Body of Pakistani climber recovered from Broad Peak two weeks after avalanche killed 10

ISLAMABAD: A team of local volunteers on Thursday recovered the body of a Pakistani climber who was among 10 mountaineers killed in an avalanche on Br ...
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Gopichand and Chopra launch Indian School of Coaching Excellence

CHENNAI: With an aim to transform coach's education and strengthen India's sports ecosystem, Neeraj Chopra Foundation, Pullela Gopichand (Badminton Gurukul) and AISTS INDIA on Thursday announced to ...
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ED raids 11 properties in Punjab over alleged illegal industrial plot allotments

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at 11 properties in Punjab as part of a money laundering investigation into the alleged illegal allotment of industrial plots by a state ...
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Tata Trusts to begin search for Chandra’s successor shortly, Noel likely to head search panel

MUMBAI: The trustees of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, which is the largest of the 13-odd charities that own Tata Sons, has begun the process of appointing a search panel to find the successor to ...
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Over 14,000 sign petition urging LS Speaker Birla to act over Priyanka Gandhi's 'gau mutra' remark

Over 14,000 people claiming to be from the academic and scientific community have signed a petition seeking Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s intervention over Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's reference ...
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Russia holding 'productive' talks with countries including India for cooperation in Arctic region

MOSCOW: India is among the countries holding the "most productive" talks with Russia for cooperation in the Arctic region, a senior foreign ministry official said on Thursday. Speaking at the fourth ...
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Bengal BJP government withdraws Banga Bibhushan award conferred upon party MP Nagendra Ray

KOLKATA: The West Bengal BJP government on Thursday withdrew the Banga Bibhushan award conferred upon the party’s Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Ray, alias Ananta Maharaj, less than 24 hours after West ...
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Cyclone Montha poses major threat to paddy crop in Coastal Andhra Pradesh

VIJAYAWADA: Farmers across coastal Andhra Pradesh are bracing for a potential disaster as Cyclone Montha moves closer to the State, threatening to destroy standing crops, especially paddy, across ...
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Srisailam temple witnesses heavy weekend rush

KURNOOL: Srisailam temple town witnessed a rush of devotees over the long weekend, which coincided with Varalakshmi Vratam on Friday, followed by the second Saturday and Sunday, and the auspicious ...
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Kharge raises Haldwani stage ‘purification’ row in Rajya Sabha, Nadda says BJP has no role in ritual

DEHRADUN: The controversy over the alleged “purification” of a stage used by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at an August 8 rally in Haldwani reached the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with the ...

Kerala University recommends honorary doctorates on former ISRO chief, others

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former ISRO chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan, veteran film actor Madhu, poet-filmmaker Sreekumaran Thampi and former Indian hockey team ...
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Jharkhand exam stir: FIR lodged against 300 unnamed people in connection with Aug 10 Assembly march

Police on Thursday registered an FIR against 300 unidentified people over the August 10 march to the Jharkhand Assembly to protest alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. The case was ...