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US Senate Republican leader McConnell again freezes during Press meet

For a second time in just over a month, US Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell froze for more than 30 seconds while speaking to reporters at an event in Kentucky.

Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2

Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday.

Big victory but worries aren't swept aside

Even as rain is forecast for Sat\"mother-of-all-baturday's tles\" Asia Cup showdown between the tournament's duo of marquee teams, word is that Pakistan have been advised to do without Fakhar Zaman in the blockbuster match against India as he is felt to have suffered a form slump since the putative title favourites' recent series versus Afghanistan, say sources.

UKPM Rishi Sunak appoints new defense secretary after Ben Wallace resigns role

Grant Shapps, one of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's staunchest Cabinet allies, was named U.K. defense secretary on Thursday as Sunak began a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of a general election that is expected to take place next year.

Cuba suffers from hurricane Idalia's impact

Hurricane Idalia, which has made landfall as a Category 3 storm in the US state of Florida, inflicted a heavy impact on the western part of Cuba, local media reported.

Tropical Storm Idalia descends on N Carolina after pounding Florida, Georgia and S Carolina

The storm leftas many as a half-million people without power in Florida and other states at one point stripped down power poles and lines

US, Indonesia & 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia's main island of Java while China's increasing aggression is raising concern.

Israeli youths defy conscription to protest judicial overhaul

Around 220 Israeli youngsters have announced their rejection of the mandatory military draft in protest against the government's judicial overhaul plan, further raising concerns over the plan's potential impact on the country's military preparedness.

73 dead in SA building inferno

City officials says 141 families were affected by the tragedy, many of the people inside were foreign nationals

Benchmark indices close in the red on monsoon worries

The benchmark indices ended in the red on Thursday on the back of concerns regarding 9 per cent deficit in monsoon as several states have witnessed scarce rainfall this month across many districts, said S. Ranganathan, Head of Research at LKP Securities.

40 entities applied for IT hardware production-linked incentive

As many as 40 entities have applied under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for IT hardware, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishaw posted on X, formerly Twitter.

GDP growth towers over several economies, says chief economic adviser

Even as the GDP growth for the first quarter of current fiscal stood at 7.8 per cent, a sharp fall from the corresponding period of last year, when it was 13.1 per cent, government said on Thursday that India's growth is better than several economies.

Adani group rubbishes 'opaque' funding allegations as 'recycled'

Adani Group says the timing of these news reports is suspicious, mischievous and malicious

Punjab govt withdraws notification for dissolution of panchayats, suspends 2 IAS officers for goof-up

Facing a judicial rap for its decision to dissolve gram panchayats in Punjab, the Bhagwant Mann government announced to withdraw the notification for the same and suspended two senior IAS officers for the goof-up.

India assumed G20 presidency at a time when country matters most to the world: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that India has assumed the G20 presidency at a time when the country matters the most to the world.

Cong reiterates demand for JPC after fresh revelations on Adani Group

Rahul Gandhi questions Prime Minister Modi's silence on issue, sayshe should categorically explain what is going on

ED issues fresh summons to Kerala CPM leader Moideen

A day after senior CPI- M leader and former Kerala local self-government minister AC Moideen communicated his inability to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (31 August) for interrogation regarding the multi-crore Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam, the probe agency has issued fresh summons to him, asking him to appear for questioning at its Kochioffice on Monday (4 September).

Dr Ravi Kannan honoured with prestigious Ramon Magsaysay 'Hero for Holistic Healthcare' Award

In a moment of immense pride for Assam, Dr. Ravi Kannan, who has been serving cancer patients in the state has been named the distinguished recipient of the 'Hero For Holistic Healthcare' award on the 65th anniversary of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation.

Cauvery dispute: K'taka releases more water; farmers protest

Following the order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) and the Supreme Court, the Karnataka government on Thursday increased the quantum of release of water from the KRS Dam in Mandya district amidst protests by farmers.

YS Sharmila eyes key post in Congress, 15 Assembly tickets

YSR Telangana Party leader meets Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi

Bengal spent Rs 1861 cr to support families of dead farmers

Bengal has spent Rs 1,861 Cr on dead farmers since February, 2019.

Metro cave-in: Residents live like refugees even after four years

After getting his younger daughter married and renovating his house, Kishore Kumar Gupta had plans to spend his aging days in peace with his joint family in Bowbazar.

Duare Sarkar to add more features, reach wider mass

A new record beckons as the scheme gets further refurbished in the form of inclusion of four new services as it starts from 1 September for its seventh edition. It will continue till 30 September

KMC files cases against JU, hospital in dengue drive

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has filed a case against Jadavpur University after mosquito larvae were found at different places inside the university campus.

Cash-for-job case: Fresh appeal by Abhishek in HC

Trinamul Congress national general secretary and the party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday made a fresh appeal at the Calcutta High Court's Bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh in connection to his name being included in the ongoing probe by central agencies in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case in West Bengal.

Centre approves Mamata's overseas tour for business

The chief minister is supposed to leave for Dubai on 12 September and then head for Spain

Municipal recruitment case: Bengal minister skips CBI summons, says yet to receive formal notice

West Bengal Fire Service Minister Sujit Bose, who was to be present at the CBI here on Thursday morning in connection with the multi-crore cash for municipalities job case, skipped the summons citing non-receipt of a formal notice.

Senior students of Navodaya Vidyalaya go on rampage after principal seizes mobile phone from their possession

In order to maintain discipline, the Principal of Navodaya Vidyalaya, located at Barobisha in Alipurduar district, has planned to hold a meeting with guardians for counseling them.

Didi and a tale of two meetings - one by the Arabian Sea and the other by the Bay of Bengal

The Thursday, 31 August meeting on the island of Kakdwip, kickstarted preparations for next year's Ganga Sagar Mela

Illegal trade threatens extinction of Red Sand Boa in India

172 illegal trading incidents of the red sand boa snake in five years; Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh top in WCS report