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National

Pan-India online event on butterflies in September

Over 30 organisations in India, working in the field of biodiversity conservation, have come together to host a national event on various aspects related to butterflies starting September 5, one of its organisers said on Saturday.

International

Harris pledges to rejoin Paris Climate agreement, re-enter Iran nuke deal if voted to power

Washington: Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party''s vice-presidential candidate, has pledged to rejoin the Paris climate agreement and re-enter the Iran nuclear deal to restore "our place in the world".

Malaysia extends ban on foreign tourists

Malaysia has extended its pandemic movement restrictions including a ban on foreign tourists until the end of the year.

Belarus leader cites alleged NATO threat to shore up rule

Belarus'' authoritarian leader accused NATO on Friday of hatching aggressive plans and threatened neighbors Lithuania and Poland with counter-sanctions as he sought to shore up his 26-year rule amid weeks of demonstrations against his reelection in a vote the opposition says was rigged.

Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts

The angry storm surge has receded and the clean up has begun from Hurricane Laura, but officials along this shattered stretch of Louisiana coast are warning returning residents they will face weeks without power or water amid the hot, stifling days of late summer.

Black lawmakers reflect on civil rights then, and now

The nation is once again at a crossroads over racial inequity, marking the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.''s I Have a Dream Speech, yet torn apart by the Black Lives Matter protests against the police shooting of another Black man, this time in Wisconsin.

Business

Tesla targeted in failed ransomware extortion scheme

Boston: In a tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk solved a mystery involving a 27-year-old Russian, an insider at an unnamed corporation and an alleged million-dollar payment offered to help trigger a ransomware extortion attack on the firm.

Entertainment

Brutal loss, absolutely heartbreaking: Hollywood celebrities on Chadwick Boseman's death

Los Angeles: American star Chadwick Boseman''s death from colon cancer has led to an outpouring of grief in Hollywood with prominent figures paying their respects to the actor.

Juliette Binoche to receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Fest

French star Juliette Binoche will be honoured with the Golden Icon Award at the 2020 Zurich Film Festival.

'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer aged 43

Los Angeles: American actor Cadwick Boseman, best known for his role in "Black Panther", has died after a four-year-long secret battle with colon cancer. He was 43.

Sports

No 1 Djokovic, Pospisil would lead new men's tennis group

New York: No 1-ranked Novak Djokovic and former top-30 member Vasek Pospisil would be the co-presidents of a new group they are trying to set up to represent men''s professional tennis players.

Sharma misses cut at UK Championship

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma had yet another rough day as he carded a disappointing six-over 78 in the second round to crash out at the midway stage of the 2020 ISPS Handa UK Championship, his fourth missed cut in last five starts.

Banton scores 71 before England-Pakistan T20 game rained off

Tom Banton''s explosive 71 off 42 balls proved to be in vain for England as the first Twenty20 international against Pakistan was abandoned as a no result because of rain in Manchester.

Spanish league forced to deal with another star departing

First it was Neymar. Then Cristiano Ronaldo. And now, very likely, it will be Lionel Messi.

GK snap shot on 29 August 2020

1. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) Completed Six Years of Successful Implementation

2. Indian Railways Set to Meet All its Energy Need of Over 33 Billion Units by 2030

3. Maldives Launches India backed Infrastructure Projects

4. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan Resigned Due to Health Issues

5. Sri Lanka Cricketer Tharanga Paranavitana retires from International Cricket

6. West Indies Cricketer Dwayne Bravo becomes first bowler to scalp 500 wickets in T20I

7. Bayern Munich Won the UEFA Championship League 2020

8. Ayaka Takahashi, Japan’s 1st Olympic Gold medalists in Badminton Announces Retirement

9. Veteran Assamese Folk Singer Archana Mahanta Passed Away

10. Former Supreme Court Judge Justice A.R. Lakshmanan Passed Away

11. Assam Cabinet Approves ‘Assam Skill Development University Bill’

12. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Inaugurates State’s First Marine Ambulance ‘Pratheeksha’ in Kochi

13. JK Government Launches E-Auction Portal for Kashmir Saffron

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