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ABVP sweeps DUSU polls by winning President, 2 posts; NSUI gets VP

The new DUSU President-elect Aryan Maan secured 28,841 votes as compared to the NSUI candidates Joslyn Nandita Choudhary's 12,645 votes. He will take over the top job from the NSUI's Ronak Khatri who won the post last year.

Sep 19, 2025

Punches, slaps, abuses: Scuffle erupts outside Apple BKC store as buyers queue to buy iPhone 17 Pro [Watch]

A viral video circulating on social media shows punches being exchanged and abusive words hurled. The fight reportedly broke out between 7am and 8am on Friday, forcing security staff to intervene and restore order.

Sep 19, 2025

Bengaluru Skill Summit 2025 puts youth at centre of "Workforce 2030"

Bengaluru Skill Summit 2025, scheduled for November 4–6, will give students and young professionals a platform to explore future-ready skills, global career opportunities, and hands-on experiences through Skillathon, workshops, and networking with industry leaders.

Sep 19, 2025

'We are not Vishwaguru, it's a myth that India is on everybody's mind': Sam Pitroda

Backing Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks on "vote theft" and the role of youth in safeguarding democracy, Pitroda, in an exclusive interview with IANS, urged civil society, political parties, and the younger generation to unite in protecting India's democratic values.

Sep 19, 2025

World aware of nexus between terrorists, Pakistani State and military: MEA

"On terrorism matters, we are clear that the world is aware of the nexus between the terrorists and the Pakistani state and the military. Such statements make it even more glaring. So, this is how we look at the visual that you talked about," said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal during a weekly media briefing while responding to a question on the recent videos of terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Sep 19, 2025

Mission Saksham Anganwadi, Poshan 2.0 to boost nutrition of children & pregnant women: PMO

The programme seeks to address the challenges of malnutrition in children, adolescent girls, pregnant women, and lactating mothers through a strategic shift in nutrition content and delivery and by the creation of a convergent eco-system to develop and promote practices that nurture health, wellness, and immunity.

Sep 19, 2025

Trump says US 'trying' to retake key Afghan air base; slams Biden for Afghanistan "disaster"

Trump has made the plan public four years after the chaotic withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.

Sep 19, 2025

GST 2.0 to enhance ease of living & ease of doing business: PM Modi

The Prime Minister was responding on X to an article written by Union Minister Chirag Paswan on the GST 2.0 reforms that will kick in on September 22, just ahead of the festive season, to reduce the prices of over 90 per cent goods sold in markets across the country.

Sep 19, 2025

US return to Bagram faces logistical, diplomatic challenges

Incidentally, the 'Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan' was signed with the Taliban in Doha on February 29, 2020, during the first term of President Trump. The Taliban returned to power in Kabul after US-led forces hastily withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.

Sep 19, 2025

Telangana techie shot by US cops; family seeks MEA's help to bring body back to India

In a statement, police said Mohammed Nizamuddin, from Mahabubnagar in Telangana, was shot after he was found inside his residence in Santa Clara with a knife on September 3, pinning down his roommate, who had sustained several injuries in a scuffle.

Sep 19, 2025

'Love Jihad has no place in Gujarat': Minister praises police for Assam Op

Despite challenges -- Uddin had switched his phone to flight mode and relied only on WiFi calls, making technical tracking nearly impossible -- the district's LCB and Sector-7 police teams deployed a mix of technical analysis and human intelligence to track him down. After combing through several districts in Assam, the team located the accused in Hojai district's Murazar area and brought the woman back safely to her family.

Sep 19, 2025

GST reduction on drones to encourage wider adoption, boost domestic manufacturing

A uniform tax structure will end classification disputes, provide policy certainty, and offer a predictable environment for businesses investing in this emerging industry, said an official statement.

Sep 19, 2025

Chamoli cloudburst: Two rescued from debris, several feared trapped

The joint efforts of the police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and district administration have been crucial in saving lives, like those of the woman and the man, in separate cases. Officials at the site provided immediate first aid before shifting the rescued person to a safer location.

Sep 19, 2025

K'taka govt sets deadline to fill potholes in Bengaluru amid backlash by IT industry

Responding to the development of Co-Founder and CEO of a well-known company moving out of Bengaluru over poor road infrastructure, the leaders of the IT industry on Wednesday had raised concern and appealed the Congress-led government in Karnataka to address the situation with proactive measures.

Sep 19, 2025

'Inciting them against nation': BJP leaders slam Rahul Gandhi's Gen Z remarks

BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain strongly criticised Gandhi for allegedly provoking young citizens: "Rahul Gandhi is inciting the youth, students, and Gen Zs of the country. He is provoking them against the nation. This is completely unacceptable. The youth of this country admire PM Modi. They know that this government works for them and for the poor."

Sep 19, 2025