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Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the national capital and briefed her on the state’s ongoing response to the recent floods, including damage assessment and the roadmap for rebuilding affected areas and restoring livelihoods.Sharing details of the meeting on X, Sarma said, “It is always a pleasure to meet Hon’ble Finance Minister Smt @nsitharaman Ji, who has consistently been a strong champion of Assam’s interests and aspirations.”During the meeting at Kartavya Bhawan, the Chief Minister apprised the Union Finance Minister of the #AssamFloodResponse, with particular focus on the ongoing assessment…
New Delhi: India’s apex regulator is planning to intensify inspections of medical device manufacturing facilities across the country, to assess their compliance with prescribed norms and expand oversight. Speaking at CII’s 18th Global MedTech Summit, Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), said, “Over the last two years, 30,000 product licences had been issued as we focused on facilitating approvals for the industry. And moving forward as we get more resources, we will see audits in the medical device industry increase significantly from now on.” He added that the industry had been given sufficient time to adapt to…
It will prepare a comprehensive implementation roadmap and address concerns and suggestions from students, faculty, employees and joint action committee representatives.Hyderabad: Telangana govt will set up a joint coordination task force comprising representatives of key technical education bodies, polytechnic lecturers and other stakeholders to oversee the proposed administrative restructuring of polytechnic education, power and labour minister Vivek Venkatswamy said.The task force will include representatives from the State Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTET), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Young India Skills University (YISU) and polytechnic lecturers. It will prepare a comprehensive implementation roadmap and address concerns and…
Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab Rajinikanth will next be seen in the much awaited sequel ‘Jailer 2’ directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. Ahead of its theatrical release on October 15, the makers released the film’s first single, ‘Ala Bolelo’ which is an upbeat peppy dance number composed by Anirudh Ravichander.‘Ala Bolelo’ lyrical videoThe 4 minute lyrical video features Rajinikanth in the lively number that is made for fans to enjoy. It also has Tamil and Malayalam musical elements. Actress Shamna Kasim, also known as Purnaa, features in the song.‘Ala Bolelo’ has been composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The music director has also sung…
The bond market, which has remained the main source of turbulence on Wall Street, was still unsettled, but the swings in Treasury yields had moderated. US stock market today: Benchmark indices on Wall Street moved higher on Friday, recovering some of the ground lost during a volatile week. The bond market, which has remained the main source of turbulence on Wall Street, was still unsettled, but the swings in Treasury yields had moderated compared with earlier in the week, helping financial markets remain relatively stable.The S&P 500 gained 0.3% and was headed for only its second advance in the six…
An airstrike on Friday (August 21, 2026) by Myanmar’s military on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region killed 14 people who were taking part in a week-long meditation retreat, an opposition group and a resident said.The attack is the latest in a series of frequent and deadly aerial strikes targeting armed pro-democracy forces and ethnic armed groups in the country. The strikes often cause civilian casualties.The attack occurred on Friday (August 21) at 9 a.m. in Swel Le Oh village in Myaung township, about 75 kilometres (45 miles) west of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, according to Nway…
NEW DELHI: Bribes.fyi began as a side project and, within 48 hours, clocked 5 million requests and 2 lakh new users. It shut down as suddenly as its meteoric rise took social media by surprise.Built by 20-year-old Delhi BTech student Aryan Nishad, it displayed a neon-red map of India for anonymous reports of alleged bribe demands. By Aug 17, it had logged reports from 253 cities—against police, RTOs, and revenue and land records offices, and passport offices. 37% were, interestingly, marked “refused”, meaning users said they did not pay and still got their work done. The site stressed these were…
Russia’s Justice Ministry on Friday re-designated the exiled news outlet Mediazona as a “foreign agent,” returning it to the state registry after the liquidation of its original legal entity previously forced its removal. Authorities in Moscow accused Mediazona of spreading false information about Russian law enforcement agencies. The ministry also cited the outlet’s anti-war reporting and its distribution of content from other “foreign agents” and “undesirable” organizations. Mediazona was initially branded a “foreign agent” in 2021. It was later removed from the registry after its founding legal entity, LLC ZP, was shut down. Hundreds of cultural figures, journalists, businesspeople, as…
The Home Soirée 2026: A Two-Day Cultural Celebration of Indian Handlooms, Art, and Music at Travancore Palace Delhi played host this August to The Home Soirée 2026, an immersive cultural platform celebrating the finest of Indian handlooms, indigenous art, and classical music. Now in its evolved form — grown from an intimate design showcase into a multi-faceted cultural experience — the event opened at Travancore Palace with an inauguration by Rajasthan’s Deputy Chief Minister, Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur.Founded by cultural custodians Nandini Singh Jhabua and Akshat Kapoor, The Home Soirée moved away from a conventional showcase format to tell…
The revised UDF will come into effect from September 1, 2026 at Bengaluru airport. NEW DELHI: The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) has sharply reduced the user development fee (UDF) at Bengaluru international airport, fixing it at Rs 300 for departing domestic passengers and Rs 997 for departing international passengers for the five-year control period ending March 2031, news agency PTI reported.As per the PTI report, the revised UDF will come into effect from September 1, 2026, while the fourth control period runs from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2031.The domestic UDF is significantly lower than the…