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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the launching of a new meal scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman’ scheme for government and government-aided schools for the next five years. Addressing the media, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the new scheme has a financial outlay […]
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Chennai: A special court on Wednesday sentenced former Tamil Nadu Minister, R. Indira Kumari, and her husband Babu to five years jail after convicting them for misappropriation of funds. The special court for MP/MLA cases judge Alicia also sentenced former bureaucrat, Shanmugham, to three years in jail while Indra Kumari’s personal assistant, Venkatakrishnan was let […]
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New Delhi: The Taliban has recently requested India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to resume commercial flight operations to Kabul, which were closed after August 15. “The Civil Aviation of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan extends its compliments to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India. As you are informed that recently […]
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Coimbatore: A tiger, on the prowl in Valparai in the district for the last couple of days, has been trapped by forest officials, police said on Wednesday. As it was injured, the tiger fell into the trap late Tuesday, the police said. The people, particularly estate workers, were alerted after noticing the animal moving in […]
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New Delhi: Heart disease knows no age boundaries. Actor Sidharth Shukla’s untimely demise has once again brought to our attention the rising cases of heart attacks among young people. For the unversed, Sidharth died of a massive heart attack on September 2. He was only 40. Prior to Sidharth, in June, Mandira Bedi’s husband and […]
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Mumbai: Doctors at a private hospital here have used an advanced immunodiagnostic technique to transplant a woman’s heart to a man, the medical facility has said.The Parel-based Global Hospital claimed it to be the first such transplantation using the technique. The heart of a 41-year-old woman was recently transplanted to 31-year-old man, who was suffering […]
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New Delhi: An ‘India for Tigers – A Rally on Wheels’ across 51 tiger reserves in 18 states covering a distance of 7,500 kms in seven days will mark the Wildlife Week starting October 2. This rally, joining India’s tiger dots, is being organised from October 2 to 8 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority […]
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Basti: In a shocking incident, a teenage couple was shamed publicly by villagers, who blackened their faces and paraded them in their village over their alleged love affair. The villagers also forced the couple to wear a garland of shoes. The incident, which took place on Monday, was reported from a village of the district […]
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Bengaluru: The district authorities have sealed Sri Chaitanya Girls’ Residential School in Bengaluru following 60 of its students testing positive for Covid-19. Of those who tested positive, only two are symptomatic. The development has come as a big worry for the Karnataka Health and Education department as the B.S. Bommai government prepares to open primary […]
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Bengaluru: AstraZeneca India on Tuesday partnered with health-tech startup Tricog to roll out a programme called ‘Project Heartbeat’, focused on early and accurate diagnosis of heart attack patients, to reduce mortality rates. The project addresses the unmet need for early diagnosis and intervention for patients with suspected heart attack by enabling cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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Hyderabad: The South Central Railway recorded its highest ever parcel earnings in the first six months of the current financial year 2021-22. The zone earned revenue of Rs 109.06 crores by loading 2.56 lakh tonnes of parcels, duly surpassing previous years entire parcel revenue of Rs 108.30 crores. One of the major contributors for this […]
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Srinagar: Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), which is executing Asia’s longest bi-directional Zojila Tunnel and the country’s longest road tunnel, is taking all steps to continue its works even in winter, regardless of harsh weather conditions. Satish Babu Angara, general manager, Projects, MEIL told Telangana Today in an exclusive interview, “We are getting […]
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New Delhi: Petrol price on Tuesday was hiked by 20 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise as international oil prices neared $80 per barrel mark for the first time in three years. Diesel rates went to Rs 89.57 a litre in Delhi and Rs 97.21 in Mumbai. Prices differ from state to state […]
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New Delhi: Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani joined Congress in the presence of party leader Rahul Gandhi at AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. Kanhaiya and Jignesh Mewani met Rahul Gandhi earlier today at Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh Park, ITO, Delhi on the 114th birth anniversary […]
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New Delhi: It started as a ‘Low Pressure Area’ (LPA) over east-central Bay of Bengal on September 24; by September 25 noon, it had turned into a well-marked LPA over east-central Bay of Bengal and by night, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a pre-cyclone watch alert for north Andhra Pradesh and adjoining south […]
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Srinagar: Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), which is executing Zojila Tunnel, a project of national importance that will strengthen both defence and economy, is keen to expedite the project execution. The company, which has completed over 10 per cent of the works, is aiming to complete the project by 2025, ahead of the […]
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Hyderabad: Imagine reaching Mumbai within three hours from Hyderabad? This could be possible in the near future, with the Central Government planning to introduce a bullet train between Mumbai and Hyderabad. In fact, authorities have already prepared a feasibility report and survey is on between Mumbai and Hyderabad, PTI reported here on Monday. If one […]
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New Delhi: To mark a year of the Centre’s three farm laws, farmers early on Monday began a “Bharat Bandh”, following a nationwide call by farmer unions demanding scrapping of the legislations. Hundreds of farmers gathered at various places across the country blocking national highways, including those connecting Delhi to Punjab and Haryana, squatting on […]
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The list of artefacts includes a diverse set of items ranging from 10th-12th century
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Every year on the fourth Sunday of September, World River Day is observed to raise awareness regarding water bodies
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission through video conferencing on Monday. The pilot project of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission was announced by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of Red Fort on August 15 last year. Currently, the programme is being implemented on a pilot basis in six Union […]
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Chandigarh: Hundreds of farmers on Monday blocked major highways, including National Highway 1 linking Delhi with parts of Haryana and Punjab, following a nationwide call by farmers’ unions to demand scrapping of three Central farm laws. Traffic across Punjab and Haryana is likely to hit badly and see traffic disruptions for several hours as farmers, […]
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Hyderabad: With warnings of heavy rain in several eastern States due to cyclone Gulab, the South Central Railways has decided to divert or reschedule a few trains running on the route. To ensure the safety of the passengers, train number 02703 (Howrah to Secunderabad) and train number 08645 (Howrah to Secunderabad), scheduled for September 26, […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday expanded his cabinet by inducting seven new ministers. All the new ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Anandiben Patel at a hurriedly convened ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, in the presence of the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues. Among those who […]