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Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar-Bhatapara district on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place this evening in Mohtara village when the victims were working in a field, a district administration official said. «As per preliminary information, these persons gathered at the edge of a pond near their field amid heavy rainfall when lightning struck. The deceased were identified as Mukesh (20), Tankar Sahu (30), Santosh Sahu (40), Thaneshwar Sahu (18), Pokhraj Vishwakarma (38), Dev Das (22) and Vijay Sahu (23),» he said.

Cell Broadcasting Solution (CBS) at pan India level that will alert mobile phone users with a sound whenever there is a disaster alert, said officials. The facility will be part of Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) run by DoT on behalf of the MHA during natural disasters such as flood, earthquakes, landslides among others, they added. A senior government official further explained, «CAP is an SMS based alert protocol which takes data from government scientific agencies like IMD, CWC, NCS and issues real-time alerts to citizens in the Area of Concern such as track of a cyclone, as SMS on their mobile phones,» explained a senior official. The implementation of CBS will help in mitigation of human lives and livestock in remote parts of the country. "

Asian Games to be staged in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, will not have a Games Village and the athletes will be accommodated in hotels and cruise ships instead. In his address during the 44th General Assembly of Olympic Council of Asiada here on Sunday, former Japan Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda, informed that continental showpiece to be co-hosted by the Aichi Prefecture and the city of Nagoya will have no Olympic village. «We will not have the Games Village as the Games will be held in two prefectures. Instead we are trying our best to accommodate athletes and dignitaries in hotels and cruise ships,» Takeda said while briefing about the Games preparations. «We have arranged for cruise ships for 4,000 athletes and officials besides hotel rooms,» added Takeda, the vice president of 2026 Asian Games.

student who was barred from boarding a Toronto-bound flight due to a visa-related issue. The incident, which involved stoppages in Munich and Frankfurt, Germany, highlighted the airline's failure to inform the passenger about the requirement of a transit Schengen visa. The case centered on Maharshi Yadav, a resident of Gandhinagar, who was traveling to Canada for further studies. Yadav, who held a valid student visa for Canada, had booked a flight from Mumbai to Toronto for April 13, 2022. The flight included layovers in Munich and Frankfurt, both in Germany. However, during check-in at Mumbai airport, the airline staff informed Yadav that he required a transit Schengen visa for the layovers, which he did not possess. Consequently, he was denied boarding. Pressed for time, Yadav cancelled the original ticket and booked an alternative flight with Emirates Airlines, costing him Rs 1.70 lakh, to reach Canada the next day. Subsequently, Yadav, through his mother and legal counsel Sunil Chhabaria, filed a complaint with the Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission in Gandhinagar, alleging a deficiency in service on the part of the airline. The complaint argued that the airline had failed to notify Yadav in advance about the necessity of a transit Schengen visa for his journey.

The Toronto Police Service is asking for the public’s help with a homicide investigation related to a shooting that left one dead last Sunday in the city’s west end.

Puja Khedkar from Indian Administrative Service with immediate effect, reported PTI quoting official sources. Khedkar has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Classes (OBC) and disability quota benefits to ensure her selection in the service. She has denied all allegations. The central government, vide order dated September 6, 2024, discharged Khedkar from the Indian Administrative Service under Rule 12 of IAS (Probation) Rules, 1954, with immediate effect, the sources said. The rules allow the central government to discharge probationers from service if they fail «to pass the re-examination...» or «if the central government is satisfied that the probationer was ineligible for recruitment to the Service or is unsuitable for being a member of the Service», among others.

sattu (flour made from fried gram), and eggs instead of whey protein supplements. While her emphasis on whole foods was spot on, I sensed an underlying fear of whey protein. There’s a popular meme that captures this sentiment well: “Desi moms look at whey protein with the same suspicion they reserve for drugs." Ironically, even alcohol seems to get a free pass in many households, but protein supplements are often viewed as dangerous.

Nexus. By Yuval Noah Harari. Random House; 528 pages; $35. Fern Press; £28 “Let Truth and falsehood grapple," argued John Milton in Areopagitica, a pamphlet published in 1644 defending the freedom of the press.

Warren Curtis Grant, died after a shooting in a bathroom at Joppatowne High School in Maryland on Friday, September 6. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident and Grant’s subsequent death later that day. The shooting occurred during a dispute between two students in a first-floor men’s bathroom. The 16-year-old suspect fled but was quickly apprehended nearby. Sheriff Jeff Gahler detailed the incident at a news conference, stating, «The shooting took place in a first-floor men's bathroom. After the initial shooting, the suspect left the bathroom [and] left the school.» The victim received immediate medical attention from school nurses and was airlifted to a trauma center in serious condition. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries.

MSKA & Associates, the audit firm of embattled edtech startup Byju's, has informed the company's board of its resignation as statutory auditor with immediate effect, said two people aware of the development. This will affect the firm's audit for FY23 accounts. It had been appointed for a five-year term ending FY27. In the resignation letter, the auditor also cited a suspicious transaction related to Dubai-based reseller More Ideas General Trading LLC that had been reported to the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) on September 2, said the people quoted above. This involves recovery of about ₹1,400 crore from the reseller. ET had reported February 19 that investors in Byju's had raised red flags over the management's failure to recover dues in this particular transaction.

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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest yet again and not allowed to address the Friday congregation at Jama Masjid in downtown Srinagar. He termed the move «disconcerting and negative» and said he feared that he would be detained till the end of the assembly elections starting September 18. He also alleged that in the runup to polls, youngsters are being harassed and summoned to local police stations for surety bonds. «If our collective aim is peace and normalcy then resolution of the conflict is the way forward. Political engagement with the aspirations and sentiments of the people of J&K is the way forward, not apathy and force. Use of force, in fact, undermines it,» Mirwaiz said.

Labour productivity at Canadian businesses fell by 0.2 per cent during the second quarter of 2024, with 11 of the 16 main industries recording declines, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.

You can be forgiven if you missed the latest development in the ongoing saga of the new trust reporting rules, especially If you’ve been away over the summer.

₹1 lakh to ₹10,000 is a significant step towards this. While it opens up new opportunities for retail investors, it’s important to be aware of the risks before diving into bond investments, and remain vigilant once you do. Retail investors often assume that bonds are safer than equities.

Citing sources, ET Now reported that only a small number of FPIs will likely be impacted by SEBI's September 9 deadline on UBO norms. The report stated that non-compliant FPIs can continue beyond September 9 by paying a 5% penalty.

Wockhardt shares fell 5% to hit the day's low of Rs 1,034.55 on the NSE on Friday after Congress leader Pawan Khera accused Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch of a conflict of interest with the pharma company. Khera in a press conference held today, accused Buch of corruption and insider trading. Khera alleged that Buch and her husband own a property in Mumbai, which was given on rent to a company called Carol Info Services Ltd, and is a part of Wockhardt Ltd., a firm that SEBI has been involved with in multiple cases.

Ashwini Vaishnaw met Japan's Minister for Digital Transformation Taro Kono and discussed avenues to strengthen digital ties between the two countries. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vaishnaw — is the Minister for IT, Information and Broadcasting (I&B), and Railways — said the discussions focused on exploring avenues for collaboration and innovation in the digital landscape, particularly on futuristic technological advancements. «Met with H.E. Mr. Taro Kono, Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan, to discuss strengthening India-Japan digital ties. Explored avenues for collaboration and innovation in the digital landscape, focusing on futuristic technological advancements,» Vaishnaw wrote in the post as he held a series of high-level meetings in Japan.

income tax return (ITR) and verified it also, it may not be sufficient to ensure that you get your tax refund on time as it may depend on many other factors. Before the tax department issues a refund, certain checks and balances must be met. One such measure is the 'Risk Management System (RMS),' which the tax department employs to identify ITRs that may warrant further scrutiny. If your ITR has been identified by the tax department's RMS, then an intimation will be sent to your email address. You can also view this intimation on the e-filing portal (steps to view are given below). Once the tax department's RMS has identified your submitted and verified ITR, it will not be processed until you fix the issue. In the worst-case scenario, if you decide not to take any action, then the tax department can issue you an income tax notice.