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Bilawal backs reforms through parliamentary committeesPublished on: August 19, 2026 7:55 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 19 -- Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged the opposition to return to parliamentary committees and support reforms. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Bila... Read More


US-Iran tensions escalate: Trump rules out talks, UAE halts Iran trade, Tehran warns Gulf allies | Latest developments

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Tensions between the United States and Iran are intensifying as diplomatic efforts remain stalled and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continues to face major disruption. Th... Read More


War of words erupts between Congress, BJP over plan to downsize IAS, IPS officers

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- A day after the Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced to further reduce the number of IAS, IPS cadre officers in state to tide over fiscal challenges, Bha... Read More


Angry govt contractors take the rRs.r86,000-crore pending dues fight to Azad Maidan

India, Aug. 19 -- Irate government contractors, who have been waiting for over a year for their joint dues of approximately Rs.86,000 crore, on Monday launched a protest at Azad Maidan, where they als... Read More


Srinagar mayor Aarti Bhandari, 10 councillors join BJP in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Aug. 19 -- Uttarakhand's only independent mayor, from Srinagar, Aarti Bhandari, along with ten councillors, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. BJP state president and Raj... Read More


Ram Mandir donation 'theft' probe: SIT flags 'gross lapses', finds no financial impropriety at top level

LUCKNOW, Aug. 19 -- A Special Investigation Team's (SIT) final report into the alleged embezzlement of Ram Mandir donation money has flagged "gross lapses" in the functioning of the Shri Ram Janmabhoo... Read More


Union Health Minister JP Nadda discharged from AIIMS Delhi after Angioplasty

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda, who underwent angioplasty on Monday (August 17), has been discharged from AIIMS Delhi. Nadda left AIIMS Delhi on Wednesday aft... Read More


No bail for UP man in grenade attack on ex-Punjab minister's house

Mohali, Aug. 19 -- An NIA court in Mohali has dismissed the bail plea of a 21-year-old Uttar Pradesh man accused of carrying out a grenade attack at the Jalandhar residence of former Punjab minister M... Read More


Pune traffic police to prioritise decongestion, pause roadside e-challan enforcement in pilot

India, Aug. 19 -- The Pune traffic police will temporarily shift focus from routine roadside enforcement to decongestion of roads and reduction of commuting time, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar sai... Read More


SC advises meaningful continuity in NTA reforms, not committee-hopping

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasised the need for institutionalising reforms within the National Testing Agency (NTA) while indicating that the government must not hop from ... Read More