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MrBeast and creators team up as water campaign raises 6 million years of clean water

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- On August 1, YouTube star MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and fellow creator Mark Rober launched #TeamWater, a global fundraiser aiming to raise $40 million by August ... Read More


238 AC locals, automatic closed door non-AC coaches, new terminuses

India, Aug. 5 -- Two years after tenders to procure air-conditioned (AC) locals were floated and quickly withdrawn (the railways could not furnish cogent reasons for it), the Indian Railways (IR) clea... Read More


Monsoon havoc in Himachal: 192 dead, roads and power supply hit

Shimla, Aug. 5 -- Widespread monsoon-related disruptions continue to affect Himachal Pradesh, with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) reporting that 449 roads, 753 distribution transformer... Read More


Monorail set for overhaul with 5-year private operations contract

India, Aug. 5 -- In a bid to revive Mumbai's struggling monorail system, the Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL)-a subsidiary of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (... Read More


Gautam Budh Nagar: 28 decaying schools face demolition as infra push

India, Aug. 5 -- District officials in Gautam Budh Nagar have been directed to expedite demolition of 28 dilapidated government school buildings, and ensure timely completion of infrastructure upgrade... Read More


Tariff-blow cushion: A tourism boom could offset India's export adversity

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- As India grapples with the adverse fallout on its economy of higher tariffs on exports to the US, steeper barriers elsewhere and global supply-chain dislocations, one cushion that... Read More


Stocks to watch: Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Tata Motors, Paytm among shares in focus today

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Shares of Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Lupin, Britannia, Torrent Power will remain in focus as the companies will declare their Q1 earnings today. Antfin (Netherlands) Holding BV,... Read More


In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump's first term, he called for a simple fix: Limit the amount of testing so the deadly outbreak looked less severe. When he ... Read More


Materialists out on OTT: Here's how to watch Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal and Dakota Johnson's romcom in India

India, Aug. 5 -- Materialists, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal in the lead, and directed by Past Lives fame Celine Song, is now on OTT. The film, which released in theatres in Ju... Read More


Delhi-Gurugram Expressway's deadliest stretches get safety overhaul amid spike in crashes

India, Aug. 5 -- The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has initiated a massive safety upgrade along the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway, especially targeting the treacherous stretch near Narsinghp... Read More