supriya Sule
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) working president and MP Supriya Sule on Friday said that the faction founded by Sharad Pawar continues to wage an organisational fight in the Supreme Court, describing it as a battle…
BRICS Tourism Ministers adopt Jaipur Declaration
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) Under India’s Chairship, the meeting of BRICS Tourism Ministers concluded in Jaipur on Friday with the consensus adoption of the BRICS Tourism Ministers’ Communiqué 2026 (Jaipur Declaration), providing a framework to strengthen…
Rajasthan Assembly adjourned sine die, proceedings lasted for 66 mins in total on second day
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) The sixth session of the 16th Rajasthan Assembly was adjourned sine die on Friday. Before adjourning the House, Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani clarified the entry protocol for the Assembly complex and stressed the need to maintain…
Eastern Railway reviews progress in Bishnupur link via Tarakeswar
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Eastern Railway (ER) carried out an inspection of the Goghat-Kamarpukur-Jairambati section that will connect Bishnupur in the Bankura district to Tarakeswar in Hooghly. This line, once completed, will be an alternate and more…
Rajasthan urban body polls: State Election Commission holds meet with political parties
Jaipur, Aug 21 (IANS) A meeting to review preparations for the upcoming urban local body polls was held on Friday at the conference hall of the State Election Commission in the Government Secretariat complex, under the chairmanship of Rajasthan State…
Delhi: Kapil Mishra calls for family, protection, dignity for children at ‘Swanath Sammelan-2026’
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra on Friday said that the true measure of a society’s development is not merely the construction of roads, bridges, buildings and airports, but ensuring that every child becomes a part of the…
Formula 1: Russell pips Norris to Zandvoort Sprint pole in thrilling qualifying
Zandvoort, Aug 21 (IANS) George Russell returned from the Formula One summer break in style, securing pole position for the Zandvoort Sprint after edging McLaren’s Lando Norris by just 0.041 seconds in a closely fought Sprint Qualifying session on…
MEA Secretary Ranganathan calls on Lebanon PM, discusses bilateral cooperation
Beirut, Aug 21 (IANS) Secretary (CPV and OIA) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sripriya Ranganathan, on Friday called on Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon, and discussed building on the strong platform of bilateral cooperation. “Amb.…
India-UK review defence industrial cooperation and ten-year road map
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 25th India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) Meeting with the Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) for Defence of the UK, Jeremy Pocklington, at New Delhi on Friday, where both…