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August 22, 2025 2:08 PM

Senior IPS Officer Satish Golcha Takes Charge as Delhi Police Commissioner

Senior IPS officer Satish Golcha took charge as Police Commissioner of Delhi today. Mr Golcha is a 1992-batch IPS officer. The Central government appointed Satish Golcha yesterday as the New Delhi Police Commissioner. Mr Golcha replaced IPS officer SBK Singh, who was given additional charge of Delhi...

August 22, 2025 1:24 PM

Union Minister Amit Shah Says BJP Likely to Secure 25% Seats in Upcoming Kerala Local Body Elections

In Kochi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP would secure 25 per cent seats in the upcoming local body elections in Kerala. He also expressed strong confidence about the performance of the BJP in the assembly elections to be held next year. The Union Minister was inaugurating th...

August 22, 2025 1:55 PM

HRCBM: Sexual Violence Rising in Bangladesh, Targeting Minority Women and Children Crisp Headline:

The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) today said that Bangladesh is facing an alarming wave of sexual violence, particularly targeting women and children from minority communities like Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and others. According to the Rights Body, the violence has re...

August 22, 2025 1:53 PM

VOPM Raises Alarm Over Escalating Violence Against Religious Minorities in Pakistan

The Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), a leading minority rights group, has raised serious concerns over the escalating violence and systemic persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan. Citing a latest report by the Washington-based Centre for the Study of Organised Hate (CSOH), the mi...

August 22, 2025 1:06 PM

ED Conducts Raids in Jammu, Targets Multiple Revenue Officials

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today carried out searches at multiple locations in Jammu, targeting several Revenue officials and others allegedly involved in a multi-crore land scam. That teams of the central agency, assisted by local police and CRPF, swooped down on the residences and offices of...

August 22, 2025 12:58 PM

Parliament Passes Five Key Maritime Bills to Boost Blue Economy: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, today said that the Parliament has passed five key bills in the just-concluded Monsoon Session, which overhauled colonial-era maritime laws and will boost the Blue Economy. The new bills are the Bills of Lading 2025, the C...

August 22, 2025 2:00 PM

PM Modi’s SCO Summit Visit to Tianjin Seen as Key to Strengthening Bilateral Ties: China

China’s Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, yesterday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Tianjin for the SCO Summit will give a fresh impetus to bilateral ties and will be an important event for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Speaking on the sidelines of...

August 22, 2025 12:04 PM

Comedian and Veteran Punjabi Actor Jaswinder Bhalla Passes Away

Famous comedian and veteran actor of Punjabi cinema Jaswinder Bhalla died this morning in a private hospital in Mohali. He was 65 years old. According to the information received, his last rites will be performed tomorrow at noon at Balongi crematorium. Born in Doraha town of Ludhiana, Jasw...

August 22, 2025 11:52 AM

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Highlights Significant Developments in J&K Highway Construction

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has revealed significant developments in highway construction and upgradation projects across Jammu & Kashmir over the last four years. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said J&K has seen consistent invest...

August 22, 2025 11:47 AM

J&K Sees Growth in Tribal Education and Economic Empowerment, MoS Shares Data in Lok Sabha

The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Durgadas Uikey, said Jammu and Kashmir has made significant strides in tribal development through educational institutions and economic empowerment programmes. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has shared compreh...