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Former ISRO chief Kasturirangan suffers heart attack in Sri Lanka, being brought to Bengaluru

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:58:46 S O Correspondent

Heavy rains further push up retail tomato prices up to Rs 200/kg; other veggies also get costlier

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:57:23 S O Correspondent

Free rice scheme: Cong says Karnataka govt has given befitting reply to Modi govt

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:52:37 S O Correspondent

Rains wreak havoc in Himachal, six dead in landslides, many stranded

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:24:07 S O Correspondent

‘Heavy to extremely heavy’ rains battered Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods, inundating many areas, washing away roads, vehicles and houses and killing six persons.

Derek O'Brien, Saket Gokhale among 6 candidates named by TMC for Rajya Sabha polls

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:07:53 S O Correspondent

The Trinamool Congress has announced the names of six candidates, including party spokesperson Derek O'Brien, for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

Won’t accept ‘one nation, one party’ plan of BJP: Uddhav; says Modi’s charisma fading

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:03:57 S O Correspondent

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the BJP’s “one nation, one party” plan would never be accepted and claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma is on the wane.

Stalin says no worry even if opposition to BJP means risk to DMK regime in TN

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:02:45 S O Correspondent

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling party chief M K Stalin on Sunday said there is nothing to worry even if the DMK-led state government faces a risk in view of its staunch opposition to the BJP.

Man trapped under soil in well in Kerala 2 days ago, dead; body yet to be extricated

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:00:46 S O Correspondent

More than 48 hours after a man was accidentally buried alive under the soil inside a well near Vizhinjam here, his lifeless body was partially cleared of sediments on Monday after strenuous and continuous efforts by Fire force personnel, police and volunteers.

Excise scam: SC agrees to hear bail plea of Sisodia in cases filed by CBI, ED

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:59:39 S O Correspondent

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the bail pleas of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on July 14 in the excise policy scam case probed by the CBI and the money laundering matter arising out of it.

15 dead as heavy rains lash north India, rivers in spate

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:58:22 S O Correspondent

orrential rains pounded several parts of north India on Sunday with 15 people killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, while most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, were in spate. In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water with the civic system unable to hold on in the face of record rains.

Panchayat elections: Repolling begins in 696 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:56:26 S O Correspondent

Repolling began at 7 am on Monday in 696 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for the panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.

Rlys to slash fares of AC chair car, executive classes by up to 25 pc, Vande Bharat passengers to benefit

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 20:29:16 S O Correspondent

Fares of AC chair cars and executive classes of all trains, including Vande Bharat, and those with Anubhuti and Vistadome coaches will be reduced by up to 25 per cent, depending on occupancy, a Railway Board order has stated.