Bhubaneswar, Aug 11 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday announced that it would approach the Orissa High Court over alleged vote discrepancies during the 2024 general elections. Speaking at a press conference here, former Rajya Sabha MP and senior BJD leader Amar Patnaik stated that eight months ago, the party had submitted information to the Election Commission of India regarding the voting discrepancies observed in the last assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha and had s…

Vijayawada, Aug 11 (IANS) Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the liquor scam that allegedly occurred during the YSRCP regime, filed additional charge sheet on Monday.The 200-page charge sheet was filed in ACB court here.In this charge sheet, the SIT is learnt to have focused on the role of three accused -K. Dhanunjay Reddy, Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office; Krishna Mohan Reddy, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to then Chief Minister; director of Bharati Cements Balaji Govindappa. T…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss key issues concerning Andhra Pradesh.The TDP MPs led by parliamentary party leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu along with Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu and Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani had separate meetings with the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.Lavu Krishna said on beh…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A digitally manipulated video falsely portraying the Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, as admitting to the loss of six fighter jets and one Heron UAV during the May 7 air engagements has been officially debunked by the Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check unit on Monday. The video, which circulated widely on social media platforms, was confirmed to be an AI-generated deep-fake.It falsely claimed that the Air Chief Marshal acknowledg…

Shillong, Aug 11 (IANS) Shillong and Jamshedpur witnessed contrasting emotions on Monday as Rangdajied United FC held defending champion NorthEast United FC to a 2–2 draw in the Durand Cup, while Indian Army Football Team exited the tournament despite a dramatic comeback victory.At the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong, Bekey Oram gave NEUFC an early lead from the penalty spot, but Rangdajied United refused to be overawed. Manbhakupar Iawphniaw levelled the scores midway through the first h…

New York, Aug 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the oil tariff on India was a “big blow” to Russia, making its President Vladimir Putin pliable to seeking an end to the war with Ukraine. With Russia’s economy already “not doing well” due to the war, Trump said that their largest or second-largest oil buyer has been put under a 50 per cent tariff.“I was all set to do things far bigger than that, but I got a call that they’d like to meet”, he said.Trump imposed …

Agartala, Aug 11 (IANS) Tripura Assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen, who underwent an emergency surgery at a private hospital here after he suffered an internal brain haemorrhage on August 8, was taken to Bengaluru for better medical treatment on Monday, his family and doctors said. An official said that on the initiative of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, two doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, came here on Sunday, and they examined Sen’s health condition and tre…

Jaipur, August 11 (IANS) The Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG), on Monday, unearthed a major recruitment scam in which 70 women secured government jobs by submitting fake divorce documents. SOG Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Paris Deshmukh, confirmed that a case of forging divorce certificates has come to light, and around 70 complaints have already been received. “Action will be taken against all those found guilty after investigation,” he said, adding that the number of accused could r…

Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) Bihar is once again grappling with severe floods, with the situation worsening due to heavy rainfall in Nepal pushing river levels above danger marks.From Bhagalpur to Begusarai, Khagaria, and Madhepura, life in low-lying areas has shifted onto boats as residents flee inundated homes for higher ground.On Sunday alone, eight people – including a mother and daughter – drowned in separate incidents in the Begusarai district. All occurred in the Ganga river, ponds, or flood-hit …

Bhopal, Aug 11 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy over ‘vote theft’ allegations by the Opposition, the Madhya Pradesh Congress has decided to stage a protest in Rewa district on Tuesday.State unit Congress chief Jitu Patwari said that Congress MP and LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has presented all facts and exposed gross ‘irregularities’ in voter list, and he was demanding an explanation from the Election Commission of India (ECI). “However, when Rahul Gandhi and MPs from other Opposition bloc tri…