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"Every Symbol Of India's Ties With Bangladesh Is Being...": Shashi Tharoor

Asian News International | Wednesday August 14, 2024, New Delhi

Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that it is difficult for people in India to be indifferent when every symbol of the country's friendship with Bangladesh is being attacked there.

Wayanad Tragedy Linked To 10% Heavier Rainfall Due To Climate Change: Study

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2024, New Delhi

The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team of scientists.

Kolkata Rape: OPD Services Hit Across Country As Doctors' Strike Continues

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2024, New Delhi

OPD services in government hospitals of several states across the country remained affected on Tuesday as the resident doctors' strike over the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata entered its second day.

UP Government Official Rapes 6-Year-Old Dalit Girl At Her House: Cops

NDTV News Desk | Tuesday August 13, 2024

A 57-year-old government official has been arrested for raping a six-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr and then committing bestiality with a goat.

Search Operation In J&K's Udhampur After Contact With Terrorists Established

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, Jammu

The Army launched a search operation on Tuesday night after establishing contact with a group of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, officials said.

Cop Among 7 Killed In 3 Separate Road Accidents In Uttar Pradesh: Police

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, Muzaffarnagar

Seven people, including a police constable and his wife, were killed in separate road accidents on the Delhi-Dehradun national highway in Uttar Pradesh'sMuzaffarnagar in the last 24 hours, police said on Tuesday.

Doctors' Bodies Differ On Calling Off Strike Over Kolkata Rape-Murder

Reported by Ishika Verma, Edited by Rohit Paul | Tuesday August 13, 2024, New Delhi

Hours after stating that the strike which began after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata will continue, a key doctors' body said on Tuesday night that the agitation will be called off.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Conducts Aerial Survey Of Rain-affected Areas

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, Jaipur

Normal life in several parts of Rajasthan was hit for the third consecutive day on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall while Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas, officials said.

Bangladesh Crisis Hits Tables In Bengal, Northeast, As Hilsa Import Stops

NDTV News Desk | Tuesday August 13, 2024, New Delhi

The popular fish markets of Kolkata are missing the best seller this monsoon, the Hilsa from the Padma river -- yet another fallout of the turmoil in Bangladesh.

India Conducts 1st Flight Test Of Long-Range Glide Bomb 'Gaurav' From Sukhoi Fighter Jet

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, New Delhi

India has carried out a "successful" maiden flight test of the long-range glide bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from a Su-30 MK-I fighter jet of the Indian Air Force.

Tanzanian Man With 63 Cocaine Capsules Inside Body Arrested At Delhi Airport

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, New Delhi

A Tanzanian man, who had ingested 63 capsules filled with cocaine worth nearly Rs 15 crore, was arrested by the customs officials at the international airport here, authorities said on Tuesday.

Fruit Seller Runs Vehicle Over Forest Guard, Kills Him; Drags Body In Madhya Pradesh: Cops

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, Singrauli (MP)

A 35-year-old forest guard was allegedly mowed down by a transport vehicle driven by a fruit vendor in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district on Tuesday, prima facie to avenge an old dispute, police said.

Man Arrested After Allegedly Raping Teen Student In Maharashtra: Cops

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, Palghar

Police have arrested a school teacher for allegedly raping a 14-year-old student on several occasions at his private tuition in Nalasopara of Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said on Tuesday.

UP Anti-Conversion Act Ensures Religious Freedom For All: Allahabad High Court

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 13, 2024, Prayagraj

The Allahabad High Court has observed that the purpose of the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 is to guarantee religious freedom to all persons and sustain the spirit of secularism in India.

"No Assurance...": Key Doctors' Body Says Strike Over Kolkata Rape To Continue

Reported by Ravish Ranjan Shukla, Edited by Rohit Paul | Tuesday August 13, 2024, New Delhi

Hours after a delegation from the Indian Medical Association met Health Minister JP Nadda, a key doctors' body has said that the strike which began after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata will continue.