Bhopal, Aug 9 (IANS) In a major stride towards self-reliant infrastructure development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lay the foundation of a state-of-the-art railway coach manufacturing unit in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district on Sunday. The facility, to be set up with an estimated investment of Rs 1,800 crore by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), will produce coaches for Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat, and metro trains, marking a significant milestone for Madhya Pradesh and the country’s …

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday criticised Samajwadi Party leader S.T. Hasan for his controversial remarks on the Uttarkashi cloudburst, calling them “very thoughtless” and rooted in superstition rather than science. Reacting to Hasan’s comments, senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat told IANS, “This is a very thoughtless comment, whoever made it. Such remarks should not come from a former Member of Parliament. We are people who respect al…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) SpaceX has safely brought back four astronauts from the U.S., Japan, and Russia back on Earth, said NASA on Saturday. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov returned to Earth after spending about 148 days on the International Space Station (ISS).The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the four-person crew splashed down off the coast of San Diego, California, at …

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ordered the formation of a high-powered management committee, headed by retired Allahabad High Court judge Justice Ashok Kumar, to oversee the day-to-day affairs of the revered Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura’s Vrindavan. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ordered that the high-powered management committee will also include retired district judge Mukesh Mishra; Mathura’s District & Sessions Judge; the Munsif, Mathura; the Di…

Bhopal/Ratlam, Aug 9 (IANS) The festive spirit of Raksha Bandhan was marred by a series of injuries caused by banned Chinese manjha — a glass powder-coated synthetic kite string — on Saturday, leaving four people wounded in three separate incidents along Jawara Road. The most serious incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. near Ghatala Bridge, where 18-year-old Sameer Khan, son of Shakoor Khan and a resident of Bapunagar, was riding his motorcycle into the city for shopping. A stray kite string b…

Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) Bihar Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, said on Saturday that he has already sent a written reply to the Election Commission regarding the allegation of possessing two EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) numbers. Speaking to media persons at Patna Airport, Tejashwi said, “The reply has already been sent to the Election Commission. Nothing will happen by making unnecessary news on this issue.”Earlier, on August 8, the SDM of Patna had issued a second notice to Teja…

Motihari, Aug 9 (IANS) The youth of Bihar are eager and excited to write their own destiny by utilising opportunities available under many Central government-run schemes, the latest being – PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. The PMFME scheme, providing financial and technical support to people for setting up micro food processing industries, has come as a boon for Motihari residents in Bihar. The scheme has found many subscribers in Motihari, who are setting up…

Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) The son of a Trinamool Congress leader and head of a village panchayat has been killed in a shootout in broad daylight. The incident happened in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Saturday.The deceased youth has been identified as Amar Roy, son of the head of the local Dawaguri village panchayat, Kuntala Roy. The deceased youth himself was an active member of the youth wing of Trinamool Congress in the area.According to statements given by eyewitnesses to the police, th…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday announced that it had achieved its highest-ever single-day ridership on August 8, 2025, with 81,87,674 passenger journeys recorded across all operational corridors. The milestone came just a day before the Rakshabandhan festival, when travel demand typically surges across the National Capital Region.In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), DMRC said it had operated 92 additional train trips on August 8 to cater to …

Guwahati, Aug 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday launched a sharp attack on opposition leaders over the state’s ongoing eviction drives and action against illegal encroachment. Taking aim at Congress MP and state party president Gaurav Gogoi, Sarma accused the Congress of attempting to “give illegal immigrants an identity” in Assam. “If the Congress party and its state president have immense love for non-Assamese people, they can give them space at their homes …