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Washington, Sept 1: US State Department on Monday condoled the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee, saying that he will be forever remembered in the annals of Indian history. "Our heartfelt condolences on the passing of former President Pranab Mukherjee. We stand with the people of India as they grieve the loss of a great leader who will be forever remembered in the annals of Indian history

Elon Musk is now the third-richest person in the world. Musk passed Facebook Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg Monday as shares of Tesla Inc. continued their unrelenting rally after undergoing a forward stock split. Musk is now worth $115.4 billion compared with $110.8 billion for Zuckerberg, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Also Monday, Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott became the

New Delhi, Aug 31: Condoling the demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday described him as a "guide" for the Sangh and said he didn''t believe in political untouchability. Mukherjee was an able administrator who kept national interest supreme, Bhagwat said in a joint statement along with RSS general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi. Mukherjee didn''t practice

Bengaluru, Aug 31: India’s economy contracted at its steepest pace of 23.9% in the June quarter as the pandemic lockdown dented consumer and business spending, putting pressure on the government and central bank for further stimulus and a rate cut. The gross domestic product (GDP) data released on Monday showed consumer spending, private investments and exports all collapsed during the world’s

Muscat, Aug 31: Three Indian expats hailing from Bhatkal, a coastal town located in south Indian state of Karnataka, have become the talk of the town after they rescued two Omanis from drowning risking their own lives. The NRI heroes are Shahid Ruknuddin, Mohiddin Anas, and Mudassir Kola, who live in Al-Seeb, a coastal fishing city, located several kilometres northwest of Muscat, in north-eastern

Mangaluru, Aug 31: Mangaluru city police will conduct a polygraph test on Aditya Rao, accused of planting explosives at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) earlier this year. ACP (north) Belliappa K U, who heads the investigation, said that the polygraph test will be held at Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL, Bengaluru) on September 2. Rao, who had escaped after planting the bag of explosives

Dubai, Aug 31: Three people were killed and several others were injured on Monday in two separate explosions in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi and its tourism hub Dubai, the police and local media said. The Abu Dhabi government media office said two people were killed in the blast in the capital, which the National daily reported had hit the KFC and Hardees restaurants on the city’s

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday urged the Karnataka government to reject the two options for GST compensation "mooted by the Centre." "Karnataka too should reject the two options for GST compensation mooted by the Centre. States cannot be burdened for the mistakes of the Central Govt. The state should ask the Centre to take a loan and provide compensation to

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Metro train services here will resume in a graded manner from September 7 while political, social and religious congregations of up to 100 people will be permitted as part of Unlock-4 guidelines issued by the Karnataka government on Monday. Schools, colleges and other educational and coaching institutions will remain closed for students till September 30, while some relaxation

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31: After a long null, political killings shook Kerala on the occasion of Onam, with two CPI(M) workers allegedly hacked to death on Sunday, in the rural area of the state capital. According to police, two persons -- Mithil Raj (32) and Haq Muhammad (24) -- were attacked around 11:30 pm on Sunday at Venjaramoodu. While Raj died on the spot, Muhammad succumbed to injury at