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'UP tops pendency list across fast-track courts; Delhi has 7,385 pending cases'

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Uttar Pradesh accounts for nearly 78 per cent of all cases pending before Fast Track Courts (FTCs) in the country, with more than 13.74 lakh cases awaiting disposal across 373 fu... Read More


Delhi: Boy, 8, found dead in Rohini lake; family suspects foul play

India, Aug. 26 -- An eight-year-old boy was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a lake in Delhi's Aman Vihar area, police sources said Wednesday. The boy had reportedly gone missing on Tuesda... Read More


4,190 women get sanction letters under Delhi Lakshmi Yojana; to receive Rs 2,500 monthly from Sep 1

India, Aug. 26 -- The Delhi government on Wednesday handed over sanction letters to 4,190 beneficiaries of the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, under which eligible women will receive Rs 2,500 per month directly... Read More


Treat waterlogging as 'disaster', prioritise real-time redressal of complaints: Delhi LG to officials

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Delhi Lt Governor (LG) Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday said he has directed senior officers to treat waterlogging in the national capital as a "disaster" and mount a war-footi... Read More


NEET aspirant allegedly dies by suicide in Kota, eighth coaching student death this year

Kota (Rajasthan), Aug. 26 -- A 20-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh allegedly died by suicide after hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her rented apartment in Kota, police said on Wednesda... Read More


Iran, Oman hold talks on managing Strait of Hormuz

Dubai, Aug. 26 -- The top diplomats of Iran and Oman met on Tuesday to discuss a phased approach to managing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely shut down nearly six month... Read More


'Trump's new economic squeeze on Iran has big challenge', says China

Washington, Aug. 26 -- The "economic onslaught" that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared on Iran's financial connections around the world may have one major caveat, says China. Beijing is Ir... Read More


International community must work collectively to safeguard critical sea lanes: India tells UNSC

United Nations, Aug. 26 -- India has called on the international community to work collectively to safeguard critical sea lanes, emphasising that secure and predictable maritime trade routes are indis... Read More


At least six killed in road accident in Telangana's Suryapet district

Hyderabad, Aug. 26 -- Six persons, including five women died and at least 12 others were injured when a private EV bus they were travelling in hit a truck in Suryapet district of Telangana on Wednesda... Read More


Lok Sabha Secretariat issues notices to 20 rebel TMC MPs on disqualification pleas; seeks replies within 7 days

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs and sought their replies within seven days on petitions filed by TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee seek... Read More