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251 Lok Sabha MPs, 14 Chief Ministers face criminal cases: Report to SC

India, Aug. 17 -- A report on the criminalisation of politics submitted to the Supreme Court has found that 251 of 543 Lok Sabha members and 75 of 233 Rajya Sabha members face criminal cases, with mor... Read More


7 women die in Bihar temple stampede; Shah, CM express grief

India, Aug. 17 -- Seven women devotees died and 25 people were injured in a stampede near the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred due to ... Read More


Vignesh Vermula, Saranya Devi win Asian Junior Chess Championship blitz titles

India, Aug. 17 -- India made a strong start to the Asian Junior Chess Championship, with Vignesh Vermula and Saranya Devi claiming the titles in the Open and Girls blitz sections respectively here on ... Read More


Three children drown in Gorakhpur pond while taking bath on Nag Panchami

India, Aug. 17 -- Three children drowned in a pond in the Bansgaon area on Monday, August 17 while they had gone for a bath on Nag Panchami, police said. According to villagers, several children had g... Read More


Himanta defends move to limit eco-sensitive zone around Kaziranga to 1 km

India, Aug. 17 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, August 17 defended his government's move to approach the Centre for notifying a one-km radius around the Kaziranga National Park a... Read More


Bengal to unveil new policy, provide land for industry without forcible acquisition from farmers: CM

India, Aug. 17 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday, August 17, said his government would soon introduce a comprehensive investment and land policy, and provide land for industries... Read More


'Why make girls dance': Zaira Wasim slams JK Waqf Board over school event

India, Aug. 17 -- Former actor Zaira Wasim has questioned the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board's involvement in Independence Day celebrations at a Kashmir school, asking why young girls were made to perfo... Read More


INC has accepted it has become 'Dimagi Naxal Congress', says BJP

India, Aug. 17 -- The BJP on Monday, August 17 launched a fresh attack on the Congress over its senior leader P Chidambaram's "proud to be a dimagi Naxal" remark, saying it was an acceptance by the ma... Read More


Ram Madhav, Smriti Irani, Biplab Deb in BJP's new national team; Piyush Goyal named treasurer

India, Aug. 17 -- The BJP on Monday, August 17 announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, appointing 13 vice presidents, including Ram Madhav, Lok Sabha MP D Purandeshwari and ... Read More


Deepak Mhaskey replaces Amit Malviya as BJP social media chief

India, Aug. 17 -- The BJP on Monday appointed Chhattisgarh-based academic and party leader Deepak Mhaskey as the head of its social media department, replacing Amit Malviya, who had led the party's so... Read More