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Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, which gives sweeping powers to the armed forces operating in disturbed areas to search, arrest and open fire if they deem it necessary, has been removed from most parts of the northeast, except a few districts and some police station areas, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said there has been a considerable reduction in the number of «disturbed areas» under the AFSPA and the law has been withdrawn completely from Tripura (from May 27, 2015) and Meghalaya (April 1, 2018). The AFSPA has also been withdrawn from all districts except four in Assam, he said. Rai said the AFSPA has been withdrawn gradually in Arunachal Pradesh and it is currently applicable only in three police station areas in Namsai district and three other districts — Tirap, Changlang and Longding.

Mint the political crisis in Bangladesh could hinder India’s plans to boost exports to the neighbouring country. “If the situation worsens, which is highly possible, Bangladesh may stop importing Indian goods and seek other countries to meet their domestic needs," the official said, declining to be identified. Other experts said India faces losses in multiple trade segments due to the Bangladesh crisis, which could turn into opportunities for competitors like Vietnam and China.

Five United States Senators and three House representatives have called for a ban on betting activities linked to the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

Yui Susaki of Japan, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, was seen crying after winning the match. She is all set to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games. Competing in the 50kg category, Phogat's victory over Susaki marks a significant achievement in her wrestling career. Susaki, a reigning Olympic champion and four-time World Champion, has never lost an international match until now, making Vinesh's victory that much sweeter. Trailing 0-2 after conceding penalty points for passivity, Phogat made a brilliant comeback in the last five seconds to clinch three points, winning the match 3-2.

Indowind Energy on Tuesday announced the successful closure of its rights issue of 2.14 crore equity shares, raising Rs 48.30 crore from its shareholders. The issue attracted bids for 3,40,60,362 shares resulting in oversubscription by 1.59 times, according to a BSE filing. The rights issue was open for subscription from July 26, 2024, to August 5, 2024. The company fixed the price at Rs 22.50 per equity share (including a premium of Rs 12.50 per equity share).

Shares in the American tech giant were down 8.2% in pre-market trading at the time of reporting, according to data from MarketWatch. US equities suffer worst day in two years as Nasdaq loses $1trn Despite the significant selloff in shares, Apple remains Berkshire Hathaway's largest investment, with Buffett's firm still holding about 400 million shares worth $84.2bn. Around 72% of Berkshire Hathaway's aggregate fair value was concentrated in five companies including Apple, Bank of America ($41.1bn), American Express ($35.1bn), the Coca-Cola Company ($25.5bn) and Chevron ($18.6bn). ...

PARIS – The Maple Leaf was not raised on Day 10 of the Paris Olympics after Canadian athletes were held off the podium for the first time at the Games.

Olympics 2024 and they have inched a step closer to an Olympic medal, with an eye on the gold. Having beaten Great Britain in a thrilling quarterfinal clash, Harmanpreet and Co have dodged a bullet and will face 2023 World Champions, Germany on Tuesday. But the field is not clear for the Indian men as they do not have defender Amit Rohidas on their side for the penultimate clash as he has a one match ban in place by the International Hockey Federation.

Water has begun moving through the dam formed on the Chilcotin River by a giant landslide, but the warning from officials is a stern one.

Real Madrid will take on Chelsea in a soccer game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reigning Spanish La Liga and UEFA Champions league champions Madrid lost to Barcelona in their previous match. Chelsea were also defeated by Manchester City in the past weekend. Chelsea versus Real Madrid football match is scheduled to kick off at 7 pm (ET) on Tuesday, August 6. Real Madrid and Chelsea's game will be live streamed on Fubo TV which offers free trial for a limited period. Real Madrid is likely to win the match against Chelsea.

Pax Jolie-Pitt, the son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has been discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) after an e-bike accident. Pax, 20, was taken to the hospital following the July 29 collision on Los Feliz Boulevard in Los Angeles. Around five o'clock in the evening, he apparently struck the back of a car in heavy traffic. Reports state that Pax suffered hip pain in addition to a head injury. A possibly little brain bleed was one of the initial worries, as per the reports of Yahoo entertainment. Pax is already starting his recuperation after being discharged from the intensive care unit, a source told People. Physical treatment will be required, and he has a «long road of recovery» ahead. Pax and his mother, Angelina Jolie, are reportedly extremely grateful for the first responders' quick action and the excellent medical attention Pax received, according to the source. Through this difficult period, Pax's siblings have been there for him on a regular basis, offering support, and Jolie has been by his side the entire time he has been in the hospital.

Haryana Cabinet on Monday approved a policy aimed at providing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to Agniveers after completion of their service in the armed forces. The Haryana Agniveer Policy, 2024, offers benefits in government recruitment, including a 10 per cent horizontal reservation for Agniveers in direct recruitment for positions such as constable, mining guard, forest guard and prison warder. The decision taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini came ahead of the assembly polls in Haryana and amid a fresh spotlight on the Agnipath recruitment scheme for short-term induction of personnel in the Army, Navy and Air Force. The policy also offers a five per cent horizontal reservation for Group C posts and a one per cent horizontal reservation for Group B posts in line with Agniveers' skill specializations, Saini said.

Sheikh Hasina's resignation as Prime Minister and departure from Bangladesh created multiple uncertainties for India. For over one-and-a-half decade she was New Delhi’s strongest ally, and during this time, India-Bangladesh relations reached new heights. The bilateral ties flourished with advances in cross-border trade, transit arrangements, security collaboration, and people-to-people exchanges. However, Hasina’s ouster casts doubt on these achievements. The protests that led to her departure also carried an anti-India sentiment, given the close association perceived between Hasina and New Delhi.

Digital-first financial advisory platform Savvy Wealth is ready to enter the next phase of its growth story as it receives an additional multimillion-dollar capital infusion.

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) is working on a new shipbuilding scheme, which would incentivise Indian shipyards till 2035 by various measures, a senior government official has said. Ports, Shipping and Waterways Secretary T K Ramachandran further said with the new policy, India will endeavour to be among the top 10 shipbuilding nations by 2030 and the top five by 2047, from 22nd in the world at present. «Yes, this ministry is working on a new shipbuilding scheme, which would incentivise Indian shipyards till 2035 by various measures,» he told PTI. Ramachandran also said global cruise major MSC Cruises, based out of Geneva, has expressed willingness to deploy their ships for domestic itinerary.

Aaditya Thackeray claimed that the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government was creating space for a minimum of four to five hoardings along the Coastal Road when there is no space for them. Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora, however, asked Thackeray to present a «real agenda» for Mumbai's development instead of writing «love letters» to the civic authorities. Thackeray claimed the state government plans to prop up huge hoardings in the open spaces near Haji Ali and Amarsons Park/ Breach Candy of the Coastal Road gardens. «They've delayed the coastal road… escalated the cost...For electoral credit, they opened the wrong lanes without planning. There is absolutely no word or communication with local MP, MLAs and ALMs on landscaping and gardening,» he said in a post on 'X'.

In 2021-22, India received its highest foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow of $84 billion. Two years later, that number was down by nearly half to $44 billion. The reasons are both external and internal to India.

Protests in Bangladesh that began as student-led demonstrations against government hiring rules have spiralled into violence killing more than 260 people and sparking widespread calls for the premier to resign. Here are five key dates spanning the protests posing a daunting challenge to the autocratic rule of 76-year-old Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leader of the South Asian nation of about 170 million people. — July 1: Blockades begin - University students build barricades blocking roads and railway lines to demand reforms of a quota system for sought-after public sector job hires.

paddu—served at breakfast, sambar-rice for lunch and mirchi bajjis (chilli fritters) as an evening snack. She has been helming this micro-business for five years now, paying for the upkeep of three children and their education. Taiyamma’s husband, a driver in a neighbouring state capital, earns just enough to repay monthly loan instalments on a newly acquired pick-up van.

Rajya Sabha by the government to a question on the MGNREGS, TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday claimed the BJP-led Centre in its response has «finally» accepted that West Bengal has been given «zero» funds under the 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme. The TMC and its Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee have been demanding a white paper on the scheme to prove what the Centre had paid to West Bengal since the BJP's loss in the 2021 state assembly polls, Rajya Sabha member O'Brien said in a post on X. «Finally! Modi govt admits inside Parliament that Bengal's been given zero for MNREGA funds,» O'Brien said in a post on X, sharing the July 26 reply that gave state and UT-wise data of the last five financial years on the number of households that have completed 100 days of employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). In West Bengal, the number of households that completed 100 days of wage employment was «zero» in 2023-24, according to the written reply given by Union Minister of State for Rural Development Kamlesh Paswan in the Upper House of Parliament.