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Billionaire investor and philanthropist Julian Robertson dies at 90.

NDTV says Adani entity's move to take control of shareholder 'without consent'

Indian news organisation New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) said on Tuesday an Adani Group entity'smove to take controlof NDTV's major shareholder was without consent from the company or its founders.

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India forced Twitter to put govt agent on payroll, says whistleblower

A former Twitter Inc security chief has alleged that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on the payroll, according to a whistleblower disclosure with US regulators.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar visits JP Setu and Gandhi Ghat in Patna

Court orders release of Telangana BJP MLA after remarks on Prophet

CBI arrests 7 in a case related to death of 10 persons at Village Bogtui, West Bengal

Three officers held responsible for BrahMos missile misfiring incident

PM Modi to address Smart India Hackathon 2022 grand finale on Thursday

Adani to buy 29% stake in NDTV, launch open offer for more

India's Adani Enterprises said on Tuesday its media unit will indirectly buy a 29.18 per cent stake in New Delhi Television Ltd and launch an open offer for another 26 per cent stake in the media house.

Arvind Kejriwal claims Gujarat BJP chief will be replaced

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed the ruling BJP in Gujarat is so scared of his Aam Aadmi Party that the saffron outfit has decided to remove its state president C R Patil.

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Arrest of Bandi Sanjay is unconstitutional: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy

Rajnath Singh meets defence minister of Uzbekistan

I feel CBI will arrest Sisodia in next 2-3 days: Arvind Kejriwal

Kerala Lokayukta Amendment Bill has been sent to Subject Committee for its consideration.

As Congress is scouting for new party president, Ashok Gehlot will meet Rahul Gandhi tomorrow.

DRDO, Indian Navy successfully flight-test short range surface-to-air missile off Odisha coast

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy today successfully flight tested Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) inChandipur off the coast of Odisha, according to ANI.

BJP has suspended its Telangana MLA T Raja Singh for his controversial remarks targeting Islam.

Sisodia summoned by court in defamation case filed by Himanta Biswa Sarma

Kamrup's CJM court has summonedDelhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on September 29in connection with the defamation case filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.In a press conference in Delhi a few months ago, AAP leader andDelhi Deputy Chief Minister alleged that Assam government had given contracts to Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife’s firms andson’s business partner to supply PPE kits above market rates during Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

TRS, KCR will be wiped out in coming elections, says J P Nadda

We'll fight democratically and ensure that in the coming elections TRS andKCR will be wiped out, saysBJP President J P Nadda.

"I strongly condemn the illegal arrest of BJP Telangana State President Bandi Sanjay by the TRS government. KCR is worried seeing the massive support that BJP is receiving from all corners of the state against his corrupt andfamily-centric regime," saysNadda.

A Nagpur-bound Express train derailed in Chhattisgarh. No casualty has been reported so far.

Former Karnataka chief minister Yediyurappa launched the 'Savarkar Rath Yatra' organised by the Sahukar Foundation near Anjaneya temple in Mysuru.

EAM Jaishankar inaugurates Indian Embassy in Paraguay

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar jointly inaugurated the new Indian Embassy here in Paraguay with his counterpart Julio Cesar Arriola, expressing confidence that this new resident mission will take the bilateral relations to greater heights.(PTI)

TMC likely to bring down upper age limit for its students wing to 25

Trinamool Congress has decided to reduce the upper age limit of the members of its students' wing in order to infuse young blood as it has found that those controlling its student bodies in most colleges and universities are from a significantly higher age bracket of 30 to 32 years, party sources said here. The party is likely to make the upper age limit for members associated with Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, its student's wing, to 25 years, the sources said. (PTI)

Congress releases logo, tagline & pamphlet of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

SC orders shifting of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, wife to Mandoli jail from Tihar jail

IAF's Mi-35 attack helicopter makes precautionary landing in Rajasthan

Saina Nehwal beats Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong in first round of BWF World Badminton Championship

Release of convicts in Bilkis Bano case challenged in SC

The remission order of releasing convicts by the Gujarat government in Bilkis Bano case has been challenged before the Supreme Court.

BJP Telangana President Bandi Sanjay Kumar detained by Telangana Police in Jangaon District.

He was detained during a protest against the arrest of BJP workers inHyderabad.

Telangana Police detain BJP MLA Raja Singh for his alleged derogatory comments against Prophet Mohammed.

Two suspected terrorists killed in J&K's Rajouri

Two suspected terrorists have been killed as Army foils infiltration attempt along LoC in Rajouri district of J&K.

Sania Mirza pulls out of upcoming US Open due to injury.

Indian Army foils infiltration bid at LoC in J&K's Naushera

Indian Army foiled an Infiltration attempt at LoC in Naushera Sector late last night. More details are awaited: PRO Defence Jammu

I want to change UK-India relationship to make it more two-way, says Rishi Sunak.

Shanghai reports 3 new local asymptomatic Covid cases, 1 symptomatic for Aug 22

Shanghai reported three new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for Aug. 22, the same as a day earlier, and one local symptomatic case, also the same as a day earlier, the city government said on Tuesday.

No cases were reported outside quarantined areas, the same as the day before.

Shanghai recorded no Covid-19-related deaths for Aug. 22, unchanged from a day earlier. - Reuters.

Bolsonaro says he will respect Brazil election result if 'clean, transparent'

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he would respect the result of an October election regardless of the result, as long as the voting is "clean and transparent."

In an interview with TV Globo's Jornal Nacional, a nightly newscast with the largest audience in Brazil, the far-right politician insisted without evidence there had been fraud in past Brazilian elections. - Reuters.

ED summons witness in Patra Chawl land scam case