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22 cricketers awarded annual contracts by Mumbai Cricket Association

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22 cricketers awarded annual contracts by Mumbai Cricket Association

Twenty-two cricketers — 14 male and eight female — have been awarded annual contracts by the Mumbai Cricket Association. The MCA Apex Council has also constituted the Ajinkya Rahane Scholarship Fund, in a bid to recognise the distinguished career of the former India captain who retired from all formats earlier this month. The decisions were…

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India crosses 300 GW non-fossil capacity, on track for 500 GW by 2030: Pralhad Joshi

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India crosses 300 GW non-fossil capacity, on track for 500 GW by 2030: Pralhad Joshi

Mumbai: Union Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi during the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026, in Mumbai, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_27_2026_000343B) | Photo Credit: – India has crossed 300 GW of installed non-fossil fuel power capacity and is well on track to achieve its target of 500 GW by 2030, Union Minister…

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BJD opposes Odisha government’s proposal for biometric attendance for college students

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BJD opposes Odisha government’s proposal for biometric attendance for college students

Terming the introduction of a biometric attendance system unacceptable, the BJD spokesperson said. | Photo Credit: Shutthiphong Chandaeng The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) criticised the Mohan Majhi Government’s move to introduce a biometric attendance system (biometric identity-based attendance) for college students alleging that it was an attempt intimidate students in the name of discipline. “The…

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Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary announces the establishment of Bihar’s first women’s university

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Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary announces the establishment of Bihar’s first women’s university

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary addresses the Jeevika Didi Chief Minister’s Women’s Employment Scheme program at Bapu Auditorium in Patna on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday (August 27, 2026) announced that a women’s university would be established in Bihar, where all officials and staff from top…

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Stop making false statements, focus on the real problems of U.P., wrote State Congress chief Ajay Rai to CM

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Stop making false statements, focus on the real problems of U.P., wrote State Congress chief Ajay Rai to CM

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) President Ajay Rai. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh Congress Unit president Ajay Rai on Thursday (August 27, 2026) wrote an open letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accusing him of continuously making casteist and religious statements aiming to polarise society on such lines for electoral dividends Reacting to…

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States step up efforts to trace missing, stranded people after Nepal disaster

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States step up efforts to trace missing, stranded people after Nepal disaster

Family members and relatives of people, who went missing in the devastating flash floods in Nepal, interact with ‘Chalo Jai’ travel agency (Chalo Jai Tour and Travel) employees at his office, in Kolkata, on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Officials of several States stepped up efforts to trace people missing or stranded after…

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Police arrest nine in fraud call centre accused of cheating 20 people in lifetime delivery franchise scheme

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Police arrest nine in fraud call centre accused of cheating 20 people in lifetime delivery franchise scheme

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Mumbai Crime Branch police have arrested nine people from a Malad-based call centre for allegedly cheating at least 20 people by offering fake lifetime delivery franchises in the names of companies such as Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Blue Dart, DTDC and BigBasket. A case has been registered at…

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Over 1,000 IGDTUW students land plum placement offers

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Over 1,000 IGDTUW students land plum placement offers

Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and CM Rekha Gupta at Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW) successfully developed and handed over 75 surveillance drones to Delhi Police under the ‘Netra-Naari-Netritva’ initiative, and over 1,000 students secured placement offers, with the…

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