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BJP Parliamentary Board To Meet On Sunday, May Discuss Vice-President Pick
- Aug 15, 2025 23:06 pm IST
- Asian News International
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to hold its parliamentary board meeting on August 17 at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
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BJP parliamentary board to meet on Aug 17, discussion likely on Vice Presidential candidate
- Aug 15, 2025 23:06 pm IST
- Asian News International
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to hold its parliamentary board meeting on August 17 at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
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Yamuna Cruise, 12-km Chhath Ghat Part of Delhi's New Tourism Plan
- Aug 15, 2025 22:27 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta marked Independence Day with the announcement of a series of tourism projects aimed at boosting the capital's cultural, spiritual, and heritage appeal.
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Delhi Notifies Law to Curb Arbitrary Fee Hikes in Private Schools
- Aug 15, 2025 22:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The Delhi government has notified the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Act, 2025, aimed at ending arbitrary fee hikes by private schools.
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Boy's Body, Barely Breathing Sister Found In Car In Patna
- Aug 15, 2025 22:13 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A boy's body and his barely breathing sister - both aged between five and 10 years - were found in a car in Patna.
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Odisha Man Tied To Tree, Thrashed, Left There The Whole Night By In-Laws
- Aug 15, 2025 21:51 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A man who was waiting for a hearing in court over a domestic dispute was tied to a tree and thrashed by his in-laws in Odisha's Gajapati district.
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Nagaland Governor La Ganesan Dies At 80, PM Modi Calls Him "Devout Nationalist"
- Aug 15, 2025 20:49 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the death of Tamil Nadu Governor La. Ganesan who passed away in Chennai at the age of 80.
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Thackeray Cousins To Contest Mumbai, Other Civic Polls Together: Sanjay Raut
- Aug 15, 2025 19:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
The upcoming civic polls in Mumbai and key cities may see cousins Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray, earlier not on amicable terms, form an alliance, said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.
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"Infiltration Existential Threat": Himanta Sarma In Independence Day Message
- Aug 15, 2025 19:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that 'illegal infiltration' - seen by many as a reference to Bengali-speaking Muslims - poses an "existential threat" to the northeastern state's indigenous communities.
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Actor Shwetha Menon Becomes 1st Woman To Be Elected Head Of Kerala Film Body AMMA
- Aug 15, 2025 18:59 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a landmark moment for the Malayalam film industry, popular actresses Shwetha Menon and Kukku Parameswaran have been elected as president and general secretary, respectively, of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).
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AIMIM Leader Hosts 'Biryani Party' To Oppose Meat Ban In Maharashtra District
- Aug 15, 2025 18:38 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
AIMIM leader Imtiaz Jaleel on Friday organised a "biryani party" at his residence here to mark his protest against the local civic body's order to keep the meat shops in the city shut on account of festivals.
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10 Pilgrims Dead, 35 injured As Bus Rams Truck Parked On Roadside In West Bengal
- Aug 15, 2025 18:25 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Ten pilgrims from Bihar died and 35 others were injured as their bus rammed into a truck parked on the roadside in West Bengal's Burdwan town on Friday, officials said.
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Centre Proposes Reducing GST Slabs From 4 To 2, May Retain 5%, 18%: Sources
- Aug 15, 2025 17:36 pm IST
- Reported by: Himanshu Shekhar Mishra
- NDTV News Desk
The Centre has proposed that only two slabs for Goods and Services Tax (GST) be retained - 5 per cent and 18 percent - as per sources.
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6 Killed After Roof At Dargah Near Delhi's Humayun's Tomb Collapses
- Aug 15, 2025 17:16 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Six people were killed after part of the roof of a dargah, or the tomb of a Muslim saint, collapsed in Delhi's Nizamuddin area Friday evening.
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From Putin To Netanyahu: Global leaders Wish India On Independence Day
- Aug 15, 2025 16:42 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Global leaders and neighbours extended greetings to India on the 79th Independence Day on Friday while reaffirming strong bilateral ties with the country.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
- Aug 15, 2025 16:23 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
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Chandrababu Naidu Launches Statewide Free Bus Travel Scheme For Women
- Aug 15, 2025 16:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday launched 'Stree Shakti', a statewide free bus travel scheme for women, in the presence of NDA leaders here.