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Kuwaiti govt to give $15,000 compensation to kin of Mangaf fire victims

The massive fire which occurred at a seven-storey building in the city of Mangaf on July 12 was caused by an electrical short circuit in the guard's room

Pune Porsche crash: Police submits final report to Juvenile Justice Board

The teen driver, involved in the Porsche car accident in the early hours of May 19 in which two software professionals, including a woman, were killed, is currently lodged at an observation home

Ex-CM Jagan splurged Rs 500 cr on hilltop mansion in Vizag, alleges TDP

The TDP was referring to the mansion built atop sea-facing Rushikonda hill in the port city of Visakhapatnam, reportedly featuring ultra-expensive amenities

People protest over firing incident in Dehradun, CM Dhami warns criminals

CM Pushkar Singh Dhami warned that no one would be allowed to disrupt Uttarakhand's peace and said the criminals should leave the state or face strict action

No change in Maharashtra's leadership, plan to win Assembly elections: BJP

The decision was taken at the Maharashtra BJP's core group meeting with party president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah

In 2014, farmers became part of country's political agenda: CM Adityanath

CM Yogi described Modi as the 'illustrious son of maa Ganga' for giving India a new identity in the world through his efforts

Punjab CM Mann reviews flood protection work along Ghaggar river in Sangrur

The chief minister, accompanied by top government officials, visited the areas along with the river to check the arrangements being made to avert the floods

Delhi water crisis: Haryana refused to release additional water, says govt

Atishi stressed the urgency of coordination to mitigate the current water emergency exacerbated by severe heat waves

US cotton industry seeks removal of 11% import duty on short staple cotton

In February, the government had removed the import duty of 10 per cent for cotton with a staple length above 32 millimeters (mm), also known as Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton

1.52 lakh safety category posts vacant, says Railways in RTI reply

Out of around 10 lakh sanctioned posts under the safety category in the Indian Railways, more than 1.5 lakh are vacant, the Railway Ministry has said in response to an application under the Right to Information Act in March.

Fascination with English-medium schools no less than suicide: NCERT chief

Parents are obsessed with English-medium schools, they prefer to send their children to such schools even if there are no teachers or they are not trained enough, said Saklani

Kavach implementation progressing rapidly on 3k km routes: Railway Ministry

So far, Kavach has already been implemented on 1,465 route km and 121 locomotives

DGFT proposes review in export obligation period for certain sectors

The government has sought comments of all the concerned stakeholders on the proposed amendments within 15 days

Bypolls to 5 legislative council vacancies in 4 states on July 12

Elections to three of the five seats were necessitated due to the resignation of members of legislative council (MLCs) and to the remaining two due to disqualification

Nachiket Pantvaidya appointed General Manager of Sony Pictures India

He will oversee local Indian production while working alongside Shony Panjikaran, General Manager and Head of Sony Pictures Releasing International, India

Former PTC India CMD Rajib Mishra to move SAT against Sebi's order

Talking to PTI, Mishra said, "Sebi's order is appealable, and in the merit of the order, I will go to SAT for further action and to safeguard my rights"

Neeraj Chopra wins gold in Paavo Nurmi Games ahead of Olympics 2024

Chopra produced the winning effort of 85.97m in his third attempt to lead the field for a major part of the competition

Godrej Group's internal restructuring gets Competition Commission's nod

Such realignment will take place under the Family Settlement Agreement (FSA) dated April 30, 2024, executed by the family branches, it added

Digital loans up 49% in FY24 by value, Rs 1.46 trn disbursed: Industry body

According to Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE), the number of loans disbursed grew by 35 per cent to over 10 crore borrowings in FY24

It appears Maa Ganga has adopted me: PM Modi on visit to Varanasi

Modi also asserted that agriculture will play a big role in making 21st century India third largest economic power in the world