Month: August 2026

West Asia war LIVE: Trump says will demand conflict compensation from Iran

August 11, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday that he would seek conflict compensation from Iran as part of any peace negotiations, citing attacks and killings stretching back decades allegedly backed or perpetrated by Tehran. Negotiations on ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz have stalled, and his new demands risk putting a quick agreement…

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76.23% of RSETI trained persons opened enterprises in over three years, says Union government

August 11, 2026 admin

Of the 2,957 persons trained by Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI), Ujire, in Dakshina Kannada during the last three financial years and till this June, 2,254 persons (76.23%) are settled or established their enterprises, according to the Union government. They were trained under Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDPs) conducted by RSETI, Jayant Chaudhary, Union Minister…

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Multiple blasts heard in Kyiv after missile alert

August 10, 2026 admin

A series of blasts were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, shortly after midnight local time on Tuesday (August 11, 2026), AFP journalists said, after the authorities warned of several approaching missiles. The reporters said they heard several loud explosions while the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, wrote on social media that Kyiv was “under ballistic…

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Government approves ₹2,574 crore ‘Wazirabad Water Supply Improvement Project’: Parvesh

August 10, 2026 admin

Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh. | Photo Credit: PTI Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Monday (August 10, 2026) said that in-principle approval has been given by the Screening Committee of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) for the “long-awaited” ₹2,574 crore Asian Development Bank-assisted ‘Wazirabad Water Supply Improvement Project’. “For the people of…

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Delhi High Court seeks The Caravan’s stand in defamation case by Nitin Gadkari’s son

August 10, 2026 admin

The plea said Mr. Nikhil Gadkari was being “targeted” by the defendants because he was the son of a former national president of the BJP and a senior Union Minister. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court asked The Caravan magazine to respond to a defamation case filed by Nikhil Gadkari, Union…

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‘Nothing wrong’, says Fadnavis on NCP(SP) MPs meeting PM Modi

August 10, 2026 admin

In this image posted on August 10, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with a delegation of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MPs led by the party’s working president Supriya Sule, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: X/@anandprakash7 via PTI Members of Parliament of Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar group met Prime Minister…

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Tiranga is a symbol of India’s honour, pride and glory, says Yogi

August 10, 2026 admin

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds the national flag on stage during a Tiranga Yatra as part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, in Gorakhpur on August 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday (August 11, 2026) in Gorakhpur said ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign is a tribute…

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For Jharkhand’s job aspirants, it was a march for lost years

August 10, 2026 admin

Pankaj Yadav, 28, lay on the road, 1 km away from the Jharkhand Assembly, with a swollen foot, trying to explain to those around him where the police baton had struck him. His knees and leg were hurting, he said, and there was pain near his stomach too. Jharkhand students protest: Follow LIVE updates on…

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Marginal increase in unemployment rate April-June quarter: PLFS

August 10, 2026 admin

The share of regular wage and salaried employees increased in both rural and urban areas, rising from 15.5% to 16.1% in rural areas and from 48.9% to 49.3% in urban areas, according to PLFS data. Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose to 5.4%…

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Supriya Sule’s meeting with PM sets off speculation over NCP(SP)’s stance on delimitation Bill

August 10, 2026 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with a delegation of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MPs led by party working president Supriya Sule in New Delhi on August 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: X/@anandprakash7 via PTI The meeting between Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) MPs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (August 10,…

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