Breaking News, August 16 | HIGHLIGHTS

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar meets Nawab Malik at the NCP leader's residence in Kurla, Mumbai.

Malik was discharged from hospital on Monday after Supreme Court granted him interim bail for two months.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan leaves from BJP office in Delhi as party's CEC meeting concludes.

Kerala government says it would bring out additional textbooks, which include portions that had been removed earlier by NCERT, for 11th and 12th standards.

"I like the name 'Tulsi Bhai' because it's a medicinal plant and it has many benefits. So, I am happy to be called 'Tulsi Bhai', given the prominence of the plant," says WHO Director General Dr Tedros A Ghebreyesus on PM Modi calling him 'Tulsi Bhai'.

"...This delimitation has been done by BJP-RSS, not Election Commission...All regional forces, non-political organisation in Assam are opposing this delimitation...," said Jeherul Islam Badshah, President, All India United Democratic Youth Front (AIUDYF) and Spokesperson of AIUDF on the President approving delimitation notification for Assam. 

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar along with state ministers Dilip Walse Patil and Hasan Mushrif visits former minister Nawab Malik to inquire about his health.

"If Uttar Pradesh has come out of the category of 'bimaru' state and become an 'agraniya (leading) pradesh', then the credit goes to CM Yogi Adityanath," said Union minister General VK Singh.

"I feel that there are immature people in Aam Aadmi Party. If they want to take such a big decision on the basis of media reports then even God cannot save them," said Deepak Babaria, AICC in-charge Delhi, on AAP's statement that there was no point in having the I.N.D.I..A. alliance if the Congress has made up its mind to go solo in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls.

Speaking on Alka Lamba's statement, Congress leader Anil Bhardwaj said, "Alka Lamba is not authorised to speak on this matter. In today's meeting of Delhi leaders with party central leadership, there was no discussion over I.N.D.I.A alliance." READ MORE

Supreme Court launches handbook that contains a glossary of gender unjust terms, street sexual harassment to replace eve-teasing, sex worker in place of prostitute. 

"We have been given orders contest on all 7 (Lok Sabha) seats in Delhi," said Congress leader Alka Lamba. 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says that they are proud of Indian Army and salute their families, at an event in Kolkata.

LG VK Saxena approves proposal for creation of 37 additional posts in Delhi State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission. One post of Deputy Registrar, 3 Section Officer, 6 Assistant Section Officer, 6 Senior Assistant, 12 Junior Assistant, 3 PS, 1 Steno and 5 MTS (to be filled on outsource basis) created, Office of Delhi LG informed.

MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar will not join hands with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in his lifetime.
Talking to reporters, Raut further claimed a prime minister of the opposition INDIA alliance will hoist the national flag at the Red Fort in Delhi next year 2024 and the country is waiting for that “auspicious” moment.

The Goa government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CSC eGovernance Services India Limited to facilitate the implementation of various e-governance initiatives and services across rural areas of the coastal state, an official said on Wednesday.

 As India talks about 'One Earth, One Family, One Future -- the theme of the ongoing G20 Presidency -- the nation is losing its credibility before the world, as one of its states is burning, Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor said here on Wednesday. Tharoor said that while India's leaders talk about 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' -- which means 'One Earth-One Family-One Future' in their speeches, at the same time "what credibility would we have when one of our own states is burning"?

There can be no peace in Manipur till 6,000 sophisticated arms and 6 lakh rounds of ammunition are recovered, deputy leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said on Wednesday.
Speaking to journalists here, Gogoi said these arms and ammunition, which were looted from the security forces, will be used against the common people of the state that has been witnessing violence since May 3.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar paid tribute to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, at 'Atal Samadhi Sthal' in Delhi on Wednesday. While interacting with reports here, Kumar said that he can never forget how he gave him so much work and love. He also remembered that Vajpayee was there when he took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time.

American aerospace major Boeing on Wednesday said it is starting production of the Apache choppers to be delivered to the Indian Army. The company will deliver a total of six AH-64E Apaches to the Indian Army. The AH-64 Apache is one of the world's most advanced multi-role combat helicopters and is flown by the US Army.

Cinema returned to strife-torn Manipur after more than 20 years when a Bollywood movie on surgical strikes against Pakistan was screened at a makeshift open air theatre in Churachandpur. Vicky Kaushal-starrer "Uri: The Surgical Strike" was attended by a large number of people at Rengkai (Lamka). The screening was organised by the Hmar Students' Association (HSA) on Tuesday to express its opposition to the ban on Hindi movies imposed in September 2000 by 'Revolutionary People's Front', a political wing of the proscribed People's Liberation Army.

A medium intensity tremor of 3.4 magnitude hit Maharashtra's Kolhapur district on Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said. The tremor occurred at 6.45 am, at a depth of 5 km, it said. There was no immediate report of any casualty or property damage. Kolhapur is located in western Maharashtra, about 375 km from Mumbai.

President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee here at his memorial 'Sadaiv Atal' on his death anniversary on Wednesday.

Police in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Tuesday foiled an attempt by a brother-sister duo to immolate themselves, said an official. The incident took place before the flag hoisting ceremony attended by rural development minister Girish Mahajan. Yogesh Khatal and his sister Ashwini Khatal, residents of Shingve Matobache village in Chandwad tehsil of the district, are on hunger strike opposite the Divisional Revenue Commissioner's office here for a month, the official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid homage to BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary and said India greatly benefitted from his leadership. In tributes to the former prime minister, Modi said he played a pivotal role in boosting India’s progress and taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors. "I join the 140 crore people of India in paying homage to the remarkable Atal Ji on his Punya Tithi," he said.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday attacked Yogi Adityanath, saying it was the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister who started "parivarvaad" (dynasticism) in the state. Yadav made the remarks while reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on nepotism during his Independence Day address.

The death toll from a powerful explosion near the Dominican Republic's capital rose to 11 on Tuesday, with dozens injured. Firefighters were searching through smoldering rubble as people gathered outside hospitals, looking for missing loved ones. President Luis Abinader visited San Cristobal, located just west of Sango Domingo, to meet with those affected, saying an additional 11 people were missing and that authorities were still trying to extinguish the fire amid collapsed buildings and charred vehicles.