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PM rally in Sheri Kashmir cricket stadium today

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi would be arriving in Srinagar on Thursday amid tight security measures to address a poll rally in favour of party candidates for the second and third phase of Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

‘Small personal loans under stress'

STATE Bank chairman CS Setty on Wednesday said some risk is being built in small-ticket and unsecured loans.

OTT communication apps excluded from authorisation regime

DESPITE demands from telecom service providers to bring them under licencing, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has excluded overthe-top (OTT) communication apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram from its new authorisation regime.

Sitharaman launches pension scheme for children, guardians can enrol

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced NPS Vatsalya scheme, enabling parents to invest in a pension account for their children.

'Hungarian firm made pagers that exploded'

EXPLOSIONS went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state media said on Wednesday, reporting walkietalkies and even solar equipment being targeted a day after hundreds of pagers blew up.

'Daddy Uncle' rapes 3-yr-old girl in Bhopal

A three-and-a-half-year-old prenursery student was sexually assaulted by a technical staff of the private school, not once, but allegedly multiple times inside the private school premises in Bhopal's Kamal Nagar police station area over the last few days.

Caste survey, MSP among Cong promises for Haryana

AHEAD of the Haryana Assembly polls, the Congress on Wednesday announced seven guarantees, including the promises of a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) and a caste survey, if voted to power.

Magisterial powers given to army in Bangladesh

BANGLADESH's interim government has granted magisterial powers to the Army for two months to improve law and order in the violence-hit country and prevent \"subversive acts\".

Largest-ever cohort of women authors on Booker prize shortlist

THE Booker Prize for fiction shortlist for 2024, announced on Monday, featured the largest-ever number of women auhors in its 55-year history as well as its first Dutch author.

'Hungarian firm made pagers that exploded'

A company based in Hungary was responsible for manufacturing the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah's communications network, another firm whose brand was used on the devices said.

Women to get drone training for self-employment

WOMEN-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Chhattisgarh will now be trained in drone operations as part of the Centre's 'Namo Drone Didi Yojana'.

Another by-election loss for Trudeau

CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he's focused on the work ahead after the ruling Liberals lost in another by-election, raising more questions about his ability to lead the party into the next federal election.

Ukraine drones hit Russian arms depot forcing evacuation

UKRAINIAN drones struck an arms depot in Russia's western Tver region early Wednesday, sparking a massive blaze that led to the evacuation of nearby residents, a Ukrainian security source said.

300 inmates in U'Khand prisons likely to be released on bail after SC verdict

IN a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ordered the release on bail of undertrial prisoners in Uttarakhand who have served one-third of their maximum sentence.

Unrealistic, BJP tactic to divert attention: Cong

ASSERTING that the idea of ‘one nation, one election’ is not practical, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that the BJP invokes such matters to divert attention from the real issues when elections approach.

NDA allies hail decision, say will strengthen eco

PM Narendra Modi after his cabinet okayed the simultaneous polls on Wednesday complimented former President Ramnath Kovind.

Plea seeking to ban freebies to be heard by SC

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will soon take up for hearing a batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception for husbands under the new criminal laws.

India sends notice to Pak for Indus Water Treaty review

INDIA has served a formal notice to Pakistan seeking review and modification of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), citing fundamental changes in the circumstances and impact of persistent cross-border terrorism, government sources said on Wednesday.

India aims for the Moon & Venus

Cabinet nod to Chandrayaan-4 & a mission to Venus by March '28 to explore the planet THE Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two key space missions another mission to the Moon, called Chandrayaan-4, and a mission to Venus by March 2028 to study and explore the planet.

Hezbollah pagers explosion is a tactical gain for Israel, says analyst

HUNDREDS of paging devices used by members of Hezbollah -the Iran-backed Shia militant group exploded across Lebanon and parts of Syria in an attack that is said to have killed at least a dozen people, including a child, and wounded around 3,000 people.

DOCS' STIR PUTS BAND-AID ON A FESTERING WOUND

HE longest doctors' strike in India's post-independence history is into its sixth week.

THE ALARMING INCREASE IN GLOBAL DEBT

Most of the heavy borrowings by nations in recent years have not been put to productive use. This has made the world much more vulnerable to future shocks

Odisha to buy 1 cr tonne paddy during 2024-25

THE state government on Wednesday decided to procure one crore tonne paddy from farmers during kharif marketing season (KMS) 2024-25 with an enhanced minimum support price (MSP) of 3,100 per quintal.

Jani Master booked under POCSO act

CONTINUING the investigation into the rape charges against Tollywood choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master, the Narsingi police on Wednesday included relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the case registered against him.

Setback to Jagan as former minister quits party

IN another jolt to the YSRC, former minister Balineni Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party.

Animal fat used to make Tirumala laddus during YSRC regime, says Naidu

IN sensational remarks that could have far-reaching implications, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that animal fat was used instead of pure ghee for preparing Prasadam offered at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala during the previous YSRC regime.

Tribals' long struggle for education in Andhra Pradesh village reaps result

A long-standing struggle for education in Gangavaram mandal's Tangellabanda tribal village has led to a positive outcome, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the villagers and non-government organisations.

Odisha govt suspends 5 policemen for assaulting Army officer, fiancee

IN a swift turn of events, the Odisha government on Wednesday suspended five police personnel for allegedly assaulting an Army officer and his fiancee in a police station of Bhubaneswar on September 14 night.

Chandrayaan IV mission model displayed for 1st time

THE model of Chandrayaan 4 mission, aiming to return Moon rocks and soil (regolith) to Earth, was displayed for the first time to the public at the Bengaluru Science Expo on Wednesday.

In a first in Kerala, mpox confirmed in 38-year-old from Malappuram

THE state has confirmed its first and India's second-case of monkeypox (mpox) this year in a 38-year-old man from Edavanna in Malappuram.