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As Cabinet reshuffle buzz grows with new 'Team Nitin Nabin', here's a look at BJP's organisational structure

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is reportedly all set to revamp its organisation days after the Monsoon Session of Parliament ended. The party's national president Nitin Nabin ... Read More


West Bengal: CM Suvendu Adhikari lays foundation stone for Rs 4,000 crore steel plant in Purulia

Purulia, Aug. 17 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday laid the foundation stone for Amit Metaliks' Rs 4,000-crore integrated steel plant at Raghunathpur in Purulia district in West... Read More


House Speaker rules Nepal PM Balen Shah to appear in parliament and answer questions; opposition ends protest

Kathmandu, Aug. 17 -- House Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has issued a ruling to Prime Minister Balendra Shah to appear in parliament and answer questions raised in the house. It is the first time that the... Read More


"May become offensive": IRGC deputy signals shift in Iran's military doctrine

Tehran, Aug. 17 -- Iran's military doctrine is shifting from a defensive posture towards an offensive one, with the country's armed forces preparing to adopt "transformative approaches" and take neces... Read More


Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?Published on: August 17, 2026 2:06 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 17 -- United States President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on Tehr... Read More


Iran War: US-Iran Peace Deal Expires as Trump Threatens to Seize Hormuz and Tehran Hardens

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- The agreement that was supposed to end the Iran-United States war expired Monday with no extension, no new framework, and no date for the negotiations that both sides say they ha... Read More


Everyone must follow law, no need to panic: DK Shivakumar on govt property event rule

Bhagamandala, Aug. 17 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said there was no need for organisations to panic over the requirement of obtaining government permission to hold events on go... Read More


Israeli Airstrikes Kill Eleven in Southern Lebanon Despite Two US-Brokered Ceasefires

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Seven people were killed in Ansar village in southern Lebanon on Saturday when Israeli warplanes struck what Beirut's government described as a residential area. Three more were ... Read More


ECMS approved investments cross target, reach Rs 69,548 crore: MeitY Secy

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Approved investments under the government's Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) have crossed the scheme's original target, reaching Rs 69,548 crore against the tar... Read More


Govt to set up high-level banking committee soon: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

India, Aug. 17 -- After strengthening India's banks, the government prepares to constitute a high-powered committee to comprehensively review the sector and align it with India's next phase of growth,... Read More