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School Assembly Headlines for August 8: National news
Parliament passes The Coastal Shipping Bill
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Parliament on Thursday passed The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025 with the Rajya Sabha approving it amid continued protest by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Lok Sabha passes Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025 & Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025, amid sloganeering by opposition members over revision of Bihar electoral rolls.
Putin may visit India by end of 2025 as Trump ups the tariff
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to visit India by the end of this year, according to a report by the Interfax news agency citing Indian National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval.
School Assembly Headlines for August 8: International news
Pakistan Army chief Munir expected to visit US again: Report
Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir is expected to visit the US this week for consultations with top American officials, his second trip to Washington since the four-day conflict with India, a media report said on Thursday.
Trump, Putin meeting to take place in coming days: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Thursday that a meeting in the coming days between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has been agreed on.
School Assembly Headlines for August 8: Sports news
Relief for BCCI as only those who take govt funds to come under RTI in amended sports bill
In what can be construed as a relief to the BCCI, the Sports Ministry has amended the RTI-related provision of the National Sports Governance Bill, placing only those bodies under its ambit which rely on government grants and assistance.
Shubman Gill among nominees for ICC's Player of the Month award
Dubai, India captain Shubman Gill was on Wednesday named among the three nominees for ICC's Player of the Month award for July along with South Africa's Wiaan Mulder and England skipper Ben Stokes.
School Assembly Headlines for August 8: Business news
Automobile retail sales dip 4 pc YoY in July; PVs, two-wheelers see drop in registrations
Domestic automobile retail sales declined 4 per cent year-on-year in July amid drop in demand for passenger vehicles and two-wheelers, dealers' body FADA said on Thursday.
School Assembly Headlines for August 8: Thought of the Day
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Hindustan Times
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PM Narendra Modi says economy strong, seeks self-reliance in tech
India is the world's fastest-growing major economy and is rapidly moving towards becoming a global leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Bengaluru on Saturday, days after US President Donald Trump described the country's economy as 'dead' amid escalating trade tensions between the two nations. PM Narendra Modi with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and Union minister Manohar Lal during a Metro ride in Bengaluru on Sunday. (ANI) Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating the 19-kilometre Yellow Line of the Bengaluru Metro, Modi said India was on track to become one of the world's top three economies as he credited the country's economic momentum to the central government's 'reform, perform, transform' approach. 'India is currently the fastest-growing major economy in the world. In the past eleven years, India's economy has risen from the 10th position to the top five globally and is rapidly progressing towards becoming one of the top three economies,' he said. The PM's endorsement of the country's economic growth came after Trump, on July 30, announced 25% punitive tariffs on Indian goods entering America for purchasing Russian oil. A day later he again targeted India, saying, 'I don't care what India does with Russia… They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care.' On August 6, he signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods. India has called the American actions 'unfair, unjustified and unreasonable' and said it will take all actions necessary to protect its national interests. In his address, Modi also called for the country to accelerate its self-reliance in the technology sector as he pressed for a stronger 'Tech Atmanirbhar Bharat'. 'Indian tech companies have made their mark on the global stage. They have built software and products for the world. The time has come to give greater priority to the needs of India. We must move forward in manufacturing new products,' he said. The statement was in line with his August 2 remarks in which he called on citizens to adopt the spirit of 'swadeshi' and support locally made products, stressing that true service to the nation lies in promoting indigenous goods amid global economic uncertainties. The additional 25% tariffs, due to take effect on August 27, will put Indian exporters at a significant disadvantage compared to their rivals in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam – which face tariffs of between 19% and 20%. In his speech, Modi said that the country's rapid pace of development was linked to its economic growth as he focused on the rise of the country's exports. 'Before 2014, India's total export was $468 billion, but today it is $824 billion. We used to import mobile phones but now we are among the top five exporters of mobile handsets. Our electronic export before 2014 was $6 billion, which has gone up to $38 billion dollars,' Modi said. He added: 'These achievements give strength to our concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). We will march together and build a developed India.' Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, Union ministers Manohar Lal Khattar and Ashwini Vaishnaw were also present on the occasion. During his visit, the PM also laid the foundation stone for the Bangalore Metro Phase-3 project and flagged off three Vande Bharat Express trains as he underscored the country's growing infrastructure footprint across sectors by highlighting the increase in the number of metro rail services, railway lines, airports, AIIMS and IITs. This was the first time Modi visited Bengaluru since Operation Sindoor, India's military action against terror hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation to April's Pahalgam attack, in which 26 civilians were killed. Modi credited the success of the operation to indigenous defence technologies. 'A key factor in the operation's success was 'Make in India' in defence, which had immense contribution from the youth of Karnataka and Bengaluru,' he said. I congratulate the youth of this state,' he said, adding that Pakistan, which 'came to defend the terrorists', was forced 'to its knees' within hours. Praising the city's global standing, he called Bengaluru 'a city that has become a symbol of the rise of the new India… A city that has put India's flag on the global IT map. If there is anything behind Bangalore's success story, it is the hard work and talent of its people.' Siddaramaiah, who spoke before Modisaid the state has been spending more than the Centre on Bengaluru's metro network, even though the project is meant to be jointly funded. 'Works for the Bengaluru Metro started in 2005 when Dr Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister, and the agreement was to take up works in a 50:50 fund ratio. However, the state's contribution to building the metro is high,' he said, urging the Centre to match Karnataka's funding model with that of Maharashtra and Gujarat. In response, Modi called for cooperation over political rivalry. 'Whether it is the central government or the state government, all are committed to serving the people,' he said.
Hindustan Times
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Congress leader shares 9-month-old video of Gadkari saying 350,000 names were deleted from voters' list
Mumbai: To bolster the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's claims of vote theft in Karnataka and Maharashtra, Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Yashomati Thakur has shared a nine-month old video of union minister Nitin Gadkari saying the names of around 350,000 voters from his parliamentary constituency, Nagpur – including his relatives and hardcore supporters – had been deleted from the voters' list during the Lok Sabha poll in June 2024. Congress leader and former Maharashtra minister Yashomati Thakur (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo) Thakur shared the 28-second clip via a social media post on Saturday, drawing a parallel between allegations levelled by Gadkari and Gandhi and saying that 'vote chori' (vote theft) happened wherever BJP did not want certain entities to get elected. 'BJP's blind devotees who are trying to prove Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a liar should watch this video. Now, BJP's senior leader and union minister Nitin Gadkari himself is exposing you…BJP folks, open your eyes, listen carefully,' Thakur, a former women and child development minister, said in the post, which was shared widely on Sunday. In the 28-second clip from November 2024, Gadkari is seen telling an interviewer from an English news channel that names of 350,000 voters from Nagpur, including those who always voted for him, were deleted from the electoral list. 'I will not make allegations against anyone, but it is a fact that 350,000 voters were removed from the list…One of them was my maternal nephew. Even those from my family were removed (from the voters' list),' Gadkari is heard saying after the interviewer asked if the names were deleted to weaken his position in Nagpur. The fact that such allegations were levelled by two different people from two different parties, by those who held 'high positions politically and socially' proved that vote theft did take place, Thakur said. The three-term former MLA from the Teosa assembly seat in Amravati told Hindustan Times that the BJP resorted to vote theft whenever it did not want certain entities to win. 'They must have done the same thing with Gadkari ji,' she said. Thakur also said that on average, her constituency Teosa saw an increase of about 5,000 voters every year. 'But in 2019 and 2024, large numbers of voters were deleted from the list and the population of my constituency also reduced. Do you think that is possible,' she wondered. Thakur won the 2019 assembly poll but lost the 2024 election to the BJP's Rajesh Wankhade by 7,617 votes.
Time of India
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'Certainly possible': Zelenskyy may attend US-Russia Alaska Summit, says US ambassador to Nato; no decision made yet
US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker (Image credits: AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may attend this week's US-Russia summit in Alaska, the US ambassador to Nato Matthew Whitaker said Sunday, as the White House considers inviting him to the August 15 meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin . When asked on CNN if Zelenskyy might join Trump and Putin on Friday, ambassador Matthew Whitaker responded, "Yes, I definitely think it's possible.' 'Any deal must have the agreement of all involved parties. Ending this war is clearly a top priority,' he added, as quoted by AFP. The summit, currently scheduled without Zelensky's attendance, has raised concerns that any agreement might require Ukraine to cede large parts of its territory — a demand firmly rejected by the European Union . In recent days, Zelensky has been actively engaging in diplomacy, holding phone calls with 13 world leaders, including key allies Germany, Britain, and France. German chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed hope on Sunday that Zelenskyy would attend the summit, saying he 'hoped and assumed' the Ukrainian president would be present. Whitaker emphasised that the final decision rests with Trump. 'If he thinks that that is the best scenario to invite Zelenskyy, then he will do that,' Whitaker said, while noting that 'no decision has been made to this point.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Buenos Aires: Unsold Sofas Prices May Surprise You (Prices May Surprise You) Sofas | Search Ads Search Now Undo It remains unclear whether Putin and Zelensky would meet face-to-face if Zelenskyy does attend the Alaska summit, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The White House initially insisted that a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy be a condition for Trump's talks with the Russian leader, but Trump later stated that such a meeting was not essential. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, tens of thousands have died and millions have been forced to flee their homes. The urgency to end the conflict remains a high priority for all involved parties.
