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FM announces Rs 6 lakh cr asset monetisation pipeline

New Delhi, Aug 23:  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a Rs 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) that will look to unlock value in infrastructure assets across sectors ranging from power to road and railways. She also said the asset monetisation does not involve selling […]

India court gives police three weeks to conclude Paytm ownership probe

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 – An Indian court on Monday has given police three weeks to conclude an investigation into claims from a former Paytm director who said he co-founded the digital payment platform but did not receive shares owed. Ashok Kumar Saxena, 71, in legal documents said […]

India reports 25,072 new coronavirus cases

MUMBAI, Aug 23 – India reported 25,072 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 160 days, the government said in a statement on Monday. Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Kim Coghill Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-reports-25072-new-coronavirus-cases-2021-08-23/

Clever moves needed to defeat BJP: Shiv Sena

Mumbai, Aug 23:  The Shiv Sena on Monday said opposition parties will have to make “shrewd and clever moves” to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and West Bengal and Maharashtra have shown that the Modi-Shah juggernaut can be halted in the poll battlefield and […]

India’s first smog tower inaugurated in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 23: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday inaugurated India’s first smog tower in Delhi’s Connaught Place that will purify 1,000 cubic metres of air per second within a radius of around 1 km. He said the tower has been set up as a pilot project […]

Kalyan Singh was symbol of faith for people: PM Modi

Lucknow, Aug 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh was a valuable personality and a capable leader who became a symbol of faith for the common people. Modi was speaking to reporters after paying his last respects to the veteran […]

Three JeM militants killed in encounter in Pulwama

Srinagar, Aug 21:  Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the upper reaches of forest area of Nagbaeran Tral in the south Kashmir district […]

Two Russian women found dead in North Goa in two days

Panaji, Aug 21:  In separate incidents, two Russian women were found dead at their residences at a beach village in North Goa on two consecutive days, police said on Saturday. While Alexandra Djavi, 24, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her rented place late on Thursday, […]

Indians detained on way to Kabul airport; Released subsequently: Reports

New Delhi, Aug 21:  A group of Indian nationals is learnt to have been stopped and taken to an unknown location near the Kabul airport on Saturday for questioning and verification of travel documents, triggering some confusion and concerns in India. People tracking the developments in Kabul said […]

India reports 36,571 new coronavirus cases

MUMBAI, Aug 20 – India reported 36,571 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the government said in a statement on Friday.Reporting by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Clarence Fernandez Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-reports-36571-new-coronavirus-cases-2021-08-20/

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