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Vishva Hindu Parishad calls for 12-Hour Siliguri Bandh in protest of schoolgirl murder

Agitations continue unabated following allegedly attempted to rape and murdered of a Nepali speaking minor school girl at Matigara in Siliguri.

ED conducts raids at Kolkata businessman's residence

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday morning conducted raids at the residence of a Kolkata based businessman in AliporeBelvedere road in south Kolkata.

After health dept intervention doc's body released from pvt hospital

The hospital authorities allegedly did not want to handover the body to his family because of non-payment of bills

Board exams twice a year: Govt

Class 11 and 12 students will need to study two languages, of which one must be Indian

PM pitches for BRICS cooperation in space and other key areas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for cooperation in space, education, skill development and technology among BRICS countries and said India would fully support any proposal for the expansion of the five-nation grouping.

Under-construction Rly bridge collapses in Mizoram, 26 dead

At least 26 workers were killed and two others injured after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near mountainous Sairang area of Mizoram on Wednesday, officials said.

'It's Viksit Bharat': PM hails India's moon landing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed India’s landing on the Moon as announcing the birth of Viksit Bharat (Developed India), which has overcome seas of difficulties, given proof of the capacity of its 140 crore people, and is conveying signal of its emerging destiny.

INDIALANDS ON THE MOON

India made history this evening when ISRO’s ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan 3’s Lander Module (LM) successfully landed on the Moon’s South Pole at 6:04 pm IST, propelling the country into an exclusive club of four that have achieved the feat.

It's not a compulsion to have three left-handers, says Gautam Gambhir on left-right hander debate

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir rejected exhead coach Ravi Shastri's idea of having three left-handers in the squads for Asia Cup and World Cup, emphasizing that players should be picked on form rather than whether they are left or right-handed.

Shooting: Sift Kaur Samra obtains Paris Olympic quota for India

Shooter Sift Kaur Samra finished fifth in the 50m rifle 3 positions at the ISSF World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan, but that was enough for her to secure a Paris Olympics quota for India.

Smith opens up about injury he sustained during Ashes

Australia batter Steve Smith revealed that he suffered an injury in his left wrist during the second Test at Lord's and he carried it for the final three Tests against England during the Ashes 2023 series.

4 Nations Tournament: Junior men's hockey team finishes second after losing to Germany

Hosts Germany displaying awesome fire power dismantled Indian challenge as they beat Men in Blue 61 to win the 4-Nation Junior Men's Hockey tournament in Dusseldorf on Tuesday.

FIDE WC: Praggnanandhaa ends first game in draw

Both Grandmasters will continue their play where Magnus will have white pieces in the second classical game

Shaping the future of interior spaces: 5 emerging design trends

The realm of interior design is in a continuous state of transformation, acclimating to the growing tastes and wants of society.

Xenobots: AI-based living microscopic robots

We are familiar with the image of robots, a machine covered in metal and operated by complex electronic circuitry that can do human tasks in a clever and better manner.

About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan since April

About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan — including two dozen babies in a government-run orphanage in the capital of Khartoum — since fighting erupted in the East African country in April, a leading aid group said Tuesday.

Pakistan military races to rescue children from dangling cable car

Seven students and one teacher are trapped in a cable car dangling high above a ravine in Pakistan on Tuesday after a line snapped, with authorities racing against fading light in an \"extremely dangerous\" rescue operation hampered by high winds.

Imran Khan's concerns on lack of privacy in Attock jail spark uproar

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been spending his prison term in the Attock jail, where he is being subjected to serious challenges, details of which were shared after a sessions judge's routine inspection of the premises on August 15.

The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order'

The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities “until the effective restoration of constitutional order” following last month’s coup.

Thailand's Srettha elected PM as ally Thaksin returns from exile and goes to jail

Thai property mogul Srettha Thavisin (in photo) was elected prime minister after a decisive win in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday as his party's fugitive figurehead Thaksin Shinawatra made a historic homecoming after years in exile and was taken straight to jail.

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from 24 Aug

It will release treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy meets with Balkan leaders in Athens

Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday with leaders of Balkan nations and the head of the European Commission on the sidelines of a meeting between European and Balkan leaders in the Greek capital.

Jailed FTX founder pleads not guilty to new indictment

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a new indictment accusing him of fraud and conspiracy, as his lawyer complained about how the founder of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange is being treated in jail.

Russia's Putin stays away over arrest warrant as leaders of emerging economies meet in South Africa

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be notably absent when Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies start a three-day summit in South Africa on Tuesday.

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion

BRICS leaders meet in South Afric as bloc weighs expansion

India launches its own car crash testing safety programme Bharat NCAP

India will now have its own version of the car assessment mechanism as the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) on Tuesday.

FM Sitharaman calls for consistency in reform policy

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that effectiveness and efficiency are long-term phenomenon and consistency in reform policy, with a focus on both, personal and systemic efficiencies, the need of the hour.

CBI registers fresh FIR against GTL Infrastructure Ltd for alleged bank fraud of ₹4,760 crores

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has once again taken action against Mumbai-based telecom infrastructure giant GTL Infrastructure Ltd by registering a new First Information Report (FIR).

Sensex, Nifty make modest gains

Investors remained cautiously optimistic as they navigated through global uncertainties