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India and China have agreed on a five-point plan for resolving the prolonged border face-off in eastern Ladakh. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Engage, explore, experience, express and excel should be our mantra of new age learning for children: PM Modi at conclave

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The National Education Policy 2020 is a way to fulfil hopes of our new India: PM Modi

It needs to be implemented effectively across the country and we need to do it together: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is the result of ceaseless hard work of various stakeholders done over the last 4-5 years: Modi

National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is the result of ceaseless hard work of various stakeholders done over the last 4-5 years. Still, the work is not complete. It’s just the beginning. The road ahead is to ensure its effective implementation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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LIVE NEP 2020: Education must not be limited to classroom, says PM Modi

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The Chinese have taken our land. When exactly is GOI planning to get it back?, tweets Rahul Gandhi

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Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs, requesting them to be present in the House on 14th September

9:58 AM

Teflon-coated: Why Modi remains popular despite many crises staring India

India’s Covid-19 cases continue to climb, even as the economy tanks. China is pressing forward on the two countries’ disputed Himalayan border, where dozens of Indian soldiers have been killed. Tax revenues have plummeted, state governments are unhappy and 21 million of India’s rare salaried jobs vanished in the last few months. And yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who recently posted pictures of himself feeding peacocks in his serene garden — remains as popular as ever. Click here to read more

9:47 AM

Market update: Sensex advances 84.85 points to 38,925.17 in opening session; Nifty inches 26.05 points higher to 11,475.30

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Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro is operational from today; Visuals from Hauz Khas Metro Station

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Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale occurred near Nashik in Maharashtra at 07:06:01 IST today: National Centre for Seismology

7:52 AM

Trump says Iran will sign a deal with US in first month of his re-election

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that if he is re-elected in the November elections, Iran will ink a deal with him in the first month and Palestine will get back into the fold as he asserted that his second term will bring in lasting peace in the Middle East.

 

Next week, Trump will host delegations from Israel and the United Arab Emirates for a signing ceremony of the historic peace deal between the two countries that establishes diplomatic ties among them. Encouraged by the Israel-UAE peace deal, countries in the region are lining up that want to go into it, he said

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India and China agreed to continue dialogue and communication through Special Representative mechanism: joint statement on Jaishankar-Wang talks

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Jaishankar told Wang maintenance of peace and tranquility on border areas essential for development of ties forward: PTI quotes govt sources on Moscow talks

6:59 AM

Oil prices add to losses as supplies swell amid weak demand

 Oil prices extended declines on Friday, under pressure from a surprise rise in U.S. stockpiles and ongoing weak demand from the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Brent crude was down 8 cents, or 0.2%, at $39.98 a barrel by 0110 GMT, after falling nearly 2% on Thursday, while U.S. crude was off by 2 cents at $37.28 a barrel, having fallen 2% in the previous session.

 

Both major benchmarks were headed for a second week of declines.