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Anil Ambani quits as RInfra, RPower director

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Friday resigned as director of Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure, following markets regulator SEBI order restraining him from associating with any listed company. “Anil D Ambani, non-executive director, steps down from the board of Reliance Power in compliance of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) interim order,” Reliance Power said…
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India to introduce chip-based ePassports. How does it work?

Indian nationals can soon travel with ePassports. India is set to issue next-gen ePassports for citizens applying for new passports or renewing their old ones. Globally, around 150 countries, including the US, UK, and Germany, have the biometric passport system and many nations are on the move to adopt this system. The increasing adoption is due to…
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‘If you have guts then…’: Uddhav Thackeray challenges Modi govt to kill Dawood Ibrahim, defends Nawab Malik

Nawab Malik, the chief of NCP’s Mumbai unit and also the Guardian minister for Parbhani and Gondia districts, is currently in judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case related to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The Special PMLA court has extended the judicial custody of Malik till April 4. BJP has been pressing for Malik’s resignation.…
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US calls India’s position over Ukraine ‘unsatisfactory’ but unsurprising

Even before the Ukraine crisis erupted, Delhi upset Washington with its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense system A senior White House official said on Friday India’s position at the United Nations over the crisis in Ukraine has been “unsatisfactory” but was also unsurprising given its historical relationship with Russia. Mira Rapp-Hooper, director for the Indo-Pacific on…
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Rape is rape, even if man is husband: Karnataka HC

“A man is a man; an act is an act; rape is a rape, be it performed by a man the ‘husband’ on the woman ‘wife’,” a single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna of the Karnataka High Court said. In a ruling that could help shape the debate on marital rape, the Karnataka High Court Wednesday refused…
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11 migrants burnt alive in Telangana godown blaze

HYDERABAD: Eleven migrant workers from Bihar were burnt alive in sleep after a fire swept through an unauthorised scrap godown in Secunderabad on Wednesday morning. Officials said a short circuit may have started the fire. Fire officials said a short circuit in a switch board near the stairs on the ground floor may have started the fire which later spread to an LPG cylinder kept nearby, triggering a blast.…
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He Left MIT At 22 To Solve A Problem Investors Didn’t Get. Now His Company Is Worth $6 Billion

Ten years ago, Sajith Wickramasekara dropped out of the Computer Science program at MIT to build something new: a software company that helps life science researchers better organize their lab work. Today, Benchling is the “Google Docs for R&D” and serves over 200,000 researchers across 700 companies. But back in 2012, that value proposition was less clear. When Benchling…
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Bengal Arson: 2 Kids Among 8 Killed in Birbhum, Amit Shah Seeks Report in 72 Hours; CID to Probe | Top Updates

Non-TMC parties in West Bengal are in uproar over the violence in Birbhum district’s Rampurhat, in which eight persons, including two children, were charred to death on Tuesday due to alleged intraparty feud in the ruling Trinamool Congress. While the BJP has formed a five-member fact-finding committee to look into the incident, union home minister Amit Shah…
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Padma Awards: Late Gen Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII’s Cyrus Poonawalla honoured

Padma Awards 2022: Late chairman of Gita Press Radhey Shyam’s son received the Padma Vibhushan (Posthumous), in the field of literature and education. The other recipient of the Padma Vibhushan is General Rawat (posthumous). President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred Padma awards to recipients at a civil investiture ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Among the Padma…
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Zomato’s 10-min delivery bid catches Parliament’s attention over concerns about personnel

Within a few minutes of Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO, Zomato taking to Twitter to announce the company’s 10-minute delivery plan, the announcement has brought in strong reactions from every quarter. Foodtech giant Zomato has announced that it will soon be launching a 10-minute delivery option on its platform. While most consumers may seem excited by the proposition of…
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Delhi: 2-month-old girl found dead, stuffed in oven

A police team that rushed to the spot where a two-month-old was found dead and stuffed into a broken microwave oven at a Chirag Dilli house was told by the neighbours that they heard the mother of the child thrashing her elder child, a four-year-old son, around 3pm. “They said that when they went to check on…
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Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Acquires Majority Stake In Online Retail Brand Clovia For $125 Million

The retail arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries purchased an 89% equity stake in Purple Panda Fashions, which owns and operates Clovia, for $125 million. Purple Panda Fashions’ flagship brand Clovia is a direct-to-consumer online retail innerwear and loungewear brand for women. Clovia offers over 3,500 product styles that have been purchased by over 3 million women, according to…
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Sadhguru Begins 30,000 km Ride From UK To India On BMW K1600 GT Motorcycle

The Save Soil Movement, launched as part of the spiritual leader’s Conscious Planet initiative, is aimed at turning the world’s attention towards dying soil and growing desertification. London: London’s Parliament Square was the flag off point for environmentalist Sadhguru’s 30,000-km motorbike tour on Monday, as he set off on his Save Soil awareness campaign across Europe and the…
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Mortal remains of Karnataka student killed in Ukraine arrives in Bengaluru; CM pays homage

The mortal remains of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, the Karnataka student who was killed during shelling by the Russian forces in Ukraine’s Kharkiv city on March 1, has reached the Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Monday. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai with his Cabinet colleagues reached the Bengaluru International airport and paid homage…
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Gulf CEOs on 4-Day Jammu and Kashmir Trip to Explore Business Opportunities

Two months after Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s Dubai visit, where several important memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with multiple UAE companies were signed, a high-level delegation of businessmen from Gulf countries landed in Srinagar on Sunday evening. The CEOs of 30-plus companies, including Indian businessmen, will be in the Valley for the next four days,…
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The 5 Best High-Return Investments

With inflation now likely an enduring presence, it’s more vital than ever to devote financial resources to vehicles with the most robust returns. When investing, everyone wants maximum returns. Weighing in only to make 1% to 2% on your money just isn’t as exciting as getting back 8%, 10% or more, and during periods of inflation, high…
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Delhi records 97 new Covid cases, 1 death

Delhi recorded 97 fresh Covid-19 cases and one fatality linked to the disease, while the positivity rate stood at 0.41 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department on Sunday. The number of tests conducted a day ago stood at 23,766. The new fatality pushed the death toll from the pandemic to 26,147 in…
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PM Modi Chairs Meeting Over Govt Formation in UP, Goa, U’Khand; CM Names Top Agenda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting at his official residence, 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi on Sunday evening over government formation in Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Uttarakhand. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, party national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh and national president JP Nadda were present at the meeting, sources…
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This state becomes first paperless Assembly by implementing National e-Vidhan Application programme

NeVA is a Unicode compliant software having provision for easy access to various documents like List of Questions, List of Business, Reports etc. bilingually viz. English and any regional language The north eastern state of Nagaland created history by becoming the first State Assembly in the entire country to implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to…
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How to adopt a child in India

Adoption practices in India are primarily informed by the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (JJ Act). Both legislations have different provisions and objectives. HAMA is the statute that governs the adoption of and by Hindus. The definition of ‘Hindus’ here includes Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs.…
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Hijab verdict: Two arrested for threatening Karnataka HC judges

The accused have been identified as Kovai Rahmathullah and S Jamal Mohammed Usmani, members of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ), an Islamic religious outfit. Chennai: Two people from Tamil Nadu were arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to the Karnataka High Court judges who delivered the verdict in Hijab case on March 15, police said. Tamil Nadu police…
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India, Japan Discuss Rs 3.2 Lakh Cr Investment Plan, Clean Energy, Ladakh Standoff With China

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s first visit to India brought with it an investment plan of Rs 3.2 lakh crore in the next five years, indicating that the India-Japan partnership will only deepen. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the massive boost that such an investment target would provide to the country’s economy and said India was committed…
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10 in Punjab Cabinet, 8 first-time MLAs

First decision: 25,000 govt sector vacancies to be filled immediately | Anmol Rattan Sidhu appointed Punjab AG Ten MLAs, including a woman, were inducted in the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Cabinet here on Saturday. Seven berths have been left vacant for expansion later. Those sworn in were Harpal Cheema, Dr Baljit Kaur, Harbhajan Singh ETO, Dr Vijay Singla,…
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India subtly changes stance on Ukraine crisis, joins Japan to assess ‘broader implications’ in Indo-Pacific

Unlike fellow members of the Quad alliance — Japan, Australia and the United States — India has abstained in three UN votes condemning Moscow’s actions India on Saturday signalled a subtle change in its stand on Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in assessing “broader implications” of…
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Dozens injured as football gallery collapses at Kerala’s Wandoor

Dozens of football lovers were injured when a makeshift gallery collapsed during a sevens football match at Wandoor in Malappuram on Saturday night. The accident occurred at the Poongodu football ground on the Kalikavu-Wandoor road. The injured were admitted to different hospitals in and around Wandoor, while three people were admitted to Government Medical College Hospital at…
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‘India has the right to buy Russian oil’

Among the top buyers of Russian oil and gas are Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands. India’s dependence on imported energy should not be politicised, says source India on Friday strongly justified its right to go ahead with purchase of Russian energy after theU.S. urged the country to stop buying Russian oil and gas. An informed source…
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India-Japan summit: PM Modi to hold talks with Fumio Kishida today; Indo-Pacific on agenda

14th India-Japan summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida will hold talks on Saturday. New Delhi: Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is set to visit India from Saturday for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit. Kishida will hold summit talks with PM Narendra Modi to review and strengthen the bilateral cooperation in diverse areas as well as exchange views on regional and global…
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India At UNSC Raises Concern Over Use Of Biological Weapons Amid Russia-Ukraine War

As Russia continues to level serious allegations against United States over “biological weapons in Ukraine”, India on its part has addressed the issue in UNSC. As Russia continues to level serious allegations against the United States over “biological weapons in Ukraine”, India on its part has addressed the issue in United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During the UNSC…
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Discounted crude oil from Russia: Oil-sufficient countries need not advise on Russian imports, says India

India’s sharp reaction comes at a time when Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s top oil firm, has bought 3 million barrels of crude oil that Russia had offered at a steep discount on prevailing international rates. Underlining that India’s “legitimate energy transactions should not be politicised”, Delhi hit out Friday at the West, saying countries with…
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India open to buying crude oil from Russia on discount

Moscow has reportedly offered crude oil and other commodities at a discount to New Delhi, at a time when the Russian economy has been hit hard by sanctions imposed by the US and its allies over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. India on Thursday did not rule out buying crude oil at discounted rates from Russia,…
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Fraud Case Against Maria Sharapova, Michael Schumacher In Gurgaon

Gurgaon: Sharapova and Schumacher as promoters of an apartment project conspired with the buyers, the complainant alleged. Police in Gurgaon have filed a case against former Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, former Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher and 11 others for fraud and criminal conspiracy following a court order. The FIR was registered on the complaint of…
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AAP could nominate Harbhajan Singh as its Rajya Sabha candidate

​AAP would like to send an icon from the state to the Upper House of Parliament and one of the foremost names to have emerged is that of 41-year-old off-spinner. Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh could follow the footsteps of his illustrious teammate Sachin Tendulkar as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha as he is likely to be Aam Aadmi…
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Getting Timing Right: Inauspicious ‘Holashtak’ Delaying Swearing-in Events in 4 States, CM Hopefuls Anxious

Despite securing a majority in four states in the recent assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party is understood to have delayed the announcement and oath-taking of its chief ministers due to the period ahead of Holi that is considered inauspicious. The party is expected to give the go-ahead for the swearing-in of CMs in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and…
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PM Modi Interacts With Embassy Officials, Hails ‘Team Spirit’ In Evacuating Students From Ukraine

The PM appreciated Indian community leaders, volunteer groups, companies, private individuals and government officials for their tireless efforts towards operation to evacuate Indians from Ukraine. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with various stakeholders, including community organisations and embassy officials from Hungary among other countries neighbouring Ukraine, for their involvement in Operation Ganga on Tuesday. During the…
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The Kashmir Files: Police warn against clicking on download links sent on WhatsApp

Police said that clicking on malware sent on WhatsApp could end up hacking phones and emptying bank accounts linked to the mobile numbers. Police have cautioned against clicking on suspicious links sent on social media and WhatsApp on the pretext of providing free access to the newly-released movie “The Kashmir Files”. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida)…
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Zee founder wants fresh start in media: Lenders must allow me to move on in life, says Subhash Chandra

Subhash Chandra is no stranger to corporate battles, but the 71-year-old chairman of the Essel group and founder of Zee TV wants to move on from the current set of controversies by offering an olive branch to lenders. Chandra, who ceded control of flagship Zee Entertainment Enterprises to Sony Pictures Networks India, says he wants to “move on in…
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‘Milking On IIM Tag?’: Netizens Ponder On Use Of ‘IIM Alumni’ Endorsement On Milk Packet

With many mocking the idea of ‘flexing college name,’& ‘building brand trust by using name of a college’; some defended the strategy by asking ‘what’s wrong?’. Fuelling the incessant desire of Indians to get their children into IITs and IIMs, brands selling milk products seem to be using this as a marketing strategy. After a Twitter user took…
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Karnataka: HC hijab ruling today, Sec 144 in Bengaluru, parts of state

In Bengaluru, Police Commissioner Kamal Pant issued orders prohibiting all gatherings, protests and celebrations in public places from March 15 to 21. High Court officials held meetings with senior police officials on Monday evening. WITH THE Karnataka High Court set to pronounce its verdict on the hijab issue on Tuesday morning, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code…
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Five Indian students killed in road mishap in Canada

In a heartbreaking tragedy, five Indian students were killed in a road accident in Canada, said India’s High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria on Monday, adding that two others were injured and were hospitalized. The accident occurred on Saturday on the Ontario highway and two injured students were rushed to the hospital. Taking to Twitter, Ajay Bisaria expressed deepest…
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India To Resume Regular International Flights From March 27: Scindia

Due to the outbreak of COVID -19, scheduled international flight services were suspended on March 23, 2020. New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that regular international flights will resume from March 27 as the coronavirus situation in India has improved now. Due to the outbreak of COVID -19, scheduled international flight services were…
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Sonia Gandhi to Stay on as Congress Chief, No Resignation in Party, CWC Decides After 4-hour Meet

Four hours after a key meeting on Sunday, the Congress Working Committee “unanimously reaffirmed” faith in president Sonia Gandhi’s leadership, as well as called for large-scale reforms and corrective measures for an organisational revamp. The CWC asked Sonia Gandhi to address weaknesses and effect necessary changes, as per a statement released after the meeting that was held…
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India to temporarily shift its embassy in Ukraine to Poland

India has decided to temporarily relocate its embassy in Ukraine to Poland, the government said on Sunday. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that the decision to move the embassy from Kyiv was being taken in view of the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Ukraine, including attacks in the western parts of the country.…
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Four JMB men arrested in Bhopal: Police

According to senior police officers investigating the matter, literature advocating the establishment of ‘khilafat’ were seized from the four arrested. The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Madhya Pradesh has arrested four people allegedly affiliated to the banned Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different areas of Bhopal, police said on Sunday. According to senior police officers investigating the matter, literature advocating…
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CRPF Trooper On Leave Shot Dead By Militants In South Kashmir’s Shopian

The deceased has been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Dohi, a resident of Shopian. A CRPF trooper was shot dead by some unidentified militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Mukhtar Ahmad Dohi, a resident of Shopian. Breaking News : कश्मीर के शोपियां में CRPF जवान की गोली मारकर हत्याhttps://t.co/p8nVQWYei7#JammuKashmir #Breaking pic.twitter.com/S2GhayuuWz…
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5 kids among 7 killed in northeast Delhi slum inferno

A cluster of 60 hutments in north-east Delhi’s Gokulpuri turned into a death trap for seven, including five children, early Saturday morning when a fire at the entrance of the settlement cut off their escape, sealing their fate. Having probably started from a heap of trash, the blaze spread across the entire area with people – jolted out of sleep…
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Auto firms will begin manufacturing flex-fuel vehicles within 6 months: Nitin Gadkari

Most vehicles in India to run on 100 percent ethanol soon, the minister said. Last year, the government had issued an advisory to carmakers to introduce flexible-fuel engines in vehicles. Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said top officials of automobile companies have promised him that they will start manufacturing vehicles of flex-fuel variants within six months.…
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Actor Sonam Kapoor’s Father-In-Law’s Firm Cheated Of ₹ 27 Crore

Police said the cybercriminals had been duping the firm by misappropriating Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies licences, meant for the firm of Sonam Kapoor’s father-in-law Harish Ahuja. The Faridabad police has busted a gang of highly-sophisticated cybercriminals involved in duping an export-import firm of the father-in-law of film actor Sonam Kapoor here of over ₹ 27…
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Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai pose for Ambani-Bachchans group pic shared by Tina Ambani. See her post

Tina Ambani shared a photo from her son Anmol Ambani’s wedding on Instagram. In the photos, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were seen posing with the Ambani family. On Friday, Tina Ambani shared a series of photos from her son Anmol Ambani and Krishna Shah’s wedding on her Instagram handle. In the pictures, apart from the Ambanis,…
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Horn not OK please: Over 600 booked for unnecessary honking in Kolkata last month

According to the Kolkata traffic police, an average of 22 cases per day were registered during traffic police’s anti-honking drive last month. Kolkata: A total of 615 motorists were fined by the city traffic police for honking unnecessarily in February. Police imposed a compounded fine of Rs 2,000 on such offenders. According to the traffic police, an average of 22…
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Jammu and Kashmir: Sarpanch shot dead by militants in Kulgam; third local panchayat member killed in a month

On 9 March, an independent sarpanch, Sameer Bhat, was shot dead on the outskirts of Srinagar and on 2 March, an independent panchayat member, Mohammad Yaqub Dar was killed in Kulgam Srinagar: Militants shot dead a sarpanch in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. This is the third killing of a local elected representative…
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Pak JeM commander among four terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir encounters

Two terrorists of Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed were killed after an encounter broke out at the Chewaklan area of Pulwama. Four terrorists have been neutralised in three separate overnight operations in Jammu Kashmir. Two terrorists of Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed after an encounter broke out in the Chewaklan area of Pulwama, police said. One…
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict | No Alternatives Except Path Of Diplomacy & Dialogue: India At UNSC

India’s Permanent Representative to UN further said that it is important to ensure full and effective implementation of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) in letter and spirit. New Delhi: At the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Friday, India called upon the member states to adhere to the principals of the UN Charter and respect…
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The Indian wrestling champion who inspired Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a versatile martial arts who was always eager to expand his knowledge about the world as well as his own discipline. A true icon of the last century, Lee managed to achieve the highly difficult task of bridging the cultural differences between the East and the West by making martial arts film projects that…
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LIC receives SEBI nod for IPO to sell 31 crore shares but IPO dates not determined yet

State-owned insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has received market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) nod ahead to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO), according to several media reports. The government is selling 31 crore equity shares through the IPO as per the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) while 10% of…
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‘Bed-ridden’ man in Jharkhand starts walking after receiving Covid vaccine

A man in Jharkhand has claimed that he started walking again after he received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. A man in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, who was reportedly bed-ridden for four years, claimed that he started walking again after he received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Dularchand, 44, a resident of Bokaro’s Petarwar village, reportedly…
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Who needs to get tested for COVID-19? ICMR issues advisory on ‘purposive testing strategy’

New Delhi: As India’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Indian Council of Medical Research has released an advisory on “Purposive Testing Strategy”, suggesting that some individuals need not be tested for infection. The guidelines come even as India’s daily COVID-19 tally hovered near the 1.8 lakh mark on Monday morning. The ICMR document makes no mention of…
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