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BJP Mahila Morcha protests in Jammu over derogatory remarks against PM Modi, late mother

Jammu, Aug. 31 -- BJP Mahila Morcha leaders and workers on Sunday staged a protest in Jammu against the derogatory remarks allegedly made by a Congress worker against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ... Read More


IRS confirms there are no plans for September 2025 stimulus checks, only tax refunds being issued

India, Aug. 31 -- In recent weeks, there has been some chatter on social media about possible federal stimulus checks coming in September 2025. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed there a... Read More


Statement on Sikhs at US event: Rahul Gandhi moves Allahabad HC against Varanasi court order

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 31 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached the Allahabad high court against an order of a special MP-MLA court of Varanasi that had directed a subordinate court to hear afresh a... Read More


Prabowo orders firm action to protect officials, state facilities

Jakarta, Aug. 31 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called on security forces to take firm action against any threats, including those targeting the homes of public officials and state facil... Read More


Chief Justice orders reconstitution of 65 High Court benches

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The Supreme Court has reconstituted 65 benches of the High Court Division, directed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed. The benches were reorganised on Thursday, and began judicial ... Read More


Mint Explainer: India's Q1 GDP numbers beat expectations. But the devil is in the details

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- India's economic growth in the first quarter of FY2025-26 came as a big surprise. The economy clocked a five-quarter high growth of 7.8%, defying expectations of a slowdown. Min... Read More


After Jamaat, NCP now wants Yunus administration to outlaw Jatiya Party

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Echoing Jamaat-e-Islami's call, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has urged the government to take effective measures to suspend all organisational activities of the Jatiya Party. Af... Read More


Tree felling reported in Faridabad's 'deemed forest' Aravalli tract

India, Aug. 31 -- Environmental activists have flagged large-scale felling of trees and clearing of vegetation in Sarai Khwaja village in Faridabad's Aravallis, an area declared a "deemed forest" by t... Read More


rRs.r1,600cr GST refunds to be released before Diwali: Delhi CM

India, Aug. 31 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday announced that nearly Rs.1,600 crore of pending GST refunds to traders in the national capital will be released before Diwali. These refunds have... Read More


Dog feeders attacked across Delhi as civic bodies continue to earmark spots

India, Aug. 31 -- A spate of violent attacks is targeting dog feeders across Delhi and the national capital region (NCR), which the feeders said have left them injured and traumatised following the re... Read More