Water quality is tested daily to conform to European regulations. Swimming in the Seine had been illegal since 1923, with a few exceptions, due to pollution and risks posed by river navigation
13 August,2025 09:07 AM IST | AgenciesThe Europeans are desperate to exert some influence over a Friday meeting that they have been sidelined from. It remains unclear whether Ukraine will take part
13 August,2025 09:04 AM IST | AgenciesSeveral MPs of the INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the EC’s electoral roll revision in Bihar, with many of them wearing white T-shirts that had the name of the “124-year-old voter” allegedly found on the state’s voters’ list emblazoned on it
13 August,2025 09:01 AM IST | AgenciesJustice Varma was repatriated from the Delhi HC to the Allahabad HC after burnt wads of currency notes were found at his official residence here on March 14
13 August,2025 08:56 AM IST | AgenciesThe series Mayasabha mixes fact and fiction so wonderfully, even the Andhra titans it’s based on won’t endorse it openly!
13 August,2025 06:49 AM IST | Mayank ShekharThe 100 per cent blind athlete, who is based in Borivli, has won several national medals in para judo competitions. He is now looking forward to carving a niche internationally, climbing the rungs of the ladder to hopefully sporting success
13 August,2025 06:43 AM IST | The EditorialThe former India cricketer Suresh Raina is understood to have been linked to the app through certain endorsements. The ED officials are expected to understand his links with this app during the questioning, sources said
12 August,2025 11:26 PM IST | PTIThe Income Tax (No 2) Bill, 2025, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Monday shortly after Finance Minister Sitharaman tabled the revised bill, incorporating most of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select Committee
12 August,2025 08:54 PM IST | IANSIn the latest update submitted to Magistrate Judge James R Cho of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), the SEC said it is continuing to pursue formal service of the summons and complaint under the provisions of the Hague Service Convention
12 August,2025 08:45 PM IST | PTIWest Bengal TMC's Sikandar Khan, a booth convenor of the party in Sonamukhi, was shot from behind on Monday night when he was travelling on his motorcycle, the police informed
12 August,2025 07:57 PM IST | PTIAccording to the police, information was received at the Paschim Vihar West control room about the suspected planting of an explosive-like object at the market. "A team immediately reached the spot, cordoned off the area and began a systematic search"
12 August,2025 07:56 PM IST | PTIIn a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, stated that while reciprocal tariffs have been introduced on certain Indian goods exported to the US, these do not currently affect the pharmaceutical or electronics sectors
12 August,2025 07:47 PM IST | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
President Donald Trump has extended the U.S.–China trade truce for another 90 days, delaying a major tariff hike that could have pushed Chinese imports to a staggering 30%. Beijing also announced a pause on retaliatory measures, giving both sides breathing room in an escalating economic battle. But why is Trump holding back against China while going hard on other nations like India over Russian oil?
Elon Musk has threatened to sue Apple for not featuring X and his AI chatbot Grok in the App Store’s “Must Have” section despite their high rankings. Musk accused Apple of antitrust violations, claiming it favours OpenAI. The dispute comes amid Apple’s history of competition-related fines in the EU and legal challenges in the US.
12 August,2025 02:01 PM IST | New York | mid-day online correspondentADVERTISEMENT
The presence of thousands of bogus voters on Mahadevapura’s electoral rolls points to, at best, gross negligence on part of the poll body whose lack of opacity calls into question its neutrality
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