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Russian Black Sea commander seen after Ukraine claimed it killed him

Ukraine's special forces said on Monday they had killed Sokolov, Moscow's top admiral in Crimea

75 percent of UPI transactions likely to be person-to-merchant by 2025: Report

Three-fourths of all United Payments Interface transactions in India are going to be person-to-merchant transactions in the next two years, a new report said. According to a Worldline report released on Tuesday, P2M transactions in the country are expected to account for 75% of all UPI transactions by 2025.

Centre dismisses Moody's report on Aadhaar

The Central government has lashed out at Moody's Investors Service report that claims that India's digital ID programme Aadhaar's reliability is questionable due to the hot and humid climate and that it harbours privacy concerns.

Winners or losers in China-US tech war?

Huawei, China's electronics giant, went from being the world's second-largest smartphone maker to \"essentially dead,\" stated the BBC, quoting a Chinese policy research analyst in January this year.

Canada has done little to make up for its genocide

Those who know Canada as a prosperous, democratic country and a land of opportunities may find it difficult to reconcile this with the fact that an officially appointed commission has referred to its record of serious human rights violations against its own indigenous people as cultural genocide. Four years later, the word genocide was repeated by another officially appointed commission (2019), this time more specifically in the context of indigenous women. The allegation of cultural genocide has been accepted by the government which has apologized to its indigenous people.

India-US partnership vital for Indo-Pacific: US Army Chief

Partnership between the Indian and US Army is very important for stability in the Indo-Pacific, the US Army's Chief of Staff General Randy George said on Tuesday.

Cong dubs PM Modi as a 'certified liar', says BJP conceded defeat before polls

Congress on Tuesday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a \"certified liar\" and slammed him for touting the grand old party of being anti-women saying that it was the veteran BJP leaders who had opposed the Women's Reservation Bill in 1989.

Politics heats up in MP over BJP's 2nd candidates' list

MP CM Chouhan claimed that the list has ensured the BJP's thumping win in the election

KTR warns of Southern uprising if delimitation is carried out on population parameters

Telangana industry minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao has warned of an uprising in Southern India if the Government of India conducts delimitation on the basis of population parameters.

Delhi liquor scam: Supreme Court bars ED from summoning Kavitha for now

In a breather to Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Enforcement Directorate not to summon her for questioning in the Delhi liquor scam case until 20 November.

AP CID adds Lokesh as accused in Inner Ring Road scam case

Meets President Murmuover Naidu's arrest; KTR turns down Lokesh over protests in Hyderabad

HC allows DA protest rally in front of Abhishek's office

Calcutta High Court's single-judge bench of Justice Jay Sengupta on Tuesday dismissed the Kolkata Police's denial for permission to a protest rally in front of the office of Trinamul Congress's national general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Camac Street in central Kolkata.

Trinamul preps for show in Delhi

All the Trinamul Congress MPs and MLAs and district presidents will be present at Rajghat on 2 October to protest against the Centre's denial to clear the dues of Bengal government.

27-yr-old dies of dengue in south of city

Death toll rises to 45, unofficially, as govt takes tough measures to control the mosquito menace

Siliguri all set to celebrate World Tourism Day

Several organisations associated with the Tourism Industry are all set to celebrate World Tourism Day 2023 in Siliguri tomorrow.

Will sever ties with BJP in 2024 if Gorkhaland issue not resolved: GJM

Member of GJM youth wing handed over a memorandum to Union ministers from Bengal

'India stands for free, open Indo-Pacific Region'

Amidst China's aggressive behaviour on maritime and territorial issues, the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, reiterated that India stood for a free, open, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region for shared security and prosperity.

CBI to probe killing of two Manipur students

The Manipur government has handed over the murder case of two young students to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while the security forces have also initiated a search operation to nab the perpetrators, officials said here on Tuesday.

Rules must apply equally to all: EAM

'Response to terrorism not a matter of political convenience'

India's first pilot project to find air pollution with drones

The country's first usage of drones to measure and assess the air pollution has started from today in Asansol-Durgapur industrial belt by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB).

We have obtained our primary goal: Igor Stimac

After India's 1-1 draw against Myanmar at the Asian Games 2023 on Sunday, head coach Igor Stimac appreciated the Blues Tigers and said that they made India proud.

Asian Games: India clinch gold medal in women's T20

Indian women's team has captured a Cricket gold medal in their first Asian Games outing

Sensex falls below 66,000 mark

Nifty is trading around 20 times FY 24 earnings, making India the most expensive market in the world

India begins chip journey in just 15 months, Micron a beacon to all investors: MoS IT

In just 15 months' time, India construction of has seen the its first-ever semiconductor plant, received more manufacturing proposals along with 8 chip designing startups now operational in the country, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, said on Monday.

Canada may have bitten off more than it can chew

The Canadian government, seeking to convey that it has information on Indian involvement in the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, leaked inputs to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that it possesses 'both human and signals intelligence.' It further stated that inputs were provided by an ally nation which is part of the 'five eyes intelligence alliance.' This was backed by US officials and its ambassador to Ottawa.

A mixed bag

The Indian economy is currently at a critical juncture. The Centre's recent monthly economic report paints a picture that's both promising and concerning. The optimistic overall economic outlook for fiscal 2023-24 is anchored in improved September monsoons following an unusually dry August that had a significant impact on summer crops. The nation relies heavily on farmers' toil and the positive monsoon forecast is a relief. However, amid this optimism looms the shadow of rising oil prices that have reached a 10-month high.

Owaisi asks Muslims to vote for BRS

While challenging Congress While challenging Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from his bastion Hyderabad, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi told Muslims in Telangana to vote for the BRS in the upcoming assembly election. He also attacked the BJP saying the day is not far when a Muslim will be lynched in Parliament.

Guv: Avoid politicians in nominated MLC posts

Urged CM, to refrain from recommending politically aligned persons under Guv quota

Mamata's presence at Trinamul programme in Raj Ghat uncertain

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's presence at the Trinamul Congress' upcoming agitation programme at the Raj Ghat in New Delhi from October 2 has become uncertain as doctors have advised her bed rest for 10 days.

Dengue alert: CS meets DMS, health officials

Directed dists to immediately clean all dengue hotspots based on entomological alerts