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July 28, 2024

Attack by Pak special forces at LoC kills 1 jawan, injures 4

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan on 25th anniversary of Kargil War, Pakistan’s Border Action Team and militants attacked the Army’s forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of J&K on Saturday.

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DJB water turns blue in villages, govt seeks report

INSTEAD of drinking water, Outer Delhi's Peeragarhi villagers have been getting blue, foamy water in their taps for over a week.

1 min

'Pregnancy no barrier in govt jobs': HC flays RPF

THE Delhi High Court has ruled that pregnancy is neither an illness nor a disability and should not be the grounds to deny government employment to a woman.

1 min

Can LGBTQI donate blood? SC to take up plea

CAN an LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex) person donate blood? The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Tuesday a PIL recently filed by a Delhi-based gay man challenging the constitutional validity of blood donor rules, 2017.

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Didi walks out of NITI meet; Modi calls for zero poverty

Mamata claims she wasn't allowed to complete her speech; govt rubbishes it

1 min

Speculation rife on Modi's August visit to Ukraine

SPECULATION is rife on Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Ukraine in August, a month after he visited Russia following the NDA's third consecutive victory in the general elections.

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1,669 EWS students of DU received grant, says V-C

DELHI University's Vice-Chancellor, Prof Yogesh Singh, on Saturday said the varsity has granted financial assistance to 1,669 economically weaker students in 2022 under the Financial Aid Scheme (FSS).

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Only Kejriwal can provide quality education: Sunita

AAP's national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita, on Saturday, said it is \"only her husband\" who can provide quality schools, hospitals, roads, free electricity, and women's travel and that is why the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has \"conspired against him\" and put him behind bars.

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HC denies bail to stalker who 'pushed victim's husband in front of train

THE Delhi High Court has denied bail to a man accused of brutally murdering the husband of a woman he was fascinated with.

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2 inmates injured in attack in Tihar jail, FIR lodged

TWO inmates were injured after they were attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by three others in the high-security Tihar Jail in the national capital, an official said on Saturday.

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Doctors end strike as govt accepts their demands

THE doctors working in government-run hospitals in Haryana ended their indefinite strike on Saturday, following the Nayab Singh Sainiled BJP government's assurance of fulfilling their demands, including parity with counterparts in central government hospitals and reducing the bond money from ₹1 crore to ₹50 lakhs for postgraduate doctors.

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Woman slits 9-day-old daughter's throat, held

Case is of female infanticide or postpartum depression, say police

1 min

Life paralysed in Koraput, 373 houses damaged

CONTINUOUS heavy rains across the Koraput district has brought normal life to a grinding halt, with reports of damage to life and property pouring from various parts of the region.

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Valmiki corp scam: SIT recovers 10kg gold biscuits

THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the multicrore scam involving the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Welfare Corporation has recovered 10 kg of gold biscuits from Hyderabad residence of a middleman Satyanarayan Verma.

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Govt, opposition join hands to make Kerala garbage-free by March 2025

IN a rare show of unity brought upon by the tragic death of a sanitation worker while cleaning a canal in the city, the state government and the opposition joined hands to transform Kerala into a garbage-free state by March 2025.

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Accused in B'luru PG murder case nabbed in MP

THE police have arrested Abhishek J (23), the alleged murderer of 24-year-old Kriti Kumari, from his hometown in Madhya Pradesh.

1 min

Oppn politicising package: Naidu

Says Polavaram irrigation project was discussed with Centre at NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi

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Majhi seeks Centre support for industrial development

ASSERTING Odisha has the potential to become a semiconductor hub, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday requested the Centre for attracting foreign investment and state-of-the-art technology for design and manufacturing of semiconductors.

1 min

Another warning issued as Godavari level at Bhadrachalam reaches 53 ft

THE district administration has issued a third warning as Godavari water level reached 53 feet on Saturday.

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₹5 cr earned from fines on spitting and littering at railway premises in 2 years

THE Indian Railways, in its gargantuan efforts to keep one of the largest railway networks in the world spic and span, has made a windfall from penalising the spitters and litter louts.

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WHO alert on liver cancer deaths in SE Asia

LIVER cancer rates in the South-East Asia Region are set to double by 2050, leading to over 2,00,000 deaths annually, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday.

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Supreme Court to hear ED petition challenging Soren's bail on Monday

THE Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) appeal challenging the Jharkhand High Court's June 28 order granting bail to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who was jailed in a money laundering case allegedly linked with a land scam case.

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Developed states can make Viksit Bharat: PM

CHAIRING a meeting of the ninth governing council of NITI Aayog on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the ambitious goal of 'Viksit Bharat 2047' could be realised only if the states are developed.

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Modi reviews LS poll show in meeting with BJP CMs

IN a meeting with chief ministers and deputy CMs of the BJP-ruled states on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked them to reach out to people to explain the benefits of the union budget and central schemes, besides focusing on good governance, said party leaders aware of the developments at the meet.

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Nitish's son says he's not interested in joining politics

IT came from the horse's mouth when Nishant Kumar, the only son of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, hinted that he had no plans to join active politics.

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Ajit Pawar says enough funds for Ladli Behna

MAHARASHTRA Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance portfolio, on Saturday dismissed media reports about the financial crunch shrouding the 'Ladli Behna' scheme in uncertainty, saying that there is no shortage of funds and the scheme will be implemented smoothly.

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Checks on migrant workers hit Meghalaya hotel industry

Pressure groups worry about influx of illegal immigrants to the state

1 min

A lot to watch in this cross-border love triangle!

IN another instance of a crossborder relationship, a 25-yearold Pakistani woman claims she has married a man from Rajasthan.

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Woman, daughter buried alive in Tehri Garhwal

A series of landslides triggered by incessant heavy rains for three days in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand have brought death and destruction in interior villages.

1 min

Believe it or not! MP sadhvi cleans out ₹90L from seer's account, case lodged

POLICE in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh are on the lookout for a Sadhvi, who is accused of fraudulently withdrawing 90 lakh from the bank account of her guru who died in a road accident last year.

1 min

PIO joins Labour Party's executive committee

DR Neeraj Patil, a leading NRI and former Mayor of the London Borough of Lambeth, has been appointed to the National Executive Committee, the highest decision-making body of Britain's ruling Labour Party.

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US presses China over PLA manoeuvres near Taiwan, in S China Sea

THE United States hailed \"open and productive\" discussions between China's foreign minister and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos on Saturday in which Blinken raised US concerns over Beijing's \"provocative actions\" around Taiwan.

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At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on girls' school in central Gaza: Hamas

Israel says militant group stored weapons and planned attacks from the building

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Day after sabotage, dozens of train services remain cancelled

TENS of thousands of rail passengers struggled through a second day of cancelled trains Saturday as investigators tracked saboteurs who paralysed the network just ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.

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Greek island mulls restrictions to curb overtourism

ONE of the most enduring images of Greece's summer travel brand is the world-famous sunset on Santorini Island, framed by sea-blue church domes on a jagged cliff high above a volcanic caldera.

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G20 nations agree to make super-rich pay their taxes

G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the super-rich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a more substantial deal, according to a declaration adopted on Friday after a meeting of finance ministers in Rio de Janeiro.

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Pak jittery as loan talks with China stall

TWO key Pakistani ministers are camping in Beijing to discuss the cash-strapped country's request for rescheduling its outstanding debts with China linked to the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

1 min

Harley opens its second dealership in Chennai

MARINA Harley-Davidson, the retail outlet for premium Harley-Davidson range of motorcycles, has strengthened presence with the opening of its second dealership in the city, the company said on Saturday.

1 min

Jain Corp V-P buys Kamachi Industries

CHENNAI-based Kamachi Industries has been acquired by Jaicorp's vice chairman Virendra Jain, along with his son Ankit Jain,for 487 crore through a corporate insolvency resolution process.

1 min

Sebi bans Mallya from mkt for 3 years for rigging

MARKETS regulator Sebi has barred fugitive businessman and ex-liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the securities markets for three years and restrained him from associating with any listed firm for a similar period for routing funds using his overseas bank accounts with the Swiss bank UBS.

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PNB profit rises 159% to ₹3,252 cr; to raise ₹5K cr

THE third-largest public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has posted a record 159% year-on-year rise in net income at 3,252 crore for the June quarter-the highest since the amalgamation of Oriental Bank and United Bank of India in April 2020 boosted by all-round performance including healthy asset quality and higher loan sales.

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ICICI Bank net profit rises 14.6%; slippages double

Healthy numbers driven by 7.3% higher net interest income and improved asset quality

1 min

Swiatek and Alcaraz advance on day one

IGA Swiatek shook off a bit of a dip in the first round of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and grabbed the last four games to beat Romania's IrinaCamelia Begu 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday under a closed roof at Roland Garros, the site of the No.1-ranked Polish player's four French Open titles.

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Palestinian Olympian dons shirt showing bombed children at OC

PALESTINIAN boxer Waseem Abu Sal wore a shirt depicting children being bombed for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in a test for organisers who have strict rules on political statements.

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China take first gold of the Games

CHINA took the first gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, as the rain that dampened the opening ceremony took its toll on the first full day of sporting action.

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BHAKER LONE SPARK ON A DULL DAY FOR INDIAN SHOOTING

Manu salvages the day after 10m air rifle mixed & 10m men's air pistol shooters fail to qualify

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