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Sowing picks pace but east battles drought concerns

The area sown under most kharif crops, barring pulses, has nearly expanded to last year's levels after being disrupted by torrential rains during most of July.

India to outline road map for transforming MDBs, says FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that India's G20 presidency will outline the road map for transforming multilateral development banks (MDBs).

Gujarat to be our first choice for investment, says Foxconn chief

Taiwan's Foxconn is committed to building a semi-conductor factory in India, chairman Young Liu told Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday.

Cut Green Card backlog for Indians, Biden urged

A group of US lawmakers has urged the Biden administration to take executive action to make priority dates current for Green Card applicants from India to reduce the 195-yearlong wait period which has left them in a state of limbo.

Oppn team begins visit to Manipur, targets govt

A delegation of 21 lawmakers from the newly formed opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), on Saturday embarked on a two-day visit to ethnic strife-torn Manipur and visited relief camps housing displaced people to take stock of the situation.

DU releases its 'simulated' list, first allocation list out on Aug 1

Delhi University on Saturday released a list of simulated ranks of students - a tentative position that determines which course and college a candidate gets admitted to, depending on their preference and entrance test scores.

Capital records its cleanest air for 2023

Delhi on Saturday logged the cleanest air for 2023, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropping to 59 in the \"satisfactory\" zone, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) national bulletin released at 4 pm - an improvement from the 81 (satisfactory) air the Capital recorded on Friday.

After 24% surge, India is now home to 75% of tigers in world

India recorded a 23.5% increase in tiger population between 2018 and 2022, taking the number of big cats in the wild to 3,682, more than the initially estimated 3,167 and accounting for 75% of the tigers in the world.

Overall rains 7% in excess but Indo-Gangetic plains deficient

Rainfall over the rice fields of north Indian plains and parts of the northeast has been hugely deficient this monsoon season, although precipitation is 7% over the average in the country in its entirety, according to India Meteorological Department data.

India's tiger count tops 3,600, Madhya Pradesh leads at 785

India is home to 75% of the world's tiger population with an estimated 3,682 of the big cats in the wild, according to an updated analysis of the 2022 tiger census released on Saturday, which found the number to be significantly higher than the 3,167 figure projected in April.

NEP has ended slave mindset, says Modi

The push for using mother tongue in education under the National Education Policy (2020) has initiated a \"new form of justice\" in the country, which will help create a new generation that is free from \"mentality of slavery\", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.

Oppn delegation reaches Manipur to express solidarity; 'tourism', says BJP

A delegation of 21 lawmakers from the newly formed opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), on Saturday embarked on a two-day visit to ethnic strife-torn Manipur and visited relief camps housing displaced people to take stock of the situation.

CBI files FIR over rape, Manipur assault video

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the May 4 sexual violence incident in Manipur, where three women were stripped and paraded naked, and one was raped, people familiar with the development said on Saturday.

'Olympic movement is set for a big leap in Paris 2024'

Exactly one year from now (July 26, 2024), we will welcome the Olympic Games to my home country, and I am counting down the days.

Lakshya extends run, enters 3rd semis on the trot

Not since the first half of last year has Lakshya Sen displayed the kind of form he is in now.

On second day, Aussies win the attrition battle

54.4 overs-283 all out. 54.4 overs-130/4.

Indian cos can list directly on foreign bourses, IFSC

The Union government has decided to let Indian companies list directly on stock exchanges abroad as well as in Gujarat's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.

Vedanta to invest $5 bn in fab project

Billionaire Anil Agarwal said his Vedanta group will invest $5 billion in the first phase of setting up a semiconductor fab, a packaging and testing unit, and a display unit.

PM pitches India as a 'trusted partner' to make microchips

Prime Minister says India understands the needs of the global supply chain

Oppn team, including 20 MPs, begins visit to Manipur today

A delegation of the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), including 20 MPs, will begin a two-day visit to Manipur on Saturday to assess the ground situation and make recommendations to the government and Parliament, as part of efforts to help resolve the ethnic conflict that has roiled the northeastern state since May 3.

India, Japan ‘natural partners' in tackling key challenges: EAM

Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Friday held up India as an \"indispensable\" partner for achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific, while his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar said the two sides are \"natural partners\" for taking on challenges in areas ranging from the economy to emerging technologies.

AirAsia orders probe after flight takes off without K'taka governor

AIX Connect, also known as AirAsia, on Friday ordered a probe and promised appropriate action after a flight took off from the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru without Karnataka governor Thawarchand Gehlot on Thursday. The airline later issued an apology to the governor.

TN govt most corrupt': Shah hits out at DMK, allies

The Tamil Nadu government led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the most corrupt administration in the world, Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said, as he also targeted the parties' allies, such as the Congress, and accused them of working for personal interests.

'Working with global partners to achieve 1.5°C goal'

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S Regan who is leading the delegation of the United States for the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Sustainability in Chennai spoke to Divya Chandrababu about reaching a consensus on carbon reduction, and the country's goals at the G20.

Consensus on 9 principles of 'blue economy'

The two-day G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) and Environment and Climate ministers meeting that concluded on Friday adopted a series of \"Chennai High-Level Principles\" for a sustainable and resilient blue economy, or ocean-based economy, even as the group failed to arrive at a consensus on key issues pertaining to climate mitigation.

Climate action must focus on welfare of all, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said climate action must follow the idea of “antyodaya” or ensuring the welfare of the people at the bottom of the pyramid, hours before the G20 countries failed to reach a consensus on steps to tackle the crisis at ministerial talks in Chennai.

Bharat Mandapam to be open for bookings after G20 in Sept

The new International Exhibition cum Convention Centre (IECC) or “Bharat Mandapam”, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday at the Pragati Maidan complex, will open for event bookings from the second week of September, according to officials aware of the matter.

Homemaker, her assailant met each other at local gym

A day after a 23-year-old man shot and killed a 42-year-old woman in southwest Delhi's Dabri Extension before turning the gun on himself, police officers privy to the case on Friday said the two met at a local gym and became friends, but the woman's family disapproved of their friendship.

A busy park with guards, a b'day party, and murder

In the busy Malviya Nagar area of south Delhi, surrounded by residential colonies, commercial establishments, shops, offices, and a college, the 46-acre Vijay Mandal Park, Begumpur, is generally bustling with a large crowd at lunchtime.

Irfan stalked, threatened her, says victim's family

Sanjeev K Jha and Aheli Das