The Supreme Court on Monday, September 1, declined to extend the deadline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, even as it flagged a widening trust deficit between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and political parties. A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant noted that voters could still submit claims...
In a disturbing incident in Bengaluru, a woman was allegedly molested and robbed by a masked intruder inside a girls’ PG near Suddaguntepalya police station. The crime took place in the early hours of Friday, August 29, around 3 AM. CCTV footage from the lobby of the PG captured the masked man attacking the woman...
The Maratha reservation agitation led by activist Manoj Jarange-Patil entered its fourth day on Monday, raising serious concerns over his declining health. Jarange, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai, has now vowed to stop consuming water, intensifying the protest and alarming doctors and supporters alike. Reports indicate that...
Tianjin: On the sidelines of the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were seen travelling together in the same car on Monday, September 1, ahead of their bilateral meeting. The gesture highlighted the close strategic relationship between India and Russia. Earlier in the day,...
Heavy rains have battered Punjab over the past few days, resulting in widespread flooding across the state. Thousands of acres of agricultural land have been damaged, and several houses have been washed away. Ludhiana recorded the highest rainfall at 216.70 mm on Monday, while other areas received significant rainfall, including Amritsar (24.1 mm), Patiala (80.4...
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan early Monday, causing tremors across the region, including parts of Pakistan. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at 00:47:41 IST, with its epicenter located at latitude 34.50°N and longitude 70.81°E, at a depth of 160 kilometers. Following the main...
The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have strongly condemned the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam and said that the perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of such attacks ‘must be brought to justice’. In the Tianjin Declaration by the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, all member nations expressed their deepest...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 US President Donald Trump has claimed that tariffs imposed during his administration brought in “trillions of dollars” to the US economy, even as a federal appeals court ruled that he had exceeded his constitutional authority by imposing them without congressional approval. In a post on Truth Social, Trump defended his trade...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Sunday in nationwide rallies against immigration, with organisers of the “March for Australia” demonstrations singling out Indian migrants in their promotional material. According to census data, the Indian-born population in Australia doubled between 2013 and 2023 to reach about 845,800 – now making...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 622, with more than 1,000 others injured, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) on Monday. Rescue teams are navigating remote areas with limited communication to assess the full extent of the damage and provide aid, with...