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Govt approves procurement of over 90 Tejas jets for IAF

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The government has approved the proposed procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas fighter jets and six advanced airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for the I... Read More


V-P battle: NDA's Radhakrishnan files nomination

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the vice-presidential election in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajna... Read More


Historic Victoria Bridge in Darjeeling awaits restoration

Darjeeling, Aug. 20 -- The Victoria Falls in Darjeeling, recognized as a heritage site under the West Bengal Heritage Commission, has a historic ferro concrete bridge on it that faces serious structur... Read More


'Constitutional Amendment Bill 'more than super-emergency, Hitlerian assault'

Kolkata, Aug. 20 -- Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, calling it "something more than a super-E... Read More


'Attempt to retain power sans accountability, divert attention from SIR'

Kolkata, Aug. 20 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said that the introduction of the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025 by the Union Home min... Read More


Heavy rains lash Thane, Palghar, 1 dead

Thane/Palghar, Aug. 20 -- Heavy rains affected the normal life in Thane district on Wednesday, cutting off villages, inundating houses, and triggering landslides, officials said. A man died after fal... Read More


Allahabad HC stays Abbas Ansari's conviction

Lucknow, Aug. 20 -- In a dramatic political twist, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the conviction of Samajwadi Party MLA Abbas Ansari in a hate speech case, effectively restoring his memb... Read More


Centre to build consensus with states on GST reforms: Nirmala Sitharaman

NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the next-generation GST reforms is a step towards making India Aatmanirbhar and the Central government looks at building con... Read More


Markets log gains for 5th day

Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 213 points on Wednesday, extending its rally to the fifth consecutive day on heavy buying in IT and FMCG shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex climb... Read More


'India must domestically produce 50% of oil and gas'

New delhi, Aug. 20 -- Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal has emphasized the need for India to harness all available energy sources-renewables, coal, and oil & gas-to meet the country's rapidly growing ener... Read More