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Trump raps Ukraine refusal for truce

FORMER President Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms on Wednesday, referring to its people as 'dead' and the country itself as 'demolished\", and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if elected again to concede in a negotiation over the country's future.

Undersea CO, vault to fight climate change opens

NORWAY inaugurated on Thursday the gateway to a massive undersea vault for carbon dioxide, a crucial step before opening what its operator calls the first commercial service offering CO₂ transport and storage.

NY mayor charged for bribery, seeking illegal funds from foreigners

NEW YORK City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted Thursday on charges that he took illegal campaign contributions and bribes from foreign nationals in exchange for favours that included helping Turkish officials get fire safety approvals for a new diplomatic building in the city.

Israeli strike kills drone commander of Hezbollah

At least 11 killed, 22 others injured in attack in school shelter in Gaza

No lathis, arms Navami rallies in Bengal in Ram

THE West Bengal Police will not allow weapons to be carried during the Ram Navami rally scheduled next Thursday.

after 3 Maoists killed 5-day-long ops in C'garh

IN a major success, the security forces after five days of toiling operation neutralised three high-ranking Maoist leaders in Paradi forests of Abujhmad, in Narayanpur district, about 400 km south of Raipur.

Rahul: Storm coming, Cong will form govt in Haryana

RECOUNTING his conversations with a Haryana youth who migrated to the US via \"donkey route\" and sharing his experiences, the leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi rapped BJP over unemployment in the state, saying the Haryana government has destroyed the employment system in the state.

Shah says only Modi can restore statehood to J&K

HOME Minister Amit Shah and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed poll rallies in Jammu on Thursday where Shah said J&K will definitely get statehood, but only \"Modi can restore it\" and promised to make J&K-terror free if voted to power.

Gujarat Cong chief slams CM's silence in rape-murder case

THE Gujarat Congress held a protest on Thursday against chief minister Bhupendra Patel's silence over the murder of a six-year-old girl in Dahod by her school principal after she resisted his rape attempt.

RG Kar docs threaten to intensify protest if their demands not met

DAYS after partially resuming duties at government hospitals in West Bengal following a 42-day cease-work over the RG Kar rape-murder, junior doctors on Thursday threatened to intensify their protest from Friday if their demands are not fulfilled.

Glacier burst concern over safety of hydro projects

THE hydroelectric projects will not be affected in the event of a glacier lake burst in future.

Few takers as 5.5K govt schools have zero student enrollment for Class I

THE government's primary education system seems to be having few takers in Madhya Pradesh.

After talks deadlock, team to visit Joshimath in Oct

A high-level disaster management team will visit Joshimath in October to assess the situation after the land submergence and create a tentative Detailed Project Report (DPR) to expedite rehabilitation efforts.

Come '26, 'sound walls' on bullet train route

THE high-speed rail corridor, being developed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for running India's first bullet train at a speed of 260-300 kmph, is getting ready to mitigate noise impact on residential colonies located along the tracks, officials said.

'Unlawful': Pressure on Yunus to free journalist jailed in Bangladesh

WHILE the chairperson of the Interim government in Bangladesh Mohammad Yunus interacted with various world leaders in New York, 30 human rights activists from across the globe urged him to release human rights activist/journalist Shahriar Kabir who has been unlawfully held in Bangladesh.

Centre asks states to take strict measures to control spread of mpox infection

THE Centre on Tuesday issued fresh advisory to states and Union Territories and asked them to isolate suspected cases of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, and implement strict infection prevention and control measures.

Lawmakers slam second instance of BAPS temple desecration in California

A second Hindu temple has been vandalised in the US within a span of 10 day.

India asks citizens to leave Lebanon as tension mounts

AMID escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon, the Indian embassy in Lebanon has issued an advisory for Indian nationals to leave the country immediately.

Mountaineers scale new Arunachal peak, name it after 6th Dalai Lama

AT a time when the Chinese has been renaming places along the Line of Actual Control, India on Wednesday named a mountain peak in the name of Dalai Lama, the religious head of 60 lakh Tibetan Buddhists.

Domestic Violence Act caters to women of all religions: SC

THE Supreme Court has said that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, is a civil code that is applicable to every woman in India irrespective of her religious affiliation or social background.

TMC to pick Kirti Azad, Dola Sen as nominees to head Parliament panels

THE Trinamool Congress (TMC) will nominate Lok Sabha MP Kirti Azad and Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen as chairpersons of parliamentary standing committees as the government is set to announce the panels soon.

WHO'S AFRAID OF MARXISTS NEXT DOOR?

The worry about the new Lankan govt's leftist tilt may be overblown. It's likely to be guided by those offering a friendly hand out of its economic morass

WHY CASA DEPOSITS AREN'T AS CHEAP AS ASSUMED TO BE

RADITIONALLY, current and savings bank deposits or CASA is considered to be low-cost deposits in Indian banks.

Festive season: BSES, Tata offer same-day connection

THE BSES and Tata PowerDDL have launched a 'Tatkal' scheme for providing same-day temporary electricity connections ahead of the festival season to enhance the festivities and reduce pollution.

SC grants bail to ex-TN minister Senthil Balaji

THE Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail with stringent conditions to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji in a money laundering case after 15 months, noting that there is no possibility of the completion of trial in the near future.

Karnataka withdraws general consent to CBI to probe cases

THE Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday withdrew the general consent allowing the CBI to probe cases in the state, citing bias in favour of the Centre to target leaders from certain parties.

Mastermind of GTB hospital shootout case arrested: Police

DELHI Police has arrested the mastermind of the shootout at the Guru Teg Bahadur hospital where a 32-year-old man was shot dead by four shooters, already held, an official said on Thursday.

Female follower borrows Youtuber's gold jewellery for clicking pictures, flees

A 32-year-old social media influencer was cheated by a 21year-old woman follower, who stole his 100 grams of gold jewellery under the pretext of clicking pictures and fled the city with her husband, an official said on Thursday.

Wanted robbers arrested after bike chase, gunfight in Punjabi Bagh area

TWO policemen on a bike chasing suspected motorcycle-borne robbers, crashing their motorcycle into them and catching the criminals following a gunfight.

Boy thrashed, forced to lick shoes, sexually assaulted

All four accused held, tell police they wanted to humiliate 17-yr-old