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51 killed as Telangana RTC bus falls into gorge in Kondagattu
Fifty-one people, including several women and children, were killed, and many suffered injuries on Tuesday morning when a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus plunged into a gorge from the Kondagattu ghat road in Jagtial district. Earlier reports said 40 people were killed.
Raghuram Rajan blames over-optimistic bankers, slowdown in govt decision-making for rising bad loans
Over-optimistic bankers, slowdown in the government decision-making process and moderation in economic growth mainly contributed to the mounting bad loans, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said in a note to a parliamentary panel.
CRPF takes up mental health project for jawans to check suicides, depression
Concerned over suicides and stress factors claiming more lives of troops than during operations, the country’s largest paramilitary force, the CRPF, has launched a first-time project to ascertain jawans' mental health, its Director General RR Bhatnagar has said.
Two Lashkar militants killed in north Kashmir’s Handwara
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were gunned down on Tuesday by security forces in north Kashmir’s Handwara. The militants were hiding in Galoora area of Langate in Handwara.
Coimbatore blasts suspect, absconding for two decades, arrested
Twenty years after the Coimbatore serial blasts, police nabbed a key accused on Monday evening. The Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) special investigation team arrested N.P. Noohu alias Rasheed alias Mankavu Rasheed (44), of Panniyankara Village, Kozhikode, Kerala who was wanted in the Coimbatore serial bomb blast case.
Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz dies in London
Begum Kulsoom, wife of jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, died on Tuesday in London after a prolonged illness, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif said.
Rupee hits a fresh low at 72.73 to a dollar
The rupee hit a fresh low against the dollar for the second day as it touched ₹72.73 in the afternoon trade as compared to the previous close of ₹72.45 a dollar, which was an all-time low. EC issues notice to AAP for alleged wrongful disclosure of contributions
EC issues notice to AAP for alleged wrongful disclosure of contributions
The Election Commission on Tuesday served a show-cause notice on the Aam Aadmi Party seeking an explanation for alleged incorrect disclosures on contributions. The move comes after report by the Central Board of Direct Taxes on the alleged concealment of donations by the party.
Australian cartoonist under fire for Serena sketch
An Australian cartoonist faced withering criticism on Tuesday for portraying tennis superstar Serena Williams using, what Harry Potter author JK Rowling described as “racist and sexist tropes”.
Greenhouse gas emissions from Indian paddy fields very high: study
Rice farming across the world could be responsible for up to twice the level of climate impact relative to what was previously estimated, according to a study conducted in India. The study, published in PNAS , found that intermittently flooded rice farms can emit 45 times more nitrous oxide as compared to the maximum from continuously flooded farms that predominantly emit methane.