There has been an upward trend in India-China relations in the past nine months as peace and tranquillity prevailed along the border, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Tuesday as he held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on de-escalation of the frontier and related issues. Doval and Wang held the 24th round of talks under the framework of the Special Representatives mechanism, a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his visiting Chinese counterpart. In a reado

NEW DELHI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, a day after assuring External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that Beijing will resume critical exports to India including fertilisers, rare earth minerals, and tunnel boring machines addressing three long-pending Indian demands. The move, a key signal of thawing ties, came ahead of the 24th round of India-China border talks in New Delhi earlier in the day. The export assurance was viewed as a signific

A Monorail train came to a halt between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park stations in Mumbai amid downpour on Tuesday evening with fire brigade and other agencies carrying out a rescue operation using cranes. Officials said the train, which runs on an elevated track, was stuck for at least one hour. The train suffered a minor power supply issue, Mumbai Monorail said in a release. As per municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, there were around 200 passengers inside the train. #WATCH | Maharashtra: P

NEW DELHI: Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani on Tuesday questioned the Supreme Court's decision to set a deadline for State Governors and the President to grant assent to bills passed by legislatures, stating that the court cannot take over the responsibilities of the executive and attempt to ewrite the constitution. The AG submitted his argument before a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai during a hearing on the presidential reference matter. The AG, who is the

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced that it has introduced 28 key initiatives over the past six months, aimed at modernising and strengthening the countrys electoral system. In an official statement, the poll panel said the reforms, spread across six pillars stakeholder engagement, electoral system cleanup, technology adoption, electoral roll purity, ease of voting and capacity building are intended to ensure transparency, inclusivity and efficiency in upcomi

GUWAHATI: Dead cobras and kraits can also envenom, experts in Assam have found during case studies. While there are cases worldwide of envenoming by dead rattlesnakes, Assam has, for the first time anywhere, recorded three cases of envenoming, two involving dead cobras and one involving a dead krait. An article titled Death to bite: a case report of dead snake envenoming and treatment was published in the international journal Frontiers in Tropical Disease on Tuesday. Dr Susmita Thakur (zoologis

RANCHI: In a creative yet touching display of frustration, people of Pelol village under Murhu Block in Khunti marked the two-month anniversary of the bridge collapse on the Khunti-Torpa-Kolebira road by cutting a cake on the broken bridge. This unusual form of protest was chosen due to fears of potential repercussions from the state government if they were to take to the streets in a more traditional form of protest. Notably, this is the same Pelol bridge which had forced the local children int

AHMEDABAD: The state capital Gandhinagar is on edge as the Gujarat ex-Army Union continue their protest 'Operation Reservation' for the 23rd day on Tuesday. Ex-servicemen put forth their demand for job quota, land allotment, arms license approval, salary protection, and pending benefits. The Maharelli call turned tense after police detained over 50 protesters, triggering road blockades, clashes, and mass detentions. The agitation has now snowballed into a showdown, with ex-soldiers vowing to con

PATNA: Days after the Election Commission published details of over 65 lakh names deleted during the first phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, issued a notification asking the aggrieved electors to file their claims by using their Aadhaar cards. The development assumed significance in the wake of the Supreme Courts interim order asking the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar cards as eviden

CHANDIGARH: Despite paddy being sown in the state in an area of 32.49 lakh hectares -the highest area under cultivation in the past couple of decades- Punjab is likely to face paddy procurement crisis during this kharif marketing season, like last year. The reason: rice millers have declared that they will not mill the hybrid varieties of paddy. Only on Monday, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had quashed the state government's blanket ban on hybrid varieties. Punjab Rice Industry Association (

DEHRADUN: The opening day of Uttarakhand's monsoon assembly session in Bhararisain, the state's summer capital, descended into unprecedented pandemonium on Tuesday, as opposition Congress legislators unleashed a furious protest, tearing up the agenda, hurling it across the floor, and vandalising legislative property. The Bhararisain assembly, chosen to host the session despite monsoon travel challenges, witnessed chaotic scenes from the outset. Bhararisain, located in the Chamoli district's Gair

AHMEDABAD: The Cyber Crime Branch in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has busted the notorious Thakrar gang, booked in 404 cases nationwide for a Rs 16.04 crore cyber scam. Six members are behind bars, while the mastermind, Milan, operating from Dubai, remains absconding. Investigators claim he was converting fraud money into cryptocurrency and funnelling it to a Chinese syndicate, with the probe pointing to a staggering Rs 300 crore transaction trail. The crackdown began when police raided the gangs Ambawad

PATNA: The Bihar cabinet on Tuesday approved the construction of two five-star hotels at Rajgir in Nalanda district and a five star resort in Vaishali district in PPP mode to provide better and quality accommodation to the tourists visiting these places. As per the tourism departments proposal, two five star hotels will be constructed on 10 acres of land near Mela Maidan in Rajgir in Nalanda district, while a five star resort will be developed on 10 acres of land at the recently inaugurated Budd

KOLKATA: The Centre has taken initiative to construct seven new integrated check posts (ICPs) in West Bengal, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Replying to a question of BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the Centre has approved eight ICPs in West Bengal, out of which, one ICP at Petrapole is operational. Consequent upon approval of State Government of West Bengal on 21.11.2023 for land acquisition for setting up of remaining seven ICP

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday trashed as fake claims being made on social media seeking 'monetary contributions' into a government-designated bank account, in the case related to Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen. The X handle of the ministry's fact-check team -- MEA FactCheck -- also posted a screenshot of a post made by an X user in which such claims have been made. The post by the user, dated August 19, also carries a poster with a slogan 'Save Nimi

NEW DELHI: Though BJP-led NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan has an edge as the strength of the electoral college works in his favour, the Opposition's pickretired Justice B Sudershan Reddy has added more regional nuance to the Vice Presidential candidature, turning it into a South versus South contest. Interestingly, both the Congress-led INDIA bloc and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are currently more electorally focused on South India than on the North. By turning the contest into one w

DEHRADUN: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has clinched the hotly contested Nainital District Panchayat Chairman's post by a wafer-thin margin of just one vote, concluding an election fraught with political drama and allegations of abduction. Deepa Darmwal of the BJP was declared Chairman, while party colleague Devaki Bisht secured the Vice-Chairman position, ending a period of intense political wrangling and anticipation. According to the Election Office, out of 27 eligible members, only 22 cas

DEHRADUN: In a sombre development following the devastating rain-induced calamity that struck Dharali and Harsil in Uttarakhands Uttarkashi district, authorities have confirmed that DNA testing will now be the primary method for identifying bodies recovered from beneath 15 to 20 feet of debris. Fourteen days have elapsed since the disaster, and the grim search continues for dozens still missing. The decision comes as only two bodies have been recovered so far from the mounds of mud and rubble. T

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a committee to devise a strategy for utilising vast tracts of land lying unused under Noida, Greater Noida, and Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authorities (Yeida), said official sources. As per the state government sources, around four lakh hectares of land has been notified under the three authorities, but the master plans cover only about 150,000 hectares, with just 40,000 hectares having actually been acquired. The state government's

HYDERABAD: The Opposition INDIA bloc on Monday named former Judge of the Supreme Court and the first Lokayukta of Goa, Justice B. Sudershan Reddy as the candidate for the Vice-Presidential election. Justice Reddys tenure on the Supreme Court Bench included participation in several landmark rulings, notably outlaawing of Salwa Judum, a group of tribal persons mobilised for resistance against Maoists. He was also the ex-chairman of Telangana census committee. Born on July 8, 1946, in Akula Mylaram

LUCKNOW: The assault on Army jawan Kapil Singh, 26, at Bhuni toll plaza under the jurisdiction of Sarurpur police station in Meerut has snowballed into a major controversy with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) cancelling the licence of toll collection agency M/S Dharam Singh Company and imposing a fine of Rs 20 lakh on it. Meanwhile, the angry protests by local villagers continued on Tuesday. The NHAI, in a statement, condemned the conduct of the toll plaza staff and said it was

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal to set up a new airport at Kota-Bundi in Rajasthan at an estimated cost of Rs 1,507 crore. Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the greenfield airport project will be funded by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). For the airport, 1,089 acres of land will be provided free of cost by the Rajasthan government and the airport will have a capacity to handle 2 million passen

LUCKNOW: Sharda University appears to be sailing in troubled waters. While the institution has yet to clarify the circumstances surrounding the alleged death by suicide of second-year BDS student Jyoti Sharma, 21, in mid-July, reportedly due to harassment by faculty members, another tragedy has struck. A B.Tech student, 24, died by suicide on the night of 15 August in a private hostel in Knowledge Park, barely two kilometres from the campus. According to sources, police registered a case of abet

CHENNAI: IndiGo cancelled flights on the MumbaiChennai sector on Tuesday evening due to adverse weather conditions, affecting more than 200 passengers, according to Chennai Airport spokesperson. Flight 6E 5196 from Mumbai to Chennai, scheduled to arrive at 5.35 pm, and its return service 6E 5367, due to depart at 6.20 pm, were both grounded. A total of 205 passengers were booked on the outbound leg. According to the airlines station manager, travellers were informed in advance and re-accommodate

SRINAGAR: In a shocking, tragic turn of events that has left Kashmir stunned, a 14-year-old girl was murdered by her elder sister in Jammu and Kashmirs Ganderbal district. The elder sister has been arrested for killing her younger sibling and the incident has sent shockwaves across the Valley. On August 17, a 14-year-old girl was found murdered at Sehpora village in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. Her elder sister, who was accompanying her, had alleged that she was abducted by three person

NAWADA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that a partnership has been going on between the Election Commission and the BJP to steal votes, and asserted that the Mahagathbandhan will not allow even a single vote to be stolen in Bihar. Addressing a gathering at Bhagat Singh Chowk on the third day of his Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar, Gandhi said the right to vote has been given to the people by the Constitution, and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, a

NAWADA: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday asserted that the youth have resolved to remove the 'old and rickety' NDA government in the state, and make Congress leader Rahul Gandhi the prime minister after the next Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a rally on the third day of Congress' 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Nawada, Yadav also said the time has come for the young generation to get a chance to run the state. The Nitish Kumar-led government has become 'khattara' (rickety) and it needs to be urgently

The INDIA bloc on Tuesday named former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election, scheduled for September 9. The decision followed a meeting at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharges residence, where opposition leaders discussed fielding a joint nominee. All INDIA bloc parties has decided to have a common candidate, the decision has been taken unanimously. I am happy that all opposition parties have agreed to one name. It is a big achieve

JAIPUR: Rajasthans Manika Vishwakarma has been crowned Miss Universe India 2025, earning the opportunity to represent the country at the 74th Miss Universe competition, scheduled to be held in Thailand on 21 November 2025. Manika, who hails from Sri Ganganagar, described the win as a proud moment for Rajasthan and the nation. This achievement proves that dreams can take flight even from small towns, she said while addressing the media in Jaipur after her victory. Sharing her journey, Manika said

An investigation by international journalists group The Reporters Collective has revealed that as many as 80,000 voters were registered on fake or wrong addresses in three assembly constituencies in Bihar, where the Election Commission of India (ECI) has recently completed the initial phase of the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Reporters Collective report released on Sunday revealed as many as 3,590 casesof fraudulent registrations in the Pipra, Bagaha, an

RANCHI: Suspended IAS officer Vinay Choubey, who has been in jail since May 20 in connection with the Jharkhand liquor scam, has been granted default bail by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court in Ranchi under Section 187(2) of the BNSS. The court allowed bail on the condition that he must inform the court before leaving the state and not change his mobile number during the trial. He has also been directed to furnish two personal bonds of Rs 25,000 each. Choubey secured default bail as the AC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked what was wrong if the president herself seeks views through a presidential reference on whether fixed timelines can be imposed on governors and the president for acting on bills passed by state legislatures. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai posed the question when the counsel representing the opposition-ruled Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments questioned the very maintainability of the presidential reference. The bench

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China to attend the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday during his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In his televised opening remarks at a new edition of the Special Representatives' Dialogue on boundary question, Doval also highlighted the ew energy and momentum in India-China ties as well as peace along the border. There has been peace and tranquil

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Heavy rains in Kerala, especially in its central and northern districts, caused a rise in water levels in various dams and rivers in the state on Tuesday. The water levels of various dams in Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Thrissur, Wayanad and Palakkad districts of the state were at the second and hird stages of alert, according to figures released by the authorities. In Palakkad, shutters of various dams -- including Meenkara, Walayar and Siruvani -- and the Moolathara regulator w

NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Tuesday stepped up their attack against the Election Commission over the voter roll revision in Bihar, with protesting MPs holding a huge banner carrying pictures of the election commissioners and raising slogans against the poll body. The banner, which carried the picture of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and other two election commissioners in the panel Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, also had vote chor and the words 'Silent Invisible Rigging' written on them. The pro

NEW DELHI: A 47-year-old painter has been arrested along with his associates for allegedly killing his wife over suspicion of infidelity and burying her body in a graveyard in south Delhis Mehrauli area, police said on Tuesday. The womans body was exhumed 11 days later during the investigation. She is survived by her 11-year-old daughter and five-year-old son. The accused have been identified as Shabab Ali, Tanveer Khan (25), both natives of Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh, and Shahrukh Khan (2

NEW DELHI: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday assured External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar that Beijing will resume critical exports to India-- including fertilisers, rare earth minerals, and tunnel boring machines-- meeting three long-standing Indian concerns. The assurance, confirmed by sources familiar with the discussions, signals a potential step forward in rebalancing economic ties between the two Asian powers, which have faced prolonged strain since the border standoff of 2020.

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned until 2 pm on Tuesday, shortly after it convened, following strong protests by the Opposition. The uproar was sparked by Deputy Chairman Harivansh's decision to reject all 20 notices submitted for discussions on various issues. Simultaneously, the Lok Sabha also witnessed loud protests and sloganeering from the Opposition, centered around allegations of vote theft. PM Modi appeals for unanimous election of Radhakrishnan as vice president Prime Minister Narendra Modi

SRINAGAR: Hope is fading for the survival of 75 people still missing beneath the debris following a devastating flash flood and landslide triggered by a massive cloudburst in remote Chisoti village of Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district . As the search and rescue operation entered its sixth day on Tuesday, the death toll rose to 66 with the recovery of two more bodies. Rescue teams comprising personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), India

MUMBAI: A child and four other persons were killed after a speeding SUV collided with an auto-rickshaw and a truck in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred at around 10.30 pm on Monday at Pimpri Khurd village on Karad-Chiplun road in Ratnagiri, located more than 300 km from Mumbai, an official said. The speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV) hit an auto-rickshaw, which was carrying four persons including a child, and dragged the three-wheeler for some dis

GUWAHATI: Claiming that some strange people from different parts of the country were visiting Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said they will be arrested if they cross limits. Speaking to reporters at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he went on Monday night following the death of a newborn , Sarma said these people were advocates from Mumbai and Kerala. We are keeping a track of them. They had also come when the NRC was being updated in the state, and spoiled the e

JAIPUR: The ambitious AI-driven cloud seeding project at Ramgarh Dam has encountered yet another obstacle, this time from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The aviation regulator has withheld permission for drone operations at the required altitude of 10,000 feet, instead restricting flights to just 400 feet, a ceiling that experts argue renders the experiment practically unworkable. Touted as Indias first AI-powered artificial rain initiative, the project is fast becoming a sour

BHOPAL: Are the outskirts of Madhya Pradesh's capital turning into a fertile ground for the illegal manufacturing of synthetic drugs? A major drug cartel, reportedly operated by an overseas handler with key operatives active across multiple states, has been busted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with the arrest of seven individuals from four different states. At the centre of the cartel was an illicit Mephedrone drug manufacturing unit operating from Jagdishpur (Islampur) villag

NEW DELHI: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India's Gaganyaan mission around the world and scientists were keen to be part of it. In an interaction with the prime minister on Monday evening, Shukla also shared his experiences about his space journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission, adjusting to micro-gravity conditions, and the experiments he carried out on the orbital lab. The video of Shu

RANCHI: Taking cognisance of a complaint lodged by Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has issued notices to the Jharkhand Chief Secretary, Director General of Police (DGP), Godda Deputy Commissioner, and Superintendent of Police (SP). The officials have been directed to appear before the Commission within three days to explain the actions taken following complaints received after the encounter of tribal leader Surya Hansda. In his complaint, Prakas

NEW DELHI : India has made significant progress in expanding health insurance coverage, ranking second among the six Southeast Asian countries, following Indonesia, said a recent study published in the Lancet. According to the study, which appeared in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia, 29.8% of women and 33.3% of men aged 1549 years in India were covered by any form of health insurance. The researchers from the Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), New Delhi, a not-for-profit o

GURUGRAM: A man sleeping in a car near a club here was allegedly taken hostage by three youths who broke into his four-wheeler, drove him to some place before throwing him out and fled with the car, police said. The three men, who allegedly intended to sell the car, have been arrested on robbery charges, they said on Monday. Police have recovered the car that had been taken on rent from their possession. According to police, a man reported the robbery on Sunday, saying it happened when he had go

GUWAHATI: The Guwahati Police has summoned senior journalists Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar in connection with a case registered on sedition charges, according to the notices. The two journalists have been asked to appear before the Crime Branch of Guwahati Police on August 22. The identical summonses, a copy of which is with PTI, stated, It is revealed that there are reasonable grounds to question you to ascertain the facts and circumstances from you, in relation to the present investi

HARIDWAR: The water level of the Ganga in Haridwar has crossed the warning level due to incessant rain in the city, officials said. The water level, already 10 cm above the warning level on Monday, was rising, prompting the adminstration to ask people near the floodplains to remain alert. If the water level increases further, villages on the banks of the Ganga could be flooded, houses and farms fields in low-lying areas could be waterlogged. Relief and rescue teams have been put on alert. Irriga

Torrential rainfall lashed Mumbai on Tuesday, bringing the city to a near standstill as low-lying areas were submerged, local train services delayed, and road traffic severely disrupted. In response to the heavy downpour, authorities shut schools, colleges, and government offices, urging citizens to stay indoors. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced the closure of all government and semi-government offices, except essential services, as a precautionary measure following a red a