August 29, 2024 9:46 PM

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Assam Assembly passes Assam Repealing Bill 2024

In Assam, the Assembly has passed the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024 today abolishing The Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the aim was not only to abolish child marriages but also to get away with the Kazi system. He stressed that t...

August 29, 2024 9:09 PM

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Chhattisgarh: 3 Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Narayanpur

In Chhattisgarh, three female Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Narayanpur district today. After the encounter, the security forces recovered the bodies of the killed Maoists along with two rifles and a large amount of Maoist material from the spot.   Narayanpur distri...

August 29, 2024 8:49 PM

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Sahitya Akademi presents Bhasha Samman in New Delhi

The Sahitya Akademi today presented the Bhasha Samman in New Delhi. Purushottam Agrawal, Bethavolu Ramabrahmam, Avtar Singh and K.G. Paulose were awarded for classical and medieval literature.   Rozama Chawngthu and Renthlei Lalrawna were jointly conferred the award for their contribution to en...

August 29, 2024 8:40 PM

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Typhoon Shanshan kills 3, injures 82 in Japan 

Typhoon Shanshan, which made its landfall today in the Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima, has brought heavy rain and strong winds that left three people dead, 82 injured and one missing. According to local media reports, earlier, a landslide in Gamagori city of the prefecture of Aichi, caused by the ...

August 29, 2024 8:33 PM

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India reaffirms commitment to strengthen ties with Pacific Partners and Forum

India has reaffirmed its commitment to work closely with Pacific partner countries and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF).     Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita today announced at the PIF Dialogue Partners' Session in Tonga that India will undertake 'Quick Impact Projects' (QIPs...

August 29, 2024 8:35 PM

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India commissions its second nuclear-submarine INS Arighaat

The second Arihant-Class submarine ‘INS Arighaat’ was commissioned into the Indian Navy today at Visakhapatnam in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh. In his address, the Raksha Mantri expressed confidence that ‘Arighaat’ will further strengthen India’s nuclear triad, enhance nuclear deterre...

August 29, 2024 8:24 PM

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Tripura Govt declares state as natural calamity zone amid unprecedented floods

Tripura Government has declared the entire state as a Natural Calamity Affected Area, even as the inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) is conducting on-the-spot assessments of the most affected places.      The Inter-Ministerial Central Team which began on-the-spot assessment for the loss...