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More Rainfall, Landslides Predicted in September

August 31, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall in September, capping a season that has already seen several heavy downpour-induced disasters in many parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. The IMD predicts that the monthly average rainfall for September 2025 will exceed 109% of the long-term […]

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India Receives Support from China in Dealing with Cross Border Terrorism

August 31, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of cross-border terrorism with Chinese President Xi Jinping during bilateral talks and received Beijing’s support in addressing the challenge, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Sunday. While addressing a press conference in Tianjin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, Misri […]

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ECI to Issue New Voter IDs in Bihar after SIR

August 31, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The Election Commission of India (ECI) plans to issue new voter identity cards to all electors of Bihar after the completion of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the State, officials said on Sunday. They added that a final call on when the new cards would […]

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FIR against TMC MP, BJP Levels More Charges against Mahua Moitra, Mamata Banerjee

August 31, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 31: Even as a police complaint was filed in Raipur, the stat capital of Chhattisgarh, on Sunday against the Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra for allegedly insulting the union home minister Amit Shah, the BJP heaped more charges on her including “insulting” the Scheduled Caste Matua community and […]

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India – China Hail Improvement in Ties, Promises to Take Relations Forward

August 31, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a crucial bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit hosted by China in Tianjin on Sunday with the two leaders hailing the improvements in the ties between the two countries in the recent months and presented […]

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US Travel Visa to Become Dearer

August 30, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 30: The newest US travel visa fee threatens travel from India, where visits are down 2.4% so far this year, driven by a near 18% drop in students. A new $250 “visa integrity fee” imposed on travellers to the United States puts more pressure on a travel industry reeling under US President […]

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Dhankhar Applies for Pension from Rajasthan Assembly

August 30, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 30: The former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar has sought resumption of his pension from the Rajasthan Assembly as an erstwhile legislator, when he represented Kishangarh constituency in Ajmer district between 1993 and 1998. Mr Dhankhar’s pension was discontinued in 2019 after he was appointed the Governor of West Bengal. Mr Dhankhar, 74, was […]

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Beef Ban by Bank: Employees Hold Protest Beef Party Outside

August 30, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 30: It may not be palatable for many people, particularly Hindus, across the country, but it is nothing unusual in Kerala. Employees of a Canara Bank branch in Kerala’s Kochi staged a peculiar protest after bank’s regional manager allegedly banned beef at the office canteen. The employees responded by serving beef and […]

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‘Human GPS’ Terror Aid Eliminated in Nowshera

August 30, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, Aug 30: Bagu Khan, also known as ‘Human GPS’ responsible for at least 100 infiltration attempts, most of which were successful, was killed by the security forces on Saturday inflicting a severe blow to a major terrorist network in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Bagu Khan, alias Samandar Chacha, […]

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Threat of SIR: Mad Rush in West Bengal Border Villages to Procure Birth Certificates

August 30, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Aug 30: A md rush is on in the border districts in West Bengal to procure a birth certificate, a rarity among the rural folks, fearing elimination of their names from the voters list, and ultimately pushed out, in case the Election Commission of India (ECI) order a Bihar-type “Special Intensive […]