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Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has offered to step down from two Congress positions after the Enforcement Directorate raided the residence of his personal aide Chandan Singh Jeena in a money laundering investigation linked to alleged irregularities in a 2016 UKSSSC recruitment examination.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for the BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to India in seven years. His meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to focus on border stability, trade, economic ties and efforts to further normalise relations between the two Asian powers.
The Falkland Islands remain one of the most sensitive territorial disputes between Britain and Argentina. From the 1982 war and Argentina’s constitutional claim to emerging oil resources and renewed US involvement, the islands continue to carry major political, strategic and economic significance.
Sugar Price Hike: Sugar prices in India have jumped ahead of the festive season, with retail prices rising sharply over the past month.
Speculation over a possible Modi 3.0 Cabinet reshuffle is intensifying as the BJP prepares for upcoming Assembly elections and the 2029 Lok Sabha polls. Several ministers could face organisational changes, while new faces and allies may get a bigger role.
Iran-aligned Houthi forces have captured Yemen’s strategic Perim Island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, tightening their grip on a critical Red Sea shipping route and increasing risks for Saudi oil exports and global energy markets.
A major fire at Surat’s Shyam Sangini Textile Market destroyed large quantities of festive-season fabric. More than 150 firefighters battled the blaze for hours.
San Francisco’s rent surge is exposing a housing affordability problem rather than a broad real-estate downturn, while India’s major cities are also seeing rising prices and a growing shift toward premium housing.
China, Russia and Kazakhstan are exploring the revival of the Ob-Irtysh waterway as a potential Arctic trade corridor, but shallow waters, ice, infrastructure costs and competing water demands remain major hurdles.
The US national average diesel price has crossed $6 a gallon for the first time, adding pressure to trucking, farming, shipping and food prices as the Iran conflict, Russian refinery disruptions and tighter global fuel supplies squeeze the market.
Textile processing units in Surat have decided to scale down operations by shutting factories for two days each week, as the industry struggles with a growing labour shortage and increasing production costs.
The Supreme Court will hear on September 2 a petition challenging the Madras High Court’s decision to quash the FIR in the 2004 Kapaleeswarar Temple peacock idol case involving industrialist Venu Srinivasan.
