Government forms new CEC to assist in matters of forest and environmental issues

September 8, 2023 1:50 PM

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Government forms new CEC to assist in matters of forest and environmental issues

Government has set up a new Central Empowered Committee (CEC), replacing an ad hoc expert panel, which assisted the Supreme Court in matters of forest and environment issues. The CEC, initially established by the apex court in 2002, served as a watchdog for issues pertaining to environmental conserv...

India's Rohan Bopanna and Australian partner Matthew Ebden to take on British-American pair of Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram for title clash of Men's Doubles event at US Open tonight

September 8, 2023 1:47 PM

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India's Rohan Bopanna and Australian partner Matthew Ebden to take on British-American pair of Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram for title clash of Men's Doubles event at US Open tonight

In US Open Tennis, India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden stormed into the Men's Doubles Final defeating French pair of Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6, 6-2 in New York last night. They will now face defending champion British-American pair of Joe Salisb...

BJP wins by-poll election in Tripura

September 8, 2023 1:23 PM

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BJP wins by-poll election in Tripura

Both the Assesmbly seats, which went for by-poll last tuesday, in Tripura have been wrested by BJP. At Boxanagar, BJP candidate Taffajal Hossain defeated his nearest rival Mizan Hussain of CPI(M) with a record 30 thousand votes. The Dhanpur seat has been taken by BJP candidate Bindu Debnath, who def...

Record-breaking rainfall paralyzes most parts of Hong Kong with flash floods

September 8, 2023 10:34 AM

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Record-breaking rainfall paralyzes most parts of Hong Kong with flash floods

Record-breaking rainfall has paralyzed most parts of Hong Kong today, with flash floods submerging metro stations and shopping malls, trapping drivers on roads. Authorities have suspended schools and asked workers to stay at home in a city of over 7.5 million population. The Chinese special administ...

Spain's President Pedro Sanchez announces that he tested positive for COVID-19

September 8, 2023 10:33 AM

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Spain's President Pedro Sanchez announces that he tested positive for COVID-19

Spain's President Pedro Sanchez has announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, and will not be able to attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi. President Sanchez said that he was feeling fine, adding that Spain would be represented at the G20 Summit by First Vice President Nadia Cal...