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Myanmar junta makes rare foreign aid request amid floods

MYANMAR'S junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war.

Kamala or Don, choose the lesser of two evils: Pope

POPE Francis on Friday accused both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris of being \"against life\" as he returned to Rome from an epic 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific.

Overnight Israeli air strikes kill 14 in south, central Gaza

ISRAELI airstrikes hit central and southern Gaza overnight into Saturday, killing at least 14 people as the friends and family members of a Turkish-American activist killed by an Israeli solider prepared to honour her in a funeral.

US, UK hold off on letting Ukraine hit Russia with long range missiles

BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire longrange Western-supplied missiles into Russia, a plan that sparked dire threats from Moscow of a war with NATO.

More men accuse ex-Abercrombie CEO of sexual exploitation

AT least eight more men have come forward to the BBC claiming the former chief executive of fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Mike Jeffries of sexually exploited them.

CAG flags Gujarat's mishandling of Nirbhaya fund

THE 2023 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has flagged a major lapse by the Gujarat government in managing the Nirbhaya Fund for women's safety.

After Delhi trip, Gehlot named senior observer for Haryana polls

BACK IN ACTION SENIOR Congress leader and former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has got a key role in the Haryana elections.

In a 1st, property to be seized in HP for illegal liquor trade

HIMACHAL Pradesh has become the first state in the country to make a provision for property seizure in cases involving illegal and spurious liquor, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Saturday.

Stones hurled at Vande Bharat, 3 coaches damaged

AHEAD of the Durg-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express flag-off by PM Narendra Modi on Monday, some poeple pelted stones on the train during its trial run in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund, damaging window panes of three coaches.

Yogi says unfortunate to call Gyanvapi a mosque

Varanasi court has rejected plea seeking repairs to mosque basement

CPM youth wing leader among 2 arrested over 'threat' audio clip

A CPM youth wing leader who is also a member of the party's Kolkata district committee, Kalatan Dasgupta, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to attack the sit-in demonstration of junior doctors, who are demanding justice for the rape and murder of a medic of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

4 dead, many missing in U'khand as monsoon fury ravages hill state

FOUR people, including three women, died and two were missing as heavy rains lashed Uttarakhand since Friday, while with 324 roads, including 185 in Kumaon, remained blocked due to debris and boulders, officials said.

3 terrorists gunned down in Baramulla 4 days ahead of J&K Assembly elections

THREE terrorists were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, four days before the first phase of Assembly polls in J&K.

Move on soyabean, onion export a Maha bonanza for farmers

MAHARASHTRA farmers growing onion and soybean expect a big bonanza ahead of the state assembly polls scheduled this yearend.

FINALLY, NAVDEEP STANDS TALL

NAVDEEP SINGH ELLO sir, my name is Navdeep,\" said the athlete in an interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a first, livestock census to include pastoralists

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will launch a mobile application for the 21st livestock census, which will also record pastoral communities for the first time in 100 years, officials said.

Shah recalls Hindi's role in freedom struggle

Home minister says govt has facilitated increase in exports enabling farmers to get maximum price for their produce

Recognise culture as a standalone SDG in BRICS Summit: India

SPEAKING at the 9th BRICS culture ministers' meeting in St Petersburg in Russia, the secretary, Union Ministry of Culture, Arunish Chawla emphasised the need to place culture at the heart of the global development strategies.

Big focus on sanitation workers during this year's 'Swachch Hi Seva' campaign

SINGLE window health camps to ensure better quality of life to sanitation workers and their family members is one of the key elements of this year's 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign starting September 17.

C'garh to introduce Hindi in medical education from this session, says CM

THE MBBS course will be offered in Hindi in Chhattisgarh from the 2024-25 academic session, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai announced on Saturday.

Triumph over adversity

From battling disability to empowering others, Alpesh Rasiklal Shah's journey is a lesson in learning, finds out

Community-led security in Chhattisgarh town

A citizen-led surveillance project redefines safety and accountability in Rajnandgaon

BRS trying to disturb peace for political gains: Cong

ACCUSING the main Opposition BRS of trying to disturb the law and order situation in the state, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday found fault with BRS elected MLAs Arikepudi Gandhi and Padi Kaushik Reddy for spoiling the image of Telangana by resorting to personal attacks.

Cabinet to discuss more powers to Hyderabad agency

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy will chair a meeting of the state Cabinet at the Secretariat on September 20 and discuss the expansion of HYDRAA to districts and also give it more teeth by according to it statutory status, well-placed sources said.

Actor abduction case: Witness examined for 109 days, longest in Kerala

IN a landmark trial, the investigation officer in the 2017 actor abduction and rape case involving film star Dileep underwent witness examination for 109 days at Ernakulam District Principal Sessions Court.

Will meet PM on fund release: Stalin

Says money is needed for school education programmes, Chennai Metro construction

K'taka CM asks BJP to expel ex-minister for 'hurting Dalits

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah has urged the BJP to expel former minister and Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA Munirathna from the party after an audio tape purportedly of the latter allegedly making derogatory remarks against Dalits and threatening a BBMP contractor went viral.

Heavy rain raises flood risk near Odisha river, residents at low-lying areas alerted

RESIDENTS in low-lying areas and five to six wards under Baripada municipality are spending sleepless nights due to the increasing flood threat after water levels in the Budhabalanga river have started rising following incessant heavy rains caused by a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal.

Left, Right and Centre: Leaders across party lines bid adieu to Sitaram Yechury

PEOPLE from different walks of life including leaders of various political parties, diplomats and party workers on Saturday remembered the Communist Party of IndiaMarxist (CPM) general secretary Sitaram Yechury as a person who had 'deep' understanding of national issues and a 'pivot and binding force for opposition parties' as they gathered at party headquarters in New Delhi to pay final tribute to him.

Kejriwal gears up for Haryana, Delhi polls

OUT from the jail, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is now focused on the upcoming elections in Haryana and Delhi.