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ICCR appeals to Home Ministry to extend visa of Afghan students

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations has requested the Home Ministry to decide on the demand of Afghan students for extension of their visa in wake of change of regime in their country

Hike tax on tobacco to reduce affordability, protect children: K'taka body

Consortium for Tobacco-Free Karnataka and other organizations working on tobacco regulation on Tuesday urged the GST council to hike the compensation cess on all tobacco products

Gadkari invites US pension, insurance funds to invest in India's road infra

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has invited US investors, particularly insurance and pension funds, to invest in the country's road and highway infrastructure

Tesla Autopilot results in decreased driver attention, says report

Electric vehicle maker Tesla's Autopilot results in a noticeable decrease in driver attention when activated, finds a new report.

Gross NPAs of banks to cross Rs 10 trn by March 2022: Study

The study also highlighted that risk management practices of Indian banks

Users trade in more iPhones than Android smartphones, says report

A new report suggests that iPhone gets traded in at a higher rate than Android handsets, with nearly one-third of Apple trade-ins going toward the purchase of an upgrade.

Neeraj Chopra and PR Sreejesh to appear next on 'KBC 13' hotseat

The players will be welcomed by a reverberating cheer from the audience and the host of the show Amitabh Bachchan.

Speculation rife over Kanhaiya Kumar joining Cong, aides say just rumour

Sources close to the CPI leader, however, said 'these are rumours which are being spread and there is no talk of his joining the Congress'.

Data shows booster Covid shots 'not appropriate' for public: Lancet

Vaccine efficacy against severe Covid-19 is so high, even for the Delta variant, that booster doses for the general population are "not appropriate" at this stage in the pandemic, a Lancet report said

Congress likely to appoint new UP chief ahead of Assembly elections

Congress is contemplating a change in the state unit to tap in the upper caste community, the current chief is from the backward community, sources in the party have said

India moving away from coal slowly, considerable progress by states: Study

Study finds there has been a 76 per cent reduction in proposed coal power since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, bringing the end of new coal construction into sight.

Misbehaving with tourists in Rajasthan now a cognizable offence

Strict action will be taken against those who misbehave with tourists in Rajasthan as the crime will now be included under the category of cognizable offence.

SpaceX finally prepares to send first all-civilian crew into orbit

SpaceX, run by tech billionaire Elon Musk-run, is all set to launch to orbit its first all-civilian mission 'Inspiration4' on Wednesday. It will be the first completely private mission to orbit.

'Serious possibility of complete economic collapse in Afghanistan'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning against the "serious" possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.

Climate change 'greatest challenge to human rights': UN official

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has named the climate change crisis as "the single greatest challenge to human rights of our era"

Taliban seize $6 mn in cash, 15 gold bricks from ex-VP Saleh's house

Taliban fighters have claimed so in a viral video

WB govt questions NHRC panel's credibility, SC to hear plea on Sep 20

The West Bengal government on Monday questioned before the Supreme Court the credibility of the NHRC panel, which examined alleged human rights violation in post-poll violence

Uttar Pradesh BJP to launch door to door campaign from September 26

In a massive voter outreach program ahead of next year's Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the BJP is launching door to door campaign from September 26 with the achievements of the BJP government.

iPhone 13 launch: Can Apple capture a larger market share in India?

Apple is all set to unleash its new iPhone models on September 14

India to revise FDI policy for space sector, says Isro chief Sivan

Presently, all FDI in the space sector has to be cleared by the government while the industry wants the investment under the automatic route.