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The Statesman Delhi
Market valuation of 5 of top 10 firms spikes by ₹60,675.94 crore
In a holiday-shortened last week, the combined market valuation of five of the top 10 most valued firms increased by Rs 60,675.94 crore.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
NDA Names CP Radhakrishnan Its Vice Presidential Candidate
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday named Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the 9 September Vice Presidential election.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
HP Unveils Eco-Tourism Policy to Develop 77 Sites
The Himachal Pradesh government has launched a new eco-tourism policy aimed at developing 77 eco-tourism sites across different forest circles in the state.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
UP Sanctions ₹45 Crore for Temples in Gorakhpur
The Uttar Pradesh Government has sanctioned ₹45 crore for the development and beautification of ancient temples in Gorakhpur, with a focus on upgrading facilities for pilgrims and tourists.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
65-Year-Old Woman Raped by Son in Hauz Qazi; Arrested
A 39-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his 65-year-old mother twice in Central Delhi's Hauz Qazi, police said on Sunday.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Market outlook: Global events, GST reforms and FII trends to drive Dalal Street this week
The Indian stock market will take cues from a mix of global and domestic triggers when it reopens for trading this week after the Independence Day holiday.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Akhilesh Yadav dissolves Samajwadi Party's Jammu & Kashmir unit after poll debacle
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday announced the dissolution of the party's Jammu & Kashmir unit with immediate effect.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Punjab Police arrests 57 drug smugglers in statewide raids
Continuing the anti-drug campaign \"Yudh Nashian Virudh\" launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police carried out raids at 286 locations across the state on Sunday, marking the 169th consecutive day of the drive.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Firing outside Elvish Yadav's home; no injuries reported
Three masked bike-borne miscreants allegedly fired more than two dozen shots outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav's Gurugram residence in Sector 56 on Sunday morning, police said.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Seven Sisters, One World Stage
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped onto British soil this July, the headlines spoke of trade, investment, and diplomacy. But tucked among the policy discussions was something far more colourful; a cultural handshake between India and the UK, one that could carry the folk songs, dances, and stories of India's Seven Sister States far beyond the eastern hills and valleys.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
EC's impartiality claims laughable, no meaningful reply to Rahul: Ramesh
The Chief Election Commissioner's (CEC) detailed presser on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar and rebuttal to vote-chori charges on Sunday, failed to convince the main Opposition party as it doubled down its attack on the poll panel and accused it of gross incompetence in 'purifying' the electoral rolls, as claimed by it.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Court Slams Maharashtra for Failing to Safeguard Minor Victims' Identity
The Bombay High Court has come down heavily on the Maharashtra government on its failure to implement the Supreme Court's directions on protecting the identity of minor victims of sexual assault and noted that \"too little\" has been done since the apex court's judiciary's May 2024 order, a lawyer said here today.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Major eviction drive launched in Assam's Biswanath district
The Assam government on Sunday carried out a large-scale eviction drive in Biswanath district, clearing nearly 175 bighas (about 23 hectares) of land from the Japariguri Village Grazing Reserve (VGR).
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Shah to release special postal stamp on Vithalbhai Patel centenary
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will release a special commemorative postal stamp marking the centenary of Vithalbhai Patel, the first elected Indian President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925, at the upcoming All India Speakers' Conference 2025 to be held in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
North-east: An editor's discretion and media ethics
A debate involving the media fraternity of north-east India recently surfaced with two major issues: Is it ethically (logically) correct for an editor of a daily newspaper to regularly write a column for another daily (where both competing dailies are published in the same language and from the same region)?
4 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Asia Cup: PCB Names 17-Member Squad for Tri-Series
Salman Agha has been named Pakistan's captain for the upcoming T20I tri-series and Asia Cup scheduled to take place in the UAE from 29 August to 28 September, as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 17-member squad on Sunday.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Dharmasthala claims 'conspiracy' to facilitate religious conversions: Karnataka BJP MLC C.T. Ravi
BJP MLC C.T. Ravi on Sunday said that the mass grave claims targeting the Hindu pilgrimage centre Dharmasthala in Karnataka were a \"conspiracy\" to facilitate religious conversions.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Fresh cloudburst in J&K's Kathua kills 7, including 5 children
Days after the cloudburst in Kishtwar that has so far claimed 65 lives, another catastrophe hit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday when seven people, including five children, were killed and several others injured after a cloudburst in the Kathua district led to severe flash floods amidst continuous heavy rains.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Warnings Ignored
Almost identical statements, a decade apart, by Chief Ministers of two different political parties, reveal the crux of the problem — a flawed development model, imagined and implemented for Uttarakhand. Successive Governments have tried to stimulate economic activity through tourism and massive infrastructure projects. Such misplaced zeal for development has made the Government brush aside environmental concerns.
5 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
ECI basically admitted to having stolen votes: Khera
Congress leader Pawan Khera slammed the Election Commission of India on Sunday, saying that it is for the first time he has heard the poll panel admits to having errors in Bihar's voter list, but told that the political parties should have \"caught them on time.\"
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Guv Ravi outdoing Oppn in maligning state govt: Stalin
Launching a scathing attack on Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday charged him with indulging in 'cheap politics' outdoing the opposition in maligning the DMK government, which is on course to a successive term based on its performance.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Finance Ministry to review Q1 performance of public sector banks on 20 August
The Finance Ministry has called a meeting of the chiefs of public sector banks (PSBs) on Wednesday to review their financial performance for the first quarter of the current financial year.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
US First Lady urges Putin to consider children in call to end Ukraine war
Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday meeting in Alaska.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Shubhanshu Shukla Gets Hero's Welcome on Return
Astronaut Group Captain (IAF) Shubhanshu Shukla was accorded a rousing welcome at Indira Gandhi International Airport during the early hours of Sunday in the national capital upon his return to his homeland after becoming only the second Indian to travel into space.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Durand Cup: Diamond Harbour defeat JFC, storm into semifinals
In a stunning quarter-final at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, Diamond Harbour FC delivered one of the biggest shocks of the 134th Durand Cup, defeating Jamshedpur FC 2-0 to storm into the semifinals.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Crackdown in Cambodia, but scams live
Last month, the Cambodian government launched the largest crackdown to date on the online scam industry which has taken root in the country and operated largely in the open.
2 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Heavy rains lash parts of Delhi; IMD predicts more showers
Delhi-NCR experienced heavy rainfall even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more showers for the city in the coming days.
1 min |
August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
UP govt's commitment to green energy gets a new dimension with hydrogen production
The Uttar Pradesh government's commitment towards green and clean energy got a new dimension on Sunday.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Arunachal Pradesh Governor hails Kabak Yano for scaling Mt Elbrus, highest peak in Russia, Europe
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) on Sunday congratulated Kabak Yano for her remarkable achievement of summiting Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Russia and Europe.
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August 18, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Sachdeva thanks PM for giving Delhi high-speed corridors
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing the people of the national capital with two high-speed corridors worth Rs 11,000 crore.
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