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New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MPs on Tuesday made a demand to fill over eight lakh posts lying vacant in the Central government, saying vacancies are unjustified at a time unemployment rate is high. Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, V Vijayasai Reddy said the government sector is overflowing with vacancies at a time there […]
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Lucknow: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday mounted a blistering attack on the BJP and asked it to first apologize for what happened in Hathras and Unnao and also for the Covid deaths. “We worship Ganga River but when the bodies were flowing in the river, where was Yogi ji? You came to […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday came down heavily on the Congress saying that it could never think beyond its “dynasty”, while praising NCP leader Sharad Pawar and TMC for attending the all-party meeting on Covid-19. Replying to motion of thanks on President’s address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said that during […]
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New Delhi: Indian users are fuming on social media over some controversial posts targeting Kashmir by reputed multinationals. Hyundai’s Pakistan dealership came under heavy fire for sharing a post on its official social media handles, extending support to “Kashmir Solidarity Day”. Soon after, #BoycottHyundai started trending on Twitter, with Indians condemning the car giant’s controversial […]
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Udupi: Amid the ongoing controversy over wearing hijab to college, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday has asked all concerned to keep the peace and let children study. While speaking to ANI, Bommai said, “All the concerned people (in the Udupi hijab row) should keep the peace and let children study. The matter will […]
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Lucknow: The BJP on Tuesday promised 10-year punishment and Rs 1 lakh fine for those indulging in ‘love jihad’ if it returns to power in Uttar Pradesh. The announcement was made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the release of the election manifesto titled ‘Lok Kapyan Sankalp Patra 2022′ for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly […]
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Hyderabad: The State Bank of India (SBI) has urged its customers to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with an Aadhaar card before March 31. The bank issued the advisory to customers to ensure the mandatory task is completed so that banking services are not impacted. “We advise our customers to link their PAN with […]
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday take up the hearing of petitions, filed by students of the Government Pre-University College for Girls, Udupi, demanding permission to attend classes wearing hijab. The bench headed by Justice Krishna S. Dixith is expected to give the ruling on the issue by noon. The hijab row started […]
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New Delhi: India on Tuesday reported 67,597 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, a considerable decline of 19 per cent against 83,876 cases reported on the previous day. A total of 1,188 deaths were registered in 24 hours, taking the death toll to 5,04,062, said the Union Health ministry on Tuesday morning. […]
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Lucknow: The war of words between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal has intensified with the two leaders sharpening their claws on Twitter. While Kejriwal said that his Uttar Pradesh counterpart a “harsh and cruel ruler”, Yogi called the Delhi Chief Minister a “liar”. The Twitter war on Monday […]
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Gandhinagar: Inspired by tree’s natural intake of water that uses the capillary effect, a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (IITGN) have developed a cost-effective and environment-friendly water desalination technique. This method can successfully remove more than 99 per cent of salt ions and other impurities with natural processing to make seawater […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the opposition Congress on the issue of startups and its “propaganda” about unemployment in post-Covid times, saying it was “making fun” of these youth entrepreneurs and “creating an environment of false fear to demoralise them”. “Oppose us, but don’t oppose the nation, our youths, their innovation. […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government on a plea against the latter’s decision allocating 50 per cent of seats in super-specialty courses in government medical colleges for the in-service doctors of the state. A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai sought response […]
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Chirang: An FIR has been registered against two police constables for allegedly assaulting a journalist after the latter questioned them for not wearing helmets while they were riding bikes in Basugaon in Assam on Monday. Speaking to ANI, the journalist namely Jayant Debnath said, “Two policemen on a bike were not wearing helmets, my only […]
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Lucknow: The Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind (MuH), a national body of clerics, has condemned the Karnataka government’s decision to ban hijabs in educational institutions. In a statement, MuH general secretary Maulana Kalbe Jawad and other clerics have sought revocation of the order, terming it as anti-constitutional and against minority rights. The group collectively said that the hijab was […]
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New Delhi: The Centre has allotted Rs 38.70 crore for cheetah introduction project up to 2025-26, the Union government told the Lok Sabha. As much as Rs 38.70 crore under the ongoing centrally sponsored scheme of ‘Project Tiger’ has been allocated to the cheetah introduction project for the years 2021-22 till 2025-26,” Ashwini Kumar Choubey, […]
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Amaravati: Twitter informed the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday that it has completely removed abusive and defamatory comments against the judiciary from the platform. This was conveyed to the court during the hearing of a suo moto case in connection with abusive and defamatory social media posts against the judiciary and judges. In an […]
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New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday requested AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi to accept Z category protection, offered by the government after a recent attack on his car, saying he still faces security threat. Making a statement in Rajya Sabha, Shah said the Hyderabad MP has refused to take the CRPF protection. The minister […]
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New Delhi: India’s vaccination drive against Covid-19 achieved another milestone as it crossed 170 crore mark on Monday. As per the government CoWIN portal, India has administered over 170 crore of vaccine doses so far that includes over 95 crore of first doses, over 73 crore as second shots and over 1.45 crore precaution doses. […]
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Mumbai: TV ratings body BARC on Monday said it will be restarting issuing data on news channels from mid-March, over 17 months after suspending it. In a statement, BARC said the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given a directive to resume the release of data for individual news channels. “BARC India is currently […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Assetmonk, a technology-enabled real estate investment platform, with investments in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai, has crossed Rs 120 crores worth of investment volume through its platform and aims to achieve Rs 500 crores by the end of 2022 as assets under its management. The Hyderabad startup aims to transform how real estate investments […]
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Search and rescue operations are currently underway. Specialised teams have been airlifted to assist in rescue operations, the force said.
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Prison Superintendent and Spokesman Chandana Ekanayake told PTI on Sunday that the Indian fishermen have spent the isolation period in the prison-run COVID-19 quarantine centre in Iyakkachchi in the Northern province since their release on January 25.
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"The government order to treat everyone equally is a welcome move, and that's why we came here in saffron stoles in support of our brother and sisters," said one of the students who came to the college wearing saffron stoles.
