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Jarange, whose hunger strike for Maratha quota entered the 9th day on Wednesday, has dehydration and he is now being administered intravenous fluids, said doctors monitoring the activist's health condition in Maharashtra's Jalna district. His blood pressure was also on the lower side in the morning, a health official told PTI. Jarange, aged around 40, has been holding the hunger protest in Jalna district's Antarwali Sarati village since August 29. The activist on Tuesday said he would stop drinking water and fluids after four days if a favourable decision on quota is not taken. The government has so far reached out to Jarange two times urging him to withdraw the fast, but he has refused to budge. A team of doctors is monitoring his health condition regularly. «Jarange has dehydration and his creatinine level is a little high.

Woodside Energy will kick off seismic testing on Thursday for its delayed offshore Scarborough gas project, despite two ongoing legal actions filed in court challenging a regulator’s decision to approve the work.

Egypt has resumed direct commercial flights to Sudan for the first time since a devastating war broke out between Sudan’s rival generals nearly five months ago

Some employees in government offices in Nigeria walked off their jobs in protest of the growing cost of living due to the removal of gas subsidies, threatening to “shut down” Africa’s largest economy if their demands for improved welfare are not met

The Congress party has expressed its dissatisfaction with the government's apparent lack of transparency regarding the forthcoming special parliamentary session, scheduled to convene from September 18th to the 22nd. In a strongly worded statement, Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Gaurav Gogoi voiced their concerns and outlined the critical issues they intend to address during this special session. One of their primary grievances is the government's decision to keep the agenda for the session under wraps, a move that has left many in the opposition perplexed and frustrated.

Arthur Ashe Stadium, Alexander Zverev, the No. 12 seed from Germany, found himself at the center of a startling incident that led to the ejection of a fan from the US Open.

MahaRera is set to introduce a project grading system to assess projects based on technical, legal, financial, and general project overviews. As per a TOI report, builders will be required to submit these details through an online system every six months.

Elvis Presley's former wife Priscilla said the legendary rock star had been the love of her life, despite eventually leaving him, as a film about their turbulent relationship hit the Venice Film Festival. 'Priscilla', directed by Sofia Coppola, is based on her 1985 autobiography, 'Elvis and Me', depicting her roller-coaster life with one of the most famous figures of the 20th century. «It wasn't that I didn't love him. He was the love of my life, but it was the lifestyle that was so difficult for me,» Priscilla told reporters in Venice ahead of the world premiere of the movie, which stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi. Priscilla Beaulieu met Elvis Presley in 1959 when she was just 14 and he was deeply homesick, stationed with the U.S. army in West Germany. «Elvis poured his heart out to me in Germany, his fears and his hopes, the loss of his mother, which he never ever got over,» Priscilla said. «People think it was the sex. Not at all. I never had sex with him. He was very kind, very loving, but he respected the fact that I was only 14 years old.»

Bypolls 2023 LIVE Updates: The by-elections for seven assembly constituencies in six states, namely Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, are scheduled for Tuesday. This marks the inaugural showdown between the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the recently established Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) from the opposition camp.The by-polls hold significance as they precede the state assembly elections later this year and the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.By-elections are slated for two constituencies, Boxanagar and Dhanpur, in Tripura.

PTI. In Andhra Pradesh, The Meteorological department has forecast heavy rains in parts of Andhra Pradesh for the next four days, accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms, PTI has reported.

Bain Capital has approached Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) to explore a joint bid to buy out the promoters of Cipla, the Hamied family. Last week, senior leadership from both sides met along with their advisors to discuss and formalise a strategy, said people aware of the development.

Coal stocks at power plants fell by over 6 million tonnes since July end as peak power demand rose exponentially through August amid deficient rainfall and sultry weather. Coal stocks at power plants stood at 28.9 million tonnes as on Friday against 35.2 million tonnes on July 31, as per data from the national power portal. «There are concerns with regards to the current level of coal stocks, but it is not an alarming situation,» a government official told ET. The government on Friday asked power generation companies to import 4% of their coal requirement till March 2024.

₹2-3 trillion from its balance sheet in 2018 for pre-election expenditure ahead of Lok Sabha polls in the following year, former RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya said in a new prelude to his book, Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India published by Penguin Random House India. This revelation comes amid calls for increased government spending before the general and assembly elections due in 2024, despite marginal growth in the Centre’s tax collections in the first five months of FY24. Acharya has for the first time publicly disclosed in his prelude the series of events that led to the differences between RBI and the government that he had first hinted while delivering his speech at the A.D.

NEW DELHI : The government will examine the quantifiable implications of the monsoon shortfall, and the impact on rural consumption and demand, Chief Economic Advisor to the government, V. Anantha Nageswaran said in an interview. Nageswaran also said supply-side measures taken by the government to tame inflation will see success in the medium to long term.

Priscilla Presley, who wasn't a part of the press conference for Sofia Coppola's Venice competition film «Priscilla,» shared her emotions from the audience. She talked about the movie and her late husband, Elvis Presley. «It's tough to watch a film about your life and love,» she said, holding back tears. «But Sofia did a great job. She did her research, and I shared everything I could with her.» Regarding her relationship with Elvis, whom she met at 14, Presley mentioned that her parents found it hard to understand why Elvis was interested in her. She described herself as a listener in their relationship. «Elvis confided in me—his hopes, fears, and the loss of his mother. I was there to listen and comfort him. That was our connection. Despite being 14, I was more mature in life than my years,» she explained. Coppola, accompanied by lead stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi due to a SAG interim agreement, also touched on the actors' strike. «I'm here to support independent film and my crew as a director and producer. I fully support the union's efforts for fair compensation,» she said. «I hope it's resolved soon, as we all want to get back to work.» «Priscilla,» based on the 1985 memoir «Elvis and Me» by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon, will have its world premiere on the Lido on Monday evening.

The era of France’s arm-twisting interventionism in Africa may finally be over

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has meet with Vladimir Putin in a bid to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow broke off from in July

Elon Musk completed the buyout of Twitter, when the billionaire Tesla founder met Parag Agarwal, then CEO of the company, and the India-origin CEO came across as a «really nice guy» but that wasn't enough. Musk also found out that Agarwal lacked an important leadership quality.

Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and pleaded for complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State. In the course of the meeting that lasted for 30 minutes, Chief Minister Sarma and Union Home Minister Shah discussed threadbare the roadmap for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam. The Chief Minister cited the significant improvement in the law and order situation, surrendering of scores of underground cadres of extremist outfits with huge cache of arms and ammunition following signing of several peace accords and drastic fall in deaths of security personnel and civilians as reasons for complete lifting of AFSPA from Assam. The Union Home Minister put forth some suggestions to the Chief Minister to pave the way for complete withdrawal of AFSPA from Assam. Sarma assured Shah that the state government would take further steps based on his suggestions. Later in X (formerly Twitter), Chief Minister Sarma said, «I met Hon’ble Union Home Minister @AmitShah ji at his residence today to discuss the roadmap for the complete withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from Assam.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Leaders of the world's richest and most powerful countries will attend the two-day G20 Summit in India's capital New Delhi starting September 9.

By Martin Quin Pollard, Laurie Chen and Liz Lee