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September 28, 2022

Dada Saheb Phalke award for veteran actor Asha Parekh

VETERAN actor Asha Parekh, 79, will be honoured with the Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2020, the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema. The award is in recognition of her exemplary lifetime contribution to Indian Cinema, said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur.

1 min

Boosting infra: Saxena nod for Dwarka mobility plan

LIEUTENANT Governor (L-G) V K Saxena has approved the preparation of a comprehensive mobility plan for Dwarka that includes providing last mile connectivity, improvement of public transport and making the area more walkable.

1 min

MCD, Haryana to come together for anti-dengue drive

FOR the first time, an interstate meeting between the Haryana administration and Municipal Corporation of Delhi will happen to deliberate on the coordinated effort for the prevention and control of dengue and other vector-borne diseases in the areas that share a border between both the states, officials said.

1 min

KUSHOK BAKULA AND THE INDIA-CENTRAL ASIA QUESTION

INDIA took over the baton of the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) from Uzbekistan at the recently concluded Samarkand round. It will host the next SCO meeting in 2023.

4 mins

NEED NEW MORALS TO CONFRONT BANAL VIOLENCE

Violence is more impersonal, logical, and rationalised. It is not spontaneous but planned, also an act of consumption

4 mins

STRATEGY MEET: BJP renews game plan for poll-bound states, '24 election

AHEAD of state elections later this year and the Lok Sabha polls due in 2024, the BJP is attempting to renew its strategies in meetings with the party's state in-charges and general secretaries.

1 min

Rights group says Iran protest death toll tops 75 as crackdown intensifies

MORE than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown on 11 nights of unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a rights group said, as Western nations pile pressure on the Islamic republic to end the violence.

1 min

Kremlin proxies claiming victory in sham voting

Annexation of the Ukrainian regions can happen as soon as Friday

1 min

Japan holds state funeral for ex-PM Abe amid protests

JAPAN'S assassinated hawkish former leader, Shinzo Abe, was given a rare state funeral on Tuesday that was full of military pomp and surrounded by throngs of mourners as well as by widespread protests, with thousands taking to the streets in opposition.

1 min

Festive sales: E-tailers sell 1,100 phones each minute

Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, Myntra kickstarted festive sales last week; premium phones such as iPhone 12, 13, OnePlus have driven sales

2 mins

Germany, England trade punches in six-goal thriller

GARETH Southgate hopes England will feel the benefit of being put under intense pressure in recent days at the World Cup after fighting back from 2-0 down to salvage a 3-3 draw against Germany on Monday.

2 mins

NOT AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE

Time for Rahul to consolidate his position at the top as India face South Africa in first T20I

3 mins

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