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A regional turboprop plane carrying 62 people crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all on board, local officials near the crash site said. Video shared on social media showed what appeared to be the ATR-made plane spinning out of control as it plunged down behind a cluster of trees near houses, followed…
Vinesh Phogat’s hearing in Paris at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ended. The star Indian wrestler had appealed to the CAS after she was disqualified from the 50kg wrestling final at the Paris Olympics for being 100 gram overweight. Earlier, Vinesh was assured of a silver medal after entering the…
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed retribution for the attack, which happened in the middle of the day. File | Photo Credit: AP “A Russian strike on a supermarket in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka on Friday (August 9, 2024) killed at least 10 people and injured 35,” Ukraine’s interior minister said. The town is about…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the approval to eight new railway line projects will boost connectivity-related infrastructure. “This is great news for commerce, connectivity and will also enhance job creation,” PM Modi said in a post on X. Commenting on other decisions taken by the Union Cabinet at a meeting…
Jaipur: BJP MLA Kirori Lal Meena, who submitted his resignation as minister several days ago, said on Friday that he has given up the ministerial post in the Bhajanlal Sharma government in Rajasthan because party leaders did not give weightage to him. Mr Meena submitted resignation as cabinet minister following the BJP’s underwhelming performance on…
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the proposal of the Department of Rural Development for construction of two crore more houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G). The Cabinet approved the ‘Implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29,”…
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There is no provision for creamy layer in reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Constitution as envisaged by BR Ambedkar, the Centre said today days after the Supreme Court order on sub quotas. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meet, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said there was a detailed discussion at…
The Paris-based family of Narges Mohammadi emphasised it had had no direct contact with her. Paris: Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other female inmates were hurt in clashes that erupted at Tehran’s Evin prison following a spate of executions, her family said, raising new concerns for her health. Iranian authorities acknowledged…
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S Jaishankar said the Maldives occupies an important place in India’s vision of ‘Neighbourhood First’. Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Maldivian counterpart Moosa Zammer on Friday to discuss all areas of bilateral cooperation to deepen the partnership between India and the archipelagic nation. Mr Jaishankar arrived in Male on a three-day official…
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The attack reportedly took place in July this year. Peru’s Mashco Piro tribe recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon. According to CBS News, the regional Indigenous organisation FENAMAD said on Monday that it believes illegal logging was taking place on Mashco Piro territory and…
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