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Putin says Wagner group has no legal basis so 'doesn't exist'

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Wagner private military company \"simply doesn't exist\" as a legal entity, in comments adding to the series of often bizarre twists that have followed the group's abortive revolt last month - the most serious threat to Putin's 23-year rule amid the war in Ukraine.

Blinken, Wang aim to fix US-China ties in Jakarta meeting

Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi has urged Washington to \"work with China\" to improve ties during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.

Hollywood shuts down as actors now join writers at picket lines

Striking screen actors will begin picketing alongside writers in New York and Los Angeles on Friday in what has become the biggest Hollywood labour fight in decades.

Floods in Assam worsen; red alert for Sikkim, north Bengal

Intense monsoon rains in Assam, Sikkim and north Bengal continued to cause landslides and floods in several areas on Friday, prompting authorities to step up rescue and relief operations and evacuate the affected people to safer locations.

India pushes climate justice, digital shift proposals at G20

India's acceptance among developed and emerging economies within G20 is helping it push proposals in areas such as digital transformation and climate justice though political heavy lifting could be required to forge consensus on the Ukraine crisis, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

ED can seek Senthil Balaji's custody: HC upholds arrest

The Madras high court on Friday upheld the arrest of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and his subsequent remand in judicial custody by a sessions court in a money laundering case over an alleged cash-for-jobs scam.

India's military might shares stage in Bastille Day festivity

The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter planes and tri-services marching contingents on Friday took part in the imposing Bastille Day parade in Paris, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the guest of honour at a time when India and France are commemorating the 25th anniversary of their strategic partnership.

Engine calibration, landing site expansion: Lessons from 2019

At 2.35pm on Friday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched Chandrayaan-3, India’s third lunar mission.

Kanwar Yatra: Night marches with loud music disrupts life in East Delhi, Noida

Residents in east Delhi and the NCR cities of Noida and Ghaziabad have said that the Kanwar Yatra passing through the area is leading to loud music blaring late into the night, and rampant traffic violations, and have complained that authorities are taking no action to control the situation.

Fourth runway opened at IGI, set to ease air traffic

Union minister for civil aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday inaugurated the fourth runway at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. With this, the airport became the first in India to have four runways.

Water supply hit in parts of city, Okhla plant reopened

Several areas across the partially inundated Capital were hit by water supply shortages on Friday - with taps running dry in some places - as two flooded treatment facilities remained shut, while operations resumed at the Okhla plant in the evening.

Yellow rain alert for today, may add to flood woes

There's unlikely to be any let up in the rains in north India anytime soon with the Met department predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for the next five days. The reason: another western disturbance, the second since June 1.

Amid misery, displacement: People frolic, click selfies on flooded streets

Even as the rising Yamuna water levels led to flooding in several parts of the Capital, many residents and commuters saw this as an opportunity to click selfies against the view of the swollen river.

Capital wades through what were roads

Knee-deep water at Rajghat, Vikas Marg shut for traffic

ITO going under triggers massive traffic spillovers

Parts of central Delhi's ITO and Mathura Road were submerged on Friday even as the army and the navy were deployed to bring the flooding under control.

Flood puts barrage in eye of political storm

Yamuna water being sent to Delhi, not UP, in organised plan, alleges AAP; barrage officials say water regulated as per rules

A green legacy that began with the gavel

MAAFI, INSAF BAGHS - DELHI HC'S 'GREEN JUDGE' RETIRES

Ajit gets finance as 9 NCP leaders join Maha cabinet

Twelve days after nine Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders took oath as ministers in the Maharashtra government, their portfolios were announced on Friday after protracted negotiations between the three partners in the state’s ruling alliance.

Chandrayaan-3 sets off on journey to the Moon

India’s third moon craft successfully blasted off on Friday afternoon from Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota spaceport, marking the first stage of a complicated 40-day mission that aims to vault the country into an elite club of nations that have successfully landed on the lunar surface.

Not just Yamuna, backflow from drains floods Capital

The road leading to ITO and Rajghat were among new parts of the city to go under waist-deep waters after drains that emptied into the Yamuna began flowing back on Friday, even as the swollen river itself began receding but only by fractions of a metre every hour.

India, France seal key pacts in defence, UPI

India and France on Friday announced a raft of agreements to deepen defence cooperation, including pacts for three submarines for the Indian Navy and the development of jet and helicopter engines, and unveiled plans to roll out the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) system in Europe from September.

Contrary To Rumours, OMG 2 Not On The Subject Of LGBTQ: Source

There have been several murmurs about the storyline of OMG 2 - in which actor Akshay Kumar will take on a Lord Shiva avatar.

Govt May Seek Cut In GST On Ghee, Butter

The government may propose reducing goods and services tax (GST) on ghee and butter to 5% from the current 12%, according to government documents reviewed by Mint.

Yamuna Back To Reclaim Its Floodplain

For a large majority of Delhi residents who have in their living memory seen the Yamuna as nothing but an oversized toxic sewer, the spectacle of the submerged Kashmere Gate-ISBT stretch and waters swirling through the streets of tony Civil Lines is perhaps a sight of a lifetime, a glimpse of a mighty river that once was.

Yamuna Floods Swathes Of Capital After 45 Years

Surging waters of the Yamuna marooned vast swathes of the Capital on Thursday, forcing thousands of people out of their homes, inundating landmarks and arterial roads in the city, and throwing traffic out of gear in what was the first floods in the Capital in 45 years.

K-POP STARS TAKE THE MILITARY ROUTE

In South Korea, able-bodied men aged between 18 and 35 are required to serve in the military for a period of 18 to 21 months. From J-Hope to Kai, a host of K-pop stars have enrolled this year. A look

Visibility should not be equated with talent: Maanvi

Maanvi Gagroo talks about working at her own pace, adds she feels more secure as an actor now

SUCCESSION REIGNS AT EMMY NOMS

The Television Academy revealed the nominations on Wednesday. Here are the highlights of the list

SUPERHITS OF 2023 SO FAR

The first half of 2023 is behind us. While there were doubts earlier about whether the Hindi film industry has lost the plot, owing to fewer box-office successes, five films managed to put an end to the debate.

Wondrous Vondrousova makes her 1st Big W final

Czech player beats Svitolina to become the first unseeded women's singles finalist at Wimbledon in the Open Era