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Punjab shutdown as sanitation workers protest police lathi-charge

India, July 30 -- Markets and businesses across Punjab shut down Thursday as sanitation workers staged a statewide strike over a police lathi-charge in Barnala, disrupting normal life in several citie... Read More


Fifth inmate death in six weeks: Convict dies after jumping into jail furnace in Chhattisgarh

India, July 30 -- A double-murder convict died Wednesday, July 29, after jumping into the furnace of a biomass gasifier plant at Bilaspur Central Jail in Chhattisgarh, prompting authorities to order a... Read More


Telangana rain deficit shrinks to 10 per cent after 10 days of heavy showers

India, July 30 -- Telangana received widespread rainfall over the last few days after a prolonged deficiency which brought cheer to farmers. The state's rainfall deficiency, which stood at 33 per cent... Read More


Bill to provide statutory framework to Indian Statistical Institute up for introduction in LS

India, July 30 -- The Union government is set to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha to widen the remit of the Indian Statistical Institute and align its legal framework with evolving needs. The Indian... Read More


Assam Floods: Nearly 13,000 families still living without electricity

India, July 30 -- Nearly 13,000 households in flood-affected areas of Assam still do not have any electricity connection, almost 11 days after several districts were ravaged by an unprecedented mud-fi... Read More


SN Subrahmanyan and L&T's Long-Term Investment in India's Engineering Talent

India, July 30 -- India's ambition to become a global manufacturing and infrastructure powerhouse will depend on more than capital investment and engineering expertise. It will require a workforce equ... Read More


Russian missile, drone barrage kills at least 8 civilians in Ukraine; Poland probes airspace breach

India, July 30 -- A wave of Russian ballistic missiles and drones struck Ukraine overnight into Thursday, July 30, killing at least eight civilians, including children, and wounding dozens more, offic... Read More


China sets up high-altitude drone R&D centre in Tibet near Mt Everest

India, July 30 -- China has established a drone research and development centre near Mount Everest in Tibet to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for operations in high-altitude areas to bolster b... Read More


Pak govt must end its crackdown on protesters in POJK: PDP chief

India, July 30 -- People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday, July 30, expressed concern over the situation in POJK and said the Pakistan government must end its crackdown on... Read More


Sreeshankar wins second straight CWG long jump silver; India boxers assure 10 medals

India, July 30 -- Murali Sreeshankar won his second consecutive Commonwealth Games long jump silver with an 8.09-metre effort on Wednesday, while Indian boxers assured the country of 10 medals as Indi... Read More