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In a twist in the perennial water dispute between Haryana and Punjab, the Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana government has now urged the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and the Punjab government to slash 2,500 cusecs of its canal water supply, citing Haryana’s reduced demand due to incessant rains.In a letter on August 29, the chief engineer of the Haryana Irrigation and Water Resources Department made this request to the BBMB, which then communicated it to the Punjab government. In its letter, the BJP-led Haryana government stated that the current water supply to the state would put pressure on its water…

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 Chess Tournament Round 1 LIVE Updates: The FIDE Grand Swiss will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from Thursday, September 4th to the 15th, as the race for qualification to the 2026 Candidates Tournament intensifies.Story continues below this ad The tournament holds significant stakes, as the top two finishers in both the Open and Women’s sections will earn a place in the 2026 Candidates Tournament, which decides the challenger for the World Champion title. This was the exact path that enabled Vidit Gujrathi and Vaishali Rameshbabu to secure their spots for the 2024 Candidates’ Tournaments in Toronto. FIDE…

An EU court Wednesday upheld the pact governing the transfer of personal data between the 27-nation bloc and the United States, dismissing a challenge by a French lawmaker.In effect since 2023, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework was the bloc’s third attempt at a legal framework to protect Europeans’ personal data in exchanges with the U.S., the first two were shot down in court.French lawmaker Philippe Latombe brought his case at the Luxembourg-based General Court, the lower chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union, two years ago.He asked for the pact to be annulled because it did not…

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness secured a third term early Thursday (September 4, 2025) following a tight race on an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns.Preliminary results showed that Mr. Holness’ Jamaica Labour Party won at least 34 seats, while Mark Golding’s Opposition People’s National Party secured at least 29 seats.Mr. Golding conceded the election in a brief speech, saying he was disappointed in the outcome as he acknowledged the success of his opponent.“This is not an easy speech to make,” he said.Also participating in Wednesday’s general elections were the Jamaica Progressive Party, the United Independents’ Congress and…

Ministry of Education declared the NIRF Rankings 2025 on Thursday, September 4, 2025. IIM Ahmedabad continues to dominate in the first spot, and IIM Bangalore and IIM Kozhikode too have retained the second and third spots respectively. NIRF Rankings 2025: IIM Ahmedabad has bagged the top spot in management category. The rankings have not changed for IIT Delhi too, with the institute comfortably placed in the fourth position like last year. Also read: NIRF Rankings 2025: AIIMS New Delhi emerges top medical college in India, check 5 best medical colleges NIRF Rankings 2025: List of Top 10 management institutes 1.…

US tech giant says jury decision misunderstands its products and it will appeal.Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025Google has been told by a US jury to pay $425m for violating the privacy of tens of millions of users who opted out of a feature tracking app use.The jury in San Francisco handed down the verdict on Wednesday after a group of Google users accused the tech giant of continuing to collect data from third-party apps even when they changed their account settings to prevent the practice.Google said the decision misunderstood how its products work and that it planned to appeal.“Our privacy…

Portugal and Spain account for two-thirds of one million hectares of land destroyed by wildfire in Europe in 2025.Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025Climate change is helping to make wildfires that ravage hundreds of thousands of hectares of land on the Iberian Peninsula every year more common and intense, according to a new study.Researchers from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said in the study released on Thursday that the hot and dry conditions driving wildfires in Portugal and Spain, as well as other parts of Europe, were 40 times more likely to occur because of climate change.The publication…

Market statistics are displayed on a screen as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell on June 13 in New York City. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan group of House members has unveiled new legislation that would ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks. For more than a decade, a series of bills have been proposed to address such trades, but differences about the details and a lack of support from top congressional leaders stalled past reform efforts. But in announcing the…

NewsFeedThere was a 23-minute standing ovation along with chants of ‘Free Palestine’ at the Venice Film Festival premiere of The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film recounting the harrowing final moments of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025

Under the next-generation reforms to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, cleared by the GST Council Wednesday, some of India’s best selling cars and motorcycles will see a reduction in tax incidence, which is expected to boost consumption in a sector which is seen as a crucial marker of the growth in the country’s economy.The ‘GST 2,0’ reforms include a broad two-slab structure of 5 per cent and 18 per cent with a demerit rate of 40 per cent rate only for super luxury, sin and demerit goods. The aim is to lower tax burden on common people with…