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Rahul Gandhi to kickstart 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Sasaram today

With the Assembly polls barely three months away, Gandhi, along with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and other Mahagathbandhan leaders, will launch the yatra from BIADA Ground Sasaram

India should join RCEP, focus on East Asia for GDP growth: Jeffrey Sachs

Sachs said that India could target 7 per cent GDP growth in the coming decade by focusing on East Asia

Jaishankar meets South Korea's new foreign minister, vows deeper ties

The meeting coincided wth the 10th anniversary of India-Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Strategic Partnership

Delhi to see light rain till Aug 22; Mumbai braces for more heavy showers

IMD forecasts intermittent rain and cloudy skies in Delhi till August 22 as Yamuna nears danger mark, while Mumbai faces flooding, landslide deaths and flight disruption

Pakistan floods kill 220, forecasters warn heavier monsoon rains ahead

Hundreds of rescue workers are still searching for survivors in Buner, one of several places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where torrential rains and cloudbursts caused massive flooding

Trump tells Zelenskyy that Putin wants more land, urges Kyiv to make a deal

Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Putin had offered to freeze most front lines if Kyiv ceded all of Donetsk, the industrial region that is one of Moscow's main targets

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returns to India after Nasa's Axiom-4 mission

Shukla, who has been in the US training for the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS over the past year, was welcomed at the airport by Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta

Air India Express flight aborts first landing at Gwalior, lands safely

The airline said the flight "conducted a go-around followed by a safe and uneventful landing"

Oil markets steady as Trump, Putin target full Ukraine peace deal

Trump said he had agreed with Putin that negotiators should go straight to a peace settlement - not via a ceasefire, as Ukraine and European allies, until now with U.S. support, have been demanding

Dixon Tech, China's HKC form ₹370 cr JV for display module manufacturing

The Dixon Technologies-HKC Overseas joint venture is for manufacturing and selling of LCD and TFT-LCD modules that are used in electronic devices like TV, mobile phones etc for display

Samsung to expand manufacturing portfolio in India, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Globally, Samsung has its second largest mobile phone manufacturing unit in India and it is the second largest exporter of the handsets from the country after Apple

DDA's land licensing model bags ₹10,000 cr deal with Fleur Hotels

The project is expected to generate approximately Rs 10,000 crore over a 55-year period

EC rejects voter data fudging charge, says parties missed scrutiny window

In a statement, the EC said the period for raising claims and objections after the draft voters' list is published is the appropriate time for parties to flag flaws

Two-slab 'Next Gen GST' to pay way for single tax rate by 2047: Centre

The proposed two-slab regime, if approved by the GST Council, will replace the current four slabs in the goods and services tax (GST) regime, doing away with the 12 per cent and 28 per cent slabs

Manipur Governor Bhalla to hold additional charge as Nagaland Governor

The President has appointed Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla also to oversee Nagaland after the passing of Governor La Ganesan

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta thanks PM Modi for Urban Extension Road-II project

Describing the project as a "historic gift" for the city, the chief minister said the inauguration of the UER-II move Delhi closer to becoming a traffic-free capital

Premier League: Isak-less Newcastle hold 10-men Aston Villa in opener

Newcastle lacked a cutting edge without star striker Alexander Isak and drew 0-0 at Aston Villa on Saturday in the Premier League's opening round.

IndiGo aircraft suffers tail strike amid go-around at Mumbai Airport

The airline assured that all passengers and crew on board were safe

Japanese PM Ishiba offers condolences to PM Modi over flood deaths

Heavy monsoon rains over the past weeks have triggered floods and landslides across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and neighbouring states

Kolkata Port inaugurates first PPP terminal at Khidderpore Docks for cargo

The Century Ports Ltd Terminal, built at a cost of Rs 190 crore, was formally commissioned by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK)