Assam floods: 75,000 people affected, 4 rivers flowing above danger level
Dhemaji is the worst hit with 46,754 people affected, followed by Sivasagar (22,650).
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August 2023
Real Madrid signs goalkeeper Kepa on loan from Chelsea after Courtois injury
Kepa had been in talks to join Bayern Munich but the deal fell through after Madrid showed interest in signing the 28-year-old player.
MADRID: Real Madrid has signed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea to help make up for the…
Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
Milei wants to replace the peso with the dollar, and says that Argentina’s Central Bank should be abolished, and that he thinks that climate change is a lie.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a 52-year—old…
Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump
Reuters, which later published a copy of the document, said the filing was taken down quickly afterward.
ATLANTA: A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared Monday on a Fulton County…
How Fani Willis oversaw what might be the most sprawling legal case against Donald Trump
Willis has not confirmed that an indictment will come this week, though her previous comments and security preparations around the Fulton County courthouse suggest that action could be imminent.
ATLANTA: Long before the FBI began…
World’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn plans to invest billions in India
It currently operates about nine production campuses and has more than 30 factories in India, with "turnover of business size of roughly $10 billion annually".
TAIPEI: Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn said Monday it sees…
India, UAE make first crude oil trade in local currencies
NEW DELHI: Exactly a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in national currencies, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and…
Shareholders to get 1 share of hotel biz for 10 ITC stocks
The hotel business, which competes with the likes of Taj, Leela and Oberoi hotels, will be listed as a separate entity in about 15 months.
NEW DELHI: Shareholders of ITC will get one share in the soon-to-be-listed hotel entity for every 10…
July exports fall 16% to $32.3 bn on weak global demand
Merchandise imports in July also witnessed a 17% decline to $52.92 billion, compared to $63.77 billion in July 2022.
NEW DELHI: India experienced a 16% decline in merchandise exports to $32.25 billion in July, reaching a nine-month low…
Maharashtra: Three more patients die at Thane civic hospital, toll climbs to 21
A nine-member committee set up by the Maharashtra government is looking into the deaths at the CSM Hospital.
I-DAY address: PM says situation in Manipur improving; peace only way to resolve problems
Addressing the 77th Independence Day celebrations from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi said the entire nation is with Manipur.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the situation in Manipur, which witnessed violence in…
NHAI plans to rope in NGOs to rev up highways for plantation drives
The NHAI plans to engage with NGOs, social groups and educational institutions to seek citizen participation in these drives.
NEW DELHI: To ensure the survival of maximum saplings and greater citizen participation in plantation drives,…
SC refuses bail to three convicts in 2002 Godhra riots case
Noting that the convicts remained in custody for 17 years, senior advocate Sanjay Hedge, appearing for the convicts, said the accusations against the two were just stone-pelting.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant…
Congress, Udhhav Sena warn of MVA rift as Sharad Pawar meets Ajit ‘secretly’
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress have alleged that such meetings between the Pawars are creating confusion among alliance partners.
MUMBAI: The differences between alliance partners of Maha Vikas Aghadi — the Sharad Pawar-led NCP,…
As India turns 77, voices across the nation say what freedom means to them
As the tricolour soars high on the 77th Independence Day, it is a continuous journey towards realising the full potential of the world’s largest democracy.
"The nations that in fettered darkness weep Crave thee to lead them where great…
Two jawans of Jharkhand Jaguar Force killed in gunfight with Maoists
The incident took place in Tonto area late on Monday night.
CHAIBASA: Two jawans of the Jharkhand Jaguar Force of the state police were killed in a gunfight with Maoists in West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said.
The…
Yamuna level rises, but crisis unlikely
The CWC’s five-day flood forecast suggests the water level may touch the warning level of 204.5 metres on Wednesday.
Army signs contracts for emergency procurements; seeks ‘quantum jump’ in capabilities
Sixty-eight schemes worth Rs 6,600 crore were signed in the first three tranches of emergency procurements (EPs).
NEW DELHI: In line with its vision to be a "technologically superior force" to fight future wars with indigenous solutions,…
Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Meghalaya, parts of Bangladesh
The earthquake took place at 8.19 pm, and the location was 49 km south-east of Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya, the National Center for Seismology said.
Lakshya counting on recent form to win medal at World Championships
After enduring a rough patch, Sen turned around his fortune with a title-winning run in Canada in July and followed it up with two semifinal finishes at the US Open and Japan Open.
