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Taxpayers pay, but where are the facilities? Shehzad Poonawalla's explosive middle-class demand after BJP exit

New Delhi/IBNS, Aug. 19 -- Days after resigning from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shehzad Poonawalla has sparked a debate over whether taxpayers are receiving adequate public facilities in return... Read More


Rs 20 bribe case ends after 30 years as Supreme Court acquits Gujarat employees

India, Aug. 19 -- A three-decade-old corruption case involving an alleged Rs 20 bribe has finally come to an end, with the Supreme Court acquitting two Gujarat government employees and setting aside t... Read More


CNG cylinder explodes at Delhi fuel station, 3 workers killed, 3 injured

India, Aug. 19 -- Three people were killed and three others injured after a CNG cylinder of a truck exploded at a fuel station in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, triggering panic in the area. The blast... Read More


Tarun Tejpal faces life term? Goa govt moves Supreme Court after 2013 rape conviction

Panaji/IBNS, Aug. 19 -- The Goa government has approached the Supreme Court seeking life imprisonment for former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a 2013... Read More


UAE halts all trade, financial deals with Iran amid rising Middle East tensions: What happened?

India, Aug. 19 -- The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran amid the ongoing regional conflict, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Afra Al Hameli, D... Read More


Indian caregiver killed in Jerusalem; employer's grandson indicted for premeditated murder

India, Aug. 19 -- An Indian caregiver working for an elderly couple in Jerusalem was killed in a violent attack at their residence on July 23, 2026, prompting calls from the Indian community for justi... Read More


Kolkata hotel fire: 9 Bangladeshi nationals, including women and a child, die in massive blaze

India, Aug. 19 -- At least nine Bangladeshi nationals, including two women and a child, were killed after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata's New Market area early Wednesday. The fire er... Read More


Franklin Templeton National Mutual Fund Olympiad returns for second edition, targets 50,000 students

Kolkata/IBNS, Aug. 19 -- Financial literacy initiative FinX on Sunday announced the second edition of the Franklin Templeton National Mutual Fund Olympiad at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIF... Read More


Hisense India opens first experience centre in Gurugram: See its biggest TVs, smart appliances and more

India, Aug. 19 -- Tech giant Hisense has opened its first Product Experience Centre in India along with its new headquarters at AIPL Masterpiece in Gurugram. The centre brings together Hisense produc... Read More


Look up, Kolkata! Telescope viewing, space shows and quiz coming to BITM this August

India, Aug. 19 -- The Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM), a unit of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, will celebrate National Space ... Read More