In focus, 26th Aug 2021, News & Stories from India

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Indians have flocked to tourist spots across the country from the beaches of Goa on the west coast to the mountainous north on planes and in cars after the easing of restrictions. (Bloomberg)

Demand for airline fuel surges in India with tourism rebound

India is proving to be a bright spot for jet fuel demand after the delta variant interrupted a recovery in air travel from the US to China

26 Aug 2021 11:27 AM

Automobile volumes in FY21 pushed the industry back by six years. (File Photo/Representational)

High taxes rile auto-makers

The demand for vehicles is unlikely to revive as buyers are finding it difficult to buy cars and two-wheelers

26 Aug 2021 11:24 AM

Health workers inoculate beneficiaries against Covid-19, at a vaccination centre of Nair hospital in Mumbai, Monday, August 23, 2021. (PTI)

COVID-19: India adds 46,164 new cases, 607 deaths

The active cases comprise 1.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.63 per cent

26 Aug 2021 11:24 AM

This year marks the 25th edition of Ex Malabar, being hosted by USN in the Western Pacific. (Photo: Twitter/@PRODefNgp)

India set to participate in Naval Exercise Malabar 21 with Quad nations today

Malabar series of maritime exercises commenced in 1992 as an IN-USN Exercise

26 Aug 2021 11:09 AM

In this image provided by the Department of Defense, two paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct security while a C-130 Hercules takes off during a evacuation operation in Kabul, Aug. 25, 2021. (Department of Defense via AP)

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?

President Biden said there is 'an acute and growing risk' of an attack at airport by the group's regional chapter - Islamic State-Khorasan

26 Aug 2021 10:41 AM

All Maharashtra fishermen joint action committee stage a protest 'Jan Akrosh Mocha' at Azad maidan, over various issues across the Mumbai coastal belt region, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Fishermen protest against plan to shift them from Mumbai's Crawford Market

Nearly 1,200 fishermen and representatives of the Koli community staged a protest outside the BMC headquarters

26 Aug 2021 9:07 AM

Rane was arrested while touring the state for the BJP’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra from Mumbai to Sindhudurg. (Photo: PTI)

Narayan Rane justifies ‘slap’ remark against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

Mr Rane, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, was arrested on Tuesday by Maharashtra Police

26 Aug 2021 7:46 AM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh (PTI file photo)

Congress to fight 2022 polls in Punjab under Amarinder

The announcement came after four party ministers and three MLAs, who arrived in Dehradun, met Harish Rawat

26 Aug 2021 7:25 AM

The court left it to the respective high courts to pass orders to the trial courts for day-to-day hearings for an expeditious completion of the trials of MPs and MLAs facing criminal charges. (PTI)

CBI, ED probe delay in MP, MLA cases irks Supreme Court

Singh, appearing for a PIL petitioner, told the court that while a govt job was barred for a bureaucrat if convicted in a corruption case

26 Aug 2021 7:03 AM

Aditi Jaiswal, Founder, Entrepreneurship Drive.

Entrepreneurship is all about Antha Prerna: Aditi Jaiswal, Entrepreneurship Drive

Entrepreneurship Drive offers end to end enterprise solutions to businesses that are either launching or trying to enter the next phase

26 Aug 2021 3:58 AM

The app has features such as rewarding users by preventing them from taking screenshots.

Udit Shah on Samphion: Find and connect with your ideal companions

It's not only India's first lifestyle and health dating app; it's also a chance for people to reconnect with one another on a new level

26 Aug 2021 2:33 AM

Babus’ ‘equality’? Mid-career course at Mussoorie will lose IAS-only tag

Mr Gauba’s predecessor P.K. Sinha held the post well beyond his two-year tenure thanks to several extensions

26 Aug 2021 1:58 AM

Among teachers of children with disabilities in their regular classes, more than nine per cent found them unable to participate in online classes, notes the study. (AFP Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Reopen schools, but keep ground realities in mind

Online education has certainly helped many children but the pandemic has also exposed the glaring fault lines in our Digital India narrative

26 Aug 2021 1:55 AM

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How Mutual Funds Can Be the Perfect Assets For Your Retirement Planning

Mutual funds offer you choice to invest based on a range of parameters, such as market cap, type of industry, and so on

26 Aug 2021 1:41 AM

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Grow Health in a Garden with Best of Machinery

Best of Machinery is an online information platform that gives insights into gardening and outdoor planting to its readers worldwide

26 Aug 2021 1:15 AM

Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walk through the terminal before boarding a bus after they arrived at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. (AP Photo)

Afghans can visit India only on e-visa

Previously issued visas to all Afghan nationals, who are presently not in India, stand invalidated with immediate effect

26 Aug 2021 12:33 AM

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