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Falling fertility rates
By Nahia Hussain and Amir Ullah Khan As per the National Family Health Survey released earlier this year, India’s fertility rate has fallen from 2.2 in 2015-16 to 2.0 in 2019-21. The…
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Over 9 lakhs ‘precaution’ doses administered on first day
New Delhi: Over nine lakh beneficiaries received their third dose of the Covid vaccine on the first day of the drive to administer the ‘Precaution Dose’ to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and…
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Congress reviews membership drive ahead of internal polls
New Delhi: Ahead of the organisational elections, the Congress has taken stock of the party’s membership drive and other campaigns including the ‘Jan Jagaran Abhiyan’ — with state presidents and in-charges ended. The…
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Rahul takes stock of poll preparations in Goa; no talks on alliance
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday rejected claims that the party is mulling over a possible alliance with the Trinamool Congress in poll-bound Goa after the party’s former President Rahul Gandhi held a…
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Pollution levels that dipped during 2020 lockdown threaten to bounce back: CSE
New Delhi: With the levels of pollution rising this year, the downward dip, induced by the hard lockdown phases of the pandemic in 2020, will not persist, a new analysis of regional…
- Sports
SA vs Ind: Virat brings different dynamic to game, says Dean Elgar
Cape Town: South Africa skipper Dean Elgar on Monday termed India captain Virat Kohli as a ‘world class player’ who brings a different dynamic to the game. India and South Africa will…
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Haryana: Schools to soon introduce classes on Bhagwad Gita
It will be almost one month since Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that from the next academic session, students will be taught to recite ‘shlokas’ of the Bhagawad Gita in…
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70-km-long walkathon in Nagaland demanding repeal of AFSPA
Dimapur: Hundreds of Nagas from different walks of life on Monday joined the two-day walkathon from Nagaland’s commercial hub Dimapur to state capital Kohima, a distance of more than 70 km, demanding…
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Minorities in India targeted by extremist groups: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday alleged that minorities in India were being targeted by extremist groups and warned that such an agenda “is a real and present threat” to…
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UP: Two arrested for displaying ‘Hindus-only’ posters along Ganga river
Two Bajrang Dal leaders were arrested by the Varanasi police for displaying posters with a message that “Only Hindus should visit ghats along the river Ganga”. The two, identified as Rajan Gupta…
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under home quarantine with “mild symptoms.” “I have tested positive for Corona today…
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Skoda launches all-new Kodiaq in India; check price, photos
Skoda India has reintroduced the Kodiaq SUV after four years with its latest designs and new features. The car is now available in showrooms across India at a price of 39.99 lakhs (ex-showroom,…
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India begins precaution dose drive, over 1 Cr SMS sent to beneficiaries
New Delhi: The drive for administering precaution dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced on Monday across the country. The COWIN portal has sent over one crore reminder messages…
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PM security breach: SC to form panel to probe lapse in Punjab
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to set up a panel, headed by a former apex court judge, to probe Prime Minister Narendra Modi security breach in Punjab last week.…
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COVID-19: India records 1,79,723 cases,146 deaths in last 24 hrs
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 1,79,723 coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so…