3 killed in stampede at Khatu Shyam temple in Rajasthan’s Sikar

Sikar, August 8 Three women were killed in a stampede outside a temple in Rajasthan’s Sikar district early on Monday, police said. Long queues were seen outside the Khatu Shyam temple as devotees had gathered on the occasion of ‘Gyaras’, an auspicious day as per Hindu calendar. As soon…

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Nitish Kumar, KCR skip NITI Aayog meet; modernise farm sector, says PM Modi

Mukesh Ranjan New Delhi, August 7 Even as the government today claimed that PM Narendra Modi heralded the collective efforts of all states in the spirit of cooperative federalism as the force that helped India tackle the Covid pandemic, the seventh governing council meeting of NITI Aayog was marked by…

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Nitish, KCR skip NITI Aayog meet; modernise farm sector, says PM

Mukesh RanjanNew Delhi, August 7Even as the government today claimed that PM Narendra Modi heralded the collective efforts of all states in the spirit of cooperative federalism as the force that helped India tackle the Covid pandemic, the seventh governing council meeting of NITI Aayog was marked by a “boycott”…

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CM asks for MSP guarantee, bats for crop diversification

New Delhi, August 7Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today said he had demanded reconstitution of the committee on MSP and to help the state’s efforts in crop diversification in his presentation at the seventh Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog here, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Lamenting that his…

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CWG: Australia beat India by 9 runs to win maiden gold medal in women’s cricket

Birmingham, August 7 World champions Australia beat India by nine runs in a thriller to win the gold medal in the women’s cricket event at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Batting first, Australia scored 161 for 8 in 20 overs with Beth Mooney scoring 61 off 41 balls while Renuka…

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Navjot Kaur Sidhu pens emotional post: ‘Harmless person punished so badly for something he has not done; God is watching’

Chandigarh, August 8 Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu who has been serving year-long sentence in a 1988 road rage case involving a man’s death, has penned an emotional post on behalf of her husband, saying “it just gives me immense pain to see a…

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UGC chief says CUET cancelled at few centres due to reports of sabotage; NTA announces fresh dates

New Delhi, August 7Facing criticism over cancellation of the common university entrance test (CUET) at some centres, UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday said it was done in the best interests of students as there were indications of “sabotage”.The National Testing Agency announced that the test which was cancelled…

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Over 71,000 cases pending in Supreme Court

New Delhi, August 7More than 71,000 cases are pending with the Supreme Court where over 10,000 cases awaiting disposal are over 10-year-old, the Government has told Parliament.High courts and subordinate courts too have witnessed substantive increase in pending cases as the combined number of cases awaiting adjudication almost touched 4.84…

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First ever repair of US warship in India; arrives at Chennai shipyard

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, August 7 Six years after India and the US signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), an Indian shipyard on Sunday commenced the first-ever maintenance of a US warship at Chennai. The LEMOA allows either country to pick up fuel, supplies, spares and get repairs…

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NITI meet: PM Modi urges states to focus on 3Ts, modernising farm sector

New Delhi, August 7Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong case for modernising agriculture, animal husbandry and food processing to help the country become self-sufficient and a global leader in the agriculture sector.The Prime Minister also asked the states to focus on promoting 3Ts—Trade, Tourism, Technology—with a view…

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