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'Cash rewards' for brides under 25: China's lucrative offer to tackle birthrate crisis

In a bid to tackle the declining national birthrate crisis, a county in China has offered cash rewards worth 1000 yuan (Rs 11,300).

Three executed for 2016 Iraq bombing that killed over 300 people

Three persons convicted for their involvement in the 2016 vehicle bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 300 people, have been executed, the media reported on Tuesday.

Kim says North Korea must be ready against US-led invasion plots while US, allies start new drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart its rivals' plots to invade his country, state media said Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Japan held a trilateral naval exercise to deal with North Korea's evolving nuclear threats.

Pak high court suspends Imran Khan's Toshakhana sentence

But detention of former Prime Minister to continue in Attock Jail in cipher case

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in Jacksonville

Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use \"extreme care\" if traveling to Florida.

Putin not planning to attend the funeral for Wagner chief

The mercenary chief who challenged the Russian leader's authority was due to be buried Tuesday

Adding 100mn skilled Indians to workforce can increase GDP by 20 per cent: Report

Bringing 100 million skilled people to the Indian workforce has the potential to increase the country's GDP by 20 per cent and propel the economy towards $4 trillion, a report showed on Tuesday.

Byju's Chief Business Officer, two business heads resign

In yet another setback for the edtech platform Byju's, the Chief Business Officer, Prathyusha Agarwal, and two other senior executives have resigned amid restructuring of the company.

Will BRICS+6 be a new avenue for India's global ambitions?

BRICS is an important grouping bringing together the major emerging economies from around the world

Mamata upset with CPM, Congress skipping meet on statehood day

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today took a dig at the Congress and the CPM for skipping the all-party meeting called to exchange ideas on the proposed West Bengal Day at Nabanna.

School job case: Calcutta HC seeks ED report on probe progress against Abhishek Banerjee

Calcutta High Court's single- judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha has sought a report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the progress of investigation against Trinamul Congress' national general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee in connection to the multicrore cash for school job case in West Bengal.

Govt set to procure 200 CNG buses for city, districts

The state transport department has decided to procure around 200 buses run on compressed natural gas (CNG) for rolling out in the city and the districts.

KMC set to document hawkers, fix spaces

Following complaints from the residents and shop owners, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to crack the whip on new hawkers, who have allegedly encroached upon the footpaths in various parts of the city.

6 accused remanded to judicial custody till 8 September

Six present and former students of Jadavpur University (JU), who have been accused in the ragging-related death of a fresher of the university on August 10, were remanded to judicial custody till September 8 by a lower court here on Monday.

RBU VC stops attending office fearing attack from varsity union

Subharakamal Mukhopadhyay, former judge of the Karnataka High Court and vice-chancellor (VC) of the Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) has stopped coming to the campus since Monday, fearing assault, allegedly by the Trinamul Congress-backed employees' union of the RBU.

JU fresher's death: Varsity to hold crucial meeting on Fri on anti-ragging guidelines

The interim Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University (JU), Buddhadeb Sau, has convened a crucial meeting of all the stakeholders of the university on Friday to finalise the steps to be adopted to implement anti-ragging guidelines on the campus and students' hostels following the death of a fresher on August 10.

Arrested Pak spy had plans to blow up bridge, temple: KP

Officials found that Jha was sending bridge, temple photos to woman based out of Pakistan

We want to conduct survey, not census: Nitish

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday targeted the Central government over their affidavit in the Supreme Court on Bihar's government decision to conduct a caste-based census in the state.

Border row: Assam, Meghalaya to distinguish problematic and non-problematic areas

In their efforts to address the ongoing border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya, both states have adopted a strategy of differentiating between problematic and non-problematic areas.

Manipur Assembly adjourned sine die amidst ruckus

Congress MLAs were up in arms demanding extension of session

'CM Mamata should apologise for her comment on Rajbanshi people'

A group of Rajbanshi leaders led by Banshi Badan Barman, belonging to the Trinamul Congress camp, today demanded that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee apologise for her statement, on the Rajbanshi community.

No immediate arrest in domestic violence case without CJM approval: Calcutta HC

Calcutta High Court's registrar general Chaitali Chattopadhyay has issued a notification cautioning all police stations in the state to be careful about immediate and unnecessary arrest of accused persons under Section 498 (A) of the IPC which is about punishment for domestic violence against women.

Bengal school job case: Kolkata Police summons ED sleuths

The summons follows a complaint accusing the ED officials of 'planting evidence' during marathon raid

Cabinet adopts resolution on Chandrayaan-3 success

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and adopted a resolution to celebrate the historic success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission to the Moon.

23 suicides this year, 111 in nine years: Inside the pressure cooker that is Kota

\"Go, make a name for yourself,\" 16-year-old Rahul Kaushik from Behror was told by his lawyer father when he was leaving for Kota, India's competitive coaching town in Rajasthan.

Two killed in fresh outbreak of violence in Manipur

Two persons, including a village defence volunteer (VDV), were killed while seven others were injured in heavy firing between two rival groups at Narainsena in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Tuesday, police said.

Raksha Bandhan, Onam gift: LPG price cut by Rs 200

In a move that will bring respite to households across the nation, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday announced a substantial reduction in the price of cooking gas for all consumers.

China includes Arunachal, Aksai Chin in new'standard map'; India rejects claim

India has lodged a strong protest through diplomatic channels with the Chinese side on the map that lays claim to Indian territory

J&K will be restored its Statehood, govt tells SC

Ladakh will remain a Union Territory, says Centre; 'Positive statement soon'

UK-India FTA deal: British PM Rishi Sunak in fresh conflict of interest row over wife's Infosys shares

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has found himself surrounded by a fresh conflict of interest controversy ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi where he is expected to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal with India.