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New Delhi: A parliamentary committee will next month invite officials of the State Election Commissions in Telangana and Bihar to showcase the use of technology, including biometric systems to authenticate genuine voters, in conducting local body polls. Sushil Modi, Chairperson of the Department-related Standing Committee on Law and Personnel, said the panel would invite the […]
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The coronavirus night curfew will be applicable from 11 pm to 5 am, a senior official said here.
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Hyderabad: The American Telugu Association (ATA) has facilitated a $20 million investment in Indian startups by organising business seminars since 2014. According to the association, which is working to promote Telugu community in the US, they have been conducting business seminars in Hyderabad once every two years. These business seminars encouraged multiple companies to move […]
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The Omicron infection tally has climbed to 358 across the nation. However, out of total Omicron positive, 114 have been discharged. So far 17 states have reported Omicron infection, said the Union health ministry.
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The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was down by 266.73 points or 0.47 per cent at 57048.55 at 9.45 am.
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Lucknow: A special court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 after declaring him guilty of sexually assaulting an autistic woman. The incident took place three years ago when the man was 37 years old, and the woman was around 24 years old. Ashutosh Pandey, Additional Director General […]
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In a tweet, the Handlooms Minister said "Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, on the National Handloom Day you had talked of strengthening #Vocal for handmade.
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Kanpur: Researchers at IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) have predicted that a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which may be triggered by the new Omicron variant, may peak in India by February 3, 2022. A report, published in the online preprint health server MedRxiv, said: “Following the trends around the world, this project report forecasts India’s […]
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Firozabad: An 18-year-old girl from Firozabad was allegedly raped by two men in a moving car in the Sikandra area in Agra. The incident took place on Sunday, but the complaint was lodged on Thursday. According to the police, the girl had made friends with 24-year-old Krishna Baghel, one of the two accused, on Instagram […]
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Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, police said. The forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Mumanhal village of the Arwani area in the district after inputs were received about the presence of militants there, a police official said. The search operation […]
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New Delhi: Eleven parliamentarians – six from the Lok Sabha and five from the Rajya Sabha – were awarded the annual Parliamentarians’ Group for Children Awards, in a virtual ceremony on Thursday. The Parliamentarians’ Group of Children (PGC) is a platform that convenes, informs and engages MPs on issues of children’s rights, and the award […]
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Hyderabad: The National Farmer’s day or the Kisan Diwas is Celebrated on December 23 every year, in honour of the fifth prime minister of the country Choudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary. States such as Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, which are actively engaged in farm activities, celebrate the Farmer’s day more. […]
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New Delhi: The DDMA order permitting bars and restaurants to operate with up to 50 per cent of seating capacity does not specify whether they can host Christmas and New Year parties, owners of several establishments said, seeking more clarity. Last week, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) extended till December 31 midnight its COVID-19-related […]
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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched the CM Dashboard monitoring system that will enable Chief Minister M K Stalin to get real-time information on important matters including rainfall patterns, water storage levels in reservoirs and health-related among others. Stalin launched the dashboard here, an official release said. “Understanding the need for real-time information, […]
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New Delhi: AirAsia India on Thursday unveiled its new in-flight menu consisting of 21 regional and international dishes. “Guests can pre-book their ‘Gourmair’ meals on airasia.co.in, the AirAsia India mobile apps or with preferred travel partners, up to 12 hours before their flight,” the airline said in a statement. Gourmair is the name of the […]
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Visakhapatnam: Some local fishermen rescued a shark entangled in the shore fishing net on Tantadi beach in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, said District Forest Officer (DFO), Anant Shankar. The shark was later guided back to the sea by the forest department officials, fishermen, and wildlife conservationists added the DFO. “It is a whale shark, the world’s […]
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Thane: Police have arrested a newly-married man along with five others at Manpada in Thane district for allegedly stealing motorcycles so that he could fund the expenses for taking his wife for outings, and recovered some of the stolen vehicles collectively worth over Rs five lakh, an official said on Thursday. The accused had stolen […]
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Hyderabad: Dattatraya Lohar a local maharashtrian built the vehicle to fulfill his son’s desire. Inspired by the creation of this man Anand Mahindra offered him a Bolero in exchange and said, “This clearly doesn’t meet with any of the regulations but I will never cease to admire the ingenuity,” And their passion for mobility-not to […]
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However, there is no official confirmation about the casualties in the blast that occurred in a toilet on the third floor in the old building around 12.25 p.m.
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New Delhi: Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that over 60 per cent of the eligible population in India has been fully vaccinated against coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, the Ministry said, “Accomplishing more new feats! Congratulations India. Aided by public participation & dedicated efforts of our health workers, over 60 per cent of the eligible […]
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Bijapur: Naxals set ablaze two vehicles and a machine parked at a stone crushing plant in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, a police official said on Thursday. They also threatened employees at the unit to stop the work during the incident on Wednesday, he said. The plant is located in Murdonda village under Awapalli police station limits, […]
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Mangaluru: Animal lover Rajni Shetty and her husband has devoted their life to stray animals, mostly feeding, giving shelter and treating them in their Mangaluru house. “We feed 800 stray dogs every day and look after dozens of dogs, cats, rabbits, birds in our house. We are also providing treatment to the injured animals”, said […]
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New Delhi: On the occasion of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh which is celebrated as National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday extended his greetings to the farmers of the country. Rajnath Singh called the former Prime Minister “top leader of farmers” who contributed to the […]
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With the addition of fresh fatalities, the death toll has mounted to 4,78,759.