Uganda’s Kiplangat wins men’s world marathon title
The Commonwealth champion clocked a winning time of 2hr 08min 53sec on the streets of the Hungarian capital after breaking free in the last 15 kilometres.
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August 29, 2023
In phone call with PM Modi, Russian President Putin conveys inability to attend G20 Summit
Putin informed Modi that Russia would be represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the G20 Summit.
Today’s Motto: ‘Working hard for something we don’t care about is called…
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book!
Foxconn billionaire Gou announces Taiwan presidential bid
He has long had presidential aspirations. He ran in the 2019 election but lost as Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party easily won re-election.
Muslim side opposes transfer of cases to CJ-led HC bench
The hearing in the matter had been already concluded by the bench of Justice Prakash Padia on July 23, and had reserved the order to be delivered on Monday.
Chandigarh auto driver delights passengers by giving free rides to celebrate Neeraj Chopra’s…
Kumar, who is from Abohar in Punjab, announced on Monday that if India beats Pakistan on October 14 in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, he will offer free rides once more.
Reported Israeli strike damages Aleppo airport and puts it out of service
The airport has been targeted several times this year, including two attacks in March that also put it out of service.
Japan postpones its lunar mission ‘Moon Sniper’ for third time due to bad weather
The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
US, China to set up commercial issues working group
Washington's Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo reached the agreement with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, during the latest in a series of high-level trips to China by US officials.
Mukesh Ambani unveils ambitious plans for new energy business
The group plans to set up a battery GIGA factory by 2026 and it targets 100 (Giga Watt) renewable energy capacity by 2030.
UPS to hire 1,000 in Chennai technology centre
The company plans to hire 400 people by the end of the year and hire 1000 people in three years.
Government to review auto industry PLI scheme
In the automotive sector, the Ministry has launched various flagship programs, one of which is the PLI scheme for Automobile & Auto Components (outlay of Rs 25,938 crore).
JKC gets one more month to pay lenders of Jet Airways
A three-member NCLAT bench accepted the plea of the consortium to extend the timeline and also for adjustment of `150 crore from performance bank guarantee (PBG) towards payment of `350 crore.
US-based Baron Capital slashes Byju’s valuation
In its June quarter report, it slashed the fair value of the company, valuing the company at about $13 billion. Byju’s was last valued at $22 billion.
Tribal students call shutdown in Tripura
In the past two years, TSF and Tipra Motha Party staged a series of protests to mount pressure on the government to address the two issues.
In Rajasthan yatras, BJP takes aim at dissenters within
However, this time neither Raje nor any other leader will lead such yatras in the state.
Indian Army to buy 130 tethered drones for long-distance surveillance, intel inputs
These drones are connected to a ground-based tethered system with a flexible wire or cable for power and communications and can provide surveillance of beyond-line-of-sight targets for a long time.
Delhi liquor scam: ED official booked for Rs 5 crore bribery
According to an official source, Vats had revealed before the ED that Sangwan had introduced him to Khatri in December 2022.
AIIMS doctors save 2-year-old aboard Bengaluru-Delhi flight
A group of five doctors from AIIMS-Delhi was also on board. They were returning from a conference. The child was returning to Delhi after heart surgery.
L-G approval to restructuring of DASS cadre violates SC order, new Act: Atishi
In her letter to the L-G on August 20, Atishi objected to the move, citing the SC verdict on May 11 and the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Amendment Act, 2023.
