Month: August 2024

Centre Refutes Reports Linking Farakka Barrage To Bangladesh Floods

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“This is a normal seasonal development,” Randhir Jaiswal said New Delhi: India on Monday trashed reports in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is causing floods in some areas in the neighbouring country. “We have seen fake videos, rumours and fear-mongering to create misunderstanding. This should be firmly countered with…

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China says took ‘control measures’ against Philippine ships near disputed reef

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China Coast Guard ships are seen from the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Cabra during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea on August 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP China said it took “control measures” on Monday (August 26, 2024) against two Philippine Coast Guard ships that…

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Japan scrambles jets after Chinese aircraft ‘violates’ airspace

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This handout photo taken and released on August 26, 2024, by Japan’s Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office shows a Chinese military Y9 intelligence-gathering aircraft that Japan’s defence ministry said “violated” Japanese airspace. Japan scrambled fighter jets on August 26 after the Chinese military aircraft entered Japanese airspace at 11:29 am (0229 GMT) for around…

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US Open 2024: Defending Champions Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff Headline Day 1

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Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff launch their US Open title defences on Monday, Serbian superstar Djokovic aiming to follow up his emotional Paris Olympics triumph with his first Grand Slam title of 2024. Djokovic, seeded second behind world number one Jannik Sinner, is vying to become the first man to repeat in New…

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India should extradite Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh: BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who is among the senior-most leaders of the BNP, was imprisoned on October 29, 2023, and spent four-and-a-half months in prison until he was freed after Ms. Hasina won the elections. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India should extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh, demanded Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir,…

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Team Uddhav, BJP Leaders Clash In Maharashtra, Case Against 60: Police

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Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray’s visit to Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city on Monday triggered a clash between workers and local leaders of his party and those of the rival BJP. Police registered two separate cases against 60 people in connection with the clash between Shiv Sena (UBT) and BJP workers and local leaders…

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100-Metre-Long ‘Make In India’ Bridge Launched For Bullet Train Project

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This is the fourth out of the 28 steel bridges, completed for the Bullet Train corridor. New Delhi: Another steel bridge of 100 m length has been launched for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project on August 25 near Silvassa in Dadra & Nagar Haveli. This 1464 MT steel bridge of 14.6 m in height and…

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Family Members Returning From Funeral Among 7 Killed In 2 Andhra Accidents

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Police said the car overturned after the driver lost control of the speeding vehicle (Representational) Tirupati: Seven people were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Kadapa district on Monday, police said. Five persons were killed in the accident that occurred on Guvvalacheruvu Ghat Road when a car…

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Colombo port welcomes Indian, Chinese warships on the same day 

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INS Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Sri Lanka’s main port in the capital Colombo on Monday (August 26, 2024) welcomed India’s frontline warship ‘INS Mumbai’, as well as three warships of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, piquing interest in the island nation that is familiar with the two powers’ strategic contest. Indigenously built destroyer…

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Canada To Reduce Number Of Temporary Foreign Workers

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Canada has long prided itself on welcoming newcomers. Canada is reducing by tens of thousands the number of temporary foreign workers it brings in, reversing some expansions to the program it made in 2022 as the government struggles to bring down numbers of temporary residents. The temporary foreign worker program brings non-Canadians to the country…

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