Pak to dispatch humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

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23:08

Pak to dispatch humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

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Pakistan on Wednesday announced to dispatch humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people of Afghanistan and expressed hope that the new interim government in the country would work for peace while looking after the humanitarian needs of the people. Three C-130s are being...
22:02

Govt signs truce with Naga insurgent group

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The Centre on Wednesday signed a ceasefire agreement with a faction of the Naga insurgent group NSCN led by Niki Sumi against whom the National Investigation Agency had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for allegedly killing 18 Indian Army soldiers in Manipur in 2015.According to the home...
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Rupee vs Dollar in September 2021.
21:28

Bail plea of Anil Deshmukh's lawyer rejected

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh.
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer, Anand Daga, in connection with a corruption case.Special Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav said it was evident that investigation was still inconclusive and recoveries made during...
21:12

Check out India's squad for T20 World Cup

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The national selection committee on Wednesday announced the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup, to be held in the UAE next month.Indian squad for T20 World Cup:Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja,...
21:03

Over 500 Covid cases in Mumbai after July 15

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Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 530 new coronavirus positive cases, the highest since mid-July this year, and four fatalities, a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said.With this, the city's infection count rose to 7,47,608 and death toll to 16,004. On July 15, the financial...
20:25

Viral fever cases among children rising in Bihar

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Image only for representation.
Among the COVID-19 pandemic, cases of viral fever among children are rising in Bihar and many of the patients have been hospitalised.Cautioning against unnecessary panic, doctors associated with major state-run facilities have assured people that there is no shortage of infrastructure at...
19:59

Taliban must follow true Sharia: Mehbooba

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The Taliban, which has taken over the reins of Afghanistan, must follow true Sharia, which guarantees rights of all, including women, People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday.The Taliban swept across Afghanistan last month, seizing control of almost all key towns and...
19:40

CPM puts up Srijib Biswas against Mamata Banerjee

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The Left Front on Wednesday announced that CPI-M leader Srijib Biswas will be its candidate for the bypoll to Bhabanipur assembly constituency, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting as the Trinamool Congress nominee. The by-poll will be held on September 30 along...
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Market top losers today.
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BSE Sensex today.
18:59

Assam: Many feared dead in boat-ferry collision

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Several people are feared dead as a large boat sank in the Brahmaputra river after colliding with a ferry near Nimati Ghat in Jorhat district of Assam on Wednesday, officials said.The collision occurred when the private boat 'Ma Kamala' was headed to Majuli from Nimati Ghat and the...
18:41

Antilia bomb case: Param Bir got report modified

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A cyber expert told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that then Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh asked him to modify a report about a Telegram channel which accepted responsibility for an SUV with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's house.Singh also paid him Rs 5...
18:04

Man hit by actor Rajat Bedi's car dies

Rajat Bedi
Rajat Bedi
The pedestrian who was injured in a road accident involving Bollywood actor Rajat Bedi's car in suburban Andheri died during treatment, police said on Wednesday.Following the death of the injured victim on Tuesday late night, D N Nagar police have added Section 304-A (Causing death by negligence)...
17:32

Kerala CM pitches against privatisation of PSUs

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday cautioned against privatising public sector undertakings in the country by the Centre and said the policy of the state government is to retain the PSUs as such and turn them profitable.Announcing the takeover of the Bharat Heavy Electrical...
17:03

Apple may unveil iPhone 13 on Sept 14

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Apple recently announced that it will be holding an event on September 14. The company is expected to launch the iPhone 13 series during its event titled 'California Streaming'. As per The Verge, it will be another virtual event broadcast from Apple Park.  The tech giant typically...
16:49

Have to fight bypoll due to BJP conspiracy: WB CM

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will file her nomination for the Bhabanipur Assembly by-election on September 10. I have to again contest by-poll due to the conspiracy hatched by the BJP,  Mamata Banerjee said hinting at her defeat in the Nandigram assembly seat. She lost to BJP's...
16:39

Sensex, Nifty end flat after choppy trade

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Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower on Wednesday, tracking losses in market heavyweights Infosys, Reliance Industries and TCS amid a weak trend in global markets. After swinging over 400 points in a volatile session, the 30-share Sensex ended 29.22 points or 0.05 per...
16:19

Govt appoints 10 merchant bankers for managing LIC IPO

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The government has appointed 10 merchant bankers including Goldman Sachs (India) Securities, Citigroup Global Markets India, and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities India to manage the mega initial public offering of country's largest insurer LIC. Other selected bankers include SBI...
15:58

Waze files plea seeking transfer from Bhiwandi hospital to Mumbai

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Dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze, the prime accused in the 'Antilia' bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case, has moved a plea before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai seeking permission to be shifted from a hospital in Bhiwandi in Thane district, where he is...
15:46

Delhi police files reply opposing Umar Khalid's fresh bail plea

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The Delhi Police on Wednesday filed a reply in a city court on the fresh bail application of Umar Khalid opposing it.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat adjourned the matter for further hearing on September 23. On September 6, Umar Khalid's counsel has moved a fresh bail plea under...
15:33

Tamil film lyricist Pulamaipithan passes away

Tamil film lyricist, poet and scholar Pulamaipithan, who penned songs for leading luminaries including the iconic former Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, Sivaji' Ganesan, Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan, passed away on Wednesday at a hospital in Chennai due to age related ailments. He was...
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Taliban's interim govt has ended anarchy: China

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China on Wednesday said the new interim administration announced by the Taliban has put an end to anarchy in Afghanistan.Terming it as a necessary step to restore order, China reiterated its stand that the Afghan militant group should form a broad-based political structure and follow moderate and...
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Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal for 2021-22 crop year

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The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal and for mustard seed by Rs 400 to Rs 5,050 per quintal for the current crop year.  A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)...
15:11

Strong GDP growth expected in India: S&P

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India is expected to post strong economic growth in the coming quarters, even as inflation, led by food prices, is likely to remain elevated, S&P Global Ratings said on Wednesday.  The economy is expected to clock 9.5 per cent growth in the current fiscal year, followed by 7 per...
14:46

Not just a pressure cooker

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These are lethal twin Improvised Explosive Devices recovered by the 41st Battalion of ITBP near Chema village in Kondagaon district. Both IEDs were neutralized on the spot, the ITBP said. 
14:40

Taliban arrests 5 journalists

Five journalists from Etilaatroz, a daily newspaper in Kabul, have been arrested by the Taliban: TOLONews
14:33

1200-year-old Durga idol found

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Budgam Police recovered an approximately 1200-year-old idol of Goddess Durga found in the Jhelum at Pandrethan. It was found by labourers who were extracting sand from the river on 13th August. The idol has been moved to a museum. 
14:14

Uttarakhand Governor resigns over 'personal reasons'

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Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya resigned on Wednesday, two years before completing her tenure.She tendered her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind, a Rajbhawan official said. She has resigned for personal reasons, he said.  Maurya was sworn in as the governor of Uttarakhand...
14:12

Heavy rains lash Raigad; NDRF teams deployed

File pic of devastation after a landslide in Raigad
File pic of devastation after a landslide in Raigad
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Maharashtra's Raigad district, as heavy rains continued to batter the coastal region since the last 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday.  Rains lashed large parts of the district, which has recorded 98.89...
13:41

Kashmir: The new abnormal

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If Kashmir has indeed become 'normal' under the ministrations of August 5, 2019 and the sustained post-operative care, here is a fine example of it.When a nonagenarian adversary of the State dies, rendered frail beyond measure by chronic illness, his mortal remains are shoddily confiscated in a...
13:35

Waze paid cash to eliminate Mansukh Hiran: NIA

Former Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze
Former Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze
The charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren murder cases revealed that dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze paid a huge amount of cash to Pradeep Sharma to eliminate Hiren.Sharma is a Shiv Sena leader and former 'encounter...
13:27

In images: Taliban crush protests in Kabul

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Hundreds of Afghan protesters, including many women, took to the streets of Kabul on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, in an anti-Pakistan protest chanting 'Death to Pakistan', denouncing Islamabad's interference in Afghanistan as well as airstrikes by Pakistani jets in Panjshir province in support of...
13:19

The Golden Temple is all dressed up

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Gorgeous images of the Golden Temple on the occasion of the 417th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib at the holy shrine in Amritsar. Take a look here. 
12:53

SC nod for inducting women in NDA

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A leg up for gender parity. The Centre tells the Supreme Court that a decision has been taken yesterday to allow the induction of women in the National Defence Academy (NDA). The Centre says the decision was taken after consultation with three service chiefs. The Supreme Court says...
12:38

It's 35 years since Neerja Bhanot was killed

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Pan American World Airways or Pan Am, once the largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States, pays homage to a young employee who died during a hijacking. Her name? Neerja Bhanot. Pan Am's website says: Neerja Bhanot was senior flight purser...
12:26

Covid deaths in 2nd wave may not be negligence: SC

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that courts cannot presume that all deaths due to COVID-19 in the second wave of the pandemic were due to negligence as it refused to entertain a plea seeking compensation for the kin of the victims by treating it as medical negligence.A bench of Justices DY...
12:22

BJP appoints state heads for upcoming elections

BJP MP Locket Chatterjee
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee
Maharashtra LoP Devendra Fadnavis, Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat have been appointed as BJP in charge for the upcoming Assembly elections (2022) in Goa, Manipur, and Punjab respectively. Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi has been appointed in...
12:19

Mapped: Covid numbers across states

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Figures go up in Maharashtra, Karnataka ahead of the Ganesh festival. 
12:10

Farooq Abdullah pays homage on father's death anniversary

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National Conference president and MP Farooq Abdullah offers prayers at the grave of his father and National Conference founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 39th death anniversary, in Srinagar. With him is his son and and former J&K CM Omar Abullah. Pic: Umar Ganie
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A Ganpati visarjan in Mumbai
A Ganpati visarjan in Mumbai
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has said that Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at public places will not be allowed in the national capital in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an order issued on Tuesday, the DDMA said that district magistrates and deputy commissioners of police...
11:49

NSAs meet underway

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A delegation-level talk of National Security Advisors of India and Russia underway.
11:47

Farmers won't blink, want action against officer

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A large number of farmers stayed put outside the gates of the district headquarters in Karnal on Wednesday as they remained firm on their demand for action against IAS officer Ayush Sinha, who ordered a police lathi-charge on a group of peasants last month. Locked in a showdown with the...
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India, Russia NSAs to discuss Afghanistan today

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Amid a volatile situation in Afghanistan, Taliban takeover and the formation of a new Islamic Emirate government in the war-torn country, the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval will meet his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday in New Delhi.This comes after the Taliban...
10:57

Sensex, Nifty open on choppy note; IT stocks tumble

Infosys was the top loser
Infosys was the top loser
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened on a choppy note on Wednesday, led by weakness in index-heavyweight IT stocks amid tepid cues from global markets. Despite opening with mild gains, the 30-share Sensex turned volatile to trade 41.84 points or 0.07 per cent lower at 58,237.64....
10:54

Udaipur records maximum tourist footfall in 10 years: Raj govt

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Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Udaipur has recorded maximum tourist footfall in 10 years, said Principal Secretary of Rajasthan Tourism Gayatri Rathore.At a time when tourism has been the worst-affected sector amid COVID, things have improved here. In fact, better than in previous years....
10:40

Zarda rice, lamb at Amarinder's feast for Olympians

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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will be donning a chef's hat for a dinner he will be hosting for the Tokyo Olympic medal winners from the state and gold medallist Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday. The dinner will be hosted at Singh's farmhouse at Siswan in Mohali. From Patiala cuisine...
10:39

Akshay Kumar's mother passes away

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Superstar Akshay Kumar's mother Aruna Bhatia passed away on Wednesday, two days after she was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Mumbai Hospital.Akshay took to his Twitter handle, to announce the news of his mother's demise. She was my core. And today I feel an unbearable pain at the very...
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More than half of new Covid cases from Kerala

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And the Covid numbers today:India reports 37,875 new COVID-19 cases, 39,114 recoveries and 369 deaths in last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry. Total cases: 3,30,96,718 Active cases: 3,91,256 Total recoveries: 3,22,64,051 Death toll: 4,41,411 Total vaccination:...
09:57

Bombs thrown outside BJP MP's home near Kolkata

BJP MP Arjun Singh was involved in clashes with police in 2019
BJP MP Arjun Singh was involved in clashes with police in 2019
Three bombs thrown at BJP MP Arjun Singh's home near Kolkata. The BJP has blamed the Trinamool Congress for the incident. Nobody has been injured in the incident.Bomb explosions outside the residence of Member of Parliament Arjun Singh this morning is worrisome, tweets West Bengal Governor...
09:48

Afghanistan's new Taliban govt includes hardliners with no women

Taliban's army chief, Fassihudin
Taliban's army chief, Fassihudin
After the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan, the Taliban on Tuesday formed the interim Islamic Emirate, appointing hardliners in its new government who oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition.The cabinet members consist of many Taliban figures that are considered...
09:39

Union Cabinet to meet at 11 am today

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The meeting of the Union Cabinet is scheduled to be held at 11 am on Wednesday.The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in the South block. The Union Cabinet is likely to discuss the increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) on Rabi crops including wheat and...
09:18

China, Pak, Russia trying to figure out what to do with Taliban: Biden

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China, Pakistan, Russia and Iran are trying to figure out what do they do now with the Taliban, United States President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Hours after the Taliban announced the details of its interim government, Biden told reporters that China has a real problem with the...
09:03

Amarinder-Sidhu dispute good for Cong: Harish Rawat

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Senior Congress leader and the party's in-charge for Punjab, Harish Rawat on Tuesday dismissed reports of friction between state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu, and said if there is any dispute between the two leaders in future,...
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Farmers should point out farm law lacunae, govt will rectify: Union MoS

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The protesting farmers should point out the shortcomings in the new farm laws so that the government can rectify them, Union minister Bhanu Pratap Verma said Tuesday, alleging they were tutored into the agitation by Opposition parties.  His statement came on a day a large number of farmers...
08:33

Govt of terrorists: US lawmakers on new Taliban govt

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Top American lawmakers from the opposition Republican Party on Tuesday hit out at the Taliban over their announcement of an interim government in Afghanistan that includes a specially designated global terrorist. Don't be fooled. There is nothing more moderate about the revived Taliban...
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Cong U-turn: Won't pit candidate against Mamata

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A day after promising to field its candidate against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur bypoll, the Congress on Tuesday took a U-turn over its stand and said the party will not pit anybody against the Trinamool Congress supremo.As instructed by the All India Congress...