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197,000 objections, 29,000 inclusion requests filed in Bihar SIR: Election Commission

India, Aug. 31 -- The Election Commission released its first disaggregated breakdown of Bihar's contentious voter roll revision exercise on Saturday, revealing that nearly 200,000 objections have been... Read More


Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

Published on, Aug. 31 -- August 31, 2025 1:00 AM A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levie... Read More


"Four-engine govt failing badly in Delhi": AAP's Priyanka Kakkar criticises BJP over crime incidents

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar has criticised the BJP government for not maintaining law and order in the national capital, claiming that crime has increased here. ... Read More


US court rules global tariffs levied by Trump are illegal. What are his options

India, Aug. 31 -- A federal appeals court in the US has ruled that President Donald Trump's global tariffs, including the 50% duties imposed on India, were illegally applied, dealing a major blow to t... Read More


2 dead in blast at firecracker factory in UP's Lucknow

India, Aug. 31 -- At least two people died in a blast at a firecracker factory in Gudamba police station area of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Sunday morning. Initial reports suggested that four to five ... Read More


Secret-ariat: How govt moves offices, in the dead of night

India, Aug. 31 -- Government departments and ministries are moving offices under cover of darkness, with mobile phone bans, signed evidence seals and escorts being central to a mammoth administrative ... Read More


Oli-Bhandari rift deepens as UML defers central committee meeting ahead of statute convention

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- If it had taken place as announced, the CPN-UML's central committee meeting would have been held on Friday. The meeting was called to endorse the statute draft to be presented at... Read More


Mercedes-Benz to Audi: Luxury carmakers seek clarity on GST, hopes to regain sales momentum in festive season

India, Aug. 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his speech on August 15, hinted that the government is working on a simplified and restructured GST regime, which would be implemented during thi... Read More


CM defends Banu Mushtaq's selection; slams BJP resistance

Mysuru, Aug. 31 -- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today strongly defended the selection of noted Kannada writer and International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year's Dasara, assert... Read More


Any party allying with BJP will face defeat in Tamil Nadu: Congress' Karti Chidambaram

Chennai, Aug. 31 -- Congress MP Karti Chidambaram alleged that any party which forms an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tamil Nadu will face defeat in the upcoming 2026 assembly elec... Read More