Army chief of staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane claimed on Saturday that the army has the “full support of people in Jammu and Kashmir” and “they don’t have a harsh word” against the men in olive green. “Everyone in Jammu and Kashmir, be it on LoC or hinterland, is doing […]
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Ukraine demands punishment, compensation for airliner downed by Iran
President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Saturday that Iran punish those responsible for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, pay compensation and apologise. “We expect Iran… to bring the guilty to the courts,” the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook, calling also for the “payment of compensation” and the return of remains. Tehran […]
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Oman names culture minister as successor to Sultan Qaboos
Oman announced Saturday that culture minister Haitham bin Tariq Al Said has been named as the new ruler of the Arabian country and the successor to longtime ruler Sultan Qaboos. The announcement came as Omanis lined the streets of the capital, Muscat, to catch a glimpse of the motorcade carrying […]
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Naval version of Tejas LCA lands on INS Vikramaditya for first time
A prototype of the naval version of the light combat aircraft landed and took off from the country’s sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Saturday in a significant step towards India developing its own deck-based fighters, two senior officials said. The carrier which is currently deployed in the Arabian Sea […]
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India’s slowing economy led to record drop in car sales in 2019, demand likely to be flat in 2020
Car sales in India fell by a record 19% last year as a slowing economy made consumers reluctant to spend on big-ticket items and demand is likely to be flat this year, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Friday. Passenger car sales fell to 1.81 million in […]
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India’s curb on import may raise palm oil prices, hit trade
India, the world’s biggest importer of edible oils, has curbed inbound shipments of palmolein or palm oil, whose main exporter is Malaysia, a move that can alter global trade in these items and can stoke inflation. According to people aware of the developments, the decision was aimed at squeezing key […]
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‘Beacon of peace for the world’: PM Modi condoles demise of Oman Sultan Qaboos
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman, describing him as a beacon of peace for the region. Sultan Qaboos, the longest-reigning leader of the modern Arab world, died on Friday at the age of 79. “I am deeply saddened […]
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India to double US oil imports to cut reliance on others
India plans to double crude oil imports from the US as part of its effort to reduce dependance on the volatile West Asia region, three officials with direct knowledge of the matter said. Oil purchases from the US, which started in 2017-18, have already crossed about 6 million tonnes a […]
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Extend dual citizenship to Tamil refugees: Sri Lankan leader urges India
Senior Sri Lankan leader and former chief minister of the island nation’s Tamil-majority North Eastern province, CV Wigneswaran, on Friday urged India to grant dual citizenship to the Lankan Tamil refugees living here since the late 1980s. The demand for dual citizenship for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees living in several […]
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Factory output recovers in November, expands by 1.8%
After contracting for three straight months, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), a measure of factory output, grew at 1.8% in November 2019, according to data released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI). The number underlines the signs of some sort of recovery in industrial activity, which […]
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AIIMS PhD result 2019 declared, check merit list here
AIIMS PhD Result has been released by the institute on the official website at aiimsexams.org. Candidates who had appeared for the AIIMS PhD test can check their results online at aiimsexams.org The result is available in the PDF format. The exam was conducted on January 4. Qualified candidates will have […]
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Agumbe is a wonderland in the Western Ghats
Patience is the name of the game if you sign up for the month-long volunteer programme with the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station’s (ARRS) long-running king cobra research project. It’s also immersive travel at its best. The location: A set of villages around Agumbe, a three-street town in the Western Ghats. […]
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UPSC Recruitment 2020: 421 vacancies of accounts officer notified, apply now
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited online applications for 421 posts of enforcement officer/ accounts officer, in employees provident fund organisation (EPFO), under ministry of labour and employment. Candidates who have a graduation degree in any discipline. Out of the 421,11 posts are reserved for persons with disability. The online […]
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Annoyed by Chrome browser notifications? Google is going to remove them
Most websites these days mean a whole bunch of pop-ups with notification requests. And if you ever make the mistake of agreeing to any of these notifications, your phone will keep buzzing. However, worry not, Google is all set to change that. Google has finally accepted that these unwanted notifications […]
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Emerging HR Trends that will dominate the corporates in 2020
With the ever-expanding opportunities in the Digital world, companies have to evolve their HR practices to stay relevant. The majority of the workforce slowly dominated by the millennials, progression is quite visible in the diverse areas, and HR needs to embrace new trends in the near term. Emerging HR trends […]