Two exit polls predicted a hung House in Jharkhand but gave a slight edge to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance in the state where five-phased polling ended on Friday. The results will be known on December 23 when counting of votes will take place. India Today-Axis-My India […]
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Jharkhand assembly polls: All eyes on exit polls for next CM
The five-phase assembly election in Jharkhand concluded on Friday after voting for the final phase ended in the 16 of the constituencies in the state. All eyes will now be on exit polls, which will be aired by television news channels soon after the voting ends in all the constituencies. […]
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Pinaka guided rocket system successfully test-fired from base on Odisha coast
Upgraded version of Pinaka guided rocket system successfully test-fired from base on Odisha coast on December 19. The flight of the Pinaka guided rocket was successfully tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Odisha coast. Pinaka is an artillery missile system capable of striking into an enemy territory up […]
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JNU students boycotting exams won’t be eligible to register in next semester: Admin
Students, who are boycotting exams, will not be eligible to register in the next semester if they fall short of the academic requirements of the institution, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has warned. The students have called the boycott over the hostel fee hike issue. In a circular issued to […]
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Over 100 trains in northern India delayed as dense fog blankets Delhi
More than 100 trains were running late due to fog in Delhi which affected rail traffic under the Northern Railways with delays of up to two hours, officials said on Friday. The Northern Railway comprises five divisions — Ambala, Delhi, Ferozepur, Lucknow and Moradabad covering Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, […]
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Assam TET high school exam postponed due to anti- CAA protests
The Secondary Education Department has postponed the High School Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) exam in Assam for January 19. The exam was earlier scheduled to be held on December 22 but got postponed after Assam recently witnessed protests in several areas against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Speaking to ANI, […]
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Woman Who Settled In Pak Post Marriage Returns To India, Gets Citizenship
A woman from Gujarat who had settled in Pakistan after marriage and later relocated to India after her husband’s death has been grated Indian citizenship. Hasina Ben was born and brought up in Bhanvad Taluka of Gujarat and had taken Pakistani citizenship post her marriage in 1999. She had […]
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ICSI announces 50% fee wavier for Himachal students
In a bid to encourage youth from Himachal Pradesh to pursue the company secretaries course, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced 50% fee wavier scheme for students from the hill state. The scheme will be launched during the Investor Awareness Progamme and Mega Career Awareness Programme […]
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Rupee opens 12 paise down at 71.15 against US dollar
The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 12 paise to 71.15 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday amid rising crude oil prices and strengthening of the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas. Forex traders said cautious opening in domestic equities weighed on the local unit. […]
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UPSSSC Junior Assistant admit card released, here’s how to download
Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Staff Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has released the admit card for junior assistant exam 2019. Candidates can download the JA admit card online at upsssc.gov.in. UPSSSC will conduct the written exam on December 24. The written test is being conducted to recruit 1186 junior assistant. Those who have […]
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Sensex jumps over 100 points to scale fresh peak; Nifty nears 12,300
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Friday started at fresh highs led by gains in index-heavyweights RIL, ICICI Bank and SBI amid uninterrupted foreign fund inflow. After hitting its record intra-day high of 41,809.96, the 30-share BSE index was trading 102.51 points or 0.25 per cent higher at 41,776.43 in […]
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I would love to style Rihanna: Celebrity stylist Shaleena Nathani
Celebrity stylist Shaleena Nathani, who is known for creating some of the iconic looks of Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, says she could not have asked for a better job than what she does because it gives her creative liberty. In a candid conversation with IANSlife, Nathani shares the best and challenging part of being […]
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With Spotify Tastebuds you can see what your friends are listening to
So far, Spotify has had no features for you to directly interact with friends within your mobile app. They dropped their own inbox, that let you trade songs with friends, in 2017 and kept the Friend Activity ticker only in the desktop app. Their social features have been pretty limited, […]
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Vietnamese grass is greener in battle against plastic straws
A Vietnamese entrepreneur is promoting an environmentally friendly way to sip drinks by using grass stems to make reusable, biodegradable straws. Tran Minh Tien, 32, runs his company, 3T, from a village deep in the Mekong river delta, west of Ho Chi Minh city, where wild grey sedge grass grows […]
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Truecaller branches out to fintech ahead of potential IPO
Truecaller, one of the world’s largest caller-identification system, is trialing financial service products ahead of a possible stock-exchange listing. This year, the Swedish company started a pilot program to provide credit to small business owners in India and will begin offering the service to some of its 140 million users […]