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How Didi pulled the rug from right under the feet of BJP

Didi does not drag her feet on matters she considers urgent. And she would clearly not bat an eyelid before usurping an idea especially if that entails upstaging her political rivals.

Himachal Pradesh havoc not natural disaster but policy-induced

Despite extreme weather events, places sensibly developed have stood like a rock; if remedial steps aren't taken what we witnessed was just the tip of the iceberg

Lack of Aadhaar does not disqualify MGNREGA beneficiaries: Centre

The Centre had in February this year announced that MGNREGA workers will be paid wages on the basis of ABPS to prevent fake identities and irregularities in payments under the scheme.

5 labourers killed due to poisonous gas leak in MP

Five labourers died due to alleged poisonous gas leak in a food product factory located in Danela village in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, a police official said on Wednesday.

Tunnels, bunkers: What China is doing in Aksai Chin

The Chinese have also ramped up construction in the region in an effort to better protect its military facilities and personnel from ariel strikes.

CM in Mumbai, visits Big B, Udhav Thackeray

Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Baneerjee reached Mumbai today where she will attend the 2-day meeting of the Opposition INDIA bloc.

Crucial 2-day INDIA meet in Mumbai from today

The parties have come together to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Idalia strengthens to a hurricane, pushing a surge of ocean water toward Florida

Much of Florida was in disaster mode on Tuesday with only hours to go before an onslaught from Idalia, forecast to strengthen rapidly into \"an extremely dangerous major hurricane\" before hitting the Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

London's plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions

London's traffic cameras are under attack. Police say hundreds of license plate reading cameras have been damaged, disconnected or stolen by opponents of an anti-pollution charge on older vehicles that came into force across the metropolis on Tuesday.

BSF arrests two accused for smuggling Phensedyl at Indo-Bangladesh border

Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday said that they have apprehend two smugglers including a Bangladeshi national and foiled their smuggling attempts at Indo-Bangladesh border.

Global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did burden on human health

As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, new data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) said on Tuesday.

Djokovic makes a stunning return to US Open, gains World No.1 spot

Novak Djokovic made a stunning comeback to the US Open after he was denied the calendar grand slam in the 2021 final by the Russian Daniil Medvedev.

SC dismisses plea against Punjab & Haryana HC order staying WFI polls

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court's interim order staying the election proceedings of the Executive Committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

Disney-Hotstar to stream Asia Cup, World Cup for free

As the cricketing season knocks the door with two giant ICC events - Asia Cup and World Cup - scheduled to happen this year, over-thetop (OTT) service provider Disney Hotstar will show the games free on mobile phones.

Nice to have him back, says Dravid on Bumrah's comeback

KL Rahul won't be available for the first two matches, says Rahul Dravid

Sudanese army chief's latest move fuels speculation of forming war govt

General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has started running state affairs in his other capacity as chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council from Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State, amid increasing speculations that he intends to form a caretaker government, or a war government amid the ongoing military conflict.

'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.