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Aug 7, 2024 4:00 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Kharge, Nadda engage in war of words over ‘Preamble’ row
- Nadda, who is the leader of the house, hit back by bringing up the excesses meted out by the Congress government during the Emergency.
Aug 7, 2024 3:43 PM IST
India News Live Updates: PM Modi directed IOA to act on Vinesh Phogat’s Olympics disqualification: Sports minister in Lok Sabha
- Sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the Indian Olympic Association has registered a strong protest with the UWW against Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification.
Aug 7, 2024 3:37 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Olympics: Ecstasy turns into agony at Vinesh Phogat’s home in Haryana
- Shock and gloom after Vinesh’s uncle Mahavir Phogat, the family patriarch and Dronacharya awardee, gets call from son-in-law and wrestler Bajrang Punia. “We had no words, we started crying, the country is grief-stricken,” says Mahavir, adding, “We will focus on 2028. I’ve been waiting for an Olympic medal for 24 years.”
Aug 7, 2024 3:31 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi demands special package for landslides-hit Wayanad
- According to the latest reports, the death toll in the landslides-hit Wayanad remains at 224, while the total number of incomplete body parts found so far has risen to 189
Aug 7, 2024 3:20 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Netizens say Trump and Elon Musk’s upcoming interview ‘will break the internet’: Here’s when and where to watch
- Donald Trump announced an upcoming “major interview” with Elon Musk. This declaration comes after Kamala Harris declared Tim Walz as her running mate.
Aug 7, 2024 3:20 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Bangladesh: Hindus thwart another attack on temple; Yogi Adityanath calls for unity
- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said Hindus were being selectively targeted in Bangladesh.
Aug 7, 2024 3:17 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Waqf (Amendment) Bill: Dispute resolution, CEO eligibility, and more
- The Waqf (Amendment) Bill with 40 proposed changes, seeks to repeal several provisions of the current Waqf Act which governs Waqf Boards.
Aug 7, 2024 3:15 PM IST
India News Live Updates: ‘Loss for country’, says BJP MP, son of wrestling body’s ex-chief, on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification
- Last year, Vinesh Phogat led a protest against Karan Bhushan Singh’s father Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, over alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers.
Aug 7, 2024 3:15 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Bengaluru airport’s 080 Lounge in Terminal 2 celebrates local heritage, art: Report
- The 080 Lounge in Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 showcases Bengaluru and Karnataka’s heritage through local art, music, and cuisine.
Aug 7, 2024 3:06 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Nepal helicopter crashes in Nuwakot district; 4 feared dead
Aug 7, 2024 3:06 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Bypolls to elect 12 Rajya Sabha members to be held on September 3: EC
- Ten vacancies were created as the Rajya Sabha members got elected to the Lok Sabha, while two other vacancies were created as the Rajya Sabha MPs had resigned
Aug 7, 2024 2:56 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Delhi High Court asks govt for fresh status report over shelter home deaths
- Urging the social welfare secretary to not feel helpless, the court on Wednesday emphasised the need to address the crisis effectively.
Aug 7, 2024 2:56 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Indian-American CEO’s flash hiring at 2am gets internet drooling: ‘At 10pm I got an email…At 2:47am he was hired’
- Dhruv Bindra, the founder of Styl, who’s taking the fashion-tech world by storm with his rapid hiring process, and internet is going into a spiral iver it.
Aug 7, 2024 2:54 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Lucknow’s iconic Lalit Kala Akademi turns 70; artists rejoice
- As Lucknow’s Lalit Kala Akademi turned 70, the milestone was celebrated with an art exhibition featuring works by several esteemed artists.
Aug 7, 2024 2:52 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump announces major interview with Elon Musk next week
Aug 7, 2024 2:48 PM IST
India News Live Updates: SC expunges controversial remarks by HC judge, emphasises hierarchical respect
- The remarks by justice Rajbir Sehrawat of the Punjab and Haryana HC, which critiqued a stay order previously issued by the Supreme Court, prompted the apex court to initiate suo motu proceedings.
Aug 7, 2024 2:48 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Rajya Sabha elections for 12 vacant seats on September 3: Election Commission
- The Election Commission announced on Wednesday that the elections for 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats will take place on September 3.
Aug 7, 2024 2:38 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi seeks IOA action to overturn Vinesh Phogat’s ‘unfortunate’ disqualification
- Describing the disqualification as “unfortunate,” Rahul Gandhi voiced confidence that Phogat would return stronger to the arena.
Aug 7, 2024 2:35 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Why Shashi Tharoor thinks Muhammad Yunus heading Bangladesh interim govt ‘a very good sign’
- Shashi Tharoor hoped that Bangladesh would achieve peace under Noble laureate Muhammad Yunus’s leadership.
Aug 7, 2024 2:28 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Cuban Yusneylis Guzman Lopez to contest for gold after Phogat’s disqualification
- The United World Wrestling technical delegate said the repechage round between Japanese Yui Susako and Ukrainian Oksana Livach will become the bronze medal match
Aug 7, 2024 2:12 PM IST
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Aug 7, 2024 2:11 PM IST
India News Live Updates: One meal, no water, skipping: How Vinesh Phogat tried to lose weight
- After competing in three bouts and taking on plenty of fluids on Tuesday, Vinesh Phogat had put on a couple of kilos before she began the effort to lose it
Aug 7, 2024 2:09 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: RR Swain appointed Jammu and Kashmir DGP till September 30
- Swain was holding additional charge of DGP, appointment comes as state is seeing a spike in terror attacks in the Jammu region
Aug 7, 2024 2:02 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Karnataka govt welcomes quick commerce start-up Zepto to Bengaluru as it shifts its base from Mumbai
- This is expected to be a major gain for Bengaluru as it can produce a greater number of direct and indirect jobs in the city.
Aug 7, 2024 1:59 PM IST