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The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced in a press conference on Tuesday that High Schools in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will open from Wednesday in areas in areas where restrictions have been removed. Keep watching this space for more news and live updates that take place throughout the day.
Lebanon's army shot at an Israeli drone in south Lebanon on Wednesday, a military source and state media said, in a rare incident as tensions mount between the neighbours.
Top IAF sources: Indian Air Force (IAF) to receive the advanced version of the Spice-2000 air to ground guided bombs by mid-September from Israel. The bombs are being delivered to India as part of around Rs 300 crore contract signed in June this year.
Pakistan summons India's Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the alleged ceasefire violations by Indian troops along the Line of Control.
Cabinet approves establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), to be launched by PM Modi during UN Climate Summit in New York on September 23.
"Cabinet approves sugar export policy for evacuation of surplus stocks during sugar season 2019-20; about 60 lakh tonnes sugar to be exported this financial year" said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar: The Cabinet has approved 75 new medical colleges, to be established by 2021-22. This is a move to add 15,700 MBBS seats in the country.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering to completely shut down the country's airspace for India, said Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, on Tuesday. The potential move, which comes amid the escalating tensions over Kashmir dispute, could further deteriorate ties between the two South Asian neighbours.
The one-month-old B S Yediyurappa government has received flak from senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah for making Laxman Savadi, who was caught on camera watching porn on his mobile phone during Assembly proceedings in 2012, as Deputy Chief Minister.
A major fire broke out in a timber yard Mustafa Bazaar of Mazgaon, in Byculla in the early hours of Wednesday. Keep watching this space for more news and live updates that take place throughout the day.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced in a press conference on Tuesday that High Schools in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will open from Wednesday in areas in areas where restrictions have been removed.
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