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August 2022
Taliban declare Aug 31 holiday to mark one year since US withdrawal
Kabul: The Taliban have declared August 31, the day when US troops withdrew from Afghanistan last year, a public holiday, according to a document at Sputnik's disposal.
Festive events have been planned for August 31 to mark the…
Kamal Khan remanded into judicial custody till Sept 12
Mumbai: A local Borivali court here on Tuesday remanded actor producer Kamal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, for his alleged controversial tweet of 2020 into Judicial custody till September 12.
He will be sent to Taloja jail in…
Tension prevails in Naidu’s Kuppam constituency as Anna canteen ransacked
Vijayawada: Tension prevailed in Telugu Desam Party Chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s Assembly constituency Kuppam in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh as the Anna canteen to be inaugurated by him was ransacked…
Anna Hazare reminds Kejriwal ‘power too intoxicates’
Mumbai: Social reformer and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday penned a scathing letter to his one-time 'mentee' and now Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the city's excise policy row cautioning him not to get "drunk with…
Comradery stories from the Border arena; adventures of life under firepower
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Comradery somewhere on the Fronts: The lives of our soldiers in the border areas have stories of not only Velour, Qurbani, but also of Adventure and unflinching comradeship. Our editorial Advisor, veteran…
ढोलकल गणेश मंदिर, दंतेवाड़ा
छत्तीसगढ़ के दंतेवाड़ा जिले में स्थित भगवान गणपति का यह विशेष मंदिर बैलाडिला की ढोलकल पहाड़ी पर स्थित है। भगवान गणेश का यह मंदिर जिला मुख्यालय दंतेवाड़ा से 13 किमी दूर पहाड़ी पर स्थित है। यह मंदिर समुद्र तल से लगभग 3000 फीट की ऊंचाई पर स्थित…
Motto for Today: ‘Leadership essentially means getting along with people.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, August 30....
1659 - Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s son Dara Shikoh was put to death by his younger brother Aurangzeb.
1831 - Michael Faraday…
Reliance to establish 20 GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2025
Mumbai: Reliance will be establishing 20 GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2025, company Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced on Monday.
'This will be entirely consumed for our captive needs of round-the-clock (RTC) power and…
Netflix releases BTS video of Anushka’s ‘Chakda Xpress’
New Delhi: Netflix on Monday showcased behind-the-scenes footage from its much-awaited sports drama ‘Chakda Xpress’, inspired by the life and the journey of the fast bowler Jhulan Goswami, starring Anushka Sharma.
In the video, Anushka can…
Stray shelling reported from Myanmar into Bangladesh
Dhaka: Two mortar shells fired from Myanmar landed near the Tambru North neighborhood in Bangladesh's Bandarban district, officials said on Monday. There were no casualties.
Salma Ferdous, a local Bangladeshi official, said the shells…
S. Korean currency tumbles against US$
Seoul: South Korea's currency tumbled on Monday as hawkish comments, made by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, led to a strong US dollar.
The won/dollar exchange rate finished at 1,350.4 won per dollar, up 19.1 won from the previous…
Gibraltar will officially be a city after 180-yr Queen Victoria nod
Gibraltar: Gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by Queen Victoria.
The British overseas territory had bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.…
Start-up Skyrora to debut launch rocket from Scotland base
London: British rocket startup Skyrora is gearing up for a potential launch of a single-stage suborbital vehicle from Iceland in the next few months, paving the way for its first rocket launch from Scotland in 2023.
The launch of the…
Bullying in workplaces on the rise in New Zealand
Wellington: A new research revealed that Maori, Pacific, Asian as well as disabled and bisexual workers are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in New Zealand's workplace.
These findings were published on Monday in the…
Dehradun: 2 women, child killed in house collapse
Dehradun: Two women and a child were killed when a house collapsed on Monday amid overnight heavy rain in the Uttarakhand capital here.
Rescue teams reached the spot and recovered all three bodies from the debris.
Local MLA and Cabinet…
Researchers will learn importance of ‘data analysis’ in research
Dharamsala: A five-day workshop on "Data Analysis" organized by the School of Commerce and Management Studies was inaugurated today in the Central University of Himachal Pradesh in the Dhauladhar Campus-1 of the university. The workshop was…
BJP jealous as my books are best-sellers: Mamata
Kolkata: Claiming that BJP leaders were "jealous" over her books being best-sellers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared them to pen a book of 1000 poems amid a hectic work schedule.
"They are now jealous that I sell…
S Jaishankar: State of border will determine India-China ties
New Delhi: Amid a border standoff between India and China in Eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday said that the state of the border will determine the state of the relationship between the two countries.…
Jan Dhan account holders to get greater access to micro credit, investment
New Delhi: Banks have been told to cover Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) account holders under the government-backed life insurance and accidental insurance schemes, said Union Finance Ministry on Sunday.
In an official statement…
