A fresh leadership dispute has emerged within the Bar Council of India (BCI), with its Co-Chairman and senior advocate Y.R. Sadashiva Reddy calling for the resignation of BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra. Reddy has raised serious concerns over the functioning of the council and cited the recent controversy involving students of the National Academy of...
Three people were killed and six others injured after four motorcycles were involved in a major collision on the Kanwar route in Haridwar district late Friday night. The accident occurred on the Kaliyar road, commonly known as the Kanwar Patri, amid darkness and rain that reduced visibility, according to police officials. The incident took place...
Bank branches across India are closed on Saturday, August 22, 2026, as the date falls on the fourth Saturday of the month. Banks in India observe holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays every month, making August 22 a scheduled branch holiday. The closure means customers will not be able to access regular in-person services...
Two workers were killed and nine others injured after a reactor exploded at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Friday night, August 21. The blast occurred at a pharma unit in the Dothigudem area of Pochampally mandal, around 50 kilometres from Hyderabad. The explosion triggered a fire inside the industrial facility...
At least five people were killed and two others injured after a speeding passenger bus allegedly lost control and crashed into a crowd gathered to watch an orchestra programme in Bihar’s West Champaran district late Friday night. The accident occurred near Lauriya, turning a family celebration into a scene of panic and mourning. According to...
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president B Mahesh Kumar Goud has sought to play down the growing debate within the Congress over the singing of Vande Mataram, saying the controversy should not overshadow the party’s larger political responsibility of addressing issues affecting ordinary citizens. Goud said the Congress has a clear organisational position on the national...
Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra produced his best performance of the 2026 season but narrowly missed out on the top position at the Lausanne Diamond League, finishing second behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage. Chopra registered a season-best throw of 88.05 metres, but Pathirage responded with an 88.14m effort to secure victory. The difference...
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has demanded that Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav apologise to the Jat community over his recent remarks directed at Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president and Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary. Mayawati said Yadav’s comments were not merely a political attack on the RLD or its leader but were also...
The United States has imposed a new 50% tariff on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian goods after last-minute negotiations between Washington and Ottawa failed to produce a trade agreement. The move has sharply escalated tensions between the two countries and prompted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to announce plans for dollar-for-dollar retaliation. The new...
The controversy surrounding Deepika Padukone’s exit from Spirit has returned to the spotlight after the actor appeared to support an Instagram post criticising filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga and the circumstances surrounding her departure from the much-awaited Prabhas-starrer. Padukone’s apparent social media response comes days after fresh claims from Pranay Reddy Vanga, the producer of Spirit...