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11:37 AM

K C Venugopal hits out at dissenters: Why was the letter leaked?

11:37 AM

CWC Meet: Manmohan Singh says Sonia Gandhi must remain interim chief

11:32 AM

Begin preparations to replace me as interim chief, says Sonia Gandhi at CWC meet

11:29 AM

Congress Working Committee's meet 'on urgent matters' underway

11:17 AM

Congress MLA VD Satheesan moved no-confidence motion against Kerala govt

Congress MLA VD Satheesan moved no-confidence motion against Kerala govt, alleging that the gold smuggling mafia used Kerala CM's Office to run their operations

11:05 AM

Now, Businesses with an annual turnover of up to Rs 4 million are GST exempt

10:39 AM

Apple Inc may discontinue iPhone 11 Pro, XR after iPhone 12 launch

Apple is likely to announce the iPhone 12 series in October and a new report has claimed that as soon as the new iPhones get released, the company would discontinue older models.

 

Apple may discontinue the iPhone XR after the iPhone 12 launches.

 

"They cite the availability of the more powerful iPhone SE 2020 as a better alternative rather than reducing the price of the XR again", reports iAppleTimes. Read on...

10:38 AM

Miss my friend a lot: PM Modi on Arun Jaitley's death anniversary

The BJP paid rich tributes to party stalwart Arun Jaitley on his first death anniversary on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he misses his friend a lot and that his late Cabinet colleague diligently served India.

 

Top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and party president J P Nadda, fondly remembered Jaitley, who was the voice of the party on various issues for decades and was seen as its main trouble shooter.

 

The prime minister tweeted, "On this day, last year, we lost Shri Arun Jaitley Ji. I miss my friend a lot. Arun Ji diligently served India. His wit, intellect, legal acumen and warm personality were legendary. Here is what I had said during a prayer meeting in his memory."

10:34 AM

Kerala Assembly Speaker allows discussion on Congress MLA VD Satheesan's no-confidence notice against the state govt

10:30 AM

J&K Pradesh Congress Committee extends support to Rahul Gandhi to be the next party president

10:28 AM

Sushant Singh Rajput's friend Siddharth Pithani arrives at DRDO guest house, where CBI team investigating the actor's death case, is staying

10:27 AM

River Chambal at Dholpur in Rajasthan is rising and is likely to cross warning level

River Chambal at Dholpur in Rajasthan is rising and is likely to cross warning level between 2pm to 4pm today and cross danger level and attain peak around 1.6 meters above danger level by today midnight: Central Water Commission

10:01 AM

Explosion at gas pipeline leads to blackout in Syria, says energy minister

An explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline has caused a power blackout in Syria and initial indications point to an attack, the energy minister told state-run television on Monday.

 

The Ikhbariya TV channel showed footage of a large fire following the explosion, which officials told state media occurred between the Syrian towns of Ad Dumayr and Adra, northwest of the capital of Damascus.

 

“Initial indications are this was a terrorist attack,” Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ghanem told Ikhbariya, adding that the pipeline feeds power stations in the south. He said technical teams were already on the ground.

9:57 AM

An explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline has caused a power blackout in Syria and initial indications point to an attack, the energy minister tells state-run television: Reuters

9:54 AM

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff on the ongoing dispute between India and China in Eastern Ladakh

The military option to deal with transgressions by the Chinese Army in Ladakh is on but it will be exercised only if talks at the military and the diplomatic level fail: General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff  on the ongoing dispute between India and China in Eastern Ladakh