The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned actor Rhea Chakraborty for over eight hours on Friday in a money-laundering case it has registered in connection with Bollywood celebrity Sushant Singh Raput’s suspected suicide on June 14. The 28-year-old Chakraborty, Rajput’s girlfriend at the time of his death, arrived at the agency’s office […]
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90% of recovered Covid-19 patients in Wuhan have damaged lungs, some have to rely on oxygen machines
A team of doctors in China has claimed that lungs of 90 per cent of Covid-19 patients who recovered in Wuhan, the city where the outbreak of the disease was first reported, are still damaged. The team is led by Peng Zhiyong, the director of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University. […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput probe was quarantined, I wasn’t: Bihar IPS officer
Bihar-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Vinay Tiwari, who was in Mumbai to investigate Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, returned to Patna on Friday after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) exempted him from the mandatory quarantine. Tiwari had reached Mumbai to probe Rajput’s death on August 2 and was […]
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Delhi CM launches electric vehicle policy, calls it ‘most progressive’
The Delhi government aims to boost the economy and reduce pollution level in the national capital, recognised as one of the world’s most polluted cities, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday as he rolled out his government’s electric vehicle policy. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said his government […]
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In latest attack on Congress, BJP chief Nadda highlights pact with China
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagat Prakash Nadda launched another scathing attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul. He cited a petition filed against the Congress party over the issue in the Supreme Court. “Even the SC is surprised at the MoU signed by the Congress party […]
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12 killed, 60 feared trapped in Kerala landslide; locals say toll may go up
Twelve people have been killed and 60 others are feared trapped in a mound of slush and rock debris after a massive landslide razed a tea plantation workers’ settlement in Rajakkad in Idukki district of Kerala in the early hours of Friday. At least 10 people were rescued and rushed […]
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Donald Trump cites India to ban ‘national security risk’ Chinese TikTok
US President Donald Trump’s order to ban US transactions with Chinese owners of short video-sharing app TikTok and messenger app WeChat cited India’s decision to purge the two applications earlier in June. The US restriction on the transactions will kick in after 45 days, mid-September. “The risks are real,” the presidential directive […]
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‘Fully committed’: PM Modi assures complete implementation of NEP 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he is “fully committed” to the National Education Policy (NEP), which was launched last month, as he assured it will be implemented fully. PM Modi said while addressing the conclave on ‘Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under NEP’ that the education policy was approved after […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput case: Bihar’s Gagandeep Gambhir to supervise CBI probe team
Bihar’s Gagandeep Gambhir, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 2004 batch, will be a part of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team investigating the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The case was handed over to the central agency by the Bihar government after Rajput’s father […]
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Massive landslide in Kerala’s Munnar, several tea estate workers feared trapped
Many tea estate workers are feared trapped in Kerala’s Munnar after a massive landslide. The area has been witnessing torrential rains for the last three days. According to local authorities, the incident in Idukki district happened in the early hours of Friday. The area is totally cut off. Rescue officials […]
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3 Covid-19 vaccine candidates set to enter final stage of trial
Researchers and pharmaceutical companies around the globe are racing to find a vaccine for the coronavirus disease. While some companies are still focussing on the initial round of clinical trials for their vaccine candidate, others have raced ahead to third and final phase of testing. In fact, US President Donald […]
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Donald Trump imposes US ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 days
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday sweeping bans on US transactions with China’s ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of the WeChat app, starting in 45 days, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing. The executive orders come as the Trump administration said this week it […]
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In time of Mandir politics, Mandal appeal faces critical crisis
On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed bhoomi pujan – a customary laying of the first brick — for the Ram temple at Ayodhya. This marks the culmination of a 135-year-long dispute, whose outcome was crucially shaped by the demolition of the Babri mosque on 6 December 1992. Today, […]
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38% of India’s Covid-19 cases reported from 5 states
Nearly 38% of new cases that have come since the day India’s tally crossed a million Covid-19 infections have come from five states — Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar. These states together were responsible for less than 19% of cases before July 16 – the day […]
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Two Chinese generals dissect China’s US policy, ask for relook
Two military generals of China have said that China needs to have a relook at its relationship with the United States. Dai Xu and Qiao Liang spoke to different publications in which they admitted that China is no match for the US based on the current balance of power. They also said […]