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J&K farmers switch to castor crops; overcome monkey menace with govt's help [details]

Thousands of hectares of crops are usually affected every year in the Kandi belts of Jammu province due to monkeys. Some villagers abandon their homes and hearths in the Udhampur district due to the monkey menace.

Aug 7, 2022

Idgah Maidan row to resurface; K'taka civic agency says it's govt property [details]

The Wakf board on Sunday said it was preparing for a legal battle after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) declared that Idgah Maidan belonged to the Revenue Department.

Aug 7, 2022

Cuba crude oil tank fire: 77 injured, 17 firefighters missing [details]

A massive blaze in a crude oil tank in the port of Matanzas in Cuba caused several explosions that have left at least 77 people injured, local authorities said, adding that 17 firefighters were reportedly missing.

Aug 7, 2022

Rocket alert in Jerusalem, with residents reporting explosions [details]

For the first time since the beginning of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, there was also a rocket alarm in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Aug 7, 2022

UP headmaster asks money for I-Day celebrations; suspended after video goes viral [details]

The action was taken against the headmaster Brajesh Kumar by Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) after the video of the incident went viral on social media on Saturday.

Aug 7, 2022

Battle for Bengaluru: As BJP, Cong fight it out, AAP exudes confidence [details]

BJP and the Congress want to establish their supremacy to show that they are running the show in the Silicon Valley of India. The verdict is expected soon.

Aug 7, 2022

Gujarat Police arrests MP intelligence officer for getting his wife murdered [details]

On the proprietor's information, the police reached out to Khalil Uddin and his two accomplices, Javed and Satish. It was found that they had murdered the woman.

Aug 7, 2022

India reports 18,738 new COVID cases, 40 deaths [details]

India's daily positivity rate has marginally risen to 5.02 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate currently also stands at 4.63 per cent.

Aug 7, 2022

Eknath Shinde in Delhi, may hold talks with BJP bigwigs on Maha cabinet expansion

Amid discussions about cabinet expansion in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is in the national capital where he will attend the NITI Aayog meeting on Sunday.

Aug 7, 2022

NIA arrests one accused in ISIS module case in Delhi; suo moto case registered [details]

Ahead of Independence Day the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted search operations in Delhi and arrested one accused who was allegedly involved in the activities of ISIS module case.

Aug 7, 2022

Rockets fired from Gaza after Israeli strikes kill PIJ leader; air raid sirens sounded in many Israeli cities

Air raid sirens were sounded in several Israeli cities, but the rockets went down in open terrain or were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system, dpa news agency reported, citing the Israeli military.

Aug 7, 2022

CISF jawan who shot dead colleague at Kolkata museum held

A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper, who opened indiscriminate fire with his AK-47 rifle on Saturday evening, killing a colleague and critically injuring another, was neutralised and apprehended

Aug 6, 2022

Ramban blast case solved; two terrorists arrested by J&K Police [details]

BJP leader-turned-LeT terrorist Talib Hussain was trying to revive terrorism in the Ramban district of Jammu.

Aug 6, 2022

Budding players were "caged" without food, water for 7 hours in Srinagar stadium; vidoes go viral [details]

Faisal Ali Dar, Kashmir Valley's first Padma awardee in sports Kashmir Valley, regrets that inhuman treatment was given to budding players.

Aug 6, 2022

Vice Presidential poll outcome: Dhankhar wins, to become 16th Vice President of India

Opposition nominee for Vice President Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated her contender -- NDA-backed candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar, after the latter emerged victorious in the Vice-Presidential election.

Aug 6, 2022