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September 30, 2022

Gehlot out of race, Digvijaya in. Will a dark horse enter?

FORMER chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Digvijaya Singh, 75, on Thursday made a wild card entry in the Congress presidential race by picking up a nomination form from the AICC headquarters and announcing that he would file his papers on Friday.

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BJP leader seeks fund for restoration of Goa churches

A BJP leader in Goa has urged the Central government and the party-led state government to set up funds for restoration of heritage churches in the coastal state.

1 min

Festive cheer for small savers as govt raises rates of some schemes

IN what could bring a big smile on the face of small savers, the government has increased the interest rates on some small savings schemes that don’t get tax benefit.

1 min

Unmarried women, marital rape brought under ambit of abortion

OPINING that the decision to carry pregnancy to its full term or terminate it is rooted in the right of bodily and decisional autonomy of woman, the Supreme Court in a landmark ruling on Thursday held that prohibiting unmarried or single women with pregnancies up to 24 weeks from accessing abortion while allowing married women to do so goes against the right to equality.

2 mins

Jumbo warning: Venture into the forest when tipsy at your own risk

TRUST a man with the smell of alcohol and a staggering gait at your own risk. Alcohol has a way to attract and distract; the spirit of the occasion is in parallel with the elephant’s curious way to draw closer and trample the innocent tippler to death. That’s what West Bengal’s Forest Department is worried about.

1 min

HIV test of rape survivors a must on first visit, says DCW

THE Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) has recommended hospitals to conduct mandatory HIV tests of sexual assault survivors on their first visit.

2 mins

Insta reels, vlogs not part of ECA quota category: DU

Candidates can apply for a maximum of 3 categories: Officials

1 min

Qutub Minar most visited tourist spot for foreigners in April-June

RTI SAYS

1 min

UPA wasn’t concerned about Guj: PM

Says was tired of telling then Central govt about importance of an airport in Surat

2 mins

Pak’s Maryam Nawaz, spouse acquitted in corruption case

A top Pakistani court on Thursday acquitted ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz in a corruption case in which she was jailed for seven years, in a major legal victory for her who is now eligible to contest elections.

1 min

Liz Truss defends tax cut after it sent pound crashing to all-time low

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday defended her tax cutting policy after days of silence during which markets tanked and the Bank of England was forced into an emergency intervention.

1 min

RUSSIA TO FORMALLY ANNEX FOUR UKRAINE REGIONS TODAY

Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Lugansk will give Putin a land corridor to Crimea

2 mins

NRI bonds, gold import curbs: A peek into RBI’s arsenal against rupee’s fall

AS the descent of rupee to new lows continues, what are the options the country's central bank and the government have to check fall in the local currency against the US dollar?

1 min

Ruud beats qualifier Jarry

WORLD No 2 Casper Ruud advanced to the quarterfinals in Seoul on Thursday after battling through a tight round-of16 game with 111th-ranked Nicolas Jarry.

1 min

Covid vaccinations not mandatory for fans and players: Qatar

FIFA WORLD CUP

2 mins

“My film is greater than me”

...says Hrithik Roshan, who speaks to us along with Pushkar-Gayathri on Vikram Vedha, filmmaking as a collaborative effort and what excites them in a remake

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