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Aug 31, 2024 12:36 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Senior IAS officer Dharmendra appointed as chief secretary of Delhi
- Dharmendra, a 1989 batch officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, will replace Naresh Kumar of the 1987 batch whose service extension ended on August 31
Aug 31, 2024 12:15 PM IST
India News Live Updates: India’s ties with US constitute a ‘very invaluable relationship’: Jaishankar
- Jaishankar said, just as the book acknowledges, the relationship with the US is for strategic and economic purposes a “very invaluable relationship for us”
Aug 31, 2024 12:14 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Gujarat floods: Will Cyclone ‘Asna’ worsen situation? What’s its current location?
Aug 31, 2024 12:13 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Social reforms, Bangladesh on agenda as key RSS meet begins in Kerala’s Palakkad | 10 points
Aug 31, 2024 12:00 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Jammu and Kashmir election: BJP ally JD(U) promises release of stone pelters, political prisoners
- The party claims to have written to the Union home ministry to “review the cases of 840 stone pelters” and ensure their release from jails.
Aug 31, 2024 11:59 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Bengaluru police tighten security ahead of Gauri Ganesha festival, enforce strict guidelines: Report
- Bengaluru police have implemented security measures, including increased surveillance and regulated public gatherings, to ensure a peaceful Ganesha festival.
Aug 31, 2024 11:57 AM IST
India News Live Updates: IAS officer Dharmendra appointed as Delhi’s new chief secretary
Aug 31, 2024 11:55 AM IST
India News Live Updates: SC reserves verdict on legality of unilateral arbitrator appointments
- During the proceedings on Thursday, the bench highlighted the critical importance of maintaining integrity in arbitration, particularly in cases involving government entities and PSUs
Aug 31, 2024 11:52 AM IST
World News Live Updates: NYT Connections Today: See hints and answers for August 31, 2024
Aug 31, 2024 11:49 AM IST
India News Live Updates: SC lauds Centre’s conservation drive as India’s tigers see 6% growth
- This positive development marks a significant improvement over the last decade, with the number of tigers rising from 2,226 in 2014 to 3,682 in 2022
Aug 31, 2024 11:43 AM IST
India News Live Updates: EC releases partial expense reports for Lok Sabha polls
- Data for 24 constituencies was available for the Congress. The party spent ₹70 lakh each in two constituencies won by senior leader Rahul Gandhi, Rae Bareli and Wayanad
Aug 31, 2024 11:25 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Vinesh Phogat to join farmers’ massive protest at Shambhu border today | Details
- Vinesh Phogat, a well-known athlete and supporter of the farmers’ movement, will be honored by the farmers during the day’s events, the report said.
Aug 31, 2024 11:14 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump blames Kamala Harris for migrant kids becoming sex slaves: ‘She was the border czar’
- Donald Trump says 325,000 migrant children are missing, dead or working as sex slaves, blames Harris and Biden administration.
Aug 31, 2024 11:11 AM IST
India News Live Updates: 250k trees to be cut in Hasdeo forest as second phase of mining commences
- On Friday, the Chhattisgarh forest department issued a statement, saying tree felling is being carried out on 32 hectares out of the proposed 74.130 hectares of forest land
Aug 31, 2024 10:49 AM IST
India News Live Updates: UP’s Bahraich villagers battle wolves with firecrackers, lights as forest dept traps 4
- Forest department and local police have teamed up for the initiative, which has been planned to deter wolves using loud noises and bright lights.
Aug 31, 2024 10:22 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Helicopter being airlifted by MI-17 crashes in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath | Video
Aug 31, 2024 10:14 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: Sanjay Roy, upset with roti-sabzi, demanded egg chowmein in jail. What happened next
- Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: Sanjay Roy reportedly became angry when served the standard roti and vegetables in Presidency correctional home in Kolkata.
Aug 31, 2024 10:00 AM IST
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump faces another security threat as a man storms stage in Pennsylvania rally
- Police subdued the man with Taser after he tries to storm the stage at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally.
Aug 31, 2024 9:13 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Audi driver, a journalist, lifts and slams Mumbai Ola driver to ground; hospitalised | Video goes viral
- Mumbai couple booked for assaulting Ola driver after minor collision with Audi. CCTV footage goes viral.
Aug 31, 2024 9:05 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Morning briefing: India ready to mediate Ukraine-Russia peace; Centre bans riverbed mining in monsoons; and more
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Aug 31, 2024 8:58 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ajit Pawar-led NCP objects to Tanaji Sawant’s ‘offensive remarks’
- Sawant, a Shiv Sena MLA representing the Paranda assembly constituency in Dharashiv district, shifted his allegiance to Shinde during the party split
Aug 31, 2024 8:58 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: BJP to contest Maharashtra Assembly polls under collective leadership
- This strategic shift indicates that Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will no longer enjoy the sole leadership he has held since 2014
Aug 31, 2024 8:52 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Maharashtra sees surge in voter registrations ahead of polls, 2.4m new names added
- Notably, women voters outnumbered men by more than one and a half times in this recent addition, improving the sex ratio of voters from 925 to 933
Aug 31, 2024 8:47 AM IST
Cities Live Updates: Family of three found dead in Palghar village home
- The bodies of Kanchan Rathod, 65, her husband Mukund Rathod, 70, and their disabled daughter Sangeeta were found in a state of decomposition
Aug 31, 2024 8:27 AM IST
India News Live Updates: Chhtra Samaj’s Sayan Lahiri, arrested over ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ violence, gets bail. ‘Release him by 2pm,’ says Calcutta HC
- Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder: Sayan Lahiri was arrested on August 27 for playing an active role in leading Nabanna Abhijan which, police said, turned violent.