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  Members of security services investigate a damaged building in Moscow after a drone attack on Tuesday.  Russia:   Russia claims that Ukraine made a second attempt at a drone attack on a building in Moscow that was hit on Sunday. Officials from Ukraine, notably President Volodymyr Zelensky, have asserted that these actions are intended to upend any sense of peace that may yet exist in the Russian capital. Moscow is quickly adjusting to a full-fledged war, according to Zelensky adviser Mykhailo Podolyak. You should also be aware of the following: In the crossfire were civilians: Zelensky's hometown of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine was targeted by two ballistic missiles on Monday, resulting in the deaths of six persons and the injury of several others.  Four individuals were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson, further south, according to a senior aide to Zelensky. Russian officials reportedly increased their shelling of the city to protect shifting soldiers, accor...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who heads the Council, will chair the meeting. GST Council decided to levy a uniform 28 per cent tax on full face value for online gaming, casino. New Delhi: The GST Council will convene by videoconference on Wednesday to examine and make a decision on the proposal to impose a 28% GST on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, according to representatives of the finance ministry. The meeting will be presided over by Council Chair Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance for the Union. The GST Council resolved to impose a standard 28% tax on the full face value of wagers made in online gaming, gambling, and horse racing during its meeting on July 11. The members will decide whether to approve the proposed modifications to the GST law during their meeting tomorrow. To investigate the concerns surrounding taxation on casinos, horse racing, and online gaming, a Group of Ministers (GoM) was established. In its 47th meeting, the GST Council conside...

The so-called "CPEC", which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is opposed by India. Xi Jinping was addressing a CPEC celebration event held in Islamabad on Monday. Beijing:  As the two nations commemorated the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the ambitious "CPEC" infrastructure projects in the South Asian nation for regional connectivity, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged China would continue to work with its all-weather ally Pakistan to strengthen their strategic ties. Xi said the $60 billion CPEC infrastructure initiative is a "important pioneering project" of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in a message of congratulations to the 'Decade of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor' (CPEC) celebration event held in Islamabad on Monday. India opposes the so-called "CPEC" because it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan, Pakistan, with Xinjiang...

After a brief discussion on the motion, the bill to replace the ordinance for control of services in Delhi was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.  The Delhi services bill was introduced today in the Lok Sabha. The right to pass any law pertaining to the state of Delhi has been granted to the Lok Sabha by the Constitution, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. Amit Shah remarked, "The Constitution has given the House (Lok Sabha), power to pass any law regarding the state of Delhi," while speaking on the floor of the Lok Sabha during the introduction of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023. According to a Supreme Court ruling, Parliament may introduce any law pertaining to the state of Delhi. Every criticism is political. The bill to replace the ordinance for control of services in Delhi was presented in Lok Sabha on Tuesday after a brief discussion of the motion. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Am...

The operation could allow a very little margin of error since a heavy load, the As-350 helicopter, was attached to the air force's Mi-17V5 helicopter. The chopper manoeuvered through the valley that lies in the vicinity of the holy Amarnath shrine. New Delhi :  An stranded civilian helicopter in Jammu and Kashmir was successfully rescued from the Panchtarni helipad by an Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter in a difficult underslung maneuver at 11,500 feet. The Indian Air Force tweeted a stunning image of a helicopter airlifting a helicopter in which the Mi-17 transport helicopter is seen hoisting the damaged helicopter off the helipad and navigating across the valley near the revered Amarnath temple. Due to the As-350 helicopter being linked to the air force chopper as a large cargo, the procedure could only have a very little margin for error. The action was completed successfully as the Mi-17 maneuvered over treacherous slopes on either side. According to the Indian Air Force, t...

President Biden's approval ratings have risen, but a close race with Trump and lukewarm enthusiasm among Democrats are key concerns.      President Joe Biden leaves St. Edmund Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach, Del., after attending a Mass, Saturday, July 29, 2023.(AP) According to a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, President Joe Biden's approval ratings have slightly increased, giving him a modest advantage as he prepares for the 2024 presidential race. Democrats, who were initially split over his campaign for reelection, have now overwhelmingly accepted him as their representative, albeit half of them still favor a different candidate. Head-to-head race with Trump In a possible rematch for the 2024 election, Biden risks a close battle against former President Donald J. Trump despite an improved reputation among Democrats. In the poll, they each received 43 percent of the votes. Even with ongoing criminal investigations, Trump continued to enjoy a large le...

Rs 2,000 banknotes available for use as at the end of business on July 31 stayed at Rs 0.42 lakh crore, the release said. An employee counts Rs 2000 currency notes given by customers. On August 1, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that as of July 31, Rs 3.14 lakh crore worth of Rs 2,000 bank notes—or 88% of the total amount available for use—had been reintroduced to the financial system.  As a result, the amount of Rs 2,000 banknotes still in circulation as of the close of business on July 31 was Rs 0.42 lakh crore, according to the announcement.  The announcement states that 87% of the notes have been utilized as deposits, while 13% of the total notes removed from circulation have been changed into other denominations. "The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had previously announced the discontinuation of the Rs 2000 bank note . At the close of business on May 19, 2023, the value of all in-use Rs. 2000 banknotes, which stood at Rs. 3.62 lakh crore on March 31, 2023, had fallen to...

Amid acrimony in Delhi between the ruling BJP and the opposition, the two leaders greeted each other warmly on stage.    PM Modi and Sharad Pawar last appeared on a stage together seven years ago. Pune:  One of the most senior opposition leaders, Sharad Pawar, angered his friends and a number of other parties by taking the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Maharashtra today. The two politicians embraced on stage at a gathering in Pune despite hostility between the opposition and the ruling BJP in Delhi.PM Modi approached the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) veteran at the outset of the event. Sharad Pawar smiled and patted the Prime Minister as the two leaders engaged in what news agency ANI called a "candid conversation". The opposition's new 26-party INDIA alliance, which is scheduled to meet for the third time in Mumbai after Patna and Bengaluru, received a brutal reality check when an opposition icon appeared on stage with PM Modi. At the Lokmanya Tilak Smara...