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Karnataka Congress leader RV Deshpande faces backlash for an insensitive comment made to a woman journalist regarding hospital needs in Joida taluk. RV Deshpande, a senior Karnataka Congress leader, has sparked a political row over an alleged insensitive comment on a woman journalist during a press interaction. RV Deshpande, the MLA for Haliyal in Uttara Kannada and a former minister, was asked by a journalist when the Joida taluk, a district subdivision, would get a hospital since residents, especially pregnant women, were suffering because of the lack of one. The MLA responded with a smirk, “When it’s your time (to…

Gurdaspur remains the worst-affected district in Punjab, where 324 villages have been hit The Punjab government on Tuesday declared all 23 districts of the state flood-hit, as heavy rainfall and swollen rivers continued to wreak havoc, leaving 30 people dead so far, and affecting more than 3.5 lakh residents. According to official figures, Pathankot recorded the highest number of fatalities at six, followed by Ludhiana with four. Three people remain missing in Pathankot. The floods have also caused extensive damage to agriculture, with 1,48,590 hectares of crops submerged. Gurdaspur remains the worst-affected district in Punjab, where 324 villages have been…

From Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Tata Motors to Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and Royal Enfield, GST Council decisions will have something for everyone. The GST Council meeting is set to bring in sweeping changes to how India buys, especially cars and motorcycles. In fact, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will decide what’s luxury and mass in the world’s third largest automotive market. The upcoming GST rationalisation, which reduces the numbers of slabs to two (5% to 18%) from the existing four (5%, 12%, 18% and 28%), is likely to reduce the GST rate on cars and motorcycles by at least 10…

Trump described India as the “most tariffed nation” in the world and insisted that his tariff strategy forced New Delhi to make concessions. US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that India offered him a “no tariff” deal, even as he defended his decision to impose a 50 per cent levy on Indian imports. Speaking in a telephonic interview on The Scott Jennings Radio Show, Trump described India as the “most tariffed nation” in the world and insisted that his tariff strategy forced New Delhi to make concessions. “China kills us with tariffs, India kills us with tariffs, Brazil…

“Precision strikes on terror launchpads, elimination of perpetrators of the Pahalgam massacre underscore our unwavering pursuit of peace”: Northern Command on X. The Northern Command of the Indian Army released a video on social media on Wednesday evening, showing some key highlights from Operation Sindoor against terror bases in Pakistan. In a post on X, the army called the early May operation “an exemplar of restraint turning into decisive response”. India has said it only carried out precision strikes against some targets as retaliation for the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, and did not intend to escalate. That is why…

The former India and CSK pacer recalled when he got confused in following MS Dhoni’s orders and faced his captain’s wrath. MS Dhoni is known for his calm and composed demeanour, but there have been instances when even the great Captain Cool… well… lost his cool. Over the years, the theory that Dhoni has always had his nerves in check has been debunked several times, including admissions from the former skipper himself. Still, with time, instances of Dhoni losing his cool keep emerging, with former India cricketer Mohit Sharma lifting the lid off an unheard tale. Mohit and Dhoni have…

Rehearsals for the military parade in Beijing show the “secret weapon” mounted on an eight-wheeled truck covered in a green tarpaulin. China is about to reveal “the weapon it’s been hiding from the world” to Russia’s Vladimir Putin during a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance. While officials have kept secret the list of hardware to be displayed in front of President Xi Jinping, Putin and other world leaders, many military enthusiasts have already spotted significant new systems, including what is rumoured to be…

Asim Munir part of Sharif’s delegation that participated in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin and will attend a parade of Chinese army. Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir formally met Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s delegation, on Tuesday. The meeting comes a day after a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), at which India’s PM Narendra Modi was among the attendees, concluded with a joint declaration condemning the Pahalgam attack, in particular, and terrorism in general. Pakistan was not expressly mentioned in that document, and in fact signed it as…

The Congress leader has been directed to reply to the notice by 11 am on September 8. The Election Commission has issued a notice to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that he was enrolled as a voter in two assembly constituencies in Delhi. According to the District Election Office (DEO) of New Delhi, Khera’s name appears in the electoral rolls of both the Jangpura and New Delhi assembly segments. The notice has been issued under Section 17 and Section 18 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which prohibit a person from being…

Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his supporters have been staging an agitation demanding reservation for the Maratha community at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil broke his fast on Tuesday evening, ending his agitation on its fifth day, after Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil handed him a copy of a state government resolution accepting his demands. This meant his supporters would start leaving Mumbai as he had set a 9pm deadline for the order to be issued after ministers showed him a draft earlier. He took a sip of juice from Vikhe-Patil, in the presence of the cabinet…