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August 05, 2024

100 Killed In Deadliest Day Of B'desh Protests

PROTESTS calling for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation escalated on Sunday with nearly 100 people killed in fierce clashes between demonstrators and the the ruling party supporters.

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Realty firm's CEO arrested from Delhi airport after 60 km chase

A DELHI Police team went on a 60km chase to nab Sanjeev Kumar Jain, CEO of Parsvnath Developers, from the IGI Airport.

1 min

SC order on LG's power to appoint aldermen today

THE Supreme Court is set to deliver on Monday its judgment on AAP government's plea challenging Delhi L-G's power to nominate the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) aldermen.

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2 More Bodies Found, 200 Still Missing In Wayanad

AMID the continuing search for those missing in the devastating landslides in Wayanad, bodies of eight unidentified victims were laid to rest at a mass burial site at Puthumala near Meppadi on Sunday, the sixth day following the calamity.

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Bill to overhaul Wakf Act likely on Aug 9 or 12

Govt sources say the move is to bring in more transparency and gender diversity

1 min

Miracle on Turf: In a corner of Paris, Indian hockey rises from the beyond

ALFRED Tennyson's words aptly surmise the emotional high of the men's hockey team.

2 mins

Several houses razed in north Delhi's Khyber Pass

Officials say construction was illegal as land belongs to Defence Ministry

1 min

'Free electricity in Haryana if AAP voted to power'

DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal on Sunday said that like Punjab and the national capital, Haryana too will get free and roundthe-clock power supply if AAP comes to power in the Assembly elections.

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Despite staff crunch in hospitals, L-G not filling posts: Minister

DELHI Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Sunday that there is a \"huge shortage\" of doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff in governmentrun hospitals despite \"repeatedly reminding\" Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena about the crisis.

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Burglar breaks into Vasant Kunj house, attacks retired IRS officer, his wife; nabbed

A 61-year-old retired IRS officer and his wife were attacked by a thief who attempted to commit burglary at their residence in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, an official said on Sunday.

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2 minors rescued from GB Road: Police

TWO minor girls forced into prostitution were rescued by the Delhi Police from a brothel located at Shradhanand Marg (GB-Road) in the national capital, an official said on Sunday.

1 min

Move to snatch autonomy of Waqf Boards: Owaisi

Says Centre going against parliamentary supremacy by leaking info

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Probe into rice, chilly powder as mid-day meal

A mid-day meal agency served rice mixed with chilli powder and oil to students of an upper primary school in Kothapally village in Kotagri mandal in the district.

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Will resume search for Arjun: Pinarayi

ALL measures will be taken to resume the search for Arjun Mooladikuzhiyil who went missing in a landslide at Shirur in Karnataka, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Sunday after visiting his family at Kannadikkal in Kozhikode.

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Odisha-C'garh water dispute can be resolved with Centre's help: Pujari

REVENUE and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari on Sunday said water dispute between Chhattisgarh and Odisha can be resolved with the help of Centre.

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Wayanad: Adults worried about future; kids want to meet their friends again

THE sense of loss has transformed into a deep melancholy for the survivors of the Meppadi landslides in Wayanad, especially children.

1 min

NGT panel: Need system to monitor Himalayan ecology

A recent report submitted to the National Green Tribunal has called for comprehensive monitoring mechanisms to safeguard the fragile ecosystems of the higher Himalayas.

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NTA profit at ₹448 cr; Cong slams it for making exams a revenue-raising exercise

THE Congress on Sunday slammed the National Testing Agency (NTA) for making a profit of 448 crore over the past six years by conducting examinations and said that the future of millions of Indian youths has been reduced to a \"mere revenue-raising exercise\" by the government.

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Efforts on to bolster 3-tier security grid along the LoC

Plans afoot to strengthen boots on the ground in J&K

1 min

Raj govt fails to act against firm selling non-diabetes drug named 'insulin'

DESPITE repeated directions from India's drug regulator, Rajasthan's state drug controller continues to defy orders to take action against a pharma company selling a homeopathic medicine named 'insulin.

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'BSF chief repatriated to home cadre due to differences with juniors'

Officers failed to resolve my vs your force rift

1 min

CDS Chauhan to chair apex level tri-services financial conference

CHIEF of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan is scheduled to chair an apex-level tri-service financial conference in New Delhi on Monday.

1 min

Will complete term, win yet again: Shah

Says Opposition may have won some seats, but their combined strength is less than BJP's

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C'garh govt bans painting of trees as environmentalists voice concerns

THE Chhattisgarh Housing and Environment Department has issued a directive to all government offices, including every district collector, prohibiting the painting of trees as part of beautification drives.

1 min

Jharkhand political temp rises over Didi's remark on Bengal flooding

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee's remark that Jharkhand waters have been flooding Bengal has drawn criticism from the BJP.

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U'khand, HP toll rises, search on for missing

WITH the recovery of two more bodies from the Rudraprayag, the death toll in the devastating monsoon rains and landslides in Uttarakhand rose to 19 on Sunday, even as the fatalities due to flash floods in three Himachal Pradesh districts mounted to 11.

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Himanta promises life term for 'love jihad', jobs for Assam-born

ASSAM will bring a law to ensure that people found indulging in 'love jihad' are given life imprisonment, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

1 min

Another wall collapse in MP town, 9 kids dead

AT least nine children aged between 8 and 15 years were buried alive when the wall of a house adjoining a temple collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district early on Sunday.

1 min

18 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, 2 dead in stabbing in capital suburb

Netanyahu tells cabinet that the state is in multi-front war, ready for attack or defence

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Surge In Long-Range Attacks By Ukraine On Russian Targets

UKRAINE has sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours, in line with a surge of long-range attacks against Russian targets, officials said.

1 min

Harris rejects Trump's offer to shift debate to Fox News

DONALD Trump said he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election.

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Violence spreads across UK, police arrest 100

POLICE forces across the UK have made at least 100 arrests as violent clashes and unrest involving anti-immigration farright groups continued to spread over the weekend, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer offering his full support to officers to take firm action against the 'extremists'.

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Send B'desh troops back to barracks, ex army chief says

A group of Bangladesh's former senior military generals on Sunday asked the government to withdraw the armed forces from the streets and send them back to barracks, amid fresh violence across the country over the quota system for government jobs.

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Putin Offers Flood Relief To N Korea, Kim Says Will Ask For Assistance Later

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin offered humanitarian assistance to help North Korea cope with damages from recent floods, both countries said, in another sign of expanding relations between the two nations.

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Imran Khan wants Pakistan army to apologise: reports

PAKISTAN's jailed former prime minister Imran Khanw refused to apologise for the May 9 riots that erupted after his arrest last year and claimed that it was the Army that owed him an apology since he was 'abducted' by the paramilitary rangers on the day of the violence.

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Gold and silver demand to surge up to 30% in upcoming festive season

DEMAND for gold and silver is all set to zoom in the upcoming festive season following a sharp reduction in retail prices after the centre reduced customs duty in the union budget.

1 min

Self-invoicing raises GST challenges

INDIAN corporates are encountering certain challenges related to GST compliance, particularly with the self-invoicing and reverse charge mechanism (RCM) for services received from foreign entities.

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Customs duty cut not a spoiler for sovereign gold bond investors

The duty cut may only dampen demand for SGBs and analysts of the view that it will remain an attractive investment due to the fixed annual interest rate

3 mins

Epic Djokovic ascends higher plane

FOR a long time, tennis has had an imperfect relationship with the Olympic Games.

1 min

Srejeesh turns saviour, again

SOMETIME in 2017, after PR Sreejesh suffered a potentially career-ending ACL injury, the keeper turned to sports autobiographies.

2 mins

Wake Up Call For Indian Boxing As Lovlina Loses

THE Paris North Arena is close to the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

1 min

Shooters miss finals in skeet, 25m rapid fire pistol

INDIAN shooters Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala gave a good account of themselves in the qualifications but could not enter the final of the 25m rapid fire men's pistol event on Sunday.

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EXCEL-SEN HANDS SEN HEARTBREAK

Lakshya has a 4-1 head to head record against Malaysian Lee Zii Jia, his opponent in the bronze medal match, and will start as the favourite today

3 mins

At Invalides, archery was invincible

It came down to last two arrows of the Games, but crowd witnessed epitome of the sport writes Kalyani Mangale

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