Wednesday, August 21, 2019
With India-Pakistan relations on decline, fear for survival of six Indians held hostage in Afghanistan mounts
BS Yediyurappa half cabinet leaves deep discontent in Karnataka BJP, but Amit Shah shows who's boss; deft manoeuvring not CM's forte
INX Media case: With Chidambaram facing arrest, Narendra Modi's war on corruption gathers steam
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Daily Bulletin: SC to hear Chidambaram's plea relating to INX media case at 10.30 am; middle-schools in J&K to re-open today; day's top stories
First Uttar Pradesh cabinet reshuffle under Yogi Adityanath at 11 am tomorrow, says official
Kamal Nath says he has no connection with nephew Ratul Puri's business, claims arrest was motivated by 'malicious intention'
INX Media case: P Chidambaram to move Supreme Court tomorrow against Delhi HC order dismissing anticipatory bail
Prosecutor tells Delhi court Sunanda Pushkar suffered agony over Shashi Tharoor’s affair, driven to commit suicide
Dismissed Kerala nun accuses Catholic priest of 'humiliating' her on social media after he releases video with 'vulgar' language
Narendra Modi speaks to Boris Johnson over phone, raises I-Day violence against Indian diaspora in London
Bombay HC to decide if BMC’s negligence led to 2015 Kurla fire that claimed eight lives; bench may also deliberate on compensation
IMA scam: Karnataka govt orders CBI probe into ponzi scheme in which over one lakh were 'duped'
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Khayyam passes away: Legendary music composer marched to his own beat and that's what set him apart
Bear Grylls claims his Man vs Wild episode with Narendra Modi has become 'world’s most trending televised event'
Kalki Koechlin on Sacred Games 2: 'Saif plays Sartaj so subtly; I've never seen him like this before'
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- Politics
Understanding BS Yediyurappa's Karnataka cabinet: Lingayats get lion's share of ministerial berths; 3 seats apiece for Vokkaligas, Dalits
Amit Shah assigns responsibilities to BJP leaders for Assembly polls; Bhupender Yadav made in-charge of Maharashtra, Om Mathur gets Jharkhand
Karnataka Cabinet Ministers List: Former CM Jagadish Shettar, two ex-deputy CMs part of BS Yediyurappa's new council of ministers
Election Commission writes to law ministry, seeks legal powers to collect Aadhaar numbers for cleaning up voters' list
- World
Hong Kong protests: Twitter suspends over 2 lakh accounts part of 'China-backed' campaign against pro-democracy protesters
Russia, China say US testing new missile can spark arms race; urge Washington to 'let go of its Cold War mentality'
Sri Lanka rejects criticism over new army chief accused of war crimes, calls it 'sovereign decision'
Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says country will move ICJ over Kashmir issue
- India
Rajnath Singh says dialogue with Pakistan possible only on PoK: Blow-hot, blow-cold approach characterised recent attempts at talks
Authorities arrest another 30 on Monday night as protests in Kashmir over Article 370 continue despite clampdown
NFU has outlived its purpose; Rajnath Singh's remarks on shift in India’s nuclear policy indicate ambiguity in doctrine essential
Odisha to implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme on pilot basis in Bhubaneshwar from 1 September
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- Business
Union Bank says lenders may be forced to convert half of their DHFL debt into equity, will be for short-term
Gautam Thapar's CG Power and Industrial Solutions says major financial lapses and unauthorised transactions found
Central Bank to raise upto Rs 3,000 cr capital from markets; to come out with repo-linked retail products in September
Oriental Bank of Commerce offers home, vehicle loans at new repo-linked rates of 8.35-8.75%
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Malevolent Republic: In new book, KS Komireddi's opinions and prejudices lead to contradictions
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Raqs-e-Inquilab: In conflict-riddled Kashmir, artists feel compelled to take to the easel, poetry
As Maharashtra floods yet again, residents of a village in Kolhapur gather what remains of their lives
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- Sports
BWF World Championships 2019: HS Prannoy stuns Lin Dan in three-game contest; B Sai Praneeth advances in straight games
Winston-Salem Open: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffers second round defeat against top seed Benoit Paire
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Mandeep Singh hat-trick helps India beat Japan 6-3, reach final of men's hockey Olympic Test event
Davis Cup: Planned tele-conference between ITF, AITA 'cancelled till further notice', says India captain Mahesh Bhupathi
Ashes 2019: Australia's Steve Smith ruled out of third Test against England after failing to recover from concussion
S Sreesanth's life ban for alleged spot-fixing reduced to seven years by BCCI
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