External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S Jaishankar is set to pay an official visit to Slovenia, Croatia, and Denmark from September 2-5, as part of a tour to review the bilateral relationship with the three Central European countries. A Ministry External Affairs (MEA) statement said this visit will provide an […]
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Former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam’s wife Vijayalakshmi passes away
Vijayalakshmi Panneerselvam, wife of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) coordinator O Panneerselvam died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday. According to the statement issued by Gem hospital in Chennai, Vijayalakshmi (66) who was undergoing treatment at the hospital for […]
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Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over LPG price hike
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre over the price hike of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Rs 25 on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, the Wayanad MP alleged that the public was forced to sleep on an empty stomach. “The one who is forcing the public to sleep on an empty […]
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Bangalore-based ‘The Better Home’ is now a GlobalBees Brand
Just after breaking all records by raising the largest Series A round of $150 million by an Indian company, GlobalBees – an aggregator of digital brands, today announced its first acquisition, The Better Home – a sustainable home care products company that was launched in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 and made […]
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19-year-old held for killing 4 family members in Haryana’s Rohtak
A 19-year-old was held for allegedly killing four of his family members, as per the Haryana Police on Wednesday. Addressing reporters today, the Superintendent of Police, Rohtak Rahul Sharma said, “In Rohtak’s Vijay Nagar, four members of a family were shot dead earlier on Friday. After investigating the matter, one of the family members Abhishek was arrested as […]
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Sri Lanka declares food emergency as Forex Crisis Worsens
Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over food shortages as private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he ordered emergency regulations to counter the hoarding of sugar, rice and other essential foods. […]
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From PF, PAN-Aadhaar linking, LPG to cheque clearing system, here are new rules in effect from today
From PF, PAN-Aadhaar linking, LPG to cheque clearing system, here are new rules in effect GST new rule GSTN said in its advisory that Rule-59(6) of Central GST Rules which provides for restriction in the filing of GSTR-1, will come into effect from September 1, 2021. The new rule implements that a […]
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Afghan journalists say man seen hanging from helicopter a flag installer, wasn’t dead
Video footage has surfaced on social media that shows a US-made Black Hawk helicopter flying over Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, with a person seen hanging below from a rope. However, on Tuesday it was not immediately clear whether the person was dead or alive. Later, it was clarified that an Afghan pilot was reportedly flying the […]
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US Open: Novak Djokovic overcomes Rune’s resistance in first round
Novak Djokovic brushed aside resistance of Holger Rune in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night as he defeated teenager by 6-1, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1, to start his charge for a perfect Grand Slam season at US Open. The 18-year-old Dane produced some spirited tennis in the second set as he […]
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India reports 41,965 new Covid-19 cases, 460 deaths
India reported 41,965 new COVID-19 cases and 460 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With the addition of new cases, the active caseload of India reached 3,78,181, which is 1.15 percent of the total cases. Currently, the daily positivity rate […]
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Domestic LPG cylinder prices hiked by Rs 25 from today
Prices of non-subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have been hiked again by Rs 25 on Wednesday. A domestic cylinder of 14.2 kg will now cost Rs 884.50 apiece in Delhi. Price of 19-kg commercial cylinder has been increased by Rs 75 apiece. In Mumbai, a 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder […]
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Android app support won’t be available at Windows 11 launch
American technology giant Microsoft won’t ship support for Android apps on Windows 11 in time for the operating system’s launch on October 5. While Android apps running on Windows 11 is one of the big new features of the OS, according to The Verge, Microsoft will only start previewing this feature in the coming […]
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Gurugram man booked for raising pro-Pakistan slogans, wife says he is under depression
Haryana Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against a man for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans from his apartment’s balcony in Gurugram. According to police, the FIR was filed against one Anwar Syed Faizullah Hashmi on the complaint of his neighbours. “Case for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan in the society has been registered […]
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Britney Spears’ lawyer accuses singer’s father of trying to extort USD 2 million
Singer Britney Spears’ attorney Mathew Rosengart has accused the former’s father Jamie Spears of trying to extort USD 2 million in exchange for stepping down from her conservatorship. For the unversed, Britney’s father served as both a conservator of her estate and person for more than a decade, but, in 2019, he temporarily stepped down as manager of […]
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Premature to congratulate ourselves for Afghanistan UNSC resolution, says Chidambaram
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at the Centre and said that it is too was premature to congratulate ourselves for the UNSC resolution on Afghanistan adopted yesterday. “The government is congratulating itself for the UNSC resolution on Afghanistan adopted yesterday ‘Resolution’ has two meanings. The first is […]