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Gautam Adani is first Asian to become world's third richest person [List of top 10 billionaires]

Gautam Adani was already Asia's richest man and now he is also the world's third richest person, overtaking LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault and becoming the first Asian person to take that spot, according to Bloomberg and its Billionaires index.

Aug 30, 2022

Noted Indian economist Abhijit Sen passes away at 72

Well-known economist and former member of the Planning Commission, Abhijit Sen, passed away late on Monday night following a heart attack. He was 72.

Aug 30, 2022

Covid update: India reports further decline in fresh cases to 5,439 from previous day's 7,591 count

India reported further decline in Covid cases with 5,439 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, a significant decline from the previous day's 7,591 count

Aug 30, 2022

Heavy rains lash K'taka ahead of Gowri-Ganesha festival; To continue for 3 more days, warns IMD

Heavy rains lash Karataka ahead of the festive season of Gowri Ganesha on Tuesday and Wednesday with disruptions reported in many places

Aug 30, 2022

Patient dies after ambulance door fails to open in Kerala

A patient died in an ambulance after the door got jammed for about 30 minutes.

Aug 30, 2022

Museum showcases development legacy of all PMs from Nehru to Modi, 80K visitors in 4 months, a hi-tech hit

The Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya (Prime Ministers' Museum) is a tribute to every Prime Minister of the country since Independence in 1947 and a record of how each one of them has contributed to the development of the country in the last 75 years.

Aug 30, 2022

National Sports Day, a celebration of legendary Hockey player Dhyan Chand's wizardry

Meet the Champion events in over 25 cities, felicitations, interactions with sportspersons, and various functions were organised on Monday throughout the country to commemorate the birth anniversary of the greatest-ever sports star, the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand.

Aug 30, 2022

Mega child trafficking racket busted in Mathura; BJP leader longing for son bought infant for ₹1.8 lakh

The CCTV footage, which shows the kidnapper stealing a child from the Mathura railway station, while next to his sleeping mother, had gone viral on social media.

Aug 29, 2022

Racist treatment at IKEA store in Hyderabad sparks outrage; retailer reacts after KTR's tweet [details]

IKEA India issued a clarification, not an apology, after a customer Nitin Sethi alleged that his wife faced racist treatment at its store in Hyderabad.

Aug 29, 2022

Handwara narco-terrorism case: NIA arrests twelfth accused in high-profile case [details]

Pakistan-based terror groups making money selling drugs; using funds to finance J&K terrorists.

Aug 29, 2022

Life thrown out of gear in Jammu in response to bandh call; no law and order issue [details]

Agitating lawyers demanding the construction of a building housing registration authorities, Central Administrative Tribunal, Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRT), Armed Forces Tribunal, Consumer Courts, Tribunals, Commissions, and similar facilities within court premises.

Aug 29, 2022

Azad supporters assemble: Resignation spree continues; Congress, J&K Apni Party lose leaders [details]

Former Deputy Chief Minister of J&K reaches Delhi to express solidarity with Ghulam Nabi Azad. Four more former ministers are likely to resign from Congress in days to come.

Aug 29, 2022

Iraq's Green Zone breached; protestors break into presidential palace, gunfight follows [key developments]

Moments after Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, violence broke out as protestors stormed the presidential palace in protest.

Aug 29, 2022

Twin tower demolition: Windows, boundary walls damaged in adjacent society, cleaning up begins

Residents of the adjoining societies will be allowed to return to their homes after the whole exercise is completed, officials said.

Aug 29, 2022

Standard International driving permit for citizens across India, no trouble utilizing in foreign countries

For better facilitation of Indian citizens across India with regard to International Driving Permit (IDP), the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification.

Aug 29, 2022