Category: Front Page Stories
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Wayanad landslides: Over 80 bodies recovered as rescue operations underway
Wayanad (Kerala), July 30 : Kerala Chief Secretary V Venu said that over 80 bodies were recovered as rescue operations continued in the landslide-hit regions in Kerala’s Wayanad on Tuesday. According to the State Revenue Minister’s office, around 116 people were injured and undergoing treatment at various hospitals in the district. Union Minister of State…
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Wayanad landslides: Indian Navy team from Ezhimala Base to assist in rescue op
Thiruvananthapuram [Kerala], July 30 : An Indian Navy team from the Ezhimala Naval Base in Kannur is being sent to the district in Kerala to assist in the rescue operations at Chooralmala that was hit by landslides on Tuesday morning, following torrential rains. The Navy team is being despatched, at the request of Chief Minister…
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PM Modi asks Industry to compete with the government in creating jobs and investments
New Delhi [India], July 30 : Addressing the leaders of Indian Industry PM Narendra Modi highlighted the achievements of his government over the last ten years. PM Modi said India is currently the world’s fastest-growing major economy and in the last ten years the country’s budget has increased three times to Rs 48 lakh crore…
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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi to visit landslide-hit Wayanad, death toll at 24
New Delhi [India], July 30 : Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are expected to visit Kerala’s Wayanad, where massive landslides claimed 24 lives. Speaking to a News Agency on Tuesday, Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said, “This is the hour of togetherness, we have to work together so that maximum people’s lives…
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Supreme Court rejects plea seeking review of VVPAT-EVM verification verdict
New Delhi [India], July 30 : Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking review of its judgement rejecting plea for 100 per cent verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) votes with their Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta dismissed the review petition, saying no case…
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SC declines to entertain PIL challenging cancellation of UGC-NET exam
New Delhi [India], July 29 : The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the government’s decision to cancel the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) following an alleged question paper leak. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the plea, noting that it…
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“Lotus-shaped Chakravyuh has trapped India”: LoP Rahul Gandhi on Union Budget
New Delhi [India], July 29 : Drawing parallels from the Mahabharata, the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over the Union Budget and said that there’s an atmosphere of fear in the country, adding that the country is now trapped in a “Chakravyuh of lotus,” referring to the BJP’s…
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Quad “not a talk shop,” platform generates practical outcomes, says Jaishankar as bloc reaffirms support for next Summit in India
Tokyo [Japan], July 29 : Foreign ministers of Quad countries- Australia, India, Japan and the US – on Monday reaffirmed that India will host the Summit later this year. “We look forward to India hosting the next Quad Leaders’ Summit later this year, and to the United States hosting the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting…
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“Pleased about the expansive agenda Quad has built,” EAM S Jaishankar at Quad foreign ministers meeting
Tokyo, July 29 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaking about the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting on Monday said he was pleased about the expansive agenda Quad has built over the years. Jaishankar said that there are 16 working groups and all of them are looking at how to advance, resource Quad better and coordinate…
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PM Modi to address Industry leaders post-union budget on Tuesday
New Delhi, July 29 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural session of ‘Journey Towards Viksit Bharat: A Post Union Budget 2024-25 Conference’ at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday at noon.The conference is being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and is aimed at presenting the outline for government’s larger…