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Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Golf: Inaugural Kolar Open gets underway from Tuesday

Kolar (Karnataka), Aug 25 (IANS) Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of professional golf in India announced the Kolar Open, will be held at the Zion Hills Golf County in Kolar, Karnataka, from August 26 to 29. The total prize purse for the event is Rs 1 crore. With the staging of the Kolar Open, the PGTI makes its debut at the Zion Hills Golf County. The leading Indian professionals participating in the event include Angad Cheema, Olympian Udayan Mane, Om Prakash Chouhan, Manu Gandas, Arjun Prasad and Shaurya Bhattacharya, to name a few.The prominent foreign names competing are Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and K Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Italians Michele Ortolani and Federico Zucchetti, Czechia’s Stepan Danek, American Koichiro...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Oppn should support 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill as people want it: Arjun Ram Meghwal (IANS interview)

INDIA, TOP STORIES

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday said that the Opposition should come forward to support the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill as it is a "progressive" law and aligns with the public's demands.In an interview with IANS, Meghwal spoke on a wide range of issues, from recent bills introduced and passed during the Monsoon Session, the Opposition leaders questioning the Supreme Court, implementation of 'One Nation, One Election' and the Uniform Civil Court (UCC) across the country.The following are the excerpts from the interview:IANS: Why do you think the Opposition alliance is against the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill? Are they worried about the arrest of their Chief Ministers?Arjun Ram Meghwal: This ...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Will visit Osmania University without police protection in December: CM Revanth Reddy

INDIA, TOP STORIES

Hyderabad, Aug 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday announced that he will visit Osmania University in December without police protection and address a public meeting.He made the announcement during his visit to the Osmania University on Monday, amid tight security by police in view of the protests planned by some student groups.The Chief Minister inaugurated two new hostels and a digital library reading room, built at a cost of Rs 90 crore. He also laid the foundation for two more hostels and addressed a gathering of professors and students.Revanth Reddy, who became the first Chief Minister to visit Osmania University in two decades, declared that he would visit the campus in December, address the public meeting at Arts College, and announce hundreds of crores req...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Pakistan’s anti-corruption body reveals grave irregularities in gold exploration operations

MP to push heritage tourism through Gwalior conclave

INDIA, TOP STORIES

Bhopal, Aug 25 (IANS) In a bid to elevate Madhya Pradesh's tourism landscape, the Regional Tourism Conclave is slated for inauguration on August 29-30, at the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University in Gwalior.Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will grace the occasion, highlighting its significance for regional development. The event also aims to surge tourist inflows and foster investments in the Gwalior-Chambal and Sagar divisions.Themed 'Timeless Gwalior: Echoes of Culture, Spirit of Legacy,' the conclave seeks to promote collaboration among tourism entrepreneurs, tour operators, and the hotel industry.Minister of State for Tourism Dharmendra Singh Lodhi emphasised that the initiative will provide a fresh impetus to tourism investments in Gwalior, unlocking new dimensions for econ...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

CBI dismantles transnational cybercrime network targeting US nationals, three arrested

INDIA, TOP STORIES

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), under its ongoing Operation Chakra-IV, has dismantled a sophisticated cybercrime network that defrauded US nationals of nearly $40 million and arrested three key accused, an agency statement said. The action was carried out in close coordination with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).The arrested have been identified as Jigar Ahmed, Yash Khurana, and Inder Jeet Singh Bali.According to the CBI, between 2023 and 2025, the accused gained unauthorised remote access to victims’ systems and bank accounts by posing as tech support providers.They convinced US-based victims that their accounts were compromised and manipulated them into transferring money to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by the gang, the statement sai...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

As Adiyae completes two years, director Vignesh Karthick apologises to Venkat Prabhu for delaying a decision

ENTERTAINMENT

Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) Director Vignesh Karthick, who has now penned a lengthy post on the occasion of his film, 'Adiyae', completing two years, has apologised to director Venkat Prabhu for "delaying a decision". Taking to his Instagram page to pen a lengthy post on the occasion of the G V Prakash - Gouri G Kishen starrer completing two years of its release, Vignesh Karthick wrote, "Two years of "ADIYAE" , a movie that will remain close to heart always. Sooo many memories, lessons, experiences. Working with GV Prakash was fun. (It) was like working with a friend, made me feel so comfortable. would love to work again."He then wrote about working with music director Justin Prabhakaran on the film. He said, "Justin prabakaran's music, the composing sessions & the fun after composing. Need...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Haryana court extends judicial custody of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra till Sept 3

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Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) A court in Haryana, on Monday, extended the judicial custody of YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested in May on suspicion of espionage, till September 3.She appeared before the Judicial Magistrate Sunil Kumar in Hisar, who remanded her to judicial custody.Malhotra, who was running a YouTube channel named 'Travel with Jo', has been booked under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act and Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on the statement of Sub-Inspector Bijender Singh in the Civil Lines police station in Hisar.Last week, the Haryana Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed a nearly 2,500-page charge sheet against Jyoti Malhotra, who has been arrested on charges of espionage for Pakistan.The charge sheet claimed that "solid evi...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

K’taka govt’s agenda is eradication of Sanatana Dharma, says Surya on Dharmasthala case

INDIA, TOP STORIES

Bengaluru, Aug 25 (IANS) Commenting on the decision of the state government to investigate the alleged mass grave case, BJP Yuva Morcha National President and Bengaluru South MP, Tejasvi Surya accused the Karnataka Congress of allegedly trying to eradicate Sanatana Dharma.Tejasvi Surya made these remarks while speaking at an event near NICE Road in Bengaluru as part of the 'Dharm Yuddh' campaign launched by the state BJP in connection with the alleged Dharmasthala mass graves case.Surya also questioned the Karnataka government claiming, "Is it true that you formed an Special Investigation Team immediately after a Delhi leader told you to do so. Who was that Delhi leader?”Call the move a conspiracy, Tejasvi Surya demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case.“Ten lawy...

Aug252025 by TheStateLineNo Comments

Deepening development partnership, India and Fiji solidify ties in key sectors

INDIA, TOP STORIES

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart from Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka on Monday acknowledged India's growing engagement with the Pacific Island Countries carried out under the Act East policy through the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) and India’s participation as Dialogue Partner in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).Both leaders held comprehensive and forward-looking discussions on the full spectrum of bilateral matters, and regional and global issues of mutual interest. They expressed satisfaction at the growth of the relationship and reaffirmed their resolve to build a broad-based, inclusive, and forward-looking partnership in areas such as defence, health, agriculture, agro-processing, trade and investment, development of small and me...