- Stage set for Amit Shah's maiden Odisha visit after becoming home minister
- Stage set for Amit Shah's maiden Odisha visit after becoming home minister
- Bhubaneswar: Preparations are in full swing in Odisha to welcome Home Minister Amit Shah who will reach Bhubaneswar on Sunday night.
- Next Vice President: EC issues certificate of election to Dhankhar
- Active Covid cases in country increase to 1,34,933
- Tributes paid to Karunanidhi on death anniversary
- NITI Aayog governing council meeting begins
- Next Vice President: EC issues certificate of election to Dhankhar
- New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday issued a certificate announcing the election of NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar as the 14th vice president of India.
- Active Covid cases in country increase to 1,34,933
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New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) With 18,738 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India''s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,41,45,732 while the active cases have increased to 1,34,933, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.
- Tributes paid to Karunanidhi on death anniversary
- DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday led a procession of party leaders in remembrance of his late father and former CM M Karunanidhi on the veteran political leader''s death anniversary on Sunday.
- NITI Aayog governing council meeting begins
- NITI Aayog''s seventh Governing Council meeting, which will discuss various issues such as crop diversification, urban development and implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), began here on Sunday.
- US, Australia, Japan urge China to immediately cease military exercises
- Israeli airstrike kills 2nd top Islamic Jihad commander
- 17 missing, dozens hurt as fire rages in Cuban oil tank farm
- Dutch man accused in online harassment case found guilty
- US Democrats climate, energy, tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle
- US, Australia, Japan urge China to immediately cease military exercises
- Washington: The United States, Australia and Japan have urged China to immediately cease its military exercises and reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
- Israeli airstrike kills 2nd top Islamic Jihad commander
- By Fares Akram
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), Aug 7 (AP) An Israeli airstrike killed a senior commander in the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, the fighters said on Sunday, their second leader to be slain amid an escalating cross-border conflict.
- 17 missing, dozens hurt as fire rages in Cuban oil tank farm
- By Andrea Rodriguez
Havana, Aug 7 (AP) A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured nearly 80 people and left 17 firefighters missing, Cuban authorities said.
- Dutch man accused in online harassment case found guilty
- British Columbia, Aug 7 (AP) A Canadian jury found a Dutch man guilty of extortion, harassment and other charges related to a case of a Canadian teenager who was blackmailed to expose herself in front of a webcam.
- US Democrats climate, energy, tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle
- US Democrats pushed their election-year economic bill toward Senate approval early on Sunday, starting the sprawling collection of President Joe Biden''s priorities on climate, energy, health and taxes on a pathway that the party hopes will end in final congressional passage by the end of this week.
- Maruti Suzuki aims to produce 20 lakh units this fiscal: Chairman RC Bhargava
- India should set up small modular reactors to meet energy demands: Niti member V K Saraswat
- Steel players expect govt to withdraw export duty; to go ahead with capex plans
- Cipla betting big on digitisation and emerging segments
- Interest rate hike unlikely to impact tractor demand, says Escorts Kubota Group CFO Bharat Madan
- Maruti Suzuki aims to produce 20 lakh units this fiscal: Chairman RC Bhargava
- New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India will increase its production and aims to produce 20 lakh units in the ongoing fiscal with improving availability of semiconductors, according to company Chairman RC Bhargava.
- India should set up small modular reactors to meet energy demands: Niti member V K Saraswat
- New Delhi: Niti Aayog member and scientist V K Saraswat suggested that the government should focus on setting up small modular reactors as it would help meet the country's energy needs and also in replacing aging thermal power plants.
- Steel players expect govt to withdraw export duty; to go ahead with capex plans
- By Abhishek Sonkar
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The export duty imposed on certain steel products recently will not force steel makers to review their capital expenditure plans as top producers expect it to be a "short-term" move to stabilise inflation.
- Cipla betting big on digitisation and emerging segments
- Drug major Cipla is betting big on digitisation and emerging segments like biosimilars and mRNA aided medications to drive its next phase of growth.
- Interest rate hike unlikely to impact tractor demand, says Escorts Kubota Group CFO Bharat Madan
- The interest rate hike by RBI is unlikely to have a significant impact on tractor demand but high inflation is a concern that can affect sales, says Escorts Kubota Ltd Group CFO Bharat Madan.
With the second and third quarters of ongoing fiscal year likely to witness flattish or even decline in sales due to off-season and high base of last year, and pick-up happening again in the fourth quarter, the tractor industry is likely to clock low to mid single-digit growth.
- Take prompt action to prevent disasters during monsoons: Kerala HC to state govt
- Take prompt action to prevent disasters during monsoons: Kerala HC to state govt
- Kochi: The Kerala HC has said the state government has to "take proper and prompt action" to prevent disasters during monsoons and otherwise, and has initiated a PIL on its own to monitor flood relief activities in the southern state.
- Boxers Nikhat, Amit Panghal, Sagar storm into finals
- 4th T20I: Rohit's India ensures another series win after beating WI by 59 runs
- Sonalben wins bronze in para TT at CWG
- Bhavina Patel wins gold, Sonalben bags bronze in para TT at CWG
- If I am training right I become my own psychologist: Vinesh
- Boxers Nikhat, Amit Panghal, Sagar storm into finals
- Birmingham: Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen, Amit Panghal and Sagar Ahlawat were among four Indian boxers who entered the finals of the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.
- 4th T20I: Rohit's India ensures another series win after beating WI by 59 runs
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Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 6 (PTI) Rohit Sharma maintained his unbeaten record as captain in bilateral T20Is after India made short work of West Indies by 59 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series here on Saturday.
- Sonalben wins bronze in para TT at CWG
- Indian para table tennis player Sonalben Manubhai Patel claimed a bronze medal in women''s singles classes 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.
- Bhavina Patel wins gold, Sonalben bags bronze in para TT at CWG
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Birmingham, Aug 6 (PTI) Star Indian para table tennis player Bhavina Patel won a gold medal in the women''s singles class 3-5 at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.
- If I am training right I become my own psychologist: Vinesh
- By Bharat Sharma
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Birmingham, Aug 6 (PTI) A drastic change in training regimen and the extra push that her family gave enabled Vinesh Phogat to turn the tide after a forgettable last 12 months during which she "hit rock bottom mentally".
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