Adani, Tata join race to build Bengaluru tunnel road

Bengaluru, 5/8: Ten of the country’s leading construction firms, including the Adani Group, L&T Ltd, and Tata Projects have shown interest in building Bengaluru’s proposed 16.75-km tunnel road that will connect Central Silk Board to Hebbal. On Monday, representatives from these companies attended a pre-bid meeting held at the headquarters of Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd…

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Anil Ambani appears before ED in bank loan fraud linked PMLA case

New Delhi, 5/8: Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged multiple bank loan fraud cases worth crores of rupees against his group companies. The businessman reached the office of the central probe agency in central Delhi in an EV…

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Mehbooba Mufti calls for 15-minute blackout to protest against ‘unilateral’ abrogation of Article 370

Srinagar, 5/8: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for observing a 15-minute blackout to protest the “unilateral” abrogation of Article 370, which provided a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, by the Centre in 2019. August 4, 2019 we were silenced. August 5 our voice, our rights, our Constitution taken away without our consent….

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Brazil police place former President Bolsonaro under house arrest

Brasilia 5/8: Brazilian authorities placed former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on charges of plotting a coup, under house arrest on Monday, in a move that could escalate tensions with the administration of US President Donald Trump. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the arrest order, saying in his decision that the…

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From triumph in Iran to starvation in Gaza: Netanyahu squanders his moment to halt the war

Jerusalem, 4/8: When Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, led the country to a military victory over Iran in June, both his allies and rivals portrayed it as his finest achievement. Flush with newfound confidence and authority, Netanyahu seemed finally to have gained the political capital he needed to override opposition from his far-right government…

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TMC names party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee as its leader in Lok Sabha

Kolkata, 4/8: The TMC on Monday named its national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee as its leader in the Lok Sabha, according to party sources. Banerjee, a three-time MP from Diamond Harbour, will replace veteran lawmaker from Kolkata Uttar Sudip Bandopadhyay, they said. Bandopadhyay was relieved of the responsibility because of his poor health, they added….

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Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy: Lion-hearted Mohammed Siraj helps India pull off six-run win at Oval, visitors level series 2-2

Oval, 4/8: India won the fifth and final Test at The Oval by six runs as they drew level the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2 . Resuming at the overnight score of 339 for six, the hosts agonisingly fell short of the victory target of 374 by six runs with Mohammed Siraj taking five wickets. England…

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