Assam Congress MLA Sushanta Borgohain Quits Party, Set To Join BJP

Two-time Assam MLA Sushanta Borgohain resigned from the primary membership of the Congress on Friday blaming the "internal political atmosphere" in the party. Mr Borgohain, MLA from Thowra seat in...

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AIIMS Chief On "Super-Spreader Events", Booster Doses And Vaccines

The pandemic is not yet over, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria reminded on Saturday as he spoke to NDTV about the link between the spike in fresh Covid cases in the hill states of Uttarakhand and...

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India's 'R-Value' Inching Up, Cause Of Concern: AIIMS Chief To NDTV

India's 'R-Value' is inching up, and it's a cause of concern, AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV on Saturday, stressing on the need of aggressive containment strategies in the parts of the...

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Assam's All-Party Delegation To Visit Delhi Amid Border Row With Mizoram

A 19-member all-party delegation of Assam assembly, headed by Speaker Biswajit Daimary, on Saturday decided to visit Delhi and urge the Centre to resolve the state's boundary dispute with Mizoram at...

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Titagarh Wagons' Italy Plant Rolls Out First Pune Metro Train

Titagarh Wagons Ltd on Saturday said its plant in Italy has rolled out the first train for Pune Metro coach, out of the 34 trains.

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German NGO Rescues Nearly 100 Migrants Overnight In Mediterranean

German NGO Sea-Watch said on Friday it had rescued nearly 100 migrants in the Mediterranean overnight, many of whom were injured, some with severe "fuel burns" - chemical burns caused by exposure to...

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DK Shivakumar Urges Basavaraj Bommai To Soon Start Mekedatu Dam Project

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief DK Shivakumar urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to immediately commence work on Mekedatu dam project.

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Dozen Homes Destroyed, 5 Hospitalised In Greece Forest Fire

Around a dozen homes burned and five people were hospitalised with breathing problems Saturday as firefighters fought a forest fire near Patras, Greece's third largest city, authorities said.

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Thousands Protest Against COVID-19 Health Pass In France

Thousands of people protested in Paris and other French cities on Saturday against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government as it...

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Millions Of Americans Risk Eviction As Virus Cases Spike

Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday as a nationwide ban on evictions expires, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political fingerpointing.

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US Military Aids Israel-Managed Tanker Attacked Off Oman

The US Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker attacked off Oman with two crew members killed, the U.S. military said on Saturday, adding the ship was most likely hit by a drone...

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Over 46.72 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses Administered In India, Says Centre

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 46.72 crore, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

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In Turkey Wildfire, Birth Of 'Miracle' Goat Defies Deadly Flames

When a wildfire spread to his village, Turkish farmer Sercan Bayat shouted at his cows to run from the flames and prayed for his own death rather than witness his animals perish.

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Water Supply In Parts Of Delhi To Be Affected Today Due To Repair Work

Water supply in parts of Delhi will be disrupted on Sunday due to repair work of leakage under Hauz Khas IIT flyover in the national capital, said Delhi Jal Board after a massive sinkhole was spotted...

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China, Australia Ramp Up Covid Curbs As Delta Variant Spreads

China and Australia ramped up Covid-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France against restrictions designed to stop the pandemic.

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Chinese Pop Star Kris Wu Detained On Suspicion Of Rape

A number of women have spoken out online, accusing Kris Wu's staff of predatory behaviour such as inviting them to boozy karaoke parties with the star.

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Man Arrested For Killing Wife In Delhi: Police

A man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly strangling his 30-year-old wife with a dupatta in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri, police said.

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Probe Launched Into Harassment Allegations Against IPS Officer: UP Police

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said it has launched a probe into allegations by a retired government official that a senior IPS officer has been harassing his daughter.

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'Inflation Due To Speech By Jawaharlal Nehru': Madhya Pradesh Minister

Minister for Medical Education Vishvas Sarang said that inflation is down and people's incomes have increased during the BJP rule.

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PM Modi To Launch Digital Payment Solution E-RUPI On August 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch e-RUPI, a person and purpose specific digital payment solution, on Monday via video conferencing, his office said.

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Yamuna Water Level Recedes Below 'Danger Mark' In Delhi

The water level in the Yamuna continued to recede as it went below the danger mark of 205.33 on Saturday, a day after the Delhi administration sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate...

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Over 46.72 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered So Far: Centre

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 46.72 crore, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

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Maharashtra's First Ever Zika Virus Case Reported In Pune District

Maharashtra has reported its first-ever case of Zika virus infection. The 50-year-old woman patient from Purandar area in Pune also tested positive for Chikungunya.

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3 Trekkers Missing In Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti, Search On

Those missing left for trekking to Ghepan Peak Lake on Monday and were supposed to come back on July 29.

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COVID-19 Delta Variant Not Specifically Targeting Children, Says WHO

The Delta variant of the coronavirus is not specifically targeting children, the World Health Organization said Friday.

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BJP MLA Suspension From Delhi Assembly Revoked After Opposition's Request

Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Friday suspended BJP MLA Om Prakash Sharma for the next session for disrupting proceedings of the House but revoked it following a request from Leader of the...

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Nurse Arrested For Allegedly Beating Up Infant In Delhi Hospital: Police

A nurse at a hospital in the national capital was arrested on Friday after she allegedly beat up a two-month-old and inflicted severe injuries on him.

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Jharkhand Government Serious About Probe Into Judge's Death: Hemant Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday said the government was serious on probe into the death of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand and will ensure justice to his family.

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Jharkhand Lawyers Abstain From Work To Protest Judge And Advocate's Death

The two auto drivers arrested in the Dhanbad judge hit-and-run case have been sent to five days custody, even as lawyers across Jharkhand abstained from work Friday to protest against alleged mowing...

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Open To Businessman Navneet Kalra To Assail Suspension Order: Delhi Court

The Delhi High Court said that businessman Navneet Kalra was free to assail in accordance with law the cancellation of the registration certificate to run his restaurants "Khan Chacha" and "Town Hall"...

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Indigenous Residential School Scandal Rocks Canada's Self-Image

As they learn more about their country's painful history of residential schools for indigenous children, many shocked Canadians are calling for further efforts to expose the truth as a way to move...

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Easing Lockdown, Not Following Covid Norms Behind Surge In Cases: Centre

Easing of lockdown combined with pandemic fatigue, lack of community adherence to Covid-appropriate behavior, and circulation of more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 can be attributed to the...

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Thieves Flee With "Substantial" Haul After Robbing Paris Jewellery Store

Two people armed with a Taser and tear gas robbed a Dinh Van jewellery store in central Paris on Friday before fleeing on foot, two police sources said, with one of the sources saying as much as 2...

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Over 3.8 Lakh People Without Photo IDs Vaccinated Via Co-WIN: Centre

As many as 3.83 lakh people without any photo ID documents have been vaccinated through Co-WIN till July 26, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said on Friday.

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Gautam Gambhir Seeks To Rename Yamuna Sports Complex After Bhagat Singh

East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir has urged the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to rename the Yamuna Sports Complex after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, saying this will be a "small step" in paying...

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US Treasury Ordered To Hand Donald Trump's Tax Records Over To Congress

The US Justice Department ordered the Treasury on Friday to hand former president Donald Trump's tax records over to Congress, in a major break in an investigation launched into Trump's finances in...

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Ozone Becoming More Widespread In Delhi-NCR Across All Seasons: Study

Ozone is becoming more widespread in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) across all seasons, according to a new analysis by Centre for Science an Environment (CSE) released on Friday.

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Resolve Covid Grievances Maximum Within 3 Days: Centre To All Departments

The Centre has asked all departments to give high priority to COVID-19 public grievances and resolve them within a maximum of three days, according to an official order.

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Shots Fired Outside Berlin Store In Germany, 4 Injured: Report

Shots were fired in a violent clash at a store car park in northern Berlin on Friday, leaving four people injured, the Berliner Zeitung reported.

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Don't Pay GST Till Demands Are Met, PM's Brother Tells Traders On Protest

Prahlad Modi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother and vice-president of All-India Fair Price Shop Association, today asked traders not to pay GST till their demands are met by authorities and...

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Man Gets Suspended Jail Term For Assaulting England's Medical Officer

A man was handed a suspended prison term and ordered to pay £100 ($139, 117 euros) in compensation on Friday for assaulting England's chief medical officer.

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Here's Your Guide To A Healthy Monsoon Diet: Know What To Avoid, Reduce And Include

Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar shared a video detailing an important monsoon food guide to follow in order to get the best nutrition this rainy season.

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Mamata Banerjee's "Democracy Will Go On" Comment Before Leaving Delhi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left Delhi today after a five-day visit packed with meetings with opposition leaders including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

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Woman Drives For Months In US With Two Dead Children In Car; Arrested

An American motorist was arrested with the bodies of her young nephew and niece in the trunk of her car, police said Friday, after making the macabre discovery during a routine traffic stop.

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"Covid Under Control But Running Out Of Vaccines": Kerala Health Minister

Batting for her state's Covid pandemic performance, Kerala Health Minister Veena George, under fire for the rising number of new cases, reiterated her government's stand this this trend was expected....

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Two Crew Members Killed In Attack On Israel-Linked Oil Tanker Off Oman

Two crew members of an oil tanker managed by a company owned by a prominent Israeli businessman were killed in an attack off Oman, the vessel's London-based operator said Friday.

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6.4 Crore Covid Vaccines Sent Abroad From January 12 To July 22: Centre

India dispatched approximately 6.4 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to foreign countries from January 12 to July 22, the government informed Parliament on Thursday.

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Security Forces Shoot Down 2 Terrorists in Arunachal, Recover Arms

Security forces gunned down two militants of the NSCN (K-YA), a faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang, during a joint operation in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh,...

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Javed Akhtar Meets Mamata Banerjee, Says ''India Needs Change''

Javed Akhtar said there should be a "change in the country" and it is the history of Bengal that the state had led the revolutionary movements.

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Eye On 2022 Polls, BJP To Start UP Outreach Plan With 7 New Ministers

Ahead of next year's Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP will carry out an outreach programme through newly inducted seven Union ministers from the state in over 200 assembly segments, sources...

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Air India Sold Its 115 Properties For Rs 738 Crore Since 2015: Government

Air India has sold its 115 properties for Rs 738 crore since 2015 to offset its debt, Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh said on Thursday.

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Three Arrested In Rajasthan Administrative Services Exam Bribery Case

The ACB in Jodhpur arrested three people in a bribery case, under which Rs 20 lakh was allegedly demanded to ensure that a candidate get over 70 per cent marks in an interview for selection to the...

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"Escapist Attitude": Assam BJP Blames Congress For Border Disputes

The ruling BJP in Assam today blamed the previous Congress governments for the state's long-pending boundary disputes with its neighbours, and said that the party had adopted an escapist attitude to...

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LinkedIn Allows Staff To Work Fully Remote, Removes In-Office Expectation

LinkedIn will allow employees to opt for full-time remote work or a hybrid option as offices gradually reopen, Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson told Reuters.

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500 People, Groups Seek Supreme Court's Intervention In Pegasus Matter

Over 500 individuals and groups have written to Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, seeking immediate intervention of Supreme Court in the alleged Pegasus snooping matter

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Businessman Raj Kundra Was Not Cooperating: Police On Challenge To Arrest

Businessman Raj Kundra was arrested because he was not cooperating with the investigation into the production of and streaming of pornographic films, the Bombay High Court was told by the Mumbai...

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Madhya Pradesh Man Poses As Amit Shah's Relative At Airport, Case Filed

Police on Thursday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a man who posed as a relative of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and tricked the city-based international airport's management to...

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India's Covid R-Value Climbing Steadily, Kerala And Northeast At Top

The R-factor, which indicates the speed at which COVID-19 infection is spreading in the country, is climbing steadily with Kerala and the Northeastern states occupying top spots and fuelling worries...

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"Taliban Verified Danish Siddiqui's Identity, Then Executed Him": Report

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was not simply killed in a crossfire in Afghanistan. He was also not a collateral damage, but was "brutally murdered" by the Taliban after...

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Thieves Break Into 1,200-Year-Old Gujarat Temple In Search Of Treasure

Believing in rumours about a hidden treasure, some unidentified persons dug up the sanctum sanctorum of a 1,200-year-old Shiva temple in a remote place in Thangadh taluka of Gujarat's Surendranagar...

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Court Grants Interim Protection To Journalist In Money Laundering Case

On June 21, the high court had directed the Enforcement Directorate not to take coercive action against the news portal as well as its editor-in-chief in connection with the case.

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Case Against Maharashtra MLA's Sons After Over 2,000 Attend Their Wedding

Police in Maharashtra's Solapur district have registered a case against the two sons of MLA Rajendra Raut for a violation of COVID-19 norms during their wedding which was, allegedly, attended by over...

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Days After Border Violence, Assam Advises People Not To Travel To Mizoram

People of Assam are advised not to travel to Mizoram as any threat to their personal safety cannot be accepted, the Assam government said in an advisory today, pointing to the violence at the border...

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Poll Panel's Proposals For Reforms Under Consideration, Says Centre

Various proposals of the Election Commission (EC) for electoral reforms, including seeding of the electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem, are under the government's consideration, Parliament...

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Legal Services Body In Bengal Gets Its First Transgender Advocate

West Bengal Legal Services Authority has got its first transgender advocate with the empanelment of Ankani Biswas by Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, its member secretary Raju...

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Call Sign Of Indian Planes Still 'Viceroy Territory'. Centre Explains Why

Changing the VT code (call sign) of the Indian airplanes will have a big financial implication on domestic carriers as all aircraft would have to be grounded till those are repainted with the new...

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Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Would Take Time, Indicates Basavaraj Bommai

Indicating that expansion of his Cabinet may take some time, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said he will discuss it with the party's central leadership.

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''Orange Alert'' In Rajasthan; Heavy Rainfall Expected: Weather Department

The active southwest monsoon will gain more intensity in the coming days due to which heavy to very heavy rain in Nagaur, Sikar and Ajmer districts is likely on Friday, it said.

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Bombay High Court Adjourns Hearing In Tarun Tejpal Case Till August 10

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned to August 10 the hearing on the appeal filed by the state government against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a rape case.

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Survey Of India Carried Out Andhra, Karnataka Demarcation: Minister

About 76 Inter-State Border Pillars for demarcation with the responsibility of Andhra Pradesh government and odd number pillars with the Karnataka govt have been constructed, he added.

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UP Woman Dies After Doctors Left Cloth In Stomach During Operation

A woman, who was taken seriously ill after doctors at Government Medical College here allegedly left a piece of cloth in her stomach during a cesarean operation, has died during treatment in a Lucknow...

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Congress Slams Madhya Pradesh's Plan To Print PM's Picture On Ration Bags

The Madhya Pradesh government's plan to distribute ration in bags bearing the pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the next month has not gone...

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Rape Accused Hangs Himself In Police Lockup In UP, 3 Cops Suspended

A rape-accused man allegedly died by hanging himself in the lockup of Maudaha Kotwali police station here with three policemen placed under suspension, officials said on Wednesday.

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Woman Set Ablaze After Quarrel By Partner In Odisha: Police

The accused quarreled with the victim near an abandoned house following which he allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire, the police said.

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PM Interacts With Representatives Of Religious Organizations On COVID-19

PM Modi appreciated the work done by representatives of religious and social organisations to combat challenges posed by Covid-19.

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Google Requires Employee Vaccinations, Pushes Back Reopening

Google on Wednesday slowed its plan to get campuses back up and running, and said workers returning to offices will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

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Israel Approves COVID-19 Vaccines For At Risk Children Aged 5-11

Children in Israel aged five to 11 at risk of serious health complications can be vaccinated against Covid-19 as of August 1, Israeli health officials said Wednesday.

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Cop Helps UP Woman Deliver Baby On Road

A woman police constable came to the rescue of a pregnant woman, helping her deliver a baby on road as an ambulance could not be arranged immediately, an official said on Wednesday.

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India Has Received 26 Rafale Aircraft Till Date, Says Government

India has so far received 26 Rafale aircraft out of the 36 it has ordered from Dassault Aviation, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said Wednesday.

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Phone Interception Done With Maharashtra Government's Permission: Top Cop

Senior IPS officer Rashmi Shukla on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the Maharashtra government had given its permission for interception of certain phone numbers to authenticate complaints...

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Firms In Tamil Nadu Pledge A Million Free Vaccines In Private Hospitals

A million people in Tamil Nadu would get free COVID-19 vaccines at private hospitals before the end of this year. Companies in the state, largely around 1,500 of them, have pledged to fund this drive...

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Woman Jailed For Swapping Diamonds Worth 4.2 Million Pounds For Pebbles

A jewel thief was jailed for more than five years in Britain on Wednesday for stealing millions of pounds worth of diamonds by switching them with pebbles in a daring sleight of hand.

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BJP's Nishikant Dubey Demands Shashi Tharoor's Removal As IT Panel Head

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday demanded the removal of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor as the head of the Parliamentary panel on Information Technology, alleging that he was using his position in...

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Bangladesh Evacuates 10,000 Rohingya After Landslides, Floods

Bangladesh has evacuated 10,000 Rohingya from around refugee camps on the Myanmar border after monsoon landslides and flash floods killed at least 14 people, officials said Wednesday.

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Centre Asks States To Conduct Sero Surveys For District-Level Data

The Centre has advised all states and Union territories to conduct seroprevalence surveys in consultation with the ICMR to generate district-level data on seroprevalence which is essential in...

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Russian Police Raid Home Of Investigative Journalist Over Slander Case

Russian police took Roman Dobrokhotov, editor-in-chief of investigative media outlet The Insider, in for questioning over a slander case and searched his home on Wednesday, moves allies said were part...

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Cloudburst A Local Event, Difficult To Predict: Experts

With Himachal Pradesh and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh being hit by cloudbursts, experts on Wednesday said predicting this disaster is difficult as it is mostly a localised event...

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Bones Found In Pyrenees Mountains Can Be Of Missing Hiker's: Report

Human bones found in the Pyrenees mountains on the border between France and Spain could belong to a British hiker who went missing in November, a source close to the investigation said Wednesday.

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More Than 50 Lakh Toilets To Be Built Under Swachh Bharat Mission Phase 2

Programme implementation under phase two of Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) this fiscal will see the building of over 50 lakh individual household toilets and one lakh community toilets, Union Jal...

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"Excellent": PM Shares Video Of "Over 3000 Blackbucks" Crossing A Road

Thousands of blackbucks were seen crossing a road at a national park in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district in a stunning video shared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Excellent!" was how PM Modi described...

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"Khela Hobe" Across India: Mamata Banerjee's Warning For Next Elections

There will be "khela" across the country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today as she threw down the gauntlet to the BJP with her now-famous election war cry of "Khela hobe" (game is...

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Bodies Of Three Missing Mountaineers Spotted On Mount K2

The bodies of three mountaineers who died during a winter expedition on MountK2 have been found months after they went missing while scaling the world's second-highest peak, officials said Tuesday.

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Till July 16, Centre Sought Procurement Of 100.6 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses

The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that till July 16 it has sent communications to HLL, the procurement agency, for buying about 100.6 crore doses of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines.

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Delhi Man Snatches Woman's Earrings To Celebrate His Birthday, Held: Cops

A 31-year-old junior engineer was arrested for allegedly snatching the gold earrings of a woman in Delhi's Mansarovar Park area and selling them to meet expenses for his birthday celebrations, police...

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Joe Biden Names Longtime Aide As European Union Envoy As Ties Grow

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated his longtime aide Mark Gitenstein as ambassador to the European Union as his administration looks to prioritize relations with the 27-nation bloc.

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Chile's Ancient Mummies Added To UN Heritage List

Chile's Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world to have been purposefully preserved by humans, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Tuesday.

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Rajnath Singh Begins 3-Day Visit To Dushanbe To Attend SCO Meet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to pitch for concerted efforts to deal with terrorism and other security challenges facing the region at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

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Sydney Braces For Extended COVID-19 Lockdown As Rest Of Australia Opens

Australian officials are set to extend a COVID-19 lockdown in the country's largest city, Sydney, as new cases remain stubbornly high despite a month under strict stay-home orders, while Victoria and...

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Joe Biden Accuses Russia Trying To Disrupt 2022 Elections

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday accused his Russian counterpart of seeking to disrupt the 2022 congressional elections by spreading "misinformation."

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Vaccinated People In High Covid-Risk Areas Of US Need To Mask Again

People vaccinated against Covid-19 in high-risk parts of the United States should resume wearing masks indoors, the top health authority said Tuesday.

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Car On Discount Promise Used To Dupe Hundreds, 7 Arrested: Delhi Police

The Delhi Police has busted a fake call centre running in Rohini and arrested seven people for allegedly duping hundreds by obtaining their bank account details on the promise of providing them with...

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Pune Man Arrested For Forcibly Taking Technician Home To Restore Power

A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Pune district for allegedly beating up a technician of the state power distribution firm and forcibly taking him home to restore the electricity supply.

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Jharkhand Police To Visit Delhi To Probe "Bid To Topple" State Government

A team of Jharkhand Police will visit Delhi in connection with an investigation into the alleged attempt to topple the coalition government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, sources said.

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US Handed Over Seven Facilities To Afghan Military: Pentagon

US has handed over as many as 7 facilities to Afghan military, Central Command said on Tuesday, asserting that America has completed more than 95 per cent of its troop withdrawal and has entered the...

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Panel Recommends Nod To Serum Institute For Covid Jab Trials On Children

An expert panel of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation today recommended granting permission to Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2/3 trials of Covovax on children aged 2...

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Jagan Reddy Pulls Up Officials, Says Performance Of Some ''Very Bad''

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today pulled up bureaucrats, saying the performance of some of them was "very bad" and "not acceptable".

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Pregnant Women Need Bail, Not Jail: Himachal Pradesh High Court

Pregnant women need bail and not jail, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed while granting anticipatory bail to a seven-month pregnant woman facing possible arrest under a drugs-related...

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Centre Approves Financial Aid For Karnataka, Maharashtra Floods

The Central Government on Tuesday approved Rs 62,903 lakhs financial assistance as relief in view of flood and landslides in Karnataka in 2020 and Rs 70,100 lakhs for Maharashtra for assistance for...

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100 mm Rain In Delhi In 3 Hours, This July Most Rainy For City Since 2003

Delhi woke up to a downpour for the second time in a week, this time recording record rainfall of 100 mm in three hours.

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Jet Airways Founder Naresh Goyal Among Potential Pegasus Targets: Report

The potential targets of Pegasus included former chairman of Jet Airways Naresh Goyal, SpiceJet managing director Ajay Singh, Essar Group's Prashant Ruia and some top PSU officials, according to the...

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Ajit Pawar To Discuss Building Of Flyovers On Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said he will speak to Union minister Nitin Gadkari about possibility of building flyovers on Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway stretch passing through Kolhapur for...

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Sharad Pawar Over Likely Causes Of Maharashtra Floods

Amid a debate over the likely causes of floods in many areas in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said various structures had been constructed inside the flood lines of most of the rivers...

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'Grabbed, Beaten, Tased': Police Recount US Capitol Riot

Attacked with their own weapons, racially-abused and left fearing for their lives: US police officers on Tuesday described harrowing acts of violence from supporters of Donald Trump who stormed the US...

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President Greets Audience In Kashmiri At Convocation Ceremony In Srinagar

"Mei sapaz khushi tuhi meelith (I feel happy to meet you all) " - this is how President Ram Nath Kovind began his speech at the convocation ceremony of the University of Kashmir in Srinagar on Tuesday

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Heavy Rain Forecast In Odisha Over Next 3 Days: Weather Office

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain in Odisha over the next three days as a low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday.

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'Hegemony Or Territorial Expansion Simply Not In Our DNA': China Tells US

The desire to seek hegemony or territorial expansion is "simply not in the Chinese DNA", Chine Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told his American counterpart, Wendy Sherman, on Monday.

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Religious Code Violated During Pushkar Dhami's Gurdwara Visit : Sikh Body

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Monday claimed that the religious code of conduct was violated during Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's recent visit to Gurdwara Sri...

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Kerala Diocese Launches Welfare Scheme For Families With Over 5 Children

A Catholic church diocese under the Syro-Malabar church in central Kerala has announced a welfare scheme for families with five or more children - a move being seen as encouraging the community to...

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Promotion, Rs 2 Crore For Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu After Olympic Silver

Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw felicitated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday for winning a Silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, and announced a reward of Rs 2 crore and promotion in the...

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Gujarat College Ragging: 2 Resident Doctors Sacked, 5 Students Expelled

Two junior resident doctors of a medical college in Gujarat's Vadodara were sacked and five third-year MBBS students were expelled from the hostel for their alleged involvement in ragging around 60...

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Man Kills Father's Alleged Murderer In UP: Police

A man killed his father's alleged murderer in Uttar Pradesh's Surwayan area, the police said on Monday.

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NDA Ally, Snubbed In UP Over Phoolan Devi's Statue, Skips Bihar Meet

Vikassheel Insaan Party Chief Mukesh Sahni skipped a meeting of the NDA in Patna Monday - a day after he was stopped on his way to install a statue of Phoolan Devi in Varanasi ahead of the UP polls.

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World Bank To Finance Extra COVID-19 Vaccines For Poorer Nations

A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, the scheme announced Monday.

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Germany To Warn Of Future Floods With Mobile Phone Alerts

Germany will issue mobile phone alerts in the future to inform citizens of impending dangers, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Monday after deadly floods prompted a rethink of the country's...

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No Official Estimate Of Money Put In Swiss Banks In Last Decade: Centre

The government has no official estimate of black money stashed in the Swiss Bank over the last 10 years, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday.

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Teacher Suspended For Using Abusive Language Against Shivraj Chouhan

A teacher was suspended in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district for allegedly using abusive language against state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while venting out anger over the closure of schools.

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Bhutan Vaccinates Most Of Its Population After Donations

Bhutan has inoculated most of its eligible population with second doses of Covid-19 vaccinations in a week, in a speedy rollout hailed by UNICEF on Monday as a "success story" for international...

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"2-5 Din Ka Mehmaan": Rajasthan Congress Chief Hints He May Be Dropped

Ahead of a likely Cabinet expansion in Rajasthan, school education minister and state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra is heard saying in a video clip that he may have to step down from his...

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In French First, Same-Sex Protestant Pastors Get Married

France's Protestant church has celebrated its first wedding of same-sex pastors, authorities said Monday, six years after gay clergy first won the right to marry.

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CISF Jawan, Official Honoured For Saving Life Of Woman At Metro Station

A CISF jawan who saved the life of a 23-year-old woman, who was attempting suicide at a Delhi Metro station in Faridabad recently, has been honoured with a cash reward and commendation letter by the...

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Ujjain Temple Stampede Amid VIP Visits Injures Many, Covid Rules Broken

The first Monday of the Hindu month of Shravan, which fell today, happens to be a holy month for Ujjain' Mahakaleshwar Siva temple. The smooth flow of the crowd was affected by VIP visits, leading to...

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Do Vaccinated People Need To Go Back To Masking? What Experts Say

With the Delta variant pushing US Covid cases back up, fully vaccinated people are wondering whether they need to start masking indoors again.

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CBI Takes Over Probe Into Death Of UP School Student 3 Years Ago

The CBI on Monday took over investigation into the mysterious death of a Class 11 student of Navodaya Vidyalaya in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh three years ago, officials said.

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US To Maintain "Existing Travel Restrictions" Due To Rising Delta Cases

The United States said Monday it would maintain restrictions on international travel into the country, sidestepping European pressure, as cases rise of the Covid-19 Delta variant.

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Bike-Lifting Gang Busted In Delhi-NCR, Five Arrested: Police

With the arrest of five men, the Noida Police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang that stole two-wheelers in Delhi-NCR and used them in street crimes.

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"What Transpired At Amit Shah Meet?": Congress Over Northeast Violence

The Congress hit out at the BJP over the violence at the Assam-Mizoram border that claimed lives of six police personnel, stating that it was a matter of disgrace that the tensions escalated within a...

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Haryana Man Arrested For Harassing Woman On Social Media: Police

A 19-year-old mechanic was arrested from Haryana's Faridabad for allegedly harassing a woman here and sending obscene videos to her social media account, police said on Monday.

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Kerala Suspends Vaccination, Minister says "Zero Vaccine Stocks"

Kerala has to stop vaccination as many of its districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, are running dry of vaccine, state Health Minister Veena George said today.

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Magnitude 4 Earthquake Strikes Near Hyderabad In Andhra Pradesh

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 was reported near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh on Monday morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

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South Africa Has "Largely" Passed Peak Of Third Covid Wave: President

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the country had "largely" passed the peak of its third coronavirus wave and eased restrictions, including a ban on alcohol sales.

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US General Vows To Continue Air Strikes Supporting Afghan Troops

The United States will continue air strikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday, as the insurgents press on with offensives across the country.

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London Cops "Dealing With Numerous Floods In The East" As Storms Roll In

Buses and cars were left stranded when roads across London flooded on Sunday, as repeated thunderstorms battered the British capital.

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No Pathway To Reach Paris Agreement Goal Without G20 Leadership: UN Chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres Sunday called on the Group of Twenty (G20) countries on the issue of climate action, adding that he sees no pathway to reach Paris Agreement's 1.5 degrees Celsius goal...

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Over 3.6 Lakh Evacuated From Shanghai As City Faces Typhoon In-Fa

Typhoon In-Fa stalled traffic in Shanghai and forced the evacuation of over 3,60,000 people from coastal areas, local media reported Sunday.

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BJP MP Apologises After Angry Facebook Outbursts Against Senior Leaders

Days after angry outbursts on social media against BJP leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Dilip Ghosh, Bengal BJP's youth wing chief Saumitra Khan Sunday offered a public apology for his remarks and vowed...

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Trinamool Welcomes Congress Tweet On Pegasus Snooping Row

Amid the ongoing row over suspected Pegasus snooping, a tweet by the Congress underlining that TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee was "targeted" by the spyware as "the Modi government's insecurities are...

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Magnitude 4 Earthquake Hits Sikkim

An earthquake of magnitude-4 jolted Sikkim Sunday evening, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property, officials said.

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"There Is Proposal To Increase Strength Of Lok Sabha," Claims Congress

Congress' Manish Tewari claimed that there is a proposal to increase the strength of Lok Sabha to 1000 or more and sought public consultation before its implementation. His remarks come amid the...

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BJP's Return Showed Assam Rejected 'Andolan' And 'Atankwad': Amit Shah

Bundling protests ("andolan") and terrorism ("atankwad") together once again, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the victory of the BJP in the March-April election in Assam indicated the...

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Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway Shut For 3rd Day Due To Rain, Vehicles Stranded

The Mumbai-Bengaluru highway continued to be shut for vehicular traffic for the third day on Sunday as its stretch near Shiroli village in rain-battered Kolhapur district of Maharashtra remained...

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Case Against Ex-AIADMK Leader Over Alleged Illegal Property Deals

MR Vijayabhaskar, former AIADMK Minister, acquired properties in the name of two partnership firms, a First Information Report lodged against him by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption...

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"How's The Josh?": Army's Video Of Bike Rally Dedicated To Kargil Martyrs

To commemorate the 22nd Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Army undertook two mega bike rallies traversing more than 1,000 km in treacherous mountains of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh

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Navy Chief Karambir Singh Attends Russian Navy's 325th Anniversary Parade

Indian Ambassador to Russia DB Venkatesh Varma also attended the parade on Sunday.

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"Not A Candidate For...": Chhattisgarh MLA Accuses Minister Of Murder Bid

Tussle within the Chhattisgarh Congress has spilled onto the street following a road rage incident involving a tribal MLA and a relative of state Health Minister T S Singh Deo.

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Minutes Before She Died In Himachal Landslide, Doctor Tweeted This Photo

An Ayurveda doctor from Jaipur was among the nine tourists who died after their vehicle was hit by falling rocks due to a massive landslide in the mountainous Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on...

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Fake Job Call Centre Busted, 12 Arrested In Delhi: Cops

The accused have allegedly cheated hundreds of people mainly from south India, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand.

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16 Additional Metro Gates To Be Operational From Monday In Delhi

After Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) allowed Delhi Metro to run at 100 per cent capacity, sixteen additional entry gates of metro stations will be made operational from Monday.

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Seafarers' Body Says China Blocking Ships With Indians, Seeks Centre Help

Alleging that China is "not allowing" entry of ships with Indian crew onboard, All India Seafarer & General Workers Union has sought the central government's help in saving the jobs of thousands of...

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OnePlus Nord 2 5G Goes on Sale: Price in India, Specifications

OnePlus Nord 2 5G has gone on sale in India today (July 26). The OnePlus phone comes as a successor to the original OnePlus Nord that was launched last year. The OnePlus Nord 2 is available for...

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Maharashtra Reports 6,843 New Coronavirus Cases, 123 Deaths

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 6,843 new coronavirus positive cases and 123 fatalities, raising the overall tally to 62,64,922 and the deaths to 1,31,552, the state health department said.

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Sultry Weather Conditions In Delhi, Maximum Temprature 37.3 Degree

The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 33 and 29 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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UK Will Be Exposed To Paying Pandemic Cost Risks For Decades: Report

The British government will be exposed to financial risks from its 372 billion pound pandemic spending for decades, according to lawmakers' reports on Sunday that also said more than 2 billion pounds...

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Neighbourhood First: India Delivers Medical Oxygen To Bangladesh

Keeping with India's Neighbourhood First policy, Indian Railways on Saturday delivered medical oxygen to Bangladesh amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rajasthan Government Teacher Sends Lewd Texts To Student, Beaten Up: Cops

A government school teacher was thrashed by villagers for allegedly sending obscene messages and videos to a Class 10 student in Rajasthan's Sikar district, the police said on Saturday.

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Drug Dealer Injured In Encounter In Assam While Allegedly Trying To Flee

A drug peddler and two policemen were injured in a gunfight in Assam's Karimganj district on Saturday, the police said.

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BJP Links Trinamool's "Khela Hobe Divas" To Direct Action Day Of 1946

The BJP Bengal unit Saturday objected to the TMC government's plan to observe the "Khela Hobe Divas" on August 16, stating that the Muslim League had proclaimed the Direct Action Day on this day in...

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Haryana Officials Dismantle Manohar Lal Khattar's Temple Built By Locals

A "temple" of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar built by locals in the state's Narnaul district was demolished Saturday, municipal officials said.

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Man Posing As UP Cop To Impress Girlfriend, Arrested In Delhi: Official

Ajay, a resident of Mathura in UP, came in contact with a girl and to impress her, he impersonated as a UP Police sub-inspector, police said.

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Mobile Phone Snatching Gang Busted In UP, 4 Minors Detained

A mobile phone snatching gang was busted with the arrest of four people in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Saturday.

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2 More Test Positive For Zika In Kerala; Total Now 46

The 46th Zika virus cases was confirmed in tests conducted at the virology lab of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.

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Engineers, Postgraduates Among 8,000 For "Dom" Posts At Kolkata Hospital

The hopital has called 784 candidates, including 84 women, for a written test scheduled on August 1.

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Mega Block For Mumbai's Harbour Line Today

The Central Railway has announced a halt of operations on the Harbour Line in Mumbai on Sunday.

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Mamata Banerjee To Meet Cabinet Monday Before Leaving For Delhi: Report

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a special Cabinet meeting Monday before leaving for the national capital, sources in the government said Saturday.

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Woman Constable Killed In Violence Over Alleged Custodial Death In Bihar

A woman constable died after being run over by a vehicle in Bihar's Jehanabad while trying to quell a crowd of angry people - protesting against a custodial death - took to heavy stone-throwing and...

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Police In UP's Noida Reunite 78 Children With Parents

Under Operation Muskan, as many as 78 children languishing in shelter homes have been reunited with their families in a period of one month.

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Th Muivah, At Helm Of Talks With Centre On Naga Issue, Hospitalised

General secretary of the insurgent group NSCN(IM), Th Muivah, has been hospitalised in Dimapur, official sources informed late on Saturday night.

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"Best Assurance'" From UK On Vijay Mallya Extradition: Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said here today that India has made its best case on Vijay Mallya being wanted for economic offences and the Indian government has the "best assurance" from...

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Rock Art Hima Added As Saudi Arabia's 6th UNESCO World Heritage Site

A sixth site in Saudi Arabia has been added to UNESCO's world heritage list, the UN organisation announced on Saturday.

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Fire At Farmers' Protest Site On Singhu Border, Tent Damaged: Police

A tent was damaged as a fire broke out at the farmers' protest site on the Delhi's Singhu border on Saturday, police said.

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Sedition, Anti-Terror Laws Misused To Stifle Dissent: Former Judges

Four former Supreme Court judges batted for repeal of penal provision on sedition and stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) saying these are usually misused to stifle dissent and quell...

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In India's Biggest Arms Licence Scam, J&K District Magistrates In CBI Net

Several district magistrates in Jammu and Kashmir in collusion with arms dealers had issued illegal gun licences going back as far as 2012, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Saturday...

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Iraqi PM To Meet Joe Biden, Focus On US Troop Withdrawal

Weakened by pro-Iran factions at home, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi will meet with US President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss a possible full US troop withdrawal from his country.

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'Great Spas Of Europe' Added To World Heritage List

A group of major European spa towns was added to the highly prized World Heritage list on Saturday for their "exceptional testimony to the European spa phenomenon" from the 18th century to the 1930s,...

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India Raises Jammu Drone Activities At Border Forces' Meet With Pakistan

India today lodged a strong protest over drone activities by Pakistan authorities in Jammu areas during a sector commander-level meeting between the Border Security Force and the Pakistan Rangers,...

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UN Urges China To Cooperate With WHO On 2nd Phase Of Covid Origins Probe

The United Nations Friday called on all member states, including China, to fully cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO) amid Beijing's rejection of a further probe into the origins of the...

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Death Penalty For Madhya Pradesh Man For Rape, Murder Of Underage Girl

A court in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man to death for killing an underage girl after raping her over two years ago, the prosecution said.

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Allahabad Court Relief To Man Charged For Facebook Post On Wife's Death

The Allahabad High Court has stayed criminal proceedings against a man charged for his Facebook post expressing anguish over his wife's death during treatment at a hospital.

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Nearly 1,000 Houses Damaged, Hundreds Evacuated In Flood-Hit Goa

One person died, around 1,000 houses were damaged and hundreds of people evacuated from low-lying parts inundated due to heavy rains and overflowing of rivers as Goa on Friday reeled under one of the...

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Calcutta Court Proposes Measures For Safety Of Women, Transgender People

To ensure the safety and security of women and transgender people in public transport system, the Calcutta High Court on Friday proposed a slew of measures, including installation of CCTV cameras in...

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Army Deploys 15 Rescue Teams In Maharashtra For Flood Relief

With heavy rains wreaking havoc in Maharashtra, the Indian Army has mobilized its teams to assist the local administration in flood-affected areas, it said on Friday.

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Trinamool MLA's Wife Robbed Of Cash, Gold Coins, Phone In Delhi: Police

A bag with around Rs 2 lakh in cash, a gold coin and documents belonging to Trinamool Congress MLA Vivek Gupta's wife was stolen from her car near the Defence Colony flyover in south Delhi Friday, the...

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Facebook, YouTube Responsible For Vaccine Misinformation: White House

A White House official said: "Facebook and YouTube... are the judge, the jury and the executioner when it comes to what is going on in their platforms."

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"It Is Resolved": Rahul Gandhi On Punjab Congress Infighting

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday said the infighting in the party's Punjab unit has been resolved.

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43 Arrested, 5 Cases Registered So Far During Farm Protest: Minister

The Delhi Police has arrested 43 persons and registered five cases so far during the ongoing farmer agitation against the Centre's farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed...

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Great Barrier Reef Avoids UNESCO "In Danger" Listing

Great Barrier Reef remains a vital tourist draw for Australia, which had feared an "in danger" label could deter post-pandemic visitors.

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Frenchman Seeks Macron's Help Over "Abduction" Of His Children In Japan

Vincent Fichot aims to draw attention to the plight of parents like him who are denied custody or even visitation rights.

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Rs 5 Lakh Aid For Families Of Those Killed In Maharashtra Landslides

The Maharashtra government on Friday announced a compensation of Rs five lakh each to the families of people who have died in landslides triggered by heavy rains in different parts of the state.

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UK Warns Of Increased Risk Of Covid Reinfection With Delta Variant

In UK, 3,692 people have been hospitalised with the Delta variant, of whom 2,152 (58.3 per cent) were unvaccinated and 843 (22.8 per cent) were fully vaccinated.

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Assam, Meghalaya To Work For Resolving State Border Disputes In 12 Areas

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma have decided of moving from maintaining status quo to finding a solution to the inter-state border dispute.

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Coronil Allowed As Supporting Measure In Covid Management: Centre

The State Licensing Authority of Uttarakhand has granted license for Coronil tablet to be used as supporting measure in the management of COVID-19 without claiming cure following the advice of a...

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Watch: Train Hit By Landslide After Massive Rain, Goes Off Tracks In Goa

A passenger train from Karnataka's Mangaluru to Mumbai was hit by a landslide in Goa on Friday, dramatic pictures showed, on a day when more than 100 were killed in Western and Southern India after...

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Working To Boost Connectivity, Comfort In Aviation: PM Narendra Modi

"e are working towards boosting connectivity and comfort as far as the aviation sector is concerned," PM Narendra Modi said.

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Green Corridor Helps Trasport Liver In Minutes To Border Force Constable

A 42-year-old BSF constable awaiting a liver transplant got a new lease of life on Friday when the organ reached him after being harvested from a 70-year-old donor and transported through a stretch of...

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AYUSH-64 Helpful In Treating Asymptomatic, Mild Covid As Adjunct: Centre

Scientists of reputed research institutions of the country have found AYUSH-64, a polyherbal formulation, helpful in the treatment of asymptomatic, mild and moderate COVID-19 infection as an adjunct...

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Marginal Difference In Vaccines' Purchase Price For Centre: Government

The Centre is purchasing Covishield and Covaxin doses at the rate of Rs 205 and Rs 215 per dose, respectively, and there is only a marginal difference in the purchase price of the two vaccines for the...

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Man Who Was Attacked, Stalked By Bear For A Week Rescued In Alaska

A man who fended off attacks from a wild grizzly bear for a week straight in the Alaskan wilderness is recovering from his injuries after he was found stranded at an encampment, the US Coast Guard...

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Booth Capturing, Bogus Voting Should Be Dealt With Iron Hands: Top Court

Any attempt of booth capturing or bogus voting should be dealt with iron hands because it ultimately affects the rule of law and democracy, the Supreme Court said on Friday while dismissing appeal of...

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Afghan President Calls Danish Siddiqui's Father, Extends Condolences

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Thursday conveyed his condolences to the family and friends of killed Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui on phone.

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Delhi Man Arrested For Luring Women Into Sending Nude Pics, Videos: Cops

A man has been arrested for allegedly befriending women from South Asian countries online and luring them into sending their nude photos and videos in exchange for money, the police said.

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Two Chinese "Agents" Charged In US For Targeting Beijing Opponents

The US Justice Department announced Thursday the indictment of two further alleged Chinese agents for their roles in an operation targeting Beijing's opponents in the United States.

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Websites Back Up After Brief Global Outage Linked To Akamai

Many websites were briefly down in an outage sparked by a glitch in Akamai Technologies Inc's systems, the second major disruption linked to the cloud company in about a month.

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Looked Only At Financial Transactions Of Dainik Bhaskar: Tax Department

The Income Tax Department Thursday rejected allegations that its officials "suggested changes" in news stories while they conducted raids at multiple offices of the Dainik Bhaskar media group on...

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Encounter Breaks Out Between Terrorists, Security Forces In Baramulla

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district Thursday, the police said.

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Reserve Bank Mulling Pilot Launch Of Digital Currency: Deputy Governor

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is working on a phased implementation strategy for its own digital currency and is in the process of launching it in wholesale and retail segments in the near future,...

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French Ex-Diplomat Saw "Potential For Misuse" Working At Pegasus Firm

Few outsiders are granted access to the ultra-secretive world of NSO Group, the Israeli maker of the Pegasus spyware at the heart of a global phone hacking scandal. Gerard Araud, a former French...

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Court Seeks Delhi Government's Response On Plea Against New Excise Policy

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response from Delhi government on a fresh petition challenging the New Excise Policy 2021.

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Claim Of "No Deaths Due To Lack Of Oxygen" Very Unfortunate: Mayawati

Mayawati said the claim of "no deaths due to lack of oxygen" during the COVID-19 second wave was very unfortunate and sad, and added that such statements were creating distrust among people of the...

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China Rejects WHO Plan For Second Phase Of COVID-19 Origins Probe

China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis it could have escaped from a...

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3 Different COvid Strains Detected Among 75 Patients In Mizoram: Report

At least three different COVID-19 strains have been detected among 75 patients from Mizoram whose samples were randomly selected and sent for whole genome sequencing, a health official said on...

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PM Discusses Maharashtra Flood Situation With Uddhav Thackeray

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke assured Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray of all possible support from the Centre.

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Over 3.2 Crore Vaccine Doses Available With States, Hospitals: Centre

More than 3.20 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are currently available with states, union territories and private hospitals for inoculation, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

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80% People In Goa Have Got One Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine: Chief Minister

Eighty per cent of people eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Goa have received their first dose, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, and also expressed hope that students of Classes 10 and 12 could...

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Morocco Files Defamation Suit Against Amnesty, French NGO Over Pegasus

Morocco has filed defamation claims against Amnesty International and a French NGO who claim its intelligence services used the Pegasus mobile phone spyware against dozens of French journalists,...

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Rights Body Member Probing Bengal Violence Belongs To BJP: Mamata Banerjee

Claiming that the post-poll violence narrative of the BJP is concocted, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that a member of the NHRC committee that visited the state to...

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South Africa Lets Jailed Ex-President Jacob Zuma Attend Brother's Funeral

Former President Jacob Zuma, whose jailing this month led to South Africa's worst outbreak of violence in years, was granted compassionate leave to attend the funeral of his younger brother on...

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Why Australia's Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage Status Is At Risk

After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant corals, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef could this week be added to UNESCO's list of endangered World Heritage sites.

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Kolkata's Iconic Howrah Bridge Lights Up To Celebrate Spirit Of Olympics

The lighting of Howrah bridge is an initiative of Kolkata's Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, under the Ministry of Ports.

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China's Opposition To Probe Into COVID-19 Origins "Irresponsible": US

Chinese opposition to a World Health Organization probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic is "irresponsible" and "dangerous," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday.

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Urging Foreign Governments To Ease Travel Curbs For Indians: Centre

The Centre on Thursday said it has been taking up with foreign governments the issue of easing travel restrictions for Indians in view of an improvement in the coronavirus situation in the country.

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France's Emmanuel Macron Changes Phone Over Pegasus Scandal

French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his mobile phone and phone number in light of the Pegasus spyware case, a presidency official said on Thursday, in one of the first concrete actions...

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French President Macron "Was Not A Target", Says Pegasus Maker NSO

An official at Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group said Wednesday that the firm's controversial Pegasus spyware tool was not used to target French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Live Updates: India's COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Exceeds 41.76 Crore

With 42,015 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, India's daily positivity rate remained less than 3 per cent for 30 consecutive days. Till now, 3,12,16,337 cases have been reported in the country, the...

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Russia, Germany "Satisfied" With Progress Of Nord Stream-2 Pipeline

The Kremlin said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had expressed their satisfaction with the near completion of the controversial Nord Stream-2...

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Taliban Seem To Have "Strategic Momentum" In Afghanistan: Top US Official

The Taliban appear to have the "strategic momentum" in their sweeping offensives across Afghanistan, but their victory is far from assured, the chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff General Mark...

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NASA's Perseverance Rover Preparing To Take First Mars Rock Samples

The Perseverance Mars rover is preparing to collect its first rock sample from the site of an ancient lake bed, as its mission to search for signs of past life begins in earnest, NASA said Wednesday.

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"I Pump But I Don't Dump": Elon Musk On Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies

Tesla founder Elon Musk said Wednesday he personally has invested in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but that he does not manipulate or "dump" the digital currencies.

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Case Filed After Alleged Harassment Of Women In Delhi's Hauz Khas: Police

A case has been filed in connection with the alleged harassment of a 30-year-old woman and her friends by a group of men in Delhi, the police said on Wednesday.

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Gujarat Couple Tied To Tree, Beaten Up For Eloping, 9 Arrested: Police

A young tribal couple from a village in Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district was allegedly kidnapped, tied to a tree and thrashed with sticks as a punishment for eloping, the police said on Wednesday.

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Man Arrested On Rape Charges For Marrying 15-Year-Old Girl In UP: Police

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a three-year-old case of kidnap and rape, the police said.

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UP Government To Set Up Rural Secretariats In Gram Panchayats In State

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said rural secretariats will be set at all gram panchayats in the state and a computer operator will also be posted there.

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Eight People Kidnapped By Maoists In Chhattisgarh, Released: Police

Eight people, who were allegedly kidnapped by Maoistsin Chhattisgarh's Sukma district a few days back, were released unharmed and they have safely returned to their village, the police said on...

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In Touch With Congress High Command Over Party Issues: Sachin Pilot

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said he is in touch with the Congress high command over party issues raised by him and hoped that required steps will be taken by the...

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Tumour Weighing 30 Kg Removed From 16-Year-Old Girl In Assam

In a very critical operation, a team of doctors at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH)on Wednesday removed an ovarian tumour weighing 30 kg from a 16-year-old girl, a senior medical...

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Football Fans Protest Against Club Investor, Clash With Cops In Kolkata

Five people were injured and around 60 were arrested when supporters of East Bengal Football Club clashed with the police outside the club gates in Kolkata on Wednesday.

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Tiger Kills Villager In Jungles Of Maharashtra's Gondia: Official

A 60-year-old man was mauled to death by a sub-adult tiger in the jungles of Maharashtra's Gondia district on Wednesday, an official from the forest department said.

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Those Who Had 2 Vaccine Shots Should Be Allowed To Go Out: Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that he was of the view that those who have received both the jabs of coronavirus vaccines should be allowed to "go out".

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Centre's Wrong Decisions Killed 50 Lakh In 2nd Covid Wave: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today alleged that about 50 lakh Indians died during the second wave of Covid infection due to "wrong decisions" of the Union government.

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Railway Constable Saves Life Of 10-Year-Old At Mumbai Suburban Station

An alert Railway Police constable saved the life of a ten-year-old boy who fell on the tracks while alighting from a suburban train at Vasai Road station, the GRP said on Wednesday.

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New York City Health Care Staff Must Vaccinate Or Be Weekly Tested

New York City will require public hospital workers to get vaccinated or take a weekly coronavirus test, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday as the metropolis faces an uptick in cases fueled by the...

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"Barbaric Practice": UK Could Make Street Harassment Of Women A Crime

Britain is considering making street harassment of women a crime, the interior minister said Wednesday, as the government was to publish new proposals to tackle violence against women and girls.

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Pakistan Blocks TikTok For Fourth Time Over "Inappropriate Content"

The popular TikTok video-sharing app was blocked Wednesday in Pakistan for a fourth time because of "inappropriate content", the country's telecommunication regulator said.

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"Monitor All Posts": Manipur Police Wants Social Media Cells In Districts

Manipur Police has directed all district police chiefs to set up social media cells that can monitor various online platforms for any "unlawful content" that could have "detrimental effects on law and...

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Lecturer Arrested In Disproportionate Assets Case Worth Rs 1.5 Crore

A lecturer in Government Polytechnic School, Bhawanipatna was arrested by Vigilance Directorate in a case of disproportionate assets worth about Rs 1,56,00,567.

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"I May Be Boring But"...: Biden As He Completes 6 Months At White House

In a speech earlier this month, US President Joe Biden slipped a phrase into a major address on infrastructure spending with a bit of a laugh, calling it a "boring speech" but "an important speech."

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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Bikaner, Rajasthan

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 was reported near Bikaner in Rajasthan on Wednesday morning, according to India's National Center for Seismology.

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Realme GT Master Edition, Explorer Master Edition Launch Today: All Details

Realme GT Master Edition and Realme GT Explorer Master Edition will launch in China today, July 21, at 2pm local time (11:30am IST). The Realme GT Explorer Master Edition is expected to be the more...

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Australia, Under Lockdown, Sees Jump In Covid Cases

Australia's two largest states reported sharp increases in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a blow to hopes that lockdown orders would be lifted with more than half the country's population under...

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Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition to Launch in India Today

Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition launching in India today. The phone is teased to come with a large 6,000mAh battery and a triple rear camera setup with a 48-megaixel main camera. There is also...

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Passengers Trapped Inside Train Amid Severe Floods In China, 12 Killed

Twelve people died after torrential rains flooded the subway in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, authorities said Wednesday, as shocking images of passengers struggling against neck-high water...

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Updates: 4 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates In Human Trial Stage, Says Centre

Four COVID-19 vaccine candidates are at different stages of human trials, while one, developed by Genique Life Sciences, is in the advanced pre-clinical stage, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra...

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Official Demolishes Part Of Woman's House By "Mistake", To Pay Rs 50,000

To avoid contempt of court proceedings, a government official working in the Highways department on Tuesday volunteered to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a woman for demolishing a portion of her...

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BS Yediyurappa Invites MLAs For Dinner Amid Reports Of Leadership Change

There are speculations within a section of the ruling BJP circles that BS Yediyurappa's exit as Karnataka Chief Minister is on the cards.

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Maharashtra's Tansa Dam Near Overflow Mark, 33 Villages Put On Alert

A total of 18 villages from Thane and 15 in Palghar have been put on alert.

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Woman, 50, Found Dead With No Clothes In Forest In UP: Police

The body of a 50-year-old woman was found naked with hilt mark injuries in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, police said on Tuesday.

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Maharashtra Firm Steals Electricity Worth Rs 24 Lakh, Case Against Owner

Power department said that the establishment had stolen 1,35,466 units of electricity, which works out to more than Rs 24.72 lakh.

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Centre "Running Cover-Up" Since Start Of Pandemic: Delhi Minister

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi on Tuesday accused the Centre of a "cover-up" since the outbreak of COVID-19 and not allowing it to "account for reasons behind deaths" during the...

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Ex-Health Minister's "End-Game" Remark Was On Fall In Covid Cases: Centre

The statement by the Health Minister on March 7 last year that India is in the end-game of the pandemic was in the context of the decrease in cases noted across the country during the period, Minister...

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Home Ministry Seeks Report On Leave Plan For Soldiers

The Home Ministry has asked all paramilitary forces to apprise it about the progress on creating an in-house software to implement Home Minister Amit Shah's proposal to ensure troops spend at least...

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1 More Tests Positive For Zika In Kerala, Takes Total To 38 Cases

Zika virus in Kerala: A 49-year-old woman from Thiruvananthapuram was diagnosed with Zika, the minister said in a release.

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Leopard Shot Dead Hours After Killing Woman In Uttarakhand

The leopard had killed two people in three days.

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Record Rs 2.27 Crore Cash Seized From Gujarat Government Engineer

The official was held in a trap on July 16 while accepting Rs 1.21 lakh after a contractor approached the Anti-Corruption Burau with a bribery complaint.

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Non-Bailable Warrant Against Congress Leader Salman Khurshid's Wife

A local court has issued a non-bailable warrant against Louise Khurshid, wife of former Union minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid, in a case of misappropriation of over Rs 71 lakh received in...

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Ministers Of Goa & Delhi To Debate On AAP's Poll Promise of Free Power

Goa Power Minister Nilesh Cabral today said he had accepted a challenge from his Delhi AAP counterpart Satyendar Jain for a debate on the announcement made by AAP on providing 300 units of electricity...

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Process To Receive WHO Pre-Qualification For Covaxin On: Government

Of the two vaccines presently being procured for the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination, Covishield has received the WHO pre-qualification, while the process of pre-qualification for Bharat Biotech's...

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"Ban Amnesty In India, It Is Defaming PM", Says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on the centre to ban Amnesty International from operating in India, accusing it of conspiring to "defame PM Modi".

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Mansukh Mandaviya's Speech On Covid Insightful: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's speech in Parliament Tuesday on the COVID-19 issue and urged everyone to hear it.

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Amazon Magnate Jeff Bezos Ready To Ride His Own Rocket To Space

The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket to outer space on Tuesday, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists.

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Live Updates: Over 41 Crore Vaccine Doses Administered In India Till Now

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional director of World Health Organisation (WHO) South East Asia, said that India has been offered 7.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine through Covax."

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Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G Goes on Sale Today: All Details

Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G is priced in India at Rs. 39,990. It comes in a 12GB + 256GB storage configuration. The smartphone is offered in two colours - Aurora and Stellar Black. Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G is...

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Joe Biden Meets Jordan's King Abdullah To Discuss Middle East Issues

US President Joe Biden held Oval Office talks on Monday with Jordan's King Abdullah, a key US ally in a volatile region, in the first of three face-to-face meetings expected soon with Middle East...

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UK PM Didn't Want Lockdown As Only Elderly Were Dying, His Ex-Aide Says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was not prepared to impose lockdown restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 to save the elderly and denied the National Health Service would be overwhelmed,...

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Over 1,500 Crores Spent On Updating National Register of Citizens: Assam

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Rs 1527.90 crore has been spent so far on updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC), an official record of bonafide Indian citizens...

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Saints Attacked On Suspicion Of Child Lifting In Madhya Pradesh

A group of saints were attacked in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh after some people suspected them to be child lifters.

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US Issues "Do Not Travel" Advisory For UK Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases

The US State Department and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) both issued on Monday their highest warnings against travel to the United Kingdom because of a rising number of...

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"Not In Battle With Facebook": Joe Biden Backtracks On Covid Remark

US President Joe Biden on Monday toned down his comments about Facebook after accusing it of "killing people" by not stopping Covid vaccine misinformation, but he still urged the world's largest...

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"Serious Doubts About Transparency Of System": Calcutta High Court Judge

Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya of the Calcutta High Court on Monday released a matter in which he had passed caustic observations in an order over connectivity issues during virtual hearings.

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"Constructive Opposition Prevails": Trinamool On Covid Briefing Decision

The Union Health Secretary will address floor leaders of political parties on COVID-19 today in the presence of PM Modi, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O' Brien said, terming it as a victory of a...

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Britain's Prince Harry To Publish "Intimate" Memoir

Britain's Prince Harry is penning an intimate and honest memoir that will expose the "mistakes" and "lessons learned" across his life, publisher Penguin Random House said Monday.

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"I Am Sad": Kiren Rijiju After PM Modi Interrupted By Parliament Protests

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said he felt sad that the Opposition did not allow him the opportunity to be introduced in Parliament by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the first from the...

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Canada To Open Border To Vaccinated Americans From August 9

Fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents will be allowed to cross the border into Canada for non-essential travel from August 9 without any quarantine requirements, the government in...

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Chennai Boy, Who Contracted Covid In 2nd Wave, Scores 96% In Class 12

In Tamil Nadu, eight lakh students who had enrolled for the state board examinations have been promoted after a year-long nightmare amid the devastating pandemic.

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Jaipur Woman Who eloped With Srinagar Man Alleges Forcible Conversion

A 28-year-old married woman who had "eloped" with her paramour to Srinagar four years ago has alleged she was forcibly converted to Islam and was tortured by him, officials said Monday.

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2 Journalists Challenge "Colonial" Sedition Law In Supreme Court

After the Supreme Court called the sedition law "colonial", journalists Patricia Mukhim and Anuradha Bhasin have joined a list of activists who have moved the top court to challenge the constitutional...

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Iraq Market Blast Kills At Least 18, Several Wounded: Security Official

At least 18 people were killed and several others wounded Monday in a bomb blast in a busy market in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a security official told AFP.

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India Has Been Offered 7.5 Million Moderna Doses Through COVAX: WHO

The Government of India is holding discussions with COVID-19 manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer over several issues including indemnity waiver, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog said on Friday.

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Mamata Banerjee's Nephew Taunts Amit Shah Over Revelations Of Snooping

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Monday taunted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over allegations of snooping against him, saying Shah was unable to save his face from the humiliation of...

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Assault On India's Democracy: Amarinder Singh Slams Centre Over Pegasus

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday attacked the BJP-led central government over the Pegasus snooping scandal, saying it was a "shocking assault" on the country's democracy, and urged the...

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No Covid Deaths In Gurgaon For 10th Day, Civil Surgeon Credits Testing

In news that will bring some relief to residents after the harrowing experience during the second wave of Covid cases, Gurgaon has reported zero deaths due to the infection for 10 consecutive days.

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Families Urge Centre To Bring Back 5 Indian Seafarers Stranded In Iran

Public litigation has been moved in the Delhi High Court by families of five seafarers stranded in Iran, seeking direction to the Central government to provide legal and counsellor service to...

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Watershed For Tech Startups In India As China Crackdown Spooks Investors

Last week marked a watershed for technology startups in India, as a record bout of fundraising shifted attention to the world's second-most populous market, just as investors were becoming spooked by...

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7 dead, 8 Injured In Bus Collision In UP's Sambhal

At least seven people were killed and eight others injured in a collision between two buses on the Agra-Chandausi Highway under the Bahjoi Police Station area, an official said on Monday.

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Parliament Monsoon Session Begins Today, PM To Introduce New Ministers

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will start today and is scheduled to conclude on August 13. A total of 19 sittings are planned.

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British Commentator To Be Deported From British Commentator To Be Deported From Australia Over Quarantine Breach

Australia will deport controversial British commentator Katie Hopkins after she admitted breaching the country's quarantine rules, Australia's minister for home affairs said on Monday.

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Vaccinations Reduce Chance Of Covid Death In India To 0.4%: Study

Vaccines targeting Covid are able to curb deaths and hospitalization in patients substantially, including those infected by the highly-transmissible delta variant that drove India's devastating second...

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Pegasus Snooping Cloud Hangs Heavy As Parliament Session Begins Today

The monsoon session of Parliament begins today amid reports that phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition leaders and journalists have been found on a database of targets for hacking.

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16 Arrested In Bihar After Several Die As They Consume Spurious Liquor

As many as 16 people have been arrested in connection with 12 suspected hooch deaths in Bihar's West Champaran district, officials said.

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3 Dead, Several Missing After Cloudburst In Uttarakhand

At least three people have died and four others are reported missing after a cloudburst in Uttarakhand. The incident took place in Uttarkashi district, according to officials.

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Live Updates: Over 41.99 Crore Vaccine Doses Given To States, Says Centre

Over 41.99 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have so far been provided to states and Union territories, and more than 2.56 crore jabs are available with them and private hospitals, the health ministry has...

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Covid Restrictions Lifted In England, Scientists Warn Of Surge In Cases

The British government on Monday lifted pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into...

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Major US Wildfire In Oregon Spreads, More People Evacuated

With oppressively hot, dry weather looming over much of the Western US and Canada on Sunday, the enormous Bootleg Fire in Oregon grew again and authorities ordered new evacuations.

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BJP Lost Bengal Election Due To "Overconfident" Leaders: Suvendu Adhikari

Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the BJP lost because of several leaders' overconfidence that the party would get...

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"Time To Be United": Congress Leader On Navjot Singh Sidhu's Promotion

Senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar urged party leaders in Punjab to gracefully accept decision of the Congress high command to appoint Navjot Singh Sidhu as the new state party president and...

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"Look Forward To Closely Working With" PM Modi: Nepal Prime Minister

Nepal's new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that he is looking forward to working with his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen the relationship between the two...

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No Parliament Gherao Planned, Protestors To Have ID Cards: Farmer Leader

There will be no 'gherao' of the Parliament during the proposed farmers' protest against the Centre's farm bills on July 22, said Bharatiya Kisan Morcha (R) leader, after the Delhi Police denied...

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Rise Of Covid Cases Among Unvaccinated Concerning: Indian-American Doctor

America's Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy on Sunday expressed concern over the "significant increase" in COVID-19 cases in the US, especially among the unvaccinated population, urging people to get...

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Trinamool MLA "Attacked" For Protesting Overcharging Of Vehicles

A ruling TMC MLA in West Bengal filed a police complaint alleging that he was attacked by "goons" associated with a toll plaza run by a central agency in Murshidabad district on Sunday for protesting...

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"Allegations Outrageous, Considering Suit": Pegasus Firm's Full Statement

NSO, which sells the spyware Pegasus, has trashed reports in The Wire and other publications that said phone numbers of Indian ministers, opposition leaders and journalists have been found on a...

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Cash-For-Marks Scam In Assam Board Exams Unearthed, 2 Arrested: Police

The Assam Police has unearthed a scam of awarding higher marks in class 10 and 12 state board examinations in lieu of money and arrested two persons from Kamrup district in this connection, a senior...

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Eight Dead After Car Falls Into Gorge In Maharashtra: Police

Eight people were killed after the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Nandurbar district of north Maharashtra on Sunday, the police said.

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Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba Wins Vote Of Confidence In Parliament

Nepal's new Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Sunday comfortably won a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives, ensuring continuity of the twice dissolved lower house of Parliament for...

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On Pegasus Scandal, Government Preps "Strong Defence": Sources

The government will not back down from putting up a strong defence in the Pegasus spyware scandal, sources have told NDTV.

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Rainfall In July 26 Per Cent Deficient So Far, Says Weather Office

Rainfall in July has been 26 per cent deficient over the country, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra informed Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday.

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How to Deactivate UPI Payments in Case You Lose Your Mobile Phone

In this article, we are providing the steps you should take to deactivate UPI payments from your linked bank accounts in case you lose your mobile phone.

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41,157 Fresh Covid Cases In 24 Hours In India, 7.4% Higher Than Yesterday

41,157 fresh coronavirus cases in 24 hours in India, 7.4 % higher than yesterday; 518 deaths

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Videos: Cars Swept Away, Streets Flooded Amid Heavy Rain In Mumbai

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its suburbs for several hours late yesterday night and early this morning, leading to flooded roads and the suspension of local trains. At least 12 people have died in...

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All-Party Meet Today Ahead Of Monsoon Session Of Parliament, PM To Attend

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend an all-party meeting that has been called by the centre today, a day before the monsoon session of Parliament begins.

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How to Block Paytm, Google Pay, Phone Pe if You Lose Your Phone

With the advent of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in India, services like Paytm, Google Pay, Phone Pe, and others have become something of a necessity. Most users have more than one payment app on...

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4 Shot Outside Baseball Stadium In US Capital

Four people were shot outside a baseball stadium crowded with thousands of spectators in the US capital on Saturday, causing the game to be abruptly halted as spectators were ushered out.

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10 Killed As Heavy Rains Cause Landslide In Mumbai, Several Feared Trapped

10 people have died after they got buried under the rubble of their home due to landslides in Mumbai's Chembur area following heavy rains that lashed the city and its suburbs for several hours late...

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How to Connect Multiple Bluetooth Speakers and Headphones to One Phone

Here's a step-by-step guide on how you can connect multiple Bluetooth devices to your Android or iPhone simultaneously. Bluetooth v5 offers connection of up to 120 metres and allows you to pair up to...

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Earth's Richest Man Jeff Bezos To Blast Off Into Space On Tuesday

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism...

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7 Die As Heavy Rain Causes Landslide In Mumbai, Several Feared Trapped

7 die as heavy rains cause landslide in Mumbai's Chembur, several feared trapped

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Cannes 2021 Winners List: Who Won What

The Cannes film festival ended Saturday in the south of France with the awarding of its top prize, the Palme d'Or.

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Karnataka Chief Minister Condoles Death Of Former MP Made Gowda

Former MP G Made Gowda died after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Mandya, Karnataka, on Saturday.

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British Ministers Decide Against Mass Covid Vaccination For Teens: Report

Britain has opted against mass COVID-19 vaccinations for all children and teenagers, with ministers instead preparing to offer doses to vulnerable 12 to 15-year-olds and those about to turn 18, the...

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Live Updates: Over 40 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses Administered In India

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has gone past 40 crore with over 46.38 lakh doses given on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry.

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US Accuses Iran Of Trying To Deflect Blame For Nuclear Talks Impasse

The United States on Saturday accused Tehran of an "outrageous" effort to deflect blame for the impasse in Iran nuclear talks and denied that any agreement had been reached on a prisoner swap.

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Hundreds Evacuated After Wildfire In Spain's Costa Brava

Firefighters used water-carrying planes on Saturday as they battled to control a wildfire in Spain's Costa Brava region that has forced 350 people to be evacuated from their homes, the regional fire...

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Facebook Says It Should Not Be Blamed For US Failing To Meet Vaccine Goal

Facebook on Saturday defended itself against US President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is "killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate,...

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US Might "Still Have Polio" If Media Had Opposed Vaccine: Top Scientist

Top US scientist Anthony Fauci on Saturday blasted commentators who sound an anti-vaccination theme, saying America might still be battling smallpox and polio if today's kind of misinformation existed...

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IAS Official Files Complaint Against Bihar Chief Minister, Top Officials

A disgruntled IAS officer on Saturday filed a complaint seeking a case against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and several top officials in the state.

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UN Experts' Remarks On Khori Gaon Unfortunate, Abuse Of Position: India

India today termed as "unfortunate" and "abuse of position" remarks by a group of UN human rights experts, who had called on New Delhi to halt evictions of about 100,000 people in Khori Gaon in...

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"Irreplaceable Loss": Editors Guild On Death Of Journalist In Afghanistan

The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Saturday condoled the death of Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan, saying his demise was "an irreplaceable loss" to...

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Police Says Culprits In Terror Machinery Behind J&K Killings Arrested

Police today said the culprits behind the "terror and intimidation machinery" which led to the killings of a prominent journalist, an advocate and a businessman in Jammu and Kashmir have been arrested...

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"Good News", Says Adar Poonawalla After 16 Countries Recognise Covishield

CEO and owner of Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday said he it was good news that Covishield, the Indian version of the 16 European countries now recognised and accepted Oxford-Astrazeneca...

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Joe Biden To Host Iraqi PM At White House On July 26

President Joe Biden will welcome Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi to the White House this month, his office said Friday.

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Sydney Tightens Lockdown As Australia's Covid Cases Rise

The Australian city of Sydney on Saturday ordered a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential retail and threatened fines for employers who make staff come into the office as new COVID-19 cases...

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Communication Through "Pigeons" In Jails For Bail Orders: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of delay in releasing convicts by prison authorities even after being granted bail by courts on Thursday.

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Biz Markie, Rapper Known For "Just A Friend," Dies At 57

Innovative American rapper, DJ and producer Biz Markie, whose hit "Just a Friend" climbed the charts in 1989, died on Friday, aged 57, according to media reports.

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Updates: "Next 100-125 Days Critical," NITI Aayog On Covid

Coronavirus Live Updates: "Fall in cases has slowed down. It's a warning signal. Next 100 to 125 days are critical for fight against Covid in India," said Dr Paul, who is also a member of the centre's...

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Wanted Criminal Arrested In UP After Brief Encounter: Police

Sanjeet Khari was immediately rushed to the Primary health center from where he was referred to the district government hospital, where he is taking treatment.

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Social Media Misinformation On Covid "Killing People": Joe Biden

The White House is turning up the pressure on social media companies to weed out what officials say is widely spread misinformation on coronavirus vaccinations.

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"Alliance Is Strong": Ajit Pawar Plays Down State Congress Chief's Charge

Ajit Pawar also rubbished claims that the Zoting Commission report had indicted BJP-turned-Nationalist Congress Party leader Eknath Khadse.

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Trinamool's Mukul Roy Takes Charge As Chief Of Top Bengal Assembly Panel

Mukul Roy, asked to comment on reports that BJP is planning to move court seeking his disqualification as an MLA, said: "Anyone can go anywhere he wants."

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Pharma Official Cheats Doctor Of Rs 34 Lakh With Covid Medicine Promise

A pharma employee cheated a doctor the tune of Rs 34.70 lakh in Maharashtra's Nagpur.

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Next R-Day Parade On Refurbished Rajpath After Central Vista Completion

Rajpath redevelopment project includes large-scale stonework, construction of underpasses, underground amenities blocks and horticulture work and sufficient space for parking.

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J&K BJP Leader's Son Hurt As Weapon Of Personal Security Guard Goes Off

A BJP leader's son was injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday.

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CBI Court Summons Ex-Minister Azam Khan In Recruitment Scam

It was alleged that norms were not followed in the recruitments in the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nijam when Samajwadi Party was in power.

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"This Is A Warning": Centre On Dip In Decline In Daily Covid Cases

The government on Friday said the recent slow decline in number of daily cases is a warning and though the situation is currently under control, it can deteriorate if Covid appropriate behaviour is...

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BJP May Go To Court For Mukul Roy's Disqualification As BJP MLA

Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly, on Friday said that he will go to court to seek the disqualification of Mukul Roy as BJP MLA under the anti-defection law.

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UP Police Attach Land Mafia's Assets Worth Rs 73 Lakh In Jewar

The GautamBuddha Nagar police today attached properties worth over Rs 73 lakh belonging to two land mafias, officials said.

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Food Queues, Buildings On Fire: Satellite Images Of South Africa Violence

Maxar Technologies has been collecting new satellite imagery of South Africa that shows the scale and intensity of the recent violence and looting that occurred in multiple cities, including Durban...

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Centre On Report Claiming Children Missed Routine Vaccinations Over Covid

The Centre clarified that it has worked with states, union territories and development partners towards mitigating negative impacts of COVID-19, and was making efforts to ensure children receive...

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Manipur Imposes Curfew For 10 Days To Control Covid Situation

To prevent a spike in Covid cases, the Manipur government today announced the imposition of curfew in the state from Sunday to July 27 with exemption to some essential services.

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11 Dead In Madhya Pradesh Well Tragedy, PM Says "Anguished"

Ten bodies have been recovered so far in the rescue operation at the site of the tragic incident in Madhya Pradesh where 30 people fell into a well while trying to rescue a boy.

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Special Train With 180 Shipping Containers To Arrive In Rajasthan

In view of shortage of containers in Rajasthan amidst the pandemic, a special train carrying 180 shipping containers from Mundra port in Gujarat will arrive in Jaipur on Saturday.

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WHO Eyes China Lab "Audits" In Next Phase Of Covid Origin Probe

The World Health Organization on Friday said the second stage of an investigation into the origins of coronavirus should include further studies in China and lab "audits".

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UN Chief Grieved At The Killing Of Indian Photojournalist In Afghanistan

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed grief at the killing of Indian photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan, with the UN mission in the war-torn country calling for an investigation...

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Cancelled Flights, Visa Snags As India, China Students Try To Reach US

Students from around the world are eager to study at U.S. colleges in the upcoming fall semester after the Covid-19 pandemic confined many of them to their home countries and left some attending...

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Angela Merkel Meets Joe Biden, Hails US-German Ties

Angela Merkel was the first European leader invited by Joe Biden to Washington.

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Mumbai Cop Caught On Camera Feeding Cake To Criminal, Probe Ordered

An inquiry was ordered on Thursday after a viral video showed a senior inspector posted in suburban Jogeshwari feeding cake to a notorious criminal during the latter's birthday celebration.

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2 Arrested, 3 Minors Detained Over Alleged Rape In Chhattisgarh: Cops

As many as five people have been detained for allegedly raping a minor girl in the Kusmi area of Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, the police said on Thursday.

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Texas Shooting Leaves 1 Cop Dead, 3 Wounded

The shooting erupted in Levelland, which is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of the city of Lubbock, a Lubbock newspaper reported.

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Updates: "Strong Likelihood" Of Dangerous COVID-19 Variants, WHO Warns

Coronavirus Live Updates: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that "more dangerous" variants of Covid-19 could tear across the world as global infections soared to half a million...

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"Ease Of Doing Business Doesn't Mean...": Kerala Minister On Kitex Exit

Kitex Group announced that it was not going ahead with the Rs 3,500 crore investment plan in the state and alleged harassment by the Kerala government officials.

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High Court To Hear Appeal Against MLA's Release In CAA Violence Case

The High Court has also sought records from the Special Court for National Investigative Agency at Guwahati.

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Have Lost 10 In Family To Covid: US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy

Dr Vivek Murthy revealed the information about his personal loss while making a strong case for people to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the deadly virus.

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Minister Calls Saudi Arabia To Convey Concerns Over High Oil Prices

The discussions focused "on strengthening bilateral energy partnership and developments in the global energy markets," he said.

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Arun Shourie In Top Court Against Constitutional Validity Of Sedition Law

Arun Shourie has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 124-A (Sedition Law) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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Foreign Secretary Meets UN Chief, Discusses Security Council Reforms

UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed solidarity with the Government and people of India in their efforts against the recent wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

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30 People Fall Into A Well In Madhya Pradesh, Rescue On

Later, 20 people were rescued, while 10 are still said to be trapped inside. Those rescued have suffered minor injuries. Five people have been admitted to the hospital.

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Back In Antigua, Mehul Choksi Accuses Indian Agencies Of "Kidnapping" Bid

Back in Antigua and Barbuda after being jailed in Dominica, fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi on Thursday said he "permanently scarred" and blamed Indian law enforcement agencies for trying to kidnap...

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Maharashtra Opposes Sudha Bharadwaj's Bail Petition In High Court

The Maharashtra government today opposed before the Bombay High Court a bail petition filed by activist Sudha Bharadwaj, arrested in the Elgar Parishad case, saying her contention about a lower court...

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Delhi Government To Give Pneumococcal Shots For Free: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said pneumococcal vaccines, which are quite expensive, will be administered for free at Delhi government-run hospitals and dispensaries in the national...

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Plaques That Said Maharana Pratap's Forces Retreated From Battle Removed

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) today removed plaques at Rakta Talai in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district that said Maharana Pratap's forces retreated from the Haldi Ghati battle.

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Why AAP Part Of Plea Challenging Liquor Home Delivery?: Court To BJP MP

The Delhi high court Thursday refused to issue notice on BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma's challenge to the home delivery of liquor under the new Excise Policy.

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In War With Arvind Kejriwal, Lt Governor Vetoes Farmers' Case Lawyers

Opening yet another front in the perpetual power struggle over the nation's capital, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has "rejected" a panel of lawyers picked by the Delhi government

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Congress Demands CBI Probe Into Assam Kidney Sale Racket

The Congress has demanded a CBI probe into the illegal kidney transplant racket in Assam that was recently busted.

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Chirag Paswan Disapproves Of Proposed Population Control Law

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Thursday voiced his disapproval of taking legislative measures to check population growth, diverging from the stance adopted by the BJP.

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Assam, Arunachal Pradesh Working To Fix Border Dispute Out Of Court

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have agreed to find an out-of-court solution to their inter-state boundary dispute and have started working towards it, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said...

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Aerial Objects Like Drones Banned In Delhi Till August 16

Delhi Police Commissioner Balaji Srivastava on Thursday issued orders, prohibiting the flying of aerial objects like drones, paragliders, and hot air balloons, ahead of Independence Day celebrations.

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Delta Plus Variant Unlikely To Be More Transmissible Than Delta: Panel

AY.1, which is commonly known as the Delta Plus, and AY.2 -- are unlikely to be more transmissible than the parent.

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Stock Limits On Pulses Not Removed, Being Enforced, Says Government

The government on Wednesday clarified that it has not removed stock limits imposed on pulses since July 2 to control prices.

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Maha Vikas Aghadi Allies Won't Let Government Fall: Maharashtra BJP Chief

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday said Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies will fight among themselves but they will not let the three-party government fall.

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UP's Handling Of Migrant Crisis Praised By Supreme Court: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that it was matter of great happiness that the Supreme Court had acknowledged the UP model of handling migrants during the Covid...

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After Tamil Nadu, Puducherry To Oppose Karnataka's Mekedatu Dam Project

After Tamil Nadu, the AINRC-led NDA government in Puducherry has decided to oppose Karnataka's proposed dam on river Cauvery at Mekedatu, with Chief Minister N Rangasamy set to take up the issue with...

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Kerala Governor Fasts In Protest Against Dowry, Atrocities Against Women

Days after a series of dowry deaths rocked Kerala and kicked up a heated debate on the menace, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday observed a fast to create social awareness against the social...

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Jeff Bezos Gives Record $200 Million Donation To Smithsonian

Jeff Bezos will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian, the largest gift in the history of the institute.

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Country's First "Grain ATM" Set Up In Gurgaon: Dushyant Chautala

The country's first "Grain ATM" has been set up as a pilot project in Gurugram and the machine can dispense up to 70 kg of grains within 5 to 7 minutes at a time, Haryana's Deputy Chief Minister...

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Mumbai Woman Cop Canes Train Commuter For Allegedly Harassing Her: Police

A woman constable caned a male commuter at Sewri railway station on Mumbai for allegedly harassing her, police said.

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PM Meets Ministers Ahead Of Monsoon Session, Covid, Petro Price Discussed

The rise in petroleum prices and the government's handling of Coronavirus were discussed in detail at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with the revamped Council of ministers this evening

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High Debt, No Jobs Due To Lockdown Force Assam Villagers To Sell Kidneys

A big human organ trafficking racket that persuaded villagers in debt to sell their kidneys has been busted in Assam. Three people have been arrested, the police said.

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Chhattisgarh High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate Pregnancy

The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted permission to a 15-year-old rape survivor to terminate her less than 20-week pregnancy, an official said on Wednesday.

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PM Modi To Visit His Constituency Varanasi Tomorrow, Inaugurate Projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate an international cooperation and convention centre, 'Rudraksh', in Varanasi on Thursday that will offer a glimpse of the cultural richness of the ancient...

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Money Laundering Case: High Court To Hear Mehbooba Mufti's Plea In August

Delhi High Court said it will hear in August a plea by J&K's former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who has been summoned by the ED, challenging the Constitutional validity of certain provisions of the...

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Delhi Constable Recruitment Test: 11 Arrested For Impersonation, Cheating

In a massive recruitment drive, 67,740 candidates were to undergo the Physical Endurance and Measurement Test (PE&MT) at seven grounds at three locations in Delhi.

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B S Yediyurappa Unveils Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi Scheme

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today unveiled the ''Karnataka Electric Bike Taxi scheme-2021'' and said it is aimed at enhancing ease of living and creating self-employment and entrepreneurial...

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Delhi Metro's Aerocity-Tughlakabad Corridor Gets Green Signal

The Delhi Metro's Aerocity-Tughlakabad corridor, under which four stations will be built in the ridge and morphological ridge areas and 1,072 trees cut, got the green signal from the Ridge Management...

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Kalyan Singh's Health Condition Improving Consistently: Hospital

The health condition of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, who is admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, is "improving consistently", the...

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Three Suspected Al Qaeda Terrorists Arrested In Uttar Pradesh: Police

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested three more alleged terrorists of the Al Qaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwatul Hind, a senior official said.

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1.4 Lakh Illegal Immigrants Detected In Assam, 30,000 Deported: Minister

Nearly 1.4 lakh illegal immigrants have been identified according to the Assam Accord so far and the authorities have deported around 30,000 of them, the Assembly was informed today.

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