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Hyderabad: The rise in global population, climate change, poverty, poor harvest, and escalating conflicts between countries are a few factors contributing to food insecurity. To overcome the problem of food insecurity, scientifically advanced countries are striving hard to find alternate ways to increase crop production. In their effort to do so, scientists seem to have […]
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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) over the last eight years has carried out 3,010 raids and attached proceeds of crime worth Rs 99,356 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, during the ongoing Monsoon Session, informed the Rajya Sabha that since the National Democratic […]
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New Delhi: As COVID cases have shown a rising trend across the country, an expert on Thursday said the majority of cases have mild symptoms. Senior Pulmonologist at Apollo Hospital in Delhi, Dr Nikhil Modi said the COVID cases are definitely rising but symptoms are mild. “The COVID cases are definitely on the rise, Delhi […]
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New Delhi: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will start rolling out 5G services later this month as it signed requisite agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. At the recently held much-awaited spectrum auction for 5G services by the Department of Telecom, Airtel bid for and acquired 19867.8 MHZ spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, […]
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New Delhi: In a first, IndiGo launched three ramp disembarkation for lessening wait time for passengers upon arrival at the airport. This new feature is expected to enable its customers to exit the aircraft faster than ever before. The new disembarkation process will be carried out from two forward and one rear exit ramp. Three-point […]
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Hyderabad: You can now buy the Indian flag from an authentic government marketplace at just Rs 25. The Department of Post has announced an online sale of national flags through the ePostoffice portal – www.indiapost.gov.in, as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. “The department proposes sale of national flags under the Har Ghar Tiranga […]
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New Delhi: Ahead of the Independence Day, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued an alert of a possible terror strike in the national capital and in Jammu and Kashmir by IS affiliated new terror outfit ‘Lashkar-e-Khalsa’. According to information, Lashkar-e-Khalsa has been specially formed by the IS to carry out terror activities in India. Afghan fighters […]
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New Delhi: As the race to launch 5G services for millions of smartphone and internet users take steam, Reliance Jio may launch its 5G services on August 15. Earlier this week, Akash Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm, said that they will celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with a pan-India 5G rollout. “Jio is committed to offering […]
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New Delhi: A Ukraine-based cybersecurity researcher and journalist has claimed that about 288 million personal records, containing the full name, bank account number and nominee information of the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) holders in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), were exposed online before being taken off the Internet. The security researcher’s claim about the data […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is facing ED investigation in the National Herald case, on Thursday said that he was not scared of the Modi government. “We will not flee, neither are we scared of Narendra Modi. Let him do what he wants to,” Gandhi said while talking to mediapersons outside his house […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Tejaswani Shankar after he became the first Indian to win a high jump medal in Commonwealth Games. Prime Minister further lauded Tejaswin Shankar and said he created “history”. “Tejaswin Shankar creates history. He wins our first high jump medal in the CWG. Congratulations to him for […]
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Patna: Around 40 kanwariyas sustained injuries after a bus in which they were travelling in rammed into a parked truck in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Thursday morning. The victims are residents of Sugauli, located on the Indo-Nepal border in West Champaran district. They were on the way to Deoghar in Jharkhand to offer Ganga Jal […]
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New Delhi: With 19,893 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,40,87,037, while the active cases dipped to 1,36,478, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,530 with 53 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 36 paise to 79.51 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, as disappointing macroeconomic data and US-China tensions weighed on investor sentiment. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.21 against the US dollar, then fell to 79.51, registering a decline of 36 paise over the last […]
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New Delhi: The three-day Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee meeting commenced on Wednesday and it is highly likely the six-member panel will go for another interest rate hike to curb rising domestic inflation. In line with the global trend of monetary policy tightening to cool off inflation, the RBI has so far hiked […]
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British Columbia: Police in Canada have issued a public warning identifying 11 men, of whom nine are of Indian origin, linked to extreme levels of gang violence. The public have been warned to avoid being near them. A public safety warning has been issuing in partnership with @VancouverPD @BCRCMP identifying 11 individuals who pose a […]
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New Delhi: The government will move ‘The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday for consideration and passing. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju will move the Bill to amend the ‘Family Courts Act, 1984’, as passed by the Lok Sabha. Union minister Narayan Rane to move the motion to elect, in the […]
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Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brother Prahlad Modi, sat on a protest on Tuesday at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar along with other members of the All India Fair Price Shop Dealers Federation, Prahlad holds the vice president post of the federation. The protesters raised slogans and held packards asking the Central government to fulfill their demands. […]
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Hyderabad: Trolling by supporters of BJP appears to have prompted the Central Water Commission (CWC) to remove a tweet endorsing a statement made by union Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad in Parliament on Monday, saying loans for Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS) were given as per the norms laid down by the Reserve […]
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New Delhi: Uber on Wednesday announced the launch and expansion of the WhatsApp to Ride (WA2R) product feature for users in Delhi-NCR. Through this integration, riders across Delhi NCR will be able to book an Uber ride via its official WhatsApp chatbot in Hindi, the company said in a statement. Following a successful pilot in […]
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Lucknow: The Lucknow police have busted a gang that booked a room at a VVIP guest house here and used it to dupe a businessman of Rs 50 lakh, officials said on Wednesday. The fraudsters called the businessman to the VVIP guest house and took money in the name of helping him get government contracts. […]
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New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday changed the profile photo of its Twitter handle to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence. The Congress put a picture of former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Congress tweeted, “The tricolour is in our hearts, it is in our veins as blood. On December 31, Nehru with the tricolour.1929, […]
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Shahjahanpur: She was gang-raped at the age of 12 and it has taken her 28 years to get justice. The girl had become pregnant after the incident and gave birth to a boy. The boy, now grown up, demanded to know the identity of his father. The son went to court that ordered a DNA […]
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Dakshina Kannada: Investigations have revealed that the murder of 23-year-old Mohammad Fazil in Dakshina Kannada district was carried out as an act of revenge for the killing of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Kumar Nettare, police sources said on Wednesday. The police have arrested six persons, including three rowdy-sheeters in connection with Fazil’s murder, which […]
