Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) Responding to charges by the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that before accusing the Election Commission of India, Congress must first explain how it won the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections. Speaking to the media in Delhi on Thursday, Joshi said: “If there were irregularities in EVMs and Election Commission functioning in the Lok Sabha elections, as alleged, then …

Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday reiterated his government’s commitment to fostering equality and inclusive development in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). In a social media post on X, Sarma declared that the region is transforming into unity and equal opportunity for all. “This is a new Bodoland region; one where everyone is an equal citizen, gets equal opportunities, and is an equal partner in its growth,” Sarma stated.He further asserted …

Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) As many as 32 students of a medical college in Hyderabad were found to be consuming drugs after Telangana’s Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) arrested two persons on allegations of supplying drugs.A total of 82 consumers of ‘ganja’ (cannabis) were identified and they included 32 students of Medicity Medical College.The officials conducted drug test on 24 students and nine of them including two girls tested positive. All of them are staying in the c…

Srinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) The Northern Railway authorities said on Thursday that the Anantnag railway station in the Valley has been opened for transport of goods. A press statement by the Railways said, “As a major step towards promoting economic activities in the Kashmir Valley, Northern Railway has officially opened the Anantnag railway station under its Jammu division for the movement of goods.””With this decision, Anantnag is now equipped to handle both the commodity, which will provide a new …

Kohima, Aug 7 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson and former Nagaland minister Mmhonlumo Kikon has resigned from the primary and active membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and all party posts on Thursday. The Nagaland BJP has not yet issued any official statement regarding his resignation. In a resignation letter addressed to the President of the BJP Nagaland state unit, Kikon, a former two-time MLA from the Bhandari assembly constituency in Nagaland, expressed gratitude for the opportun…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and Bhashini, the Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to democratise access to innovation by breaking language barriers, NITI Aayog said in a statement on Thursday. This strategic partnership aims to foster vernacular innovation and promote language inclusivity across India’s rapidly evolving innovation and entrepreneursh…

Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has announced a statewide protest on Friday against the state government’s recent decision to withdraw Foreigners Tribunal (FT) cases against non-Muslim undocumented migrants, an official statement from the student body said on Thursday. As part of the protest, the student body will burn copies of the official directive across all district headquarters, demanding its immediate rollback and the exclusion of Assam from the ambit of the Ci…

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) In a politically charged gathering at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s residence on Thursday evening, senior leaders from over 25 opposition parties convened for what was nominally a dinner – but functioned as a strategic huddle to confront what they allege is a deepening crisis in India’s electoral process. The meeting, attended by nearly 50 leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, and Kamal Haasan, centred on the …

Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) Defending LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s claims on alleged election fraud, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that the Congress MP on Thursday exposed — with hard evidence — how widespread vote theft took place across India in the recent Lok Sabha elections.In his media statement, CM Siddaramaiah stated: “Despite massive public anger, Narendra Modi returned to power only through electoral fraud. The documents released by Rahul Gandhi today stand as clear …

Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Mohammedan Sporting Club ended their Durand Cup 2025 campaign in emphatic fashion, producing a dominant all-round display to ease past BSF FT with a 3-0 win in the Group B match of the 134th Durand Cup, which was played at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan here on Thursday.Mohammedan Sporting Club head coach Mehraj Ud Din Wadoo made three changes to his starting line-up, bringing in Upen Tudu, Maharabam Maxion, and Lalngaihsaka in place of Dinesh Mitei, Thokchom Adison Simgh, a…