July 18, 2025 6:58 PM July 18, 2025 6:58 PM

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Jharkhand: HC summons Chief Secretary for failing to conduct municipal elections

The Jharkhand High Court expressed its strong displeasure with the State Government for failing to conduct municipal elections. The court of Justice Ananda Sen summoned the Chief Secretary to appear in person next Friday for the scheduled hearing in the contempt of court case for not implementing th...

July 18, 2025 6:34 PM July 18, 2025 6:34 PM

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WAVES OTT hosts premiere of film “Della Bella Badlegi Kahaani”

  Prasar Bharati’s digital platform WAVES OTT hosted the grand premiere of its feature film, Della Bella Badlegi Kahaani, at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi today. Speaking at the event, Prasar Bharti Chairman Navneet Sehgal said that WAVES OTT is India's only public service streaming platform that bl...

July 18, 2025 6:25 PM July 18, 2025 6:25 PM

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Govt making all-out efforts to take sports to village level, says HM Amit Shah

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government is making all-out efforts to take sports to every village of the country. Mr Shah said this after honouringthe  Indian Contingent of 21st World Police and Fire Games in New Delhi. He said, children of different age groups are being selecte...

July 18, 2025 5:51 PM July 18, 2025 5:51 PM

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Cash discovery row: Justice Varma files petition in SC challenging his indictment 

  Sitting High Court Judge, Justice Yashwant Varma has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging his indictment by the three-member in-house committee in the cash-discovery row. The writ petition filed before the Apex court also sought to quash the communication forwarded by then Chief Justice of Ind...

July 18, 2025 6:52 PM July 18, 2025 6:52 PM

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Gold, Silver prices up

In the Indian Bullion Market, 24 Karat Gold was trading over half a per cent up at 98,420 rupees per 10 grams, and Silver 999 Fine was also trading almost 0.9 per cent up at 1,13,600 rupees per kilogram a short while ago. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for the August contract was trading over...

July 18, 2025 5:45 PM July 18, 2025 5:45 PM

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Pakistan: Rain emergency declared in Punjab province after 63 more casualties

A rain emergency ​was declared today in ​Pakistan's Punjab province​ ​after at least 63 more people died in the last 24 hours in ​the area. Army troops joined rescue operations ​following flooding in low-lying areas as torrential monsoon rains ravaged the province.​ Rawalpindi city experienced a hea...

July 18, 2025 6:40 PM July 18, 2025 6:40 PM

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Asian Markets ended mixed , European major indices trading flat

 Major Asian markets ended mixed today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained over 1.3 per cent, Singapore's Strait Times index increased over 0.6 per cent, and China's Shanghai Composite added half a per cent. On the other hand, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index closed over 0.2 per cent down and South Korea's ...

July 18, 2025 6:45 PM July 18, 2025 6:45 PM

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Strong corporate earnings and upbeat economic data boost US stocks

   US stocks advanced yesterday as strong corporate earnings and upbeat economic data boosted market sentiment. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished nearly 0.6 per cent up, the S&P 500 rose over half a percent and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.74 per cent.

July 18, 2025 5:11 PM July 18, 2025 5:11 PM

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Sri Lanka: Hiripitiya solar plant expected to generate 10 GW of clean energy annually

  In Sri Lanka, a new 5-megawatt solar power plant was officially inaugurated in Hiripitiya by Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody. Developed by local energy firm, which is a subsidiary of Pan Asian Power Pvt. Ltd., the facility spans 20 acres and is expected to generate 10 gigawatt hours of clean energ...