New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday launched a scathing critique of the Congress party and INDIA Bloc over alleged attempts to defame democracy and accused them of inventing ‘ways and means’ to spread ‘anarchy’ in the country.Addressing a Press conference at BJP headquarters, the Union Minister said that the country’s democratic institutions are under attack by Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi’s party Congress, and claimed that th…

Ahmedabad, Aug 11 (IANS) As of August 11, 2025, Gujarat has received over 64 per cent of its average seasonal rainfall, with the Southern region recording the highest at 68.79 per cent. According to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Gandhinagar, East-Central Gujarat has received 66.54 per cent, North Gujarat 66.21 per cent, Kutch 65.13 per cent, and Saurashtra 56.31 per cent.The widespread monsoon showers have significantly boosted water levels in reservoirs across the state. Out of 2…

Bengaluru, Aug 11 (IANS) Expressing concern over the developments regarding the mass grave allegations and the Dharmasthala murders case, the Karnataka BJP has stated that the party will demand answers from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Assembly.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday, BJP state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said, “We welcome the formation of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations. When the SIT was formed, n…

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday adjourned to August 13 the hearing on a plea challenging the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) decision to outsource sanitary work in Zone 6 to a private firm. Justice K. Surender granted the adjournment after Advocate General (A-G) P.S. Raman sought time to file a fresh counter affidavit.The A-G informed the court that corrections had been made to an affidavit already served on the petitioner and that the revised document required the C…

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday, wrote a letter to Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting an urgent inquiry into the alleged unholy and illegal collusion between the state administration and the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC).According to the LoP, there was mounting evidence that I-PAC associates, who were employees of a private political consultancy firm working fo…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said it is suspending its services between Delhi and Washington, D.C., effective from September 1, 2025, due to a combination of operational factors.The airline, which has been facing a myriad of issues since the fatal Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, said the move is to “ensure the reliability and integrity of Air India’s overall route network”.In a statement, the airline said the suspension is primarily driven by the plan…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s petition challenging certain provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi advised Baghel to approach the High Court instead.Baghel argued that Sections 50 and 63 of the Act — which empower the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to summon individuals and compel them to answer questions — are unconstitutiona…

Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) As INDIA Bloc leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, led a protest march from Parliament House to the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters on Monday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari called it a fight to stop “vote theft.” The protest was organised in opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, which the Opposition claims is a mo…

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) A fresh political tussle has broken out between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the proposed renaming of Kolkata’s iconic Sealdah Railway Station.While the Trinamool Congress wants the Sealdah station to be renamed after Swami Vivekananda, the West Bengal unit of the BJP wants it to be renamed after Syama Prasad Mukherjee.Both the BJP and the Trinamool Congress have their own logic. According to BJP former state president in West Be…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (IANS) In yet another tragic incident of self-immolation in Odisha, a 13-year-old girl on Monday died allegedly after setting herself on fire in Phiringimala village of Bargarh district on Monday. As per reports, the girl was spotted half burnt at a field near her uncle’s house at Phiringimala village in Gaisilet police limits in the morning.She was immediately rushed to the VSS Medical College and hospital, Burla, in Sambalpur district for advanced treatment.The victim suc…