Breaking News, August 25 | HIGHLIGHTS

The Supreme Court on Friday termed as “unfair” the act of the Ladakh administration of not granting the 'plough' poll symbol to the National Conference for the upcoming Ladakh Hill Council elections despite the order of the high court in this regard.

Surat police in Gujarat are probing a city resident's claims that he was a scientist working with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and designed the lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, an official said on Friday.

More than 50 people were stranded in Mandi district following a cloudburst and have been rescued by the National Disaster Response Force, officials said on Friday. The cloudburst took place in Shehnu Gouni village on Thursday and also triggered a landslide that blocked roads at several places.

The country's largest lender State Bank of India on Friday introduced a facility to allow customers to enrol in social security schemes by just furnishing an Aadhaar card. SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara unveiled the new feature -- which will be available at the bank's Customer Service Points (CSPs) -- that aims to make the process of enrolling in various social security schemes simpler.

Three bird species -- Common Babbler, Brown Rock Chat and White Browed Wagtail -- have declined rapidly in Delhi over the three decades, a new report says. Common Babbler numbers have dipped by 81 per cent, Brown Rock Chat by 65 per cent and White Browed Wagtail by 85 per cent during this period, according to the "State of India's Birds" report released on Friday.

A travelling ticket examiner (TTE) died allegedly after injuring his leg while boarding a moving train here on Friday, an official said.

Delhi minister Atishi has questioned the finance department over the nearly "one-and-a-half-month delay" in the release of Rs 100 crore to 12 fully funded colleges of DU by the city government.  In a note, she said that the fund was approved in June but it has not reached the colleges. 

The Department of Justice on Friday celebrated the feat of providing free legal advice to 50 lakh people across the country though its tele-law programme, with Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal asking volunteers not to get bogged down by the effort required to provide legal aid to the needy.

The defence ministry on Friday sealed a Rs 19,000 crore deal with Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL) for acquisition of five fleet support ships for the Indian Navy. The ships of 44,000 tons category will be the first of its kind to be built in India by an Indian shipyard, officials said.