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The rupee fell by 38 paise, touching the 71 per US dollar mark in early trade on Tuesday due to weak opening in domestic equities and strengthening of the American currency.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with security personnel in Srinagar and thanked them for their relentless efforts in ensuring peace in the area.

At a time when Karnataka is struggling to cope with flood and torrential rains, Congress Legislature Party chief Siddaramaiah was seen partying with fellow Congressmen on his birthday. The BJP slammed Siddaramaiah for partying while the Badami Assembly constituency battles rain and floods.

 

August 15 celebrations will see the honouring of 13 Uttar Pradesh police officers to acknowledge their commendable service to the police force in tackling crime

 

An overflowing Tungabhadra wreaked havoc in Karnataka’s Belagavi. Rescue operations continued on to Day 5. An NDRF personnel was stuck on top of tree and had to be rescued using an Mi-17 chopper.

 
 

In a bid to become famous, Faizan, of the Chandni Mahal had recorded a video in which he is seen firing a gun in the air. The video which was uploaded on TikTok was brought to the attention of police who arrested the 32-year-old man

 

Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth was slammed by the Congress in Tamil Nadu for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah. Rajinikanth had compared PM Modi and Amit Shah to Lord Krishna and Arjuna after the abrogation of Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. 

Diya Kumari, an MP from Rajasthan claimed that she and her family are descendants from Lord Rama’s son Kush. Her claim comes just days after the Supreme Court sought to know whether anyone from the ''Raghuvansha'' was still residing in Ayodhya

The festival of Bakrid or Eid-al-Adha, which is an Islamic festival of sacrifice is being celebrated across the country. Muslims in Rameswaram offered prayers and distributed meat and sweets.

 

From Punjab to Pondicherry, everyone’s respite from the sweltering sun is nothing but a cool lassi. This Indian author, who had been extensively researching on the drink, took it with her all the way to London for the launch of her book - “Lassis of India - Smoothies with a twist”.

 
 

India and China must be a factor of stability, at a time when the world is facing an uncertain situation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said while calling on Chinese vice president Wang Qishan.

 

Zomato delivery agents staged protests in Kolkata stating that they were “uncomfortable” handling food with beef. Muslim delivery agents stated that they did not want to deliver food containing pork.

 

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is an award-winning Indian physicist, industrialist and innovator. Today’s Google doodle celebrates the 100th birth anniversary of this Indian scientist.
 

August 12 marks the festival of Eid-Al-Adha or commonly known as Bakrid that is celebrated across India. Jammu and Kashmir also joined in celebrations with the rest of the country as section 144 was relaxed.

 
 

Rains wreak havoc not only in Karnataka and Kerala but also in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The death toll in Maharashtra has touched 35 while and 31 in Gujarat. Maharashtra also witnessed an incident of boat capsize that took the lives of 17 people.