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New Delhi: The national capital on Thursday reported 10 new cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, pushing the total tally to 20, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. “Ten new cases of the Omicron variant have been reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases to 20. However, 10 of them have been discharged […]
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Bhopal: The mortal remains of Group Captain Varun Singh, who succumbed to his injuries after surviving last week’s helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu, were consigned to flames with full military and state honours in Bhopal on Friday. Wrapped in a tricolour, the mortal remains were brought to the cremation ground in Bairagarh area here from […]
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Dhaka: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday inaugurated the renovated Sri Ramna Kali Mandir here, 50 years after it was destroyed by the Pakistani forces in 1971, and described the temple as the symbol of the cultural and spiritual bonding among the people of India and Bangladesh. President Kovind is in Bangladesh on his maiden […]
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"If it hurts the sentiments of women I have no problem in apologizing. I apologize from bottom of my heart," the Congress MLA said.
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Many MLAs were anxious to speak during the discussions on rain and flood related damages highlighting the plight of people in their constituencies.
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government not to make Kannada language compulsory for degree students until further orders. “The state government at this stage cannot insist on making the Kannada language compulsory. Students who have already chosen to study the language can do so,” a division bench headed by Chief Justice […]
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New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday said that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed six agreements with four countries for launching foreign satellites during 2021-2023. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Singh informed that about 132 million Euros would be earned through launching of these […]
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The girl died on Tuesday night and the lekhpal was arrested and subsequently suspended on Thursday.
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Moradabad: Three teenagers were caught by locals, tied to a tree and thrashed for several hours as ‘punishment’ for allegedly molesting girls in the locality. The boys, all 19 years old, remained tied to the tree and were beaten for several hours until they were rescued by the police. The incident took place on Wednesday […]
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The incident took place at 4.05 am between Bhansi and Kamaloor stations, when the iron ore-laden train was heading to Visakhapatnam from Kirandul (Dantewada), Dantewada Superintendent of Police Abshishek Pallava said.
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Bhopal: The last rites of Group Captain Varun Singh, who was the lone survivor of the Tamil Nadu chopper crash and succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday, will be performed on Friday in Bhopal. The ritual will be performed at around 11 am. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday had said that Singh’s last […]
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New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar on Thursday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks on Hindu and Hindutvavadis and said Gandhi’s knowledge and concept on the subject are “very poor.” Speaking to media after the Christmas celebration program in the national capital, Kumar said, “Without Hindutva, a […]
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New Delhi: As the continuous Opposition uproar has been affecting Parliament proceedings regularly, the Centre is set to introduce the ‘Mediation Bill, 2021’ in Rajya Sabha on Friday to promote and facilitate mediation, especially institutional mediation. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju is slated to move the Bill which also seeks for resolution of disputes, commercial or […]
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Kolkata: The seven-year-old boy, who was detected to have coronavirus’ Omicron variant, and all other family contacts in West Bengal’s Malda, were found negative on Thursday. The boy, who arrived in Hyderabad from Abu Dhabi, one of the non-high-risk countries, on December 11, had tested positive in Hyderabad and then on the same day, came […]
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Hyderabad: The Republic of Vietnam will receive two lakh doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. This donation represents a goodwill gesture to provide access to the company’s WHO approved, indigenously developed Covaxin to fight the Covid-19 pandemic across borders. Covaxin has received emergency use listing in Vietnam. Suchitra Ella, joint managing director of Bharat Biotech, revealed this at […]
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Mumbai: In a bizarre development, murder accused and former media personality Indrani Mukerjea has claimed that her daughter Sheena Bora, who was killed in 2012, is apparently alive and currently in Kashmir. In her letter to the Central Bureau of Investigation Director, she has contended she met a woman in Byculla Womens Jail who told […]
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Puducherry: The coronavirus induced lockdown has been extended in the union territory of Puducherry till January 2, 2022. The state executive committee (SEC) of the Disaster Management Committee here announced the extension of the lockdown on Wednesday night. A release from the SEC said although the number of new COVID-19 cases were coming down in […]
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New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday adjourned for the day, in its second adjournment during the day, over Opposition uproar on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. The Opposition created a ruckus in the House soon after it reassembled at 2 pm following the first adjournment seeing resignation from Minister of State from Home Ajay […]
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New Delhi: A day after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha that over 10,000 teachers’ posts are vacant in Central Universities, IITs and IIMs, Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed the central government, saying that this is a “year-end gift from the government.” Former Finance Minister Chidambaram tweeted, “Another year-end gift from […]
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According to the company, the proposed loan issuance received a staggering response from investors with interest and commitment of approximately $1.5 billion.
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed satisfaction at steps taken by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to curb pollution in the capital. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked the commission to invite suggestions from the general public and experts on […]
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New Delhi: Terming the Lakhimpur Kheri incident ‘a murder’, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reiterated his demand for removal of Ajay Kumar Mishra as Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs and alleged that the Minister who killed farmers should resign and be punished. MOS Home Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is allegedly […]
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New Delhi: The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday following the Opposition’s protest in the House over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and their demand for the immediate resignation of Minister Ajay Mishra Teni. Several Congress MPs in Lok Sabha, including Rahul Gandhi, earlier on Wednesday have moved an […]
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Hyderabad: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which is an umbrella body of 9 bank unions, has called for a two-day strike starting December 16 to protest the government’s decision to privatise several banks in the country. Banks will be closed on December 16 (Thursday) and December 17 (Friday). While mobile and net banking […]
