Seoul, Aug 11 (IANS) South Korea and Vietnam will work to expand bilateral cooperation in the energy industry, including renewable energy and nuclear power, as the two countries aim to bolster ties in trade, security and other sectors, Seoul officials said Monday.The countries’ industry ministries signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop joint projects in the renewable energy sector, such as solar power, wind power and energy storage systems, according to Seoul’s Ministry of Trade, …

Patna, Aug 11 (IANS) The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government has upgraded the security cover of six prominent leaders of the state, including Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, following recommendations from the State Security Committee.According to an order issued by the Home Department, LoP Tejashwi Yadav will now receive Z-category security while Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary will get Z+ security.The decision was taken…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday detained INDIA bloc leaders, including Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Trinamool Congress’ Sagarika Ghose and Shiv Sena(UBT’s) Sanjay Raut along with others, who were en route to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Rahul Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Priyanka Gandhi, staged a protest ma…

Kochi, Aug 11 (IANS) The local police at Kothamangalam in Kerala have taken into custody Ramees from Paravoor in connection with the suicide of 23-year-old Sona Eldhose, a Teacher’s Training Course student.The woman’s mother on Monday said that her daughter, Sona, was in love with Ramees for a while, and they were compelling her to change her religion.“She was locked up and beaten last week after she resisted their attempts to take her to Ponnani for converting her. They refused to heed her de…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP leaders launched a sharp attack on the INDIA Bloc’s protest march to the Election Commission on Monday, dismissing it as a politically-motivated stunt and a march of despair by hopeless people.“This march of despair, by those who are hopeless, frustrated, and depressed, who have lost three consecutive-times, is nothing but a farcical march. The public will not accept this march of despair,” said BJP MP Dinesh Sharma, reacting to the INDIA Bloc’s demonstration a…

Jammu, Aug 11 (IANS) The operation against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district entered its second day on Monday as intermittent firing and loud explosions were reported overnight from the area.Officials said, “Intermittent firing and deafening sounds of explosions rattled a forest area in Kishtwar district as the operation to neutralise terrorists entered the second day on Monday. The terrorists are believed to be hiding inside a cave on a cliff at Bhagna forest in Dool area,…

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the conviction of activist Medha Patkar in the 2001 criminal defamation case filed against her by V.K. Saxena — the now Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a special leave petition (SLP) filed by Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar, challenging a Delhi High Court order that had maintained her conviction in the matter.However, in a bit of …

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi, on Monday, backed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on education and healthcare being out of reach for common citizens, saying his words amount to a direct indictment of the ruling BJP government.Reacting to Bhagwat’s comment made at a cancer hospital’s inauguration in Indore on Sunday, Chaturvedi said, “I support what he said, especially since he has effectively cornered his own government. Until they can ensure affordable he…

Guwahati, Aug 11 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday hailed the success of “Operation Falcon”, a major anti-poaching drive launched in 2024 to protect the iconic one-horned rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park. The operation, a joint initiative of the Assam Police and the Forest Department, deployed every available resource to track down and arrest poachers operating in and around the park.According to official data, the crackdown led to arrests across several district…

Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the makers of the Bollywood film Kesari Chapter 2 for allegedly misrepresenting Bengali revolutionary Khudiram Bose as “Khudiram Singh”. The criticism came as she paid tributes to the freedom fighter on his death anniversary.In a social media post, Mamata Banerjee called the misrepresentation an “attack on the Bengali language” and an insult to those who laid down their lives for India’s freedom.”…