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New Delhi: India added 17,070 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,34,69,234, while the active cases increased to 1,07,189, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,139 with 23 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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Noney: Fourteen people were killed and several others are feared trapped in the rubble of an under-construction railway site at Manipur’s Noney district which was hit by a massive landslide landside, officials said. “As many as 23 people were extracted from the debris of which 14 were dead. Searches are continuing for the others. Not […]
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Kochi: A fast track court in Kerala on Thursday sentenced a madrassa teacher to cumulative rigorous imprisonment of 67 years for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy who was studying in the madrassa. Perumbavoor Special Court Judge V Sathish Kumar sentenced Aliyar (55), a resident of Nellikuzhy to 60 years under different sections of POCSO and […]
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Kanpur Dehat: In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur Dehat district, a minor girl’s nose was chopped off by miscreants who had barged into her house and were trying to pull her away with them. The incident took place on Thursday evening and the girl was attacked her with a sharp weapon when she […]
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New Delhi: The ban on select single-use plastics by the Centre in order to reduce plastic wastage comes into effect from today. Single-use plastics are typically items that are discarded after being used only once and does not go for the recycling process. They are a big contributor to plastic pollution. The adverse impacts and […]
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Ajmer: The two men, who beheaded a tailor in Udaipur, were brought to Ajmer’s high-security Jail on Thursday night. The beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur by two men for allegedly posting content in support of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, had sparked public outrage across the country. The assailants identified […]
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Mumbai: Eknath Shinde, who led a revolt against Shiv Sena leading to the collapse of the 31-month-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday evening. He was administered an oath by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Devendra […]
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Hyderabad: The rising cost of living is starting to impact consumers, according to a recent survey by Trade Desk, which shows that 71 per cent of adults in India are feeling the impact. Nearly half have switched to less expensive brands or stores to ease the pressure on their household budget. The survey of more […]
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Hyderabad: Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao asked the IT and allied industries to take advantage of the proactive Telangana policies, availability of talent and presence of innovation ecosystem here to set up their Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in Hyderabad. The GCCs are captive centres that handle operations (back-office functions, support functions, and contact […]
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Hyderabad: Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde will be the new Maharashtra Chief Minister, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis announced on Thursday. Fadnavis made the announcement at a joint press meet after the duo met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, ahead of the swearing-in slated for later in the evening.
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Hyderabad: Telangana has been adjudged by the Centre as one of the seven States categorised as “Top Achievers” in implementation of Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2020. The other six states in the Top Achievers category are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. Six other States, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, […]
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Imphal: A rescue operation is underway after a massive landslide in Manipur’s Noney district on Thursday buried dozens of people, authorities said. In an advisory, Noney Deputy Commissioner Haulianlal Guite said the landslide occurred at the Tupul Yard Railway construction camp, which also obstructed the course of the Ijei river, which flows through Tamenglong and […]
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Mumbai: A couple hanged themselves after killing two other family members in a building in Kandivali west suburb, shocking Mumbaikars, here on Thursday, police said. Following a tip-off, a mobile police van rushed to the building where the crimes had occurred, on the first and second floors of a hospital. While the bodies of two […]
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New Delhi: Riaz Akhtari and Ghaus Mohammad, the two prime accused who killed Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, will be brought to Delhi by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The central probe agency has taken over the investigation of the gruesome murder. They will be produced before Delhi court. The NIA sources said […]
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New Delhi: Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who is currently in police custody in connection with a 2018 contentious tweet, on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the remand. On Tuesday, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria at Patiala House Courts had allowed four days’ custody of Zubair to Delhi police in connection with one of […]
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New Delhi: Edtech major Byju’s on Thursday said that less than 500 people have been laid off at Whitehat Jr and Toppr, but sacked employees have claimed that 1,100 staff had been retrenched at Toppr alone. The layoff at Toppr comes alongside Byju’s group firm Whitehat Jr retrenching 300 employees in addition to the resignation […]
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Noida: The Noida Police on Thursday arrested a man for sharing and liking a video and allegedly supporting the killing of Kanhaiya Lal, the tailor who was brutally murdered by two men in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. A senior police official said the arrested accused was identified as Ashif Khan, a resident of village Chhaprauli of Noida […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the MSME sector that the centre is ready to make necessary policy changes to encourage small entrepreneurs as they are playing a key role in the ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant) initiative of the government. Addressing the ‘Udyami Bharat’ programme, the Prime Minister exhorted small entrepreneurs to register […]
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Amroha (UP): In what can be termed as one of the fastest trials in a rape case, a court in Amroha sentenced a 40-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of his minor daughter after proceedings that ended in just six days. The man had sexually abused his teenage daughter for seven months and […]
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Kolar: A 32-year-old man allegedly smothered his 12-year-old son and dumped the body in a water tank here, police said on Thursday. The boy had revealed about his father’s IPL betting addiction to his mother. The accused has been identified as Manikanta, a barber. According to police, Nikhil Kumar had told about his father’s addiction of […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: Following the detection of anthrax in wild pigs, which were found dead in Athirapally in Kerala’s Trissur district, the authorities have decided to ensure that all proper protocols are observed in the area. It was the local legislator Sanish Kumar Joseph who brought this to the notice of the higher authorities and thereafter it has […]
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Mumbai: Recovering from its record low, the rupee appreciated 13 paise to 78.90 against the US dollar on Thursday. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 78.92 against the American dollar. In initial trade, the local currency witnessed a high of 78.90 and a low of 78.94 against the US dollar. In the […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the ‘Udyami Bharat’ programme at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today. During the event, Prime Minister will launch the ‘Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance’ (RAMP) scheme, ‘Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters’ (CBFTE) scheme and new features of the ‘Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme’ (PMEGP). PM […]
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New Delhi: India reported 18,819 new Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is a considerable rise from the previous day’s count of 14,506, taking the caseload to over one lakh-mark after a gap of four months, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs. In the same period, the country reported […]
