Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, through an official statement at the State Secretariat, on Friday, announced several new schemes and welfare initiatives of the state government.

As per the announcement, the monthly allowance for persons with more than 60 per cent disability has been increased from ₹2,000 to ₹5,000, with a valid certificate being mandatory to avail the benefit.

US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he is going to take a "very important decision" in the next two weeks on Russia-Ukraine war, suggesting that he might impose "massive sanctions or tariffs" on Kremlin or tell Kyiv that it's not Washington's war.

Trump said that his decision is dependent on what happens in the next two weeks and pushed for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The CBI has filed a case against Reliance Communications and searched its premises on Saturday in connection with an alleged bank fraud that caused a loss of over Rs 2,000 crore to the State Bank of India, officials said.

The agency is conducting searches at the premises linked to RCom and its Promoter Director Anil Ambani, they said.

Citing low reimbursement rates and arbitrary payment deductions, the Association of Healthcare Providers-India (AHPI) on Friday said that it has advised member hospitals in north India to stop providing cashless treatment facilities for policyholders of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company with effect from September 1, 2025.

There are over 15,000 member hospitals, including Max Healthcare and Medanta, which would now stop cashless treatment by the insurer.

The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday modified its August 11 order saying that stray dogs will be released back to the same area after sterilisation and immunisation. However, dogs infected with rabies or showing aggressive behaviour will be detained, according to an X post by Live Law.

Prominent NRI industrialist and philanthropist Lord Swraj Paul died in London on Thursday evening at the age of 94. The UK-based Caparo Group founder had been unwell and was recently hospitalised, passing away in the presence of his family.

A regular in the annual Sunday Times Rich List, this year he was ranked 81st with an estimated wealth of GBP 2 billion, largely derived from the steel and engineering multinational Caparo Group.

An intruder on Friday scaled the wall of Parliament and was caught by security personnel, according to news agency ANI.

According to ANI, the man entered Parliament House by climbing a tree and scaling the wall at around 6:30 am. The intruder, after jumping over the wall from the Rail Bhavan side, reached the Garuda Gate of the new Parliament building.

White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro on Thursday (local time) claimed that India does not want to recognise its role in the bloodshed, adding that the road to peace runs through New Delhi.

Speaking with PBS News, Navarro said, India doesn't appear to want to recognise its role in the bloodshed... It's cosying up to Xi Jinping (Chinese President).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he received a call from French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia and reviewed the progress of the India-France strategic partnership.

“Had a very good conversation with my friend President Macron. Exchanged views on efforts for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Ukraine and in West Asia. Reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthen the India-France strategic partnership,” Modi said in a post on X.

Casual gaming studios and publishers are set to benefit from the government’s blanket ban on real money gaming (RMG) platforms such as Dream11, Games24x7, Mobile Premier League, and WinZO, even as the overall gaming industry contracts.

Industry executives said the ban could push demand for casual, midcore, and AAA titles — games with low-to-moderate complexity and shorter session lengths that rely on advertising and in-app purchases.

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