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Fire broke out at Left Bank Power House in Srisailam, in Telangana side, late last night | Photo: ANI
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Over 130 roads shut for traffic as rains lash parts of Gujarat
As many as 131 roads in Gujarat, including a national highway and seven state highways, were shut for traffic as rains continued to lash several parts of the state on Friday, officials said.
With the formation of a low-pressure area, some parts of the state are likely to get heavy to very heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Incessant rainfall since Friday morning resulted in water-logging in several parts of the state.
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Telangana CM orders CID probe into fire at hydroelectric power station
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Friday ordered a CID inquiry into the fire accident at the Srisailam hydroelectric station.
He directed the officials to probe the cause of the fire and ascertain the facts.
Following the chief minister's direction, Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar issued an order appointing CID Additional Director General of Police Govind Singh as the inquiry officer.
Singh was asked to conduct a comprehensive inquiry and submit the report to the chief minister.
TRAI mulls show cause notice against Vodafone Idea on priority plan issue: Report
TRAI is considering issuing a show cause notice to Vodafone Idea over the priority plan issue, as the telecom regulator is not satisfied with the response given by the company on the matter so far, according to a source.
Airtel -- which has stopped onboarding new customers on its platinum offering after an earlier TRAI directive -- may not be served a show cause notice.
A regulatory source said that Vodafone Idea has not been able to satisfactorily respond to many of the issues raised by TRAI, including two major concerns on how the company will ensure priority services and speeds to select customers who opt for the premium offering, and how the priority plan will not adversely impact services and experience of non-premium users.
India's export uptick led by East Asian economies; China leads with 78% growth: Report
The massive improvement in the country's export numbers in July is led by a full 78 per cent spike in shipments to China and other Asian economies which had successfully contained the pandemic, constituting 16 per cent of the overall exports basket, says a report.
The pace of exports decline slowed to -10.2 per cent in July from a massive -60.2 per cent in April when the nation was under a strict lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since then the pace of contraction has been steadily declining as the economy began to open up. Contraction in shipments improved to 50 per cent in May and 30 per cent in June.
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Delhi riots: HC asks police to show videos of Pinjra Tod member making instigating speeches
The Delhi High Court Friday asked Delhi Police to show the videos of a member of Pinjra Tod group, a women's collective, allegedly making instigating speeches during the communal violence in northeast Delhi early this year.
The police, however, said they do not have the videos of the time when the group's member Devangana Kalita, a JNU student, was allegedly making instigating speeches during the riots incident.
The police said it has the videos of her allegedly instigating people before the riots took place on February 24 and 25 and also of February 22 and 23 when a large gathering was sitting and protesting outside Jafrabad metro station in northeast Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Karnataka doctor's death: CM orders probe, announces Rs 50 lakh compensation
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday ordered an investigation into the alleged suicide of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer S.R. Nagendra, who was on coronavirus duty in Mysuru district.
"An impartial and thorough investigation will be conducted into the incident," said Yediyurappa.
He also ordered a compensation of Rs 50 lakh and a job to a family member of the deceased doctor.
"In line with Centre's guidelines, I have ordered Rs 50 lakh compensation to the family of late Nagendra on compassionate grounds," said the Chief Minister.
CBI to check CCTV of Sushant Singh Rajput's building for 'tampering'
The CBI on Friday formally launched their probe into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. Within the first few hours the federal team collected the late actor's diary, laptop and mobile phone among other crucial documents, and sources said they have now set off to collect the close circuit television camera (CCTV) footage from the Bandra flat where Sushant was found dead.
The central agency will examine if the camera recording was "tampered" with on the day of the 34-year-old actor's death (June 14) or if there were any "technical glitches". Top CBI sources said that the agency will collect the CCTV footage and examine all the people who arrived there before his death.
The CBI team will also collect the CCTV's DVR and send it for forensic examination. The source said that the agency will examine if the CCTV was working on the day of the actor's death or if it was switched off by someone intentionally.
ED questions Sushant's sister in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned and recorded the statement of Priyanka Singh, elder sister of Sushant Singh Rajput, in connection with a money laundering case probe linked to the actor's death, officials said.
The statement of Priyanka Singh was recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Delhi, they said.
It is understood that the ED wants to obtain information related to Rajput's finances, personal and professional deals that Priyanka Singh was privy to, in order to take its investigation forward into the allegations of money laundering and alleged financial irregularities perpetrated on the actor.
US faces opposition to demand to 'snap back' Iran sanctions
The Trump administration ran into immediate opposition after its top diplomat officially informed the United Nations it is demanding the restoration of all UN sanctions on Iran, with allies and opponents declaring the US action illegal and doomed to failure.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Thursday that the United States has the legal right to snap back UN sanctions even though President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers that was endorsed by the UN Security Council.
Russia and China, along with European allies Britain, France and Germany, who often disagree, are united in declaring the US action illegal on grounds that you can't withdraw from a deal and then use the resolution that endorsed it to re-impose sanctions.
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First Published: Aug 21 2020 | 8:15 AM IST
