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India and China held positive and constructive talks to resolve the border dispute, a statement issued by the Indian Army said on Tuesday. During the corps commander level talks on Sunday and Monday, both sides agreed that a resolution to the disputes on the Line of Actual Control should be expedited. The 19th round of India-China corps commander level meeting was held on the Indian side of the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point.

Qantas’ investments in its fleet have been made at “a significant cost” and the aviation industry is still struggling to bring back capacity, meaning the government must prioritise protecting aviation jobs over its obligations to consumers, the transport minister says.

Child welfare advocates have filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that ends up in America’s most popular chocolate desserts and candies

The Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu government in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday ordered all schools and colleges to remain closed on August 16 in the wake of incessant rain in the state. The order said all schools and colleges, government as well as private, will remain closed on Wednesday. The order was issued keeping in view the safety and security of students, the authorities stated In a statement.

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 – Sonik Coin is the newest meme coin cryptocurrency, and it aims to be the fastest crypto to reach a $100 million market cap.

IndiGo Airlines' promoter Gangwal family is all set to sell its shares worth ₹3,730 crore through a block deal on 16 August, reported ET citing the term sheet. According to the report, the family has put 15.6 million shares on the block with a floor price of ₹2,400 per share, which is a 5.8 percent discount to the closing price of Monday. The deal's lenders are Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs.

Shiv temple in Shimla on Tuesday, taking the total number of bodies recovered in the twin landslide sites at Summerhill and Fagli increased to 16, officials said. The death toll in incidents such as landslides, cloudbursts and house collapse due to heavy rains since Sunday night has increased to 53. Officials said that around 10 people are still feared buried under the debris in Shimla's Summerhill and Fagli.

IVF) treatment. As per a ToI report, the inauguration of this service, alongside assisted reproductive technology (ART) and intrauterine insemination (IUI), was done by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the Goa Medical College (GMC) in Bambolim yesterday. Depending on the hospital and the kind of IVF treatment, the cost of IVF in India comes between Rs 70,000 to Rs 3 lakh per cycle.

word puzzle game and is one of the most played online games. Quordle was launched in January 2022 and since then it has gained huge fan base. Quordle is completely ad free and is available at its official website. Quordle is a Wordle inspired game and was designed by Freddie Meyer.Quordle also provides a dashboard of previously played word puzzle challenges for beginners to try their hands on before playing the game live.

Wordle is owned by The New York Times and is available to play at its official website. It was designed by Engineer Josh Wardle for his wife who loved word games. Later on, it was bought by The NYT for an undisclosed amount. Wordle is completely ad free. It does not require any initial formalities to play the game. The game is free of cost and has no subscription charges either. Wordle earlier provided a dictionary of previously played Wordle games on its website but it is not available now. Here's a quick brief on how to play Wordle? Wordle is a word puzzle game in which you have only six chances to crack a five letter word given in a grid. The block will change colors when letters are added, here's what it means- If the block turns Gray, it means letters from your word are not there in the secret word at all. Yellow means, the letters are there but not in the same position. Green means, you've nailed it, letters match with the same position in which they are placed.

Outdoor dining was a rare part of the pandemic that many people actually liked

Macquarie Asset Management and Melbourne’s Beck Corporation have agreed to sell Active Utilities to German real estate asset manager Patrizia.

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank boss Marnie Baker says the regional lender will only circle back with a renewed competitive bid for Suncorp’s bank if the appeals tribunal rejects ANZ’s $4.9 billion all-cash takeover offer.

Checking migration from border villages, which lack opportunities in education, health and employment, is the focus of those in charge of implementing the Centre's Vibrant Villages Programme. «We have a primary school in our village, but the middle school is 32 km away. There are no medical facilities, roads or employment opportunities.

target-based budgeting in their social schemes, a move aimed at ensuring better impact on the ground and greater accountability of public money spent on welfare measures. The Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), an attached office of Niti Aayog, is developing states' specific output-outcome monitoring framework (OOMF) and providing technical support to each state to implement the framework. This will improve the quality of expenditure and bring in greater transparency and accountability in state budgeting, a senior government official told ET.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Election commission of India has published the Delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies and it is a settled fact now as the President of India will soon notify it and there is no point opposing it. He said that the state government is strategizing for the next round of delimitation exercise slated for 2026. Sarma while talking to media persons on Monday said, “ The President of India will notify the Delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the next couple of days.

ANI, following heavy rains in Himachal, over two dozen people, including seven in Solan after a cloudburst, nine in Shimla temple collapse and seven in Mandi district, lost their lives and several are feared trapped. Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed condolences over the deaths in Solan district and directed authorities to ensure all possible assistance and support, the report said.

More people are feared trapped under the debris of the Shiv temple in Shimla's Summer Hill area. The shrine was crowded with devotees, offering prayers on an important day of the holy month of Sawan. This was one of the two landslides reported from the state capital which is still witnessing intense rain.

Mint takes a look at the trend in India's power demand and how the government plans to manage the rising need. Power demand remained elevated due to high temperatures after subdued demand in July following heavy rains across parts of north India. The peak demand has neared the Central Electricity Authority's (CEA) projection of 230 GW peak power demand for this year.

pornography at a young age, with the average age of first exposure being as early as 13 years. As per a TOI report, despite efforts to block porn sites, consumption continues to rise, and the ban has inadvertently piqued curiosity.Impact on Children's Attachment and Family LifeChildren who exhibit insecure, resistant, or avoidant attachment styles with their parents are at a higher risk of developing addiction to pornography.

landslide in the rain-affected Summer Hill area of Shimla to assess the situation. All schools and colleges in the state were closed on Monday. 1) The river is flowing at a high volume along the road leading to Prashar Lake in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.