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11:10 PM

Clock Tower at Lal Chowk in Srinagar lit up in Tricolour ahead of Independence Day

8:34 PM

Central Reserve Force (CRPF) got 33 Gallantry Medals

Central Reserve Force (CRPF) got 33 Gallantry Medals on Independence Day that includes 20 Medals for gallantry in five operations  conducted in Jammu and kashmir while 13 Medals were conferred on the Bravehearts who displayed gallant action in four operations in LWE infested areas. Two bravehearts were also awarded with the Police Medal for gallantry (Posthumous): CRPF

7:14 PM

I join my fellow citizens in paying grateful tribute to the known and unknown freedom fighters: Murmu

7:09 PM

My heartiest greetings to all on our 77th Independence Day: Prez Murmu

4:58 PM

Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January- July 2023 were 88,194,000: DGCA

Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January- July 2023 were 88,194,000 as against 66,954,000 during the corresponding period of previous year thereby registering annual growth of 31.72 per cent and monthly growth of 24.68 per cent, according to DGCA.

2:49 PM

We will boycott Governor's Independence Day tea party over his pro-NEET stand, says TN CM Stalin

Staunchly denouncing Governor R N Ravi's pro-NEET stand, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday said his government would boycott the tea party to be hosted by him on Independence Day.

Two days ago, Ravi had said that he would never give assent to the Tamil Nadu Assembly Bill to exempt the state from the purview of the national test "if he had the power to do so". The Governor's statement has shocked students and young people., Chief Minister Stalin said, condemning Ravi's words.

 

2:28 PM

Thousands of pieces of unexploded ordnance found buried in ground at Cambodian school

Cambodian authorities have temporarily closed a high school where thousands of pieces of unexploded ordnance from the country's nearly three decades of civil war have been unearthed.

The ordnance was found at the school in the northeastern province of Kratie after deminers were invited to search for buried landmines on the campus before a new building was constructed, Chheang Heng, the provincial deputy chief for education. More than 1,000 students study at Queen Kossamak high school.

1:56 PM

8 people booked over inflammatory social media post in UP's Bareilly

Eight people have been booked for allegedly making an inflammatory post and spreading it on social media in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) Raj Kumar Agarwal said a video clipping of Muharram, along with objectionable remarks, was posted on 'X', formerly known as Twitter, by a person identified as Nazim Raza. It was made viral by seven others with the intention to trigger communal disturbance, the police said

1:38 PM

Chandrayaan-3 undergoes another orbit reduction manoeuvre, gets closer to Moon's surface

Chandrayaan-3 ventured closer to the lunar surface on Monday with another successful maneuver of the spacecraft by ISRO, the national space agency said.

The Bengaluru-headquartered space agency said the spacecraft has now achieved a "near-circular orbit" around the Moon.

1:09 PM

Mobile internet service restored in Haryana's Nuh two weeks after violence

Mobile internet service has been restored in Nuh district of Haryana, two weeks after it was suspended following communal clashes that claimed six lives, police said on Monday.

According to the police, the service was restored Sunday midnight.