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An earlier schedule of speakers released by the UN in July had listed him as one of the speakers, but the latest version issued on Friday substituted the minister for the Prime Minister.Prime Minister Modi led the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the UN in June before his state visit to Washington.He has a packed schedule this month with a visit to the ASEAN summit in Indonesia from Tuesday to Thursday, which will be followed by the G20 summit of major emerging and industrialised countries that he will preside over in New Delhi on September 9 and 10.Jaishankar is…

A complaint lodged by a betel nut businessman led to the arrest of the police officers and prompted a thorough inquiry.Notably, the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam, set a trap in the first week of August after receiving complaints about policemen demanding money.The complaint, however, was determined to be initially accurate.A criminal case was filed on August 31 as a result.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Assam DGP G.P. Singh wrote, “Reference Bajali incident Assam police Hq had received complaint of demand for money by some police officers of Bajali police in the first week of August.”He also mentioned in…

The labouers were admitted in Sadar hospital in Sasaram. Conditions of two of them are said to be critical. The fire mishap took place while cleaning was underway in a section of the factory. Following the incident, fire tenders rushed to the scene and doused the flame in around two hours. The reason for the mishap is yet to be ascertained. –IANSajk/sha

The seizures were made on Thursday during multiple raids across four states — Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.A number of incriminating digital devices were recovered during the searches at three locations in Maharashtra and one location each in the other three states.The NIA has been examining the devices to track those involved in the conspiracy and thwart their efforts to destabilise the country through the unlawful and radicalisation plans and campaigns of the two terror outfits.The raids were part of the NIA investigations in a case registered in April 2023 against two accused recruited earlier by these banned organisations.The…

New York, Sep 1 (IANS) World No.1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek dropped just one game as she stormed past qualifier Kaja Juvan into the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals at the US Open in New York on Friday.Swiatek eased past one of her best friends in Louis Armstrong Stadium on Friday, beating qualifier Kaja Juvan 6-0, 6-1 to reach the Round of 16 at the 2023 US Open.The pair have been close for nearly a decade, since their days in juniors. But defending champion Swiatek of Poland was still unwavering in collecting her third straight win over Slovenia’s Juvan, polishing off…

The state Education Department had earlier made it mandatory for every student to have more than 75 per cent attendance to appear for the examinations. BSEB Chairman Anand Kishore had said that those students suffering from cancer, TB, AIDS and other serious diseases would get relaxation of 15 per cent attendance. Following the announcement, Additional Chief Secretary, K.K. Pathak had reportedly called him to his office for the clarification. Due to the tough stand of Pathak, Anand Kishore rolled back his decision on Thursday night. As per the fresh notification, the BSEB has cancelled the notification issued on August 29…

The incident took place at Nichalkota village of the district.Both the victim and the accused belong to a tribal community, officials said on Friday, adding that the victim’s former father-in-law and his family members are the accused in the case.”As soon as the information was received, the Superintendent of Police (SP) along with the Deputy SP and other police officer immediately reached the spot,” they said.SP Amit Kumar said that FIR has been registered and six teams have been formed to detain the accused.Taking cognizance of the incident, the state government instructed Director General of Police (DGP) Umesh Mishra, ADG…

Speaking to reporters on the occasion of the release of a handbook of achievements on the backdrop of completion of 100 days by the government, Patil said that earlier, the airports in Karnataka were handed over to the airport authority.”The land of the airport also got transferred to the airport authority. In future all airports built in Karnataka would be managed by the state government. Shivamogga airport is controlled and managed by the state. The government is also seriously mulling to begin its own air service,” he said.”In a bid to propel the economic growth of Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Yadgiri, Raichur,…

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked the NTA, which conducts competitive examinations like NEET and JEE, to file a reply stating if the questions asked in CLAT can be translated into other languages. The bench asked the Centre’s lawyer to file a detailed affidavit as it indicated that it has no objection to the prayers made in the petition. On Friday, the petitioner’s counsel argued that since the Bar Council of India (BCI) conducts the All India Bar Examination in several regional languages, the Consortium of National Law Universities conducting CLAT should…

The police said that intermittent exchange of fire was reported between armed rival groups in Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts. However, security forces deployed in the area responded and subsequently the firing subsided.The situation is tense but under control, the police said.Meanwhile, movement of 220 vehicles along the Imphal-Jiribum National Highway (NH-37) with essential items have been ensured.Strict security measures have been taken in all the vulnerable locations and security convoy has been provided in the sensitive stretches in order to ensure free and safe movement of vehicles.–IANSsc/arm