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Execution of death sentence: SC rejects plea to replace hanging with alternative painless methods, leaves issue open to future scientific review

Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a nearly nine-year-old petition seeking abolition of hanging as the prescribed mode for executing the death sentence and its re... Read More


Guard dies as hostel gate collapses on him in central Delhi

India, Aug. 18 -- A 50-year-old security guard died after a sliding gate at an under-construction hostel collapsed and allegedly fell on him on Sunday aftenoon in central Delhi's Kasturba Gandhi Marg,... Read More


AIIMS bars two suppliers after complaints over equipment quality

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has barred two medical suppliers from participating in its tenders for two years following repeated complaints from hospital... Read More


Who is Vinod Tawde? BJP's Bihar strategist who cracked caste conundrum now in-charge of UP

India, Aug. 18 -- Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday appointed new state in-charges for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Gujarat ahead of Assembly elections in these states in 2027. Among those handed charge ... Read More


"Heartening to hear": Rahul Gandhi on dialogue between Jharkhand govt and students

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Reflecting on the recent resolution in Jharkhand where protesting students called off their hunger strike following successful talks with the state government, Congress leader Ra... Read More


Former Tripura CM Manik Sarkar threatens 'militant protest'; booked: Officials

Agartala, Aug. 18 -- Tripura police filed a case against senior CPI-M leader and former chief minister Manik Sarkar for allegedly making 'provocative' statements during a political programme on August... Read More


कॉकरोचों से डर गई बंगाल सरकार? CJP के आशुतोष रांका का बड़ा दावा; प्रेशर डाल रद्द कराई मीटिंग

कोलकाता, अगस्त 18 -- कॉकरोच जनता पार्टी (CJP) ने मंगलवार (18 अगस्त) को आरोप लगाया कि उत्तर कोलकाता में संगठन की प्रस्तावित बैठक आयोजन स्थल के मालिकों को भारतीय जनता पार्टी (BJP) के नेताओं की ओर से धमक... Read More


Delhi govt issues new SOP for cinema hall licences

India, Aug. 18 -- The government has notified a new standard operating procedure (SOP) to streamline issuance, renewal, and inspection of the permit required to run cinema halls and multiplexes in the... Read More


Delhi HC slams Kejriwal, Sisodia, Pathak over dismissal pleas

India, Aug. 18 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday took a dim view of former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Durgesh Pathak f... Read More


UPI growth pushes banks to look beyond payments for revenue: McKinsey

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The rapid growth of India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is putting pressure on traditional payment revenue streams, pushing banks and fintech companies to look towards lendi... Read More