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Govt in LS: Punjab deleted nearly 2.9 lakh ration cards under NFSA in 5 yrs

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- Punjab has deleted 2,89,334 ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, between 2021 and 2025, according to data tabled by the Union ministry of consumer aff... Read More


Rohtak: SKM (non-political) to march to Jantar Mantar from August 16

Rohtak, Aug. 13 -- The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) (non-political) announced a 228-km "Kisan Bachao Padyatra" (footmarch) from Data Singh Wala village on the Haryana-Punjab border to Jantar Mantar in N... Read More


Assam-Arunachal border row: Himanta Sarma, Pema Khandu reaffirm brotherhood, urge for peaceful resolution

Guwahati, Aug. 13 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday reaffirmed the longstanding bond between the people of the two neighbouring s... Read More


Mitchell Starc creates history; becomes most successful left-arm bowler in Test history

Darwin, Aug. 13 -- It was a historic day for pacers on the first day of the Darwin Test, as Australian pacer Mitchell Starc surpassed Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath to become the most successful le... Read More


Defence ministry floats rRs.r1 lakh-crore tender to buy medium transport aircraft

NEW DELHI, Aug. 13 -- The defence ministry on Wednesday issued a tender worth around Rs.1 lakh crore to buy up to 60 medium transport aircraft (MTA) to boost the Indian Air Force's (IAF) airlift capab... Read More


India's biopharma edge will be built on talent readiness

India, Aug. 13 -- Biopharmaceutical innovation in India is being reshaped by advanced biologics, cell and gene therapies, RNA-based therapeutics, AI-enabled discovery and sophisticated manufacturing p... Read More


HC commutes death sentence to 50-year jail in rape of 7-year-old girl in Kaithal

Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has commuted a death sentence to 50 years in jail in a case of the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl reported in Kaithal in 2022. "It is on... Read More


Police constable found dead in ACP office, kin suspect foul play

India, Aug. 13 -- Hyderabad A 26-year-old police constable was found dead in the restroom of a police station at L B Nagar in Hyderabad in the early hours of Wednesday, the police said, adding that pr... Read More


A letter vs spirit dilemma

India, Aug. 13 -- The Lok Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, on Wednesday. The legislation essentially overturns a 2024 Supreme Court judgment that ... Read More


Haryana: Khap leaders threaten protest over delay in arrest of accused

Rohtak, Aug. 13 -- Members of a mahapanchayat, khap leaders, and farmer unions threatened to hold a protest at all toll plazas across Haryana on August 14 if the Hisar police fail to arrest all the ac... Read More