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Live updates : BREAKING NEWS I AUG 22, 2023
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August 22, 2023 11:12 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Two drown in waterfall in Thane district
Two men drowned in a waterfall in Shahpur tehsil of Thane district on Tuesday evening, police said. The incident took place at Mahuli Gad, Khor village, said inspector Samsher Tadvi of Vashind police station.
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August 22, 2023 8:52 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Tamil Nadu gives monetary assistance to Himachal Pradesh
The government of Tamil Nadu gives assistance of Rs 10 crores to Himachal Pradesh for relief works in the rain-ravaged state.
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August 22, 2023 8:46 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Pakistan's national carrier grounds 11 aircraft due to financial crisis
Pakistan's cash-strapped national carrier has grounded 11 aircraft, including three of its Boeing 777s, due to unavailability of funds to carry out replacement of parts.
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August 22, 2023 7:48 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Telangana: Police Sub Inspector gets 5-year jail term for taking bribe
A court has sentenced a Police Sub Inspector to undergo five-year rigorous imprisonment for accepting bribe of Rs 5,000 from a man.
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August 22, 2023 7:23 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
CBI arrests Canada-based businessman in defence espionage case
The CBI has arrested a Canada-based businessman in connection with a defence espionage case in which a journalist and a former Navy commander were held in May, officials said on Tuesday.
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August 22, 2023 6:56 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Court sends Delhi government officer to judicial custody
Court sends suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha accused of repeatedly raping a minor to one-day judicial custody.
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August 22, 2023 6:55 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Delhi HC awards Rs 50K compensation to acquitted accused for "terrible investigation" in murder case
The Delhi High Court has awarded Rs 50,000 each as compensation, to be borne by the State, to two accused who were acquitted in a murder case, saying it was a "classic example of terrible investigation" which made them suffer the ordeal of long trial and undergo incarceration for a crime they never committed.
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August 22, 2023 5:15 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Man found dead on footpath in Delhi
The body of a man was found from a footpath in south Delhi's Lodhi Colony on Tuesday, police said. An information was received around 6.30 am regarding the body lying near Khanna Market, they said.
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August 22, 2023 5:14 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Iran unveils armed drone resembling America's MQ-9 Reaper and says it could potentially reach Israel
Iran's Defence Ministry unveiled a drone on Tuesday resembling America's armed MQ-9 Reaper, claiming that the aircraft is capable of staying airborne for 24 hours and has the range to reach the country's archenemy Israel.
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August 22, 2023 5:13 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Six UP policemen suspended for conniving with criminal, one for taking money: Official
Seven policemen were suspended here in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, six of them for allegedly conniving with a criminal, a senior police official said. They were suspended by Bareilly Senior Superintendent of Police Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan, Superintendent of Police (SP), Rural, Rajkumar Aggarwal said.
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August 22, 2023 3:58 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Rupee rises 19 paise to close at 82.94 against US dollar
The rupee recovered from its all-time low levels and settled for the day higher by 19 paise at 82.94 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as the American currency retreated from its elevated levels.
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August 22, 2023 3:58 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Minor girl sexually assaulted by neighbour in Delhi’s Lodhi Colony
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her neighbour in south Delhi's Lodhi Colony area, police said on Tuesday. On Monday around 2.20 am, a PCR call was received at Lodhi Colony police station regarding the sexual assault of a girl. The call was made by the victim’s mother, a senior police officer said.
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August 22, 2023 3:40 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra
Chhattisgarh: Worker killed as molten slag falls on him at steel plant
A 52-year-old worker died after hot slag fell on him at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district on Tuesday, the police said. Slag is a byproduct of steel manufacturing.
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August 22, 2023 2:55 PM (IST) Posted by Nitin Kumar
BJP to start 4 Parivartan Yatras in Rajasthan
Bharatiya Janata Party will be deploying its top guns including Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh in poll-bound Rajasthan to step up their electoral preparedness.
The party is scheduled to kick-start its four 'Parivartan Yatras', in the state from next month spanning over a period of 23 days, sources said. -
August 22, 2023 2:54 PM (IST) Posted by Nitin Kumar
School children participate in Chandrayaan-3's pre-landing celebrations
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August 22, 2023 2:29 PM (IST) Posted by Nitin Kumar
Cauvery rights forum members demonstration in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur
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August 22, 2023 2:28 PM (IST) Posted by Nitin Kumar
3-D image of Swami Narayan Mandir in Johannesburg
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August 22, 2023 8:50 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar
Indigo flight en route to Ranchi makes medical emergency landing in Nagpur, passenger dies
A Mumbai to Ranchi IndiGo flight on Monday made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport after a passenger started vomiting blood. Upon emergency landing in Nagpur, the passenger was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his disease.
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August 22, 2023 8:50 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar
PM Modi departs for South Africa's Johannesburg to attend BRICS Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, left for South Africa to participate in the much-awaited BRICS Summit. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian Prime Minister left Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi at around 7 am IST and is likely to land at Johannesburg around 5.15 pm IST.
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August 22, 2023 8:49 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar
Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
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August 22, 2023 8:49 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar
Divisive Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin returns from exile as party seeks to form new government
Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him plans to start forming a new government.
Thaksin has said his decision to return has nothing to do with an expected vote in Parliament later in the day on a candidate from the Pheu Thai party for prime minister. But many believe his arrival is connected to the party's pursuit of power. -
August 22, 2023 8:48 AM (IST) Posted by Ajit Kumar
Japan to start releasing Fukushima plant's treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday
Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial but essential early step in the decades of work to shut down the facility 12 years after its meltdown disaster.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gave the final go-ahead Tuesday at a meeting of Cabinet ministers involved in the plan and instructed the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, to be ready to start the coastal release on Thursday if weather and sea conditions permit.