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August 7, 2024
Controversial NCW chief Rekha Sharma steps down as tenure ends
NEW DELHI: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma stepped down from her post after her tenure came to an end on Tuesday.
60-year-old Sharma assumed the role of women's commission chief on August 7, 2018. She was…
More than 230 pilgrims evacuated in Kedarnath as rescue ops enter day six
DEHRADUN: More than 230 stranded pilgrims were evacuated as rescue operations on the landslide-hit Kedarnath route in Uttarakhand continued for the sixth day on Tuesday, officials said.
Though poor weather conditions and low visibility…
Shivraj says government will talk to farmers after RS Opposition walkout.
NEW DELHI: Amid walkout by the Opposition, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday reiterated the government’s commitment to address the farmers’ issues through dialogue.
Dubbing the Congress “anti-farmers” who…
states in NE scale up security along borders, Bihar remains on alert
GUWAHATI: As the civil unrest in Bangladesh continues, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya have heightened security along the international border. Bihar has also issued an alert in the districts situated close to the Bangladesh border.…
Gunfight erupts yet again in Jammu
SRINAGAR: Even as additional troops have been rushed to the Jammu region and security tightened to tackle the growing militancy, an encounter broke out between militants and security forces in the forest area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur…
Uddhav in Delhi to meet Congress top brass
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) President and Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) ally Uddhav Thackeray arrived in Delhi on Tuesday and is expected to urge his alliance partners—Congress and NCP (SP)—to declare him as the chief ministerial candidate for the…
The SC is concerned about plastic garbage on riverbanks and waterways.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious concern over the way the alleged unchecked plastic dumping and other waste materials took place on many river banks and water bodies in India.
A two-judge bench of the top court, led…
Centre is in close touch with Indian community in Bangladesh: Jaishankar
New Delhi: The Centre is in close and continuous touch with the Indian community in Bangladesh through diplomatic missions, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
There are an estimated 19,000 Indian nationals in Bangladesh of…
BJP veteran leader L K Advani admitted to Delhi’s Apollo hospital
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani was on Tuesday admitted to a leading private hospital in Delhi, sources said.
His medical condition is stable, they said.
The 96-year-old, who was born in…
Amit Shah criticizes TMC, questions adoption of Bengal model in other states
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday took a jibe at the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led government in West Bengal, questioning whether any state would want to implement its model in the context of containing Left Wing Extremism.…
Jaishankar briefs all-party meeting on Bangladesh situation
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday briefed an all-party meeting about the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, and appreciated the unanimous support by all parties.
In a post on X, he also shared photographs of the…
Effortless Neeraj Chopra enters final in style
PARIS: It's always a bit crazy inside the athletics stadium. The sport itself is considered the Blue Riband event of the Olympics, just like swimming and gymnastics. While the last two are confined within the walls of halls, athletics is…
Vinesh Phogat storms into Olympic final
PARIS: Unimaginable would be an understatement. Fifteen seconds and destiny took a providential turn. A new chapter will begin in her life. She was fighting against odds—nay, all odds. Those seconds turned wrestler Vinesh Phogat into a…
Brazilian amputee table tennis star savours Olympic dreamland
Paris: Twenty-two years after first picking up a bat, Brazilian amputee table tennis star Bruna Alexandre is finally making her dream come true, warming up for the Paralympics by competing at the Paris Olympic Games.
The 29-year-old,…
Early signs of tariff hike encouraging, no major impact on telecom users: Vittal
NEW DELHI: The early signs of the tariff hike by telecom service providers are encouraging, and it has not had a significant impact on telecom subscribers, said Gopal Vittal, managing director of Bharti Airtel, on Tuesday.
Vittal,…
TVS Motor Q1 profit rises 6% to Rs 461 crore
NEW DELHI: TVS Motor Company on Tuesday said its consolidated net profit increased 6% to Rs 461 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024, riding on the back of robust sales.
It had posted a net profit of Rs 434 crore in the same…
Vedanta profit surges 37% to Rs 3,606 crore on better margins
NEW DELHI: Vedanta Ltd on Tuesday reported a 36.5%increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,606 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, due to improved margins and robust cost reduction across all operations.
It had posted a net…
Government will not retract tax demand of Rs 32,000 crore against Infosys: Official
NEW DELHI: A senior official has confirmed that the Indian government will not retract the tax demand of Rs 32,000 crore against IT giant Infosys, citing strong evidence in the case related to goods and services tax (GST).
The official…
MPC unlikely to begin rate cuts now
MUMBAI: Despite the rising chorus within the monetary policy committee (MPC) for slashing the interest rates and also change the policy stance, nobody is expecting the Reserve Bank-led rate setting panel to tweak the policy rates or even…
