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Reliance AirFiber to launch Jio on 19 September

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced that Jio AirFiber is to launch on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi i.e. September 19.

Nita Ambani to step down from Reliance board; Isha, Akash & Anant appointed as non-executive directors

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday approved the appointment of Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani, and Anant Ambani as NonExecutive Directors of the Company. Their appointment will take effect from the date they assume office after approval by the shareholders.

PMJDY has changed landscape of financial inclusion, says Sitharaman

The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the national mission for financial inclusion, which has brought over 50 crore people into the formal banking system since its inception in 2014, completes nine years of successful implementation today.

PM's Rozgar Melas are biggest jumlas: Congress

The Congress on Monday today described the Prime Minister's Rozgar Melas as the ''Biggest Jumlas''(rhetoric), saying Narendra Modi was feeling the heat in an election year after ''betraying the hope of aspirational youth for more than nine years.''

Amit Shah tells states to prepare for new criminal system laws

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asked member states of the Western Zonal Council at its 26th meeting at Gandhinagar to work towards creating necessary basic infrastructure and capacity for implementation of the three Bills introduced in the last session of Parliament to reform criminal laws.

My surname neither Modi nor Choksi, will never escape: Abhishek Banerjee

Addressing the gathering at Mayo Road during the celebration of the Trinamul Chhatra Parishad's foundation day, Abhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of Trinamul Congress, expressed his belief that in 2024, democratic and progressive factions will emerge victorious in Delhi, with Trinamul Congress prominently contributing to the cause.

Left Front, BJP, Congress, AISF to boycott all-party meeting on Bengal Statehood Day

The BJP, Left Front, Congress and All India Secular Front (AISF) have decided to boycott an all-party meeting on Tuesday convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on announcing Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year’s Day) as the “Statehood Day\".

Andhrabans mobile phones in schools

The Andhra Pradesh government has banned the use of mobile phones in schools across the state.

Jagan slams Naidu for taking part in event on NTR

In the event Prez released a commemorative coin on NT Ron centenary year

Darjeeling MP demands NIA probe into tea garden

Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting his urgent intervention to protect the lives of Adivasi families in North Bengal.

Suvendu Adhikari faces Calcutta HC's ire over subject of his PIL claiming attack

The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday faced the ire of Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam for the subject of his public interest litigation (PIL) related to Kolkata’s iconic Jadavpur University.

CM Mamata Invites BJP's Chandra Bose to speak on 'A day for Bengal'

Chandra Kumar Bose told The Statesman that he was 'completely on the same page with Didi'

After Nature's fury in Himachal, those who lost homes and hearth have not lost hope

After the loss of 74 lives and property and assets worth about Rs 10,000 crore due to large-scale devastation following the monsoon rains, the people of Himachal Pradesh who lost hearth and homes are showing resilience.

India among top-3 economies will mean jobs, higher incomes: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India will be among the top three economies of the world during the current decade itself, and this will expand its every sector several times and create unlimited employment opportunities for youth.

CM alleges plot to arrest Abhishek before LS polls

The statement was made during a rally on TMCP foundation day

Messi scores goal as Inter Miami beats NY Red Bulls

Lionel Andres Messi once again worked his magic in his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut to seal off an impressive 2-0 victory against NY Red Bulls at the Red Bull Arena on Sunday.

Indian beat Thailand in Women's Asian Hockey 5s WC Qualifier

Indian overcame spirited Thailand 5-4 t the Women's Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier on Sunday in Salalah, Oman.

World Badminton: Prannoy stuns World No. 1 Axelsen to enter semi-finals

Prannoy beat the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and 2022 world champion 13-21, 21-15, 2116 in the quarter-final match at the Royal Arena.

Antim Panghal, Aman to lead Indian challenge at World Wrestling

Two-time U-20 world champion Antim Panghal, Asian Champion Aman Sehrawat will lead a 30-member Indian challenge at the World Wrestling Championships scheduled in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 16 to 24.

PM Modi lauds team's success

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated athletes Muhammed Anas, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Rajesh and Ramesh for qualifying for the final of the men's 4X400 m relay team event at the ongoing World Athletics Championships and setting a new Asian record in the process.

World Athletics C'ships: Men's 4x400m relay team enters final

Indian men's 4x400m relay team breaks Asian record in Budapest, Hungary

Experts and stakeholders blam grey market, IMF as Pak rupee in free fall

As the rupee's alarming descent against the US dollar continues unabated, experts and stakeholders point fingers at the powerful grip of the grey market and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) \"significant interference\" in the country's banking and currency sectors.

3US Marines killed, 20 injured in an aircraft crash in Australia during a training exercise

A United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying troops crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise, officials said.

N Korea to allow its citizens abroad to return home

Those returning to the nation will be put in quarantine for a week for 'proper medical observation'

Ramaswamy faces curiosity and skepticism in Iowa after centre-stage performance in GOP debate

Vivek Ramaswamy has charged back into Iowa, stoking curiosity and skepticism after his attention-grabbing performance in the first Republican presidential debate.

Ukraine investigates incident that killed three pilots while Russia attacks with cruise missiles

Ukraine's Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat told Ukrainian television on Sunday it wasn't immediately clear how long the probe would take.

UK PM Sunak to make whole-life sentences mandatory for heinous murderers

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans for tough new laws which would mean those convicted of heinous murders will face life behind bars for the rest of their lives, with no chance of being considered for parole or early release.

Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.

White shooter kills three Black people in Florida hate crime as Washington celebrates King's dream

A masked white man carrying at least one weapon bearing a swastika fatally shot three Black people inside a Florida store Saturday in an attack with a clear motive of racial hatred, officials said.

Wagner leader Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash: Russia

\"All 10 bodies recovered identified, findings conform to the manifest of the plane\"