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Canadas Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls the standing ovation for a Nazi soldier in parliament extremely upsetting.

The majority of officials said there could be at least one more rate hike this year, keeping market participants nervous

Nifty 50 closed with a loss of 159 points, or 0.80 per cent, at 19,742.35 while the Sensex ended at 66,230.24, down 571 points, or 0.85 per cent.

Karnataka intensifies surveillance in border districts amid Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. Also, heightens fever surveillance in the bordering districts such as Chamarajanagar, Mysore, Kodaga, and Dakshin Kannada

India’s purchasing manager indices for manufacturing and services companies are based on surveys conducted by S&P Global, and are an early indicator of the health of the economy

The Union Home Ministry has approved Puducherrys proposal of 10% reservation for students from government schools in medical education.

As of now, rains have been 10% below normal for the whole country, with August recording a 36% deficit. Even if rainfall in September is on the higher side, the June-September rainfall average is expected to be below normal for the whole season

Afghanistan hosts 6.55 million IDPs, making it the second country with the highest count of displaced individuals after Syria. The report also sounded an alert about the potential escalation of global displacement within the next three decades.

The food ministry has said the target for next season’s procurement, beginning on October 1, has been raised marginally to 52.1 mt from the current season’s actual purchase of 49.6 mt

President Arif Alvi says he didn’t not sign two controversial pieces of legislation as he disagreed with them