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India News | 'AAP is Looting with Both Hands': BJP Leaders Welcome ED Raid Against Saurabh Bharadwaj
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Enforcement Directorate raid against AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj. Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government in...

Mumbai Metro 6: HC approves cutting of 34 trees
The High Court on Monday allowed the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to cut down 34 trees for the construction of pillars in Kanjur village for the Metro-6 project between Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli (EEH) in Andheri....

India News | BJP, NDA Launch Constituency Conferences in Bihar Ahead of Assembly Elections
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stepped up its preparations for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders launching a series of constituency-level...

India News | Union Minister Shivraj Singh Says India Won't Compromise Farmers' Interests, Resisted Opening Up Agri Sector for Imports
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 26 (ANI): Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that India has not allowed the import of farm products despite recent tariff hikes by the United States, in order to...

India News | PM Narendra Modi Flags off Suzuki's 'e-VITARA' from Hansalpur Plant on Day 2 of Gujarat Visit
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the 'e-VITARA', which is Suzuki's first-ever global strategic Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) at the company's motor plant in Hansalpur, Ahmedabad....

India ban: 'Extremely disappointed' Flutter halts Junglee operations
Junglee operations suspended following unexpected legislation. By Gambling Insider Key points: - Flutter ceases real-money gaming operations in India from 22 August - New law passed without industry consultation prohibits games of skill - Company...

India hosts 3GPP RAN meetings in Bengaluru on 6G standardisation
NEW DELHI: The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) on Monday inaugurated the Radio Access Networks (RAN) working group meetings – RAN1 through RAN5 – in Bengaluru to discuss 6G standardisation and related aspects under the Release 20. The...

India to probe giant zoo run by son of Asia's richest person
New Delhi: India's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into allegations of illegal animal imports and financial misconduct at a vast private zoo set up by the son of Asia's richest person. Vantara, which bills itself as the "world's biggest...

India News | New Chapter is Being Added to India's 'Make in India' Journey: PM Modi on Gujarat's EV Plant
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 26 (ANI): After inaugurating a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility for strong hybrid electric vehicles in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday emphasised that a "new chapter" has been added...

India News | 100 Per Cent Fake, Only to Divert Attention from PM Modi's Fake Degree: Atishi Criticises AAP Leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi alleged that the "ridiculous" raids by the Enforcement Directorate on party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj's residence on Tuesday morning were "100 per cent fake" and a strategy to...

India News | Decisive Joint Responses Across Domains, Enabled by Self-reliance & Integrated Logistics, Will Be Key to Victory in Future Wars: CDS at Ran Samwad
New Delhi [India] August 26 (ANI): Emphasising that battlefields of tomorrow will not recognise service boundaries, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has called for swift and decisive joint responses across domains to ensure...

India to build Super-Speciality Hospital in Fiji; 7 MoUs signed
New Delhi: India will provide training and equipment to upgrade Fiji's maritime security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday. As part of strengthening bilateral relations, the two countries also signed several agreements and...

India News | Haryana CM Saini and Other Leaders Cycle to State Assembly to Promote Environment Conservation
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], August 26 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini along with other leaders on Tuesday cycled to the Haryana Legislative assembly to promote de-addiction and environment conservation. Saini stated "Cycling...

India Now Rents Satellites Cheaper Than Any Other Nation: MP Biplab Kumar Deb
Agartala, August 26, 2025: India has emerged as the most affordable provider of satellite rental services globally, a transformation that was once unimaginable due to the country’s limited technological application and lack of commercial...

India signs Letter of Intent with World Food Programme to address global crisis
The Government of India and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday announced a significant milestone in their collaboration aimed at addressing the global hunger crisis by signing a Letter of Intent (LoI). Under this initiative, the Department...

India has power of democracy and advantage of demography: Modi
Ahmedabad India has the power of democracy, the advantage of demography and a very large pool of skilled workforce, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. “This creates a win-win situation for every partner of ours,” Modi said, after...

India News | Urgent Need to Improve Infrastructure, Drainage System to Save Himachal's Towns, Warn Experts
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 26 (ANI): Experts have warned of an urgent need to improve infrastructure to save Himachal Pradesh, including the hill town of Dharamshala in the Kangra district. The experts called for an improvement in...

India's Fish Output Doubles To 195 lakh tonnes In A Decade, Blue Economy Grows With PMMSY
Last Updated:August 26, 2025, 13:26 IST India's fish production doubled to 195 lakh tonnes by 2024-25, driven by schemes like Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and PM-MKSSY, boosting the blue economy. News18India’s total fish production has...

India News | CMs of TN, Punjab Launch Expansion of CM's Breakfast Scheme for Govt Schools in Urban Areas
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 26 (ANI): Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, along with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, on Tuesday, launched the expansion of the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme for...

India’s Labour intensive sectors brace for 70% export collapse as Trump’s 50% tariff take effect tomorrow :GTRI
The exports of the labour-intensive sectors in the country brace for a collapse of up to 70 per cent as US tariffs set to take effect, according to a report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI). The new tariff regime is set to take...