First ever Global Women's Kabaddi League to kick off in Sept

With an aim to promote the kabaddi on a global level, the first-ever Global Women’s Kabaddi League is slated to take place in September 2024.

CAS DELAYS DECISION ON PHOGAT

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has extended the deadline for its decision on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal regarding her disqualification from the women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling final at the Paris Olympics 2024.

US ELECTION: KAMALA HARRIS LEADS TRUMP IN KEY US STATES

US Vice President Kamala Harris has been leading former US President Donald Trump by four points each in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin among likely voters, according to the new polls conducted by The New York Times and Siena College.

Trump's campaign claims it was hacked, blames Iran

Former US President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said on Saturday that it had been hacked, as reported by US-based news agency, Politico.

Israel confirms killing 19 terrorists in airstrike, denies wider casualty claims

An Israeli airstrike killed 19 terrorists in a Hamas command centre inside a mosque located in a Gaza City school compound the Israel Defense Forces said on Saturday night.

Israel orders Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack

Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian residents and displaced families to leave in the dark as explosions from tank shelling reverberated around them.

B'DESH GOVT SEEKS POSITIVE RELATIONS WITH INDIA, CHINA

Bangladesh's newly installed interim government on Sunday said it would maintain a \"balanced\" foreign policy, asserting that Dhaka intends to maintain \"smooth and positive\" relations with all, including India and China.

GAUHATI HIGH COURT: PURCHASER CANNOT BE PUNISHED FOR FAILURE OF SELLER TO DEPOSIT TAX

The Gauhati High Court in the case National Plasto Moulding Versus State Of Assam observed and has held that a purchasing dealer cannot be punished for the act of the selling dealer in case wherein the selling dealer had failed to deposit the tax which is being collected by it.

BOMBAY HIGH COURT: ARTICLE 21 OF CONSTITUTION APPLIES IRRESPECTIVE OF NATURE OF CRIME, ACCUSED CANNOT BE KEPT BEHIND BARS INDEFINITELY WITHOUT PROGRESS IN TRIAL

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court in the case Dattatray Shrikrushna Shejole vs State of Maharashtra observed and has granted bail to a man booked in a rape case observing that Article 21 of the Constitution of India will apply irrespective of the nature of the crime.

SEIL to boost Andhra power supply with new unit

Oman-based Tanweer Infrastructure Pte Ltd, which operates one of India’s largest independent power plants in Andhra Pradesh, is set to enhance the state’s power supply.

RBI EXPECTED TO BEGIN RATE CUTS IN OCTOBER: CRISIL

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may begin lowering interest rates around October, provided that external factors like weather conditions and international commodity prices do not cause any disruptions, the credit rating agency, Crisil said in its report.

ASI TO RESTORE HISTORIC BARAPULLA BRIDGE IN NIZAMUDDIN

The historic 400-year old Barapulla bridge in Nizamuddin has been handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India and it will restore the structure in 3 months, said Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena on Sunday.

Manish Sisodia convenes high-level meeting at his residence

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia convened a high-level meeting at his residence on Sunday.

'BJP will not win even a seat in upcoming elections'

Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday said that AAP will deliberate on the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi in the meeting at AAP leader Manish Sisodia's residence, adding that the BJP will not win even a single seat in the upcoming elections.

TRAFFIC CRAWLS AFTER RAIN, 47 WATERLOGGING COMPLAINTS

Heavy rain in the national capital on Sunday led to traffic snarls in several areas as Delhiites reported 47 incidents of waterlogging across the city.

Navy plans to hold Navy Day function in Puri

Odisha’s holy city, Puri, housing the Lord Jagannath temple, is likely to host this year’s Navy Day celebrations on December 4.

PM MODI RELEASES 109 VARIETIES OF CLIMATE RESILIENT SEEDS AT IARI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released 109 high yielding, climate-resilient and biofortified varieties of crops at the India Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He also interacted with the farmers and scientists on the occasion.

MDL clears crucial trials in Rs 60.000 crore P-75 India submarine tender

In the Rs 60,000 crore project to build six advanced conventional submarines, government-owned Mazagaon Dockyards Limited (MDL) has got an edge as it has cleared crucial trials in the programme.

'99 MPs, no voice in Parliament': Mayawati slams Congress on reservation issue

Targeting the Congress over the creamy layer in the SC/ST community, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said on Sunday that the party that won 99 seats in the name of saving the constitution and reservation did not raise a voice in the Parliament about the matter.

APCC MEETING NEXT MONTH TO DISCUSS ASSEMBLY BYE-ELECTIONS, PANCHAYAT POLLS

To strengthen the party organization and to discuss the upcoming bye-elections for five assembly constituencies and panchayat polls in the state, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) will hold crucial party leaders and workers’ meetings in the first week of September.

'Significant risk in stock market after integrity of SEBI compromised': Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, alleged on Sunday that there was a significant risk in the Indian stock market after the “integrity” of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was “gravely compromised” by the allegations against its chairperson.

LCA MARK 2 TO FLY BY 2026, MASS PRODUCTION FROM 2029

In a significant development for the indigenous fighter aircraft programme, the 4.5 generation plus LCA Mark 2 fighter jets will start flying by March 2026 and its mass production will begin by 2029.

Congress fights factional fires as Haryana elections loom

As Haryana gears up for its crucial assembly elections, the Congress party finds itself in the throes of a fierce internal battle, with factionalism threatening to overshadow its electoral ambitions.

Bangladesh govt warns media shutdown for misleading news

Bangladesh's interim government on Sunday issued a stern warning to media organisations, stating that they will be shut down if they publish or broadcast false or misleading news, in a move aimed at curbing the spread of misinformation.

Former foreign minister Natwar Singh no more

Former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh passed away on Saturday night after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 93.

Anti-terror operations intensify after 2 soldiers, civilian killed

Security forces on Sunday intensified their operation to flush out terrorists from the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on the second day of encounter that has left two soldiers and a civilian dead.

SEBI chief says Hindenburg allegations against her is 'character assassination'

Shortly after US-based short seller Hindenburg Research on August 10 alleged that SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband had stakes in “both the obscure offshore entities used in the Adani money siphoning scandal,” the SEBI chief and her husband issued a joint statement rejecting the allegations.

'Nothing credible in report': BJP

After the opposition lashed out at the government on the allegations of the US Short seller Hindenburg against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch and her husband, BJP leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar termed the report a “conspiracy” and intended attack to destabilize India’s financial system and said there is nothing “credible” in the report.

ADANI GROUP TERMS HINDENBURG'S FRESH ALLEGATIONS 'MISCHIEVOUS

MM US-based short seller using manipulative information for personal profiteering with wanton disregard for facts and law’

Nadeem, who crowd-funded to buy javelin for Olympics, to get Rs 10 crore prize money from govt

Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Maryam Nawaz, has announced a 10 crore (PKR) cash prize for javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem, who smashed the Olympic record en route an unprecedented gold in Paris, a remarkable turnaround for the athlete who had to seek crowd funding for a new javelin months before the Games.