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Chenab river in Akhnoor, Jammu & Kashmir, last month, has discovered his body in Pakistan. Harash Nagotra, a resident of a border village, went missing on June 11, and his motorcycle was found along the riverbank. Now, his relatives are appealing for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assistance in repatriating his remains for final rites. «Preliminary investigation suggested that he might have ended his life by jumping into the river after suffering a loss of over Rs 80,000 in an online gaming application,» an official said. Nagotra's family received confirmation of his death through a WhatsApp message from a Pakistani official, after the parents reactivated a SIM card of their son who worked in a private telecommunication company.

Uttar Pradesh Congress, Nitant Singh Nitin, put up a poster regarding the victory of the INDIA Alliance on 11 seats at the UP Congress state headquarters on Sunday. The poster mainly emphasised the victory of Congress candidate Lakhapat Singh Butola, who won the Badrinath assembly seat in Uttarakhand. In the poster, it was written that the constitution has won once again; after Ram ji's Ayodhya, they got the blessings of Lord Vishnu in Badrinath.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) rules, issuing $2.1 million in Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) in 2023. Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program remains vital for addressing labor and skill shortages when qualified Canadians and permanent residents are unavailable. The program, managed by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), aims to ensure foreign workers are protected during their stay in Canada, the government said in a statement. In the last fiscal year, ESDC conducted 2,122 inspections under the TFW Program, finding 94% of employers compliant. However, non-compliant employers faced $2.1 million in Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs), a 36% increase from the previous year. Additionally, 12 employers were banned from the program, up from seven in the prior year. Non-compliant employers are publicly listed on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's (IRCC) website.

large scale projects in less than five years since 2014 against 6 years before that as modernisation of construction technology and implementation of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has ensured homebuyers are getting the home in time. According to Anarock data, the average time taken to complete smaller projects of less than 500 units in the top 7 cities was 4 years, and 4.9 years for large projects of more than 500 units each. Market share of large and listed developers, has also increased significantly, which has contributed to timely delivery of the projects.

Young Sheldon" will join the spinoff series «Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.» Zoe Perry, Annie Potts, and Raegan Revord will appear in Season 1. Cast «Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage» will feature familiar faces from «Young Sheldon.» Zoe Perry will play Mary Cooper, Georgie and Sheldon’s mother. Annie Potts will appear as Meemaw, and Raegan Revord will play Missy Cooper, Georgie’s sister. The spinoff continues the story of Georgie, portrayed by Montana Jordan, and Mandy, played by Emily Osment, as they raise their family in Texas.

CBS has announced the return of «NCIS» for its 22nd season. The premiere is scheduled for October 14, with the show moving to its regular timeslot a week later. Premiere Date, Time CBS's long-running series «NCIS» will return for its 22nd season. The season premiere is set for Monday, October 14, from 8:00 to 9:00 PM ET/PT. After the premiere, the show will shift to its regular timeslot of 9:00 to 10:00 PM ET/PT, starting Monday, October 21.

Congress unit in Maharashtra as at least 7-8 party MLAs cross voted during the Friday's MLC polls leading to the defeat of a candidate supported by the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance (MVA). Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole claimed the Congress MLAs who cross voted in favour of the ruling alliance candidates have fallen in a 'trap' laid by the party. Notwithstanding Patole's claims of a trap laid for the MLAs, there are plenty of red faces in the Congress leadership in the state as this was the second occasion where the Congress MLAs cross voted. In 2022 there was cross voting for the MLC polls that precipitated the fall of the MVA government and led to a full-fledged inquiry by the Congress top brass that indicated that almost a dozen MLAs had cross voted.

government has named senior telecom department official Robert Jerard Ravi as chairman and managing director (CMD) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), along with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) and Bharat Broadband Network (BBNL) for a period of six months. According to an order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, the government has decided to not extend the tenure of Pravin Kumar Purwar, current CMD of BSNL beyond July 14. «Entrustment of additional charge of the post of CMD, BSNL along with CMD, MTNL and CMD, BBNL to Ravi A Robert Jerard, DDG (SRl), DoT for a period of six months w.e.f. July 15, 2024, till January 14, 2025, or until further orders, whichever is earlier,» the order said.

security forces as ethnic tensions continued in the tribal-dominated Ganda Twisa in Tripura's Dhalai District on Saturday. The Internet has been snapped and large gatherings have been banned in the district and four people have been arrested. Officials said the attackers burnt houses, vandalised and looted shops and homes at Ganda Twisa on Friday night when Parameshwar Reang succumbed to his injuries after being assaulted by some miscreants on July 7. The Tripura home department suspended mobile Internet services in Dhalai district till Saturday midnight to prevent circulation of messages, videos and photographs.

Manoj Jarange Patil to the Mahayuti government to include the Maratha community under the OBC category expired today. Jarange said the ruling parties would face such a heavy defeat in the assembly polls that they would 'forever repent' if his demands were not implemented. Maharashtra assembly polls are to be held in October-November. «We would put candidates in all the 288 constituencies of the state and ensure that all their (ruling party MLAs) lose the elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday credited the record rise in India's stock markets to small and big investors being «happy» as they know that «only the NDA government can give stability». «Small and big investors in the country have welcomed our third term; they know that only the NDA government can give stability. Immediately after taking over as the Prime Minister, I had said that we would work three times faster, and today we are seeing it happen,» Modi said. He was speaking at the NESCO centre in Goregaon after laying the foundation stone and unveiling a slew of infrastructure projects in Mumbai and neighbouring regions worth Rs 29,000 crore. Modi attacked the opposition saying his government had created record employment in the country and attributed a Reserve Bank of India report to say that in the last three to four years, 80 million new jobs were created.

Tamil Nadu Prohibition Amendment Act, 2024, stipulating enhanced punishment term and quantum of fine for offences like manufacture, possession and sale of illicit liquor that endangers lives, has come into force, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday. The TN Prohibition Act, 1937, which was amended in the wake of the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi was adopted unanimously by the state legislative assembly on June 29 and Governor R N Ravi gave his assent on July 11, he said. An official release here said that the amended Act has been notified in the Gazette. Days after over 60 people died following the consumption of methanol-laced illicit liquor in June, the chief minister piloted a bill amending the TN Prohibition Act,1937, ensuring harsher punishment to the offenders so as to prevent hooch tragedies in the state.

India will soon become the third largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. He was speaking after inaugurating INS Towers, the Indian Newspaper Society's secretariat in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex. Modi also spoke on how India has become the leader in digital payments. «There was a time when some politicians used to say that digital transactions were not for India. They had a preconceived notion that modern technology can't work in this country,» Modi said. «However, the world is witnessing the capabilities of the people of the country. Today, India is creating new records in digital transactions. Due to India's UPI and modern digital public infrastructure, the ease of living of people has improved, and it has become easier for them to send money across countries,» he said.

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu spent crores of rupees for the by-elections and involved the entire state government in the poll campaign but still lost in his home district Hamirpur. Of the three assembly seats where bypolls were held in the state on Wednesday, the ruling Congress in the state won Dehra and Nalagarh, while the BJP bagged the Hamirpur constituency.

schedule of India's upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka has been revised, and the start of the contest pushed back by a day to July 27, the BCCI said on Saturday. The Indians will be touring the island nation later this month for three T20 Internationals and as many ODIs. Originally, the first match — a T20 International — was to be played on July 26, but it will now be held on July 27, followed by the remaining two T20 games on July 28 and July 30, with all the ties to be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The ODis, initially scheduled to start on August 1, will now begin on August 2, followed by the remaining matches on August 4 and August 7, with all the games to be held at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Kremlin on Saturday warned the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets for Russian missiles in a repeat of Cold War-style confrontation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of a «paradox» in which «Europe is a target for our missiles, our country is a target for US missiles in Europe.» «We have enough capacity to contain these missiles but the potential victims are the capitals of these countries,» he said, speaking to Russian state television channel Russia 1.

Badrinath and Manglaur assembly by-polls in Uttarakhand, Congress has got a fresh chance to keep the morale of its workers high across the state. Following its defeat in the five Lok Sabha seats of the state in 2024 LS polls, Congress party was facing a tough task to revive its old bases in the hill state in view of the disappointment in its camp. In the 2022 assembly polls, Congress had won Badrinath seat while BSP emerged victorious in Manglaur seat. The by-election to Manglaur seat was necessitated following the death of sitting BSP MLA Sarwat Karim Ansari. The Badrinath by-poll was necessitated because of the then Congress MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari’s decision to resign from this seat and subsequently, join the BJP. Bhandari had left the Congress party just ahead of the 2024 LS polls. So, congress party leaders worked out a concrete strategy to retain the Badrinath seat and teach a lesson to the turncoat Bhandari, who was BJP’s nominee from this seat in the by-poll. Badrinath assembly constituency is a part of Garhwal Lok Sabha seat which accommodates 14 seats. In the 2022 assembly poll, Congress could win only Badrinath assembly seat while BJP emerged victorious in 13 assembly seats of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency.

Softbank investment arm Softbank Vision Fund exited from Paytm in the June quarter at a loss of around USD 150 million, sources aware of the development said. Softbank invested about USD 1.5 billion in One97 Communications — the owner of Paytm brand — in tranches in 2017. «Softbank has exited Paytm at a loss of 10-12 per cent. The total loss is around USD 150 million,» one of the sources said.

NBDA) has unanimously elected India TV chairman Rajat Sharma as its president. He replaces Avinash Pandey, the former CEO of ABP Network. Sharma said that the TV news industry is at a critical juncture and NBDA needs to collectively work together to advance the interests of the genre, which is operating under tremendous pressure.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is likely to relax some of the parameters in the proposed quality of service (QoS) rules that have been termed too stringent to meet by the industry. The regulator though has stressed that telecom operators must improve service quality, especially on the back of the recent tariff hikes. «The telcos have submitted their comments on the draft regulations during the consultation process. We are aware of the challenges and the final rules would likely address issues raised by the telcos,» a senior official said, asking not to be named. The regulator is likely to issue the final rules in a month or so after taking account of the industry concerns, officials added.

Himachal Pradesh, and the Congress and the BJP coming to power alternately, the presence of Independents has been declining but for the first time in the electoral history of the state, the assembly has no independent MLA. With victory in two out of three assembly by-elections, the strength of Congress has increased to 40. This is also the first time that a husband and wife — CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Kamlesh Thakur — would sit in the house. Kamlesh Thakur's win from Dehra assembly seat has taken the number of women legislators in the state to two. In the 2022 assembly elections, three Independents namely Hoshiyar Singh (Dehra), Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur) and K L Thakur (Nalagarh) were elected but they resigned after voting for BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan in Rajya Sabha election on February 27. The Independent MLAs resigned on March 22 and joined the BJP the next day. Their resignation was accepted by Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on June 3 and by-elections were held on July 10.