Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday that the central government was issuing too many airport entry permits (AEPs) and it was time to restrict certain parts such as the baggage area to a specific set of AEP-holders. “The fact is that we are issuing too many airport […]
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Eyes turn to Premier League relegation dogfight
Liverpool appear to have the Premier League title wrapped up with a 13-point advantage over second-placed Leicester but the fight to avoid relegation looks like being a down to the wire tussle. Just nine points separates ninth-placed Crystal Palace and third from bottom Aston Villa. Here AFP Sport picks out […]
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Delhi polls: QR code on voters slips to facilitate electors, says official
Technology will be an important component in the upcoming Delhi polls as voters’ slips will carry QR code to facilitate electors and speed up their identification, officials said on Monday. The CEO Office here had recently said that Delhi will be the first state/UT in which a booth app shall […]
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When top ISRO scientist ended parliamentary meet with flute performance
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is admired for sending satellites and rockets into the space but a senior scientist from the premier organisation has enthralled the Internet by playing the flute at the end of a meeting with a Parlaimentary panel. The video of the flute performance was shared […]
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Virat Kohli’s versatility, bound and sealed by Wisden
Wisden’s in-depth review of teams across formats this decade may trigger a few debates, but there can be none about Virat Kohli being the only cricketer to find place in all three teams. Not only is it a validation of Kohli’s match-winning ability but also the hunger to make his […]
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40,000 cops to be deployed in Mumbai during New Year celebration
As the Mumbaikars gear up to celebrate New Year, Mumbai Police will be deploying around 40,000 police personnel to maintain law and order in the city. “Mumbai Police in order to maintain law and order during the New Year celebrations in the city will post 40,000 police personnel around the […]
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BJP leader, Meghalaya governor spar on Twitter
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party vice-president and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose on Monday said that the party’s ideological founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee seeking partition of Bengal in 1947 was a “historic blunder”. Bose’s comments on Mookerjee came as a reply to a tweet by Meghalaya governor […]
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Here is your horoscope for 31 December, 2019
Aries :Although you are full of life, but everyone, once in a while, needs to space out for some time. You may need it more often as you are always working hard to claim the top spot in every facet of life in the fastest way possible. The Moon in […]
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Nagaland declared ‘disturbed area’, MHA extends AFSPA in state by 6 months
The ministry of home affairs declared on Monday the entire state of Nagaland a “disturbed area” for six more months, till June, under the controversial Armed Forces Special Protection Act (Afspa), which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior notice. In a notification, the […]
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Heavyweights dominate Maha Aghadi government
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray expanded his cabinet on Monday with the hope of a new beginning in the New Year. Thackeray and his son Aaditya decided to leave behind the legacy of the late Bal Thackeray’s famous “remote control” style of politics, and took the plunge into administrative politics. […]
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General Bipin Rawat: A leader not afraid of tough calls, challenging status quo
From changing the face of United Nations peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to initiating the biggest exercise to restructure the army to closely supervising India’s two publicly acknowledged surgical strikes on foreign soil, Bipin Rawat, a rare general who does not play golf, brings enormous experience to […]
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Angry protesters rally for rights
From Hong Kong to Venezuela and Lebanon, angry protesters took to the streets this year, defying tear gas shells and police batons, rallying for a range of issues, and demanding, on many occasions, an overhaul of existing political systems. For many governments, from France to Bolivia, it was a year […]
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Tesla delivers its first ‘Made in China’ cars
Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla on Monday delivered its first cars made in China, marking a big milestone for the electrical automobile maker. The company handed over the first 15 Model 3 sedans assembled at company’s new Shanghai plant to company employees at the facility and deliveries to customers will […]
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Apple to donate money to support Aus fire relief efforts
Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that his company will be donating funds to help Australian firefighters in their efforts to contain the raging bushfires in the country. In a Twitter post, Cook thanked the volunteers working to fight the fires across Australia and encouraged everyone to stay safe. “Our […]
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Banned and Controversial Books Event
Celebrating the freedome to read The Booknerds Hangout: Banned and Controversial books was organised at Best Buddy Resto Cafe which incorporated works of Indian and western authors. The books to be discussed included Chittakobara by Mridula Garg,War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy,Twilight by Stephanie Meyer,The Boys by Garth Ennis […]