Russia accuses Kyiv of poisoning its soldiers in Ukraine

As the Russia-Ukraine war has entered its 178th day, Moscow, in fresh accusations has said that Kyiv is poisoning some of its soldiers in Ukraine, media reports said.

EPFO adds 18.36 lakh net subscribers in June

Retirement fund body EPFO added 18.36 lakh new subscribers in June 2022, registering 43 per cent rise as compared to the year-ago period, according to an official data.

PharmEasy pulls out market listing plan

Indian digital healthcare company PharmEasy’s parent firm API Holdings has pulled out IPO DRHP. The company had filed an IPO DRHP with SEBI on November 9 last year, as per media reports. The company will consider raising funds via rights issue, reported CNBC.

Section144 promulgated in all districts of Assam

Ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab says growing popularity of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has ‘alarmed’ BJP, causing it to ‘misuse’ CBI against AAP leaders

Mumbai logs 840 COVID-19 cases

Mumbai reported 840 new coronavirus cases that raised the tally of infections to 11,37,351, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said. The city’s daily count of infections has dropped below the 1,000-mark after two days. The metropolis had reported 1,201 and 1,011 cases on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

UN chief says Russian food and fertiliser must get to market

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that governments and the private sector should cooperate to bring Russian food and fertilizers as well as Ukrainian grain to world markets under a deal agreed last month.

India beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in second ODI, take unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series

Adani to launch open offer for ACC and Ambuja Cements

The Adani Group is likely to launch next week an open offer worth Rs 31,000 crore to acquire 26%stake each in Swiss firm Holcim’s two Indian listed entities Ambuja Cements and ACC, from public shareholders. In May this year, the Adani Group announced that it has clinched a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Holcim Ltd’s businesses in India for USD 10.5 billion.

Delhi Court acquits Kejriwal, Sisodia in a defamation case

The Rouse Avenue Court acquitted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, his Deputy Manish Sisodia and Yogendra Yadav (former AAP leader) in a criminal defamation case filed by lawyer Surender Sharma, who claimed that his candidature from AAP was cancelled in 2013 assembly elections at last moment.

Mumbai Terror Threat Update

Police registered a case against an unknown person under section 506(2) of IPC at Worli police station after a threat message warning of a 26/11-like terrorist attack was received by Mumbai Police traffic control from a Pak-based phone number

BJP is the sole party that does not function to make the government but to make the country. BJP has its own thought process, its own ideologies. It is Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya who leads our party with his guidance

– Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Indonesia records first case of monkeypox virus

Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the country’s health ministry said.

Pak bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi out of Asia Cup, England T20Is

Pakistan’s lead pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was on Saturday ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup and the home series against England with a knee injury, dealing a massive blow to the team’s prospects.

SC dismisses PIL against RIL’s zoo in Gujarat’s Jamnagar

The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL challenging the permission granted to a zoo being built by Reliance Industries in Gujarat’s Jamnagar saying there was no logic or basis in the petition. A bench of justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Krishna Murari junked the plea filed by an advocate seeking to ban acquisition of animals by Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre.

Four people, including two girls, killed in incidents of wall collapse following heavy rain in Odisha: Official

Congress to oppose any inclusion of non-local voters in electoral rolls in J&K

Congress said it will oppose any inclusion of non-local voters in electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir and is mulling mounting legal challenge over issue.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates state BJP office, ‘Panch Kamal’ in Panchkula

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated state BJP office, ‘Panch Kamal’ in Panchkula in presence of Haryana CM Manohar lal Khattar and state Home Minister, Anil Vij.

Haryana rape case: Police arrests three under SC/ST acts, gang rape acts

Incident pertaining to the night of Aug 18. A minor was abducted and raped. Haryana police arrested three under SC/ST acts, gang rape acts. “We registered case, investigated. 3 accused arrested. Action taken under SC/ST acts, gang rape acts. One of the 3 accused is minor, further legal action as per law,” said Waseem Akram, SP Jhajjar.

Mumbai’s Dharavi redevelopment project to start in three months, says Devendra Fadnavis, Dy CM of Maharashtra

Mayiladuthurai PS Case: NIA files charge sheet against 4

NIA filed a charge sheet against 4 accused in Mayiladuthurai PS Case of Tamil Nadu. Accused were involved in spreading hatred and conspiracy for secession of a part of India and to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India by forming outfits such as “Khilafah Party of India”.

CBI summons five accused for questioning at the agency HQs in Delhi today, in connection with the Excise case.

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CPI to support TRS party in Munugode by-elections

CPI leader Chada Venkat Reddy said, that KCR has promised to work with us not only in Telangana but in country to bring a secular and democratic party to power. “KCR has also said that to defeat BJP, we will work together. We’ve decided to support TRS party in Munugode by-elections. BJP is trying to come to power here and are using Central power, money for it. It’s a religious party and to defeat it, we’ve decided to support TRS party” the leader said.

Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is yet to ascertain whether death of 9-year-old Dalit boy in Jalore district was result of caste-based discrimination, says its member Shiv Bhagwan Naga.

sources: PTI

CBI court rejects TMC leader Anubrata Mondal’s bail plea; extends custody till August 24

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Rouse Avenue Court acquits AAP ministers in criminal defamation case

Rouse Avenue Court acquits Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia & Yogendra Yadav (former AAP leader) in a criminal defamation case filed by lawyer Surender Sharma, who claimed that his candidature from AAP was cancelled in the 2013 assembly elections at last moment.

Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia to go on a two-day visit to Gujarat

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and DY CM Manish Sisodia to go on a two-day visit to GujaratThe duo will reach Ahmedabad on August 22 and address a town hall meeting in Himatnagar at 3 pm. They will also attend a townhall meeting in Bhavnagar on August 23 at 3 pm.

Mumbai CP Vivek Phansalkar on 26/11-like terrorist attack threat

IAF rescues one Israeli national in Leh

Indian Air Force today rescued one Israeli national who was suffering from acute mountain sickness in the high-altitude area of Marka Valley and brought him to Leh

16 arrested in connection with “death threat” to Siddaramaiah

Sixteen people have been arrested in connection with a death threat received by the state Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah, said Police. “A total of 16 people have been arrested in Kodagu in connection with the death threat calls to LoP Siddaramaiah, 9 people have been arrested in Kushalnagar and 7 in Madikeri, all of whom will be produced before the magistrate court,” said the Kodagu Superintendent Capt Aiyappa MA. The arrests come after the Congress leader claimed that he had received death threats over his remarks on Veer Savarkar.

We have taken the case of the threat message (26/11-like terrorist attack on Mumbai) very seriously. Agencies have been informed of all measures to investigate the threat matter. Mumbai CP will give further details of the case.

– Maharashtra’s Dy CM & HM Devendra Fadnavis

Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the ITBP personnel who were injured in bus accident on 16th August in Pahalgam, J&K, at AIIMS Trauma Center in New Delhi.

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Coastal security on alert after threat of 26/11-like terror attack: Mumbai police chief

Threat messages about 26/11-like terror attack in Mumbai came from Pakistan as per available information, informed City Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar.

Himachal Pradesh: Roads blocked after heavy rainfall lashes Mandi region of the state, several tourists stuck due to roadblocks

Union Minister Anurag Thakur takes dig at Manish Sisodia, calls him “Money Shh”

Union Minister Anurag Thakur at BJP press meet

2024 LS polls will be walkover for BJP if Kejriwal pitted against Modi: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asserted that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be a walkover for the BJP if Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal is pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He claimed that the Delhi chief minister is not even known in many states, which will lead to a further increase in the BJP’s tally in the Lok Sabha.

We have to make an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, an ‘Aatmanirbhar Himachal’. If we turn Himachal ‘aatmanirbhar’, the nation will turn ‘aatmanirbhar’. Satyagraha is now self-introspection, to fulfil our responsibilities.

– BJP national president JP Nadda at Paonta Sahib

BIMSTEC chief Tenzin Lekphell to embark on India visit from Aug 22-25

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell will visit India from August 22-25, 2022. He is visiting India at the invitation of Saurabh Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Lekphell will hold discussions with senior Indian officials on how to make the BIMSTEC organization and cooperation forward in keeping with the mandate of the BIMSTEC Leaders, read a MEA press release.

Shiv Sena and BJP to form alliance once again: Maha Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

Shiv Sena and BJP will fight the Mumbai civic elections in an alliance and will install their own Mayor. “When I talk of the shiv Sena in an alliance I mean the one following the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray and following his thoughts and Hindutva (Eknath Shinde group)”, said Maha Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Jammu & Kashmir: Two children, a 3-year-old and a 2-month-old, have died due to landslides in Samole village in Muttal area of Udhampur district.

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India’s star Olympic football captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee dead

Former India football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, died here in the early hours after a prolonged illness. He was 92. Banerjee is survived by his daughter-in-law. He was born on January 30, 1930, and his football journey started with some local clubs in Bally as a school-going kid.

Mathura Banke Bihari incident: 2 deaths reported

During Mangla Arti at Banke Bihari in Mathura, one devotee fainted at exit gate of temple due to which movement of devotees was restricted. As their was huge crowd, many inside the premises were suffocated due to humidity. 2 people lost their lives. “We received 2 bodies, one of a male and one of a female, that were brought dead. 5 patients were admitted, of which 2 were referred as they had more uneasiness with less oxygen levels due to suffocation; rest discharged,” informed Dr DP Singh, CMS, District Combined Hospital, Vrindavan

5 deaths reported in Himachal Pradesh flash floods

5 deaths have been reported in the State during the last 24 hours and about 15 people reported to have been missing. District administrations directed to ensure relief, rescue and rehabilitation works in the rain-affected areas, informed Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi commends the Chhattisgarh govt & CM Bhupesh Baghel

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi commended the Chhattisgarh govt and CM Bhupesh Baghel, “for working tirelessly towards realising its ambitious vision for a truly inclusive society.” Gandhi also congratulated Chhattisgarh Congress on the inauguration of district/city Congress offices.

Police deployed at Shilpakala Vedika before Munawar Faruqui show

Hyderabad Police deployed at Shilpakala Vedika where stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui is scheduled to perform. Yesterday police also detained BJP MLA T. Raja Singh who had threatened to burn down the venue of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show. As Raja Singh along with his supporters was trying to leave for Shilpa Kala Vedika, the venue of the show, police detained him and shifted him to Bolaram police station. The controversial MLA told media persons before being taken in a police vehicle that he was not being given any information by the police.

Jhulan Goswami to bid farewell to international cricket

Veteran India woman cricketer Jhulan Goswami to play her farewell match against England at Lord’s. The third and final ODI on 24th September will be her last international appearance, announced BCCI sources

The elections of 2024 will be AAP vs BJP, says Delhi’s Deputy CM & AAP leader Manish Sisodia

Satyendar Jain already in jail, I will also be arrested in 2-3 days. It is all conspiracy to stop work in education and health sector: Delhi Dy CM Sisodia

I’m just Arvind Kejriwal’s Education Minister: Delhi Dy CM M Sisodia on CBI raids

Excise policy is the country’s best policy: Delhi Dy CM M Sisodia

Excise policy due to which whole controversy is created is the country’s best policy. We were applying it with transparency and sincerity. Had Delhi LG not changed his decision conspiring to fail the policy, Delhi govt would’ve been getting at least Rs 10,000cr every year.

Pahalgam ITBP Bus accident: Amit Shah to visit AIIMS Trauma Center in New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit AIIMS Trauma Center, New Delhi today at 12:30 PM to meet the ITBP personnel injured in a road accident on 16 Aug in Pahalgam, J&K.

Maha ATS arrests accuse of planting IED under Punjab Police car

One Rajinder has been arrested from Shirdi, in a joint operation of Maharashtra ATS and Punjab Police, in the case relating to an IED found planted under a Punjab Police Sub-Inspector’s car in Amritsar; accused handed over to Punjab Police, reported Maharashtra ATS.

SpiceJet turbulence case: DGCA suspends the licenses of two SpiceJet pilots

DGCA has suspended the licenses of two SpiceJet pilots for violating the rules in two separate incidents. Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended the licence of the pilot-in-command (PIC) of a SpiceJet flight for six months after he ignored the co-pilot’s suggestion onboard a Boeing B737 aircraft. The development is related to the May 1 incident in which a flight from Mumbai to Durgapur encountered severe turbulence during landing. The severe turbulence had resulted in injuries to nearly 14 passengers along with three crew members.

America’s biggest newspaper The New York Times covered Delhi’s education model on its front page yesterday. It’s a pride for India. Around 1.5yrs ago, another story was published by them showing thousands of bodies being cremated along Ganga. It was shameful.

– Delhi Dy CM M Sisodia

India’s Antim bags gold in Junior World Wrestling Championship 2022

No nepotism will be allowed: Kerala Gov AM Khan on Kannur University appointment

Kerala Governor AM Khan on the matter of alleged irregularity in an appointment at Kannur University said, he is going to have a full-fledged inquiry into how many such appointments have been made during the last 2-3 years. No nepotism will be allowed.

At least 12 killed in Somalia hotel siege, intelligence officer says

At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu after al Shabaab militants attacked a hotel leading to a siege that authorities are still trying to end, an intelligence office told Reuters. The attackers struck the Hayat Hotel on Friday evening with two car bombs, before entering the facility while firing their guns and seizing control.

Munawar Faruqui (comedian) is coming to Hyderabad on August 20th. He insulted our Lord Ram and Goddess Sita, and the TRS party is calling him here as a chief guest. Why is he called here?

– BJP Telangana chief Bandi Sanjay, in Jangaon

8 civilians killed in Mogadishu hotel attack: Security official

At least eight civilians were killed as security forces continued to battle terrorist group Al-Shabab, which stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, a security commander said. “The security forces continued to neutralise terrorists who have been cordoned inside a room in the hotel building, most of the people were rescued but at least eight civilians were confirmed dead so far,” said the official, Mohamed Abdikadir. The assault in the Somali capital came after two car bomb blasts and gunfire as the armed group Al-Shabab claimed responsibility, reported Al Jazeera.