India
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Twitter, NDRF launch dedicated search for disaster relief in India
New Delhi: Twitter on Wednesday announced a partnership with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in India to expand its efforts towards handling disaster situations, with launching a dedicated search…
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Contract staff at Hyderabad’s Gandhi Hospital on indefinite strike
Hyderabad: Over 700 contract staff, including nurses, sanitary and security workers, of government-run Gandhi Hospital here went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday, demanding regularisation of services and salary hikes.…
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Rain lashes Mumbai for third straight day
Mumbai: For the third consecutive day, heavy rain continued to lash Mumbai and its suburbs with incidents of waterlogging getting reported from some spots without dislocation of normal life, officials…
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Nishank puts Indian education on a fast track
By: Firoz Bakht Ahmed New Delhi: Though the entire phase of Modi-1 government was quite effectual and enterprising, the last one year saw some major uplift in all walks of…
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India losing power and respect, government has no idea what to do: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a fierce attack on the government’s foreign policy, saying the country is losing power and respect everywhere and the current dispensation…
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Priyanka targets Yogi government over kidnapping case
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday sharpened her attack on the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the law and order situation in the state after…
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Delhi in better situation as compared to June: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 situation in the national capital is much better than what the mathematical projections had predicted a month…
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Arunachal Pradesh: 18 prayer attendees test positive for corona post church gathering
Naharlagun: Among 23 persons who attended a ‘fasting meet’ at a prayer center in Papu Nallah of Naharlagun eighteen tests COVID positive. Following the sudden surge in cases, the district…
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Now Muslim leaders slam Oli’s Ayodhya statement
Lucknow: After Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s statement on ‘real’ Ayodhya being in Nepal, drew flak from Hindu saints and related outfits, it is now the Muslims leaders who have…
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Mamata calls cabinet meet to review Covid-19 crisis
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting with her cabinet colleagues on Wednesday to review the state-wide Covid-19 situation. The meeting is scheduled to be held at…
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Punjab Cabinet to undergo COVID tests after minister turns positive
Chandigarh: After a Punjab Cabinet Minister was diagnosed with coronavirus and hospitalised, the entire cabinet led by Amarinder Singh is likely to undergo Covid tests as a precaution, officials said…
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86.34pc students pass West Bengal class-10 board exam
Kolkata: An estimated 86.34 per cent students passed the class-10 board examinations in West Bengal this year, the results of which were published on Wednesday. A total of 10,03,666 students…
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Heavy rainfall likely in Mumbai, Thane: IMD
Mumbai: “Heavy to very heavy” rainfall is likely in Konkan Maharashtra, including Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district, on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said. The trend may continue…
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Amit Shah to chair Group of Ministers meeting today
New Delhi: A Group of Ministers Meeting to be chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be held today at the Home Ministry. The meeting is set to begin…
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India’s COVID tally climbs to 9,36,181
New Delhi: India saw a record single-day jump of 29,429 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 9,36,181 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 24,309 with 582 new fatalities,…
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Single-day spike of 29,429 COVID-19 cases in India
New Delhi: India registered a record single-day jump of 29,429 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 9,36,181 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 24,309 with 582 new fatalities,…
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ED’s principal special director Simanchala Dash gets one-year extension
New Delhi: Senior revenue service officer Simanchala Dash has been given one-year extension as Principal Special Director, Enforcement Directorate, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Dash is an Indian Revenue…
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859 new cases reported in Assam, tally crosses 18,000-mark
Guwahati: Six COVID-19 patients died and 859 new cases were reported on Tuesday with the infection tally crossing the 18,000-mark in Assam, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The six…
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COVID-19: Goa govt starts online admissions in colleges
Panaji: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Goa government has started online admissions from Wednesday in all colleges affiliated to the state Directorate of Higher Education (DHE). Under…
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VHP, Bajran Dal men booked for protest inside police station
Aligarh: The Aligarh police, on Tuesday, booked 116 activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal for allegedly staging an illegal protest and chanting ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ inside…
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Call records show Swapna’s link with Kerala’s welfare minister
Thiruvananthapuram: Several bureaucrats and ministers in Kerala are having sleepless nights as the sensational gold smuggling case is connectes with the terror network. During interrogation of prime accused Swapna Suresh, a…
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India starts human clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine: ICMR
New Delhi: Human clinical trials for a vaccine for COVID-19 has been initiated in the country with approximately 1,000 volunteers participating in the exercise for each of the two indigenously developed…
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SBI to focus on cost reduction, workforce reskilling
New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Tuesday said that the bank will focus on cost reduction, rationalisation, and reskilling of its workforce. Speaking at the 65th…
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Gadkari dedicates highway projects of Rs 20,000 crore in Haryana
Chandigarh: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 11 national highway projects worth over Rs 20,027 crore in Haryana. Chief…
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Govt to identify electronic items for export thrust: Goyal
New Delhi: As part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat mission, the government plans to push domestic manufacturing of certain electronic items where India could quickly build scale and increase exports. Commerce and…
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Bengal Madhyamik results on Wednesday: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) Board Madhyamik Class 10 results for 2020 will be declared on Wednesday.…
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Assam’s Kaziranga park flooded, 51 animals killed, 102 rescued
Guwahati: Flood in different parts of Assam inundated large swathes of land in Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage site, killing at least 51 wild animals though 102 animals have been…
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T’gana govt, Coursera to upskill 50K jobless youth during COVID-19
New Delhi: US-based online education company Coursera on Tuesday announced its partnership with the Telangana government and non-profit organisation — Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) — to train 50,000…
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How a ‘car theft’ call led to busting of vehicle loan racket
New Delhi: A desperate attempt to outwit the Delhi Police landed a man and his close aide in jail after the mastermind made a call to the police was saying…
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After China’s ‘deal’ Iran drops India from Chabahar project
New Delhi: Iran has dropped India from a railway project linking the Chabahar port to Zahedan city, reportedly due to delay of funds. India and Iran had signed an agreement…
