Kashmir is growing as a new investment destination. It’s not just the traditional businesses, but instead, the local people, are setting a benchmark for the whole country by venturing into new business models as well. Rameez Raja, a young Kashmiri entrepreneur, has launched cultural mud houses in the Gandar Ball […]
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Jharkhand Child Welfare Committee says Dumka girl set ablaze was minor, demands POCSO charges against accused
The Jharkhand Child Welfare Committee has asked for the addition of charges under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in an FIR filed in the case where a school girl died after she was set on fire in the Dumka district of the state. The committee said that the […]
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Pakistan: Two injured in Khuzdar grenade attack
At least two persons were injured in a grenade attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday night, local media reported. The attack took place at the Khuzdar’s Khand link road where two persons were seriously injured when unknown attackers hurled a hand grenade at a car, Dawn reported citing police […]
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Assam: Two rhino horn traders arrested near Kaziranga National Park
: Assam Police have arrested two individuals linked with rhino horn trading on Tuesday in the Bokakhat area near Kaziranga National Park in Assam and recovered a horn from their possession. The arrested rhino horn traders were identified as Budheswar Chingte and Bhakta Bahadur Thapa. Based on inputs, local police […]
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IAF seeks details from Boeing on grounding of US Army’s Chinook chopper fleet
The Indian Air Force has sought details from American defence manufacturer Boeing about the reasons behind the grounding of the US Army’s entire fleet of Chinook helicopters. The IAF operates its fleet of 15 of Boeing-made Chinook helicopters which were acquired from the US and inducted into the service in March 2019. […]
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Andhra BJP leader dismisses buzz of Chandrababu Naidu rejoining NDA, calls TDP “dynast, corrupt”
Dismissing speculations that Telugu Desam Party supremo Chandrababu Naidu is likely to rejoin the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the BJP co-incharge for Andhra Pradesh Sunil Deodhar has said that no such decision has been taken by the party’s central parliamentary board. Terming both the TDP and Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Yuvajana […]
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Stock markets closed today for Ganesh Chaturthi, trade to resume on Thursday
Indian stock markets, including the National Stock Exchange of India and Bombay Stock Exchange, are closed today on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Apart from the stock markets, the commodity markets, and trading in forex too are closed. Trading will resume on Thursday. On Tuesday, the Indian stock market’s key indices, […]
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Microsoft offers package worth lakhs to visually impaired student
Yash Sonkiya, a differently abled student from Indore have been offered a job as a software engineer by Microsoft worth lakhs. Eldest among three siblings, Yash has been visually impaired from childhood. Yash, is a Computer Science Btech Graduate from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore. Microsoft […]
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Afghan Envoy to UN calls country’s future “bleak and opaque”
Naseer Ahmad Faiq, Charge d’Affaires of Afghanistan Permanent Mission to the UN, said that the prospects for a prosperous and secure Afghanistan are “bleak and opaque”, local media reported. The Afghan official expressed the concerns during a UNSC session and said that the people have been affected by the combined […]
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Two teenage boys from Kerala drown in Ireland lake
Two 16-year-old Kerala-origin boys living in the UK, have “tragically drowned” in a lake in Northern Ireland, local media reported. The deceased teenagers identified as Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian, were among a group of six friends who had cycled to Enagh Lough outside Derry, for a swim on Monday […]
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J-K’s Kishtwar accident: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for next of kin of deceased
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next kin of those who lost their lives after the vehicle in which they were travelling skidded off the road into a valley in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district last evening. The injured will be […]
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President Murmu, PM Modi extend wishes on Ganesh Chaturthi
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday extended greetings on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi and prayed for peace and prosperity in the lives of the citizens. “Hearty greetings to all the countrymen on Ganesh Chaturthi. Mangalmurti Lord Ganesha is a symbol of knowledge, accomplishment and good fortune. I wish that with […]
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Arunachal Mountaineer Tapi Mra goes missing from Mount Kyarisatam, search operation underway
Arunachal mountaineer Tapi Mra, the first person from Arunachal to scale Mount Everest and his assistant Niku Dao went missing for the past seven days during an expedition trip to Mount Khyarisattam. Speaking to media persons, Arunachal Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Mama Natung said, “They are missing for the past […]
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US Army grounds entire Chinook helicopter fleet amid engine fire concerns
The US Army is grounding its entire fleet of Chinook helicopters amid concerns about engine fires, the Wall Street Journal said citing officials. US Army Materiel Command made the decision to ground the fleet out of an abundance of caution while they inspect over 70 helicopters that contain a part suspected to […]
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NASA will make another attempt to launch Artemis Moon Rocket on Saturday
NASA will make another attempt to launch the Artemis moon rocket on Saturday, the space agency’s Artemis Mission Manager Mike Sarafin said, as per media reports. “We also agreed to move our launch date to Saturday, September the third,” Sarafin as quoted by Sputnik News Agency said on Tuesday. On Monday, NASA called off a planned test flight […]