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Murmu writes to Lankan President, thanks him for his letter of congratulations

Traffic snarl in various parts of the national capital following rainfall in the city

Parliamentary delegation from Mozambique calls on President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan

5G Spectrum Auction: Govt receives bids worth Rs 1,49,855 cr

Government has received bids worth Rs 1,49,855 crores after 23rd Round of 5G Spectrum Auction. Auction will continue tomorrow

Bomb blast hits Kabul stadium during cricket match, casualties feared

Pacer Renuka Singh Thakur finishes with figures of 4/18 in four overs against team Australia. Australia need 100 runs in 72 balls to win.

International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) will become an enabler, it will support innovation and also become a catalyst for growth opportunities: PM Narendra Modi at GIFT City, in Gandhinagar

Level 2 fire reported in Andheri West area

CWG 2022: India women's cricket team crosses 100-run mark in 13.2 overs against Australia

CWG 2022: Indian women's team 75/2 after 10 overs against Australia, Shafali Verma unbeaten on 39

Not a single monkeypox case in Tamil Nadu: State Health Minister Ma Subramanian

Not even a single monkeypox case in Tamil Nadu. Fake news is circulating on social media that 4 monkeypox cases confirmed in Nagercoil. Don't believe fake news. If we find any such case, we'll tell media to make people aware of the disease: State Health Minister Ma Subramanian

PM Modi arrives in Gandhinagar

Ola may lay off 1,000 employees to ramp up EV plans

As Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola aims to ramp up its electric vehicle (EV) business, media reports have claimed that the ride-hailing platform is laying off around 1,000 employees from across verticals.

According to reports citing employee records, verticals like mobility, hyperlocal, fintech, and Ola's used car operations have included in the layoff process.

Commonwealth Games: India women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur wins toss, opts to bat against Australia

Bombay HC orders demolition of 48 buildings violating height norms near Mumbai airport

He is an anti-national and anti-tribal person. And how can he trivialise this issue by saying that he can go to the President and seek an apology? Is it that simple? It is condemnable: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

It was not a slip of tongue. If you watch the clip, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury clearly (referred to President Murmu as) 'Rashtrapati' twice, then he corrected himself to say 'Rashtrapatni.' Such matters should not be taken lightly: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Delhi High Court directs Jairam Ramesh, two others to delete social media posts on illegal bar row

The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an interim injunction directing Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera, and Netta D'souza to delete all their posts related to illegal bar row from all social media platforms.

The court has also summoned Ramesh, Khera and D'souza in a civil suit filed by Union Minister Smriti Irani.

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Illegal Bar row: Delhi High Court has issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D'souza in civil suit filed by Union Minister Smriti Irani.

Today is not only a day of achievement, but also of aspirations. I wish that all the dreams of our youth come true. To teachers andother staff members, you are nation-builders, who are creating the leaders of tomorrow: PM Modi

Whole world is looking at India’s youth with hope, says PM Modi at Anna University

"The whole world is looking at India’s youth with hope because you are the growth engines of the country and India is the world’s growth engine," PM Modi at Anna University.

Last rites of youth hacked to death in Karnataka's Surathkal under way

PM Modi attends 42nd convocation of Anna University in Chennai

India backs UN resolution to recognise human right to clean, healthy environment; raises concern over text

India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that recognises the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right, but dissociated itself from an operative paragraph of the text and voiced its concerns over the procedure and substance of the resolution.

The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution on Thursday with 161 votes in favour and abstentions by Belarus, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Syria.

5.82 lakh people lost lives in 17 lakh road accidents in 4 yrs: Govt

As many as 5.82 lakh people lost their lives in accidents in four years up to 2020 as per the data received from police department of all states/UTs, though the number of deaths have decreased down the years, the Parliament was told on Thursday.

In 2017, 464,910 accidents left 147,913 dead and 470,975 injured, while in 2018, the number of accidents were 467,044, killing 151,417 people and injuring 469,418, while in 2019, 449,002 accidents left 151,113 dead and in 2020, the number of accidents decreased to 366,138 which left 131,714 people dead and 348,279 injured, Road Transport Nitin Gadkari told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.

NIA court convicts 3 accused in Kalamassery bus burning case

A NIA Special Court in Ernakulam, Kerala, has convicted three accused persons in Kalamassery bus burning case under various offences of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for damaging a Tamil Nadu government-owned bus plying between Ernakulum and Salem in support of their demand for release of Abdul Nasar Madani, People's Democratic Party Chairman, who was detained in Coimbatore jail in 2005.