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Ukrainian drone damages building in Moscow disrupting air traffic: Russia

A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all the civilian airports of the Russian capital, Russian officials said.

Allies to be allowed to send F-16s to Ukraine: US official

It was not immediately clear when the first F-16s might enter the conflict

Nifty declines for 4th consecutive week

Nifty posted its fourth straight weekly loss on Friday, as it fell for the second consecutive day, dropping 55.10 points, or 0.28 per cent, to settle at 19,310.

Creative ways to fund climate action

There are only a hundred days left until the start of COP28 in Dubai, set to be held on November 30, and already the world has crossed the critical threshold into what I call “the era of loss and damage,” and what the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls the era of climate boiling.

'This was nature's fury'

As unprecedented rains and flash floods wreaked havoc and devastation in the hills, development work, particularly the construction of roads and highways, has come under sharp focus in the hilly terrains.

Revolution interrupted?

Parts of Latin America are in the grip of the politicisation of crime and criminalisation of politics. Prison gangs have acquired power and clout by providing crime intelligence in exchange for special privileges in the prison. In many countries given the drug situation, the police and security forces have been given extraordinary power. Often the government has very little political power over the police

Whether it was Ram or Krishna, Shankaracharya or Vivekananda, youth always led society to new heights: Yogi tells Y-20 summit

Emphasizing the role of youth in shaping society, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Friday that whether it was Ram or Krishna, Shankaracharya, or Vivekananda, they all made significant contributions to the nation's development.

Cong releases charge sheet against Shivraj Chouhan

Two days before Union home minister Amit Shah is expected to release a report card on the performance of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the opposition Congress in MP today released a charge sheet listing around 250 alleged scams that happened under the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh.

Shah plants 4 croreth tree, inaugurates 15 new CRPF buildings

Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday planted the four croreth tree under the All-India Tree Plantation Campaign of the Ministry of Home Affairs at the CRPF Group Center in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

NE insurgent outfits ULFA, NSCN-IM seek solutions through dialogue ahead of 2024 polls

In the lead-up to the general elections of 2024, a notable undercurrent is unfolding in the North East region, marked by efforts from two major insurgent groups, the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCNIM), as they seek potential resolutions to their long-standing demands.

Hate speech cases of all sides to be dealt with as per law:SC

It was hearing a plea against calls made by groups for a boycott of Muslims

Telangana Congress charges application fee from party aspirants

Following in the foot steps of the Karnataka party unit, the Telangana Congress has decided to charge Rs 50,000 for those applying for party tickets in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state while SC/ST and physically challenged aspirants will have to pay Rs 25,000 as application fee.

YS Sharmila put under house arrest ahead of Gajwel trip

She was to have visited chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s constituency to meet with protesters

Ahead of LS polls, RSS to enhance social influence in Bengal

In a strategic move, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is gearing up to bolster its social influence, particularly in states like Bengal, Odisha, and Telangana, in the run-up to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

State gets award for its digital traffic management

West Bengal IT&E department has won the coveted National e-Governance Gold Award 2023 under the Category-I “Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation” for SUVIDHA, an online application bringing ease of doing business for the cross-country commercial traffic movement through various land ports between India and Bangladesh.

Mamata, Abhishek set to campaign in Dhupguri bypoll

The by-election will be held on 5 September and the result will be announced on 7 September

Delhi Police makes special security arrangements in city in view of upcoming G20summit

The Delhi Police has made special arrangements to provide security to the high profile delegates, including heads of states, who will arrive in the city for the G20 summit which is going to be held in September.

Kejriwal slams Centre over Delhi Services Law

Hitting out at the Centre over the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he will get back the rights of the people of the national capital.

The tragedy of doing politics over the dead

“ Doing politics” with death is not a new phenomenon. Political parties have, for decades, used the dead to highlight rivals’ “crimes” of commissions and omissions and to showcase a range of rivals’ shortcomings including neglect and callousness.

India's first 3D-printed post office inaugurated in B'luru

The country’s first 3D-printed post office was inaugurated in Bengaluru on Friday by Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.

No interest on loan penalties, says RBI

The Reserve Bank of India said on Friday the penalty for non-compliance with the terms of a bank loan by the borrower shall be treated as “penal charges”, and not as “penal interest” which is added to the rate of interest charged on the advances.

Three killed in fresh Manipur violence after 13 days' lull

In a renewed bout of violence in Manipur after two weeks of relative lull, three persons were killed and 15 are believed to have been injured in a gunbattle in Thawai village under Litan Police station of Kamjong district.

Two killed in dispute over pet dog

A man fired indiscriminately and killed two brothers-in-law and injured around six people over a petty quarrel regarding a pet dog in a colony in Indore late night on Thursday. According to police, the incident occurred in Khajrana area at around 11.30 p.m.

'Rahul will contest from Amethi, Priyanka might from Varanasi'

The newly appointed President of Uttar Pradesh Congress, Ajay Rai, on Friday announced that party leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the next Lok Sabha polls from Amethi.

Adhir may appear before privileges panel on 30 August

The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha on Friday decided to give an opportunity to Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to appear before it in connection with his suspension from the Lower House on 10 August.

Chandrayaan-3: Lander undergoes 1st successful deboosting

Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander underwent a crucial deboosting manoeuvre and descended to a slightly lower orbit on Friday, after successfully separating from the propulsion module the day before. The deboosting manoeuvre was scheduled at around 1600 IST.

PM discusses Chabahar Port's potential with Iranian President Raisi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation today with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi during which the two leaders discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.

Next health crisis won't give us time, Covid showed: Modi

He welcomes delegates on behalf of 1.4 bn people of India, and to his home State of Gujarat

'Privilege for football ignited Karmakar row'

Waving football through for the Hangzhou Asian Games even though it hadn't made it by the sport ministry's qualifying criterion resulted in the currently raging controversy around gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has essentially charged officials at the top with a double standard, a senior official acknowledged in a conversation with today, requesting anonymity as he wasn't supposed to speak to the media.

Knee injury cuts short Shaw's county stint with Northamptonshire

Indian batter Prithvi Shaw has been ruled out of the remainder of his stint with Northamptonshire after sustaining an injury during the One Day Cup match against Durham.