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Meeting and talking to political rivals does not change one's DNA: Ghulam Nabi Azad counters Congress which had insinuated he was cozying up to Modi

Ukraine nuclear plant cut from main power line again, says IAEA

Indian car & bike racing champion Alisha Abdullah joins BJP: Party spokesperson

The Artemis I mission to the Moon has been postponed. Teams attempted to fix an issue related to a leak in the hardware transferring fuel into the rocket, but were unsuccessful: NASA

NASA launch teams make 'no go' recommendation to launch director for planned lift off moon rocket

Nitin Gadkari unveils India's first prototype of drone technology for organ transport

JD(U) resolution alleges BJP govt trying to silence Opposition voices by misusing probe agencies; claims 'undeclared emergency' in country

Mississippi pilot threatens to crash plane into local Walmart

A pilot circling the city of Tupelo in Mississippi is threatening to crash the aircraft into a Walmart. The area has been evacuated by the concerned authorities and locals have been urged to stay away from Walmart. Read more

Asia Cup 2022: Pakistan's Shahnawaz Dahani unavailable for India match due to a suspected side strain

Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani on Saturday was declared unavailable for Sunday's Super Four match in Asia Cup 2022 against India due to a suspected side strain, said the Pakistan Cricket Board.(IANS)

If Kerala has a future, it is BJP: Amit Shah

"Congress is vanishing from the country, the world is getting rid of communist parties. If Kerala has a future, it is BJP," says Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the BJP SC conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.(ANI)

Yellow alert in 10 Himachal districts

IMD has issued a yellow alert in the state; a heavy rain warning for 10 districts in the state including Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Kangra, Mandi, & Kullu, for the next 48 hours.(ANI)

Corrupt BJP is buying MLAs with our tax money: Arvind Kejriwal

Russia says it foiled Ukrainian attempt to seize nuclear plant

Ukrainian forces attempted to capture the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an attack on the facility on Friday night, Russia's defence ministry said in its daily briefing on Saturday. The ministry said a Ukrainian naval force of more than 250 troops attempted to land on the coast of a lake near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine at around 23:00 local time (1:30) on Friday. Russia said its forces foiled the attack using military helicopters and fighter jets.Reuters was unable to verify the report.(Reuters)

J&K: Madrasa teacher arrested for passing on sensitive information to Pak-based terrorists

A madrasa teacher was arrested in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly passing on information related to security installations to Pakistan-based terrorists, officials said on Saturday.(PTI)

Nitish to visit Delhi from September 5, likely to meet Opposition leaders

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to visit Delhi from September 5 and meet several Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi of the Congress, in his bid to bring them together to fight the BJP. Janata Dal (United) sources said Kumar is expected to meet Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and the Left leaders among others. The JD(U) is holding its two-day meeting of national executive and national council meeting on Saturday and Sunday.(PTI)

Struggles of people of Hyderabad symbol of national integration: Asaduddin Owaisi

"The struggles of the people of erstwhile Hyderabad state against colonialism, feudalism & autocracy are a symbol of national integration rather than merely a case of "liberation" of a piece of land," read AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi from his letter to Union Home MinisterAmit Shah.(ANI)

IITs have been pride of nation, their story is story of independent India: President Droupadi Murmu at IIT Delhi

Prez Murmu addresses at IIT Delhi's Diamond Jubilee closing ceremony

Arvind Kejriwal addresses a crowd of Gujarat gram sarpanch

Erdogan tells Putin Turkey can mediate over Ukraine nuclear plant standoff: presidency

Turkey can mediate in a standoff over Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station which is occupied by Moscow's troops, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday.(AFP)

Arvind Kejriwal meets locals in Gujarat

DelhiChief Minister and AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal interacts with locals during his visit to the poll-bound Gujarat state, in Rajkot

CBDT refunded Rs 1.14 lakh crore to taxpayers between Apr 1 and Aug 31, 2022

Delhi Football prez Shaji Prabhakaran named AIFF secretary general

NSA Ajit Doval meets Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday visited the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai. Doval was welcomed by Shinde with a bouquet and a shawl after he offered prayers at Lord Ganesh's idol at the chief minister's residence, Shinde's office said in a statement. The idol of Lord Ganesh was installed at the CM's residence 'Varsha' on the first day of the ten-day festival on August 31. (PTI)

ED raids under way at Bengaluru offices of Razorpay, Paytm, Cashfree

The Enforcement Directorate Saturday said it is conducting raids at Bengaluru premises of online payment gateways like Razorpay, Paytm and Cashfree as part of an ongoing probe against "illegal" instant smartphone-based loans "controlled" by Chinese persons.
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Gujarat: FIR against AAP chief for using derogatory language against BJP chief

TMC leader arrested in chit fund case produced before CBI court

JD(U) MLAs joined BJP to make Manipur 'JDU-free': Sushil Modi

Fatehi was unaware that an event she attended had ties to a crime syndicate: Delhi Police EOW

JD(U) state executive meeting gets under way in Patna

Karnataka BJP MLA verbally abuses woman looking to file complaint

Amit Shah chairs Southern Zonal Council meet with Kerala, TN, K'taka CMs present

BJP MPs booked in Jharkhand for forcefully taking ATC clearance

Shinde responds to speculation about Cong leaders joining Sena-BJP alliance

Nadda holds meeting with Haryana BJP office bearers

BJP bought Manipur MLAs: JDU chief Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh

Nora Fatehi questioned in Sukesh Chandrashekhar money laundering case

India logs 7,219 new Covid-19 infections

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval meets Maharashtra Governor

HC issues notice to Centre, SII, Bill Gates, others over alleged Covishield death

Kerala governor accepts resignation of minister M V Govindan

4.4 magnitude quake strikes off coast of Andaman and Nicobar islands

NIA conducts multiple searches in ULFA recruitment case in Assam

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at 16 locations in seven districts of Assam, including Kamrup, Nalbari, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sadiya, Charaideo and Sivasagar, in connection with the ULFA recruitment case, said an NIA official

The case pertains to the activities of ULFA, (a proscribed terrorist organisation) including recruitment of youth in ULFA, extortion of money for strengthening ULFA and radicalization of youth for unlawful activities.