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- India
Man gets 20 years for sexually assaulting minor in Latur
Latur: A court in Maharashtra’s Latur district has sentenced a youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. In its order on Thursday,…
- India
Abhishek Banerjee approaches SC for permission to travel abroad
Kolkata: Following the dismissal of the petition filed by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, for permission to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment by a…
- India
NHRC flags over 50 CSEAM cases on Instagram
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received complaints related to more than 50 cases of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) on Instagram over the past week and…
- India
Day after cancellation, Rahul’s Prayagraj event gets nod
Prayagraj: A day after the Kayastha Pathshala Trust revoked permission for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme to be held at KP Ground in Prayagraj, the trust on Thursday, August…
- India
BRICS adopts industrial cooperation declaration
Jaipur: The 10th BRICS Industry Ministers’ Meeting, held under India’s chairship, concluded in Jaipur on Thursday, August 6, with member countries adopting a joint declaration for strengthening industrial cooperation and promoting innovation-driven…
- India
No need to panic over SIR notices: Uttarakhand CEO
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) B V R C Purushottam on Thursday, August 6, asked voters not to panic over notices being issued under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
- India
Jharkhand students to march towards Assembly over recruitment row
New Delhi: Student organisations in Jharkhand will march towards the State Assembly on Friday, August 7, as part of an intensified protest against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC)…
- Hyderabad
Microsoft launches fourth India cloud region in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday, August 6, announced the general availability of its fourth cloud region in India, located in Hyderabad, giving customers the choice to run eligible Microsoft Cloud services…
- Middle East
Modi, Netanyahu discuss West Asia, strengthen India-Israel ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, August 6, received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and they exchanged views on the recent developments in West Asia. The…
- India
Rs 2.32 crore every day: Yogi govt exceeds Modi in ad spends
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh spent over Rs 2.32 crore every day on publicising itself since it was elected to power in 2017, outpacing even the Narendra Modi government at…
- India
Over Rs 75 crore spent on PM Modi’s foreign visits in 2026
New Delhi: Over Rs 180 crore was incurred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to 23 countries, including the US, the UK, France, China and Japan in 2025, according to data shared…
- India
Mohd Junaid reaches Ranchi to support Jharkhand student protests
Ranchi: Mohammad Junaid, who gained attention for feeding protesters at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, arrived in Jharkhand’s Ranchi to extend similar support to students protesting government recruitment exam irregularities. Videos from the…
- India
BRICS Culture Working Group begins with focus on AI and Heritage
Bhopal: The four-day BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Culture Working Group meeting began in Bhopal on Wednesday, August 5, with discussions revolving around initiatives to advance cultural cooperation on the…
- India
SC allows Asaram to engage trained care taker of his choice
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 6, denied interim bail as of now to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life sentence in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a…
- Hate Crime
Police order mosques to remove loudspeakers in parts of Bengal
Kolkata: In parts of West Bengal, police approached mosques and verbally ordered them to limit and take down loudspeakers, and install sound boxes after removing the loudspeakers from the top of the…