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Ratan Tata invests in startup that connects the elderly with young graduates
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Ratan Tata invests in startup that connects the elderly with young graduates

Mumbai, Aug 16: Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, has made a seed investment in a startup called "Goodfellows" that aims to help the elderly by pairing them with young and educated graduates for meaningful companionship, the startup said on Tuesday. In the last six months, "Goodfellows"...
Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 per litre
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Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 per litre

Anand, Aug 16: Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union's (Amul Dairy) has increased the milk prices by Rs 2 per litre from Wednesday (August 17). In a statement, Amul Dairy said in Gujarat, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, West Bengal, its Taaza milk 500 ml will cost Rs 25, Shakti 500 ml pouch Rs 28...
Bihar cabinet expansion: 31 legislators take oath, RJD gets lions share
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Bihar cabinet expansion: 31 legislators take oath, RJD gets lion's share

Patna, Aug 16: Thirty-one legislators, including Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav's brother Tej Pratap Yadav, were sworn-in on Tuesday as part of Bihar's new cabinet under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. As anticipated, the RJD being the single largest party in the state, has secured a...
TN Police begins probe into missing statues of Chola kings
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TN Police begins probe into missing statues of Chola kings

Chennai, Aug 16: Tamil Nadu Idol wing police have commenced investigation into the missing statues of two Chola kings from the 12th century. An archeological enthusiast, K. Senguttuvan, had complained that the idols that were located at Sornakadeswar temple in Neivanai village of Kallakurichi...
Prima facie not so improper, SC on plea against practice of Talaq-e-Hasan
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'Prima facie not so improper', SC on plea against practice of Talaq-e-Hasan

New Delhi, Aug 16: The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan among Muslims for divorce is prima facie not improper, and added that it does not want this to become an agenda for any other reason. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said prima facie the...
9-year-old Dalit boy dies after being beaten by teacher for touching water pot in Rajasthan
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9-year-old Dalit boy dies after being beaten by teacher for touching water pot...

Guwahati, Aug 16: In a shocking incident, a nine-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly beaten by a school teacher in Jalore, Rajasthan for touching a drinking water pot. The incident took place on July 20 following which the student was admitted to a hospital in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. However he died...
Historic Imambaras paraper collapses due to heavy rains
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Historic Imambara's paraper collapses due to heavy rains

Lucknow, Aug 16: A parapet of the historic 230-year-old Bara Imambara in Lucknow collapsed on Monday night, following heavy rains. The superintending archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Aftab Hussain said despite proper maintenance of the monument, the parapet fell during heavy...
India logs 8,813 Covid infections in a day; active cases decline to 1,11,252
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India logs 8,813 Covid infections in a day; active cases decline to 1,11,252

New Delhi, Aug 16: India's COVID-19 case tally increased by 8,813 in a day to reach 4,42,77,194, while active infections have declined to 1,11,252, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,098 with 29 more fatalities, including one death...
India emerges as a global leader in travel in 2022
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India emerges as a global leader in travel in 2022

New Delhi, Aug 15: India leads Asia-Pacific in its intent to travel in the second half of 2022 with 50 per cent of Indians expressing the desire to spend more money on booking a vacation, reveals the world's largest survey of travel intentions from Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) in a post-pandemic...
Jhunjhunwala: The RARE big bull; unabashed wealth creator sans big scam shadow
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Jhunjhunwala: The RARE big bull; unabashed wealth creator sans big scam shadow

Mumbai, Aug 14: Dalal Street had been fraught with risk. People who made big fortunes often made headlines as scamsters, leading to equity markets being looked at with suspicion in post-liberalised India. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, a partner at RARE Enterprises, who rose to amass a USD 5.8 billion...
Heightened security ahead of Independence Day in Kashmir
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Heightened security ahead of Independence Day in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug 14: Ahead of the country's 75th Independence Day, security was tightened across Kashmir on Sunday to prevent militants from disrupting official functions.The main Independence Day flag hoisting and parade will be presided over by Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha who will attend the main...
Intelligence Bureau issues 5 fresh alerts ahead of I-Day
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Intelligence Bureau issues 5 fresh alerts ahead of I-Day

New Delhi, Aug 13: The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued five fresh alerts, warning of a possible terror strike in the national capital and several cities, ahead of the Independence Day. The IB had earlier warned about a possible terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir by IS-affiliated new terror...
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