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New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced that the SouthWest Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal; quantitatively it is likely to be 99 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA). The LPA of the seasonal rainfall over the country for the period 1971-2020 is […]
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Allahabad: A plea by two women to recognise their “marriage” on the argument that such union was not “opposed” by the Hindu Marriage Act has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court. Opposing their plea, the Uttar Pradesh government’s counsel opined that same-sex marriage was against Indian culture and Indic religions, and was invalid under […]
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New Delhi: Before inaugurating the “Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya”, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday bought the first ticket of the museum. The price of the “Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya” ticket is Rs 100, if bought online, and Rs 110 in offline mode for the Indians while it is Rs 750 for the foreigners. Children between 5 to 12 years […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar, the key architect of India’s Constitution, saying he has made indelible contributions to the country’s progress. Born in Maharashtra in a Dalit family in 1891, Ambedkar was a jurist and economist who played an important role in India’s freedom movement. Ambedkar […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary and said he gave India its strongest pillar of strength – the Constitution. A key architect of India’s Constitution, Ambedkar is regarded as an icon, especially by Dalits, for his relentless work for social reforms and empowerment […]
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New Delhi: India logged 1,007 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,39,023, while the active cases rose to 11,058, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,737 with one fatality reported from Maharashtra, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended their greetings to the citizens on the occasion of Baisakhi, Bihu, Puthandu and Odia New Year. “Greetings to all the countrymen on Baisakhi, Vishu, Rongali Bihu, Nab Barsha, Vaishakhadi and Puthandu Pirappu. Celebrated in different ways in different regions of the […]
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Hyderabad: With hybrid work culture becoming the norm and digitization taking over businesses, many organisations seem to be putting cybersecurity on the backburner. Reiterating this view, a report by CyberArk revealed that almost 79 per cent of senior security professionals state that cybersecurity has taken a back seat in the last year in favour of […]
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Hyderabad: The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. Prof. E. Suresh Kumar, EFLU Vice Chancellor, and Radhika Rastogi, LBSNAA Joint Director, formally signed and exchanged the MoU on Wednesday at Mussoorie. The MoU facilitates cooperation […]
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Bhopal: Of the several houses demolished by the Madhya Pradesh government in Khargone district to punish those responsible for the Ram Navami violence, one was built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Hasina Fakhroo, the house owner had received an amount of Rs 2.5 lakh from the government under PMAY and the building was […]
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Mangaluru: A case has been registered against Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) minister K S Eshwarappa for abetment of suicide over the death of a civil contractor in Udupi, police said on Wednesday. They said Eshwarappa has been named as the first accused in the case. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he would […]
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Gurugram: Twenty-eight people were hospitalised as they felt unwell after consuming spurious soft drink at a fair of “Buddo Mata Temple” located in Mubarikpur in Gurugram. On the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, adults and kids consumed spurious soft drinks and soon after started experiencing discomfort and vomitting. They were rushed to civil hospital, […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the members of the district panchayat from Gujarat and discussed issues related to rural development. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said discussions were held at length about issues related to rural development and leveraging Jan Shakti for societal progress. “Yesterday, had an excellent meeting with District […]
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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected poet-activist Varavara Rao’s plea seeking permanent medical bail in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench of Justices S B Shukre and G A Sanap, however, extended the time for the 83-year-old activist to surrender before the Taloja prison authorities by three months, to enable him to […]
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Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday slammed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for demolishing the houses of the accused involved in the violence during Ram Navami procession in Khargone, and said that it shows the “biased attitude” of the Chief Minister “towards the Muslim minority”. Addressing a press […]
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New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 1,088 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,38,016, while the active cases dipped to 10,870, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,736 with 26 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
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Mumbai: NYSE-listed electric vehicle company Fisker Inc has set up its India headquarters in Hyderabad and it will focus on software and virtual vehicle development support functions. The California-based EV maker said it has already started recruitment of local talent and expects to create 200 potential jobs in India. The development comes after Industries and […]
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Bengaluru: Predictive studies opine that the 4th wave of the Covid-19 will start in June-July and last till September, stated Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday. “Karnataka is prepared to face it,” he added. He said that there is no need to worry as of now. The new XE variant of Covid-19 is prominent […]
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New Delhi: The government should run a bulldozer over problems of the people such as inflation and unemployment but the BJP’s bulldozer is carrying “hatred and terror”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday. His attack on the BJP came after the Khargone district administration in Madhya Pradesh started demolition of at least 50 “illegal” […]
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Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has condemned the violence reported in different parts of the country during the recent Sri Ram Navami processions and termed these ‘planned attacks’ on minorities. Accusing the governments in violence-hit States of failing to protect the people, he said it was the constitutional responsibility of any […]
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Bengaluru: Amid all the din and commotion in the state following ban calls on Muslim traders by Hindutva groups, the ruling BJP government is all set to clear temple premises in Karnataka of Muslim vendors, according to sources. Already, the state government has declared on the floor of the House that there is no provision […]
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Hyderabad: Nutraceutical startup Laurik, which is based in Hyderabad, on Tuesday, announced that it has raised Rs 3.7 crore while just in its ideation stage. The health elevator brand that uses coconut derivative and provides the right nutrients in a shot is also one of the 100 brands in the world and second Nutraceutical brand […]
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San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. According to WABetaInfo, the company is releasing new drawing tools to some people on WhatsApp beta for iOS. “WhatsApp is rolling out this feature to some beta testers. More activations are planned at a later date […]
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Vijaynagar: Lauding the central government over the recent hike in fuel price, Karnataka Tourism Minister Anand Singh on Monday said that “If Narendra Modi was not the Prime Minister of India at the moment, the price of petrol would be Rs 200 to Rs 250 per litre.” After driving the Demu train on Monday, he […]
