The 29th edition of Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) will see globally renowned violinist L Subramaniam along with popular vocalist and his wife Kavita Krishnamurti pay musical tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. The travelling music festival, which begins here at the Siri Fort Auditorium on January 4, will also […]
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Newlywed fireman dies in factory blaze in Delhi’s Peeragarhi
A 28-year-old firefighter was killed and 17 people suffered injuries after a three-storey building that housed the office, storeroom and manufacturing unit of a battery company in outer Delhi’s Peeragarhi Industrial Area collapsed due to an explosion triggered by a fire early on Thursday, police and fire officials said. A […]
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These are the world’s safest airlines, Garuda most punctual
The world’s safest and most punctual airlines are in the Asia Pacific region. Qantas Airways Ltd. was named safest airline in the world on a top-20 list published by AirlineRatings.com, followed by Air New Zealand Ltd. and Taiwan’s Eva Airways Corp. Singapore Airlines Ltd. was sixth, Cathay Pacific Airways ninth and Virgin Australia Holdings […]
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Ratna Pathak had predicted student protests four months before CAA
Actor Ratna Pathak Shah seemed to have predicted the countrywide student-led protests over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). A four-month old video, done by media organisation Quint, has now gone viral which shows Ratna talking about the “first-real generation” that is “feeling hopeless” and how she feels “we will come out […]
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Rural India’s economic strength linked to young scientists: PM in Bengaluru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged young scientists to innovate technologies that can chart a new course for the nation’s development. Addressing the scientific community at the 107th Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru on Friday, PM Modi said that young Indian scientists need to ‘innovate, patent, produce and prosper’ to address […]
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Oil prices jump after US air strike kills top Iranian commander in Iraq
Oil spiked as tensions in the Middle East flared after a US strike near Baghdad international airport killed a top Iranian general. Futures in New York and London surged as much as 3% after the attack. The strike killed Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general who led the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds […]
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Xiaomi Phones Will Soon Use ISRO NavIC Technology, And It Will be Better Than GPS
The way you navigate and do all the complex location stuff using apps on your smartphones is set to undergo its biggest change in years. Soon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed NavIC Technology will make its way into smartphones that we use, and as it turns out, the […]
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Allahabad University V-C Rattan Lal Hangloo’s resignation accepted
The resignation of Allahabad University vice chancellor Rattan Lal Hangloo, who was facing charges of administrative irregularities, has been accepted, a senior Human Resource Development ministry official said on Friday. “His resignation was sent by the HRD Ministry to Rashtrapati Bhawan and it has been approved,” officials told PTI. Hangloo […]
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Air India to be operational till privatisation: Minister to AI unions
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has reassured Air India’s employees that the passenger carrier will remain operational till its privatisation process is complete, one of the airline’s unions said on Thursday. Puri was speaking at a meeting with Air India’s employees’ unions here on Thursday. The Indian Commercial Pilots’ […]
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ISRO Recruitment: Apply for scientist/ engineer, medical officer posts
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited online applications for the posts of scientist/ engineer and medical officers. The online application process began on December 28 and the last date to apply is January 17. There are a total of 21 posts. The recruitment drive is conducted for ISRO SDSC SHAR. Satish Dhawan […]
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Sensex tumbles over 100 points; Nifty tests 12,250
Equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 100 points in opening session on Friday as global equities turned negative after the US killed a top Iranian general, fuelling fears of a conflict in the oil-rich region. Brent crude surged 4.4 per cent to USD 69.16 and WTI jumped 4.3 per cent […]
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CAA a law to grant citizenship, not to take it away, says Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Citizenship Amendment (CAA) is a law to grant citizenship and not to take it away. Shah also said the government will not will not back out on its decision to implement the CAA despite the criticism by the Opposition. Amit Shah […]
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UP primary teachers to go on mass leave on Jan 21
Teachers of the Uttar Pradesh-government run primary and upper primary schools will go on a mass leave on January 21. The teachers’ union is demanding better infrastructure, manpower and pension for their members. A common leave application addressed to the Basic Shiksha Adhikari has been forwarded by the union to […]
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Uttarakhand receives Krishi Karman Award
Uttarakhand received the Krishi Karman award for foodgrain production, category II for 2017-18. The Prime minister Narendra Modi presented the award at a programme in Karnataka to Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat the state’s Agriculture minister Subodh Uniyal on Thursday. Two progressive farmers from the state- Kaushalya from […]
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OFB Recruitment 2020: Ordinance Factory Board to recruit 6060 apprentices, 10th pass can apply
The Ordnance Factory Recruitment Centre (OFRC) of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has issued a notification inviting online applications to fill 6060 vacancies of trade apprentices in Ordnance and Ordnance Equipment Factories across India. OFB comes under Ministry of Defence, govt of India. Interested candidates can apply online at ofb.gov.in. Out of […]