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Deepti Gaur Mukherjee assumes charge as higher education secretary

India, Aug. 12 -- Senior bureaucrat Deepti Gaur Mukherjee has officially taken charge as the secretary of the department of higher education under the education ministry. Mukherjee, a 1993-batch Indi... Read More


Police to verify viral video claiming to be of Atiq Ahmed's son's fatal car crash

India, Aug. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday said they are verifying a video that is going viral on social media showing footage of the car accident in which Aban Ahmad, the youngest son of sla... Read More


China's former Premier Zhu Rongji, who steered WTO entry, dies at 98

India, Aug. 12 -- Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who pushed sweeping economic reforms and helped steer China into the World Trade Organisation, has died, state media reported. He was 98. Zhu died... Read More


Russia appoints former CJI DY Chandrachud as arbitrator in investment treaty dispute with Ukrainian bank: Report

India, Aug. 12 -- Russia has reportedly appointed former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud as its arbitrator in an investment treaty dispute with Ukraine's state-owned bank, Oschadbank. Cos... Read More


'School Thik Karo': Dipke announces CJP campaign for Independence Day, says rural kids failed 'in worst way'

India, Aug. 12 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will launch a campaign titled "School Thik Karo" on Independence Day to improve the condition of government schools in villages, founder Abhijeet Dipk... Read More


John Brittas vs Sushmita Dev 'lungiwala' row escalates as BJP MP moves privilege notice against CPI(M) leader

India, Aug. 12 -- Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday after a ruckus erupted when CPI(M) lawmaker John Brittas alleged that a member from the ruling side made disparaging remarks about his attire d... Read More


John Brittas claims BJP MP called him 'lungi wala' during his Parliament address: 'Proud to be a Malayali'

India, Aug. 12 -- Chaos unfolded in the Rajya Sabha over BJP MP Sushmita Dev's alleged derogatory remarks against MP John Brittas. Addressing the house on Wednesday, the CPI(M) leader stated that Dev ... Read More


Karnataka bans sale of gutkha, pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine for 1 year

India, Aug. 12 -- Karnataka on Wednesday imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation, and sale of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine across the s... Read More


PM Modi remembers his mother at ex-president's autobiography launch: 'Even today, I feel the void'

India, Aug. 12 -- At the launch of former president Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered his late mother while he was talking about the sacrifices that mothers make... Read More


'Jihadists being elected': Trump attacks Democratic candidates in US midterm elections

India, Aug. 11 -- Intensifying his rhetoric against Muslim communities, US President Donald Trump on Monday described Democratic candidates in the midterm elections as "jihadists." Speaking to report... Read More