Breaking News, August 12 | HIGHLIGHTS

Raipur: Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai & Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav attended the program organized on "World Elephant Day".

Indian Medical Association writes to Union Health Minister JP Nadda.

Doctors of AIIMS Bhopal and junior doctors of Government Medical College are on strike from August 13.

The government is likely to reconsider the contentious provisions of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill that had raised concerns among online content creators as it sought to club them with OTT or digital news broadcasters.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for New Delhi on Monday evening on a three-day official visit. Majhi is scheduled to attend a review meeting organised by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Tuesday morning, officials said. The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari. This is Majhi's third visit to the national capital after assuming the office of the chief minister.

 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma inspected the areas affected by waterlogging due to rain in Jaipur.

On Raksha Bandhan, 61,000 rakhis from 40 cities and 14 countries will reach soldiers at our borders. A heartfelt initiative started in 2015 by a teacher in Vadodara to honor our heroes.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Congress sports wing cadres stage protest demanding justice for wrestler Vinesh Phogat who was disqualified at the Paris Olympics.

Former intelligence chief Faiz Hameed has been taken into military custody, reports Pakistan's Dawn News.

Kolkata’s Presidency University teachers hold a protest rally outside RG Kar Medical College over the rape-murder of a trainee doctor on its premises. 

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, in Delhi.

Jammu: Indian Army is on high alert and is keeping a close eye on the movements in the Sunderbani sector, ahead of Independence Day.

Jammu: Indian Army officials conduct patrolling with the help of a dog squad and anti-mine devices, in the Sunderbani sector, ahead of Independence Day.

Chandigarh: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini launches 'Har Ghar Har Grahani Yojana' portal.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CM Pravati Parida and other leaders participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga initiative.

NIRF rankings 2024: Delhi University's Hindu College declared best college in India.

NIRF rankings 2024: AIIMS Delhi best for medical studies, IIT Roorkee at top for architecture.

NIRF 2024 rankings: IIT Madras continues to be at top for sixth consecutive year.

Uttar Pradesh: SP leader Nawab Singh Yadav arrested in Kannauj for allegedly attempting to rape a minor girl.   

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Teachers Recruitment Examination (TRE) 3 candidates hold protest outside BPSC office demanding 'One candidate, one result' and counselling before the declaration of exam result.

 Rain lashes parts of Delhi. Visuals from Udyog Bhawan.

One Bangladeshi smuggler was neutralized in a retaliatory self-defence fire by the Border Security Force (BSF) following an attack by a group of his associates armed with sharp-edged weapons along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district, the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) said.

The incident occurred on the night of August 11-12 when the group of smugglers attacked the BSF troops from the Chandnichak Border Outpost of the 115th Battalion under the force's South Bengal Frontier.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday she is ready to hand over the case of a rape and murder of a trainee lady doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to CBI if Kolkata Police were unable to crack it.

BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Monday came down heavily on Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for "endorsing" Hindenburg report and its allegations on market regulator SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch. Taking to social media, she called Rahul Gandhi 'most dangerous man' and said his agenda is that if he can't be the Prime Minister then he might as well destroy this nation.

In a significant develoipment, the Delhi High Court on Monday granted former trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar interim protection from arrest and directed the UPSC and Delhi Police not to take her into custody until the next hearing date. 

Supreme Court issues notice to CBI and ED on BRS leader K Kavitha's plea seeking bail in the excise policy case.

SC refuses to entertain plea against govt decision to cancel UGC-NET on grounds of question paper leak.

Assam Police on Monday said at least five were killed as a truck hit devotees on the way to a temple in Kokrajhar district.

Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) AIIMS staged a protest in support of the woman doctor who was sexually assaulted and murdered in RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expresses grief over the loss of lives in a stampede at Baba Siddhnath Temple in Makhdumpur of Jehanabad district. The Bihar CM ordered ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakhs to the next of kin of each of the victims. 

A fire broke out in a factory in Badli Industrial Area today. 8 fire tenders rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire. The fire unit said, it was a jeans manufacturing factory with G+4 floors and no casualties were reported in the incident.

After the tragic incident of Rape-murder of a PG trainee woman doctor in Kolkata, Principal of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital, Prof. (Dr.) Sandip Ghosh resigns from his post. He said, "...I am getting defamed on social media...The deceased doctor was like my daughter. As a parent, I resign...I don't like that this should happen to anyone in future..."

Amid the instability in Bangladesh, interim government chief Dr Mohammad Yunus met Army Chief Waqar Uzzama. Discussions were held on ending the instability including restoring the police system in the country marred with deadly clashes recently.

Two people were killed and 12 families displaced after a Maryland house exploded Sunday amid reports of a possible gas leak, fire officials said. Neighbours described feeling and hearing the early morning blast that damaged a number of surrounding houses in Bel Air, a town about about 30 miles (50 kilometres) northeast of Baltimore.

On a stampede incident at Baba Siddhnath Temple, SDO Jehanabad Vikas Kumar said, "It is a sad incident...All the arrangements were tight, we are taking stock of the situation and then will further inform you about this..."

In a tragic incident, at least seven killed and several others were injured in a stampede that occurred at the Siddheshwarnath Temple in Bihar's Jehanabad. The authorities said the injured were rushed to the hospital in Makhdumpur and Jehanabad.