Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Two senior IAS officers on Wednesday were appointed as the General Manager of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), mainly due to a lack of coordination between the departments led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and another by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. However, the opposition has slammed the government, accusing it of a “turf war.”The Shinde-led Urban Development Department issued an order giving additional charge to Ashwini Joshi as the GM.J…

Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) In a shocking broad daylight robbery, a gang of six armed criminals looted jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Wednesday. The armed criminals struck at Surbhi Jewellers in the Dharamparasa market under the Manjha police station area.The gang, riding three motorcycles, stormed into the shop and held the shop owner, employees and customers hostage at gunpoint.They have fired several rounds, created panic before fleeing with the looted ornaments.The incid…

Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) The Election Commission has issued a reminder notice to Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, urging him to respond by August 8 regarding the alleged dual EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) matter.The notice, dated August 6, follows up on an earlier request made after Tejashwi displayed a voter ID card during a press conference held on August 2, 2025.During the investigation, it appeared that Tejashwi Yadav has two EPIC numbers, one displayed by Tejashwi Ya…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the newly constructed Kartavya Bhawan in the heart of the capital, came down heavily on previous governments for facilitating what he termed as one of the “biggest beneficiary frauds” in the country’s history.Highlighting the game-changing impact of the JAM trinity, Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile, the Prime Minister revealed that nearly 10 crore fake beneficiaries were identified and removed from various welfare schemes.”Pe…

Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) In response to a question raised by MP Hanuman Beniwal in the Lok Sabha, the Central government has officially acknowledged the shortfall in supply of crucial medical radioisotopes used in cancer diagnosis and treatment. These include Iodine-131 (I-131), Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), and Fluorine-18 (F-18), with Mo-99 being the parent isotope of Technetium-99m (Tc-99m), the most widely used isotope in cancer medicine. The Central government admitted that the supply of these isotope…

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), Aug 6 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday visited the affected area in Uttarakashi and met the victims, despite challenging weather conditions, while instructing officials to leave no stone unturned in the rescue and relief operations, an official statement said. A Chief Minister’s Office statement said that along with the Centre, the state agencies are working on a war footing in the relief and rescue operation in disaster-hit Dharali in …

Imphal, Aug 6 (IANS) Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, on Wednesday, stressed for an elected government in the state, which has been under the President’s Rule since February 13. Singh, who quit the Chief Ministerial post on February 9, had said that he was forced to quit due to the deteriorating situation in the state.”Everyone is aware about the reason and circumstances behind the imposition of President’s Rule in Manipur. Now there is a need for a popular government, people of the…

Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) In a major political development ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, former Mokama MLA and strongman Anant Singh was released from Beur Jail in Patna on Wednesday afternoon. Soon after his release from the prison, Anant Singh announced that he would contest the upcoming Assembly polls on a Janata Dal (United) ticket.Anant Singh was lodged in Patna’s Beur jail after a firing incident at Nauranga Jalalpur, which took place under the jurisdiction of Pachmahala police station …

Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) A woman in camouflage fatigues was killed in an exchange of fire between security forces and armed insurgents in the Gangalur area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday. The encounter occurred during a joint anti-LWE operation conducted by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) in the dense forests under the jurisdiction of Gangalur police station. According to senior police officials, the operation was launched following credible intelligenc…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Madras High Court order that barred the Tamil Nadu government from using names and images of living persons, former Chief Ministers, ideological leaders, or political party symbols in government‑run welfare schemes. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria allowed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The CJI Gavai-led Benc…