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Police use force as BJP protests against students' arrest during rally

The rally was called for demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of the recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor

Regulators' panel brainstorm on taking action on spammers making robo calls

The regulators deliberated on business entities making commercial voice calls using cloud-based telephony and fixed-line connection-based private exchanges

Delhi witnesses highest number of rainy days in last 14 years this August

The previous highest was 22 rainy days in 2012, followed by 20 days in 2011, according to data from the weather department

Japanese firms interact with K'taka colleges to enable young Indians hiring

University Connect is a global campaign to connect with universities outside of Japan in order to encourage students to pursue employment opportunities in Japanese businesses

Alberta investment, HDFC Life to invest Rs 667 cr in India Grid Trust

According to a statement, India Grid Trust (IndiGrid) announced the launch of its preferential issue process to raise Rs 695 crore following the successful conclusion of the offer-for-sale (OFS)

Indian Railways pacing towards net zero emissions, says Railway Board

According to the Board, it is making efforts to grant net zero status to Railway premises across the country with a focus on meeting Railways' energy needs entirely through renewable sources

Port, dock workers' unions defer indefinite strike scheduled from Wednesday

The decision came after an agreement between representatives of workers' unions and ports management on workers' demands at a marathon meeting in the national capital

Officials expediting efforts to bring next batch of cheetahs by year-end

The 'Action Plan for Reintroduction of Cheetah in India' talks about bringing around 12-14 cheetahs each year from South Africa, Namibia, and other African countries

Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman, to assume office on Dec 1

The 35-year-old will succeed incumbent chairman Greg Barclay, who decided against running for the post for a third consecutive term of two years

Himachal Assembly passes Bill raising marriage age for women from 18 to 21

The state assembly passed the prohibition of child marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment Bill 2024) seeking to raise the marriageable age of women by voice vote

From district to global level, Jay Shah does the hard yards in cricket

The 35-year-old was elected unopposed as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the youngest ever to reach this position

Coal production increases by 7% to 370.67 mn tonne in April-August

The overall coal dispatch was 397.06 MT as on August 25, 2024, in the current financial year, registering year-on-year growth of 5.48 per cent

Money generated in excise scam used as per wishes of Kejriwal: CBI to court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made the submission before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, who extended the judicial custody of Kejriwal in the case of alleged corruption till September 3

Rahul accuses govt of tax terrorism, burdening middle class for corporates

'Modiji is breaking the back of the middle class of India to save and increase the wealth of his friends,' he alleged

Over 100 Indian athletes to join Paris Paralympics opening ceremony

The Indian contingent at the parade of nations will have 106 members with 52 athletes and 54 officials

EPFO officials meet EPS-95 NAC members to discuss pension, other demands

The EPS-95 NAC members have been protesting to press for their demand of Rs 7,500 as monthly pension instead of an average monthly pension of only Rs 1,450 at present, he said

Paddy sowing increases 4.29% so far in 2024-25 kharif season: Report

In the year-ago period, the area under paddy was 37.8 million hectare

Delhi health minister highlights doctors shortage, slams L-G for inaction

He said excuses such as the unavailability of the chief minister and the lack of an NCCSA meeting, are being cited by the LG's office to delay appointment for these positions

Kolkata medic rape-murder: CBI seeks polygraph test of city police ASI

The central probe agency is trying to find out if Roy told Dutta about the crime and received any help

ReNew signs clean power sale agreement worth 437.6 MW with Microsoft

The contract is expected to generate over one million units of green electricity attributes annually, contributing to Microsoft's aim to become carbon negative by 2030