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Adani gets reminder over delay in 5G rollout

Department of Telecommunications has sent another letter to the company seeking explanation for the delay

Sebi seeks support to popularise municipal bonds

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has urged pension funds and insurers to support municipal bond issuances to help develop this nascent market.

Grasim Industries reports net loss of ₹52 crore

ADITYA Birla group flagship Grasim Industries, which straddles textiles & textile fibres, real estate, building materials, cement and paints, has reported a standalone net loss of 52.12 crore in the June quarter despite a 10.5% growth in revenue.

Iranian cyber agents trying to influence US polls: MS

IRAN is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the US election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said on Friday.

No survivors after plane with 62 crashes in Brazil state

SAO PAULO AN airplane crashed on Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing all 62 on board.

Ukraine presses on with Kursk incursion, hits Russian airbase

BORDER AI MOSCOW UKRAINE pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines.

Yunus keeps defence, edu and 25 other portfolios

BANGLADESH'S interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Friday announced the portfolios of his 16-member council of advisors and named a former top diplomat to head the foreign ministry, who underlined the importance of maintaining a \"balance\" in Dhaka's relations with the \"big powers\".

Trump's light schedule raises eyebrows as Harris blitzes US battleground states

PALM BEACH DONALD Trump was to campaign Friday in a safe Republican state as Kamala Harris barnstorms the battlegrounds likely to decide November's election, carried by surge in momentum that has left her opponent scrambling.

Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks next week

JERUSALEM ISRAEL has agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks next week at the request of international mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, after intensive diplomatic efforts aimed at averting a region-wide conflagration.

Cong march seeks 'justice' for victims of Gujarat tragedies

THE Gujarat Congress on Friday launched a 'Nyay Yatra', a 14-day foot march, to seek justice for the victims of four major tragedies that took place in the BJP-ruled state over the last five years.

Cong to replicate LS formula, banks on collective leadership

MAHARASHTRA Congress has decided to use its tried and tested method of collective leadership and decentralised decision making for the Maharashtra state assembly elections scheduled in October.

MahaYuti Maha plan to address agrarian distress to turn the tide

THE agrarian distress was one of the major reasons for Mahayuti's loss in the Lok Sabha elections.

Time right for J&K polls, says CEC

Dates to be announced after EC holds security review & forces requirement assessment

BSF takes to teaching English to keep Punjab youngsters away from drugs

THE Border Security Force (BSF) is providing coaching of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to 50 youngsters of five villages along the International Border in Punjab, as part of its efforts to wean them off drug abuse.

After stellar Paris show, Manu aims at studies

PARIS Olympics double bronze medallist in shooting Manu Bhaker said on Friday that she wants to now focus on her studies for some time.

Excessive melodrama meets didactic storytelling

IN the realm of films that try to have meaningful conversations with their audience, there exists a gap between 'trying hard' and 'trying too hard', where the charm of effort disintegrates into desperation.

AN EFFECTIVE STAR CAST LIGHTS UP THIS FAITHFUL REMAKE

TRIBUTES and metareferences about actors are not uncommon in films.

Monsoon session over, both Houses adjourned sine die

BOTH Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Friday, one sitting ahead of the scheduled end of the session.

31-member JPC to look into Waqf Bill provisions formed

THE Narendra Modi government on Friday formed a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf Bill, which proposes as many as 40 amendments to the existing 1995 Act.

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking to postpone NEET-PG exam on Aug 11

THE Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking to reschedule the NEET-PG 2024 examination over issues involved in the allocation of exam centres.

MHA forms panel led by BSF ADG to monitor situation on Bangla border

THE Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a committee led by Additional Director General of Border Security Force (BS F) to monitor the current situation on the IndoBangladesh Border in the wake of ongoing situation in the neighbouring country.

₹2.30L cr for housing, 8 rly projects okayed

₹1,765.67 cr approved for Clean Plant Programme to boost horticulture; Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana modified

'US-backed groups spearheaded Bangla Spring'

A section of Bangladeshi intelligentsia has alleged that students who spearheaded protests in that country received training, were radicalised and taught about regime change with facilitation provided by US-led groups.

Hold green audit to curb landslides, orders Kerala HC

Geo-mapping could assess use of water and other resources in ecologically fragile areas

MUDA allegations part of conspiracy by lobbies to oust me: Siddu

KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday claimed that he is \"spotlessly clean\" and accused opposition parties of targeting him just because he is a mass leader from a backward community.

Independence from poor network: 4G link for Jawadhu Hills from August 15

AFTER a 15-year struggle with poor network connectivity, the Hindu Malayali tribal communities in the Jawadhu Hills of Vellore district are set to receive proper signal coverage.

Suspended cop among two held for smuggling 117 kg of ganja

THE Adirampattinam police on Thursday night arrested two persons, including a Grade I police constable under suspension, for transporting 117 kg of ganja in a car, allegedly to smuggle it to Sri Lanka.

'South India can be world's food factory'

South India can become the food factory of the world and the region has a $200billion food processing potential, according to Ravichandran Purushotaman, president of Danfoss India, which launched a report on the relevance of southern states in the country's food sector.

Minister launches solar chargers to power phones

AS part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 for affordable and clean energy, Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva V Meyyanathan launched a solarpowered charger for smartphones and other devices on Friday.

Govt nod to book Periyar univ V-C

THE Department of Labour Welfare and Skill Development has given the nod to the Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Enforcement) to file a criminal case against the Vice-Chancellor of Periyar University R Jagannathan, and Registrar (incharge) R Balagurunathan for terminating the services of four temporary staff.