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The accident reportedly took place at Kiyari in Nyoma area, 150 km from Leh, late on Saturday afternoon when an Army truck, carrying 10 soldiers, skidded off the road and fell into a river, officials said.

The announcement was made through a notification on Saturday. This notification shall come into force with immediate effect, and will remain in force up to and inclusive of the December 31, 2023.

Employees having high grade salaries and also rent-free accommodation given by their employers, will be able to save more tax and take home a higher salary, as per amendments notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in income tax rules.

Sachin Bishnoi, alias Sachin Thappan, who was extradited from Azerbaijan in August in connection with the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, stayed with the gang members even before executing the murder plan, sources in investigating agency have revealed.

India's top industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata was bestowed with the esteemed 'Udyog Ratna' award by the Maharashtra government in a noteworthy ceremony held at his residence here on Saturday.

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to Central and State Information Commissions for proper implementation of Section 4 of the RTI Act requiring public authorities to make regular proactive disclosures of information through their websites and other means.

As many as 320 economists from 91 institutions across the country have extended their support to Prof Sabyasachi Das, whose paper suggesting voter manipulation in the 2019 elections sparked a controversy, demanding the Ashoka University to immediately reinstate him.

The parents of the victim student have already written letters to the President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal
Governor C.V. Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanding a CBI inquiry in the matter.

Incarcerated conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a fresh letter to Delhi L-G, accusing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Health Minister Satyendar Jain of flouting rules to award medical contracts to a private firm, Metropolis Laboratory and Pathology Centers.

After about two hours into its arrival at the Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) train station in Bengaluru, a fire erupted on board the Udyan Express on Saturday, railway officials said.

Though at the same time, it has taken a cautious stand on political issues, citing Manipur's example. It said that curtailment of civil society and political dissent, compounded by rising sectarian tensions, support a weaker assessment of political risk and the quality of institutions. 

The Supreme Court on Friday held former RJD MP Prabhunath Singh guilty in connection with a 1995 double murder case, reversing the acquittal decision rendered by the Patna High Court.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N. Bhatti was hearing pleas seeking action against calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims following the communal clashes that broke out in Haryana's Nuh on July 31.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi. The two leaders discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.

Jammu and Kashmir police alongwith security forces busted two terror modules by arresting eight terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered incriminating materials, including arms and ammunition has been recovered from their possession.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, health was the centre of all decision making, and the pandemic reminded all that health should be at the core of all decision making process.

“The Lander Module (LM) health is normal. LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST,” ISRO tweeted.

The total assets of the 225 sitting Rajya Sabha MPs is worth Rs 18,210 crore, with the BRS MP Bandi Partha Saradhi being the richest with assets worth Rs 5,300 crore, a report revealed on Friday.

A village panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district ordered a girl to hit a boy with her slippers in public for circulating the video of their chat. The accused had recorded his conversation with a girl and then allegedly circulated it on social media.

The country’s first 3D-printed post office was inaugurated in Bengaluru on Friday by Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw.

In his virtual address to a Panchayati Raj function in Daman and Diu, Modi said that zila panchayat members should resolve people's problems and contribute towards development of districts and improve standard of living of people.

Defence sources said that during the operation 'Machhal Prahaar II' in Kupwara district launched jointly by the Army, BSF and J&K Police from August 15 to 18 in Machhal sector, a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered.

Veteran leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has dubbed the three Bills to completely overhaul the British-era Indian laws as a throwback to "medieval times", and also said that the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita has absolutely no rationale for giving such enormous powers to the government.

As per police, the accused identified as Rajpal Singh Rajavat was walking his pet dog on Thursday evening. Meanwhile, his neighbour also came out with his pet.  The dogs got into a fight, leading to a scuffle between the owners.

A Chinese national collaborated with local partners to engineer a football betting app that ensnared approximately 1,200 people from northern Gujarat, inflicting a staggering loss of Rs 1,400 crore upon the victims within a mere nine-day span, said police.