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Foreign Secretary Misri calls on Nepal PM Oli, hands over invite for India visit

Kathmandu/New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who is visiting Kathmandu, called on Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today and formally handed over an invitation for his I... Read More


Second measles death reported in Israel amid surging cases

Jerusalem, Aug. 17 -- An 18-month-old Israeli boy died of measles on Saturday at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center, marking the second fatality in the country's current measles outbreak, Israel'... Read More


31 killed, 13 injured in paramilitary forces attack in W. Sudan: Volunteer groups

Khartoum, Aug. 17 -- At least 31 people were killed, including seven children and a pregnant woman, and 13 others injured on Saturday in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the... Read More


PM Modi inaugurates Rs 11,000-cr highway projects, slams Kejriwal Govt over development delays

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated two major infrastructure projects worth Rs 11,000 crore in the national capital - the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and th... Read More


CP Radhakrishnan will be NDA's candidate for the post of Vice President: Nadda

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- BJP President J P Nadda announced today that C P Radhakrishnan, Governor of Maharashtra, will be the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice-Presidential electi... Read More


HP BJP leader Dhumal hails simplifying of GST rates, structure

Hamirpur (HP), Aug. 17 -- Former HP Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to further simplify the GST rates and its structure. In a statement here, Dhu... Read More


RTPS Act set to transform citizen services in urban Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 17 -- The Housing and Urban Development Department of Odisha Government convened a meeting yesterday on the Right to Public Service (RTPS) Act with a focus on strengthening urban gov... Read More


State-level workshop on user experience, design system held

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 17 -- A State-level awareness and sensitization workshop on User Experience and Design System brought together officials from the Odisha government, National Informatics Centre, and ... Read More


China renews blue alert for rainstorms

Beijing, Aug. 17 -- China's national observatory renewed a blue alert for rainstorms on Sunday, warning of downpours in multiple regions of the country. From 8:00 a.m. Sunday to 8:00 a.m. Monday, he... Read More


Car bomb explosion rocks Damascus neighborhood, no casualties reported

Damascus, Aug. 17 -- A car bomb exploded on Saturday night near the Golden Mezzeh Hotel on the Mezzeh highway in western Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA reported. The blast, which could be h... Read More