Month: August 2024

Joe Biden Raises Concerns Over Peaceful Transfer Of Power After November Elections

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Joe Biden Raises Concerns Over Peaceful Transfer Of Power After November Elections

Joe Biden expressed his concern over the peaceful transfer of power after November election. Washington: US President Joe Biden said an interview with CBS he is “not confident at all” there will be a peaceful transfer of power to Kamala Harris if Donald Trump loses November’s election, according to an extract broadcast Wednesday. “If Trump…

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Durand Cup: East Bengal eases past Downtown Heroes; Indian Army outplays Assam Rifles

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Durand Cup: East Bengal eases past Downtown Heroes; Indian Army outplays Assam Rifles

Players of East Bengal FC (in red) and Downtown Heroes FC vie for the ball during their 2024 Durand Cup football match, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Emami East Bengal FC consolidated its position on top of the standings as it beat a 10-man Downtown Heroes FC 3-1 in a…

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Himachal Pradesh Cloudburst Death Count Rises To 22

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Himachal Pradesh Cloudburst Death Count Rises To 22

Nine bodies have been recovered from Mandi’s Rajbhan village, officials said. (File) Shimla: Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in Shimla, Kullu and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh on July 31 midnight have so far claimed 22 lives while operations are underway to trace over 30 missing persons, officials said on Wednesday. The flash floods were…

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Nation

Constitution Is A “Powerful Tool” To Curb Disparities: Chief Justice

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Constitution Is A “Powerful Tool” To Curb Disparities: Chief Justice

The CJI said the bottom line was that “we live among many such complexly stacked inequalities.” (File) New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday said the Constitution is a “powerful tool” to curb disparities and it creates institutions and structures which are meant to guard against inequality. He said the Constitution…

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131.3 Lakh Fishermen Covered Under Centre’s Insurance Scheme: Minister

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131.3 Lakh Fishermen Covered Under Centre’s Insurance Scheme: Minister

4,26,666 KCCs have been sanctioned to fishers, the union minister said (Representational) New Delhi: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that as many as 131.3 lakh fishermen have been covered under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) of the Centre’s Department of Fisheries….

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Cannabis Worth Crores Recovered From Empty House In Gurugram: Police

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Cannabis Worth Crores Recovered From Empty House In Gurugram: Police

We are searching for the smugglers, said police (Representational) Gurugram: The Gurugram Police has recovered around 762.15 kilograms of illegal marijuana worth crores from an empty house in Nanu Khurd village in Pataudi area, an officer on Wednesday said. Following a tip-off, the DLF Phase 4 crime unit team, led by Inspector Sandeep Kumar, conducted…

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UP Man Arrested For Assaulting, Cutting Wife’s Ear With Sickle: Cops

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UP Man Arrested For Assaulting, Cutting Wife’s Ear With Sickle: Cops

The victim is the head of village Patkhauli, say cops (Representational) Bahraich: A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife, a village head, and slicing her ear with a sickle, police said on Wednesday. Balram, who was arrested on a complaint from Shridevi has as many as 14 cases lodged against him, Superintendent…

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Northeast extremists may exploit Bangladesh situation again: Assam CM

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Northeast extremists may exploit Bangladesh situation again: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: PTI GUWAHATI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (August 7) did not rule out the possibility of some extremist groups of the northeast setting up bases again in Bangladesh. He also said the evolving political situation in Bangladesh after the violent fall of Sheikh…

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Danish PM’s attacker gets jail term, to be deported

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Danish PM’s attacker gets jail term, to be deported

The accused’s lawyer said that his client accepted the ruling but that the four-month prison sentence was “a bit harsher than I had feared.“ File | Photo Credit: AFP A Danish court on Wednesday handed a Polish man a four-month prison sentence and ordered him deported for punching the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in…

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