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"Opposition is acting like a fugitive...running away from debate": Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Parliament deadlock

Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday criticised the Opposition, accusing them of actively evading parliamentary debates and legislative scrutiny. Speaking with ... Read More


Stage set for 80th Independence Day Celebrations at Red Fort: 'Vande Mataram' to be rendered for first time as part of celebrations

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the 80th Independence Day Celebrations from the Red Fort in Delhi on August 15. The grand event is set to commemorate 150 years of the end... Read More


"Several measures" to make Kailash Mansarovar Yatra affordable, accessible and safe: MoS MEA Kirti Vardhan Singh

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Thursday said the government has taken several measures to make the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra affordable, accessible ... Read More


"Strategic gateway to Southeast Asia": Union Minister Margherita highlights Assam's role under 'Act East Policy'

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- Minister of State for External Affairs (MEA) Pabitra Margherita on Thursday said Assam is central to India's Act East Policy and serves as the country's "strategic gateway to Sou... Read More


US-Israel-Iran War Live News: Iran Lawmaker Claims Strait of Hormuz More Valuable than Nuclear Weapons for Country Strategically, Says 'Hormuz is a Blessing'

India, Aug. 13 -- Alireza Salimi, a member of Iran's parliament's presiding board, stated that the strategic value of the Strait of Hormuz surpasses that of nuclear weapons, describing the waterway as... Read More


YEIDA says drainage system at Jewar airport remained fully functional during heavy rainfall

New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- In Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has clarified that there was no waterlogging on the Jewar International airport's runway or apron area. Regar... Read More


Brazil orders Discord to suspend livestreams after teen's suicide

SAO PAULO, Aug. 13 -- Brazil's data protection agency on Wednesday ordered Discord to suspend livestreams, accusing the messaging platform of failing to protect children and adolescents after a teen g... Read More


Kharge raises Uttarakhand post-rally 'purification', Rajya Sabha chair seeks probe

India, Aug. 13 -- Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radha Krishnan on Thursday instructed the government to conduct a thorough inquiry into the alleged "purification of a site" where Congress president Mallikar... Read More


Zambia votes with president's economic record on the line

France, Aug. 13 -- Zambia went to the polls Thursday with economic hardship testing President Hakainde Hichilema's record as he seeks a second term to govern the copper-rich nation. Polling stations ... Read More


UN Special Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers raises alarm over judges' tenure extension

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- The United Nations has voiced critical concern regarding a proposed constitutional amendment by the Sri Lankan government aimed at extending the retirement age of superior court ... Read More