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Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav said floods had spread across around 12 to 16 districts in the state, causing extensive damage, as a central team led by Union Agriculture Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, is set to visit the state to assess the situation. Speaking to IANS, Ram Kripal Yadav said the floods had affected a large number of districts, damaging crops, houses and infrastructure and leaving lakhs of people in severe difficulty. The floods have spre

Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) The DMK has postponed its annual Mupperum Vizha, which was scheduled to be held at Kalaignar Arangam in Anna Arivalayam here on Tuesday evening, following party president M.K. Stalins sudden illness. DMK general secretary Duraimurugan announced the postponement and said the revised date for the event would be communicated later. All programmes connected to the celebration, and scheduled for Tuesday evening, have also been deferred. Stalins absence from the b

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday announced the names of the party's candidates for the forthcoming bye-elections for Nandigram Assembly Constituency in East Midnapore district and Rejinagar Assembly Constituency in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. From Nandigram, the party had fielded Hasirani Rath, the mother late Chandranath Rath, the slain personal assistant of West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, who was shot dead at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas distr

Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) It's official! Popular actress Rashmika Mandanna is to play the role of legendary carnatic singer and Bharat Ratna Awardee M S Subbulakshmi in her biopic, which is to be officially launched at the Music Academy here in the city on Wednesday on the occasion of her 110th birth anniversary celebrations. Geetha Arts, one of the production houses which is producing the film, has now also officially confirmed that the film, which is to be directed by Gowtam Tinnan

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Sri Lankan javelin star Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage's homecoming after winning the World Athletics Ultimate Championship was marked by an unfortunate setback as four of his specialised competition javelins were damaged during his return flight from Hungary. Pathirage shared pictures of his damaged javelins on his Instagram story, with a caption ad luck. In another story, he also slammed the airlines and wrote, Thank You Turkish Airlines with a broken heat e

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Pakistans tour to India for next months Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is subject to government clearance, said Pakistan's Hockey Federation (PHF) chief Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani. The Men's Asian Champions Trophy will be held from October 27 to November 5 in Jalandhar and Mohali, with the tournament featuring India, Pakistan, China, Japan, Malaysia, and Korea. Meanwhile, Oman and Bangladesh have been named as reserve teams in case of withdrawals. According to a

Digital Desk | Belagavi, Sep 15 (IANS) At least four people were burnt alive, and two others suffered severe injuries after a fire broke out following an alleged refrigerator blast caused by an electrical short circuit at a house in the Chauhan Galli area of Karnataka's Belagavi city in the early hours of Tuesday. According to police, the incident occurred after the family had celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi at home on Monday and gone to sleep. The preliminary investigation suggests that an electric

Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) Director Sajeev Pazhoor has now expressed surprise over the fact that the Censor Board has cleared his eagerly awaited next film, 'Enna Vilai', featuring Nimisha Sajayan and Karunaas in the lead, for release with a 'U/A' certificate. Sajeev Pazhoor believes his film is a clean entertainer and should have been given a 'U' certificate. Participating in a press conference in Chennai, Sajeev Pazhoor's attention was drawn to the fact that the Censor Board had cle

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Australia Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins feels that Australia might have to face a little bit of hostility when the Aussies head to South Africa for their first Test tour since the infamous Sandpaper gate incident in 2018. The Aussies will now be touring South Africa for three ODIs and as many Tests. While they have previously played white-ball cricket in South Africa, this is their first red-ball series since that 2018 incident. While Australia are curr

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis birthday, a Varanasi-based weaver has prepared a unique artistic tribute depicting the Prime Minister receiving his late mother Heeraben Modis blessings. Weaver Sarvesh Kumar Srivastava has created a special portrait of Prime Minister Modi and his mother using pure Indian silk threads. The artwork shows Heeraben blessing PM Modi, capturing an emotional moment between the mother and son through the intricate traditiona

Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) The makers of director Murugu's upcoming family entertainer, 'Ninja', featuring actors G V Prakash Kumar and Prarthana in the lead, have now announced that the unit has wrapped up the first schedule of shooting for the film. Taking to its X timeline, Soldiers' Factory, the production house producing the film, wrote, Thats a wrap on Ninjas first schedule! The first chapter is done, but the fun has just begun. More exciting updates coming soon. Stay tuned!@sin

Digital Desk | Kalaburagi, Sep 15 (IANS)Karnataka Home, IT-BT and e-Governance Minister and Kalaburagi district in-charge Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday appealed to the public, youth, students and families to participate in large numbers in the 79th Kalyana Karnataka Utsav-2026, to be held in Kalaburagi on September 16 and 17. A variety of cultural, music, dance and entertainment programmes have been organised at different venues across the city to celebrate the history, art, culture, tradit

Digital Desk | Kozhikode, Sep 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorates latest revelations in the CMRL-Exalogic case, that surfaced in the media on Tuesday, showing some purported documents allegedly containing pages of a diary linked to Veena Vijayan, rattled the CPI(M), which is holding a three-day convention in Kerala. The EDs 25-page communication to the State Police Chief, details of which were out in the media, on the concluding day of the three-day CPI(M) meeting, alleges that documents seiz

Digital Desk | Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) The makers of diredctor Rahul Sankrityan's eagerly awaited period film, 'Ranabaali', featuring actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, have now disclosed that the Back Ground Music (BGM) for the first half of the film has already been completed and that the film will be ready, well ahead of its release date of October 16 this year. The makers, using the official handle of the film, wrote, #Ranabaali is arriving in theatres on October 1

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to legendary Indian engineer and statesman Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya on the occasion of National Engineers' Day and lauded the contributions of engineers in building, innovating and creating solutions for a better tomorrow. National Engineers' Day is observed across India every year on September 15 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one of the country's foremost ci

Digital Desk | Seoul, Sep 15 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to expand and deepen joint work with Moscow in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, state media reported Tuesday, amid the two nations' strengthening military and economic ties. Kim expressed his deep thanks to Putin in a reply to the Russian president's recent congratulatory message marking North Korea's 78th founding anniversary that fell on September 9, reports Yonhap, quoting the Korean Central News Agenc

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Instagram creator and biker Sia has strongly rejected the version of events presented by Kalyan Bainsla, the man accused of hitting her motorcycle with a car in Haryana's Gurugram, questioning his claim that he felt 'sorry' for her after the incident. In a nearly three-minute video posted on social media, Sia directly responded to Bainsla's interview to a reporter and said the footage of the incident clearly contradicted his account. The video begins with

Digital Desk | Ballia, Sep 15 (IANS) A 35-year-old man was beaten to death with sticks by a group of men in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, officials said on Tuesday, adding that a search is underway to apprehend those involved in the attack. The incident took place near Kaithi (Mathiya), beyond Malipur village, on Monday night when the accused stopped the motorcycle on which Umesh Chaurasia was travelling and attacked him with sticks. According to police, Chaurasia, a resident of Karni village

Digital Desk | Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) Fishermen from nine coastal villages will hold a consultation meeting at Pattinapakkam on Tuesday to discuss their opposition to the Vijay-led TVK governments proposal to construct a new Secretariat complex in the coastal neighbourhood. The meeting will take place in front of the Mullikuppam Social Welfare Centre under the auspices of the Mullikuppam-Srinivasapuram and Mullimanagar fishing village panchayat councils. Representatives of fishing villages stret

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by PB Agro, the company associated with Vimal Elaichi, challenging show-cause notices issued by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over an alleged surrogate advertisement for Vimal pan masala. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed the petition, holding that the matter did not fall within the Delhi High Court's territorial jurisdi

Digital Desk | Jaipur, Sep 14 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s strong performance in the concluded civic body elections was the result of the tireless efforts of party workers and the public's faith in the development agenda of the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state. Addressing the media at the state BJP headquarters, Chief Minister Sharma dedicated the party's victory to its workers and said the election verdict

Digital Desk | Barwani (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 14 (IANS) More than 26,000 cannabis plants weighing over 27 quintals and valued at more than Rs 1.15 crore have been seized from five fields in remote forest and hilly areas of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district, police said on Monday. The action was carried out under Operation Green Strike, in which 12 teams comprising more than 400 police personnel from Barwani, Khargone and Khandwa districts conducted simultaneous searches in 19 villages under the V

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) A sub-inspector of the West Bengal Police was found dead in mysterious circumstances at the barracks of the Habra Police Station in the state's North 24 Parganas district on Monday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Biswanath Sen, posted at the Habra Police Station, and a resident of the Maheshtala area of South 24 Parganas district. Police officials said that Sen was on night duty on Sunday and there was no abnormality in his behaviour. However

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Major Bhupinder Singh Dhillon Badal, a close relative of the late Parkash Singh Badal, who served for 25 years as Political Secretary to the former Punjab Chief Minister and as a Minister in the Akali government from 1997 to 2002, on Monday, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of State party President Kewal Singh Dhillon, in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. His father, late Gurraj Singh Dhillon Badal, serv

Digital Desk | Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) More than 1,000 young volunteers from across the country will take part in a 21-day Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Seva Yatra connecting Prime Minister Narendra Modis childhood home town of Vadnagar in Gujarat with his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, organisers said on Monday. The Varanasi to Vadnagar Seva Yatra will begin on September 17 and continue until October 7, with participants travelling simultaneously in two directions

Digital Desk | Patna, Sep 14 (IANS) A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) would be implemented in all BJP-ruled states before 2029, NDA constituent LJP-Ram Vilas President and Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Monday called for wider consultations before any decision on the measure is taken. Paswan, in a post on his official X handle, said India's social fabric is diverse, with different communities having their own customs, traditions, and practices

Digital Desk | Guwahati, Sep 14 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday welcomed the inclusion of the Guwahati Declaration in the BRICS New Delhi Declaration, describing it as a significant boost to international cooperation against narcotics trafficking. The Guwahati Declaration, adopted by the Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies of BRICS member countries, has now received formal recognition through its reference in the declaration adopted at the BRICS summit. Chief Minister Sarma sai

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India's star opener Shafali Verma spoke on her change in approach for big games after having recently powered India to an eighth title in the Women's Asia Cup with a win over Sri Lanka in the final. Shafali made 68 from 39 balls to set things with the bat, along with Smriti Mandhana as the two put up 129 runs for the opening wicket as India won by 72 runs later while defending 183. Shafali and Mandhana sat down with each other to reflect on their performan

Digital Desk | Los Angeles, Sep 14 (IANS) Music producer Scooter Braun has reflected on his rue partnership with Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney, as he shared a heartfelt tribute for the actress on her 29th birthday. The actress recently celebrated her special day, and her boyfriend marked the occasion by posting a video showing the couple dancing outside a castle admitting the actress surprised him and describing her as he exception to every rule. He wrote in the caption, Happy birthday to t

Digital Desk | Jaipur, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress has delivered a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan's Pali Municipal Corporation, turning the party's traditional stronghold into a closely contested political battleground. Pali is the home district of Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore, who has served as the party's Pali district president several times and was a two-time MLA from Sumerpur. In a significant setback for the BJP, Congress not only emerged as the single

Digital Desk | Madrid, Sep 14 (IANS) FC Barcelona maintained their perfect start to the season with a 4-2 win away to Levante, while Real Madrid also won and La Liga saw its first managerial casualty of the campaign. Atletico Madrid won 3-0 away to Real Sociedad thanks to an 84th-minute penalty from Alejandro Grimaldo and a debut goal from Jonathan David, which settled an otherwise even contest. Deportivo La Coruna remained unbeaten on its return to La Liga after a 1-1 draw away to Getafe. Here

Digital Desk | Sanaa, Sep 14 (IANS) Yemen's Houthi group said Monday that it had launched dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at a major military air base in southwestern Saudi Arabia, marking a significant escalation in the widening cross-border confrontation. In a statement carried by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group fired dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, a southwestern Saudi city near the Yemeni bo

Digital Desk | Seoul, Sep 14 (IANS) India's annual cultural festival in South Korea will kick off this week, featuring traditional dance performances and workshops in cities across the country, the Indian Embassy in Seoul said Monday. The 12th edition of 'Sarang - The Festival of India in Korea' will run from Tuesday through September 22 in Seoul, the southeastern cities of Busan and Gimhae, the southwestern city of Gwangju and other regions, according to the Indian Embassy. Launched in 2015, th

Digital Desk | Guwahati, Sep 14 (IANS) The family of Ramanuj Goswami, the accused husband in the brutal murder of his wife Riya Talukdar, has refused to take custody of his body, alleging that Goswami was killed in an encounter and announcing plans to seek legal remedies over his death. Goswami's father, Tarun Goswami, said the family would neither travel to Guwahati to receive the body nor approach the police for its handover. He alleged that his son had been encountered and said the family had

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress founder and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to stay out of poll contest in next month's Assembly by-elections despite being urged and encouraged by colleagues both former and present renewing discussions over her larger political interests. Her 15 years of uninterrupted rule ended this year with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning convincingly, and her close aide-turned-bitter adversary Suvendu Adhika

Digital Desk | Dhanbad, Sep 14 (IANS) Bunty Khan, brother of notorious gangster Prince Khan, was arrested by Dhanbad Police at Kolkata Airport with the assistance of West Bengal Police while attempting to flee to Dubai using forged documents, officials said on Monday. According to police, he was apprehended by a special team moments before boarding an international flight. Following his arrest, police on Monday paraded him through Dhanbad with a rope tied around his waist. Bunty Khan had been on

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) 'Modi Katha', a book highlighting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's humane side, depicting compassion, affection, and sensitivity, will be released at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) here on September 17 to commemorate his birthday. Authored by well-known journalist, columnist and writer Harish Chandra Burnwal, the book will be formally launched by Minister of State for Law and Justice (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs, Arj

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday lauded the Indian women's cricket team for their Asia Cup win, stating that the players are a source of great inspiration for India's youth, while adding that they have made the country proud. India won the Women's Asia Cup for a record-extending eighth time, defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the 2026 Asia Cup final on Sunday. In a post on X, President Murmu said, My heartiest congratulations to all the members of Team In

Digital Desk | London, Sep 14 (IANS) The remarks of US President Donald Trump on the unification of Ireland and Britain's Northern Ireland have sparked strong opposition from Britain. During a two-day visit to Ireland, Trump said on Saturday he would love to see the unification of Ireland and Britain's Northern Ireland, Xinhua news agency reported. President Trump is shooting from the hip as usual, just like he did with Greenland and Canada becoming the 51st state, said Conservative Party leader

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya were among the political leaders who congratulated the Indian women's team for winning the Asia Cup 2026 after beating Sri Lanka in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The ministers showered their praise on the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team for clinching their eighth continental showpiece in Dubai. Shah hailed the women's side, emphasising

Digital Desk | Dubai, Sep 14 (IANS) The Indian women's team opted not to take the Asia Cup 2026 trophy from Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi after winning the continental showpiece for the record-extending eighth time, following their 72-run win against Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. However, the Indian women's team did not turn up to receive their trophy from Naqvi, who is also the Federal Minister for Interior in Pakistan. On the sidelines, BCCI secretary Dev

Digital Desk | Dubai, Sep 13 (IANS) India captain Harmanpreet Kaur heaped praise on her team after winning the eighth Women's Asia Cup title by beating Sri Lanka in the 2026 final by 72 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Kaur called her team a great one and emphasised that they played to their standards to lift the continental showpiece yet again. We feel this way because we know how much potential we have, and we have a great team. I think we played to our standards beca

Digital Desk | Balaghat, Sep 13 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress will launch a mass movement on September 15 against the deaths of more than 30 tribal children in the Birsa region of Balaghat district. State Congress President Jitu Patwari will lead a 'Nyay Yatra' (March for justice) from city's Ambedkar Chowk to the district collector's office after a public meeting. The grand old party has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of apathy and a step-motherly attitude towards the

Digital Desk | Kitakyushu, Sep 13 (IANS) Japan booked their place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after defeating Iran 3-0 in the final of the AVC Mens Volleyball Asian Championship on Sunday, successfully defending their continental title on home soil. The hosts produced a composed performance in Kitakyushu to beat Iran 25-21, 26-24, 25-23 and claim their 12th Asian Championship crown. The victory also secured Japan one of the qualification quotas for the 2028 Olympics, where they will jo

Digital Desk | Dubai, Sep 13 (IANS) India all-rounder Deepti Sharma heaped praise on the record 129-run stand between openers Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana for providing the platform for the Women in Blue to post a strong total of 183/5 in the Asia Cup 2026 final against Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Deepti highlighted that the Indian team had hoped to get to 180-190, as the pitch in Dubai was better to bat on in the final. We were looking for 1

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and Rajya Sabha member, Samik Bhattacharya, on Sunday welcomed the decision of the state government for closure notices to 252 madrasahs in the state, most 'kharijis' (unrecognised). The state government had at the same time slapped show-cause notices to 100 more madrasahs in the state asking them to cite reasons why similar closure notices will not be served to them. The closure and show-cause notices were

Digital Desk | Dubai, Sep 13 (IANS) India posted a strong total of 183/5 against Sri Lanka in the final of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, riding on half-centuries from Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana and their record 129-run opening stand. Shafali (68 off 39 balls) smashed the fastest fifty in the history of the Asia Cup, reaching her milestone in just 24 balls to give the Women in Blue a strong platform alongside Mandhana, who made a composed 5

Digital Desk | Guwahati, Sep 13 (IANS) The Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit back at Congress General Secretary In-charge of Assam and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel over his criticism of the state government's handling of floods and rising prices, calling his remarks laughable and questioning his own record in office. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in Guwahati, party spokesperson Brojen Mahanta said Baghel was not in a position to lecture

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Sep 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking a decisive stand and endorsing Operation Sindoor to answer a terrorist attack by entering Pakistans territory. Speaking at the 52nd India Gems and Jewellery Awards ceremony in Mumbai, HM Shah said, Who could have imagined that a terrorist attack would be answered by entering Pakistans territory, and that the country would have a Prime Minister capable of taking such a decis