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Manipur: Public transport services resume on NH-2 after 3 years
Imphal: Public transport services along National Highway 2 in Manipur resumed on Friday, August 21, after a gap of three years, with 125 passengers travelling from Imphal towards Dimapur and Guwahati, an…
- India
SC comes to rescue of 105-yr-old murder convict
New Delhi: A 105-year-old murder convict will now be able to live as a free man after the Supreme Court on Friday, August 21, closed the case against him and waived the…
- India
Shubman Gill polishes game against left-arm spinners at nets
Colombo: Mindful of his underwhelming returns against left-arm spin, India skipper Shubman Gill on Friday, August 21, spent considerable time fine-tuning his game against that variation at the team’s training session ahead…
- India
Jharkhand SIR: EC to hold special camps at every polling station
Ranchi: The Election Commission will hold special two-day camps at every polling station in Jharkhand from Saturday, August 22, to assist eligible persons who have attained the age of 18 and families…
- Middle East
22 Indians among crew of 2 vessels hijacked off Yemen, Somalia
New Delhi: Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by armed pirates in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, a senior shipping ministry official said Friday,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: ASI to examine ‘tunnel’ discovered at Golconda fort
Hyderabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) here has called in for archaeologists to examine and excavate a ‘tunnel’ that as discovered in the Golconda Fort area. The new finding, which seemingly…
- India
CJP team ‘attacked’ as Rajasthan school runs from cattle enclosure
Jaipur: Locals allegedly pushed a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) team out of the village in Jaipur’s Bagru Assembly constituency on Friday, August 21, after the latter went there to inspect a government…
- Business
HDFC Bank raises USD 1.75 bn through overseas bond issue
New Delhi: HDFC Bank has raised USD 1.75 billion through overseas bonds to fund its business growth. HDFC Bank, acting through GIFT City Branch, has completed the issue of USD 1.75 billion…
- India
New SIM connections to be denied beyond DoT-prescribed limit
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications has directed telecom operators to decline new connections to subscribers already having nine mobile SIMs in their name, according to an official circular. Telecom operators have…
- India
SBI to charge Rs 15 for BSBD cash withdrawals from October 1
New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) has revised cash withdrawal charges for Basic Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) accounts opened through the branch channel, from October 1, the largest lender said in…
- News
Need strong military deterrence against China: Ex-army chief
India’s attention towards Pakistan was driven largely by the continuing threat of terrorism, but China is going to be New Delhi’s main competitor across multiple domains in the long-term, asserted former Army…
- India
NEET paper leak: NTA says answer key not expensive, fair to all
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday night, August 20, said its ‘answer key challenge’ system is designed to be fair to all students and rejected concerns about it being…
- India
HC requests SIR appellate tribunal to decide Saudi resident’s plea
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, August 20, requested the SIR appellate tribunal to decide an appeal by a man from West Bengal working in Saudi Arabia, whose name was allegedly…
- India
Children hit streets against school mergers in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: In Madhya Pradesh, schoolchildren from Generation Alpha have taken to the streets to protest issues affecting their education. Their demonstrations come weeks after members of Generation Z staged a protest at…
- Middle East
India’s L&T wins Dubai Al Maktoum airport people mover order
India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T), in consortium with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), on Thursday, August 20, secured a large order to design and build an Automated People Mover (APM) system for…
