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Himachal monsoon fury: 1 more body found, toll mounts to 85

Shimla /Dharamshala, July 9 -- The death toll in Himachal Pradesh due to landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts and other rain-related incidents, since the onset of monsoon from June 20, has risen to 8... Read More


Committee set up to study how residents are affected by Kanurmarg landfill

India, July 9 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday constituted a committee to look into the consequences of the Kanjurmarg dumping ground on its surrounding large human habitation. The division bench ... Read More


Sitharaman to NBFCs: 'Don't aggressively push loans'

New delhi, July 9 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asked NBFCs not to aggressively market or push loans to customers and said financial inclusion cannot be used as a pretext for "fi... Read More


'Grave lapse': Mamata Banerjee asks NITI Aayog to apologise for mix-up in map

India, July 9 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against the NITI Aayog for incorrectly labelling Bihar as Bengal in a map used as the cover page for t... Read More


Madhesh parties divided over candidate in Rupandehi bypoll

Kathmandu, July 9 -- In January, when the federal government considered amending the electoral law to increase the minimum vote percentage needed to secure seats under the proportional representation ... Read More


Indonesia defends optimistic growth target as world slows

Jakarta, July 9 -- Head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), Hasan Nasbi, has said that Indonesia's new economic growth target is still relatively optimistic, especially given the backdrop... Read More


PM Modi makes cricket references in speech in Namibia Parliament, wishes success in co-hosting 2027 Cricket World Cup

Windhoek, July 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's references to cricket during his address to the joint session of the Namibian Parliament on Wednesday drew thunderous applause. PM Modi referred to ... Read More


HC questions SSC's role in defending 'tainted' candidates

Kolkata, July 9 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday questioned whether the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) can defend candidates who were labelled as "tainted" by the Supreme Court in ... Read More


Timely chargesheet sans forensic report valid: HC

Kolkata, July 9 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that a chargesheet filed within the statutory period under the NDPS Act is valid even if it does not include the forensic examination report. The b... Read More


IAC chief expresses gratitude to CJI for historic inclusion of OBCs in Supreme Court recruitment

Mumbai, July 9 -- For the first time in history, members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) will be eligible for reservation in the recruitment of staff at the Supreme Court of India. India Against ... Read More