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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre, asking why only 19 women candidates will be admitted in the National Defence Academy (NDA) out of 400 seats in 2023. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Centre, that the […]
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Kolkata: Famous Bengali cartoonist Narayan Debnath passed away at a South Kolkata nursing home on Tuesday morning. He was admitted to hospital several times last year and was suffering from age related ailments including kidney and heart problems. The State government took the responsibility of his medical treatment. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who was personally […]
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Dubai: The identities of the two Indian nationals killed in Monday’s suspected Houthi drone attacks near the Abu Dhabi airport that sparked multiple explosions in the United Arab Emirates’ capital have been established, the Indian Embassy said on Tuesday. The mission also said that two Indians were among six injured in the attacks. The two […]
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Chandigarh: Bhagwant Mann will be the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) chief ministerial face for the Punjab assembly polls, party chief Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday. Mann, 48, is a two-time MP from Sangrur and is the party’s state unit chief. The announcement was made a public event. Kejriwal declared the result of AAP’s ‘Janta Chunegi […]
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Amritsar: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday released another list of candidates to field in the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, scheduled to be held in February. AAP National Spokesperson, Raghav Chadha shared the party’s eleventh list of candidates. According to the latest list, Rajnish Dahiya will contest from Firozpur Rural. Delhi chief minister and AAP […]
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Mulugu: Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with the police in Venkatapuram (Nuguru) mandal close to Chattishgarh border in Mulugu district in the early hours of Tuesday. Sources said a constable of Greyhounds, the elite anti-Naxal squad of Telangana State, sustained injuries in the incident. It is suspected that divisional level leaders of the […]
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New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Mizoram on Tuesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The epicentre of the temblor that struck at 7.52 a.m. was 46 km ENE of Ngopa and at a depth of 15 km. This comes amidst media reports of another 4.9-magnitude quake in Xizang […]
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Mumbai: The Cyber Cell of Mumbai Police on Monday opposed the bail pleas of the three arrested in the ‘Bulli Bai’ app case, stating that the investigation suggested that the accused were also involved in ‘Sulli Deals’ app case. Opposing the bail pleas of Vishal Kumar Jha, Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawat in Bulli Bai […]
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New Delhi: Many stray animals are trying to survive as the temperature in the capital continues to drop. Many strays lose this battle trying to find food and warmth under a scrap of clothing or caged up in the corner of streets. The Perroayuda Welfare Foundation (PWF), a Delhi-based animal welfare organisation, recently held a […]
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New Delhi: Virtually delivering the ‘State of the World’ special address to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined the role played by India in handling the Covid-triggered crisis and managing the vaccination drive, while touching upon the need to reshape and restructure international organisations. Armed with data, […]
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New Delhi: India may begin inoculating 12-14-year-olds against Covid in March as the 15-18 population is likely to get fully vaccinated by then, Dr N K Arora, chairman of the Covid working group of NTAGI, said on Monday. Of the estimated 7.4 crore population in the 15-18 age bracket, over 3.45 crore have received the […]
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to advance the date of hearing of petition concerning the blacklisting of YouTube vlogger Karl Edward Rice — popularly known as Karl Rock, saying that the term of the ban ends on February 23 and the Centre would then “take a fresh call”. Justice V Kameswar […]
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Kolkata: Amid a controversy over the rejection of West Bengal’s tableau for the Republic Day parade themed on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army, his daughter Anita Bose-Pfaff said on Monday the legendary freedom fighter’s legacy has often been “partly exploited” for political reasons. She minced no words while acknowledging the fanfare […]
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Chandigarh: Political parties in Punjab on Monday welcomed the Election Commission’s decision to postpone the state Assembly polls to February 20 in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, saying it will enable his followers to visit UP’s Varanasi for festivities. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and political parties in the state had urged the […]
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Hyderabad: Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan took charge as the new Director of Indian Institute of Technology Madras on Monday. He took charge as Director from his predecessor, Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, who has completed two terms as the Director of the Institute. Dr. Kamakoti took charge in the presence of Deans, Dr. Jane Prasad, Registrar, and other […]
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New Delhi: 2022 is predicted to be an amazing year for cocktail culture and creativity behind the bar along with new trends. Kunal Patel, founder and director for Monika Enterprises shares his prediction for what’s going ahead in the Alco-Bev industry and the trends in India which have transformed several existing mindsets and accelerated the […]
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Chennai: Two Sub Inspectors of police and a constable were suspended in connection with an alleged custodial death of a physically disabled person in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. Prabhakaran (45) and his wife Hamsala (32) of Karappur were arrested along with four others by the Senthamangalam police in connection with a theft case on […]
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The victim, identified as Darshan Malviya from Madhya Pradesh was said to be battling depression for long and was under treatment.
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Several political parties had approached the EC to postpone the polls in the state in view of Ravidas Jayanti on February 16.
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New Delhi: The Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Monday expressed displeasure over lawyers attending virtual hearings through their mobile phones as the devices make it difficult for judges to hear or see advocates during the hearings. CJI Ramana asked advocates to use laptops and desktops while appearing in matters through video conferencing before the […]
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The Centre, in an affidavit, said: "Vaccination for Covid-19 is of larger public interest in view of the ongoing pandemic situation... However, no person can be forced to be vaccinated against their wishes."
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New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the capital city is expected to report a substantial decline of around 4,000-5,000 Covid-19 cases on Monday. Jain said that this is the fourth consecutive day when the city is going to report declining trends in fresh Covid infection. Around 14 to 15 thousands cases may […]
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Guwahati: Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of the North East region in a span of 30 minutes on Monday, National Center for Seismology said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said. The first earthquake of magnitude 3.5 took place at 2.11 AM […]
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Kochi: In a further setback to actor Dileep, an accused on bail in the actress abduction case, the Kerala High Court on Monday allowed to re-examine three and summon 5 new witnesses in the ongoing trial. The plea to this effect was filed by the state against the trial court’s order rejecting its request to […]
