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Karnataka's Withdrawal of Mhadei Petitions Won't Affect Goa's Case, Says WRD Minister Subhash Shirodkar

Goa, Aug. 5 -- Goa Water Resources Department (WRD) Minister Subhash Shirodkar has said that Karnataka's decision to withdraw its petitions before the Supreme Court in the Mhadei river dispute will ha... Read More


Upper Assam Floods: Did Illegal Mining and Govt Inaction Cause the Disaster?

Guwahati, Aug. 5 -- The devastating deluge that submerged upper Assam's Sivasagar, Charaideo, and Jorhat districts on July 19, before extending to Golaghat, has brought to light several new facts abou... Read More


J&K CM announces five-marla plots for families rendered landless in Poonch floods

Jammu, Aug. 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today announced five-marla plots for families rendered landless due to the floods in Poonch district. The Chief Minister visited the fl... Read More


Omar Abdullah vows to reverse August 5 changes, says 'we haven't forgotten or reconciled'

Srinagar, Aug. 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President and Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reiterated his party's commitment to reversing the changes made to Jammu... Read More


"Safety of our seafarers cannot wait": FSUI official urges Centre to deploy Navy amid attacks

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The Federation of Seafarers' Unions of India (FSUI) General Secretary, Manoj Yadav, has urged the Centre to take immediate measures to protect Indian seafarers amid continuing missil... Read More


Kremlin critic leaves Moscow for Paris after ban from running for election

France, Aug. 5 -- Nadezhdin, who attempted to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 presidential election, announced his departure in a video posted on the Telegram messaging service on Monda... Read More


India approved diversion of 215,943 hectares of forestland in 12 years

India, Aug. 5 -- Around 215,943 hectares (ha) of forestland was approved for diversion for non-forest use between the period, 2014-15 and 2025-26. Nearly 62 per cent of this land was cleared for minin... Read More


BJP deliberately lost Bankipur, Datia bypolls to mislead people on EVM debate: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Aug. 5 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the BJP had "deliberately" lost the recent assembly bypolls in Bihar's Bankipur and Madhya Pradesh's Datia to crea... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Bankers' Books Evidence Bill to replace colonial-era law

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to replace a British-era legislation with the objective of including digital and virtual records as admissible evidence in the court of la... Read More


Beijing blacklists six US firms, curbs drone exports after fresh tariffs

Beijing, Aug. 5 -- China on Wednesday unveiled a suite of economic retaliatory measures against the United States, placing six American companies on a sanctions blacklist and tightening export restric... Read More