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Lufthansa strike averted as pilots reach wage deal

SC issues notice to UP govt on Ashish Mishra's bail plea

Sachin Tendulkar comes in support of Arshdeep Singh

Excise Policy: BJP workers protest against AAP govt in Delhi

The protestors, who demanded Sisodia's sacking,have been detained by the police.

Security forces engaged in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag

Heavy rain triggers massive landslide in Meghalaya; restoration work under way

China logs hottest August on record

China logged the hottest August this year since records began, reported state media on Tuesday.

4.8 magnitude quake jolts Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 struck near the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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SC issues notice to UP govt in Ashish Mishra case

Sanjay Verma India's next High Commissioner to Canada: MEA

Seasoned diplomat Sanjay Kumar Verma was on Tuesday appointed as India's next High Commissioner to Canada, while Amit Kumar, currently Consulate General of India in Chicago, has been named as the next ambassador to the Republic of Korea.

Verma, a 1988-batch IFS officer and presently Ambassador of India to Japan, is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

Kumar is a 1995-batch IFS officer.

Among other postings, Verma has served in Indian missions in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Turkey. He has also served as the Consul General of India in Milan, Italy.

Delhi cops seize drugs worth Rs 1,200 crore; arrest two Afghan nationals

'Close friendship' between India, Bangladesh to bring benefits for both: Sheikh Hasina

PM Modi announces water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina deliver joint statement after meeting

India, Bangladesh exchange MoUs in presence of PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina

Greta Thunberg accuses Swedish politicians of ignoring climate crisis ahead of elections

Sweden's politicians are ignoring the climate crisis in the run-up to the election on September11 and treating it as if it were just a problem rather than a life-or-death threat, activist Greta Thunberg said.

The war in Ukraine and the ongoing energy crisis, which has seen power prices soar, are dominating the headlines with just a week to go before the vote while welfare, schools and gang crime also head the list of voter concerns.

Thunberg, whose Friday protests outside Sweden's parliament years ago turned into a global youth movement demanding action on climate change, said the issue had been "pretty much non-existent", during the campaign.

Time has come for all parties to join hands and defeat BJP: Nitish Kumar

Madrasa demolished by residents in Assam's Goalpara

Assam police on Tuesday said local residents at Darogar Alga, a riverine village in western Assam's Goalpara district, demolished a madrasawhere two Bangladeshi nationals worked as teachers earlier. The two Bangladeshi nationals are now absconding and are wanted by the Assam police for being members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a banned terror group and an affiliate of Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).

Police said Jalauddin Sheikh, who was arrested recently for his alleged involvement with the ABT, disclosed that he had appointedthe two Bangladeshi nationals in the madrasa as teachers.

Three madrasas were earlier demolished by the administration in Morogaon, Barpeta and Bongaigaon districts in August. But police on Tuesday said the fourth madrasa at Goalpara was demolished by local residents.

Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street for the last time

Prime Minister Boris Johnson left his Downing Street office for the last time on Tuesday as he heads to Scotland to formally offer his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II.

The British leader, who announced his intention to step down two months ago, is expected to meet with the queen in late morning at her Balmoral estate to begin the transfer of power to Liz Truss.

Truss, who was named leader of the ruling Conservative party on Monday, will be appointed prime minister during her own audience with the queen a short time later.

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina hold meeting to strengthen India-Bangladesh ties

I don't even desire PM post says Nitish on speculations about candidature

Suresh Raina announces retirement from all formats of cricket

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina arrive at Hyderabad House for a meeting

Pakistan violates ceasefire, shoots at BSF troops along J&K border

Pakistan on Tuesday violated its ceasefire agreement in India along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, and opened unprovoked firing on BSF troops, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying.

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SAD chief Sukhbir Badal appears before SIT in Behbal Kalan police firing case

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Chandigarh for the first time in the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing case.

The SIT, investigating the firing case following sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, is led by Inspector General of Police Naunihal Singh.

Earlier, Badal, who was the home minister when the incident occurred, was summoned by the SIT on August 30but didn't appear, saying he didn't receive the summons and thathe had to appear in Ferozepur district's Zira court in connection with another case on the same day.

The SIT is probing the two firing incidents, the Behbal Kalan and the Kotkapura incidents. In the Kotkapura incident, the SIT has issued summons to Badal for September 14.

Amit Shah announces formation of committee for draft National Cooperative Policy

We are together, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as he meets CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury

Bommai blames 'maladministration' of previous Cong govt for waterlogging in B'luru

People arrive for the last rites for former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry

ED conducting raids across several states in Delhi excise policy case

Sheikh Hasina thanks India for its role in the Bangladesh Liberation War

NIA raids 30 places in connection with Praveen Nettaru murder probe

The NIA, which is investigating the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru,raided as many as 30 places in Sullia, Bellare, Puttur, Uppinangady, Vitla and surrounding areas on Tuesday morning. The raids were carried out on the buildings owned by Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) leaders and relatives of the 10 youths accused in the Nettaru murder case.

The NIA also raided a community hall, the Freedom Community hall, in Mittoru near Vitla. The hall was exclusively used for SDPI activities, sources added.

India logs 4,417 new Covid-19 cases

India reported 4,417 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The active case load in the country now stands at 52,336, while the daily positivity rate stands at 1.2 per cent.

Sheikh Hasina pays tribute to Gandhi at Rajghat

Hasina hoping for a 'fruitful' bilateral talk with India for economic development

PM Modi arrives for ceremonial reception of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

India will be a $30 trillion economy in 30 years: Piyush Goyal

Pak accepts LeT terrorist's body for the first time in over 3 decades

For the first time in more than three decades, the Pakistan Army has accepted the body of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist.

On Monday, the body of Tabarak Hussain, 32, of Sabzkot village of Kotli in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), was handed over by the Indian Army to their Pakistani counterparts at the Chakan Da Bagh crossing point on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.

Hussain, who had been captured by the Indian Army,died of heart failure in the Rajouri Army Hospital two days ago. (IANS)

China scrambles to provide relief after quake that displaced 50,000

Over 50,000 people have been relocated to safer locations after damage to buildings due a powerful earthquake of 6.8-magnitude that jolted Luding County in China's southwest Sichuan province which claimed the lives of 46 people.

As of Monday night, 16 people were missing and over 50 injured, Wang Feng, deputy director of the Sichuan provincial emergency management department told a media briefing in Chengdu.

Among the dead, 29 were from Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture which administers Luding County, and the other 17 were from Ya'an City. Over 50,000 people in Ganzi and Ya'an have been evacuated to safety, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Luding County at 12:52 pm on Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). (PTI)

Number of new voters will be known after electoral roll revision: J&K CEO

Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)Hirdesh Kumar Singh has clarified at the all-party meeting that the actual number of new voters for the assembly election would be known only after the summary revision of electoral rolls in the Union Territory.

The CEO was trying to clear the air on the controversy created by his earlier statement in which he had told the media that 25 lakh new voters would become eligible for the forthcoming assembly elections in J&K. (IANS)

After turning to Iran, Russia now buying artillery from North Korea: US intel

Russia is buying millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea, according to newly declassified American intelligence, a sign that global sanctions have severely restricted its supply chains and forced Moscow to turn to pariah states for military supplies.

The disclosure comes days after Russia received initial shipments of Iranian-made drones, some of which American officials said had mechanical problems. US government officials said Russia’s decision to turn to Iran, and now North Korea, was a sign that sanctions and export controls imposed by the United States and Europe were hurting Moscow’s ability to obtain supplies for its army. (NYT)

Taiwan offers condolences over China quake, ready to send rescuers despite tensions

Taiwan's government expressed its condolences to China on Tuesday for an earthquake in Sichuan province and said it was ready to send rescuers, in a sign of goodwill to Beijing despite weeks of military tensions.

China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, has been carrying out drills around the island following a visit last month by USHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Taiwan's presidential office said President Tsai Ing-wen had offered her "sympathy and concern" after Monday's quake in southwestern China which killed at least 46 people. (Reuters)

Rajnath Singh, Jaishankar to visit Japan on Sept 7 for a 2+2 meet

Typhoon Hinnamnor: Thousands evacuated, 20,000 without power in South Korea

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate in South Korea as Typhoon Hinnamnor made landfall in the country's southern regions on Tuesday, unleashing fierce rains and winds that destroyed trees and roads, and left more than 20,000 homes without power.

A 25-year-old man went missing after falling into a rain swollen stream in the southern city of Ulsan, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, which didn't immediately report more casualties.

Fires were reported at a major steel plant operated by POSCO in the southern city of Pohang, but it wasn't immediately clear whether they were caused by the storm.

Government officials have put the nation on alert about potential damages from flooding, landslides and tidal waves unleashed by Hinnamnor, which they said would be the most powerful storm to hit the country in years. (AP)

Over 200 civil society members appeal people to support Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

More than 200 civil society members have appealed to the people to support the Congress’ upcoming 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and similar initiatives by any other organisation to defend against the "systematic assault" on the unity and democracy of India.

The 150-day 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' of the Congress will be launched on September 7. Covering 3,500 km, the march will be the Congress' biggest ever public contact programme and Rahul Gandhi will walk "all the way" from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

India's future crude oil supplies will mostly come from Gulf -oil minister

India's minister of petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said most of his country's crude oil supplies in the near future will come from the Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq, as it seeks a secure and affordable energy base.

Indian refiners have been snapping up relatively cheap Russian oil, shunned by Western companies and countries since sanctions were imposed against Moscow for what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine.