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SC refuses to interfere with Calcutta HC order handing over to CBI the recruitment scam in WB civic bodies

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with Calcutta High Court order asking the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe into questionable recruitment of 1812 group 'C' and group \"D' employees in the civic bodies across the State, with Directorate of Enforcement looking into money laundering dimension of the case.

Are grassroots growing back in North Bengal?

A demand by certain sections of the hills people for land based on identity and language

Kerala college student poses as RAW officer, arrested in Karnataka

A student, who posed as an officer of the Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), has been arrested, police said on Monday.

Apple harvest in Himachal likely to be lowest in 25 years

This season, apples will be scarcer and dearer partly due to early leaf fall which led to sparse growth of the fruit in most parts of Himachal Pradesh ravaged by the rains.

Quad nations conclude Malabar defence exercise

The 27th edition of \"Exercise MALABAR\" involving the four Quad countries (India, Australia, Japan and the United States), concluded on the East Coast of Australia off Sydney today.

Chandrayaan-3 all set for moon landing

India will be the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat after the United States, Russia, and China

'AAP to attend INDIA alliance's Mumbai meeting'

Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that his party will attend the third meeting of the Opposition parties of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in Mumbai at the end of this month.

Manipur Assembly session falls through

After the Manipur government's handing over of the Law and Order responsibility in the hill areas to the Centre, a new Constitutional crisis seems to be looming in the state.

Manipur violence: Three-judge committee submits reports to SC

Indicating that the Manipur victim compensation scheme was not adequate and same has to be revised as per the compensation scheme formulated by the National Legal services Authority (NALSA), the Supreme Court on Monday took on record three reports submitted by a three-judge committee headed by former Chief Justice of J&K High Court Justice Gita Mittal relating to reconstruction of the records of the people dislocated during over three-month-long violence, destruction of homes and places of worship, appointment of domain experts for the administrative work and the victim compensation.

CM hits out at CPI-M for JU student death

CPI-M MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharjee reacted to the statement

People's Land In Ladakh Taken Away By China: Rahul

He added people of the UT were facing issues like unemployment, inflation

Spain Clinch First Women's World Cup

Ogla Carmona scores to take La Roja to victory in final against England

Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts off loading near Texas

An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it.

Hockey India shortlists 39 players for Asiad coaching camp

Hockey India on Sunday shortlisted 39 players for the coaching camp to be held from 21 August to 18 September at SAI Centre in Bengaluru in preparation of the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Anahat Singh clinches gold at Asian Jr Squash Individual Championship

India's Commonwealth Games squash star Anahat Singh clinched the gold in the girls under-17 category of the 30th Asian Junior Squash Individual Championship held in Dalian, China, on Sunday.

India 185-5 against Ireland in 2nd T201

Ruturaj Gaikwad anchored India's innings with a fine fifty while Sanju Samson and Rinku Singh dished out impactful knocks in carrying the visitors to a competitive 185-5 against hosts Ireland in the second T20I at Malahide on Sunday.

Talks between regional bloc and Niger's junta yield little, official says

Mutinous soldiers in Niger are under pressure from regional sanctions as they refuse to reinstate the country's president whom they toppled nearly a month ago while being fearful of attacks from France, an official said.

US cancels visas of 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in 'undermining democracy'

The U.S. State Department on Saturday imposed visa restrictions on 100 more Nicaraguan officials for their role in supporting the regime of President Daniel Ortega.

Hilary weakens to Category 1 hurricane as storm moves within striking distance of Mexican peninsula

Hurricane Hilary moved closer to the coast of Mexico early Sunday on a continued path to the Baja California peninsula as a weakened but dangerous Category 1 hurricane, which the National Weather Service said was likely to bring \"catastrophic and life-threatening\" flooding to the region and cross into the southwestern U.S. as a tropical storm.

Cooler weather overnight helps firefighters battling a wildfire on Spain's Tenerife island

Improved weather conditions helped firefighters make advances overnight in their battle to tame a wildfire raging out of control for the past five days on the tourist island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, authorities said Sunday.

'US, Japan, Ausplan joint navy drills in disputed South China Sea'

The US plans to deploy an aircraft carrier, while Japan would send one of its biggest warships

British and Swiss police break up a crime ring and recover a valuable Ming vase in a sting operation

A sting operation at a London hotel helped authorities recover a 15th-century Chinese vase worth about 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) and break up the criminal ring believed to have stolen the artifact from a Swiss museum, British police said Saturday.

Russia says Ukrainian drones attack three regions

Russia said Ukrainian drones had struck three separate regions on Sunday, injuring five people and forcing two of Moscow's airports to briefly divert flights.

Zelenskyy vows retaliation for deadly Chernihiv attack

Ukrainian president on trip to Netherlands days after US cleared transfer of Dutch, Danish F-16s

Onion buffer enhanced from 3 lakh MT to 5 lakh MT

In an unprecedented move, the government raised the quantum of onion buffer to 5.00 lakh metric tonne this year, after achieving the initial procurement target of 3.00 lakh metric tonne.

Markets continue to drift downwards

Sensex lost on two of the four trading sessions of the truncated week which had Independence Day as the holiday

Ink thrown at BJP candidate during bypoll campaign in Uttar Pradesh

During campaigning for the Ghosi Assembly by-election in Uttar Pradesh, an unidentified youth threw black ink on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Dara Singh Chauhan on Sunday afternoon.

Amarnath Yatra suspended as arrival of pilgrims falls

Due to a considerable fall in the number of pilgrims, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced temporary suspension of the Amarnath yatra for eight days from 23 August.

As BJP prepares for 2024, future of 65-plus MPs appears uncertain

In view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the BJP has intensified its preparations.

War of words between Congress, BJP over Rahul's China incursion remarks

A war of words broke out between the Congress and the BJP after Rahul Gandhi claimed that China has taken away people's land in Ladakh.