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New Delhi: At least 19 per cent of residents of Delhi-NCR say they have 1 or more individuals in their close social network who has had Covid in the last 15 days, claimed a survey on Sunday. The Covid network prevalence has risen to 19 per cent marking an over 500 per cent increase in […]
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Washington: Indians cornered nearly three-fourths of H-1B visas issued by the US to speciality foreign workers in 2021, continuing their stranglehold on this highly sought after professional ticket to work, live and, finally, settle down in America. The US approved 407,071 H-1B petitions in 2021 and 301,616 of them — 74.1 per cent — were […]
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Hyderabad: SP Shankar, a Class 6 student from Hyderabad, is a versatile kid with multiple talents and skills at the tender age of 11 years. He is a passionate cuber and a robotics enthusiast. He can play musical instruments like violin and piano and he enjoys playing some classical pieces on them. Not just that, […]
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New Delhi: Language experts and academicians are divided on how far Hindi can take the young people in life. Academicians are of the view that when the significance of Hindi language is increasing in the western countries, then India should also not hesitate to make it the official (working) language. However, some say that there […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the Centre was hiding data after reports emerged that India is stalling data on Covid deaths. Rahul Gandhi in a tweet said, “Neither Modiji speak truth nor he allows anyone they have been saying falsely that no one died due to oxygen shortage,I have already […]
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Nagpur: Country’s first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur, with the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham) serving as the pioneers of the concept that will help the visually-impaired gain seamless access to education resources and audiobooks. This concept was created […]
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New Delhi: The Oil Ministry has stopped making fresh allocation of natural gas from domestic fields to the city gas sector, threatening the viability of Rs 2 lakh crore investment planned in the sector besides leading to a hike in CNG and piped cooking gas prices to record levels, sources said. Despite a decision of […]
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Kurseong (West Bengal): A 31-year old man was arrested on Sunday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker in the Kurseong subdivision of West Bengal’s Darjeeling. The accused, identified as Ayush Thapa is close kin to the victim who is an ASHA worker in the Kurseong subdivision. According to the […]
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Panaji: Goa’s beaches are under increasing threat of erosion and the phenomenon may impact its tourism economy in the years to come. Experts have called for urgent intervention and the need to create short term and long term plans to safeguard the state’s coastline. Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh told […]
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New Delhi: Extending his greetings to the citizens on the occasion of Easter Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the thoughts and ideals of Jesus Christ that emphasised on social justice and compassion. “Happy Easter! We recall the thoughts and ideals of Jesus Christ and the emphasis on social justice as well as compassion. May […]
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New Delhi: All police units across all districts in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been placed under high alert after the communal violence on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in north-west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area. The untoward incident had taken place near Kushal cinema in Jahangirpuri at nearly 5 to 5:30 p.m. Delhi Police Commissioner […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind extended his greetings to the citizens on the occasion of Easter Sunday. “Easter greetings to everyone! An occasion to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter inspires us to follow the path of forgiveness, sacrifice and love. May the teachings of Christ inspire all to work together for the […]
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Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep on Saturday winning both the Asansol Lok Sabha and the Ballygunge Aassembly seats in West Bengal while the Congress bagged a constituency each in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh and the RJD one in Bihar in the bypolls to these seats with the BJP drawing a blank. All the […]
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of two persons, who lost their lives in a stampede during the 12th day festivities of the annual Chithirai festival in Madurai on Saturday. The 15-day event, which commenced on April 5 at the renowned Sri […]
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Bhubaneswar: Smugglers are testing the potential of Odisha’s black market to sell drugs, eyeing the 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup in the state, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Special Task Force (STF) DIG JN Pankaj said that after the preliminary interrogation of the two suspected drug peddlers nabbed earlier this week, it was […]
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New Delhi: It is becoming increasingly difficult for Indian automakers to control input costs as they are dependent on China and Japan which are facing supply chain woes, resulting in price hikes across vehicle ranges, according to a new report. Indian automakers are responding to raw material price hikes by at least 2 per cent […]
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New Delhi: Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Saturday presented a detailed roadmap for the 2024 elections before Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and party’s top leaders. After the presentation, Sonia Gandhi set up a committee to look into the suggestions. “Prashant Kishor has given a detailed presentation for the 2024 election and Congress president has […]
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New Delhi: The Congress is gearing up to oppose any move to implement Hindi in the non-speaking states after a controversy erupted since Union Home MInister Amit Shah said that Hindi should be accepted as an alternative language to English. The Congress said that the BJP is testing the waters by creating an issue and […]
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Chandigarh: Former cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said that he will contribute his Rajya Sabha salary to the education and welfare of the daughters of farmers. “As a Rajya Sabha member, I want to contribute my RS salary to the daughters of farmers for their education & welfare,” Singh […]
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Hyderabad: A video of a man dancing at his daughter’s wedding is going viral on social media. In the video, the bride’s father can be seen grooving to the iconic track Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava from the Telugu movie Pushpa: The Rise. The original track features actors Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Allu Arjun and […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. “Many best wishes to all the countrymen on the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, a symbol of strength, courage and restraint. By the grace of Pawanputra, may everyone’s life always be filled with strength, intelligence and […]
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Thane: A man allegedly killed his 40-year-old wife at their residence in Bhayandar township in Maharashtra’s Thane district in a fit of rage as a food item made by her and served to him in breakfast was very salty, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday morning in Phatak Road locality in Bhayandar East, […]
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New Delhi: On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti today, hundreds of devotees visited Hanuman temples across the country to offer prayers. In Delhi, devotees visited Marghat Hanuman Mandir near Kashmere Gate in the national capital to offer prayers. One of the devotees, Babli Nayak expressed her happiness and said, “We celebrate this festival with extreme […]
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Bhopal: In an alleged video which appeared on social media, a woman was seen beating up a delivery boy of online food website ‘Swiggy’ with shoes on a busy road in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Friday. The enraged woman beat the delivery boy in front of the people and kicked him with her shoes. […]
