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Former Supreme Court judge Sudershan Reddy has been announced as the Opposition’s candidate for the upcoming Vice-Presidential election. Former Supreme Court judge Sudershan Reddy has been announced as the Opposition’s combined candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential election. He will contest against the ruling NDA’s nominee, CP Radhakrishnan. The election, scheduled for September 9, is expected to set the stage for a keen political contest as both camps rally support ahead of the vote. Reddy is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and the first Lokayukta of Goa. The announcement was made by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on…

The RJD leader described Gandhi as the one “who has given sleepless nights to Prime Minister Narendra Modi” for undertaking the state-wide yatra. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday pitched Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate for the opposition in the 2029 Lok Sabha election. Yadav made the remarks while addressing a rally during Congress’s ongoing ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar’s Nawada along with Gandhi. “In the upcoming assembly polls, we shall root out the NDA, which has been running a government comparable to a rickety old car (‘khatara’) for the last 20 years. And, in the next Lok…

Indian citizen Nimisha Priya has been on death row in Yemen since 2020; the nurse who belongs to Kerala has been accused of murdering a Yemeni citizen. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has flagged a fake claim circulating on social media regarding “donations” to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who is on death row in Yemen. On X on Tuesday, the fact check unit of the ministry dismissed the claim and said there was no government-affiliated donation campaign for the Indian nurse. “We have seen claims being made on social media seeking monetary contributions into a GoI designated bank…

Shreyas Iyer last played a T20I in December 2023, where he also scored a fine half-century in India’s win over Australia. BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday unveiled the 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025. One of the major talking points was the omission of Shreyas Iyer, despite his blistering run of form in IPL 2025, where he not only piled on runs but also guided Punjab Kings to the final. The selection committee went ahead with Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, and Shivam Dube, alongside skipper Suryakumar Yadav, in the middle order, meaning that Shreyas had…

 Bessent said India had made huge profits on the sale of Russian oil during the war in Ukraine. As Trump’s tariff deadline for India nears, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that New Delhi was “profiteering” and “making billions” from its purchases of Russian oil. “This … Indian arbitrage – buying cheap Russian oil, reselling it as product has just sprung during the war – which is unacceptable,” he said. The US official further added that India’s purchase of Russian oil has been benefiting “India’s richest families.” Speaking to CNBC, Bessent defended US’ move to not put tariffs…

Several Opposition leaders reacted to Radhakrishnan’s nomination, and said they would also hold a meeting soon and decide on their pick. Several opposition leaders are likely to meet this evening to discuss the upcoming Vice President elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday. The development comes a day after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) named CP Radhakrishnan, the governor of Maharashtra, as the party’s pick for the key post. Several Opposition leaders reacted to Radhakrishnan’s candidature, and said they would also hold a meeting soon and decide on their pick. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said, “The INDIA alliance leaders…

Incident took place at the Bhuni toll plaza in Sarurpur area on Sunday, when Kapil Singh, a soldier from nearby Gotka village, was returning to duty after leave. Six people have been arrested for assaulting an Indian Army jawan, 26-year-old Kapil Singh, at a highway toll plaza in UP’s Meerut, police said on Monday. “Last night, a video was received in which some people were beating up a person. When the police investigated, it was found that the complainant is a jawan who was returning from his duty and he had an argument with the toll workers over something. The…

As always, with every bout of heavy rain in Mumbai came the usual on Monday – flooded streets, frustrated commuters, and a flood of memes and outrage online. Many areas of Maharashtra’s Mumbai was were severely waterlogged on Monday as heavy rain pounded the city and its adjoining areas, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert and the BMC to announce a school closure for afternoon shifts. Many areas of Maharashtra’s Mumbai was were severely waterlogged on Monday as heavy rain pounded the city and its adjoining areas, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue…

As the opposition continues to allege vote theft, the INDIA bloc is expected to bring forth an impeachment motion against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The opposition INDIA bloc has responded to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission amid the vote theft and Bihar SIR row. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, opposition leaders from Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, TMC and others have once again questioned the Election Commission and its proceedings. On Sunday, CEC Gyanesh Kumar led a press conference by the polling body to address the vote theft allegations raised by the opposition. During the…

Downdetector, portal that monitors glitches, saw over 3,600 reports of Airtel outages around 4.32 pm on Monday; there was a decline to less than 2,000 by 5.30. Users across mobile networks in India — starting with Airtel, then Jio and Vodafone-Idea (Vi) — were experiencing a prolonged outage on Monday, August 18. The service interruption was confirmed by Airtel in a post on social media platform X as many faced problems making calls and using mobile internet. The issue was first flagged in Delhi-NCR, and later in Mumbai and Bengaluru too, spreading across India soon after. “Our customers from Delhi-NCR…