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Boat carrying dozens sinks in India’s northeast, one dead

GUWAHATI, India, Sept 8 – A boat carrying dozens of passengers sank in India’s northeastern state of Assam after a collision with another vessel, and at least one person died, witnesses and officials said on Wednesday. “I am pained at the tragic boat accident near Nimati Ghat, Jorhat. […]

Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point

DUBAI, Sept 8 – Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world’s top diplomats have been beating a path to Qatar, long the gateway to the Taliban and now the essential go-between as the West tries to deal with the new Kabul government. This is no accident. Analysts describe Qatar’s emergence as a broker in […]

Cabinet approves procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft for Indian Air Force

A major boost to ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Key Highlights: 16 aircraft to be delivered in flyaway condition from Spain; 40 to be manufactured in India Unique initiative to strengthen indigenous capabilities & boost ‘Make in India’ All aircraft to be installed with indigenous Electronic Warfare Suite To replace the […]

Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai calls on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed issues related to the Ministry of Personnel and Science Ministries.

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 8: Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, currently on a visit to the national capital, called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh […]

e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department – updates

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 8: The e-Filing portal of the Income Tax Department (www.incometax.gov.in) was launched on 7th June, 2021. Taxpayers and professionals have reported glitches and difficulties in the portal since then. The Ministry of Finance has been regularly monitoring the resolution of issues with Infosys Ltd which is the […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, SEPTEMBER 8: 70.75 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 37,875new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for 1.18% of total cases India’s Active caseload stands at 3,91,256 Recovery Rate currently at 97.48% 39,114recoveries in the last 24 hours […]

Pegasus snooping row: SC grants more time to Centre, to hear pleas seeking probe on Sep 13

New Delhi, Sep 7: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted more time to the Centre to decide on filing a further response to a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged snooping of certain people in India through the use of Israeli spyware Pegasus and slated the […]

Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris attacks begins

PARIS — In a custom-built secure complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse, France on Wednesday opened the trial of 20 men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured. Nine gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of […]

Guinean junta replaces provincial governors after coup, media say

CONAKRY, Sept 7 – The soldiers who seized power in Guinea over the weekend have consolidated their takeover with the installation of military provincial governors, Guinean media reported on Tuesday. West African leaders have threatened sanctions over the overthrow of President Alpha Conde, who was serving a controversial […]

Emotions raw before Paris trial for Islamic State carnage

PARIS — For the music lover, it was nearly three hours at gunpoint, wondering if he would become yet another body on the floor of the Bataclan concert hall in Paris. For the grieving mother, the night of carnage robbed her of her son and tarnished her view […]

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