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Mobile internet services were suspended until Wednesday (August 2) to quell the “intense communal tension”, according to the Haryana government.The Brij Mandal Yatra was flagged off earlier from Gurugram’s Civil Lines by BJP district president Gargi Kakkar. A police contingent was deployed with the procession.Stones were pelted on Yatra in Nuh and at least four cars, part of the procession, were set on fire. Some police vehicles were also damaged.Mobs in neighbouring Gurugram district’s Sohna set afire vehicles and a shop that appeared to belong to members of the minority group after the word of the violence in Muslim-dominated Nuh…

But August is here, and that often means trouble for markets. The last time the S&P 500 was on a winning streak this long was in 2021, when it was positive for seven months in a row — until August hit and ended the victory run.The well-known Wall Street adage says “sell in May and go away”, because the summer, and August in particular, marks a historically volatile period for the stock market. That’s largely because so many investors take vacations and there are decreased trading volumes. This reduced activity can lead to increased volatility.On average, August has been the…

Speaking to reporters, Siddaramaiah said that the Sowjanya case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The parents have appealed for re-investigation. “We will take a decision on what should be the future course of action as per legal terms,” he said.“As an advocate, in my opinion, an appeal should be filed before the High Court in this regard. I have not seen the CBI court judgment of the case. The parents of Sowjanya have given the copy of judgment. I will study the judgment and see whether there is any provision to make an appeal for…

An anti-terror probe agency spokesperson here said that the NIA raided 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana to unravel and unearth the full contours of the conspiracy behind the March 19 attack on the High Commission of India in London, and bring to book the various attackers and assailants.The NIA team carried out searches in Punjab’s Moga, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, SBS Nagar, Amritsar, Mukhtsar, Sangrur, Patiala, Mohali and in Haryana’s Sirsa.The official said that the agency is leaving no stone unturned to pinpoint culpability in the London attack and arrest the perpetrators, their associates and…

“Why the statue of erstwhile Scindia family member of Gwalior should be installed at Orchha (Niwari district), when they have no contribution in the region?,” they said.The controversy first erupted in March when the statue was installed all of sudden, and now the row has escalated as the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to visit Orchha on August 5 “to unveil” the statue.Though the Chief Minister’s office has not issued any official statement regarding Chouhan’s visit to Orchha, the Niwari administration and the local police have reportedly started the preparation for the programme.Police personnel have also been deployed…

The Indian team are placed alongside hosts China PR, Bangladesh, and Myanmar in Group A.There are 23 teams, who have been divided into six groups. Group A, B, C, E, and F have four teams each while Group D has three teams.Twice Asian Games champions India are participating in the football event of the continental games for the first time after nine years.The Squad:Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Gurmeet Singh, Dheeraj Singh MoirangthemDefenders: Sandesh Jhingan, Anwar Ali, Narender Gahlot, Lalchungnunga, Akash Mishra, Roshan Singh, Ashish RaiMidfielders: Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Apuia Ralte, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Rahul KP, Naorem Mahesh…

Chowdhury, in her book, ‘How Prime Ministers Decide’ (Aleph Book Company), outlines how a strange coalition of people acted in unison to expose Suresh Ram, who was having an affair with a college student from the Jat community and kept pictures of their bedroom escapades shot on a Polaroid camera in the glove compartment of his car.The dramatis personae included the late liquor baron Kapil Mohan (who was close to both Indira Gandhi and her bete noire, the then Health Minister Raj Narain); Indira Gandhi, who could not forgive Jagjivan Ram for turning against her after the Emergency was lifted,…

Australia’s off-spin all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who also won the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for June 2023, reached career-best ranking in all three lists starting with jumping five slots from 21st to 16th and 579 rating points in the batters list after a quick-fire 65 from 39 deliveries in the second match.She has also moved one place to a personal best fourth place in the bowlers rankings, with 673 points after taking three wickets for 38 runs in the third game. Her efforts also meant Ashleigh got her best ranking of number two and 389 points (from fourth place)…

Netizens raised questions, asking the Indian board and coach on why Rohit and Kohli were named in the ODI series when they are getting rested. “They should have picked another team then.”However, one user said that the BCCI was under pressure from broadcasters to put Kohli and Rohit in the team. “Arre… broadcasters promo me kya daalenge fir.. Ad walon ko kaise convince karenge.””Interestingly, we have the ICC ODI World Cup this year and our main players are getting rested before that and not playing ODIs. Wow, Rahuld Dravid what’s happening.”It made no sense to carry Rohit or Virat for…

Tharoor took to Twitter and wrote, “Rather summarily cut off by having my mike switched off when I was one minute into what was meant to be a four-point list of objections to the introduction of the National Capital Territory Bill.”“Got two points in but was unable to make the other two: the constitutionality of bringing in a major change when there is a no-confidence vote pending, and the appropriateness of resorting to an Ordinance when the matter could easily have awaited the Parliament session for consideration. Ah, well. The Introduction was bulldozed through by voice-vote anyway,” he added.He also…