Assam flood: Nadda visits relief camps, assures full assistance from Centre
Assam flood: Nadda visits relief camps, assures full assistance from Centre Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) Union Health Minister, J.P. Nadda, on Wednesday assured Assam of the Centre’s unwavering support for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in…
Savarkar opposed cow worship, favoured protection based on utility: Grandnephew tells court
Pune, Aug 5 (IANS) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar regarded the cow as a “useful” animal deserving protection for its practical value to society, but did not support the idea of worshipping it as a deity, according to his grandnephew Satyaki…
Six students detained after suspected ragging assault in Karnataka private college
Mangaluru, Aug 5 (IANS) A suspected ragging incident at a reputed private college in Mangaluru left a first-year student with serious neck injuries, following an alleged assault by a group of senior students, police said on Wednesday. The incident…
Two die of electrocution at sweet shop in Bihar’s Bhojpur
Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) Two people, including a sweet shop owner, lost their lives after suffering an electric shock at a shop in the Chandi police station area of Bhojpur district on Wednesday morning, officials said. The incident took place at a sweet shop…
ED searches premises linked to YSR Congress leader in chit fund scam case
Visakhapatnam, Aug 5 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises linked to YSR Congress Party leader Malla Vijaya Prasad in a chit fund scam case. The ED officials conducted simultaneous searches at five places…
Independence Day tableaux in Kolkata to highlight welfare schemes of Centre, West Bengal govt
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) From Annapurna Yojana and VB-G Ram G ACT, 2025 to PM Awas Yojana and free bus rides for women, this time, the Independence Day tableaux in Kolkata will be decorated with the theme of various welfare projects of the central…
Bengal STF raids residences of absconding Tulu Mondal’s relatives
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police was conducting marathon raids and search operations on the residences of two brothers-in-law of Tulu Mondal a.k.a. Mohammad Nazibuddin, the absconding stone quarry owner from…
PoK unrest leaves Lashkar, Jaish, Hizbul leaderships on backfoot; weakens Kashmir narrative
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The ongoing confrontation between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has left several terror outfits increasingly frustrated. Groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen,…
‘Rahul disrupting Parliament to avoid discussion’, says BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of deliberately disrupting Parliament to avoid a discussion on the Modi government’s record…
Not just battle, heartbeat of our freedom: CM Sarma’s tribute to Ahom martyrs
Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday paid tribute to the martyrs of the historic Alaboi Ron, describing their sacrifice as one of the defining chapters in the state’s history and a symbol of unwavering…