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Ganesh Naik says data centres should not be set up in residential areas

India, Aug. 20 -- Senior BJP leader and forest minister Ganesh Naik said he is opposed to data centres being set up in residential areas and encouraged citizens resisting them to challenge them in cou... Read More


"Papa looking down proudly at his beautiful Sonia": Rahul Gandhi on former PM Rajiv Gandhi's 82nd birth anniversary

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- On the 82nd birth anniversary of his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday penned a deeply emotional note t... Read More


Yogi pitches U.P.'s world-class infra, workforce to Japanese firms

India, Aug. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday invited Japanese companies to invest in the state, as he reiterated the state government's commitment to provide world-class... Read More


Nabin to meet new teams; rejigs likely in apex bodies

NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to recast its Parliamentary Board, the party's highest decision-making body, and the Central Election Committee (CEC), which takes a ca... Read More


Won't allow woman officer to be humiliated: Supreme Court to Centre

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Centre to review its "arbitrary denial" of permanent commission to a woman coast guard officer within two weeks, observing that the govern... Read More


Boss's stern behaviour not suicide abetment: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court has held that ordinary administrative directions, disciplinary supervision, adverse remarks on an official's performance, even stern behaviour by a superior, ho... Read More


Supreme Court tells Odisha government to take a call on Graham Staines murder convict's remission plea

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday told the Odisha government that it will not tolerate any further delay in dealing with the remission plea of Graham Staines' murder convict Dara Si... Read More


Omar Abdullah on Pakistan-US row over J&K: 'Matter between those two countries, neither you nor I can do anything'

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on 20 August that Pakistan summoning US Charge d'Affaires Natalie Baker after US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor's remarks is a... Read More


National Assembly passes Defence Forces, NCA billsPublished on: August 20, 2026 7:50 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 20 -- The federal cabinet has approved amendments to the Defence Forces Act 2026 and the National Command Authority Act 2010. The decisions came during a meeting chaired by Prime Minist... Read More


HC: Public bodies need not collect private party data for RTI applicants

India, Aug. 20 -- Public authorities cannot be directed to collect information from private parties and hand it over to people seeking it under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Bombay high cour... Read More