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Former Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan will be the new Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairperson from Thursday, under  Article 316 A of the Constitution.

The death toll in the Wayanad landslide disaster on Wednesday mounted to 159 even as the rescue teams were searching for the missing people.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, on Wednesday, displayed the official order on the withdrawal of ban on participation of government employees in activities of RSS, on its website’s home page for public knowledge.

Over 4.71 lakh devotees had ‘darshan’ during the ongoing Amarnath Yatra so far breaking last year’s entire Yatra record of 4.45 lakh pilgrims as another batch of 1,654 pilgrims left Jammu for the Valley on Wednesday, said officials. 

The political head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been assassinated in Tehran, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Wednesday.

The worst affected areas include Churalpara, Velarimala, Mundakayil and Pothukalu. The locals from these areas, who managed to escape, are deeply shattered by the extent of the devastation.

Israel's army has announced that it killed Hezbollah's top military commander, Fouad Shokor, in an airstrike in Beirut, saying the assassination was a retaliation for a cross-border rocket that killed 12 youngsters on Saturday.

In a jolt to real estate company Omaxe, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday banned the company's top management, including Chairman Rohtas Goel, from the securities market for two years. 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday was sworn in, in the presence of dignitaries from nearly 90 countries,  to formally start his four-year term and announced a policy of "constructive and effective" engagement with the world while offering his country's participation in solving regional and global issues.

The worst-affected areas include Churalpara, Velarimala, Mundakayil and Pothukalu and the locals from these areas who managed to escape are deeply shattered as hundreds of homes have been totally destroyed.

After the tragic event at a coaching institute in New Delhi that took lives of three UPSC aspirants late last week, the Noida administration on Tuesday crack down on FIITJEE, Aakash Institute, Career Launcher centres and others for flouting norms.

The Centre on Tuesday informed that 755 applications have been approved across 14 key sectors under the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes and investment of Rs 1.23 lakh crore have been realised (till March), resulting in around 8 lakh jobs.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Tuesday put the opposition on the mat for alleging that Budget 2024-25 had not made any allocation to states as their names were not mentioned in her speech on July 23.

In response to frequent accidents involving linemen and helpers during electrical repairs, the National Power Training Institute (NPTI) has launched a vital three-day training program in collaboration with the Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL).

Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport, the only airport in Agartala, Tripura, has been ranked among the top ten in a recent customer satisfaction survey.

As the Wayanad landslide toll reached 84, Kerala Chief Secretary, Dr V Venu, in a statement said that taking into account the grave tragedy, the state will observe two days’ official mourning on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Former Punjab Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) and international wrestler Jagdish Bhola was sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Special CBI Court in Mohali on Tuesday in a money laundering case linked to a multi-crore drugs racket.

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh broke an array of records at the 2024 Olympic Games when they became the first Indians to win a team medal in shooting with a bronze in the 10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team event at Chateauroux, near Paris.

The death toll in the Wayanad landslide tragedy on Tuesday reached 70 and several people were reported missing in the worst affected areas, said officials, adding that hundreds are injured and admitted to different hospitals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that as India is headed to become the third largest economy soon, he was confident that the country will emerge as a global player in the sunrise sectors such as semiconductors, electronics manufacturing and green energy.

The State home department in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, held the Videsh Sampark program for the first time in the state. The programme was held here at Agartala State Guest House.

Former Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma, who was appointed as Governor of Telangana by President Droupadi Murmu last week on Monday, said that the "opposition parties are not an enemy".

In a heartwarming gesture of appreciation, Agartala Mayor Dipak Majumder announced the provision of health cards for all safaimitras (sanitation workers) during an Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) Health Camp held at the AMC Town Hall today.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, in his opening statement at the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Tokyo on Monday, stressed the need for trusted partnerships between countries to ensure stability.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its chargesheet before a special court here against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others accused in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.