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Let there be a state song of Bengal on lines of National Song: Speaker

Proposal comes when TMC has already decided to pass a proposal to celebrate 'Poila Boishakh' as state day

Manipur Assembly to meet on 29 Aug

The Manipur Legislative Assembly's Monsoon session will finally meet on 29 August. The Manipur state Cabinet had two days back recommended the new date after the Governor failed to summon the Assembly on the 21 August, the date that the Cabinet had earlier recommended.

CDS, top tri-services military commanders meet to discuss Maritime Theatre Command

Working towards the creation of three new Theatre Commands, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday began deliberations with top Military Commanders from the three services about nuances of Maritime Theatre Command and the related issues in the maritime domain.

Odisha: Harassed by top cop's spouse, lady home guard loses both legs in suicide bid

The Odisha government on Tuesday transferred the Deputy Inspector General of Police (North Central Range), Brijesh Ray, after a lady home guard, who is currently crippled after losing both legs in an attempted suicide, leveled allegations of mental torture against the senior cop’s spouse.

India, Greece look to expand historical ties with a focus on trade and defence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who embarked on his South Africa visit Tuesday to attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, will leave for Greece on 25 August.

Modi reaches SA to attend BRICS Summit; uncertainty over his meeting with Xi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in South Africa’s Johannesburg this evening to attend the 15th BRICS Summit that will bring him face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping, though a bilateral meeting between the two leaders is still not confirmed.

India awaits historic lunar touchdown

Chandrayaan-3 mission on schedule, all smooth sailing so far

IBSA World Games: India women's blind cricket team beat Australia

Indian men's blind cricket team suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Pakistan in their opening match of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games 2023 in Birmingham on Sunday.

Djokovic outlasts Alcaraz in nearly 4 hours for title in Cincinnati; Coco Gauff wins women's title

Novak Djokovic outlasted Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling rematch of their Wimbledon final, winning 5-7, 7-6 (7), 76 (4) on Sunday to take the Western & Southern Open.

Junior men's hockey team records dominant 4-0 win over England

Playing all out-attacking game, India overwhelmed England 4-0 in the 4 Nations n Junior Men's Hockey Tournament in Dusseldorf, Germany on Monday.

KL Rahul, Shreyas lyer make it to Asia Cup squad; Sanju Samson 'reserve player'

Bumrah along with Mohammed Shami & Siraj will lead the pace attack assisted by Prasidh Krishna

Pakistan's Jaranwala violence: 19 churches gutted, says human rights report

A total of 19 churches were fully gutted and 89 Christian houses burnt down in recent violence targeting the Christian community in Jaranwala in Faisalabad, according to a fact-finding report of the Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP).

192 people apprehended in South Korea over online murder threats

Police in South Korea have apprehended 192 people for posting online murder threats of copycat crimes since a fatal stabbing incident in Seoul a month ago, officials said on Monday.

B'desh: Hundreds injured after ruling, opposition parties clash in Habiganj

Over 100 people including police officials were injured after the clash between the ruling Awami League and opposition Bangladesh National Party (BNP) supporters, Dhaka Tribune reported on Sunday.

North Korea: Kim Jong Un inspects cruise missile test

He also watched the seamen on the patrol ship stage a drill, in which it test-launched cruise missiles

Trump says will slap reciprocal tax on India if voted to power

Reiterating that India imposes high tariffs on American companies that manufacture motorcycles and cars, former US President Donald Trump has said he will slap reciprocal tax if voted to power in 2024.

'Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants'

Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine-launched guns and mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday.

Zelenskyy visits Netherlands, Denmark; hails 'historic' agreement of F-16 aircrafts

Kyiv has urgently been calling on its Western allies to provide F-16jets, as its slow-moving counter-offensive is hampered by Russian air superiority

Will new rules for valuingrent-free accommodation increase take-home salary?

Ministry of Finance has brought changes for the purposes of calculation of 'perquisite' with regard to the value of rent-free or concessional accommodation provided to an employee, by his employer.

NE India's largest refinery NRL to invest ₹35,000 crore in next five years

Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), the largest refinery in North East India, has expansion plans with a projected investment of Rs 35,000 crore over the next five years.

Formal job creation grows for third consecutive month

As per the latest payroll data released by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), creation of fresh formal jobs increased for the third consecutive month in June, reaching a nine-month high.

Tax returns show average income up from ₹4-13 lakh: PM Modi

The Prime Minister said the ITR news was one of the two positive developments coming to light in the first year of the Amrit Kaal

North East parliamentarians urge PM Modi to evaluate oil palm expansion amidenvironmental concerns

A coalition of parliamentarians hailing mainly from opposition parties in the North East region has dispatched a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him for a comprehensive evaluation of the proposed oil palm expansion initiative in the region, citing concerns about its potential adverse effects on the delicate regional environment.

UP reels under power crisis

With a shortage of around 2,000 megawatts of power during peak hours, Uttar Pradesh is reeling under a power crisis during the present humid and scanty rains in the monsoon.

SC permits Gujarat rape victim to terminate 27-week pregnancy

Observing that pregnancy outside marriage is traumatic to physical and mental health and causes stress, the Supreme Court on Monday permitted a rape victim from Gujarat to terminate her 27-weeks pregnancy.

Assam-Arunachal relations flourished under NDA regime, long-standing border disputes resolved: CM

The ties between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have experienced a significant boost during the NDA regime which led to resolution of a long standing border dispute, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

'Efficient management of water key to water security'

President said Water resources management has always been an important task for all generations

BRS to stand by T Harish Rao

As dissidence brewed in BRS the party chose to stand by senior leader and nephew of the chief minister T Harish Rao, against whom corruption charges were levelled by Mynampally Hanumantha Rao, the current BRS MLA from Malkajgiri constituency.

KCR to contest two seats

His customary Gajwel seat as well as from Kamareddy constituency

Trial run for traffic diversion near Beleghata Metro started

The traffic police started the trial of the traffic diversion at Metropolitan Crossing near the proposed Beleghata station of New Garia- Bimanbandar via Rajarhat Metro Project on Saturday.