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July 22, 2024
Mamata Banerjee offers shelter to Bangladeshi refugees
KOLKATA: In the backdrop of the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday suggested that she would keep the doors of her state open for people in distress from the neighbouring country and offer…
The Opposition and Allies will heat up the budget session.
NEW DELHI: Dropping hints that the Budget session of Parliament starting Monday is going to be stormy, the all-party meeting on Sunday saw Opposition parties demanding discussion on a number of contentious issues, including the NEET fiasco,…
Mumbai sees heavy showers; flights cancelled
MUMBAI: Heavy rains pounded Mumbai and its suburbs on Sunday, disrupting flight operations and inundating roads in many parts of the city, officials said.
Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were…
‘Uddhav Thackeray is leader of Aurangzeb Fan Club’: says Amit Shah
PUNE: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched an all out attack on former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, calling him the leader of “Aurangzeb Fan Club.”
Attacking the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief, Shah said, "Uddhav…
SC to hear on July 22 plea against UP government order
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by an NGO challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's order requiring all shopkeepers and eatery owners to display their names and other details in areas where the…
Punjab man arrested for planting bomb hoax to remove abandoned SUV
PATHANKOT: Annoyed over an unattended SUV in front of his shop, a 36-year-old man planted a bomb hoax in Pathankot to get it removed, police on Sunday said.
The Punjab Police arrested Nitin Mahajan, a local resident, in the matter.…
Internet, SMS banned for 24 hours in Nuh, Haryana, before Braj Mandal Yatra.
Gurgaon: The Haryana government on Sunday ordered suspension of mobile internet and the bulk SMS services in Nuh district for 24 hours ahead of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra that was marred by violence last year.
The internet service…
Government departments in Uttarakhand will house Agnives: CM Dhami
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Sunday the Agniveers of the state who return after serving the country will be accommodated in various departments of the state and a provision for reservation will also be…
Centre to send team to Kerala for Nipah virus probe
NEW DELHI: The government will send a multi-member joint outbreak response team to Kerala to investigate a Nipah virus case in Mallapuram, uncover epidemiological links, and provide technical help.
The Union health ministry reported on…
Congress dissolves committees, dismisses Odisha PCC president
BHUBANESWAR: The Congress on Sunday dissolved the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee and dismissed all state office-bearers including the OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak following the party’s poor performance in the recently concluded Lok…
CM Saini calls Congress’s ‘Haryana Maange Hisab’ campaign ‘Jhooth Ki…
CHANDIGARH: Congress' "Haryana Maange Hisab" campaign was called "Jhooth Ki Yatra" by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday, accusing the opposition party of spreading misinformation.
Saini said the Congress should account for its…
Seven including bank employee arrested in cybercrime
NEW DELHI: The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested seven persons involved in cybercrime, including a contractual employee of a nationalized bank, who opened bank accounts…
Interstate kidney transplant racket busted, 15 arrested
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has busted an interstate kidney transplant racket and arrested 15 members of the gang, including the kingpin, transplant coordinator of hospitals, patients and even donors.
Describing the modus…
Men’s team to leave for Srilanka on Monday
CHENNAI: Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate might join the support staff of newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir during India’s white ball tour to Sri Lanka, starting from July 27.
While none of it is officially confirmed, things…
Tamil Nadu shooter Prithviraj to debut at Olympics
CHENNAI: Prithviraj Tondaiman is at the peak of his powers. At 37, he is all set to become the first shooter from Tamil Nadu to take part in the Olympics. Coming from the lineage of Maharaja of Pudukkottai, Prithviraj — son of Rajagopala…
Land deals fell in Q2 due to rising prices.
NEW DELHI: Land acquisition by developers and other entities plunged in the second quarter of this year (April-June) as the 2024 general elections and skyrocketing land prices dampened sentiments. The number of land deals closed in Q2 2024…
Vedanta’s debut QIP raises R8,500 crore at R440 per share.
NEW DELHI: Vedanta Limited on Sunday announced that it has raised R8,500 crore through its maiden qualified institutional placement (QIP).
A total number of 19.32 crore equity shares were allocated at R440 per equity share through the…
Kotak Bank profit up 81% to Rs 6,250 crore
MUMBAI: A stake sale in its general insurance subsidiary has boosted standalone net income of the fourth largest private sector lender, Kotak Mahindra Bank, by 81% to Rs 6,250 crore, of which as much as Rs 3,012 crore came in as the…
Flight operations back to normal after technical glitch
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday that flight operations in the country are back to normal a day after a global outage at Microsoft had a severe impact on the functioning of airlines and airports.
“Since 3 AM in…
