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September 14, 2022

Pitched Kolkata battles as police foil BJP stir

Several BJP leaders arrested while taking out a protest march to the state secretariat; 27 police personnel injured; ACP suffers fracture

1 min

'Kartavya' done wrong: Over 90 challans issued

UNLAWFUL hawking and encroachments are on a rise around the recently opened Central Vista Avenue as over 90 challans have been issued by the New Delhi Municipal corporation (NDMC) against visitors and vendors for flouting norms at the newly christened Kartavya Path.

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Kerala: Pinarayi-led delegation to visit Europe next month

T'Puram CHIEF Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and some of his cabinet colleagues are set to undertake a 11-day trip to Europe next month, reportedly to understand the latest global trends in the education sector and to attract investment to the state.

1 min

Dissent And The Reinvention Of Democracy

To recover dissent is to reinvent democracy. There is a playfulness about it dogmatic regimes cannot tolerate

4 mins

DOES INDIA BELONG IN THE SCO

WHEN Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Uzbekistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on September 15-16, he will come face to face with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since the India-China face-off in Ladakh commenced in 2020. Despite continuing bilateral talks at various official levels, the disengagement of troops from the Line of Actual Control on both sides has made only halting progress.

4 mins

Anti-cancer, cardiac drugs to become cheaper

Govt has made changes in National List of Essential Medicines by including 384 drugs for 27 therapeutic categories

2 mins

Kappan to stay in jail in ED case, wife says 'no evidence'

Lucknow court to hear bail plea on Sept 19

1 min

Cong finished, only AAP can fight BJP: Kejriwal

A day after a high drama in Ahmedabad over his autorickshaw ride, Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday hit out at BJP and opposition Congress, promising to provide a "corruption-free" government in the state if the party came to power.

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BJP will retain power in Gujarat: Shah

WITHOUT naming AAP, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Gujarat people should not be carried away by "false promises" and that the BJP would retain power in Gujarat with a two-thirds majority.

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No Invite For Russia, Myanmar Belarus & To Attend Funeral

CHEERING crowds greeted King Charles III on Tuesday in Northern Ireland on his tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom, where the visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the monarchy.

1 min

SUCCESSION, TED LASSO, THE WHITE LOTUS WIN BIG AT EMMY AWARDS

AFTER two years of Covid concerns, the Emmy Awards returned to normalcy this year. Though the ceremony was held indoors at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, most of the guests among the packed audience were spotted without masks. At the much anticipated 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, the TV shows, Succession, Ted Lasso, and The White Lotus bagged top honours. There were familiar winners, first-time winners, and a few upsets too.

1 min

Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops

Moscow accuses Kyiv of abusing civilians in territories recaptured

2 mins

Why India Inc hesitant to get into mfg, asks FM

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday sought to know why despite the government's effort to boost investors' confidence India Inc is hesitant to invest in the manufacturing sector.

1 min

Technology company HCL lays off 350 employees

TECHNOLOGY company HCL Technologies has reportedly laid off 350 employees globally.

1 min

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