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Central team arrives in Sikkim, toll reaches 55

The death toll in flash floods in Sikkim jumped to 55 with officials in the Himalayan state confirming 26 bodies were recovered within its territory till Saturday evening while in Bengal, where 27 bodies were fished out of rivers till Friday, two more were found a day later.

I-Day credit scheme for poor set to be rolled out

The government may soon launch a ₹60,000 crore-urban housing credit scheme for low-income citizens aspiring to have their own houses in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day announcement, which would also boost the domestic economy, two officials aware of the development said.

Israel says it's 'at war' as terror attack kills dozens

Hamas terrorists on Saturday fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Israel said it was now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza.

IS RESCHEDULING OF MOVIE DATES AFFECTING BUSINESS?

With big films constantly changing their release dates, experts say this practise causes a 'loss to the entire fraternity'

Bavuma embraces the chokers tag, can South Africa unleash the force?

Mention South Africa and the World Cup together and the cup invariably feels half empty rather than half full. England were seen as the team-in-waiting-forever until they settled the debate by winning the 2019 World Cup at Lord's

Five-star India beat Japan, claim gold and Paris berth

Harmanpreet and Co reinforced their superiority in Asia, winning every game at Hangzhou 2023

Ankara bombing: Turkey steps up strikes on Kurdish militants

Turkish security forces attacked Kurdish militants in northern Syria and eastern Turkey, and Ankara said it will continue to destroy their capabilities across the region as conflict escalated on Friday nearly a week after a bomb attack in Ankara

HC commutes convicts' death sentences in 2013 Bengal rape-murder

HC REDUCES THE DEATH SENTENCES OF THREE MAIN ACCUSED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT

Weather hinders rescue ops as death toll in Sikkim rises

Bad weather hampered efforts to reach the worst-hit areas of the Sikkim flash floods on Friday, forcing army and national disaster response force (NDRF) personnel to begin trekking and even taking boats to reach the devastated hillside villages, according to people aware of the matter

Left-wing extremism will be eliminated in 2 yrs: Shah

India will eliminate the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in the next two years, Union home minister Amit Shah avowed on Friday, while emphasizing that the areas where the influence of red ultras has ended, need to be monitored continuously to avoid revival of activities

SC notices to Raj, MP and govt on pre-poll promises

The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the election-bound states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on a petition that questioned pre-election freebies being distributed out of state treasuries at a time when they are reeling under huge debt

Man digs up his land to steal oil from pipeline

A 52-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing oil from the pipeline of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka area, police said on Friday

Burglar who faked speech, hearing disabilities nabbed

For three weeks each month, 43-year-old Jaya Kumar would drive an auto-rickshaw in Chennai, ostensibly earning a livelihood. In the fourth week, however, he would make his way to Delhi, where he lived in budget hotels in Paharganj, took buses and Metros, visited malls, banks, gyms and pretended to have a hearing and speech impairment

Kejriwal says MCD row hit waste clearing at Ghazipur

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal inspected the Ghazipur landfill site on Friday and found that the garbage processing work at the Capital's largest trash mountain was \"unsatisfactory\", suggesting that the December 2024 deadline to clear the mound of garbage is likely to be missed

'Stop govt benefits to those burning crop residue in Hry'

Concerned over the rising cases of farm fires in the state that lead to the annual pollution woes across north India, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has recommended stopping the benefits of government schemes to farmers who burn paddy every year

Local pollution mapped at hot spots

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the state environment department have jointly identified 103 critical sources of local pollution across 13 hot spots in the city, fixing which, officials said, will be a priority this winter

A second wind that returned a medal

\"Man, a gold medal at my first Asian Games at 25... not a bad outing!\"

Stories of surprises, success against odds

The lead-up to any big event is all about the predictions. How many medals can your country get? Who will win those medals? In which sports will those medals come? But the actual Games are all about those predictions getting turned inside out

SC: Can't stop Bihar from releasing more caste data

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain the Bihar government from acting on or releasing more data based on its landmark caste survey, observing that most policy decisions proceed on data and that a government, in an interim measure, cannot be stopped from taking decisions

RBI retains policy rate, keeps its growth target

Status quo with an increasingly hawkish rhetoric that would be the best summation of the Reserve Bank of India's latest Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

100 medals: A coming of age for Indian sport

India's elite athletes answered a clarion call, confirming a landmark haul of 100-plus medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Friday, to mark the rapid progress made across disciplines in this Olympic cycle and create a new yardstick with which Indian sport will be measured from here on

VIPS summit throws light on the rise of futuristic technology in India

A two-day summit on Futuristic Technologies in India was organised recently by the Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Technical Campus (VIPS-TC), an NAAC A++ accredited institute under the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), Delhi.

Witch hazel, the ingredient casting its spell on the beauty world

An age-old beauty powerhouse, witch hazel is trending in the beauty landscape after a contemporary refresh.

Ananya Panday: Fate changes every Friday

Ananya Panday has been in the business of films for just about four years now.

Conway, Ravindra hit tons, NZ thrash holders England

New Zealand batters put on an unbeaten record second-wicket stand carrying the team to a nine-wicket win in the opening game of World Cup

Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag advance to semi-finals

Pullela Gopichand is not known to be an animated character, always maintaining a certain calm and poise. But when HS Prannoy's down-the-line smash landed in the corner, the chief national coach exulted in his seat and pumped his fists in jubilation. With that point, Prannoy achieved what even Gopichand, along with many others couldn't achieve in 41 years. He became only the second Indian men's singles player after Syed Modi (bronze) in New Delhi 1982 to claim an Asian Games medal.

Compound archers sweep team events

Continuing their domination, Indian archers took their gold tally to 3 with scope for two more

Govt to amend Cable TV Networks Rules

The ministry of Information and Broadcasting notified on Thursday amendments to the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994, to provide the operational mechanism for the decriminalised provisions of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995.

PE firms GA, Norwest Ventures in talks to pick up stake in Oyo

The global funds are carrying out due diligence, after which bids may be made

2023 on track to be warmest year as Sept sees record heat

Some of the strongest flooding, and heat spells, along with the highest sea surface temperatures and unprecedented shrinkage of polar ice have been recorded globally this year