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Indian Air Force shot down six Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor: Air Chief Marshal

New Delhi, 9/8India’s Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Saturday revealed that the Indian Air Force (IAF) shot down six Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor. Speaking at an event in Bengaluru, Singh also highlighted that one of the kills was the longest-ever recorded surface-to-air elimination by the IAF,…

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287 more rescued as govt deploys 4 choppers to evacuate people stranded in disaster-hit Uttarkashi

Uttarkashi, 9/8: Four helicopters were pressed into service to airlift people stranded in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi after flash floods and landslides earlier this week that claimed multiple lives and left behind a trail of destruction. On the fifth day of rescue operations on Saturday, 170 people were airlifted to ITBP’s Matli helipad and 107 to the…

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Need to support Modi govt against Trump’s pressure tactics in national interest: Sharad Pawar

Nagpur, 9/8: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday called for supporting the Central government against the “pressure tactics” by US President Donald Trump amid tariff tensions in the national interest. The imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods is a pressure tactic. We, the people of India, should support the government…

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2 soldiers killed, as many injured as anti-terror ops in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam enters 9th day

Srinagar,9/8: Two Army soldiers were killed and as many injured in an overnight gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, in one of the longest anti-terror operations in the Valley that entered the ninth day on Saturday, officials said. The Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, paid tributes to the…

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Government withdraws Income Tax Bill in Lok Sabha; new Bill to be introduced on Aug 11

New Delhi, 8/8: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday withdrew the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, and the government will come out with an updated version of the legislation after incorporating changes suggested by the Select Committee. A new version of the Income Tax Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha…

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Cease-work stir by 108 Ambulance staff in Mayurbhanj led to patient’s death

Bhubaneswar: A patient reportedly lost his life as his family members could not shift him to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack due to the ongoing cease-work agitation by the employees of 108 Ambulance Services in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district.The deceased has been identified as Kandra Singh of Saratchandrapur village under Shamakhunta block in Mayurbhanj.As…

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