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Latest news on August 31, 2024: The Punjab government might face penalty nearing <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>400 crore per year for its failure to comply with timely installation of Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems in thermal power plants (TPPs) across the state. (HT File)
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Aug 31, 2024 11:57 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Punjab to face hefty penalties for delay in Flue Gas Desulphurisation installation at thermal power plants
- The Punjab government might face penalty nearing ₹400 crore per year for its failure to comply with timely installation of Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) systems in thermal power plants (TPPs) across the state.
Aug 31, 2024 11:54 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Wrestler Vinesh visits farmers at Shambhu, urges Modi government to “have a big heart”
- Wrestler Vinesh Phogat reached the farmers’ protest site at Shambhu border in Punjab on Saturday and expressed her solidarity with the farmers and condemned the labelling of their struggle as political.
Aug 31, 2024 11:52 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Farm leaders announce 2-hour rail roko protest on October 3 to mark 200 days of farmers’ stir
- Farm unions called for a two-hour rail roko protest on October 3, the third anniversary of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, where eight people, including four farmers and a journalist, were killed in 2021 during a protest against now repealed three farm laws.
Aug 31, 2024 11:50 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Citizen forum forces PMC to invoke defect liability period clause on damaged road
- The Karvenagar Citizens Forum had filed a complaint regarding a ₹25-lakh road project on Dnyandeep Colony Lane Number 1 that developed cracks and damage within days of construction
Aug 31, 2024 11:49 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Citizen forum forces PMC to invoke defect liability period clause on damaged road
- The Karvenagar Citizens Forum had filed a complaint regarding a ₹25-lakh road project on Dnyandeep Colony Lane Number 1 that developed cracks and damage within days of construction
Aug 31, 2024 11:48 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Sweet shop worker held under POCSO
- A 35-year-old employee of a sweets shop has been arrested for the sexual harassment of a 12-year-old girl. The incident was reported between June 1 and August 30
Aug 31, 2024 11:47 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Six cops assaulted monthly in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Data from the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad police departments reveal that between 2020 and 2024, Pune reported 200 attacks on police personnel, while Pimpri-Chinchwad reported 156
Aug 31, 2024 11:47 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Realtors demand more time, waivers to complete stuck housing projects
- The realtors’ demand came in the wake of the Uttar Pradesh government directing officials to cancel allotment of housing land made to promoters who have failed to pay their financial dues
Aug 31, 2024 11:47 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Six cops assaulted monthly in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Data from the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad police departments reveal that between 2020 and 2024, Pune reported 200 attacks on police personnel, while Pimpri-Chinchwad reported 156
Aug 31, 2024 11:47 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Rising cases of assault by bouncers at housing societies in Pune
- The members of society appealed to the government to come up with clear-cut guidelines that guarantee citizen safety over the issue
Aug 31, 2024 11:44 PM IST
World News Live Updates: UN draft shows developing nations expect trillions for climate mitigation efforts
- According to the document, the Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) group, which includes India, expects at least $1 trillion mobilised by developed countries yearly from 2025 to 2030
Aug 31, 2024 11:43 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Noida: Sector 39 district hospital to start DNB course
- Two seats have been allocated in the gynecology department while one in the medicine department that will allow candidates to pursue studies and also offer consultations
Aug 31, 2024 11:42 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Haryana poll date shifted, results now on Oct 8
- BJP’s state unit chief Mohan Lal Badoli wrote to EC on August 22, nearly a week after it announced the schedule for the elections in Haryana and J&K, seeking a change in the poll dates
Aug 31, 2024 11:42 PM IST
India News Live Updates: After a wet August, IMD says Sept to be rainy too
- The month follows what was a wetter-than-normal August, which received 16% more rain than the average
Aug 31, 2024 11:42 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Two held for fight at Dankaur fair after video goes viral
- The police intervened to stop the altercation and resorted to a lathi-charge to control the situation.
Aug 31, 2024 11:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: HC asks Punjab to deposit ₹12 crore; CPCB to conduct tests at all STP plants
- The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Punjab government to deposit ₹12 crore with high court registry and also asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to conduct tests at all sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Punjab to check pollution levels in the water being discharged from these plants.
Aug 31, 2024 11:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Noida: 3 held over mobile phone warehouse theft
- During interrogation, the two revealed that Ravinder was the mastermind of the theft and he had conducted a reconnaissance of the warehouse as an electrician
Aug 31, 2024 11:39 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: {Day after being held ‘tankhaiya’} Sukhbir appears before Takht, tenders apology
- A day after being held ‘tankhaiya’ (guilty of religious misconduct) by Akal Takht for the mistakes committed by his party’s government from 2007 to 2017, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday appeared before the highest temporal seat of Sikhs and again tendered a written apology.
Aug 31, 2024 11:35 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Submit timeline for Pavana River conservation work: NGT tells CPCB
- The directive comes after the recent hearings in which the CPCB submitted an action plan prepared in 2019 under the national river rejuvenation mission
Aug 31, 2024 11:33 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: NGT order on noise pollution: Pune Police assure implementation, MPCB cites difficulties
- The August 30 order of Western Zonal Bench of NGT has directed MPCB and police to ensure real-time noise monitoring at all Ganesh pandals and display the readings with permissible limits prominently at at least two locations, besides instructing authorities to limit dhol-tasha group to 30 members and ban on DJ and toll systems
Aug 31, 2024 11:30 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ludhiana: MLA West measures flow of Budhha Nullah
- After the controversy of damaging his own foundation stone of Buddha Nullah project, Gurpreet Gogi, the MLA from Ludhiana West, measured the water flow in Buddha Nullah on Saturday by sitting in a boat.
Aug 31, 2024 11:23 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ludhiana: NGT appoints court commissioner in solid waste management case
- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed advocate Bhanwar Pal Singh as the court commissioner in a case of solid waste mismanagement involving the municipal corporation, Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT), and Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA).
Aug 31, 2024 11:18 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan to commence from September 3 in Ludhiana
- The Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan 2024 sports event will officially start, with games in Ludhiana beginning at the block level on September 3. The competitions will be held across 14 blocks in Ludhiana district from September 3 to 11.
Aug 31, 2024 11:17 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: ‘Criminal negligence’: BJP slams AAP govt over air pollution
- AAP’s Gopal Rai questioned why the BJP was avoiding a meeting called to discuss ways to reduce pollution in the city in winters
Aug 31, 2024 11:17 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan to commence from September 3 in Ludhiana
- The Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan 2024 sports event will officially start, with games in Ludhiana beginning at the block level on September 3. The competitions will be held across 14 blocks in Ludhiana district from September 3 to 11.
Aug 31, 2024 11:16 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Senior citizens above 85, voters with disability to get pick-and-drop facility on polling day
- Gurugram district has over 50,000 voters who are either above 85 years old or have more than 40% disability. These voters can register their details by calling the district election office’s toll-free number, 1950
Aug 31, 2024 11:13 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Court sends six accused in death of IAS aspirants in Delhi to 4-day CBI custody
- The court said custodial interrogation is necessary to aid probe. It said accused would be medically examined and allowed to meet counsel for 30 minutes daily
Aug 31, 2024 11:13 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Delhi realtor gets extortion call from ‘gangster’, police case filed
- The caller allegedly identified himself as Goldy Brar and demanded ₹2 crore from the developer who lives in Vasant Vihar
Aug 31, 2024 11:12 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: 1985-batch officer named Delhi’s new chief secretary
- During his over 34 years of service, Dharmendra has held several key positions in the Delhi government, central government and other places
Aug 31, 2024 11:09 PM IST
India News Live Updates: India braces for above-normal September rainfall: Boost to crops, but flood risks loom
- Below-normal rains likely in some parts of northwest, southern peninsula and northeastern regions.
Aug 31, 2024 11:09 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Police: Singer murdered elderly man on Aug 25; car used in crime recovered
- A day after his arrest in a murder case of an elderly man, the accused, Baljinder Singh alias Gulli alias Mona of Bath Kalan village of Jalandhar district, who is the nephew of Punjabi Singer Ranjit Singh Kahlon alias Ranjit Bath, who is the key accused, revealed that they strangulated the man with a piece of rope near Baddowal on August 25 before dumping the body on the roadside. Bath is still on the run.
Aug 31, 2024 11:08 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Every religion should be protected: Farooq on Assam’s ‘namaz’ break row
- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has discontinued the precedence of a two-hour break on Fridays in the state assembly provided to Muslim legislators.
Aug 31, 2024 11:07 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Parents counselled to let their girls study after Ludhiana school becomes co-ed: Principal
- Government Senior Secondary School, Division No. 3, which initially was dedicated to just girls, has now started enrolling boys as the school got the status of ‘School of Eminence’ last year.
Aug 31, 2024 11:01 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ludhiana: Man held for bid to kidnap 9-year-old girl
- Locals foiled a kidnapping bid on a nine-year-old girl outside her school in Basti Jodhewal on Friday afternoon. The locals nabbed the accused and handed him over to the police. The Daresi Police lodged an FIR against the accused.
Aug 31, 2024 11:00 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Surinder Choudhary from NC-Congress alliance files papers from Nowshera
- National Conference’s provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta says the BJP has failed to address the concerns of the people.
Aug 31, 2024 10:59 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ludhiana: Three liquor vends robbed of ₹1.8 lakh
- A gang of miscreants targeted three liquor vends on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday at Noorwala road and Rahon road.
Aug 31, 2024 10:58 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: BJP’s Samba, Jammu leaders quit over ticket distribution
- Three leaders have resigned from the saffron party, protesting over the party’s choice of candidates.
Aug 31, 2024 10:56 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ludhiana: College students booked for assaulting classmate, vandalising car
- The Sadar police have registered a case against a group of college students who allegedly attacked a fellow student and vandalised his car using weapons outside a private college at Jhande village.
Aug 31, 2024 10:53 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ludhiana: Roadways employees halt operations for two hours over new timetable
- Confusion created at bus stand as new timetable was released for166 buses operating on Ludhiana-Malerkotla- Sangrur route
Aug 31, 2024 10:52 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Youth assaulted, robbed of ₹2.70 lakh in Pune’s Ganesh Peth area
- The suspects attacked the victim, forcibly extracted his bank password. They also stole his wallet, which contained an ATM card, an Aadhaar card, and ₹20,000 in cash. Later, by using his ATM, the accused duo withdrew ₹2,63,800 from his bank account, says police
Aug 31, 2024 10:52 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Vikramaditya given more funds than Rahul Gandhi to campaign for LS polls
- Congress gave Vikramaditya the highest ₹87 lakh to contest the elections while Rahul Gandhi received ₹70 lakh.
Aug 31, 2024 10:48 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Himachal signs pact with Dubai group for overseas placements
- The CM has directed the labour and employment department to evolve a mechanism to track and trace to ensure the well being of the people working abroad.
Aug 31, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Govt mortgaging employees’ GPF, says Jai Ram Thakur
- In the tenure of 18 months, the Sukhu government has taken a loan of more than ₹24,000 crore, says leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh assembly
Aug 31, 2024 10:42 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Special anti-drug drive to be started in Himachal: Governor
- Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla says there is a need to make people aware at the rural level through video messages, etc.
Aug 31, 2024 10:28 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Amid #MeToo wave in Kerala, CM Pinarayi Vijayan justifies need for Hema Committee
- CM Pinarayi Vijayan said that the film industry should reciprocate the public's love for cinema by promoting moral values or lessons.
Aug 31, 2024 10:23 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Sopranos star Michael Imperioli under fire as he shares photos of young Kamala Harris: ‘This is real embarrassing’
- Michael Imperioli, star of 'Sopranos', received backlash from his admirers after he revealed why he would for Kamala Harris in the November election.
Aug 31, 2024 10:13 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: e-Transport Mission: U.P. govt set to expand services across state
- The state is now accelerating efforts to introduce Aadhaar authentication-based ‘Vahan Faceless Services’ and ‘Sarathi Faceless Services.’
Aug 31, 2024 9:37 PM IST
India News Live Updates: ‘Indian economy grew by almost 90% in last 10 years’: PM Modi
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for India to become a leader in every sector of the world
Aug 31, 2024 9:33 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Vanuatu ancestral relics, trafficked as art to New York, return home with FBI escort
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell attended a ceremony on Thursday in Port Vila, the capital, to repatriate five crates of human relics.
Aug 31, 2024 9:28 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Deceased doctor's family under 'house arrest', Kolkata Police offered them money to…: Congress leader
- Kolkata rape-murder case: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that the police had offered the father money for cremating the body quickly.
Aug 31, 2024 9:22 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: #Naman in Lucknow: An ode to the legend of kathak Pandit Lachhu Maharaj
- A two-day event being held in Lucknow where artistes from across the musical Gharanas to perform
Aug 31, 2024 9:12 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump impersonates ‘super genius guy’ Elon Musk, makes netizens laugh as he quips ‘We can have a good hookup…’
- Donald Trump at an event informed the attendees that Elon Musk had given him a “tremendous endorsement” and described him as a “very different kind of a guy.”
Aug 31, 2024 9:07 PM IST
India News Live Updates: 1500 iPhones worth ₹11 crore stolen from truck in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar
- Those transporting the phones have claimed the loot was carried out after the driver of the truck was drugged and gagged on August 15.
Aug 31, 2024 9:03 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Indigo flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after mid-air engine failure
- Officials said that all 174 people on board the Indigo flight- 161 passengers and 13 crew members- were safe and there were no reports of any injuries
Aug 31, 2024 8:55 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Allahabad HC seeks reply in plea against ex-MLA Udaybhan Karwariya’s premature release
- Udaybhan Karwariya was released from Naini Central jail on July 25 this year following his pardon by the UP governor in view of his good conduct
Aug 31, 2024 8:51 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Not just Haryana, Election Commission changed polling dates for these states in past
- Haryana polls: The ECI received a request from the National President of All India Bishnoi Mahasabha, Bikaner (Rajasthan), to reschedule the polling date.
Aug 31, 2024 8:30 PM IST
India News Live Updates: India has special China problem, LAC standoff calls for investment scrutiny: EAM
- External affairs minister S Jaishankar said the separation between economics and security with certain countries is a very thin line
Aug 31, 2024 8:04 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Union minister Giriraj Singh allegedly attacked in Bihar's Begusarai: ‘Just because he had a beard...’
- Firebrand BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh claimed that Tejashwi Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav might support the attacker.
Aug 31, 2024 7:57 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Paris Paralympics: Rehab univ’s Mandeep Kaur enters badminton QFs
- Earlier, she participated in the 2023 Asian Games, securing two bronze medals, and also competed in the World Championship 2022 and 2023 where she won two bronze medals each time
Aug 31, 2024 7:49 PM IST
India News Live Updates: BJP thanks EC for changing Haryana poll date, Congress and AAP react
- The poll panel on Saturday changed the voting date for Haryana assembly elections from October 1 to October 5.
Aug 31, 2024 7:49 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Kharga Corps’ team completes 100 km high-altitude trekking expedition
- The team reached Kharga War Memorial “Vijay Smarak” in Ambala Cantonment on the successful completion of “Beyond the Horizon” trekking expedition to Pin Parvati Valley to celebrate the 78th Independence Day
Aug 31, 2024 7:46 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: 80 farmers receive residential plots in Lucknow
- The plots were given to the farmers - besides the monetary compensation - as compensation for the land which they had given to the Awas Vikas Parishad
Aug 31, 2024 7:41 PM IST
India News Live Updates: 47 Indians rescued from ‘cyber scam centres’ in Laos; embassy warns against ‘fake job offers’
- Indian authorities have advised citizens to be wary of “fake job offers” in Laos and emphasised need for careful verification to avoid falling victim to scams.
Aug 31, 2024 7:34 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Prayagraj Junction to have gaming zone for children
- Currently, the gaming zone facility is available at only a few select railway stations across India, making Prayagraj the first station under the NCR to offer such a feature
Aug 31, 2024 7:18 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Haryana CM says migrant worker's murder over suspicion of eating beef not 'mob lynching': ‘Who can stop them?’
- A migrant labourer from West Bengal was beaten to death in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri district suspicion that he had eaten beef.
Aug 31, 2024 7:11 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ghaziabad: MBA student beaten, robbed at gunpoint in auto-rickshaw
- The perpetrators snatched the victim’s mobile phone and demanded the PIN of his online wallet, beating him after he refused
Aug 31, 2024 7:10 PM IST
World News Live Updates: US real estate mogul Brandon Miller, who died by suicide, owed $34mn in debt with just $8,000 in his bank
- Brandon Miller, the late real estate tycoon, reportedly had $8,000 in his bank account after amassing $34 million in debt.
Aug 31, 2024 6:52 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Why Election Commission postponed voting, results for Haryana Assembly polls
- Counting for J&K and Haryana assembly polls will now be held on October 8 instead of October 4, according to the Election Commission.
Aug 31, 2024 6:33 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Haryana elections: ECI changes poll day to October 5
- ECI changes poll day for Haryana to October 5
Aug 31, 2024 6:29 PM IST
World News Live Updates: RSF condemns ‘outrageous’ charges against journalists in Bangladesh
- Several cases have been made against journalists in Bangladesh since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5
Aug 31, 2024 6:14 PM IST
India News Live Updates: 'Sam Pitroda's spirit entered Tejashwi?': BJP on ‘Chinese version’ barb at Assam CM
- The Assam assembly scrapped a two-hour break on Friday that allowed Muslim lawmakers to offer namaz (prayers).
Aug 31, 2024 6:12 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Evening Briefing: Jaishankar on PM Modi's train ride to Ukraine; 2 J&K BJP leaders quit before polls, and more
- A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.
Aug 31, 2024 5:48 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Digital Bharat Nidhi: First set of rules under Telecom Act notified
- The Digital Bharat Nidhi, established through the Telecommunications Act, 2023, replaces the Universal Service Obligation Fund
Aug 31, 2024 5:45 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Gwen Walz wows netizens as she schools JD Vance using ‘English teacher voice’ and glasses: ‘Powerful rebuke’
- Gwen Walz, wife of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, targetted JD Vance, after the GOP VP candidate's remarks on criticizing teachers without biological children.
Aug 31, 2024 5:21 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Clean chit for UP doctor accused by patient of ‘inappropriate’ touch
- Police in Shahjahanpur cleared the dermatologist following a preliminary probe that involved analysis of footage from a CCTV camera.
Aug 31, 2024 5:20 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Jaishankar on PM Modi’s 10-hour train ride to Ukraine: ‘Could have done with Vande Bharat’
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ukraine involved a 10-hour train ride from Poland.
Aug 31, 2024 5:02 PM IST
India News Live Updates: LoP Rahul Gandhi to visit US from September 8-10
- Gandhi is scheduled to engage with students and academics at the University of Texas. He will later participate in a large community gathering, where he will meet with technocrats and local leaders at a dinner event
Aug 31, 2024 4:54 PM IST
India News Live Updates: J&K polls: 2 more leaders quit as BJP battles dissent over ticket distribution
- The assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held on September 18, 25 and October 1. The counting of votes will take place on October 4.
Aug 31, 2024 4:42 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Coaching centre deaths: Delhi court sends 6 accused to four days CBI custody
- Three civil services aspirants, Shreya Yadav, Tanya Soni, and Nevin Dalvin, were killed after flooding in the base of the Rau’s IAS Study Circle on July 27 evening
Aug 31, 2024 4:32 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Nancy Pelosi blasted for weird hand gestures, expressions when asked about ousting Biden from race: ‘This is despicable’
- Nancy Pelosi came under fire for giving one of her signature smirks when asked by Bill Maher about her successful plans to oust Joe Biden from the 2024 race.
Aug 31, 2024 4:23 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Meghalaya govt hands over body of Bangladeshi politician at Dawki-Tamabil border
- Bangladeshi politician Ishaque Ali Khan Panna’s decomposed body was found in a betel nut plantation in Meghalaya’s East Jaiñtia Hills District on August 26
Aug 31, 2024 4:17 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Woman alleges BJP workers misbehaved on Vande Bharat train flagged off by PM Modi
- The alleged incident occurred on the Meerut City-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express which was virtually flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Aug 31, 2024 4:16 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Himachal forest department’s divisional manager arrested for bribery
- The accused, Ashwani Kumar Verma, is the divisional manager of the Himachal Pradesh State Forest Development Corporation in Nahan
Aug 31, 2024 4:16 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Five arrested in Haryana for lynching man on suspicion of eating beef
- The incident happened in Charkhi Dadri district on August 27 and the victim was a migrant worker from West Bengal.
Aug 31, 2024 4:13 PM IST
India News Live Updates: TMC's Shatrughan Sinha defends Mamata's ‘If Bengal burns’ remark: ‘Mature thing’
- “If you burn Bengal, Assam, North-East, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Delhi too shall burn!” MN
Aug 31, 2024 3:33 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Smithtown Library remains badly damaged by massive floods, several historical Long Island docs at risk of being perished
- The Smithtown Library, which is the home to many historical documents, has been severely affected by the catastrophic floods that swept across Long Island.
Aug 31, 2024 3:14 PM IST
India News Live Updates: IndiGo flight engine fails mid-air, leads to emergency on Kolkata airport runway
- A full emergency was declared at a runway of Kolkata airport on Friday night after an engine of an IndiGo flight failed mid-air.
Aug 31, 2024 3:11 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Kerala #MeToo: Mohanlal denies link to any 'power group' in Malayalam film industry
- Female actors in Kerala have been coming forward with harrowing stories of abuse by well-known figures in the Malayalam film industry.
Aug 31, 2024 2:55 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Committee approves ₹413 cr budget for Jagannath Puri; to have its own FM radio
- The temple will have its own FM radio channel, the committee said, adding they are also planning to streamline Darshan with provisions for dedicated rows for women, children, and elderly devotees
Aug 31, 2024 2:45 PM IST
India News Live Updates: BJP slams Mamata Banerjee as Shreya Ghoshal postpones Kolkata concert over rape-murder
- Singer Shreya Ghoshal postpones Kolkata tour in solidarity with RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, citing deep emotional impact.
Aug 31, 2024 2:44 PM IST
India News Live Updates: CJI Chandrachud, PM Modi present as Kapil Sibal raises bail concerns at trial court level
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal was addressing 'National Conference of the District Judiciary', which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Aug 31, 2024 2:40 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Radhika Sarathkumar's ‘hidden cameras’ charge amid film industry scandal in Kerala
- The veteran actress claimed that hidden cameras were used to secretly record women in their caravans.
Aug 31, 2024 2:25 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: One injured in scuffle between cops deployed for security of Moose Wala’s father
- The trio of gunmen had gotten into a verbal spat, which escalated while they were still at the Moose Wala’s residence; two of them got into a scuffle with Gurdeep, leaving him injured
Aug 31, 2024 2:10 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Prince Harry and Prince William didn't speak despite being just ‘5 yards’ apart
- Prince Harry and Prince William maintain distance at uncle's memorial, not exchanging any words.
Aug 31, 2024 2:07 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Is Tim Walz's brother joining forces with Donald Trump? ‘Queen of inside scoops’ weighs in
- Jeff Walz, brother of VP Kamala Harris' running mate Tim Walz, may align with Trump due to political differences.
Aug 31, 2024 2:02 PM IST
India News Live Updates: When is Vinesh Phogat joining politics? Wrestler attending farmers' protest at Sambhu border replies
- Vinesh Phogat joined the farmers at the Shambu border as their protest, demanding a legal guarantee for the (MSP), reached its 200th day.
Aug 31, 2024 2:00 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: NHRC issues notice to Kolkata commissioner over police action on protestors
- A protest in Kolkata against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Hospital turned violent on Tuesday as police lobbed tear gas shells and fired water cannons to disperse protesters
Aug 31, 2024 1:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Olympian Vinesh Phogat joins farmers at Shambhu as protest hits 200-day mark
- Olympian Vinesh Phogat, who hails from a farming family with only a few acres of land, emphasised that the farmers’ demands were “genuine” and deserved the government’s attention
Aug 31, 2024 1:18 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Afternoon briefing: RSS begins key meet in Kerala; BJP ally seeks release of stone pelters in Kashmir, and more
- A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.
Aug 31, 2024 1:06 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Joe Rogan questions Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama's hypocrisy after their DNC speeches: ‘You’re so…'
- Joe Rogan and others have criticized Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama for perceived hypocrisy regarding their wealth and statements on income inequality.
Aug 31, 2024 12:56 PM IST
India News Live Updates: PM Modi speaks on women safety amid outrage over Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Serious concerns…’
- PM Narendra Modi said faster justice is delivered in cases of atrocities against women, greater assurance half of the population will have about their safety.
Aug 31, 2024 12:36 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Senior IAS officer Dharmendra appointed as chief secretary of Delhi
- Dharmendra, a 1989 batch officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, will replace Naresh Kumar of the 1987 batch whose service extension ended on August 31
Aug 31, 2024 12:15 PM IST
India News Live Updates: India’s ties with US constitute a ‘very invaluable relationship’: Jaishankar
- Jaishankar said, just as the book acknowledges, the relationship with the US is for strategic and economic purposes a “very invaluable relationship for us”
Aug 31, 2024 12:14 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Gujarat floods: Will Cyclone ‘Asna’ worsen situation? What's its current location?
- Gujarat records 50% more rainfall than normal; heavy rain batters Saurashtra and Kachchh.
Aug 31, 2024 12:13 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Social reforms, Bangladesh on agenda as key RSS meet begins in Kerala's Palakkad | 10 points
- The meeting will be held over three days and is set to conclude on Monday.
Aug 31, 2024 12:00 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Jammu and Kashmir election: BJP ally JD(U) promises release of stone pelters, political prisoners
- The party claims to have written to the Union home ministry to “review the cases of 840 stone pelters” and ensure their release from jails.
Aug 31, 2024 11:59 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Bengaluru police tighten security ahead of Gauri Ganesha festival, enforce strict guidelines: Report
- Bengaluru police have implemented security measures, including increased surveillance and regulated public gatherings, to ensure a peaceful Ganesha festival.
Aug 31, 2024 11:57 AM IST
India News Live Updates: IAS officer Dharmendra appointed as Delhi's new chief secretary
- BREAKING: IAS officer Dharmendra appointed as Delhi's new chief secretary
Aug 31, 2024 11:55 AM IST
India News Live Updates: SC reserves verdict on legality of unilateral arbitrator appointments
- During the proceedings on Thursday, the bench highlighted the critical importance of maintaining integrity in arbitration, particularly in cases involving government entities and PSUs
Aug 31, 2024 11:52 AM IST
World News Live Updates: NYT Connections Today: See hints and answers for August 31, 2024
- Get hints and answers for New York Time's 'Connections' for today - August 31, 2024.
Aug 31, 2024 11:49 AM IST
India News Live Updates: SC lauds Centre’s conservation drive as India’s tigers see 6% growth
- This positive development marks a significant improvement over the last decade, with the number of tigers rising from 2,226 in 2014 to 3,682 in 2022
Aug 31, 2024 11:43 AM IST
India News Live Updates: EC releases partial expense reports for Lok Sabha polls
- Data for 24 constituencies was available for the Congress. The party spent ₹70 lakh each in two constituencies won by senior leader Rahul Gandhi, Rae Bareli and Wayanad
Aug 31, 2024 11:25 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Vinesh Phogat to join farmers' massive protest at Shambhu border today | Details
- Vinesh Phogat, a well-known athlete and supporter of the farmers' movement, will be honored by the farmers during the day's events, the report said.
Aug 31, 2024 11:14 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump blames Kamala Harris for migrant kids becoming sex slaves: ‘She was the border czar’
- Donald Trump says 325,000 migrant children are missing, dead or working as sex slaves, blames Harris and Biden administration.
Aug 31, 2024 11:11 AM IST
India News Live Updates: 250k trees to be cut in Hasdeo forest as second phase of mining commences
- On Friday, the Chhattisgarh forest department issued a statement, saying tree felling is being carried out on 32 hectares out of the proposed 74.130 hectares of forest land
Aug 31, 2024 10:49 AM IST
India News Live Updates: UP's Bahraich villagers battle wolves with firecrackers, lights as forest dept traps 4
- Forest department and local police have teamed up for the initiative, which has been planned to deter wolves using loud noises and bright lights.
Aug 31, 2024 10:22 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath | Video
- There is no report of any injury or loss of life.
Aug 31, 2024 10:14 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: Sanjay Roy, upset with roti-sabzi, demanded egg chowmein in jail. What happened next
- Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: Sanjay Roy reportedly became angry when served the standard roti and vegetables in Presidency correctional home in Kolkata.
Aug 31, 2024 10:00 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump faces another security threat as a man storms stage in Pennsylvania rally
- Police subdued the man with Taser after he tries to storm the stage at Trump's Pennsylvania rally.
Aug 31, 2024 9:13 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Audi driver, a journalist, lifts and slams Mumbai Ola driver to ground; hospitalised | Video goes viral
- Mumbai couple booked for assaulting Ola driver after minor collision with Audi. CCTV footage goes viral.
Aug 31, 2024 9:05 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Morning briefing: India ready to mediate Ukraine-Russia peace; Centre bans riverbed mining in monsoons; and more
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Aug 31, 2024 8:58 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ajit Pawar-led NCP objects to Tanaji Sawant's ‘offensive remarks’
- Sawant, a Shiv Sena MLA representing the Paranda assembly constituency in Dharashiv district, shifted his allegiance to Shinde during the party split
Aug 31, 2024 8:58 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: BJP to contest Maharashtra Assembly polls under collective leadership
- This strategic shift indicates that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will no longer enjoy the sole leadership he has held since 2014
Aug 31, 2024 8:52 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Maharashtra sees surge in voter registrations ahead of polls, 2.4m new names added
- Notably, women voters outnumbered men by more than one and a half times in this recent addition, improving the sex ratio of voters from 925 to 933
Aug 31, 2024 8:47 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Family of three found dead in Palghar village home
- The bodies of Kanchan Rathod, 65, her husband Mukund Rathod, 70, and their disabled daughter Sangeeta were found in a state of decomposition
Aug 31, 2024 8:27 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Chhtra Samaj's Sayan Lahiri, arrested over 'Nabanna Abhijan' violence, gets bail. ‘Release him by 2pm,’ says Calcutta HC
- Kolkata doctor's rape-murder: Sayan Lahiri was arrested on August 27 for playing an active role in leading Nabanna Abhijan which, police said, turned violent.
Aug 31, 2024 8:18 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Cyclone Asna: Red alert for Karnataka, IMD forecasts heavy rain for Gujarat
- The cyclone building up over Gujarat's Saurashtra-Kutch region is unusual for this time of year. It is projected to head towards Oman.
Aug 31, 2024 8:15 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Capri Sun addresses uncertainty surrounding the future of its iconic pouches vs. plastic bottles
- Capri Sun addresses rumours about replacing its aluminum pouches with plastic bottles.
Aug 31, 2024 8:11 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Trump govt stopped aid to Pakistan over ISI's 'undeniable complicity' with terrorists: Ex-US NSA
- "We had all heard Trump say, 'I do not want any money going to Pakistan',” says former US NSA McMaster.
Aug 31, 2024 7:53 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump claims he doesn't ‘need publicity’ from US soldiers' graves visit
- Donald Trump denies using Arlington visit for publicity, claims he posed for photos at families' invitation.
Aug 31, 2024 7:19 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani sued for trying to hide assets in Florida
- Georgia election workers accuse Rudy Giuliani of evading a $148 million judgment by declaring a Florida condo as their primary residence.
Aug 31, 2024 7:03 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Prince Harry reportedly seeking a reunion with King Charles III while in UK for uncle's funeral
- Prince Harry attended his uncle Robert Fellowes' funeral in Norfolk, reportedly hoping to reunite with King Charles III.
Aug 31, 2024 7:02 AM IST
India News Live Updates: PM Narendra Modi to flag off 3 new Vande Bharat Express trains today: Check routes, timings, stops
- New Vande Bharat trains to enhance connectivity and boost religious tourism in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Haryana Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 28.78 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Haryana on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Uttarakhand Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 19.58 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Uttarakhand on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Noida Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 27.16 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Noida on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Indore Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 22.1 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Indore on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Haridwar Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 24.44 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Haridwar on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Goa Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 23.85 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Goa on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Pune Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 22.32 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Pune on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Lucknow Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 27.99 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Lucknow on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Kolkata Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 26.89 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Kolkata on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 7:00 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Delhi Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 27.05 °C, check weather forecast for August 31, 2024
- Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Delhi on August 31, 2024 here.
Aug 31, 2024 6:52 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Andhra Pradesh hostel case: Hidden camera in girls' washroom, 300 videos found? What police said | 10 updates
- Students gathered at SR Gudlavalleru Engineering College in Krishna district demanding strict action against those behind the hidden camera.
Aug 31, 2024 5:52 AM IST
India News Live Updates: In letter vs letter, Centre writes back to Mamata Banerjee over Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: ‘…factually incorrect’
- Kolkata doctor rape-murder: Annapurna Devi responded to Mamata Banerjee's second letter, seeking a stringent law and exemplary punishment for rapists.
Aug 31, 2024 4:38 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Kamala Harris interview: Body language expert says VP was ‘not confident’ in her first sit-down
- Body language expert Susan Constantine claimed that the vice president was “not confident in what she's saying.”
Aug 31, 2024 4:21 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Cops tase man who stormed press area at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania
- The crowd cheered as a pack of police led the man away, prompting Trump to declare, “Is there anywhere that’s more fun to be than a Trump rally?”
Aug 31, 2024 3:12 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Elon Musk slams Brazil 'pseudo-judge' after order to suspend X
- "Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and an unelected pseudo-judge in Brazil is destroying it for political purposes," Musk posted.
Aug 31, 2024 3:09 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Brazil judge orders shutdown of Elon Musk's X in country
- Elon Musk has been locked in a months-long feud with Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who is leading a battle against disinformation in Brazil.
Aug 31, 2024 1:48 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Russian bomb hits high-rise building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, killing seven
- Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a 14-year-old girl was among the dead.
Aug 31, 2024 1:04 AM IST
World News Live Updates: White Stripes' Jack White threatens Trump with lawsuit for using band's hit song, ‘Don't even think…’
- After Celine Dion and Foo Fighters, White Stripes' lead singer Jack White has called out Donald Trump for using his music in his campaign
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