RG Kar tragedy: CBI finds documents for attempted renovation near crime scene

RG Kar tragedy: CBI finds documents for attempted renovation near crime scene

Kolkata, Aug 30 – Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the rape and murder of a junior doctor at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here earlier this month, have secured some crucial clues regarding instructions pertaining to attempted renovation near

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RG Kar case: Kolkata-based club refuses Bengal govt Durga Puja donation

RG Kar case: Kolkata-based club refuses Bengal govt Durga Puja donation

Kolkata, Aug 30 – A Kolkata-based community Durga Puja committee, on Friday, rejected the annual Durga Puja donation given by the West Bengal government as a mark of protest against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G Kar Medical

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Ajit Pawar visits crash site in Maha’s Rajkot Fort, promises new Shivaji statue

Ajit Pawar visits crash site in Maha’s Rajkot Fort, promises new Shivaji statue

Malvan (Maharashtra), Aug 30 – Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP national president Ajit Pawar on Friday visited the Rajkot Fort at Malvan in Sindhudurg district, the site of the fall of the statue and reviewed the ground level situation. This comes two

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PM Modi in Maharashtra today for Vadhvan Port, Global Fintech Fest events

PM Modi in Maharashtra today for Vadhvan Port, Global Fintech Fest events

Mumbai, Aug 30 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he looks forward to his visit to Mumbai and Palghar in Maharashtra on Friday for a series of engagements, including laying the foundation stone for the ambitious Vadhvan Port and addressing the Global

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Sensex trades higher after opening at new all-time high

Sensex trades higher after opening at new all-time high

Mumbai, Aug 30 – Indian equity indices were trading higher after opening at a fresh record high on Friday, following positive cues from Asian peers. At 9:37 a.m., Sensex was up 221 points or 0.27 per cent at 82,355 and Nifty was up

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E-commerce payments in India projected to cross $292 bn by 2028: Report

E-commerce payments in India projected to cross $292 bn by 2028: Report

New Delhi, Aug 30 – Led by growing consumer preference for online shopping and strong internet penetration, India’s e-commerce market value is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.7 per cent, from $147.3 billion this year to $292.3

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Crashed Shivaji statue’s structural consultant nabbed in Kolhapur; sculptor still missing

Crashed Shivaji statue’s structural consultant nabbed in Kolhapur; sculptor still missing

Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Aug 30 – In a breakthrough, Kolhapur Police tracked and nabbed Chetan Patil, the structural consultant of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj bronze statue which crashed in the Rajkot Fort in Malvan, Sindhudurg, officials said here on Friday. Patil had been absconding

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Kamala Harris defends policy reversals saying her ‘values have not changed’

Kamala Harris defends policy reversals saying her ‘values have not changed’

Washington, Aug 30 – US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has said her “values have not changed” as she has altered her position on key issues that could determine her elections, such as fracking, which she had once opposed and

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Maintaining strong law and order in Rajasthan govt’s top priority: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma

Maintaining strong law and order in Rajasthan govt’s top priority: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma

Jaipur, Aug 30 – Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday said that the people of the state have faith in the police department which is always busy in keeping crimes in check to maintain peace, adding that maintaining a strong law

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Over 60 million Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US

Over 60 million Americans under alerts as heat wave hits US

Los Angeles, Aug 30 – A heat wave brought record-high temperatures to US Midwest states this week, with more than 60 million people included in alerts over the conditions. A late-season high-pressure system over cities in the Midwest regions such as Chicago, Des

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Moody’s ups India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.2 pc for 2024

Moody’s ups India’s GDP growth forecast to 7.2 pc for 2024

New Delhi, Aug 29 – New York-based Moody’s Ratings on Thursday raised its forecast for India’s GDP growth for 2024 to 7.2 per cent from 6.8 per cent as projected earlier on the back of stronger private consumption driving up aggregate demand in

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Clamour from across US to join PM Modi’s New York reception overwhelms venue capacity

Clamour from across US to join PM Modi’s New York reception overwhelms venue capacity

New York, Aug 29 – The Indian diaspora and Americans from across the country are clamouring to join the community reception for Prime Minister Narendra Modi overwhelming the New York venue’s capacity, according to the event’s organisers. “There is a huge level of

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Delhi HC refuses to quash defamation case filed against Shashi Tharoor over ‘scorpion’ remark

Delhi HC refuses to quash defamation case filed against Shashi Tharoor over ‘scorpion’ remark

New Delhi, Aug 29 – The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to quash a defamation case filed against Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor over his “scorpion sitting on a Shivling” remark made allegedly in relation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench of

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Sensex, Nifty close at all-time high, Tata Motors and Bajaj Finance top gainers

Sensex, Nifty close at all-time high, Tata Motors and Bajaj Finance top gainers

Mumbai, Aug 29 – Indian equity indices closed at an all-time high on Thursday following a strong rally in the auto and IT stocks. During the trading hours, both Sensex and Nifty reached new all-time highs of 82,285 and 25,192 respectively. At closing,

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Those against dynastic politics shouldn’t have fielded relatives: Omar Abdullah

Those against dynastic politics shouldn’t have fielded relatives: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, Aug 29 – Former J&K Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday took a veiled jibe at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti for calling Abdullahs a political dynasty. He was visiting the North Kashmir Ganderbal

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HC begins hearing CM Siddaramaiah’s plea against K’taka Guv

HC begins hearing CM Siddaramaiah’s plea against K’taka Guv

Bengaluru, Aug 29 – The Karnataka High Court on Thursday started hearing arguments in the writ petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah challenging Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot’s move to accord consent for prosecution against him over the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban

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If you call day as night, it is night or else jail: Priyanka Gandhi mocks UP’s social media policy

If you call day as night, it is night or else jail: Priyanka Gandhi mocks UP’s social media policy

New Delhi, Aug 29 – The Uttar Pradesh government, facing flak over its new social media policy, came under attack from Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday, as she mocked the scheme as a ‘regressive and self-eulogizing’ move. Priyanka Gandhi, taking

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PM Modi assures support as Gujarat CM mobilises flood relief efforts; toll 28

PM Modi assures support as Gujarat CM mobilises flood relief efforts; toll 28

Vadodara, Aug 29 – Even as the death toll in the Gujarat floods touched 28 on Thursday, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel highlighted the ongoing crisis caused by heavy rains and the assurance of help given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post

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India now has 334 billionaires, Gautam Adani and Family at the top: Hurun list

India now has 334 billionaires, Gautam Adani and Family at the top: Hurun list

Mumbai, Aug 29 – As China sees a continuous decline in its number of billionaires, India now has a record 334 billionaires — up 75 compared to last year — led by Gautam Adani and Family at the very top, according to the

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Shivaji statue crash: MVA protests continue to pressurise Maha govt

Shivaji statue crash: MVA protests continue to pressurise Maha govt

Pune (Maharashtra), Aug 29 – The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Shiv Sena (UBT) on Thursday continued protests for the fourth-consecutive day after the collapse of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj erected eight months ago at the Rajkot Fort in Malvan

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