News updates: Earthquake of 3.7 magnitude strikes Kamjong, Manipur
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An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter Scale hit Kamjong in Manipur on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology said.According to the NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was located at Latitude 25.00 North, Longitude 94.57 East, at a depth of 85 kilometres. "EQ of M: 3.7, On 03/08/2024 19:50:28 IST, Lat: 25.00 N, Long: 94.57 E, Depth: 85 Km, Location: Kamjong, Manipur," the NCS posted on X. No casualties have been reported yet.
Himachal Pradesh leader of Opposition and BJP leader, Jairam Thakur on Saturday inspected flood-affected areas of Kullu and said that a huge loss has happened here. Thakur also mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that he will provide all possible help to the state.
The finance ministry on Saturday asked public sector insurance companies including Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to speedily disburse the claim amount to landslide victims and their families in Wayanad and other districts of Kerala. According to officials, 210 bodies and 134 body parts have been recovered till now which includes 96 males, 85 females and 29 children.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has become a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security. He was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), which is being organised in India after 65 years.
US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, has been declared the 2024 presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party on Friday after she won enough votes from Democratic delegates in a virtual roll call. Harris, 59, would face Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump, 78, in the general elections scheduled to be held on November 5. Harris' mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was Indian and her father, Donald Jasper Harris, is Jamaican; both immigrated to the US.
Rau's IAS Study Circle, the coaching institute where three aspirants died after drowning in water that flooded that institue's basement, has offered compensation of Rs 50 lakh each to the families of three UPSC aspirants who died after rainwater gushed inside the institute's basement in Old Rajinder Nagar last week.
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Earthquake of 3.7 magnitude strikes Kamjong, Manipur
An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter Scale hit Kamjong in Manipur on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology said.According to the NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was located at Latitude 25.00 North, Longitude 94.57 East, at a depth of 85 kilometres. "EQ of M: 3.7, On 03/08/2024 19:50:28 IST, Lat: 25.00 N, Long: 94.57 E, Depth: 85 Km, Location: Kamjong, Manipur," the NCS posted on X. No casualties have been reported yet.
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Indian submarine INS Shalki visits Sri Lanka
Indian submarine INS Shalki is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka in reflection of growing maritime security cooperation between the two countries. The Shishumar class diesel-electric submarine arrived in Colombo on August 2, the Indian Navy said on Saturday. India sends submarines to a handful of countries with whom it has close defence and strategic ties.
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The two-day ‘Conference of Governors’ concluded today at Rashtrapati Bhavan
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IMD issues red alert for Palghar, Pune, Satara; orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Nashik
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Himachal cloudbursts: Rescuers spot victim under boulder in Mandi, hunt for 45 missing continues
Rescuers are attempting to blast a boulder after they spotted a victim trapped under it in Rajban village in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on Saturday where five people are still missing. Meanwhile, the hunt for about 45 people who went missing after cloudbursts in three districts -- Shimla, Kullu and Mandi -- resumed this morning.
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Donald Trump says he will debate US Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News on Sept 4
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he will debate Democratic US Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News on September 4, in a post on Truth Social late on Friday, though the Harris campaign did not confirm the event. "Rules will be similar to the rules of my debate with Sleepy Joe, who has been treated horribly by his party, but with a full arena audience," Trump said, referring to President Joe Biden, who has since dropped his reelection bid.
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Coal India arm NCL contributed Rs 15,000 cr to govt exchequer in FY24: CMD
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Tata's Rs 27,000 cr chip plant in Assam operational by 2025: Chandrasekaran
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'SC's Dalit quota sub-categorisation verdict may help BJP boost outreach'
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Global capability centre industry to boost job creation in India: Report
With India emerging as the hub of Global Capability Centres, a report on Saturday revealed that 78 per cent professionals expect the GCC sector to become a catalyst for creating jobs, particularly benefiting temporary workforce in the country. A majority of 78 per cent foresee GCCs as catalysts for creating new job opportunities, particularly benefiting gig workers and the temporary workforce in India, said a report by HR Services and Workforce Solutions provider Genius Consultants.
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Bank of India’s net profit up 10% in Q1
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50 feared dead in cloudburst-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh: Minister Vikramaditya Singh
After the catastrophic cloudbursts hit different areas of Himachal Pradesh, including Samej, state minister Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday said that around 50 people are feared dead in the affected areas and official number can only be declared after official confirmation and completion of rescue operations. Singh also said that the topmost priority of the state government is to retrieve the bodies and restore connectivity in the affected areas of the state as soon as possible.
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Rainfall lashes parts of Delhi, IMD predicts more showers in evening
Rain lashed parts of Delhi on Saturday as the city's minimum temperature settled at 27 degrees Celsius, normal for the season, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The weather department said in the next two hours, light to moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas of the national capital, including Civil Lines, Dilshad Garden, Seemapuri, Kashmere Gate, Rajouri Garden, Red Fort, India Gate, ITO, Delhi Cantt, Akshardham, Palam, Safdarjung, and IGI Airport.
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India set global example by evacuating students from war-hit Ukraine: Kovind
India set an example for the world by evacuating its students from Ukraine and it could happen after Prime Minister Narendra Modi negotiated with both Russia and Ukraine for a 24-hour ceasefire, former president Ram Nath Kovind said on Saturday. Delivering the fifth Dr Rajaram Jaipuria Memorial Lecture here, the former president said India is on the path of being a "vishwaguru" or global leader and called upon the youth to contribute to it.
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First Published: Aug 03 2024 | 8:49 AM IST
