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US scraps plea agreement with mastermind of 9/11 attacks

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table.

Many Gujarat areas face flood-like situation

OVERNIGHT torrential rains caused severe waterlogging in Vapi and Valsad of Gujarat, disrupting daily activities.

RESCUE EFFORTS INTENSIFY AT KEDARNATH AMID RAIN

Families await return of their dear ones Heavy rains paralyse MP's Rewa IMD says Gujarat to get more showers

Sr Pawar meets CM over loans to sugar units, quota

FORMER union minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Saturday met Maharashtra chief minister Ekanth Shinde at the latter's official residence to discuss reservation for Marathas, loans to co-operative sugar factories and other issues, sources said.

4 kids buried alive, 2 hurt after common wall of house, school collapses

AT least four school students (aged between 5 and 7 years) were buried alive, while a woman and another student girl were critically injured after an old and dilapidated wall of a house neighbouring a private school collapsed following continued rains in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

'Illegal' bakery of rape accused SP leader demolished in Ayodhya

A team of Ayodhya district administration officials, including those from the revenue department and the police, demolished the illegally constructed bakery of Samajwadi Party leader Moid Khan on Saturday.

Terrorists focus on Punjab borders for infiltration

PAKISTAN-based terrorists appear to have been shifting their tactics and routes to infiltrate in India, as the government data reveal that the number of cases of drug trafficking has increased in Jammu & Kashmir and they are now using Punjab borders for arms and infiltration.

New micro chip manufacturing unit in Assam to boost employment: Himanta

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, after the groundbreaking ceremony (Bhoomi Poojan) of chip assembly and testing unit at Jagiroad in Morigaon district, on Saturday said Assam is set to become the next global electronic hub.

Oppn unites to demand full statehood for J&K

WITH the maiden Assembly elections of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory likely to be held this year, the United Opposition on Saturday staged a massive protest in Jammu, demanding restoration of J&K's statehood with full powers and revocation of powers given to Lt Governor.

THE LEGEND OF MANU NOW AND FOREVER

MANU Bhaker was standing in the sun for more than an hour, giving interviews to the assembled Indian media outside the shooting venue in Chateauroux after winning her individual bronze in 10m air pistol.

Lok Adalats play key role as alternative redress mechanisms, says CJI

PEOPLE are often fed up with lengthy court proceedings that they opt for any out-of-court settlement, knowing full well that such a settlement may not be beneficial for them, remarked Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday, highlighting the role of Lok Adalats as an alternative.

Don't shift Assam Rifles units from Manipur: MLAs

PRESSURE mounts on the Central government to not go ahead with its plan to replace two battalions of the \"neutral\" Assam Rifles with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in ethnic violence-hit Manipur.

With BSF shakeup, Centre sharpens Jammu security

SSB DG to hold additional charge of BSF a day after 2 top officers shifted

After Supreme Court's sub-quota ruling, chorus grows for caste census

THE Supreme Court's landmark decision allowing states to create sub-categorisation within the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), have fuelled the clamour for a nationwide caste census, a long-standing demand of the Opposition parties.

Monsoon mid-way, reservoir levels still low

THOUGH the southwest monsoon is half way through, reservoirs in the country, except the southern region, have recorded less water storage levels compared to the corresponding period of last year, shows the latest data released by the Central Water Commission.

No environment clearance required for soil extraction for linear projects: Govt

NO prior environment clearance (EC) is required for extraction of ordinary earth below the threshold level of 20,000 cubic metre for linear projects such as roads and pipelines, according to a fresh notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

RECESSION FEARS TRIGGER RED ALERT ACROSS MARKETS

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CASTE RESERVATION FABRIC NEEDS NEW PATTERN

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B'luru techies stir against proposed 14-hour work day

OVER 300 employees raised slogans at Freedom Park on Saturday against the controversial proposal presented by the Karnataka government to extend the working hours of IT, ITeS and BPO employees from the mandated 10 hours to 14.

Pinarayi urges forecasters to adapt to evolving weather patterns

CHIEF Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the majority of natural calamities in the state are caused by high-intensity rains which are not being forecasted.

K'taka Cong MLA, son booked for SI's death

YADGIR police registered an FIR against local Congress MLA Chennareddy Tunnur and his son Pamapanagouda on Saturday under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in connection with the death of 34-year-old Yadgir sub-inspector Parashuram.

Four linked to nationwide job racket arrested from B'luru

IN a significant breakthrough, the Puducherry cyber crime police have arrested four people from an apartment in Bengaluru in Karnataka for their alleged involvement in a nationwide job scam that defrauded over 3,400 people.

Indian scientists design turtle excluder device

FIVE years after the US imposed a ban on importing wildcaught shrimps from India, the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and ICAR - Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (ICARCIFT) have designed and fabricated an indigenous Turtle Excluder Device (TED) to suit the trawlers' fishing nets.

PMK to govt: Release white paper on quota

PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss has criticised the state government saying the data on Vanniyar quota is misleading.

Shift people on Cauvery banks to safer places: EPS

THE government should shift people living in the low-lying areas along the banks of the Cauvery River to other places, said AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district on Saturday.

Court bins govt order, sets woman convicted of infant's murder free

QUASHING an order of the Tamil Nadu Home department denying premature release of a life convict, the Madras High Court on Friday directed the superintendent of Puzhal prison to release her within two days of receipt of the order.2 The court passed the orders while hearing a writ petition filed by Manikandan, husband of the convict Poovarasi, who had co tended that she was eligible for a premature release based on a November 2021 G.

Minister sees centre's hand after CWMA gives nod for Mekedatu DPR

PWD Minister Duraimurugan has raised doubts on the stance by the centre on the Mekedatu dam issue as the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has allowed preparation of a DPR.

Five of a family killed as car rams into bike in Dindigul

A family of five, including two kids, were killed as a car hit the two-wheeler they were riding on in Dindigul on Saturday afternoon.

Mid-sea accident: Sri Lanka hands over mortal remains of fisher to TN

Two rescued fishermen were also released; search operation on to find missing person