Tokyo, Aug 19 (IANS) Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office has asked the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) to “go a step further” in reconsidering the country’s long-standing non-nuclear principles, local media reported. Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles refer to “not possessing, not producing and not permitting the introduction of nuclear weapons into the country.” In June this year, the JIP, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), submitted a proposal to Prime Minist…

Dhaka, August 19 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said that Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would be accorded an “honourable reception” if he decides to visit India, local media reported. Addressing a reception hosted for leading Bangladeshi business leaders and a delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) at a Dhaka hotel, Trivedi said, “After meeting the prime minister here, I went straight to Delhi and had a great meeting with our prime m…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday said that former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain’s arrest has yet again exposed the Aam Aadmi Party’s “fake honesty”, adding that the Delhi Jal Board scam case presents an example of how the National Capital was looted in a “brazen manner” under AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. Satyendar Kumar Jain and former Delhi Jal Board (DJB) CEO Udit Prakash Rai, an IAS officer, were among six people arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of t…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left for Singapore to participate in the fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) which is scheduled to be held on August 19-20, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.Taking to the social media platform X, the ministry stated that FM Sitharaman is leading a ministerial delegation comprising External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of St…

Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Wednesday launched coordinated searches at more than 40 locations across Tamil Nadu in connection with alleged irregularities in the procurement of transformers, a day after Income Tax officials raided premises linked to a Chennai-based computer technology and communications company. The statewide DVAC operation covered residential and commercial premises as well as factories believed to be connected to the transfo…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19 (IANS) Breaking his silence amid the Enforcement Directorate’s widening probe into the CMRL-Exalogic monthly-payment case, former Kerala Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas on Wednesday launched a strong political and legal counterattack, dismissing the allegations surrounding his wife Veena T. and describing the raids on his long-time friends in Kozhikode as an attempt to create a smokescreen.This is Riyas’ first detailed response since the ED’s action against people i…

Bengaluru, Aug 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday continued its search operation at the residence of former Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Chairman Sahukar Shivashankarappa in Dollar’s Colony, Bengaluru.The ED searches have continued for nearly 26 hours, with officials conducting the operation since Tuesday. The searches continued till late Tuesday night, with two ED officials reportedly staying back at Shivashankarappa’s residence.The ongoing searches are re…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Aditya Bhandari’s blistering half-century and a disciplined effort from spinner Gavnish Khurana propelled Central Delhi Kings to a clinical 30-run victory over East Delhi Riders in the 2026 Delhi Premier League (DPL) game. Opting to bat, Central Delhi Kings recovered from an early top-order collapse to post a competitive 179 in 19.5 overs, before Khurana choked East Delhi Riders’ chase to restrict them to 149/7 in 20 overs.The Kings got off to a disastrous start as pacer…

Darwin, Aug 19 (IANS) Riding high on the resounding success of hosting Bangladesh’s epic Test victory over Australia, Northern Territory Cricket (NTC) CEO Gavin Dovey said the association will push for Darwin to become a regular venue in Australia’s home games calendar. Marrara Stadium, which hosted its first Test match since 2004 last week, expects top marks from ICC match referee Richie Richardson following widespread acclaim for its ‘old-school’ drop-in surface prepared by curator Jake …

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Telugu star NTR Jr. has mourned the loss of his beloved pet Bagheera, remembering the four years they spent together and said that his absence leaves a silence that feels far too large. NTR Jr. shared a string of pictures of Bagheera, a Bernese Mountain Dog on Instagram. In the images, the actor is seen cuddling him. The last photograph has a tree planted in the actor’s furry friend’s memory. For the caption, he wrote: “Bagheera, You came into my world as a companion …