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New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has registered an First Information Report (FIR) in connection with hacking of the University Grants Commission’s official Twitter handle. The UGC’s Twitter handle was hacked on April 10 at approximately 1.30 a.m. in the night. UGC is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher […]
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New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that Egypt has approved India as a wheat supplier. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister said, “Indian farmers are feeding the world. Egypt approves India as a wheat supplier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government steps in as the world look for reliable alternate sources for a […]
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New Delhi: Panic gripped passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Dibrugarh after the cabin crew noticed smoke emanating from the mobile phone of a passenger, which was quickly put out with a fire extinguisher, the airline said on Thursday. A senior Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official confirmed that on Thursday Indigo A320 […]
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Gadchiroli: A group of Naxals allegedly shot dead two villagers on suspicion that they were working as police informers in separate attacks in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, informed Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli Ankit Goyal. According to police one of the victims is a surrendered cadre. “The victims may have been shot dead in the early hours […]
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Surat: Gujarat Congress Working President Hardik Patel on Thursday denied the rumours of leaving the party. “There is a rumour that I am leaving Congress, I do not know who is spreading so,” Patel said while attending an event in Surat on Thursday. He further added, “I have given my 100 per cent to Congress […]
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Thane: A woman was injured when her father-in-law allegedly opened fire at her from his revolver at their residence in Thane city apparently for not serving breakfast to him, police said on Friday. The 42-year-old woman, a resident of the Rabodi locality, suffered bullet injuries in her abdomen and is undergoing treatment at a hospital […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of new years being celebrated in their regions. He tweeted his wishes on Vishu and Poila Boishakh, being celebrated especially in Kerala and West Bengal, respectively. Many regions in India celebrated their traditional new year recently, including on Thursday, which is in […]
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Sangli: Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra officials have claimed that one of the four detained poachers had “raped” a monitor lizard in the forest while filming the act too on the mobile phones. Four poachers were arrested for carrying weapons in the Gabha area of Gothane village in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, informed […]
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Mumbai: Bollywood A-listers Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor got married on Thursday, not in a big fat Indian wedding spangled with tinsel as many would have imagined but at their Bandra apartment with just family and close friends in attendance. Though there was no word from the family till the evening, some of those who […]
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Shivamogga: Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa, who is facing charges of abetment to suicide in connection with the death of a civil contractor in Udupi, on Thursday announced that he will step down from his position. Addressing a press meet here, Eshwarappa said, “I have served as the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister in […]
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Jeddah: To quell the mounting criticism, Qatar, the host of FIFA World Cup 2022 initiated sweeping labour reforms. In this context it held an important meeting recently with labour attaches of India and other labour sending countries where it has highlighted the reforms and its implementation process. The meeting which was held by Qatar’s ministry […]
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Mumbai: A 49-year-old woman was critically injured after falling off a moving local train while attempting to stop a man who snatched her mobile phone here, an official said on Thursday. The incident took place at Mahim railway station earlier this week and the woman, who is a resident of Badlapur in Thane district, is […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a mishap at a chemical unit in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. He also prayed for quick recovery of the injured. “Pained by the loss of lives due to a mishap at a chemical unit in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. […]
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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 […]
