Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Kapil Patil, on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19. The minister is presently under home isolation. “I work in the social, political sectors and I immediately got tested as soon as I started showing some symptoms. I have been tested positive for COVID-19. But […]
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Self-styled president of Khalistan praises PM Modi on declaration of Veer Bal Diwas, virtuous deeds towards Sikhism
The self-styled president of Khalistan, Sewa Singh Lalli has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to observe December 26 as “Veer Bal Diwas”. In his post on social media Lalli said, “this government has encouraged and initiated some virtuous deeds towards Sikhism. Let’s encourage it even more. Hints are enough […]
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Air India curtails US operations over 5G issue, four flights suspended
: After several international airlines curtailed their operations to the United States due to deployment of 5G communications in the US, Air India on Wednesday also suspended four of its flights scheduled to the US. Air India announced the suspension of flight operations between Delhi Airport and San Francisco, Chicago and John F Kennedy. It will also suspend a Mumbai to […]
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Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna joins BJP
A major setback to the Samajwadi Party ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. According to the sources, Aparna Yadav has sought a ticket from the Lucknow Cantt assembly seat. Aparna […]
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PM Modi: NDRF’s courage, professionalism extremely motivating
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on its Raising Day and said that the force was at the forefront of many rescue and relief measures. The Prime Minister said that NDRF’s courage and professionalism are extremely motivating. “Greetings to the hardworking @NDRFHQ team […]
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CCEA, Union Cabinet meet to be held virtually today
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and Union Cabinet meeting will be held on Wednesday via video conferencing. As per highly placed sources, the CCEA meeting will be held at 10 am and the Union Cabinet meeting is scheduled at 10.05 am. The Union Cabinet, last week, had approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for […]
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People should learn to live with Covid-19: Top infectious disease expert Dr Faheem Younus
People should learn to live with COVID-19 disease and should not throw caution to the wind, said Dr Faheem Younus, Chief of Infectious Disease at the University of Maryland, on Tuesday. Speaking to ANI, Dr Younus, top infectious disease expert, said, “We should learn to live with COVID-19. It doesn’t […]
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84 IAS trainees, faculty members test positive for Covid-19 at Mussoorie institute
A total of 84 IAS trainee officers and faculty members have tested positive at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, said academy administration on Wednesday. After the massive spread of the COVID-19 on the campus, to control the spread of the virus further, the administration has made containment zones inside […]
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DCW seeks FIR against persons making obscene comments against Muslim women on ‘Clubhouse’ app
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) issued a notice to Delhi Police’s Cyber Crime cell on Tuesday, seeking an FIR against persons making obscene comments against Muslim women on the ‘Clubhouse’ app. The commission took suo-moto cognizance of a video posted on Twitter, which showcased a filthy Clubhouse conversation on the topic ‘Muslim girls […]
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States committing to Power sector reforms incentivised by increased market borrowings space
Ministry of Finance, Government of India, had launched a programme in June 2021 to allow additional borrowing space to State Governments, which is conditional on the undertaking and sustaining specific reforms in the power sector, said the Ministry of Power on Tuesday. REC Ltd is working as a nodal agency […]
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Former IS-K chief Asif Farooqi killed in Afghanistan
Aslam Farooqi, the former chief of the Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K), was killed during a shootout in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, a media report said on Monday. Farooqi, who hailed from Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, was reportedly killed during an investigation against organized kidnappers and criminal mafia, Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune reported. The investigation resulted in […]
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Arvind Kejriwal to announce AAP’s Punjab CM face today
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will announce his party’s chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab Assembly polls on Tuesday in Mohali at 12 noon. This announcement holds importance ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections. Punjab will go to the polls in a single phase on February […]
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Prahlad Joshi launches new rehabilitation and resettlement policy of NLC India
The NLC India, a Navratna public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Coal has been playing a pivotal role in ensuring India’s energy security during the last six decades of performance, said Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday. The Minister was virtually launching the new Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R and R) policy […]
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India’s first homegrown mRNA vaccine to be tested amid Omicron spike: Official sources
The country’s first messenger mRNA vaccine is expected to begin trials on humans in February. The Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals has submitted phase 2 data of mRNA vaccine and has also completed the recruitment of phase 3 data. Drugs Controller General of India’s (DCGI) Subject Expert Committee (SEC) is expected to […]
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Winning India Open was always on my bucket list, says Satwiksairaj
Shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has said winning India Open was on his bucket list ever since he started playing badminton. The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the victory in the men’s doubles finals of the Indian Open 2022 at the KD Jadhav Stadium here on Sunday The […]