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'Centre overlooks Bengal's demand for Indo-Bhutan river commission'

Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Ritabrata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD&GR) under the Union Minist... Read More


OBC quota case: SC junks Bengal govt's plea for urgent hearing

Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- The Supreme Court has reportedly declined the Bengal government's request for an early hearing in the case relating to the state's Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificate notifica... Read More


30 Oppn MPs were invited for meeting, no one turned up: Election Commission

India, Aug. 12 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said it had invited Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and up to 30 Opposition MPs for a meeting at noon, but the delegation did not atten... Read More


CM Stalin backs Rahul Gandhi on vote theft allegations

India, Aug. 12 -- Backing Congress leader and leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's allegations on 'voter fraud', Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Monday sai... Read More


India upset over Munir's U.S. reception as strategic play

Pakistan, Aug. 12 -- Pakistan's top military leader, Field Marshal Asim Munir, recently visited the United States and received an unexpectedly warm welcome. According to Financial Times, India is unha... Read More


Andhra capital Amaravati likely to become new district

India, Aug. 12 -- Amaravati, the capital region of Andhra Pradesh, is going to be demarcated as a new district, if the Telugu Desam Party-led coalition government headed by chief minister N Chandrabab... Read More


DGCA rejects MP's claim on flight safety after Air India flight to Delhi gets diverted

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- An Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi that had five members of Parliament among its passengers was diverted to Chennai after it encountered turbulence and the pilo... Read More


CM Omar Abdullah visits Shalimar Garden to take stock of restoration works

Srinagar, Aug. 12 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today visited the historic Mughal Garden Shalimar to inspect the ongoing conservation works being undertaken with the assistance of JSW Foundation und... Read More


Parliament approves new Income Tax Bill 2025, set to replace 1961 Act after six decades

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Parliament passes new Income Tax Bill to replace IT Act, 1961. The Income Tax Bill, once enacted, will replace the archaic 6-decade-old income tax law. The legislation will make... Read More


India, Singapore to "review progress" and "deepen cooperation" at 3rd ministerial roundtable in New Delhi

Singapore City, Aug. 12 -- The third India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) will be held in New Delhi on August 13, marking an important ministerial-level platform to drive cooperation in new a... Read More