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Thursday 30 September 2021

No Political Objective: Bhupesh Baghel On Chhattisgarh MLAs Delhi Visit

A day after Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs landed in Delhi, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that their visit does not have a political objective.

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Japan's Next Prime Minister Goes Viral With Cabbage Pancake Photo

The politician set to become Japan's next prime minister may not be all that savvy on social media -- but a photo of his favorite food struck a chord with Twitter users overnight after he was elected...

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Beans: Stay Energetic, Lose Weight And Boost Gut Health With Nutrient-Dense Dried Beans

Adding dried beans to diet can offer you plenty of nutrients. Here are some notable benefits of dried beans.

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Bharti Airtel's Giant $673 Million Investment In India

Telecoms group Bharti Airtel said today it will invest 50 billion rupees ($673 million) in expanding its data centre business to meet customer demand in and around India.

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127 Medical Colleges Sanctioned Across India: Health Minister

The Centre has sanctioned 127 medical colleges in the country out of which 23 have been approved in Rajasthan, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday.

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Ecuador prison 'gang war' leaves more than 100 dead

Police have stormed a jail in Guayaquil after violence broke out between prisoners.

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Cops Rescue 9-Year-Old Girl Made To Work As Domestic Help In Mumbai

The Mumbai Police rescued a nine-year-old girl who was allegedly forced to do domestic work, and arrested a businessman who had brought the minor from Bihar to work at his house in Mumbai, an official...

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AUKUS Complements Quad, "Very Warm Embrace" Of It By India: Australian PM

The trilateral AUKUS security alliance complements partnerships like Quad and there was a "very warm embrace" of the deal by India and Japan as both the countries totally understood and supported what...

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Child In Mother's Custody Natural, Conducive To Their Welfare: High Court

Keeping a child in the custody of the mother appears more natural and conducive to his welfare and development, the Bombay High Court said, while refusing to direct a TV actor to hand over custody of...

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US, Russia Launch New Round Of Talks In Geneva After Biden-Putin June Meet

Russian and US diplomats held talks behind closed doors in Geneva on Thursday, the latest round of discussions between the world's top two nuclear powers following a June summit between US President...

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After Chaotic Week, Britain Says Fuel Crisis "Under Control" Amid Shortage

Britain said on Thursday that a gas station crisis caused by an acute shortage of truck drivers was back under control but many pumps remained closed in London leaving motorists searching or queuing...

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Nazi Stutthof camp secretary flees as German trial starts

Irmgard Furchner is accused of complicity in more than 11,000 murders but the judge says she has fled.

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Sarkozy: Ex-French president gets jail sentence over campaign funding

The former French president is found guilty of illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election.

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Mutual Trust Despite Different Ideologies Strength Of Democracy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said mutual trust despite different ideologies is the strength of democracy.

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"Dear Media, I'm Amrinder Singh," Says Tweet, Ex-Chief Minister Responds

"Please stop tagging me," Amrinder Singh tweeted on Thursday morning. This was Amrinder Singh, the Indian football team's goalkeeper who was mistaken for former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder...

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"Congress In Decline, AAP Rising": Amarinder Singh Quotes In-House Survey

Amarinder Singh, the Congress's tallest leader in Punjab who stepped down from the post of the Chief Minister earlier this month, told NDTV today that the turbulence within the state party has come as...

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High Court Takes Up Delhi Court Shootout; Cops, State, Centre Get Notices

The Delhi High Court today took cognizance of its own accord of the Rohini Court shootout in Delhi that left three dead and said there was a need for proper and effective deployment of a sufficient...

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French Envoy Back In US After Dispute Over Submarine Deal: Report

French Ambassador to the United States Philippe Etienne has returned to Washington after almost two weeks of absence amid the dispute between two countries over the US submarine contract with...

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Britney Spears: Singer 'on cloud nine' after conservatorship ruling

The singer posted footage of her flying a plane after a judge suspended her father as conservator.

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Shakira: Singer attacked by a pair of wild boars

The Colombian singer was walking in a park in Barcelona, Spain, with her son when the animals struck.

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Israel foreign minister makes historic visit to Bahrain

It is the first such trip since the two countries established diplomatic relations last year.

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Wednesday 29 September 2021

Concerned Over External Actors' Role In Terrorism In Syria: India At UN

India at the UN expressed concern over the role of external actors leading to the growth of terror groups including ISIS-Iraq and Hayat Tahrir al-Sha in Syria and stressed upon the need for long-term...

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Vitamin A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell

Volunteers will receive brain scans and be asked to sniff powerful odours such as rotten eggs and roses.

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Amazon's algorithms taken to task in landmark bill

Warehouse workers can no longer be sacked for time off task if they have good reason to take breaks.

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How Fire Officer's Swift Move Saved Lives In Bengaluru Building Collapse

"A building in the Wilson Garden locality of Lakkasandra can collapse any moment, some people are inside," flashed a message in the emergency control room of Bengaluru south's fire department on...

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Still In "Congress Family": Goa Leader After Joining Trinamool

Former Goa chief minister Luizinho Faleiro joined Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress today, insisting that he is still part of the "Congress family" which he would like to help "consolidate".

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AUKUS Pact No Threat To Indo-Pacific Stability: US Envoy

A defence pact between Australia, the United States and Britain is no threat to Indo-Pacific stability and is not aimed at any one country, a U.S. envoy said on Wednesday, amid concern in a region...

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Opinion: Sidhu Has Trapped Himself And Congress Must Exploit That

Navjot Singh Sidhu is known for his witticisms and motor mouth. But he now appears to have become the punchline himself. His latest tantrum could spell the end of his political journey which started...

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Cops To Take Interpol's Help Find "Mystery Woman" In DRDO Espionage Case

Odisha Police, probing the espionage case at DRDO's Interim Test Range (ITR), said it will take the help of Interpol through central agencies to reach the mysterious woman who had allegedly engaged 5...

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La Palma volcano: Family's anguish as lava destroys 'miracle house'

The owners of the so-called miracle house are devastated after it succumbed to the lava flow.

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"G-23, Not Ji Huzoor-23": Congress 'Rebels' Question Punjab Fiasco

As the Congress struggles with exits and crises in states it rules, like Punjab, party leader Kapil Sibal raised a fresh set of uncomfortable questions for the leadership but stopped short of naming...

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Who Will Win Air India Bid? Big Step Expected This Week

Tata Group will likely get the government's nod to take control of money-losing Air India Ltd. considering the nation's largest conglomerate is capable of pouring large sums into the flag carrier and...

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Woman, Granddaughter Killed As Kolkata Building Collapses Amid Heavy Rain

Two people were killed and two others critically injured after a portion of a house collapsed in north Kolkata's Ahiritola Lane today amid heavy rains, the police said. The incident happened around...

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Ex Tamil Nadu Minister Gets 5 Years In Jail For Misappropriation Of Funds

A special trial court in Tamil Nadu found former Minister R Indira Kumari and her husband guilty of misappropriation of funds during her tenure as Minister of Social Welfare during the AIADMK...

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UP Launches "Nirbhaya - Ek Pahal" Programme, Over 75,000 Women To Benefit

The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday launched the ''Nirbhaya - Ek Pahal'' programme under Mission Shakti - Phase 3 in Lucknow.

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Scorching La Palma lava fizzes as it hits ocean

Clouds of steam rise as the red-hot current makes contact with the Atlantic on the Spanish island.

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"Locked Up Yet Again...": Mehbooba Mufti Says Under House Arrest

Former J&K Chief Minister and People's Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti was stopped from leaving her residence today because a security forces vehicle was parked outside the main gate of...

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New Zealand's Covid Cases Jump As It Battles Delta Variant

New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases jumped to their highest level in weeks on Wednesday, a setback to the South Pacific nation's battle to eliminate the highly infectious Delta variant from its...

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Delhi's Schools To Reopen For All Classes "After Diwali": Report

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority or DDMA in its meeting today decided to reopen schools for junior classes after the festival season, official sources said.

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Cyclone Likely Off Gujarat Coast, Weather Department Alerts Fishermen

A well-marked low pressure area over south Gujarat is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, IMD said, and asked fishermen not to venture into the Arabian Sea off the state coast and suggested...

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Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Illegally Subletting, Alerting Tenants About Inspection

A 23-year-old Indian national has been jailed for 25 days after pleading guilty to two charges under the Official Secrets Act for illegally subletting a Singapore public housing residential unit to...

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Ecuador jail: Dozens killed in Guayaquil prison fight

It is the latest in a series of deadly incidents as rival gang members fight for control of prisons.

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Tuesday 28 September 2021

Punjab Congress Leader Navjot Sidhu's Political See-Saw: A Timeline

Navjot Singh Sidhu has quit as Punjab Congress chief just two months after he was appointed to the post by the party's high command in Delhi. Mr Sidhu's unexpected move to resign from the post has...

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Taliban Chancellor Bars Women From Attending Kabul University: Report

Women will no longer be allowed to attend classes or work at Kabul University "until an Islamic environment is created," the school's new Taliban-appointed chancellor has announced.

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Delhi Riots: Court Orders Rs 5,000 Salary Cut Over Cop's Casual Approach

Irked over Delhi Police seeking adjournment in a "very casual manner" in a riots case, a court in Delhi directed the police commissioner to conduct an inquiry and deduct Rs 5,000 from the salary of...

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Weeks After Fleeing Home, Afghans Try To Pick Up Pieces At US Military Base

There's a sense that life's events, in all of their complexity, are simply unfolding for the over 9,300 Afghan evacuees who have come to call this US military base in New Jersey home over the past...

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Navjot Sidhu Couldn't Stand A Dalit Becoming Punjab Chief Minister: AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party today claimed that Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu quit from his post as he "could not bear" that a Dalit has been made the Chief Minister of the state.

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Afghanistan: US General Mark Milley to face questions

US troops left Afghanistan in August after the capital, Kabul, fell once more to Taliban militants.

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Germany election: Coalition talks begin after close election

The election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will be chancellor.

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Blast tears through Gothenburg apartment block, injuring 16

Police suspect the explosion and subsequent fire may have been caused deliberately.

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Haiti polls postponed after electoral body is dissolved

The prime minister dismissed the electoral council and no new date has been set for elections.

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Navjot Sidhu Quits Party Post, "Told You So...," Says Amarinder Singh

The ongoing crisis in Punjab deepened today with Navjot Singh Sidhu's surprise resignation on Tuesday as the chief of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

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"Told You So... He Isn't A Stable Man": Captain On Navjot Sidhu Shocker

Shortly after Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as Punjab Congress chief, his rival Amarinder Singh unabashedly delivered the first taunt to the stunned Gandhis.

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Serum Institute Allowed To Enrol 7-11 Year-Olds In Covid Vaccine Trial

The country's drug regulator today allowed vaccine maker Serum Institute to enrol kids aged 7-11 years for its trial of US drugmaker Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine.

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Notice To Centre On Bengal's Plea Against CBI Probe For Post-Poll Clashes

Supreme Court today asked the Centre and others to respond to the West Bengal government's appeal against the Calcutta High Court order directing court-monitored CBI probe into the cases of rape and...

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Yes Bank Founder Rana Kapoor's Wife, Daughters Denied Bail In Case By CBI

The Bombay High Court today refused to grant bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor's wife and two daughters in a corruption and cheating case involving private sector lender Dewan Housing Finance...

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Mark Rutte: Dutch PM's security stepped up over gang threat

There are fears that Mark Rutte could be the target of an attack or kidnapping.

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Navjot Sidhu Quits As Punjab Congress Chief, Surprises Gandhis

Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned as Punjab Congress chief, in a stunning development just days after Amarinder Singh was replaced as Chief Minister in a series of events that had his approval.

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Amarinder Singh's Delhi Visit "Personal", "No Need For Speculation": Aide

Amarinder Singh's Delhi visit is "personal" and there is "no need for speculation", the former Punjab Chief Minister's media advisor tweeted today, after buzz he was set to meet BJP chief JP Nadda and...

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DENV2 Explained: What You Should Know About Dangerous Dengue Strain

Ahead of the festive season, health experts are worried over the combined impact of Covid-19 and DENV2  

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BJP's List Of Demands Ahead Of Key Bypoll For Mamata Banerjee

Ahead of the crucial bypoll in Bhabanipur, from where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting, a BJP delegation met the Election Commission on Tuesday and sought a series of measures...

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Kolkata Police Files Case To Probe Alleged Assault On BJP's Dilip Ghosh

Kolkata Police have filed on their own an FIR against unknown people in connection with the incident where BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh was pushed and heckled while campaigning in...

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Monday 27 September 2021

Court's Query To Maharashtra Over PMC Scam Accused's "Pacemaker" Plea

The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to inform the court if any state-run hospital in Mumbai has "pacemaker implantation facility" that can be provided to businessman Rakesh...

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UP Man Killed In Suspected Tiger Attack

A 45-year-old man was killed in an attack by a big cat near Manjhra Reserve forests under North Nighasan forest range of Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said on Monday.

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In A Separate Farmers' Protest, Hundreds Confront Cops In Noida

Hundreds of people from various villages here and a large number of police personnel were involved in a confrontation on Tuesday during a demonstration over land compensation outside the Noida...

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'Not Footballs In Game Of Power': Top Court Slams Centre On NEET

Supreme Court slams Centre for last-minute NEET syllabus change: "Don't treat young doctors as footballs in game of power"

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No Major Impact Of Cyclone Gulab In Odisha: Government

Odisha government said cyclone Gulab did not have much impact on the state following its landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh but road connectivity was partially affected.

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Sarbananda Sonowal Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha From Assam

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Assam.

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Whoever Will Be German Chancellor, Will Have Close Ties With India: Envoy

A few hours after the results of the German federal election were announced, German ambassador Walter J Lindner on Monday said that there will be no change in policy towards India.

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German election: Seven things we learned

Seats, Schleswig and an ex-spy: here are some of the sidelights from Sunday's vote.

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Papers gripped by Germany's era of uncertainty

Newspapers across Europe are watching the knife-edge results in Germany with a high degree of concern for the country's - and continent's - future course.

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German election: Green Party speaks of 'fantastic campaign'

Annalena Baerbock said the numbers were "fantastic" for the Green Party in Germany's election.

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BJP's Dilip Ghosh Says Heckled In Bhabanipur, Trinamool Hits Back

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh was allegedly manhandled and faced "go back" slogans from ruling Trinamool Congress workers on the last day of campaign in Kolkata's Bhabanipur, where Bengal Chief Minister...

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A Chennai Man's SOS To Arrange Funds For Brother's Brain Surgery

In a desperate attempt to give his brother a new lease of life, a Chennai man has started a crowdfunding drive to arrange Rs 11 lakh for a brain surgery.

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Vaccination Key For Revival Of Tourism Sector: Union Minister

Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday said his ministry is talking to various stakeholders for the recovery of the tourism sector affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, while stressing that...

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Ashok Gehlot's Brother Appears Before ED In Money Laundering Case

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's elder brother Agrasain Gehlot appeared before the ED in Delhi today for questioning in a money laundering case against him and others linked to alleged...

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Amazon's Statement Amid Controversy Over "East India Company 2.0" Barb

Hours afterRSS-linked magazine Panchjanyaattacked Amazon as "East India Company 2.0" and labelled it a "threat to indigenous entrepreneurship", the e-commerce gianthighlighted its "positive impact on...

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Chikoo, Nuts And Ghee: Rujuta Diwekar Recommends Adding These Superfoods To Your Diet While Working From Home

Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar suggested three foods that are simple, affordable and accessible.

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'We Share India's Worries On Terror After Taliban's Takeover': Germany

Germany has said that it shares India's fears that Afghanistan may be used for spreading international terror and it has told the Taliban that its land should not be used even by neighbouring country...

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All 33 Arrested For Gang-Raping Maharashtra Teen Multiple Times: Police

All 33 people accused of allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl multiple times and at several spots near Mumbai for nearly nine months have been arrested, the police said today.

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Explorers Find Snake Pit At The Bottom Of 367-Foot 'Well Of Hell'

A team of Omani cavers has made what is believed to be the first descent to the bottom of Yemen's fabled Well of Barhout -- a natural wonder shunned by many locals, who believe it is a prison for...

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Arvind Kejriwal Launches App That Provides Info About Delhi Tourist Spots

On World Tourism Day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a mobile app that provides information about tourist spots along with their brief history, popular local cuisines, market places and...

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Indian-Singaporean Sentenced To 21 Months' Probation For Ill-Gotten Gains

A 22-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore was sentenced to 21 months of probation, while his parents were bonded for 5,000 dollars to ensure his good behaviour, after he was found guilty of...

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Hakuho: Sumo wrestling's greatest champion retires

Hakuho has recorded more wins, titles and perfect championships than any other sumo wrestler.

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Sunday 26 September 2021

Sudan: Ethiopian troops 'repelled' after al-Fashaga advance

Ethiopia denies Sudan's claim of an incursion in the disputed al-Fashaga border region on Saturday.

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PM Modi To Launch Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission at 11 am tomorrow via video conferencing, which will be followed by his address on the occasion, the Prime Minister's...

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Cyclone Gulab Makes Landfall Over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

Cyclone Gulab has made landfall in coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, the weather office tweeted this evening. The cyclone will cross the coasts between Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and...

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S Jaishankar On 2-Day Visit To Mexico Starting Today

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a two-day visit to Mexico today, the Ministry of External Affairs announced.

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Light To Moderate Rain In Delhi, Adjoining Areas Today: Weather Office

Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of South Delhi in the next two hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Sunday.

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Goa Ward Boy Molests Two Underage Girls Inside Hospital Lift: Police

A ward boy of a state-run hospital in Goa was arrested today for allegedly molesting two minor siblings inside the lift of the medical facility, a police official said.

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Cyclone Gulab: PM Modi Assures Centre's Support To Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in view of cyclone Gulab and assured all possible support...

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Amit Shah, 6 Chief Ministers Review Security, Projects in Maoist-Hit Areas

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation and the implementation of development projects in Maoist-affected areas with six chief ministers and top officials of four states.

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'Bluetooth Chappals', How Some Tried To Cheat In Top Rajasthan Exam

Five persons including three Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers (REET) candidates were arrested before the exam Sunday as the aspirants were found wearing slippers with bluetooth devices,...

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Goa Chief Minister Praises Fiery Diplomat Who Took On Pakistan In UN

Goa Chief Minister today congratulated Indian diplomat Sneha Dubey for her blistering retort to Imran Khan at the UNGA after he raked up the Kashmir issue, and lauded her for building a strong...

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Video: Su-30s, MiG-21s, Chinooks Roar In Srinagar Air Show After 14 Years

The skies over Srinagar roared on Sunday morning with fighter jets and Chinook helicopters exhibiting adrenaline-pumping manoeuvres at an air show conducted after 14 years here.

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"Will Do Whatever Sensible": Odisha Chief Minister On Caste-Based Census

In the backdrop of the Centre virtually ruling out a caste-based census as per its affidavit in the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that Odisha will do whatever will be sensible for...

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Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament

Iceland becomes the sixth country in the world with a parliament where 50% of seats are held by women.

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IAF Officer Arrested In Coimbatore Over Alleged Sexual Assault Complaint

A 26-year-old Flight Lieutenant in the Indian Air Force, who hails from Chhattisgarh, has been arrested by police in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore after a 29-year-old female officer from Karnataka's Bidar...

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China's Xi Warns Of "Grim" Situation With Taiwan In Letter To Opposition

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that relations between Beijing and Taipei were "grim" on Sunday, urging the island's main opposition party to help seek "unification of the country."

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"Problems At Kabul Airport Resolved": Taliban Ask Airlines To Return

The Taliban in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been resolved.

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"Will Transform Lives": UP Hikes Sugarcane Prices Ahead Of 2022 Polls

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today increased the purchase price of sugarcane in the state by Rs 25 per quintal in a major decision ahead of the 2022 Assembly elections.

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Terrorist With Links To "The Resistance Front" Arrested In Jammu: Police

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police arrested an active terrorist with links to the terror outfit "The Resistance Front" (TRF) near the Jammu railway station today.

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Switzerland same-sex marriage: Voters set to back yes

Projections suggest more than 60% have voted yes to the proposal, already law in most of western Europe.

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New Expanded Punjab Cabinet To Have 15 Ministers: Sources

15 MLAs to be made ministers in Punjab's expanded cabinet today: Sources

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"Hope There Are No More Covid Waves": Chief Justice On Reopening Courts

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today hoped to fully resume offline, physical hearings after the Dussehra break if the country is not hit by another wave of the coronavirus.

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5 Dead In Road Accident In Maharashtra's Nashik

Five people were killed in a collision between an autorickshaw and a truck on Lasalgaon-Vinchur road in Nashik's Niphad taluka, police said on Sunday.

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Saturday 25 September 2021

Amit Shah Says Cooperative Policy Soon, Rules Out Centre-States Friction

Asserting that cooperatives will also play a crucial role in making India a USD 5 trillion economy, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah today said the centre will soon come out with a new cooperative...

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"World Is Watching Them": US Condemns Taliban Plan To Resume Executions

The United States has strongly condemned the Taliban's plans to reinstate amputations and executions as a type of punishment in Afghanistan.

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PM Modi To Address UN General Assembly First Time In Person Since Covid

PM Modi arrived in New York on Saturday, flying from Washington DC. The last time he addressed the UN General Assembly in person was in 2019. In 2020, the high-level session had gone virtual.

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Ordered CBI Probe Into Firing Incident: Assam Chief Minister

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that he has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the firing incident that took place in the Dhalpur area of Assam's...

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Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig freed by China arrive home

The two were released after a Huawei executive was freed in Canada, ending a three-year diplomatic row.

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Live Updates: PM To Address 76th UN General Assembly At 6:30 pm Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly today.

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AIIMS Bhopal's Deputy Director Arrested For Taking Rs 1 lakh Bribe: CBI

The CBI today arrested AIIMS Bhopal's Deputy Director Dhirendra Singh for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh.

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Brother of Arjun Rampal's Partner Arrested In Drugs Case, Cannabis Seized

The brother of Arjun Rampal's partner Gabriella Demetriades has been arrested from Goa in connection with a drugs case.

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On Camera, Chairs Thrown At Congress Meet Over Local Polls In Tamil Nadu

A meeting of the Congress party in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district descended into chaos after people started fighting inside a room where party workers and leaders had gathered to discuss plans for a...

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Army Officer Cycling From Leh To Manali To Set Guinness Record

An Army officer is cycling from Leh to Manali in an attempt to set a Guinness record for the "fastest solo cycling (men)", a defence spokesman said.

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Seven killed in suicide attack near Somalia's presidential palace

The Islamist militant group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack in the capital.

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IIT Graduate Ranks 45 In UPSC Exam, His Father Sells Clothes On Cycle

There is a cycle in the backdrop, clothes on the hanging line, a handpump too but this seller of clothes from Bihar has his focus elsewhere. He is busy accepting congratulations as his son just...

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$3 To $30,000: Indian American Siblings' Crypto Story. They Are 14 And 9

Just seven months back, two young Indian American siblings started mining cryptocurrency as a hobby. Today, 14-year-old Ishan and nine-year-old Aanya have set a goal to fund their college education...

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Huawei Official Leaves Canada After US Deal On Fraud Charges

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou flew home to China on Friday after reaching an agreement with US prosecutors to end the bank fraud case against her, relieving a point of tension between...

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"PFI Role In Assam Police Firing Incident During Eviction": Himanta Sarma

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the members of Popular Front of India had visited the area a day before last week's violence in Darrang district during an eviction drive. He said some people...

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In Myanmar, Pro-Democracy Monks March Against Military Junta

Scores of pro-democracy Buddhist monks took to the streets of Myanmar's second-biggest city Saturday, rallying against the military coup in demonstrations that coincided with the 14th anniversary of...

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Kanhaiya Kumar, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani Set To Join Congress Next Week

Communist Party of India leader Kanhaiya Kumar and independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani are set to join Congress early next week, sources say the event has been brought forth from the earlier...

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Cinema Halls In Maharashtra To Open From October 22

All cinema halls in Maharashtra will be allowed to open after October 22, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's office said this afternoon in a tweet, as the state eases curbs amid drop in Covid cases.

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Bihar Judge Who Ordered Washing, Ironing Of Clothes Restrained From Work

The Patna High Court has, vide an administrative order, restrained from judicial work a lower court judge in Bihar who has been in the headlines because of piquant orders.

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"Use Of Terror To Change State Structure": Rajnath Singh On Afghan Crisis

The developments in Afghanistan raised questions about role of power politics and the use of terrorism as a tool to change State structures and behaviour, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today.

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US Reaffirms "Unwavering Commitment" To India As Major Defence Partner

US President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his "unwavering commitment" to India as a Major Defence Partner through close engagements, including information sharing and strengthening cooperation in advanced...

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Friday 24 September 2021

China declares all crypto-currency transactions illegal

Trading Bitcoin and other crypto-currenices is a criminal activity, China's central bank says.

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Telangana Minister KTR On Viral Video Of 12-Year-Old Newspaper Boy

In the video, the boy from Jagtial in Telangana talks about working while studying. 

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"Space, 5G...": White House Official On What Quad Leaders Will Announce

Quad leaders will announce a new working group on space, a supply chain initiative and a 5G deployment and diversification effort apart from discussing challenges in the Indo-Pacific, climate change...

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Probe Agency Names Trinamool Member In Rajdhani Express Hostage Case

The NIA has named Trinamool Congress member Chhatradhar Mahato and 12 others in its chargesheet in the 2009 Rajdhani Express hostage case, an official of the investigating agency said on Friday.

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Lalu Yadav Slams BJP-RSS Over Refusal Of Caste Census Of Backward Classes

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday charged the BJP-RSS combine with "apathy" towards OBCs and EBCs, a day after the Centre told the Supreme Court that it would not be able to...

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Ahead Of The Biden-Modi Bilateral Meet, White House Official Lists Agenda

US President Joe Biden and PM Modi will hold their first bilateral meeting during which they are expected to discuss a wide range of priority issues, including combating COVID-19, climate change,...

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Fashion giant Saint Laurent to ban use of fur in 2022

The fashion house's parent company, Kering, says all its brands will be fur-free by autumn 2022.

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Lok Sabha Speaker Addresses Karnataka Assembly, Congress Boycotts Session

After Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addressed a joint session of the Karnataka legislature today, the Congress criticised the move as breaking protocol. The opposition Congress said only the President or...

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PM Modi To Hold Meeting Of Council Of Ministers Next Week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with the Union Council of Ministers on Tuesday.

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This Company Will Produce Pharma Firm Cadila's 3-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine

Drugmaker Shilpa Medicare Limited said on Friday it had agreed to produce Cadila Healthcare Ltd's three-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

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Minister Kiren Rijiju Breaks Into A Song "Just To Please" Young Officers

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday broke into a song at an event for a group of young bureaucrats.

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Amit Shah To Chair Review Meeting Of Maoist-Hit States On Sunday: Report

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high-level meeting with the chief ministers of 10 Maoist-hit states in Delhi on Sunday to review the current status as well as to discuss future road map for...

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Afghanistan: Executions will return, says senior Taliban official

Extreme punishments like executions and amputations will resume in Afghanistan, says the Taliban's head of prisons.

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Jitender Maan Gogi: India gangster shot dead in Delhi court

Two men dressed as lawyers opened fire in court on a man police detained on charges of murder and extortion.

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Karnataka Seeks To Ban Online Gaming After Three Other States

Karnataka has proposed a ban on online games involving betting and wagering, sparking concerns that growing state regulations could hit the nascent but booming sector.

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"Won't Tolerate This Security Lapse": Delhi Top Cop On Court Shooting

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Friday admitted that there were lapses and promised action against those responsible for the security of a city court after a dramatic shooting inside left...

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LG Anil Baijal Asks Delhi Education Department To Fill Up Vacancies

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday reviewed the status of vacancies in the Education department and directed that the vacant posts be filled up in a time-bound manner.

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On Camera, Officials Cut Open Bag To Recover Drugs At Mumbai Airport

The Mumbai Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) seized drugs worth Rs 18 crore and arrested a 40-year-old female passenger at the city airport on Thursday, officials said.

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On Camera, Dramatic Delhi Court Shootout That Left 3 Dead

Men and terrified children scampered to safety as shots rang out, in a video from a court in Delhi where a shootout today left three gangsters dead.

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CIA 'removes Vienna boss' over Havana syndrome outbreak

The mysterious illness has affected dozens of US personnel in the Austrian capital, US media report.

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New Zealand council's Zoom talks go viral as pretend meeting

A New Zealand committee meeting gets almost 300,000 views as people use it to avoid being disturbed.

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Thursday 23 September 2021

US Haiti envoy quits over migrant deportations

Daniel Foote called the US decision to deport Haitian migrants "inhumane".

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Freshworks CEO Has All The Right Dance Moves, As A Rajini Fan Should. Proof Inside

After India's first software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Freshworks got listed on US stock exchange Nasdaq, a throwback video of its founder and chief executive officer Girish Mathrubootham shaking a...

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"Wally" The Celebrity Walrus Swims 4,000 km, Turns Up In Iceland

The popular walrus named Wally was found in Iceland after being missing for almost a month.

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For Bail, Bihar Man Has To Wash Clothes Of All Women In His Village

Aman accused of attempted rape has been given bail on condition that he wash and iron the clothes of all women in his village for six months.

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2 More Paper Mill Employees Die In Assam, Number Of Deaths Rise To 95

Two more employees of the defunct Nagaon and Cachar mills of the Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL) died in Assam's Morigaon district, taking the total number of deaths since their closure to...

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Vistara To Operate Flights Between Delhi, Paris From November 7

Vistara, full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, on Thursday announced special, non-stop flights between Delhi and Paris CDG (Charles de Gaulle) starting...

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EU rules to force USB-C chargers for all phones

Manufacturers could be forced to change devices to a uniform charging port.

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The epic adventures of the Gilgamesh Dream tablet

How an ancient story of a superhuman god ended up in all sorts of unexpected places.

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Skincare Tips: Is Hyaluronic Acid Worth The Hype? Let's Find Out

The dermatologist shared a post on Instagram, detailing the benefits of hyaluronic acid.

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3 Killed, 4 Injured In Blast At Bengaluru Godown, Cause Being Probed

Three people were killed and four others were injured in a blast at a storage facility in Bengaluru's New Tharagupet area on Thursday.

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"Very Happy Today": Supreme Court After India's Covid Compensation Plan

No other country managed to do what India did in terms of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, in rich praise for the government, as it reserved the order on a...

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"Harder To Copy": Congress Shares Manmohan Singh's Photos After PM's Post

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a photo from Air India One on his way to the US, talking about working on a long flight, the Congress posted a counter, featuring Manmohan Singh.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Gives Free Power Connections To 1 Lakh Farmers

In a major announcement of welfare schemes for farmers, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin distributed one lakh free power connection certificates to the state's farmers on Thursday.

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US Lawmakers Walk Out Of Classified Afghanistan Briefing: Report

Multiple US Republican and Democratic lawmakers angrily stormed out of a classified briefing with members of the US President Joe Biden administration on Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after their...

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4 Times Indian Prime Ministers Were Clicked Working Onboard A Flight

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared a photo from Air India One on to the US. He is seen going through a sheaf of papers with several files around him.

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Will Update List Of Covid Deaths On Centre's Guidelines: Kerala Minister

The list of those who succumbed to COVID-19 was being updated based on the new guidelines of the Centre, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said today.

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Government Issues Guidelines On How To Deal With Health Issues Post Covid

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released guidelines on treatment of sequelae of COVID-19 which will help in building capacity of doctors, nurses, paramedics and community health workers across India...

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Bihar Ex-Chief Minister Jitan Manjhi Shreds BJP Over Plight Of Dalits

Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday lashed out at "dharm ke thekedaar" self-appointed guardians of faith whom he squarely blamed for Dalits being deprived of a life of dignity.

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Morocco's Khadija rape case: Eleven jailed for 20 years

The woman's lawyer says he will appeal, describing the 20-year sentences as "not tough."

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Melvin Van Peebles: 'Godfather of black cinema' dies at 89

Melvin Van Peebles, famous for 70s films including Watermelon Man, died in New York aged 89.

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Wednesday 22 September 2021

The Many Saints of Newark: Sopranos prequel impresses many critics

Michael Gandolfini plays a teenage Tony Soprano, who was portrayed by his father James on TV.

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US To Donate 500 Million More Covid Vaccines To Other Countries

President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday the US plans to donate an additional 500 million Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines to the rest of the world, bringing its total commitment to 1.1 billion,...

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Lalu Yadav On Caste Census: "Let 50% Cap Be Broken If Needed"

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday reiterated the demand for caste census and favoured "breaking" the 50 per cent ceiling on reservations if the population of SCs, STs and OBCs...

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World Rhino Day: Two Rhinos At Tamil Nadu Zoo Adopted By IT Firm

On World Rhino Day, Srija Santhanam was elated to get a chance to click selfies with her favourite greater one-horned Indian rhinos named Ram and Rhine at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur,...

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Why Must You Get Vaccinated? 'Family Guy' Explains In Viral PSA Video

In the over 3-minute video, Family Guy builds confidence about COVID-19 vaccines.

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Delhi High Court's Notice To CBI In Corruption Case Against Maneka Gandhi

Delhi High Court has issued a notice to CBI on a plea seeking to declare that no sanction is required for taking cognizance of the offence taken by a trial court against the accused in connection with...

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Lithuania urges people to throw away Chinese phones

The country's National Cyber Security Centre found security risks in both Xiaomi and Huawei models.

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German cashier shooting linked to Covid-19 conspiracies

A man suspected of killing a cashier is linked to conspiracy theorists and far-right politics.

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Melbourne protests: Third day of violent anti-vaccine demonstrations

Demonstrators have been marching against lockdowns and mandatory vaccines in Australia's second largest city.

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Body Of Soldier Abducted From J&K's Shopian Found After Year, Says Family

A decomposed body found in a village in J&K's Kulgam this morning has been claimed as that of Rifleman Shakir Manzoor - an Army soldier missing since August 2 last year, when he was kidnapped,...

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HC Seeks Uttarakhand Govt Response On Alleged Irregularities In Recruitment

The Uttarakhand High Court has halted the recruitment of Licentiate (LT) grade teachers and sought a reply from the state government within four weeks on alleged irregularities committed in the...

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Government May Block Chinese Investment In LIC's Mega IPO: Report

The centre wants to block Chinese investors from buying shares in insurance firm Life Insurance Corp which is due to go public, four senior government officials and a banker told news agency Reuters,...

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Relief For Supertech MD As Court Allows Him To Challenge Arrest Warrant

The Delhi High Court has allowed real estate company Supertech to challenge a consumer court order issuing an arrest warrant against its Managing Director Mohit Arora on a case by a homebuyer.

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Air India Chief Rajiv Bansal Appointed Civil Aviation Secretary

The government on Wednesday appointed IAS officer Rajiv Bansal as the Secretary to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive

The US is flying migrants out of a Texas border town where 13,000 have gathered in makeshift camps.

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Mumbai Ex-Top Cop Summoned Again In Corruption Case Against Anil Deshmukh

The Chandiwal Judicial Commission has issued another notice summoning former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on October 6, in connection with an alleged corruption case of Rs 100 crore...

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Akshaya Lottery Result: Kerala Lottery Result Soon; Details Here

The Kerala lottery result for the Akshaya lottery will be released on the official portal of Kerala State Lotteries at keralalotteries.com.

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Dalit Man Fined Rs 25,000 After Child Enters Karnataka Temple, 5 Arrested

Five people, including a priest, have been taken into police custody for allegedly asking a Dalit family to pay Rs 25,000 fine to "sanitise" a temple, in Miyapura village in Karnataka's Koppal...

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India's Oldest Mosque Basks In Past Glory After Renovation; Set To Reopen

India's first mosque and the oldest in the sub-continent is all set to welcome back devotees and general public after regaining its past glory and grandeur.

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Will Ensure Justice In 2015 Sacrilege Case: Punjab Chief Minister

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple and said he will ensure justice in the 2015 sacrilege case.

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Covishield: UK recognises Covid jab after India outcry

With more than 721 million doses administered so far, Covishield is India's most widely used vaccine.

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Tuesday 21 September 2021

19-Year-Old Gang-Raped, Killed By Husband's Relative, Friend In Pune

A 19-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by her husband's relative and his friend at a village in Pune on Sunday, the police said. The incident took place near a temple where the...

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Muzaffarnagar Riots: Charges Against Ex-Minister To Be Framed This Week

A court on Tuesday fixed September 24 as the date to frame charges in a Muzaffarnagar riots case against former Uttar Pradesh minister Saeeduzama and nine others.

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How India Flipped Its Vaccine Fortunes

Vaccination in India: Government officials say they are confident of fully immunizing nearly all adults by December.

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COVID-19 Vaccines Safe, Effective For Cancer Patients, Studies Find

People with cancer have an appropriate, protective immune response to COVID-19 vaccines without experiencing any more side-effects than the general population, researchers said on Tuesday.

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Story Of Ola Driver And His Missing Son Has Heartwarming Twist In The End

Comedian Aditi Mittal's Twitter thread on how her Ola cab driver found his missing son - and his heartwarming gesture afterwards - has struck a chord with Twitter users.

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PM Modi To Begin Official Visit To US On Wednesday. Schedule, Agenda Here

PM Modi and US President Joe Biden are expected to deliberate on ways to bolster bilateral ties in trade, investment and defence and security in their in-person talks in Washington on September 24,...

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Lookout Notice Issued Against 2 Aides Of Raj Kundra In Porn Case

Mumbai Crime Branch has issued a lookout notice against the missing accused Yash Thakur alias Arvind Srivastava and Pradeep Bakshi, aides of Shilpa Shetty's husband and businessman Raj Kundra in a...

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Man Arrested For Trying To Damage Ambedkar's Statue In Punjab

A 25-year-old man was arrested for trying to damage the statue of BR Ambedkar in Phillaur town of Jalandhar district in Punjab, with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today describing it as a...

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Karnataka Minister Says His Twitter Account Hacked

Karnataka Minister of Large and Medium Industries Murugesh Nirani today said that his official Twitter handle has been hacked from an unknown foreign location.

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Probe Agency NIA Searches 7 J&K Sites In Explosives Recovery Case: Report

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at seven locations in Kashmir valley in connection with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) recovery in Jammu on June 27 this...

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On UK Vaccine Policy Row, Government Warns Of "Reciprocal Measures"

UK not recognising Covishield discriminatory, within right to take reciprocal measures if no resolution, says government

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Anurag Thakur's Gift To Netflix Co-Founder: The Bhagavad Gita

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur met the co-founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, for a discussion this morning.

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Gautam Adani Calls For Global Unity In Managing Climate Crisis

Billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani on Tuesday called for implications of COVID-19 in India, the relevance of country's democratic system for doing business and the need for global unity in...

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France Submarine Project's Concerns Appear In Australian Documents

France shouldn't have been surprised that Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had been aired officially and publicly for years,...

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Covishield Only India-Made Vaccine Cleared For Travel To US For Now

The United States will reopen in November to all air passengers who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. India is among the 33 countries from where fully vaccinated travellers will be allowed to...

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NDA Being Prepped For Women Cadets, Exams From May: Centre To Supreme Court

The National Defence Academy (NDA) is being prepared for the admission of women candidates and they can sit for the entrance exam from May 2022 onwards, the government said Tuesday afternoon.

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Tax Department Raids Textile Manufacturer's Delhi, Punjab, Bengal Offices

The Income Tax department has carried out a search and seizure operation on a leading business house of India involved in the manufacture of textile and filament yarn having corporate offices in...

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Punjab Chief Minister, Deputies In Delhi To Discuss New Cabinet: Report

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, his two deputies and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu took a chartered flight to Delhi today to discuss the expansion of the new Cabinet with the...

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Third Russian accused by UK police of poison attack

Denis Sergeev is thought to have been the senior member of the Russian military intelligence team.

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Migrants in Texas: US probes horseback charge on Haiti migrants

Images which seem to show border agents on horseback driving migrants back spark an investigation.

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Canary Islands volcano: Hundreds more evacuated as La Palma lava nears sea

Officials fear lava could trigger toxic gasses when it reaches the sea on the Canary Islands resort.

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Monday 20 September 2021

"Hotel Rwanda" Hero Convicted On Terror Charges

Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was found guilty of terror charges on Monday after what his supporters labelled a politically motivated...

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Shilpa Shetty's Husband Raj Kundra Gets Bail In Pornography Films Case

Actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra has been granted bail by a Mumbai court two months after his arrest over allegations of shooting and streaming porn. He has been ordered to pay Rs 50,000...

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Javed Akhtar Condemns Order Asking Working Kabul Women To Stay Home

Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has expressed his discontent and appealed to all the Muslim bodies to collectively condemn the order by the mayor of Kabul telling women to stay at home.

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"It's Puja Time, Sing...": What Mamata Banerjee Told Babul Supriyo

Babul Supriyo, who joined the Trinamool Congress on Saturday, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today. During the meeting, she asked him to "sing and work with all his heart".

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Bureaucrats Around "To Pick Our Slippers": Uma Bharti In Now Viral Video

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti, in a series of controversial comments undermining the bureaucracy, has said that officials are around only "to pick up our slippers" and have "no standing (aukat)".

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Rajasthan Man Arrested In Bengaluru For Allegedly Spying For Pak: Police

A suspected spy from Rajasthan who was allegedly sharing photographs and details of vital installations in Bengaluru with his handlers in Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence...

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Pfizer Covid Vaccine Safe For Children Aged 5-11: Clinical Trial Results

Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said clinical trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine was "safe, well tolerated" and produced a "robust" immune response in children aged five to 11, adding that...

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"1st Such Case In World": Man Loses Kidney, Part Of Lung To Black Fungus

A multidisciplinary team of three doctors gave a new lease on life to a 34-year-old man by conducting a surgery to remove his right kidney and part of his left lung which had been severely infected...

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India To Resume Export Of Surplus Covid Vaccines, Donations Next Month

India will resume the export and donations of surplus vaccines from next month, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Monday, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the US...

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Kanhaiya Kumar, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani To Join Congress: Sources

Former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani will join the Congress - likely during an event on October 2 - party sources told NDTV this evening.

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Top Court Notice To Centre On Door-To-Door Vaccination Plea For Disabled

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Central government on a plea seeking to bring focus on vaccinating persons with disabilities at their residences since they face a higher risk of...

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15-Year-Old Boy Falls In Drain, Body Found After 19-Hour Search In Odisha

After about 19 hours of frantic search, the Odisha Fire Service personnel on Monday recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy who went missing after falling into a roadside open drain at Shatabdi Nagar...

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"Zero Tolerance For Corruption": Amazon Amid Reports Of Probe In India

Amid reports of Amazon probing bribery-related charges against some of its legal representatives in India, the US e-commerce giant said it takes allegations of improper actions seriously and...

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Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina convicted on terror charges

A Rwandan court finds Paul Rusesabagina guilty of supporting a terrorist group.

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Paul Rusesabagina: From Hotel Rwanda hero to convicted terrorist

Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in Hotel Rwanda, has gone from national hero to enemy of the state.

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La Palma volcano: Lava destroys homes in the Canary Islands

A volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma has demolished homes and caused evacuations.

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NDTV Statement: No Change In Control, No Talks For Sale

NDTV Limited is not in discussions now, nor has been, with any entity for a change in ownership or a divestment of any sort. Founder-promoters, Radhika and Prannoy Roy, who are both journalists, own...

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Maharashtra Minister Threatens To File Defamation Suit Against BJP Leader

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif on Monday said he will file Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader...

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Covid Variants Getting Better At Travelling Through Air, Study Shows

The variants of S-CoV-2 are getting better at travelling through the air, and people must wear tight-fitting masks, ensure better ventilation, get vaccinated, to help stop spread of the virus that...

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Boy, 9, Attacked By 17-Year-Old For Resisting Rape In Chennai: Police

A 17-year old has been held for allegedly grievously injuring a nine-year old boy for resisting his sexual advances, the police said today.

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BJP Says It Won't Field Candidate For Bengal Rajya Sabha Bypoll

The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal today said it will not field a candidate for the October 4 Rajya Sabha bypoll, a development that will pave the way for election of the...

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Sunday 19 September 2021

Afghanistan: Stay home, female Kabul government workers told

It is the latest restriction imposed on Afghanistan's women by the country's new Taliban rulers.

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Amarinder Singh's First Reaction After Punjab Successor's Selection

Amarinder Singh says, "Best wishes to Charanjit Singh Channi"

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Blast Targets Taliban Truck In Afghanistan's Jalalabad: Report

A pickup truck carrying Taliban terrorists was the target of a bomb in the Afghan city of Jalalabad Sunday, local media reported, a day after at least two people were killed in a series of blasts in...

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Foreign Minister Holds Talks With Saudi Counterpart On Bilateral Issues

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held wide-ranging talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud covering a range of bilateral and regional issues including developments...

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Envoy Thanks India For Facilitating Russian Parliament Elections

Ambassador Kudashev and his wife cast a vote for the Lower House of the Russian Parliament.

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Centre Seeks Report From Andhra Pradesh On Rs 960 Crore Foreign Loan

The Centre has sought a report from the Andhra Pradesh government on Rs 960 crore received as loans from foreign agencies for various Externally- Aided Projects (EAPs) remaining unutilised.

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Who Is Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab's New Chief Minister

Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has been appointed Chief Minister of Punjab, the party said today after a meeting with its MLAs following the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh, just months...

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Charanjit Singh Channi To Be Next Punjab Chief Minister, Says Congress

Charanjit Singh Channi - a Dalit Sikh and outgoing Technical Education Minister - will be the new Punjab Chief Minister, the Congress said Sunday, three days after a "humiliated" Amarinder Singh quit,...

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"Riding With A Non-Muslim?": 2 Arrested In Bengaluru For Moral Policing

The video of the incident was shared widely on social media and messaging platforms with a watermark of "National Defence Force" written in Kannada. Their grouse was against a "non-Muslim" man having...

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UP Didn't See A Single Riot During BJP Rule: Yogi Adityanath

UP Report Card: Yogi Adityanath has said that the state where riots were a trend earlier, did not witness a single riot during the four and a half year tenure of the BJP-government.

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UP Has Seen Complete Transformation, Says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh remained riot-free since 2017 while governance saw a complete transformation from the past with welfare schemes now reaching the deserving and the state emerging as number two in the...

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Russia election: Opposition complaints on final day of voting

Political opponents complain of being silenced amid reports of fraud in the parliamentary vote.

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More Jobs, 80% Employment Quota: Arvind Kejriwal Promises Uttarakhand

The Aam Aadmi Party has promised an unemployment allowance and 80 per cent quota in jobs for people in Uttarakhand if the party comes to power after the assembly election in the hill state next year.

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Mumbaikars Bid Adieu To Lord Ganesh Amid Steps To Prevent Covid Spread

466 idols of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Gauri were immersed till Sunday noon in water bodies in Mumbai as curtains came down on the 10-day Ganpati festival held amid Covid restrictions, a civic official...

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Who Is Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Likely To Be Next Punjab Chief Minister

Punjab minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa is likely to be announced as the next Chief Minister, a day after his Congress colleague Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the top post.

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Manny Pacquiao: Boxing star to run for Philippines president

Manny Pacquiao is a senator in parliament and remains active in the ring after a successful career.

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Money Trail Indicates Anil Deshmukh Received Rs 4.7 Crore: Court

A special PMLA court, while taking cognisance of a charge sheet against Sachin Waze and others in an alleged money laundering case, said the money trail prima facie indicates Anil Deshmukh received Rs...

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Opinion: Amarinder Singh's Exit Proves 7 New Congress Qualities

Chief Ministers always come and go. But the real importance of the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh lies less in what it means for Punjab politics, and more in what it tells us about the...

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Another Person Arrested In Maharashtra Linked To Delhi Terror Module Case

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested one more person in connection with the Pakistan-supported terror module busted by Delhi Police recently, an ATS official said on Sunday.

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Leader Of ISIS-Linked Terror Group Shot Dead In Indonesia's Jungle

The leader of an ISIS-linked terrorist network in Indonesia, Ali Kalora, was killed in a shootout with security forces, police said Sunday.

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Minister L Murugan Likely To Be Elected Unopposed In Rajya Sabha Bypoll

Union minister L Murugan is likely to be elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Madhya Pradesh next month, as the main opposition Congress has decided not to field its candidate.

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Saturday 18 September 2021

Water From 115 Countries To Be Offered At Ram Temple: Defence Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that procuring water from 115 countries across seven continents to offer in the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is "innovative thinking" and it replicates the...

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Over 2.90 Lakh Challans In Delhi For Covid Rule Breaks In April-September

According to the data shared by Delhi police official Anil Mittal, 2,91,423 challans have been issued for various Covid-related violations in the national capital.

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Courts Can't Use Power To Summon As Accused Casually: Supreme Court

Supreme Court has said courts can exercise power to proceed against persons not accused but appearing to have committed an offence only when there is "strong and cogent evidence" against such...

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REET Admit Card 2021 Released; Direct Link Here

The REET admit card has been been released online on the official website of the examination at www.reetbser21.com ,www.reetbser21.org , www.reetbser21.net and www.reetbser21.info.

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7 Drown In Pond In Jharkhand Amid Festival, Chief Minister Says "Shocked"

Seven girls aged between 12 and 20 years drowned in a pond at a village in Jharkhand's Latehar district today during 'Karma Puja' festivities, a senior official said.

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Man Dumps 4 Children Into Water Tank, Attempts Suicide: Rajasthan Police

A 30-year-old man attempted suicide after dumping his four minor daughters in a water tank here Saturday, police said, adding all the girls have drowned.

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Journalist Held For Publishing "Incorrect Place'' Of Terrorist's Arrest

A journalist was arrested and another was booked at Ambala Cantonment for allegedly mentioning "incorrect place" of arrest of a suspected terrorist in a report, prompting opposition to attack the...

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"New Beginning": Son Says Amarinder Singh Going To Meet Governor And Quit

Congress leader Raninder Singh today tweeted saying his father, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder, was set to meet the state Governor and reign his position. He said the veteran leader was preparing for...

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Supreme Court Favours Rs 25 Crore Funds For Maharashtra Covid Orphans

The Supreme Court is in favour of disbursing the over Rs 25 crore deposited by the Maharashtra government in the Supreme Court registry five years ago, to children who lost both parents during the...

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Amarinder Singh Quits As Chief Minister, Says "Felt Humiliated": 10 Facts

Amarinder Singh resigned as Punjab Chief Minister today, months before polls, saying he felt humiliated and the Congress is free to "appoint whoever they trust". He added that he would "exercise his...

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CTET From December 16, Registration To Start From September 20

The Central Board of Secondary Education will conduct the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) between December 16 and January 13, it said in a statement.

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At Least 2 Dead In Blasts In Afghanistan's Jalalabad: Taliban

Jalalabad, Afghanistan Blast Today: Taliban has said that at least two people were killed and up to 20 more wounded in three explosions in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.

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Probe Agency Moves Court After Maharashtra Ex-Minister Skips Summons

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved a court here against former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh for failing to appear before the probe agency despite being summoned multiple times in a...

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Gun-Toting Taliban At Kabul Zoo Mingle With Families, Kids

Taliban soldiers cradling AK-47s and M16 assault rifles mingle among families at Kabul Zoo, a novelty experience for many of the young fighters from rural Afghanistan.

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Babul Supriyo, Till Recently A Union Minister, Joins Team Mamata

Former Union Minister Babul Supriyo joined Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, two months after he was asked to resign as junior minister in the Environment Ministry and a...

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"Legal System Not Suited To Needs Of Common People": Chief Justice

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday said that the current legal system is not suited to the needs of the common people as it poses "multiple barriers" for them. Asserting that the rules have...

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J&K Spending More Than Other States To Nurture Youth Talent: Lt Governor

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today, at the University of Jammu, said that Jammu and Kashmir is spending more money than other states in the country to nurture youth talent in both education and...

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Light Intensity Rain Likely In Parts Of Delhi-NCR Today

Light intensity rainfall or drizzle will occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places in South Delhi during the next two hours, as per Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), New Delhi.

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Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty's Husband, Says Made "Scapegoat" In Porn Case

Businessman Raj Kundra, an accused in the pornographic content case, on Saturday moved a bail application in a court, claiming that he was being made a "scapegoat" and that there was not a single...

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Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen

"Everything looks very dark," a schoolgirl tells the BBC as schools reopen for boys but not girls.

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Friday 17 September 2021

India Was Informed About Australia-UK-US Defence Pact, Says Envoy

Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell on Friday said that decision to form AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) defence partnership was taken after deep consideration and Canberra informed their Indian...

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Vladimir Putin Says Moscow, Beijing-Led Alliance Should Influence Taliban

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that a security bloc led by Moscow and Beijing should take the lead in ensuring the Taliban kept its promises on preventing terrorism and drug trafficking.

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In New Record, 8 High Court Chief Justice Elevations At Once: Sources

In another new record in terms of filling up vacancies in the judiciary, a three-member Supreme Court collegium led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has recommended the elevation of eight judges as...

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Vladimir Putin Says Russia Needs To Work With Taliban

Russia needs to work with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting of a China- and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

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"God Who Decides Country's Fate": Union Minister On PM Modi

Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party leader Pashupati Kumar Paras called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "another form of God" on the latter's birthday, and said he was the most successful head of...

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Uddhav Thackeray's "Future Friend" Remark For BJP Leader Reignites Buzz

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's comment at an event got him laughs but also set speculation on fire, with many state politicians wondering if he was dropping a big hint.

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Taiwan "Concerned" As China Applies To Join Pacific Trade Pact

Japan said it would have to determine if China meets the "extremely high standards" of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after the world's...

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French anger at viral bullying of 11 year olds

A trend known as Anti2010 spread on TikTok and has been condemned by the education minister.

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Tax Officials To Reply On Newslaundry Plea Over Leak Of Seized Material

The Delhi High Court Friday sought Income Tax Department's stand on a plea by online news portal Newslaundry and its co-founder Abhinandan Sekhri to restrain any leakage of the material seized during...

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"Rakhi Sawant Of Punjab Politics": AAP Leader's Swipe At Navjot Sidhu

The AAP's Raghav Chadha lashed out at Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu today - whom he called "the Rakhi Sawant" of the state's politics - over his criticism of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal...

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Court Reserves Order On Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Chirag Paswan's Cousin

Delhi Court on Friday reserved order on anticipatory bail plea of Lok Jansakti Party (LJP) MP Prince Raj Paswan in connection with an alleged rape case against him.

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Joe Biden Convenes World Leaders To Discuss Climate Change

President Joe Biden convenes world leaders on Friday for a discussion about intensifying efforts to tackle climate change, seeking to build momentum ahead of an international summit on global warming...

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Google, Apple Comply With Russian Law Over Kremlin Critic App

The Kremlin said Friday Google and Apple conformed with "the letter and spirit" of Russian law by removing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's app instructing voters to weaken the ruling party during...

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Lil Nas X: Is the rapper the defining star of his generation?

The rapper has subverted hip-hop with his LGBT-positive lyrics, while dominating critics on social media.

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Afghanistan Can't Be "Controlled From Outside": Pak PM At SCO Summit

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Afghanistan could not be "controlled from the outside" and that Islamabad will continue to support the war-torn neighbouring country even as he urged...

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95% J&K Cops Has Covid Antibodies, Surprise Results For Children: Study

Police personnel in Jammu and Kashmir have the highest level of antibodies against COVID-19 compared to the general population in the valley, says a study by the Government Medical College in...

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Scrap Farm Laws, Talk To Farmers To Find A Way Forward: Amarinder Singh

As the nation marked one year of the approval of three farm laws in Lok Sabha, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday demanded immediate scrapping of the legislations by the Centre,...

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Arrested Cop's Rs 40 Crore Bribe Charge On Maharashtra Ex-Home Minister

Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab and his then cabinet colleague Anil Deshmukh allegedly received Rs 40 crore from 10 DCPs in Mumbai to reverse the order of their transfer issued by the then...

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Maharashtra Ex-Minister Properties Raided In Tax Evasion Probe: Report

The Income Tax Department on Friday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with a tax evasion investigation, official sources...

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New Zealand men abandon Pakistan tour after 'government security alert'

New Zealand men's team abandon their limited-overs tour of Pakistan following a New Zealand government "security alert".

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Thursday 16 September 2021

Wikipedia blames pro-China infiltration for bans

The infiltration threatened the "very foundations of Wikipedia", BBC News is told.

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BJP Strengthened Gujarat, Helped It Shed "Curfew Capital" Tag: Amit Shah

Amit Shah credited BJP government in Gujarat, right from the time when Narendra Modi was Chief Minister, for strengthening the law and order situation and helping the state shed its "curfew capital"...

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Ladies, Enter Your 40s Stress-Free! Add These 5 Essential Nutrients To Rev Up Your System

Women must add a few essential nutrients to their diet when in their 40s or above. Here's a list of these you should not miss.

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"Public Interest": In Court, Centre Defends Rakesh Asthana As Top Cop

Rakesh Asthana was appointed as the Delhi top cop in public interest, keeping in mind the diverse law and order challenges faced by Delhi, which has national security as well as international...

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2 Pak Agents Had 1.5 Kg RDX To Blow Bridges, Railway Tracks: Sources

The two terrorists caught by the Delhi Police for running a terror module for Pakistan's spy agency, ISI, were planning to carry out blasts on bridges, railway tracks, and large gatherings in India,...

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"Will Aggravate Arms Race": China Attacks New Australia-UK-US Partnership

China today sharply criticised the US, the UK and Australia's trilateral military partnership under which Canberra will be assisted to build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.

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Covid-19: France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers

The country has made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for all healthcare and care home workers.

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Rider Injured In Motorcycle Blast In Punjab Succumbs To Injuries

A 22-year-old man, who sustained serious injuries when the fuel tank of his motorcycle exploded in Punjab's Fazilka district, has succumbed to injuries, police said today.

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German Police Arrest 4 Over Threat To Synagogue Ahead Of Jewish Fest

German police said on Thursday they had arrested four people, including a 16-year-old boy, after they received information about a possible threat to a synagogue.

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China Denies Entry To German Warship On South China Mission

China has denied a German warship on a mission to the contested South China Sea entry into a harbour, a German foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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AAP Promises 300 Units Of Free Electricity If Voted To Power In UP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday promised that if it is voted to power in Uttar Pradesh, its government will provide 300 units of electricity free of cost to all domestic consumers, waive...

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Pak Miffed Over Policy On Recognising Taliban Government: Report

Pakistan National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has slammed, what he termed as "wait and watch" policy on recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government. He said that this approach would push the country...

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UPSC Prelims Admit Card Released. Direct Link Here

UPSC has released the admit card for Civil Services preliminary exam on upsc.gov.in.

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China Fully Vaccinates More Than 1 Billion People Against Covid

China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus -- 71 percent of its population -- official figures showed Thursday.

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Court Seeks CBI Reply On Official's Bail Plea In Anil Deshmukh Corruption Case

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought CBI's reply on a plea by its official Abhishek Tiwari, seeking bail in connection with alleged leak of the probe agency's preliminary inquiry report in a...

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Redeveloped Central Vista Avenue To Be Ready By Republic Day 2022: Centre

The redevelopment work of the Central Vista Avenue, stretching from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate in Delhi, will be completed within two-and-a-half months, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on...

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How A Facebook Message Reunited Mom With Daughter Kidnapped 14 Years Ago

A missing teenager from Florida was reunited with her mother at the US-Mexico border after she was abducted 14 years ago.

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Biden calls Australian PM 'that fellow down under'

US President Joe Biden appeared to forget Scott Morrison's name during a video conference.

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Denmark set to ban life-term prisoners from new romantic links

The ban comes after a 17-year-old admitted to a romantic relationship with murderer Peter Madsen.

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US general defends 'secret' phone calls with China

Gen Mark Milley allegedly phoned Beijing to "reassure" them amid concern about President Trump.

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Wednesday 15 September 2021

Texas abortion: Biden administration requests abortion law pause

The new law bans abortion from as early as six weeks, when many women do not know they are pregnant.

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UK Government Raps Nicki Minaj Over Covid Vaccine Claims

A coronavirus briefing in Britain took an unexpected turn when the country's buttoned-up chief medical officer and prime minister found themselves talking about Nicki Minaj, vaccine hesitancy and her...

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"Don't Need Lessons From A Failed State Like Pakistan": India At UN

India has hit out at Pakistan as well as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for raising the Kashmir issue at the UN Human Rights Commission and said the grouping has "helplessly" allowed...

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PM Modi Speaks To Australian Counterpart Ahead Of Next Week's Quad Meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison today as the two leaders reviewed the rapid progress in the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,...

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Big Telecom Reforms Like 100% FDI Without Government Approval: 10 Points

A plan to allow 100 per cent foreign investment in telecom through automatic route -- meaning the investor does not need prior approval from the Reserve Bank or the government -- got cabinet approval...

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BJP's Bypoll Pick Against Mamata Banerjee Gets Notice Over Model Code

Priyanka Tibrewal, fielded by the BJP against Mamata Banerjee from the Bhabanipur constituency for the upcoming bypoll, has been served a show-cause notice by the Election Commission after a poll code...

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Everything About SpaceX's All-Civilian Space Crew Headed For Orbit

The quartet of private citizens who make up the Inspiration4 team, poised to make history aboard a SpaceX rocketship as the first all-civilian crew launched into orbit, may appear at first glance to...

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I-T Department 'Surveys' 6 Places Linked To Actor Sonu Sood: Sources

Six places in Mumbai linked to actor Sonu Sood are being "surveyed" by the Income Tax department, sources said today.

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Indonesian Cargo Plane Crashes Into Mountain, Three Missing

A small cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed into a mountain in Indonesia's jungle-clad Papua region on Wednesday, police said.

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On CCTV, Couple Hit By Speeding Car Dead After Falling From Flyover

In a chilling rash driving accident on Tuesday night, caught on camera, a speeding car hit a couple on a two-wheeler in the middle of the Electronic City flyover in Bangalore, leading to their death...

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Here's Why You Must Start Your Day With These Soaked Nuts

Morning rituals: Start your day with soaked walnuts and almonds. Here are all the benefits this healthy habit can offer you.

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"It's Not True": Joe Biden Denies China's Xi Turned Down Meeting Offer

US President Joe Biden denied on Tuesday a media report that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, last week turned down an offer from Biden for a face-to-face meeting.

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Indore Woman In Trouble For Dancing On Road For Instagram Video

A woman was filmed running across the road to dance at a busy intersection in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, after the traffic signal turned red.

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EU needs to step up on defence, says von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen says the EU needs the "political will" to intervene militarily without the US.

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Saudi Arabia camel carvings dated to prehistoric era

A new study suggests the sculptures in Saudi Arabia are far older than previously thought.

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European Union Chief Pledges 100 Million Euros More In Afghanistan Aid

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday vowed to boost humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as she pledged the 27-nation bloc stands "by the Afghan people".

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Doordarshan Turns 62: Remembering 5 Memorable Shows That Stole Our Hearts

There were several programmes that have remained close to our hearts even after private satellite TV channels bombarded us with innumerable choices.

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"Mystery Fever" Kills 8 Children In 10 Days In Haryana Village

A "mystery fever" has killed eight children in the past 10 days in Chilli, a small village in Haryana's Palwal district. At least 44 other people, 35 of whom are minors, have reported fever-like...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Cheating Cases Filed Against Actor Sahil Khan

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed two FIRs registered in Mumbai against actor Sahil Khan in 2015 on a complaint filed by Ayesha Shroff.

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This Airline Has A Solution If You Want To Avoid Sitting Next To Kids

Japan Airlines has introduced a "baby" icon for pre-booking that shows passengers which seats have been taken by travellers below the age of 12.

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Ex-models demand change over French sex abuse laws

French law says the models have run out of time to start criminal proceedings over sexual assault.

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Tuesday 14 September 2021

Ford Shutting Plant In India "Shocking", AIADMK Appeals To Chief Minister

Expressing concern over the future of thousands of workers and allied industries, AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam today sought Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's immediate intervention in the...

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Met Gala 2021: Which celeb shone brightest on the red carpet?

After skipping last year because of coronavirus, celebrities went all out in the fashion stakes.

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Stadium-Goers Catch Falling Cat With Flag In Viral Video

This incident happened in Hard Rock Stadium of Miami, where people went to watch a college football match.

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Vladimir Putin "Absolutely Healthy" After Covid In Inner Circle: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is "absolutely healthy" after going into self-isolation following the detection of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday.

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Arvind Kejriwal Will Visit Uttarakhand's Kumaon Region On Sunday

AAP National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit Uttarakhand's Kumaon region on Sunday, a visit that comes ahead of assembly polls in the state next year.

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"Buffalos, Bulls Or Women", All Safe In UP Today: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, campaigning for the state polls next year, said at a rally yesterday that before he came to power, daughters, sisters, buffalos and bulls were unsafe.

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Unfortunate That Freedom Struggle Heroes Not Known To Generations: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there were several 'unsung heros' who sacrificed their lives during the freedom struggle of the country but it is unfortunate that their struggle is...

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Cows toilet trained to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Researchers say toilet training cows could lead to a large reduction in ammonia emissions.

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Viral Video: Wild Bears Seen Playing Football In Odisha

Footage of two wild bears playing football, captured in Odisha, has gone viral on social media. The video shows the two curious animals examining the football, picking it up with their mouths and...

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Bengal Advocate General Kishore Datta Resigns Citing "Personal Reasons": Governor

West Bengal Advocate General Kishore Datta on Tuesday resigned from his post citing "personal reasons", and it was accepted by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar with immediate effect, according to the Raj...

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Case Against Businessman For Entering Uddhav Thackeray's Convoy In Mumbai

Police have registered a case against a 49-year-old businessman on charge of rash driving after his high-end car entered the convoy of Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, an...

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200-Year-Old Chennai Church Opens Its Doors For Heritage Enthusiasts

September 12 was a Sunday of a different kind for the 200-year-old St Andrew's Church in Chennai, fondly called The Kirk, as Heritage enthusiasts stepped into its campus for The Kirk Heritage Walk

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Taliban Brings Back "Virtue And Vice" Ministry To Implement Islamic Laws

The Taliban has brought back the 'Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice' in Afghanistan, which was abolished during the US-led military occupation in the country.

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Brexit: GB checks on goods imported from the EU delayed

The government blames Covid and supply-chain difficulties as it puts back changes.

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Met Gala: 13 of the most eye-catching looks

Jennifer Lopez, Simone Biles, Dan Levy, Ella Emhoff and Tommy Hilfiger were all on the red carpet.

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Centre Gives Nod To 11 States To Borrow Additional Rs 15,721 Crore

The Finance Ministry has permitted 11 states to borrow an additional amount of Rs 15,721 crore after these states achieved the capital expenditure target set for the June quarter.

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Man Kills Wife, Dies By Suicide In Delhi's Raj Park: Police

A man died by suicide after allegedly killing his wife in the Raj Park Police Station area of Delhi, the police informed.

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Over 7,000 People Shifted To Safer Places As Rains Batters Gujarat

Extremely heavy rains lashed Rajkot and Jamnagar in Gujarat over the last 24 hours, following which more than 200 people stranded in the flood waters were rescued and over 7,000 people shifted to...

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Petition In Madras High Court Seen As DMK Move In Fight Against NEET

The Madras High Court today sought a reply from the state government and the centre on a petition challenging the validity of 42nd Constitutional Amendment in 1976 that moved education, which was...

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Mumbai Court Summons BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya In Defamation Cases

Sewree Metropolitan court here recently summoned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya for making alleged derogatory statements against NGO Earth founder Praveen Kalme and Maharashtra...

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Monday 13 September 2021

India Proactively Working Towards Tackling Climate Change: Minister

Climate change is the biggest global challenge and India is committed to combat it, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday.

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Veteran Congress Leader Oscar Fernandes Dies At 80

Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes MP died at a private hospital here on Monday afternoon, family sources said.

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Court Seeks Centre's Response To Compensation Plea For Death By Covid

The Delhi High Court today sought response of the centre and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on a woman's plea seeking ex-gratia for her mother's death due to COVID-19.

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Over 100 Civil Servants Transferred In Chhattisgarh In Major Overhaul

The Chhattisgarh government has assigned fresh postings to 20 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the state in a major bureaucratic reshuffle, officials...

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Plea Filed In Bihar Court Over UP Chief Minister's "Abba Jaan" Remark

A petition was filed before a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur today against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his controversial "Abba Jaan" remark he made in one of his speeches.

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"In Nazi Germany Also...": Naseeruddin Shah Calls Out "Propaganda" Films

Actor Naseeruddin Shah said today that while he felt that the film industry had been insulated from religious discrimination and Islamophobia, filmmakers were being encouraged by the government to...

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MTV Awards 2021: More sparks fly on red carpet than on stage

After a scuffle on the red carpet, the ceremony struggles to generate many big new cultural moments.

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Naftali Bennett to make first visit to Egypt by an Israeli PM in a decade

Naftali Bennett will meet President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

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Andhra Chief Minister Asks Centre To Repatriate Workers From Bahrain

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday requested the Centre to help repatriate several workers belonging to the state who were being 'ill-treated' by their employers in Bahrain.

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Post-Poll Violence Probe: Supreme Court To Hear Bengal's Plea On Sep 20

The Supreme Court today said it will hear on September 20 Bengal's appeal challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing a court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged cases of rape and murder in...

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Women Only for Ola's E-Scooter Factory Which Is World's Largest

Ola Electric Mobility Pvt's new electric-scooter factory aims to build 10 million two-wheelers annually, or 15% of the world's e-scooters by 2022, in an operation run and managed entirely by women.

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16-Year-Old Allegedly Rapes Neighbour, 8, In UP's Basti District

A 16-year-old allegedly raped his eight-year-old neighbour in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the police said.

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WIN WIN Lottery Result List: Kerala Lottery Result For W633 Tickets Today

The Kerala lottery results will be released online after 4.30 pm today on keralalotteries.com.

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Afghanistan: UN seeks millions in international aid

It is seeking more than $600m (£434m) in aid following the Taliban takeover last month.

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Abimael Guzmán: Peru ponders fate of Shining Path leader's body

Officials fear that if he is buried his gravesite could become a rallying point for extremists.

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6 Mistakes Diabetics Need To Stop Making To Keep Blood Sugar Levels In Check

If you are a diabetic, you need to work on the four main pillars of health - balanced nutrition, adequate exercise, quality sleep, and emotional detox.

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Mamata Banerjee's Rivals File Nominations For Crucial Bhabanipur Bypoll

Mamta Banerjee's political rivals filed their nomination papers today for the September 30 by-elections to Bhabanipur that the chief minister is fighting to find a place in the West Bengal assembly.

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15 Fleeing Covid Found In Refrigerated Truck In Vietnam: Report

Fifteen people including a seven-year-old boy have been found inside a refrigerated truck in Vietnam after they tried to escape areas of the south badly hit by Covid-19, state media said Monday.

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Probe Agency Arrests AgustaWestland Middleman In Bank Loan Fraud Case

Accused-turned-approver Rajiv Saxena in AgustaWestland chopper scam case, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a connection with an alleged bank loan fraud case.

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US Climate Envoy Lauds PM Modi For Ambitious Climate Targets

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Monday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for setting ambitious climate targets and added that India has demonstrated that economic development...

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Sunday 12 September 2021

Who Is Bhupendra Patel? 5 Points On New Gujarat Chief Minister

Fifty-nine-year-old MLA Bhupendra Patel was named the next Gujarat Chief Minister at a meeting of BJP legislators on Sunday, a day after the unexpected resignation of Vijay Rupani.

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Iran To Allow UN Watchdog To Service Nuclear Monitoring Cameras

Iran is to allow the U.N. nuclear watchdog to service monitoring cameras at Iranian nuclear sites after talks on Sunday with IAEA head Rafael Grossi, according to the head of Iran's atomic energy body...

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UK Government Drops Plan For Vaccine Passports In England

The UK government has dropped a plan to make people in England show vaccine passports to enter crowded events such as nightclubs, the health minister said Sunday.

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Surprise Candidate Bhupendra Patel Is New Chief Minister Of Gujarat

Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel - known to be a protege of former Chief Minister Anandiben Patel -- will succeed Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was elected the leader of the...

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Afghan Musicians Flee Kabul Fearing For Their Lives Under Taliban Rule

As the Taliban tighten its grip on power in Afghanistan, patrons of the popular Afghan music in Pakistan are shutting their offices with artistes in Kabul being forced to flee into hiding, resulting...

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Police Officer Shot Dead By Terrorist In Srinagar: Cops

A police officer was shot dead by a terrorist in Srinagar today, officials said. He was fired upon from point-blank range, they said, adding, the officer was rushed to Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of...

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3 Teens Drown At Picnic Spot In Madhya Pradesh

Three teenage boys drowned in the water of a fountain located near Halali dam in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district on Sunday, police said.

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India's COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Crosses 74 Crore-Mark

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the 74 crore mark, the Union Ministry of Health said on Sunday.

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Vaccination Is The Medicine To Boost Economy, Says Nirmala Sitharaman

Holding that 73 crore people of the country's population have received their vaccination, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said vaccination was the only medicine to boost the economy as it allows...

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Female Boxer Forced To Leave Afghanistan Amid Taliban Death Threats

In order to continue her passion for sports, female Afghan lightweight boxing champion Seema Rezai was forced to leave Afghanistan after the Taliban issued death threats to her.

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Arvind Kejriwal Re-Elected As Aam Aadmi Party National Convenor

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was re-elected as the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the third time at the national executive meeting of the party on Sunday, according to an...

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"Proud Son" Chirag Paswan Remembers Ram Vilas Paswan On Death Anniversary

Remembering his father Ram Vilas Paswan, Lok Janshakti Party MP Chirag Paswan today said that he is proud to be the son of such a person.

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Over 2,400 Infected With Dengue In Madhya Pradesh So Far: Health Official

Over 2,400 people have been infected with dengue in Madhya Pradesh this year and of them, 95 are currently undergoing treatment across various hospitals in the state, an official said today.

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Government Staff Can't Insist On Transfer To Particular Place: Top Court

An employee cannot insist on a transfer to a particular location and it is for the employer to shift the staff based on the requirement, the Supreme Court has said.

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Harsh Goenka Shares Employee's Wife's Funny Appeal To Save Marriage

Going by a letter shared by business tycoon Harsh Goenka, the wife of one of his employees is utterly frustrated with remote working and has sought the business tycoon's support to get her "sanity"...

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It means everything - Raducanu on historic US Open win

Emma Raducanu says she does not want to let go of the US Open trophy as her fairytale in New York culminates in the ultimate happy ending.

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US Open: Emma Raducanu - the key facts about Britain's Grand Slam winner

Motorsport, Romania and Dina Asher-Smith - a few things you should know about Britain's teenage US Open champion Emma Raducanu.

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Emma Raducanu tells BBC she's 'ready for anything'

The new US Open champion spoke to the BBC after beating Leylah Fernandez in straight sets.

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Emma Raducanu: US Open champion 'outstanding', says the Queen

The Queen leads the congratulations to Emma Raducanu after the 18-year-old Briton clinches the US Open title with victory against Leylah Fernandez.

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Emma Raducanu's hometown celebrates US Open win

This is how people in Bromley, London – including her former tennis coach – reacted to the result.

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Saturday 11 September 2021

"Great Courage": Chief Justice On Judgment Disqualifying Indira Gandhi

The 1975 judgment disqualifying the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was a judgment of great courage, Chief Justice NV Ramana said.

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Uttarakhand: Landslide Debris Blocks Badrinath Highway, Damages Vehicles

Landslide debris has blocked Uttarakhand's Rishikesh-Badrinath highway and has damaged dozens of vehicles in Sirobagad. The link road of Khankhra-Khedakhal-Khirsu has also been blocked due to...

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"This Resignation..." Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani On Vijay Rupani Stunner

BJP's Vjay Rupani, in a shock move, resigned as Chief Minister of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, with just a year to go for the state polls.

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9/11 anniversary: Official commemorations under way

A minute's silence will mark the exact times the hijacked planes crashed in three states.

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"India Role As Ally Can Have Positive Impact In Afghanistan": US Official

India as a key regional player and ally of the US and its history of investments in Afghanistan could have a positive impact on the future of the country now under Taliban control, a US State...

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"Tax Raids Over False, Unfounded Allegations": NewsClick Editor-In-Chief

The website NewsClick has given a statement a day after income tax officers spent over 12 hours at its office over alleged tax evasion.

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Vijay Rupani Resigns In Gujarat, 4th BJP Chief Minister To Quit In 6 Months

Vijay Rupani on Saturday became the fourth BJP leader to step down as Chief Minister of a party-ruled state in six months, after he quit the top post in Gujarat.

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Kerala Conducts Seroprevalence Survey To Assess Covid Spread

The Kerala government is conducting a seroprevalence study to take stock of the spread of the coronavirus among the people of the state.

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40 Rescued Safely From Bus Trapped At Waterlogged Underpass In Delhi

The Delhi Fire Services on Saturday rescued 40 passengers of a private bus which was trapped at a waterlogged underpass here following heavy rains on Saturday morning, officials said.

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Don't Aspire For Tickets But ...: Arvind Kejriwal's Message To Partymen

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal today asked party leaders and volunteers not to harbour any desire for posts and tickets to contest elections but instead prove their...

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2 Tonnes Of Cocaine Worth $221 Million Seized Off UK Port In Massive Bust

UK authorities have seized over 2 tonnes of cocaine in a raid on a luxury yacht off the coast of southern England, the National Crime Agency said Saturday.

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"Our Economy...": What Prime Minister Said On Recovery From Covid Impact

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India's economy recovered more strongly as compared to the impact it suffered due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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India, Australia Hold 2+2 Talks; Afghanistan, Boosting Ties On Agenda

India and Australia today held the inaugural foreign and defence ministerial dialogue to boost overall strategic ties against the backdrop of an unsettling phase of geopolitical flux in the region.

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BJP MLA, 6 Others Injured In Road Accident In Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh MLA Surender Shourie, along with four women and two children, was injured in an accident near Bahu village of Banjar area in Kullu on Saturday.

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20 years on from 9/11 a trial like no other begins at Guantanamo Bay

After two decades, the trial of 5 men accused of involvement in the 9/11 attacks finally begins

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"Gujarat's Development Should Go On Under New Leadership": Vijay Rupani

"Gujarat's Development Must Carry On Under PM's Guidance": Vijay Rupani

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Virology Centre Team Collects Samples In Kerala To Find Nipah Source

A team of health officials from the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune today collected samples from fruit-eating bats to find the source of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, informed the public...

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Madhya Pradesh Farmer Dies By Suicide, Familly Blames Debt And Crop Loss

A 37-year-old farmer allegedly died by suicide after being unable to repay loans and suffering crop losses in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said today.

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Gujarat Chief Minister, Cabinet Resign A Year Before State Polls

Vijay Rupani resigned as Chief Minister of Gujarat on Saturday evening, followed by his whole cabinet, in an unexpected move ahead of elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state late next...

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CBI Files Fourth Chargesheet In Bengal Post-Poll Violence Probe: Report

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed the fourth chargesheet in the ongoing probe into the post-poll violence cases in West Bengal, sources said on Saturday.

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Friday 10 September 2021

Uddhav Thackeray Prays For Destruction Of ''Evil'' Virus Amid Ganesh Fest

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday urged citizens to launch a strong movement against coronavirus and said he prayed to Lord Ganesh to destroy all "evil and negativity" as the...

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Man Kills Sister Over Affair In UP's Meerut: Police

A 22-year-old man allegedly murdered his sister for being in a relationship in the Sardhana area of Meerut.

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"Armchair Critics": JNU Chief Slams Teachers Alleging Lack Of Discussion

Jawaharlal Nehru University vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar on Friday dubbed a section of teachers "armchair critics" who alleged lack of substantial discussion in executive council meetings.

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Rains Cause 18 Gujarat Roads' Closure, More Showes Likely In Next 4 Days

Heavy rains in several parts of Gujarat in the last two days led to the closure of 18 roads, including two state highways, for traffic due to water-logging and damage, officials from the State...

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PM Modi Chairs High-Level Meet To Review Covid Situaiton, Vaccination

PM Modi held the meeting amid fears of a third wave of Covid sweeping the country in September and October.

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Punjab Government Staff Will Be Sent On Leave If 1st Shot Not Taken

Amarinder Singh said vaccine effectiveness is evident from the data being analysed.

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Karnataka Allows Muted Public Celebrations Of Ganesh Chaturthi With Curbs

Coronavirus has changed the way we live, work and celebrate festivals. And while Karnataka has permitted the public celebration of the Ganesha festival - it is quite muted.

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Tax Department "Surveys" At Offices Of News Sites NewsClick, Newslaundry

Income Tax officers visited the offices of news sites NewsClick and Newslaundry today, calling them "surveys" and not "raids".

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"Doors Open": AIMIM After Mayawati Denies Ticket To Jailed Mukhtar Ansari

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) today offered to field jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, hours after the Bahujan Samaj Party...

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Lebanon gets new government amid deepening crisis

The country's richest man becomes prime minister, ending more than a year of political paralysis.

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8 People Charged For Parading Girls Naked In Madhya Pradesh Village: Cops

A criminal case has been filed against eight persons, including six women, in connection with an incident in a village in Madhya Pradesh''s Damoh district where minor girls were paraded naked as part...

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Over 3 Crore People Visited "Duare Sarkar" Camps: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said over three crore people have visited the ongoing "Duare Sarkar" camps, a mass outreach drive to help people benefit from state-run schemes.

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Top Mumbai Cop's FaceTime ID "Balaji Kurkure" Revealed In Antilia Probe

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who is being investigated in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and murder of businessman Mansukh Hiren, allegedly used the FaceTime ID...

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Singapore Minister's Terror Warning For South East Asia Over Taliban Rule

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan could lead to increased terrorism in South East Asia, Singapore's Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Friday, warning that the war-ravaged country...

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No COVID-19 Case In 33 Districts Of Uttar Pradesh

UP Covid Update Today: The state government also informed that the 67 districts have not reported any new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

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Tejus Chauhan Appointed Regional Director Of International Court Of Arbitration

Lawyer Tejus Chauhan has been appointed Regional Director for South Asia in the International Court of Arbitration of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

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Decide In 2 Weeks On Rent Promise To Poor: Court To Delhi Government

The Delhi High Court Friday granted two weeks to Delhi government to decide on implementing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement that if a poor tenant was unable to pay rent during the...

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CoWIN's New Feature - Know Your Customer, Client's Vaccination Status

Over 72 crore vaccine doses have been administered since the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was flagged off on January 16 this year in the country.

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BJP Workers To Aid Vaccination Drive On PM's Birthday On September 17

BJP workers across the country will run a special campaign on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on September 17 to help maximum people get inoculated against Covid, aiming to break all previous...

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Watch: Good Samaritans Rescue Elderly Couple From Burning Vehicle

The couple, likely into their 90s and from Phoenixgot stuck in the burning vehicle and were unable to move out on their own.

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Thursday 9 September 2021

How a monkey launched the pop-it toy craze

Why it took a TikTok primate to turn a forty-year-old idea into a global hit

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Shah Rukh Khan Needs Dance Lessons? Only If They're From...

With songs like Chaiyya Chaiyya and It's The Time To Disco, Shah Rukh Khan danced his way into our hearts more than two decades ago - so not many would believe the Bollywood star needs to brush up on...

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