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 …

Imphal/Agartala, Aug 9 (IANS) BJP’s ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma on Saturday urged all indigenous people of the Northeast to remain united to resolve their demands, ethnic crisis and issues. Debbarma, who is on a visit to Manipur’s capital Imphal to attend an event organised in connection with the World Indigenous Day, said that the government of India has done a lot, but they need to do more. “The national parties should not do politics with the emoti…

Chengdu (China), Aug 9 (IANS) Alexey Glukhov and Anastasia Glazunova of Moldova claimed the standard dance gold medal at The World Games 2025 here on Saturday. The pair finished with 196.58 points to top the final at the Chengbei Gymnasium in Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China’s Sichuan Province.Rares Cojoc and Andreea Matei of Romania took silver with 193.00, while Poland’s Dariusz Mycka and Madara Freiberga earned bronze with 188.04.Making their first World Games appearance, Glukhov,…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson credited India head coach Gautam Gambhir for backing him to succeed in T20Is, and revealed him saying that he would only be dropped from the team if he registered 21 ducks.With Gambhir taking charge as India’s head coach after the T20 World Cup win and Suryakumar Yadav appointed as the captain, Samson was given the opportunity to open the batting and has formed a formidable opening pair with left-handed batter Abhishek Sharma.“So, sudd…

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 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) 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…

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…

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…

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The steady rain that lashed the National Capital on Saturday afternoon played spoilsport, leading to the abandonment of both the day’s match in Season 2 of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here.First came the news that Match 14 of DPL 2025 between Central Delhi Kings and Outer Delhi Warriors was called off due to rain without a ball being bowled. Both teams get 1 point each.Though the rain gods relented later in the evening, the second match of t…