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- Russia says RT sanctions part of U.S. pre-election ‘information campaign’on 2024-09-05 at 15:36
The U.S. indicted two RT employees and slapped its top editors with sanctions, accusing them of trying to influence the upcoming election
- Cambodia says China to hand over two warshipson 2024-09-05 at 15:27
Maly Socheata, a spokeswoman for the Cambodian Defence Ministry, told AFP that China would send the two new so-called Type 056C corvettes next year, at the earliest
- True Measure Of A Leader Is His Legacy: Gautam Adani’s Teachers’ Day Messageon 2024-09-05 at 14:44
Urging students to dream big, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Thursday that the true measure of a leader is not in the titles he achieves but the legacy he leaves behind.
- Donald Trump pleads not guilty to revised U.S. 2020 election indictmenton 2024-09-05 at 14:44
The new indictment, brought in August, included the same four charges as the one obtained last year by Special Counsel Jack Smith, but dropped allegations the Supreme Court found could not remain part of the case
- In Teachers’ Day Address, Gautam Adani Shares Story Of His “Karmabhoomi”on 2024-09-05 at 14:42
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani today looked back on the long journey he has taken in building his business and shared details about some key moments from his experience.
- Dushyant Chautala Files Nomination From Uchana Kalan Ahead Of Haryana Pollson 2024-09-05 at 14:28
JJP leader and former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Thursday filed his nomination for the October 5 polls from the Uchana Kalan seat in Jind district.
- Teen charged with murder of 80-year-old grandfather in U.K.on 2024-09-05 at 14:02
The 80-year-old Indian origin man was attacked while walking his dog in a park; a number of teenagers have been convicted of murder and manslaughter in 2023 alone in U.K.
- Opinion: EMC: Delhi’s Mission To Encourage Young Entrepreneurshipon 2024-09-05 at 14:01
In 2019, after extensive research and brainstorming, the Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum (EMC) was introduced. As the name suggests, the curriculum aims to shift students’ mindsets from job seekers to job creators.
- Bangladesh President’s office seeking details of senior Hindu officers is “racial profiling”, says rights activiston 2024-09-05 at 13:58
A notification seeking details of Hindu officers for a guest list at the President’s residence has sparked concern, given the recent reported violence against minorities, and the forced resignations of Hindu officials and academics
- Toll in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Poltava rises to 55on 2024-09-05 at 13:36
The strike hit the Poltava military communications institute on Tuesday, September 5, according to Ukrainian officials who did not specify how many of the victims were military or civilians
- When IC-814 Hijackers Demanded Terrorist’s Body In Exchange For Hostageson 2024-09-05 at 13:32
Indian Airlines’ Airbus A300 took off from Kathmandu at 4:53 pm on December 24, 1999, for Delhi. A two-hour long flight lasted for almost eight days when terrorists from Pakistan-based outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) hijacked the aircraft.
- Video: Bengaluru Woman Harassed By Auto Driver For Cancelling Rideon 2024-09-05 at 13:25
A woman in Bengaluru was harassed and allegedly slapped by an Ola auto driver after she cancelled her ride booked through the ride hailing app.
- Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja Joins BJP, Wife Shares Photoon 2024-09-05 at 13:14
Having retired from T20 internationals after India’s T20 World Cup triumph this year, cricketer Ravindra Jadeja appears to have embarked on a political journey by joining the BJP.
- “There Were Lots Of Attempts…”: ISRO Chief To NDTV On Cyber Fraudon 2024-09-05 at 13:13
India’s phenomenal growth in the digital domain in the last few years has also brought with it new challenges in cybersecurity, ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath told NDTV.
- Britain halts criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinsteinon 2024-09-05 at 12:28
Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein; he is due to start serving a 16-year sentence in California for a separate rape conviction in Los Angeles
- Michel Barnier, EU’s former Brexit negotiator, named by Macron to be France’s new PMon 2024-09-05 at 12:24
Mr. Barnier replaces Gabriel Attal, who resigned on July 16 following quick-fire legislative elections that produced a divided and hung parliament, plunging France into political turmoil
- Dial 112: Bihar Launches ‘Safe Travel’ Helpline For Women In 6 Districtson 2024-09-05 at 12:09
The Bihar Police has launched a special initiative called Safe Travel under the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).
- Day After Rape-Murder, Sandip Ghosh Ordered Renovation At Hospital: Reporton 2024-09-05 at 12:07
The CBI probing the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital has found a crucial document showing that former principal Sandip Ghosh gave instructions to conduct renovation in areas adjacent to the scene of the crime.
- Putin says he’s constantly in touch with India, China, Brazil over Ukraine conflicton 2024-09-05 at 11:54
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Izvestia daily that India could help in establishing a dialogue on Ukraine
- Popular Bengali Actor Heckled As She Tries To Join Protest March In Kolkataon 2024-09-05 at 11:52
Bengali actor Rituparna Sengupta — trolled recently over a protest video she posted — was heckled yesterday when she had gone to take part in the “Reclaim the night” protest march.
- Gen AI Boosting Productivity Of Indian IT Industry’s Fastest-Growing Niche, TCS Exec Sayson 2024-09-05 at 11:42
GenAI has taken centre stage in the space and clients are replanning budgets and product features, said VC of IOT and Digital Engineering at TCS.
- South Korea says North Korea has again launched trash-carrying balloons across the borderon 2024-09-05 at 11:26
North Korea is flying more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in the latest round of Cold War-style psychological warfare between the rivals
- UK Prosecutors Drop Indecent Assault Charges Against Harvey Weinsteinon 2024-09-05 at 11:26
British prosecutors said on Thursday they had discontinued indecent assault charges against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
- Denied Haryana Poll Tickets, BJP Minister And MLA Quit Partyon 2024-09-05 at 11:20
A day after the ruling BJP announced its first list of 67 candidates for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, the party faced rebellion with Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and MLA Lakshman Dass Napa who were denied tickets quitting the party.
- After Ganderbal, Omar Abdullah Files Nomination From Budgamon 2024-09-05 at 11:13
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference chief Omar Abdullah has filed a second nomination to contest the assembly polls from Budgam.
- Malaysia says it won’t bow to China’s demands to halt oil exploration in South China Seaon 2024-09-05 at 11:09
PM Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia would continue to explain its stance following China’s accusations in a protest note in February to the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing that Kuala Lumpur had infringed on its territory
- Opinion: AAP Alliance, No CM Face: Decoding Congress’s Haryana Strategyon 2024-09-05 at 11:06
Both parties initially planned to go solo, but last-minute discussions at the high command level revived talks. The AAP is reportedly demanding 10 seats, while the Congress is currently offering two to three.
- Gunman shot dead near Munich Nazi-era exhibit, Israel consulateon 2024-09-05 at 10:49
Munich police wrote on social media platform X that, after the shooting, there were “no indications of any other suspects” and that no one else was wounded.
- Putin Says Constantly In Touch With India Over Ukraine Conflict: Reporton 2024-09-05 at 10:49
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday named India among the three countries he is constantly in touch over the Ukraine conflict and said they are sincerely making efforts to resolve it, state-owned TASS news agency reported.
- “Washing Hands With Tears”: Parents On Photos Of Son’s Torture By Actoron 2024-09-05 at 10:42
Dealing with the pain of their 33-year-old son being brutally murdered, allegedly by actor Darshan and his aides, the parents of Renukaswamy are now having to cope with seeing visual proof of his torture.
- Watch: How will the morality law hit Afghan women?on 2024-09-05 at 10:40
- Second stage of Gaza polio campaign begins while war goes on in other areason 2024-09-05 at 10:20
Vaccinations have begun in Rafah and Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, both areas that have been battered by the war and have hosted tens of thousands of people who have fled other parts
- Uttarakhand Removes Rajaji Tiger Reserve Director, Court Dismisses Petitionon 2024-09-05 at 10:20
The Uttarakhand Government has removed Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Rahul as Director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve, following instructions from Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
- 4 Army Personnel Killed After Vehicle Skids Off Road In Sikkimon 2024-09-05 at 10:16
Four army personnel died after a vehicle they were travelling skidded off the road in Sikkim and fell in a gorge approximately 700 feet deep.
- Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, issue ‘exaggerated’: Muhammad Yunuson 2024-09-05 at 10:05
I have said to (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi also that this is exaggerated. This issue has several dimensions, says Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus
- Islamic radicals want to make Bangladesh another Afghanistan, it’s scary and alarming: Taslima Nasrinon 2024-09-05 at 07:42
Sheikh Hasina was an autocrat who always encouraged fundamentalists and curbed freedom of expression, says writer-activist Taslima Nasrin
- United Nations’ Antonio Guterres says ‘injustices’ against Africa must be correctedon 2024-09-05 at 07:40
“It is outrageous… that the continent of Africa still has no permanent seat on the Security Council,” Antonio Guterres said
- Ugandan Olympic runner Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriendon 2024-09-05 at 07:37
The 2024 Paris Olympian was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend, making her the third female athlete to be killed in the country since 2021
- Sheikh Hasina must stay silent in India till Bangladesh seeks her extradition: Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunuson 2024-09-05 at 07:13
If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh wants her back, the condition would be that she has to keep quiet, says Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government
- School and work are suspended in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi edges closeron 2024-09-05 at 06:52
The Hong Kong Observatory said the typhoon, with maximum sustained winds of 210 kilometers (130 miles) per hour, would skirt around 300 kilometers (190 miles) southwest of the financial hub on Friday
- United Nations’ attention drawn to racial profiling of Hindu officers in Bangladeshon 2024-09-05 at 06:37
“Seeking list of only Hindu officers by the President of Bangladesh is nothing but an act of racial profiling of the Hindus for specific targeting of minorities based on their religious belief,” rights group’s director Suhas Chakma said
- Small, harmless asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippineson 2024-09-05 at 06:18
The asteroid — about 3 feet (1 meter) across — was spotted by astronomers in Arizona and broke apart over the coast of the Philippines
- Hamas says Benjamin Netanyahu trying to ‘thwart’ Gaza truceon 2024-09-05 at 06:07
Hamas is demanding complete Israeli withdrawal from the area and said Mr. Netanyahu’s insistence on the border zone “aims to thwart reaching an agreement.”
- South Korea records highest average summer temperature on recordon 2024-09-05 at 05:56
“From mid-June, temperatures remained higher than in previous years, even during the monsoon season when temperatures traditionally drop,” the KMA said
- Pope Francis, imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planeton 2024-09-05 at 05:01
Pope Francis travelled to Jakarta’s iconic Istiqlal Mosque for an interfaith gathering with representatives of the six religions that are officially recognised in Indonesia: Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Catholicism and Protestantism
- Two Bangladeshi nationals held for illegally trying to enter Indiaon 2024-09-05 at 04:59
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Commandant Sankar Singh said the two identified as Ahmed Rubel and Mohammad Khukan were arrested while trying to cross into India from Nepal through the Bargadwa border outpost
- Chinese and African leaders hold a summit on deepening cooperation in a divided worldon 2024-09-05 at 04:50
Dozens of African leaders have descended on Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.-led global order
- We want to create many Singapores in India: PM Modion 2024-09-05 at 03:14
Later in the day, Prime Minister Modi will also call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam; he is also set to meet with Singaporean business leaders
- Global media body mourns killing of 10th scribe in Pakistan in 2024on 2024-09-05 at 02:59
The South Asian country has turned into a graveyard of working journalists, the Press Emblem Campaign said
- The battleground States that could decide the U.S. Presidential elections | Dataon 2024-09-05 at 02:34
The opinion polls show a close race in the swing States. If the polling averages hold true in these States, the electoral college votes would break 292-246 in favour of the Democrats.
- Boeing’s empty capsule back to Earth soon; Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore stay aboardon 2024-09-05 at 01:35
Boeing’s Starliner capsule to return from International Space Station (ISS) with empty seats, NASA astronauts delayed due to technical issues
- De facto U.S. envoy warns Taiwan is not China’s only targeton 2024-09-04 at 18:50
New U.S. ambassador to Taiwan warns of China’s intimidation, calls for international cooperation to prevent conflict