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An estimated 704 children in two districts of West Bengal have got their vision back through an inclusive education programme aligned with the Centre's Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan and the National Education Policy, 2020, an official said on Wednesday.The programme also seeks to enable children with...
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Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday signaled the opposition's unwillingness to back-off from its protest and take up the Home Minister Amit Shah's offer of a debate in the house on the alleged police action on the July 20 student protests. Hitting...
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government is ready to discuss all issues in Parliament, including students' protests, and asked the opposition to let the House function.Speaking to reporters in the Parliament House complex, Shah also asserted that he will give a reply to the debate...
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Consumer goods industry veteran Sudhir Sitapati has quit as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), just days after the shareholders approved his stewardship of the company for five more years. In a statement to exchanges, GCPL also named...
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The Supreme Court recently clarified that its direction requiring police to immediately register an FIR on receiving information about a missing person applies to every person, irrespective of age or gender. Read more here.
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More than 2,000 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was declared fewer than three months ago.Al Jazeera, citing official government data, reported that at least 1,000 of the deaths have occurred in the last three weeks as the virus continues...
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Tata Group stocks fell on Wednesday, with TCS dropping nearly 6 per cent, after Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said he will not seek reappointment when his current term ends on February 20, 2027.Shares of Tata Consultancy Services tanked 5.70 per cent, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles tumbled...
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The report of an inquiry committee which investigated allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma -- against whom removal proceedings were initiated over the alleged discovery of unaccounted cash from his official residence -- was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.Secretary General P C Mody...
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Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned in pre-lunch session on Wednesday without transacting any business following an uproar over BJP MP Sushmita Dev's alleged derogatory remarks against CPM's John Brittas.Soon after listed papers were laid on the table at the start of the day, Brittas raised...
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N Chandrasekaran's statement
Tata Sons Chairman, N Chandrasekaran, released a statement on his decision to resign, I have communicated to the Tata Sons Board that I have decided not to offer myself for reappointment when my term ends on Feb 20, 2027. I have asked the Board to decide on the succession soon to ensure a proper...
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N Chandrasekaran has stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, according to sources cited by NDTV Profit.His resignation comes ahead of the company’s annual general meeting on August 18. Sources said Chandrasekaran is unlikely to seek reappointment.An abrupt end to his chairmanship would trigger...
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Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has discussed with close associates the possibility of stepping down rather than being subject to the outcome of an uncertain, and potentially contentious, annual general body meeting (AGM) scheduled on August 18, multiple people familiar with the developments...
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The ongoing students' protest in Ranchi entered its 19th day on Wednesday, with protesters demanding cancellation of examinations conducted by the TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL) firm and urging the Jharkhand government to hold a dialogue with them.Speaking to ANI, student leader...
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Accel, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm that placed some of the earliest bets on Flipkart and Swiggy, is deepening its commitment to India as artificial intelligence reshapes how startups are built.The firm has raised $550 million for its ninth early stage India fund, part of a $3.5...
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A day after Tata Consultancy Services said it received threat-intelligence alerts alleging a possible breach of certain employee information, India's third largest information technology services player HCLTech said there was no evidence of a breach in its system or any impact to clients.The...
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The lifestyle pickup segment in India is about to witness a seismic shift. Built on the rugged ladder-frame chassis of the Mahindra Scorpio N, Mahindra's upcoming pickup truck, currently known as the Global Pik Up (internally in M&M) is gearing up to deliver a true-blue, made in India...
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Narrow access to the landslide site in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area, where boulders crashed onto several huts early on Wednesday, posed a major challenge to the rescue efforts, a civic official said.Two persons were killed and several others feared trapped after the landslide occurred at Gaushiya...
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The report of the three-member Inquiry Committee that investigated allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, former Judge of the Allahabad and Delhi High Courts, is set to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, bringing the controversial 'cash-at-home' case formally before Parliament.The...
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An Android mobile phone was found in the possession of former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna during a Central Crime Branch (CCB) raid at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison on Tuesday, DGP Prison and Correctional Services Alok Kumar said on Wednesday.Revanna, son of JD(S) MLA H D Revanna,...
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US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he secretly switched planes while returning from the NATO Summit in Turkiye last month, in the wake of a threat to him at the behest of the Secret Service and the military, shortly after a Washington Post report on the incident.Speaking to the...
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Following the intervention of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and sustained efforts by the state government, two brothers from Pithoragarh, Anand Singh Karki and Bhupendra Singh Karki, who had been stranded in Russia for nearly 97 days, have safely returned home on Tuesday.According to a press...
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Rajiv Gandhi Bar Association President Advocate Ramashankar Sharma on Wednesday said he has filed a case against BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut for referring to students who protested over the NEET paper leak as Generation Gutter.The court is scheduled to hear the matter on August 21.Speaking to...
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A US federal court has deferred the sentencing of Nikhil Gupta, who pleaded guilty to plotting the assassination of Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, to November 20.The federal court for the Southern District of New York had originally scheduled Gupta's sentencing for September 25 but...
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Veteran wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat has been blessed with a baby girl on the auspicious occasion of Shivratri on Tuesday.Sharing the news on X, Babita said the arrival of her daughter, whom she described as an embodiment of Goddess Parvati, has brought immense joy to her and her...
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Armed miscreants attacked a Naga village in Manipur's Kangpokpi district and burnt down several houses, officials said on Wednesday.The miscreants fired several rounds at Tokpa Liangmai Naga village, located near Tumnoupokpi Thangal village, before setting fire to several houses around 10 pm on...
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US Presidential Counsellor Peter Navarro has said that President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a very good working relationship and would resolve issues concerning the Russian-oil-related tariff issue.The remarks come amid efforts by India and the US to further their close...
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Two people died, and eight others were injured after a fire broke out on the 11th floor of a ground-plus-12-storey building on Church Road in Mumbai on Tuesday night.The blaze erupted at around 10:02 pm at the Shanta Bhavan Building near St. Xavier's School in Vile Parle (West). The fire spread...
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Two persons were feared dead and six to eight others trapped after a landslide in Mumbai's Kurla area early on Wednesday following heavy rain, civic officials said.The landslide was reported at Gaushiya Chawl (row tenement) in Chirag Nagar at 3.48 am, they said.Search and rescue operations were...
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India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, a day following his courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka.'High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi called on Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi...
