In this issue

July 21, 2024

UPSC chairman Manoj Soni resigns

Five years before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has resigned citing personal reasons, official sources said on Saturday.

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TULSI LAKE OVERFLOWS

Tulsi Lake, situated in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, began overflowing at 8:30 am on Saturday, the first among seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai.

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'Won't let Mumbai turn into Adani city'

Coming down heavily on the Dharavi redevelopment project, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray announced on Saturday that the tender awarded to Gautam Adani-led firm will be scrapped once his party is voted to power.

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One perfect score in retest, 12 score over 700

Over 240 NEET-UG candidates who appeared for the medical entrance test at a centre in Gujarat's Rajkot have scored more than 600 marks, with 11 of them getting 700 and above, and one a perfect 720.

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Woman killed, 3 hurt in balcony collapse

Balcony collapses at a four storey building on Saturday amid heavy rain in the Grant Road area claimed the life of one woman and caused injuries to three other persons.

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500 para commandos deployed in J&K

Even as the Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday reached Jammu to review security situation at the state, army sources said it was readjusting deployments to tackle the infiltration and the increased attacks by terrorists.

1 min

Kerala has a 'Foreign Secretary'

In a move that has surprised politicians and bureaucrats, the Pinarayi Vijayan-headed CPM government in Kerala has appointed a ‘foreign secretary’.

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After Microsoft outage flights back on track

Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, were functioning normally on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said.

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Why is Bangladesh on the boil?

Bangladesh is on the boil following a High Court order reinstating quota in 30 per cent of civil services posts for the descendants of the 1971 war fighters.

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1,000 Indian students return

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday that 778 Indian students had returned to India from Bangladesh through various land transit points, and around 200 students had flown in from Dhaka and Chittagong using regular flight services.

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CM launches ambitious Dharmveer sequel trailer

There is no parallel to the work done by late Anand Dighe, said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in a trailer launch event of the movie Dharmveer -2 Mukkam Post Thane which is going to be released on August 9.

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3 men fall victim to dating app scams at same Andheri pub, activist's plea to cops

Three young professionals recently fell victim to a dating app scam.

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Political speculation rife as MLA Atul Benke meets Sharad Pawar

Sparking political speculation, Junnar NCP MLA Atul Benke suddenly dropped by to meet NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar on Saturday.

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₹22k cr investment offers for MP

CM Mohan Yadav announces setting up of a skill sector, opens 67 units

1 min

UNIFORM IN AND ANDROIDS OUT

A new dress code has been implemented for the priests serving at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

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BSF officer, jawan die due to extreme heat exposure

A Border Security Force officer and a jawan died during patrol due to exposure to \"extreme weather\" at the Harami Nallah creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat, the force said on Saturday.

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CM Revanth Reddy praises Kamma Community

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday praised the Kamma community for its helping nature and enterpriasing nature and its ability to turn fertilie lands to gold.

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'What the hell was he talking about?'

President Joe Biden late Friday dissected former President Donald Trump's speech accepting the Republican nomination the night before with a lengthy 13-post thread on X, coupled with a fundraising plea, in which he calls out his rival for different things he said.

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Biden's family mulls over his possible exit plan from race

Members of President Joe Biden’s family have discussed what an exit from his campaign might look like, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

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Is POTUS fit to lead country: Vance

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, on Friday took a shot at US President Joe Biden, asking how he can remain in office if he doesn't have the “cognitive function” to run for re-election.

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