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Over the last few years, ‘Durga Puja diplomacy’ has been gaining importance in Kolkata, with countries that have consulates here making it a point to participate in the celebrations. This year, China has decided to take a big step forward by actively collaborating with the BJ Block Durga Puja Committee …

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order allowing mining major Vedanta access to the administrative unit of the Sterlite Copper plant at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. A Bench of Justices Rohinton Nariman and Indu Malhotra disposed of a petition filed by the …

Kodagu inundated; administration issues advisory to tourists against travel to district The arterial road connecting Bengaluru to the State’s coast will be barred for heavy traffic for the next 10 days following incessant rains and repeated landslides in the Shiradi Ghat stretch of National Highway 75. The Karnataka State Road …

24 killed, several missing as rain pounds the State CM Pinarayi Vijayan seeks more Central help from Modi Cochin International Airport suspends operations A resurgent monsoon brought Kerala to its knees on Wednesday, with the State tottering under the worst floods in its history. Submerged by floodwaters, cities and villages …

The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), the country’s largest commodity exchange in terms of market share, will commence trading in rubber futures contracts from August 16. The new contract is aimed at offering a hedging solution to participants in the rubber value chain, including growers, traders, exporters, importers and …

The death toll from an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has topped 400, authorities said on Monday, as bodies were still being recovered from the ruins of destroyed buildings. The shallow 6.9-magnitude quake on August 5 levelled tens of thousands of homes, mosques and businesses across Lombok, just …

50,000 cusecs from Krishna too Nearly 4.35 lakh cusecs were discharged from the Godavari into the Bay of Bengal and more than 50,000 cusecs from the Krishna which received rain in the lower reaches though 233.87 tmcft are required to fill up two major reservoirs on the river. While Srisailam …

26,000-km-long rally is aimed at creating awareness among farmers The 26,000-km-long Kissan Adhikar Yatra, an awareness rally for sensitising farmers on farm-related issues, which began at Kupwara in Kashmir on July 26, reached Hubballi on Monday. The Rashtriya Kissan Mahasangh is organising the yatra which will culminate at Kanyakumari on …

Delhi police name CM, his deputy in the case of alleged attack on Chief Secretary in February The Delhi police on Monday charge-sheeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in the case of alleged assault on his Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February this year. The …

Another demonstration will celebrate Independence Day A rally to mark India’s Independence Day and a pro-Khalistani demonstration dubbed the “London declaration” are both set to go ahead on Sunday, in Trafalgar Square, central London, despite New Delhi’s strong and publicly stated reservations about the latter, which it views as an …