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Looking to advance India's vision for region free from terror: PM departs for SCO Summit

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for a two-nation visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic to attend the SCO summit, saying he looked forward to advancing India's... Read More


PM Modi arrives in Uzbekistan on two-day official visit

Tashkent, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Uzbekistan on Saturday, where he will hold delegation-level talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, aiming to further strengthen the strat... Read More


Death toll reaches 626 in Nepal flash floods, nearly 2,000 still missing

Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 626 on Saturday, with more bodies being recovered and nearly 2,000 people still missing following the disaster. The Nat... Read More


Suvendu flags hotel 'lock-in' practice | Tarapith will get Rs 5 crore ahead of Kaushiki Amavasya, says CM

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced an additional Rs 5 crore for the beautification and development of Tarapith in Birbhum ahead of Kaushiki Amavasya, one of th... Read More


Nepal flood: At least 675 dead, thousands still missing

Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 675 on Saturday, with more bodies being recovered on Saturday even as more than 2,400 people still remained missing foll... Read More


Nepal flood: Toll rises to 675 as India, China join tunnel rescue; morgues overflow

Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- The death toll from the devastating flash floods in central Nepal rose to 669 on Saturday as rescue teams continued recovering bodies from the affected areas, while more than 2,4... Read More


KMC, Metro launch citywide drive against dengue

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Metro Railway on Saturday launched a joint "special drive" against dengue, beginning at Esplanade Metro station and extending to all metro... Read More


SC to hear plea seeking mandatory disclosure of ethanol content in petrol on Aug 31

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition on August 31 seeking a directive to the Centre and others to ensure mandatory and uniform labelling on every dispensing nozzle a... Read More


State Food and Supplies Minister vows to root out 'institutionalised corruption'

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- State Food and Supplies Minister Ashok Kirtania on Saturday said the state government was committed to rooting out the institutionalised corruption that had allegedly plagued the... Read More


Bengal government to introduce two 100-passenger hybrid-electric ferries for Hooghly River tourism

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- As part of its wider plan to develop eco-friendly river tourism along the Hooghly, the West Bengal government, for the first time in the country's history, is going to introduce ... Read More