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Bhumi visits Assam; says, 'How does one begin to rebuild a life?'

India, Aug. 14 -- A ctor Bhumi Satish Pednekkar, who was in flood-hit Assam from August 6 to 9, says witnessing the devastation first-hand was very different from seeing it online. She joined the Bhar... Read More


Do you know what's a 'Time Bank'?

India, Aug. 14 -- A video from Sonepat, Haryana, recently went viral showing the funeral pyre of an elderly man burning, while his three daughters were absent. The final rites were performed by the ol... Read More


Travis Kelce calls 'crazy' wedding to Taylor Swift 'best night of my life'

India, Aug. 14 -- American football star Travis Kelce, 36, has finally opened up about his wedding to pop icon Taylor Swift, 36, which took place on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York, descri... Read More


75k govt school students to get free spectacles

Jaipur, Aug. 14 -- Around 75,000 students studying in government schools across Rajasthan will undergo special eye screening, with those found requiring vision correction to be provided spectacles fre... Read More


State cabinet approves draft bills on UCC, tree protection

Jaipur, Aug. 14 -- The Rajasthan Cabinet on Thursday approved the drafts of the Rajasthan Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 and the Rajasthan Trees (Protection) Bill, 2026, paving the way for their ... Read More


Raj leads states in senior officers' capacity-building push, says CBC

Jaipur, Aug. 14 -- Rajasthan has emerged as a front-runner among states in strengthening the capacity of senior government officials and promoting citizen-centric governance under Mission Karmayogi, s... Read More


Heavy rains lash state, Jaisalmer waterlogged

Jaipur, Aug. 14 -- Heavy rain continued to affect several parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, with rainwater triggering streams in the hills of Jaisalmer and causing waterlogging in parts of the desert ci... Read More


473 nomadic families alloted homes: Sharma

Jaipur, Aug. 14 -- Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday said 473 families belonging to Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities had been provided housing in Jaipur. The chief minister ... Read More


Raj draws quota lottery for local body elections

Jaipur, Aug. 14 -- Rajasthan on Thursday moved a step closer to the long-pending urban local body and Panchayati Raj elections, with reservation lotteries drawn in Jaipur for the head posts of 309 urb... Read More


man sets wife ablaze, dies on way to Bikaner

BIAKNER, Aug. 14 -- A 35-year-old woman died after her husband allegedly set her ablaze by pouring petrol on her at her parental home in Sri Ganganagar district, police said on Thursday. The woman, id... Read More