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    Veteran actor Seema Deo dies at 81
    Entertainment

    Veteran actor Seema Deo dies at 81

    Mumbai, Aug 24: Veteran actor Seema Deo, remembered for her roles in "Anand" and "Kora Kagaz", died here on Thursday morning due to age-related ailments, her filmmaker son Abhinay Deo said. She was 81. The actor, who acted in over 80 Hindi and Marathi films, passed away at her Bandra home. She...
    Mizoram bridge collapse update: 23 workers from Bengal feared dead; 18 bodies found
    North East

    Mizoram bridge collapse update: 23 workers from Bengal feared dead; 18 bodies...

    Aizawl, Aug 23: Of 26 workers present on the under-construction railway bridge that collapsed in Mizoram's Aizawl district, 23 people are believed to be dead, though the police have recovered only 18 bodies, officials said on Thursday. Three of those working there are in hospital and “undergoing...
    A hilly Arunachal village where littering invites steep penalty
    North East

    A hilly Arunachal village where littering invites steep penalty

    Itanagar, Aug 23: Roads and other public places littered with garbage are often found in various urban and rural areas across the country, but a non-descript village atop a hill in Arunachal Pradesh is spick and span always, thanks to the efforts of the residents who are fined if caught throwing...
    Assamese musician joins London’s Royal College of Music; SBI supports
    Assam

    Assamese musician joins London’s Royal College of Music; SBI supports

    Guwahati, August: “Nobody can choose music as a profession, it chooses you,” this is how child prodigy Gyaan Bhuyan on Tuesday described his journey into the elite Royal College of Music (RCM) in London. Hailing from a cultural family of Guwahati, the 19-year-old boy is one of the rare students...
    Assam CM rubbishes old and new BJP tussle; says anyone can join party with missed call
    Guwahati

    Assam CM rubbishes 'old' and 'new' BJP tussle; says anyone can join party with...

    New Delhi, Aug 23: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed the "old BJP” versus “new BJP” debate and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president J P Nadda have made it amply clear that anyone can join the saffron party by giving a missed call to achieve 'Congress-mukt' India. ...
    17 killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram
    North East

    17 killed after under-construction railway bridge collapses in Mizoram

    Aizawl, Aug 23: At least 17 workers were killed on Wednesday after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near Sairang area of Mizoram, police said. Several others are still feared trapped at the site, as 35-40 workers were present when the incident occurred around 10 am, about 21 km from...
    ISRO may postpone soft landing on Moon to Aug 27: Official
    National

    ISRO may postpone soft landing on Moon to Aug 27: Official

    Chennai, Aug 22 (PTI) As scientists at ISRO gear up for the soft landing of the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the surface of the Moon, the space agency may postpone the touchdown to August 27 in the event that health parameters of the lander module are found to be "abnormal", a senior...
    A day to go! Chandrayaan-3 gets ready to make history with soft-landing on Moons surface
    National

    A day to go! Chandrayaan-3 gets ready to make history with soft-landing on...

    Bengaluru, Aug 22: ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module (LM) is all set to land on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening, as India eyes to become the first country to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth's only natural satellite. The LM comprising the lander...
    Historic India Club in London with roots in independence movement announces closure
    National

    Historic India Club in London with roots in independence movement announces...

    London, Aug 22: The India Club in London, with its early roots in the Indian independence movement as a hub for nationalists including Krishna Menon, will shut down next month after losing a protracted battle against its closure. The historic meeting venue and eatery, which had won its battle to...
    Manipur: Blockades on NH-37 almost cleared, obstruction on NH-2 continues
    North East

    Manipur: Blockades on NH-37 almost cleared, obstruction on NH-2 continues

    Imphal, Aug 22: Blockades by a tribal group on the National Highway-37, connecting Manipur's Imphal with Silchar of Assam, were more or less cleared, as the movement of 171 trucks with essential commodities was ensured, police said on Tuesday. However, the roadblocks on National Highway-2,...
    BRICS summit to provide opportunity to identify future areas of cooperation: Modi
    National

    BRICS summit to provide opportunity to identify future areas of cooperation:...

    New Delhi, Aug 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the BRICS summit will provide a useful opportunity for its members to identify future areas of cooperation and review institutional development. In his departure statement ahead of visiting South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS...
    K L Rahul makes Asia Cup cut with a rider, Iyer and Varma also named in 17-man squad
    Sports

    K L Rahul makes Asia Cup cut with a rider, Iyer and Varma also named in 17-man...

    New Delhi, Aug 21: K L Rahul, albeit with a rider, and Shreyas Iyer were on Monday named in India's squad for the Asia Cup beginning August 31 while highly-rated young batter Tilak Varma earned a maiden call-up to the one-day format. There were question marks over the fitness of Rahul and Iyer,...
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