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Oppn continues protest on GST rates in Parliament, PM meets top ministers

Congress and other like-minded opposition parties held a joint protest against the price rise and increase in the GST rates of essential commodities in the Parliament House complex

Substandard road work during PM visit: K'taka govt suspends 2 engineers

The Karnataka govt suspended two engineers attached to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in connection with substandard road work done during the visit of PM Modi to Bengaluru on June 20

Modi, Shehbaz meeting likely to take place in Uzbekistan at SCO summit

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary General Zhang Ming is visiting Pakistan on Friday for three days and will invite Pak Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to participate in the SCO annual summit

Centre extended 8 Lines of Credit worth $1850.64 mn to SL in past 10 yrs

The Centre has extended 8 LOCs to Sri Lanka amounting to $1850.64 mn in sectors, including railways, infrastructure, defence, renewable energy, petroleum and fertilizers in the past 10 years

Delhi AIIMS raises room rent for private ward after 5% GST rate hike

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, on Thursday announced a raise in the charges of its private ward rooms.

S Korea's Covid infections fall below 70K, remain high on subvariant

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 70,000 on Friday but are nearly 10 times higher as compared to those reported in June amid the spread of a highly contagious Omicron subvariant.

Eldhose Paul creates history at World Athletics Championships 2022

Eldhose Paul became the first Indian to qualify for the men's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships 2022 with an effort of 16.68 metres here

282 killed, over 200 injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan

At least 282 people have been killed and 211 others injured in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan since June 14 as heavy downpours continued to lash the country

N Korea's new suspected Covid infections under 200 for second day

North Korea's new suspected Covid-19 cases remained below 200 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media on Friday

YouTube to crack down on abortion-related misinformation, announces Google

Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has announced that it will pull videos with information on unsafe abortion methods on its platform.

N Korea ready to conduct nuclear test 'at any time': S Korean Prez

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday that North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time it decides

upGrad acquires edtech platform 'Harappa Education' for Rs 300 cr

Higher education platform upGrad on Friday announced it has acquired online learning institution Harappa Education for Rs 300 crore (about $38 million)

Prez polls: Goa CM thanks three Opposition MLAs for voting for Murmu

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has thanked three MLAs from opposition benches who cross-voted in support of President-elect Droupadi Murmu.

Malaysia reports 4,587 new Covid infections, 10 deaths, 2,652 recoveries

Malaysia recorded 4,587 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total tally to 4,640,235, according to the Health Ministry

OP Rajbhar gets 'Y' security as he inches closer to BJP, backs Murmu

Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar has been given 'Y' category security after he and his MLAs voted in favour of the NDA in the recent presidential elections

Pledge 'not in order': Kapil Sibal to re-take oath in Rajya Sabha

Newly elected Independent Member of Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh Kapil Sibal will repeat his oath as an MP on Friday after his earlier pledge was found to be not in order

Centre considering extension of PMAY-Urban Mission up to March 2024

The extension of government's flagship urban housing scheme, Prime Minister Awas Yojana (PMAY) Urban up to March 2024 is under consideration by the Ministry of Housing

Rain, highway blockage halt pilgrim movement towards Amarnath for the day

The authorities on Friday stopped a batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Jammu due to blockade of Jammu-Srinagar highway

Facebook rolls out 2 tabs on iOS, Android to make user's experience better

With an aim to enhance users' experience, Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is rolling out two tabs -- Home and Feeds -- that will now be available for iOS and Android users

Jammu- Srinagar national highway opens for one-way traffic, says official

After remaining closed for a day due to landslides and shooting stones at multiple locations, the Jammu- Srinagar National highway has opened for one way traffic, officials said on Friday