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Gadkari favours 51% stake to foreign cos in joint ventures

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday favoured giving a majority 51 per cent stake to foreign partners in joint ventures for building tunnels and detailed project reports to improve work quality.

Islamic State group claims Kabul suicide attack that killed 6

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week's suicide bombing at a prosecutor's office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13.

Danger of Tehran's missile program remains in question

As Iran threatens to attack Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in the Iranian capital, its longvaunted missile program offers one of the few ways for Tehran to strike back directly, but questions loom over just how much of a danger it poses.

Russian Prez Putin challenges global warrant for arrest with Mongolia visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia on Tuesday, as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian missiles kill at least 50 in Ukrainian city of Poltava: Officials

Two ballistic missiles blasted a military training facility and nearby hospital Tuesday in Ukraine, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said, in one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began.

A looming threat

The digital age challenges intellectual property rights with piracy and counterfeiting. Strong global cooperation, tech solutions, and education are vital to protect innovation and ensure a secure digital future

A dream to chase!

Emergence of sports as a lucrative industry and its growing relevance call for greater synergy among sports entities, government, and other stakeholders to build India's own inclusive and just model

UP: BJP MLA gets death threat from former gunner, homeguard

BJP MLA Sureshvar Singh has lodged an FIR against his former gunner and a homeguard, alleging they threatened to kill him.

Three kids die of 'mysterious fever' in Bihar

At least three children have died at Raniganj village of Bihar's Araria district following a \"mysterious fever\" in the last three days, officials said.

In UP, failure to disclose assets results in withholding of Aug salary of 2.44L employees

The salaries of 2.44 lakh state employees who failed to disclose their assets by the August 31 deadline have been withheld, following strict instructions from the Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh.

Finding common ground? Politicians switching parties in Haryana before Assembly elections on upswing

With Assembly elections around the corner, politicians hopping from one party to another and grabbing the best deal is becoming a common feature in Haryana.

A class act: After month of horror, children in landslide-hit Wayanad return to classrooms

They looked fresh in new uniforms and seemed relieved when they reunited with their friends after weeks, putting behind the trauma of a natural calamity that may have scarred them for life.

Manipur CM calls drone attacks on civilian population an act of terrorism

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday condemned the drone bomb attacks on civilians as acts of terrorism and vowed a firm response.

Chhattisgarh: Six women among 9 Naxals gunned down; toll at 153 in 2024

Nine Naxalites, including six women, were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Tuesday, a top police official said.

No salaries or pensions, but Cong- BJP stalemate ends in HP House

Even as state government employees and pensioners did not get wages and salaries on Tuesday, the Opposition and ruling Congress came to a compromise to allow the state assembly to function after Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur was allowed to make his point in the House along with other BJP MLAs.

Hry CM Saini slams Cong, says 'party built on lies'

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launched a scathing attack on Congress on Tuesday, saying that lying and exploiting is in the DNA of the party.

Shivaji statue collapse: LOC issued against sculptor Jaydeep Apte

Police in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district has issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against contractor Jaydeep Apte in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue at Rajkot fort, officials said on Tuesday.

Tharoor slams govt for denying Opposition committee roles

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit out at the government over its \"reluctance\" to give the Opposition chairpersonship of important Parliamentary committees, and said it only reflects its growing insecurity, rather than any accumulation of wisdom or confidence after 10 years.

Kolkata doc's rape-murder: Centre moves SC, accuses Bengal of non- cooperation

The Centre on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court alleging \"unpardonable\" non-cooperation by the West Bengal government in providing logistical support to the CISF, tasked with providing security at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, where a trainee doctor was raped and murdered.

Road crashes biggest cause of deaths due to unintentional injuries in India: Report

Road crashes are the biggest cause of deaths due to unintentional injuries in India, accounting for more than 43 per cent of such fatalities, with overspeeding being the leading reason, according to a new report.

BJP and RJD clash over Lalu Prasad's caste census remarks

Will hold RSS, BJP by the ear & get caste census done, Lalu said

Cong taunts PM, asks when he will make 'humanitarian' visit to crisis-hit Manipur

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a visit to Brunei and Singapore, the Congress took a swipe at him on Tuesday, asking when will \"our frequent flyer\" make a 'humanitarian' visit to the troubled state of Manipur.

NCC Thal Sainik Camp kicks off in Delhi with 1,547 cadets participating

The All India NCC Thal Sainik Camp began in New Delhi on September 03, 2024, inaugurated by Additional Director General (B) NCC Maj Gen Siddharth Chawla, VSM.

Families of criminals should not be punished for their crimes: Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's observation on the demolition of houses of those involved in criminal cases and said that the families of criminals should not be punished for their deeds.

Jharkhand CM meets Kharge, Rahul amid preparations for Assembly polls

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday.

Prashant Kishor never speaks on bulldozers, mob lynching: RJD MP

RJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday attacked poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor over his remarks on party leader Tejashwi Yadav, and questioned his silence over issues like \"bulldozer justice\" and moblynching.

Malayalam film actor Pauly booked for rape

Actor Nivin Pauly was on Tuesday booked for the offence of rape on a complaint by a 40-year-old woman that he sexually assaulted her over a year ago in Dubai, police said.

Attack on train passenger over beef suspicion: GRP to re-arrest accused

With a court cancelling their bail, police are making fresh efforts to re-arrest three men accused of assaulting an elderly man on a train in Maharashtra's Nashik on suspicion he was carrying beef, officials said on Tuesday.

Flood waters start receding in Andhra and Telangana

Flood waters in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh started receding as the states have not witnessed any intense rain spells on Tuesday even as the respective state governments stepped up relief works in the affected areas.

Uncertainty over MCD ward committee polls

Raising uncertainty over MCD ward committee elections a day before the scheduled polling, Delhi mayor Shelly Oberoi Tuesday refused to appoint presiding officers, saying her conscience does not allow her to participate in an “undemocratic election process”.