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Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar will not make the «mistake» of joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party, like his nephew Ajit Pawar. NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in Maharashtra last month as the deputy chief minister. Eight other NCP MLAs also took oath as cabinet ministers along with him.

Elon Musk recently expressed in a candid tweet that there are currently no outstanding social networks. While acknowledging the possibility of failure, he emphasised his commitment to creating a truly exceptional platform. "The sad truth is that there are no great “social networks" right now.

Former RBI Governor and an acclaimed economist Raghuram Rajan always finds himself at the centre of controversy for his comments that don't sink well with the centre government. Replying to one of his recent comments, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw called Rajan a politician and accused him of "doing shadow-boxing on somebody’s behalf". He also advised Raghuram Rajan of either sticking to economics or turn into a politician.

NEET. While speaking to ANI, Udhayanidhi said, "We stand with students. We have been asking for a ban on NEET for almost five to six years.

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Elon Musk on Friday announced that microblogging site ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter would scrap the ‘block’ feature, saying that it ‘made no sense’. Replying to a tweet by Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, Elon Musk noted that block will be deleted as a feature, except for direct messages. The Block feature is used to restrict interaction with specific accounts on the microblogging platform.

Uttar Pradesh are now being used as a tool to register protest against the government as well as to allegedly foil political programmes, as recent incidents in the state indicate. On Thursday, state animal husbandry minister Dharampal Singh's convoy in Bareilly was obstructed by angry locals who let loose hordes of stray cattle on the road he was to take, ostensibly to register protest against the issue and draw the minister's attention. The incident happened when Singh, along with additional chief secretary of the department, Rajneesh Dubey, was going to lay the foundation stone of an animal polytechnic in Aonla tehsil where animals will get uninterrupted medical care.

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BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit has asked for five to six rallies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be held in the state before the announcement of assembly polls. State leaders have requested Modi to address region-wise rallies in two months.

supply side reforms to check the wild swings in vegetable prices which put the inflation calculation in jeopardy, even as the world's fifth largest economy is expected to regain momentum in the second quarter, offsetting the exports contraction on account of worldwide slump in demand, Reserve Bank of India said in its state of the economy report. «The vulnerability of the economy to recurring incidence of vegetable price shocks, especially ahead of and during the monsoon, warrants major reforms in perishable supply chains covering transportation networks, warehousing and storage technologies, and value addition processes that damp the amplitude of these swings,» the central bank report said.

Christian community in Punjab province even as the government on Thursday ordered a high-level probe into the riots over blasphemy allegations. Scores of churches and homes belonging to Christians in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad district, some 130 km from the provincial capital, were burnt down on Wednesday by a mob enraged over reports that two Christians had desecrated the Quran. According to the Punjab government, over 100 people, including activists of the extremist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), have been taken into custody for attacking homes and churches of Christians over the alleged blasphemy.

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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is likely to get help from its largest bilateral creditor China ahead of IMF's bailout plan. According to the PTI agency report, China has assured the island nation it will address the debt challenges before it finalises the external and domestic debt restructuring of $41 billion by September before the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is set to conduct its first review of the $2.9 billion bailout granted to Sri Lanka in March this year from 11-19 September.

NDRF) on Thursday said a total of 13 bodies, among 21 people who went missing after a massive landslide struck the Summer Hill area of Shimla earlier this week, have been recovered. Speaking to ANI, NDRF Inspector Naseef Khan said, «The rescue and search operation has been underway for 4 days. The Army, SDRF and the police are engaged in the ongoing rescue operations here.

Choppers belonging to the Western Air Command carried out over 50 sorties over the last 48 hours, rescuing over 780 citizens in the flood-affected areas of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, Indian Air Force officials informed on Wednesday. Speaking on the ongoing relief and rescue operations in Fatehpur sub-division of Kangra district, Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, Nipun Jindal, told ANI, «A total of 800 trapped civilians were rescued on August 15. Further rescue operations are underway with the help of NDRF, the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.

Vodafone Idea may reportedly close its external equity funding by the end of this year. Akshaya Moondra, the chief executive of the cash-strapped telecom during the earning call said the talks for equity funding have picked up momentum and he anticipated that they may see a positive outcome in the coming quarters. The funding is crucial for the telco as it has not posted any profit since the 2018 merger (Vodafone India and Idea Cellular).

Basavraj Bommai on Wednesday slammed the state Congress regime for releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu after the neighbouring state approached the Supreme Court over the Mekedatu dispute, calling it an “unforgivable offence” to deny water to one’s own state’s farmers for another state. Tamil Nadu, he said, had used twice as much water for the Kuruvai crop — a short-term, highly water-dependent crop that grows in the Cauvery Delta. “You [the state government] have created a situation where the share of water of our farmers is diverted to Tamil Nadu,” he said in a series of tweets on twitter.

Pakistan's Faisalabad, Geo News reported on Wednesday citing the Punjab interim government's spokesperson. Multiple churches have been vandalised in the Jaranwala district of Pakistan's Faisalabad on Wednesday over blasphemy allegations, Pakistan-based Dawn reported citing officials. In a statement, a Punjab government spokesperson said that the provincial government has also ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.

Netflix's series 'Warrior Nun' got canceled after two seasons. Fans' support has led to the show's return as a trilogy of movies.Dean English, the Executive Producer, shared on social media that Netflix has decided to produce three films based on the comic book character Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn. English expressed gratitude to the dedicated fans. He noted their enthusiasm and shared that this motivation keeps them moving ahead to create these stories. English announced the return of Warrior Nun as a trilogy of motion pictures. He mentioned the trilogy of feature films and thanked fans for their continued support. While English acknowledged Hollywood's issues with actors and writers strikes, he couldn't disclose many details about the films. He addressed the possibility of expanding the Warrior Nun universe, with films and TV series introducing known characters. English confirmed that this is indeed happening and assured that more information will follow in due time. The Warrior Nun series, created by Simon Barry, features a 19-year-old woman (Alba Baptista) who wakes up with a divine artifact embedded in her back. She finds out that she's now part of an ancient order tasked with battling demons on Earth. Both heavenly and hellish forces want to control her. The show starred Alba Baptista alongside Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, Toya Turner (Season 1), Tristán Ulloa, Thekla Reuten, Sylvia De Fanti, and William Miller. Simon Barry, the creator, also served as the showrunner. The story revolves around a young woman discovering her newfound purpose in a battle against supernatural beings.

Jadavpur University and three former students in a case of ragging and death of a student. Two students and a former student were arrested earlier. All 9 have been remanded to police custody till August 28.

AP. Police chief Rizwan Khan said this had angered the local Muslims. A mob gathered and began attacking multiple churches and several Christian homes, burning furniture and other household items.