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Home Depot Q2 Results Rise, Backs FY26 View; Expands Express Delivery

India, Aug. 18 -- Home Depot, Inc., the world's largest home improvement retailer, reported Tuesday higher second-quarter profit, with growth in comparable sales. Further, the firm maintained fiscal 2... Read More


Curiosity mounts over new J&K BJP in-charge after Tarun Chugh's Gujarat appointment

Jammu, Aug. 18 -- The BJP's appointment of party leaders as in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat has triggered curiosity within the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit over who will be named th... Read More


Pakistan's budget transparency jumps 50% in two years: officialPublished on: August 18, 2026 9:05 AM

Pakistan, Aug. 18 -- Pakistan's budget transparency score rose by 50 percent in the latest Open Budget Survey to match the global average and surpassing several regional peers, an official said on Mon... Read More


Khatana raises comprehensive J&K healthcare issues in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI, Aug. 18 -- BJP Rajya Sabha Nominated MP Er. Gulam Ali Khatana raised a comprehensive parliamentary question on the implementation of major Central health and family welfare schemes in Jammu... Read More


Vande Mataram row: Mallikarjun Kharge defends conduct, says he sang same version as Gandhi, Nehru

Panaji, Aug. 18 -- Amid mounting controversy over the rendition of Vande Mataram during Independence Day celebrations, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge remained defiant on Tuesday, asserting that... Read More


Amendment to Taxation Act, Payment and Settlement Systems Act get President's assent

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026, and another law to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act of 2007. The b... Read More


TruGolf To Acquire Canada's Polymath Research

India, Aug. 18 -- TruGolf Holdings, Inc. (TRUG) and Polymath Research, Inc., a privately-held Canadian technology company, jointly announced TruGolf will acquire Polymath in exchange for shares of Tru... Read More


SC issues notice to Centre, States on plea to confiscate property of offenders

NEW DELHI, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the State Governments on a PIL seeking directions to confiscate movable and immovable property of offenders and ... Read More


"We are left with nothing": Appointed govt employees protest after Jharkhand govt cancels all exams conducted by TDPL since 2014

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Government employees who were appointed through the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) recruitment process protested in the rain outside the ... Read More


CJP warns of nationwide action if Centre fails to act on July 25 commitments

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) today accused the Centre of failing to honour assurances made to students and protesters, claiming that the Supreme Court had sought details of FI... Read More