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July 21, 2024

Wife launches 5 'Kejriwal guarantees' for Haryana

CALLING her husband Arvind Kejriwal as \"Haryana ka laal\", Sunita Kejriwal on Saturday told people to ensure that the BJP doesn't get a single seat in the assembly elections.

1 min

EXODUS CONTINUES, OVER 950 STUDENTS CROSS OVER TO INDIA

THE exodus of Indian, Nepalese and Bhutanese students from strife-torn Bangladesh continues with over 950 students entering India through the Meghalaya and Tripura borders so far.

1 min

Saxena claims CM not taking enough calories in Tihar Jail

AMID allegations that jailed CM Arvind Kejriwal's health is deteriorating in custody, L-G VK Saxena on Saturday alleged that it could be due to \"willful low-calorie intake\" despite home-cooked food being provided to him.

1 min

NEET-UG centre & city-wise results out; 3 more in CBI net

THE National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday released the the centre and city-wise results for NEET-UG following a Supreme Court order to do so.

1 min

Look who wants to ease stance on faith

LEARNING from its recent election debacle, the CPM in Kerala is set to take a more liberal stance on matters of faith and beliefs.

1 min

Divorce case: HC warns Dubai woman to appear or get 'red corner notice'

THE Delhi High Court has issued a warning to a woman living in Dubai directing her to personally appear before the court in response to a petition filed by her husband.

1 min

Shoot-at-sight fiat out in Bangladesh

Entire country under curfew with army patrolling cities

1 min

'Walls in JNU defaced with casteist slurs'

JAWAHARLAL Nehru University (JNU) walls were found defaced with casteist slurs and communal slogans on Saturday, the Congress-affiliated students body alleged.

1 min

30 women workers of seafood export firm hospitalised after ammonia leak

THIRTY female workers of a private seafood exporting unit at Pudurpandiapuram in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district and a fire and rescue services officer were admitted to hospitals after they fainted due to a suspected ammonia gas leak at the plant on Friday night.

1 min

Staff must pay to get health centre benefits: DU

DELHI University (DU) on Friday issued a notice saying that staff (both teaching and nonteaching) who are yet to retire shall not be eligible to become members of the university's health centre; instead, they would have to pay the applicable amount to their respective colleges to avail the facilities.

Staff must pay to get health centre benefits: DU

1 min

PUC registration down by 86% as centres on strike

WITH vehicular pollution checking centres in the national capital on strike, the registration and renewal of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates has witnessed a staggering drop of 86%.

1 min

Sonipat Cong MLA held over illegal mining

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Sonipat Congress MLA Surender Panwar in connection with a moneylaundering case linked to illegal mining in some areas of the state.

1 min

Expedite funds for hybrid hearings, HC tells chief secy

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government's chief secretary to expedite a sanction of ₹387 crore to facilitate hybrid hearings in 691 subordinate courts in the national capital and implement the project on priority basis.

1 min

Normalcy slowly returns to IGI day after IT outage

Certain ops remain hit, airlines continue to grapple with disruptions

Normalcy slowly returns to IGI day after IT outage

1 min

Kerala teen tests positive for Nipah, govt on alert

A 14-year-old boy from Pandikkad in Kerala's Malappuram tested positive for Nipah on Saturday. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune confirmed the infection.

1 min

BUILD NEW CITIES TO CREATE JOBS, BOOST GROWTH

\"We will initiate building 100 new cities; enabled with the latest in technology and infrastructure-adhering to concepts like sustainability, walk to work etc, and focused on specialised domains.

3 mins

Gogoi: Oppn won't let NDA govt bulldoze Budget session

INDIA bloc will not allow the NDA government to bulldoze the Budget session of Parliament to be held from July 22 to August 12, said Gaurav Gogoi, Congress' Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha.

Gogoi: Oppn won't let NDA govt bulldoze Budget session

1 min

Tibetan govt-in-exile plans to draw map of Tibet with original names of places

BUOYED by the US Senate and the Congress recently passing \"The Resolve Tibet Act,' which is now awaiting the Presidential assent, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile, is now planning to draw a new map of Tibet with the \"original geographical and historical contours and names,\" said Sikyong Penpa Tsering in a telephonic conversation with this newspaper from Toronto.

1 min

THE MAN OF ALL SEASONS AT FOREIGN OFFICE

THOSE who know Vikram Misri in the Ministry of External Affairs say the new top diplomat is progressive, forward-looking and well-versed with not only the internal exigencies of the current dispensation but also their diverse nuances expressed outside India's borders.

THE MAN OF ALL SEASONS AT FOREIGN OFFICE

2 mins

Amid UP rumblings, Yogi likely to meet Modi

CM may discuss with party leaders Lok Sabha poll debacle ahead of or after NITI Aayog meet in Delhi on July 27

Amid UP rumblings, Yogi likely to meet Modi

2 mins

Maurya volte-face, says all's well in party, slams SP for 'politicising' Kanwar Yatra

UTTAR Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday denied there are murmurs of rift and rumblings in the state BJP unit and the government.

Maurya volte-face, says all's well in party, slams SP for 'politicising' Kanwar Yatra

1 min

Kanwariyas ransack eatery in UP over onion in curry, Indore for toeing Yogi line

A DAY after the Uttar Pradesh government mandated display of nameplates on the eateries falling on the Kanwar yatra route, a group of Kanwariyas, heading to Haridwar with water collected from the Ganga, ransacked an eatery on finding onion slices in the food in Muzaffarnagar.

1 min

Gujarat BJP chief and mantri - Patil's dual role to continue

THE BJP's CR Patil will continue in dual posts - as a Union Minister of Jal Shakti and the Gujarat party president.

Gujarat BJP chief and mantri - Patil's dual role to continue

1 min

Didi's 'Ma, Mati, Manush' touch to TMC July 21 rally

AS the Trinamool Congress is gearing up for its Martyrs' Day rally on Sunday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the day, to be observed as Ma Mati Manush Divas, would commemorate party's electoral victories in West Bengal.

1 min

Split over coal block, C'garh locals await justice

AUGUST 2 is scheduled for public hearing for Environment Clearance (EC) for mining in the Kete Extension open cast coal block in north Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo Arand region in Ambikapur district.

Split over coal block, C'garh locals await justice

1 min

Elephant carcass found buried at Assam refinery, case under Wildlife Act

A case under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 was registered after the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam buried the carcass of a wild elephant without informing the forest department.

Elephant carcass found buried at Assam refinery, case under Wildlife Act

1 min

Lucknow's outer areas to come under UPSCR

FOUR months after approving the draft for the amalgamation of half-a-dozen districts adjacent to state capital Lucknow as Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region (UPSCR), a notification to that effect was issued by UP Governor Anandiben Patel late on Friday evening.

1 min

BSF officer & jawan die of heatstroke during 'Harami Nallah' patrol

A Border Security Force (BSF) officer and a jawan died of heatstroke while on patrol at the 'Harami Nallah' creek area along the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat, said a BSF statement on Saturday.

1 min

'White paper on demography soon'

Home Minister UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said rampant infiltration has led to shrinking of tribal population in Jharkhand and assured that if the BJP comes to power in the state, it will bring out a 'white paper' on demography to protect tribal land rights.

'White paper on demography soon'

2 mins

Former lawmaker shot dead in suspected assassination

A Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language has died after being shot in the street by an unknown assailant.

Former lawmaker shot dead in suspected assassination

1 min

12 dead, 30 missing after bridge collapses in China

A bridge collapse caused by torrential rains in northern China killed 12 people and left more than 30 missing, state media said Saturday.

12 dead, 30 missing after bridge collapses in China

1 min

Ukraine leader Zelensky hints he's ready for talks with Putin to end war

Analysts point to stalemate on battlefield and prospect of Trump victory for shift in attitude

Ukraine leader Zelensky hints he's ready for talks with Putin to end war

1 min

Iran can make fissile material for nuclear bomb in 1-2 weeks: US

IRAN is capable of producing fissile material for use in a nuclear weapon within “one or two weeks,\" US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday.

1 min

Defiant Biden vows to stay in race despite rising pressure from Dems

US President Joe Biden pledged to stay in the White House race Friday, defying a growing Democratic party revolt that raised speculation he could bow out as soon as this weekend.

Defiant Biden vows to stay in race despite rising pressure from Dems

1 min

Newborn saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza

A Gaza hospital said on Saturday that it saved a baby boy from his mother's womb after she died from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike.

Newborn saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza

1 min

FLIP-FLOP DIPLOMACY IS A FAILING SCRIPT

IF Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Russia was to signal India's equidistant position between Russia and the US, it did not work.

FLIP-FLOP DIPLOMACY IS A FAILING SCRIPT

3 mins

HDFC BANK LOGS 35% INCREASE IN NET PROFIT

RETURNING to its once famed over 30% net income for as many as 34 quarters on the trot which ended with the pandemic era, the second-largest lender logged in a robust 35.33% jump in net profit at 16,174.75 crore for the June quarter even though the numbers are not comparable since the merger with its parent took effect only from July last year.

HDFC BANK LOGS 35% INCREASE IN NET PROFIT

1 min

Flight operations back to normal after technical glitch

THE Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday that flight operations in the country are back to normal a day after a global outage at Microsoft had a severe impact on the functioning of airlines and airports.

Flight operations back to normal after technical glitch

1 min

Kotak Bank profit up 81% to ₹6,250 cr

A stake sale in its general insurance subsidiary has boosted standalone net income of the fourth largest private sector lender, Kotak Mahindra Bank, by 81% to 6,250 crore, of which as much as 3,012 crore came in as the one-time income from deal with Zurich Insurance group that picked up 70% in the company during June quarter.

1 min

Jindal Group probe against sr. executive

A Jindal Group company has sent a senior executive, who is ns facing allegations of molestation by a female flight passenger, on administrative leave and a third-party probe has been started to probe the matter.

1 min

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