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Ukraine says fresh Russian shelling of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant damaged 'several radiation sensors': AFP

3 die after boat capsizes in Yamuna, 11 rescued so far

Eleven people have been rescued while 3 dead, including 2 women & a child in the Marka boat capsized tragedy, according to ANI.

A boat, full of passengers, going from Fatehpur to Marka village capsized around 3 pm.

Shoe thrown at TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in front of CBI court: Media report

TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal produced in special CBI court in cattle smuggling case

Last night around 3:30 am, terrorists threw a grenade at the post and tried to enter the camp. Army jawans retaliated and in the encounter, two terrorists were killed and 3 jawans were martyred. They seem to be foreign terrorists: Mohammad Aslam, SSP Rajouri. (ANI)

Assam CM felicitates CG Gold Medal winner Nayanmoni Saikia

Former Bengal SSC advisor Shanti Prasad Sinha and former chairman SSC Ashok Saha were sent to CBI custody till August 17, ANI reported. They were arrested yesterday in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam.

ED has summoned eight West Bengal IPS officers to New Delhi in the coal smuggling case

I-T dept detects over Rs 150 crore black income after raids on Rajasthan group

The Income tax department has detected "unaccounted" income of more than Rs 150 crore after it recently raided a Jaipur-based group engaged in the business of gems and jewellery, hospitality and real estate, the CBDT said Thursday.

The raids were launched on August 3 and more than three dozen premises of the business group, which has not been named by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in its press statement, in Jaipur and Kota districts in Rajasthan were covered.

The Board said the department has seized "unaccounted assets" of over Rs 11 crore so far.

Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as 14th Vice President of India

Vice President-elect Jagdeep Dhankhar to take oath shortly

Delhi govt mandates face masks in public amid rise in Covid-19 cases

CBI arrests TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in connection with cattle smuggling case - PTI

Vice President-elect Dhankhar visits Raj Ghat ahead of swearing in

Jagdeep Dhankhar, who will be sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India on Thursday afternoon, began his day by visiting Raj Ghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi.

"Felt blessed, inspired and motivated to be ever in service of Bharat in serene sublimity of Raj Ghat while paying respects to Pujya Bapu," Dhankhar tweeted.

Dhankar's oath ceremony will take place at 12.30 pm in Rashtrapati Bhavan. - PTI.

CBI team at residence of TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal

Shops washed away in cloudburst in Kullu

A cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Thursday washed away ten shops and three vehicles, the state disaster management department said.

No casualties have been reported in the cloudburst at Deuthi gram panchayat in Anni tehsil at around 7.30 am, the department said.

An old bus stand and panchayat building at Deuthi are also facing the risk of being washed away. - PTI.

Uddhav faction of Shiv Sena not invited to BAC meeting ahead of Maharashtra Legislature session

Chinese-built Pak warship to dock in Sri Lanka after Bangladesh denies entry

Sri Lanka has allowed Pakistan’s Chinese-built frigate warship PNS Taimur to make a port call in Colombo while on its way to join the Pakistan Navy here on August 15 after the Bangladesh government denied it permission to dock at Chattogram Port.

The docking of the Chinese-made Pakistani warship at Sri Lankan port came days after Colombo urged Beijing to defer the visit of a Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota port after India' expressed security concerns.

Iraqi Shia cleric urges judiciary to dissolve parliament

Iraqi powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged the country's judiciary to dissolve the parliament by the end of next week, due to the expiry of the constitutional deadlines for the formation of a new government.

The parliament does not need to convene to dissolve itself, because some parliamentary blocs adhere to the quota system, continue to engage in corruption, and refuse to bow to the people's demand to dissolve parliament, Al-Sadr tweeted on Wednesday.

6k people evacuated as wildfires reignite in France

Wildfires near Landiras, a city in France's southwestern department of Gironde, have burnt 6,000 hectare of land and evacuated more than 6,000 people from their homes, French daily news channel BFMTV reported.

More than 1,000 firefighters and an aerial fire brigade have been mobilised to extinguish the flames. Local authorities said high winds, heat waves and a persisting drought are likely to aggravate the fires, Xinhua news agency reported.