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Trump Gets 36% Approval Rate in Latest Poll
Thirty-six per cent of Americans approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing, while 62 per cent said they disapprove, according to a new poll released Thursday.
Nearly 8 in 10 Republicans approve of Trump's overall job performance, while 20 per cent disapprove, according to the latest AP-NORC poll.
(Source: IANS)
World Anti-Doping Agency Suspends India's Dope Testing Lab for 6 Months
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended India's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) for six months.
(Source: PTI)
IMA Writes to Modi to Withdraw Kafeel Khan's Suspension Order
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking revocation of an order suspending Uttar Pradesh-based pediatrician Kafeel Khan, an alleged accused in the death of infants at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur in 2017.
Stating that Dr Khan and his family have been struggling to survive since he was suspended, the doctors' body also sought withdrawal of all pending legal cases against him and demanded that the BRD Oxygen tragedy be investigated by central agencies.
(PTI)
Rupee Falls Further, Crosses Rs 72 Mark Versus Dollar
The Indian Rupee valued lower today, on Friday 23 August, valued at 72.03 versus the US Dollar.
(ANI)
Haryana CM Khattar Holds Road Showin Panipat
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar holds a roadshow in Panipat.
(ANI)
India, US Hold Bilateral Talks in Inter - Sessional Meet
India and US held a round of bilateral 2+2 inter-sessional meeting on 22 August in Monterey, California. They discussed regional developments and agreed to pursue their quest for a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
India and the United States reviewed progress and development of bilateral relations in cross-cutting defence, security and foreign policy areas since the inaugural 2+2 Ministerial Meeting of Sep 2018 and explored further possibilities of cooperation in these fields based on common interest.
(ANI)
Alert in Tamil Nadu After Intel of Lashkar Terrorists' Intrusion
Security has been tightened across Tamil Nadu following intelligence inputs that members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba had infiltrated into the state, police said on Friday.
The reports suggested six members of the terror outfit infiltrated into the state by sea from Sri Lanka and moved to different cities, including Coimbatore, according to the police.
(PTI)
SC Issues Notice to Centre Over Validity of Triple Talaq Act
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central government after hearing three petitions which had challenged the constitutional validity of 'The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act,’ 2019, or the Triple Talaq Act.
(ANI)
4 Dead After Temple Wall Collapses During Janmashtami Celebrations
Four people have died after a wall of a temple, where people were gathering to celebrate Janmashtami, collapsed in West Bengal’s North 24 Pargana.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has announced a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs for the family of the deceased, Rs.1 lakh for those who got critically injured and Rs. 50,000 for others with minor injuries.
(ANI)
FATF Asia Pacific Puts Pakistan on Blacklist: Indian Officials
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)'s Asia Pacific Group has put Pakistan in the 'enhanced blacklist' for failing to meet global standards, Indian officials were reported as saying.
(PTI)
Soldier Killed in Firing at LOC in J&K's Rajouri Dist
Army soldier killed in Pakistan Army firing along LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir: officials.
(PTI)
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to Visit Wayanad from 26 August
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to be on a three day visit to his constituency Wayanad (Kerala) from 26 August.
Oil Marketing Companies Stop Fuel Supply to Air India at 6 Airports
Air India Spokesperson Dhananjay Kumar: Oil marketing companies (OMCs) led by Indian Oil have stopped jet fuel supply at six airports including - Ranchi, Mohali, Patna, Vizag, Pune and Cochin.
(ANI)
Delhi HC Allows Naresh Goyal's Plea Seeking Withdrawal of Travel Embargo
Delhi High Court today allowed the plea of Naresh Goyal, the founder of Jet Airways, seeking withdrawal of his plea to travel abroad.
(ANI)
Delhi HC Issues Notice to Vijender Gupta on Kejriwal's Plea to Quash Defamation Summon
Delhi HC issues notice to BJP leader Vijender Gupta on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's plea to quash summons in defamation case.
(PTI)
Fire in Ludhiana Cycle Market
Fire breaks out in cycle market area in Ludhiana. More details awaited.
(ANI)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Address Media at 5PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address the media at 5 pm on Friday, 23 August.
(BloombergQuint)
ED Searches Jet Founder Naresh Goyal's Properties
The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at the properties of Jet Airways' founder Naresh Goyal in Mumbai and Delhi, including his offices and residence.
5 FIRs Filed Against Ex-BJP MP Abhishek Singh in Chit Fund Scam
Five FIRs have been registered against former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son, Abhishek Singh and Madhusudan Yadav, former mayor of Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation, in connection with a chit fund scam involving a company called 'Anmol India'.
(Source: ANI)
6-Year-Old Girl Raped by 3 Schoolmates in Chhattisgarh's Raipur
A Class I student of a government school in Chattisgarh's capital Raipur was allegedly raped by three ten-year-old schoolmates, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on 20 August in a school located in Khamtarai police station limits, an official said.
(Source: PTI)
22 Missing After Ferry Fire in Indonesia's Java island
Nearly two dozen people are missing from the carcass of a ferry that went up in flames off Indonesia's Java island, a port official said on Friday.
The boat was en route from Indonesia's second-biggest city Surabaya to Balikpapan on Borneo island with some 277 people aboard when it caught fire Thursday evening, according to the official.
(Source: AFP)
Homemade Bomb Wounds 3 Near Israeli Settlement
A blast from a homemade bomb wounded three people in an attack near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Israel's army said, while medics reported one of the injured in critical condition.
(Source: AFP)
12.19 Lakh New Jobs Created in June: ESIC Payroll Data
Around 12.19 lakh jobs were created in June, lower than 12.88 lakh added in the previous month, according to the latest payroll data from the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC).
Gross enrolments of new subscribers with the ESIC were 1.49 crore during 2018-19, a report released by National Statistical Office (NSO) stated.
(Source: PTI)
Publicly thrash those insulting Veer Savarkar: Uddhav Thackeray
Those who do not respect Veer Savarkar should be thrashed publicly, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday, a day after the student wing of the Congress claimed it blackened the freedom fighter's bust in the Delhi University.
Thackeray said public thrashing of those insulting Savarkar, a revered figure in Maharashtra, will make them understand the value of freedom.
(Source: PTI)
Billionaire Industrialist David Koch Passes Away
Billionaire industrialist David Koch, a former executive vice president of conglomerate Koch Industries and a major backer of conservative causes and political candidates, has died, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting his brother.
Speeding Car Goes Up in Flames, One Dead in Muzaffarpur
A speeding car went up in flames on a highway in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after it hit a divider and then crashed into a roadshide bush burning alive one of its occupants and left another grievously injured on Friday, police said.
(Source: PTI)
Bank Loan Fraud: ED Raids Deccan Chronicle Holding Ltd
The ED on Friday said it raided the premises of the chairman and the managing director of Deccan Chronicle Holding Limited, and seized Rs five lakh in demonetised currency in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to a multi-crore-rupee bank loan default case.
The federal agency, in a statement, said the raids were carried out in the Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad and in Secunderabad on Thursday against the media group that brought out English daily Deccan Chronicle.
(Source: PTI)
China to Slap 10% Tariffs on $75 Billion Worth of US Exports
China on Friday said it will impose additional 10 percent tariffs on 75 billion dollar worth of US exports in retaliation to President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on 300 billion dollar worth of Chinese imports as trade war between the top two economies continues to intensify.
(Source: PTI)
Building Collapse in Bhiwadi, Maharashtra
A four-storey building collapsed in Shanti Nagar area of Bhiwandi. 4 people have been rescued and several feared trapped. Rescue operations underway.
(Source: ANI)
Two Die as Portion of Stadium Roof Collapses in K'taka
Two people died and 35 were injured when a portion of a stadium roof collapsed when they were watching a zonal level sports meet at Sirakuppa in the district, police said.
(Source: PTI)