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India and Malaysia elevate ties to comprehensive strategic partnership

India and Malaysia on Tuesday elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held extensive talks focusing on expanding cooperation in several sectors, including trade, investment and defence.

Rahul Gandhi meets family of Dalit man killed in Raebareli; says will ensure justice

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, visited Pichhwariya village on Tuesday to meet the family of Arjun Sahu, a young Dalit man who was recently murdered.

India, Japan hold ‘2+2' ministerial dialogue focusing on Indo-Pacific

The India-Japan partnership is set against a larger context of a free, open and rules based Indo-Pacific and it will continue to grow, External Affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday as the two sides held a fresh edition of \"2+2\" dialogue amid China's increasing military muscle-flexing in the region.

IMA to work with SC panel on medical professionals' safety

Welcoming the Supreme Court's intervention to stop attacks on medical professionals, the IMA, in an internal communication, said on Tuesday it will work with the committee appointed by the court on safety, security and other related matters, while asserting that a \"Central Act on violence is non-negotiable\".

Pollution: Delhi asks Centre to facilitate collaboration with neighbouring states

Delhi government, ahead of the winter season, has sought the Centre's support for collaboration with neighbouring states to address cross-border sources of pollution in the national Capital.

Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi

CAUSES WIDESPREAD WATERLOGGING, TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS

Over 46,000 students get admission into Delhi University in first round

Students have until Aug 21 to pay the fees online secure their admission

Delhi on high alert as many hosps.malls receive bomb threat emails

Several hospitals and shopping malls across Delhi were put on high alert on Tuesday after receiving bomb threat emails.

Opposition hails Centre's U-turn on lateral entry as victory of Constitution

After the Centre cancelled the latest advertisement on Tuesday for lateral entry in bureaucracy, all major Opposition parties expressed the view that the government's U-turn came due to the pressure mounted by Opposition parties and NDA allies and hailed it as \"victory of the Constitution.\"

Amid political row, UPSC rolls back lateral entry ad on Centre's request

Govt likely to review the drive concerning applicability of quota provisions in it

Dalit nurse raped by doctor in UP hospital, 3 held

A Dalit nurse was allegedly raped by a doctor after being held hostage inside a private hospital, police said on Monday.

No relief to patients as doctors refuse to end strike

Junior doctors at government hospitals in several states across the country remained off duty disrupting OPD and elective services as major doctors' associations on Tuesday decided against calling off their indefinite strike over the alleged rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata.

Apex Court orders CISF deployment at RG Kar Hospital

After the Supreme Court issued an order to deploy CISF at the RG Kar Medical College, the Central Forces are set to take over the security issue of the hospital.

Sexual assault of two 4-year-old girls in school triggers massive outrage

Protesters storm school building, block railway tracks at Badlapur station

SC sets aside Calcutta HC verdict which advised adolescent girls to control sexual urges

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a Calcutta High Court order that acquitted a man accused of raping a minor girl.

SC orders removal of name, photos, videos of deceased

The Supreme Court has ordered the removal of the name, photos and videos of a trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, from all social media platforms.

SC forms 10-member task force, says 'can't await a rape for real changes on the ground'

Directs CBI to file status report by August 22 on investigation in Kolkata rape-murder case

BNP Secretary-General asks India to extradite Sheikh Hasina to face trial

Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday asked India to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial as he accused her of plotting to thwart the country's studentled \"revolution\".

Biden passes baton to Harris, says she will be 'historic President'

Kamala Harris will be a \"historic president\", US President Joe Biden has said, as he passed the baton of the Democratic Party to her and made a strong pitch to American voters to vote for her to preserve democracy.

Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza

The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as US and Arab mediators tried to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militantheld captives.

Autopsy Confirms Strangulation, Smothering; Claims Of Semen Presence 'Unsubstantiated'

‘Propaganda that 150 g of semen was found inside the victim’s hymen was floated on social media’

It 'Maybe The Last Chance For A Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Says Blinken In Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the time is now to conclude a Gaza ceasefire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas and bring relief to Palestinian suffering after 10 months of devastating fighting in Gaza.

Vicky confirms Dec 6 release of 'Chhaava'

The film will see him play the role of Maratha emperor Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj

CAS: 'Draconian' rules but athlete responsible for maintaining weight

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) while rejecting wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification reasoned that it is an athlete’s responsibility to stay within the weight limit and no relief can be provided on that count but termed as “draconian” the consequence of failing the weigh-in on the second day.

Sinner reaches final in Cincinnati

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner outlasted Alexander Zverev in a third-set tiebreaker to reach the final of the Cincinnati Open, while No. 1 Iga Swiatek was defeated in the women's semi-finals by No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka.

Domestic air traffic rises 7.3% to 1.29 crore on annual basis in July

Indian carriers flew more than 1.29 crore passengers in July, an increase of more than 7.3 per cent compared to the year-ago period, official data released on Monday showed.

FM exhorts heads of PSBS to improve deposit growth

Deposits have been growing 300-400 basis points lower than the credit growth in the last few months

ONGC Videsh secures contract extension for Vietnam oil blocks

Vietnamese authorities have extended the production sharing contract for producing Block 06.1 in the offshore Nam Con Son basin till 2039

Ukrainian officials order mandatory evacuation from Pokrovsk for families

Ukrainian authorities on Monday ordered families with children to urgently evacuate the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army is bearing down after a six-month slog across Ukraine’s Donetsk region following the capture of Avdiivka.

'Civil War bogey after 30 yrs due to large demographic change

Kailash Vijayvargiya cites a talk with a retd military officer