A Lingayat seminary in Gadag district of northern Karnataka is all set to get a Muslim man as its pontiff. Diwan Sharief, in his early 30s, would be anointed as the pontiff of the Murugharajendra Koraneshwara Shantidhama mutt in Asuti village on February 26, mutt sources said. The Lingayat community, […]
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Donald Trump India visit What Trumps will do on their first India visit: A break down
US president Donald Trump’s visit to India will be a jam-packed, brief and intense two-day affair where he, along with First Lady Melania Trump will canvass three cities in 36 hours for an unparalleled experience, according to the details of the visit given by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). […]
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Ozzy Osbourne: I’m Not Happy, I Don’t Have My Health
Following the news of Ozzy Osbourne canceling his 2020 North American tour, a new interview with the heavy metal icon has been published. While speaking with Kerrang!, Ozzy shares more about his recovery, adding he isn’t happy since he doesn’t have his health. Ozzy Osbourne was seemingly indestructible for the first 70 years […]
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Sharjeel Imam brought to Guwahati; sent to police custody for 4 days
Sharjeel Imam, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student arrested last month for his “cut-off Assam” remark was brought to Guwahati on Thursday by the Assam Police. Imam had been arrested by the Delhi Police in Jehanabad in Bihar and was handed over to a team of the Assam Police in […]
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‘I know how to take on an arrogant con man like Donald Trump’: Bloomberg
In his maiden appearance on a Democratic presidential primary debate, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg tore into Donald Trump, saying he is the best candidate to defeat “an arrogant con man” and the “worst president ever”. The five other Democratic presidential aspirants opened Wednesday’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas […]
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‘We’re running against a billionaire’: Democrats attack Bloomberg in US presidential debate
The top six candidates competing for the Democratic nomination to take on US President Donald Trump in November participated in the ninth presidential debate on Wednesday, with one quickly becoming the focus: Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor making his first debate appearance in the race, faced […]
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Stalker stabs Telangana woman, slits throat 8 days before her wedding
A 25-year-old woman was killed by a stalker who slit her throat and stabbed her repeatedly in Gajwel town of Telangana’s Siddipet district on Tuesday, eight days before her wedding, the police said. The accused, Venkatesh Goud, a 25-year-old unemployed man from Vemulawada in Siricilla district, had been stalking Nyalakanti […]
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Manipur Class 11 board exam question papers leaked
The Manipur state education board cancelled the class 11 final exams after question papers of at least five subjects were leaked, a senior official said on Thursday. Question papers of Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology and Manipuri were leaked, Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur (COHSEM) secretary Ch Biren Singh told […]
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Uttarakhand govt forms SIT to probe irregularities in forest guard recruitment examination
Uttarakhand government on Wednesday evening formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe alleged irregularities in the recently held examination for recruitment of forest guards in the state, said Ashok Kumar, director general (law & order) Uttarakhand police. The development came after police registered two separate cases against 11 people […]
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No visas for low-skilled workers, says UK government
Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the British government. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation technology, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The Home Office said EU and non-EU […]
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Telecom sector under stress, Govt needs to focus on its sustainability: Sunil Mittal
Bharti Airtel boss Sunil Bharti Mittal on Wednesday said the telecom sector has been under stress for the last three-and-a-half years and the government should focus on its sustainability. Emerging out of the North Block after meeting top finance ministry officials, he told reporters that the issue of pending dues […]
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UP Board 2020: Over 3 lakh students skip exams in first two days
More than 3.17 lakh students have skipped the high school and intermediate examinations in the first two days of the UP Board exams. On Tuesday, 2,39,133 examinees did not turn up to write their papers till 7 pm. But the figure swelled thereafter as the numbers poured in from remote […]
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Is India’s food inflation imported?
In December, the food component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), India’s benchmark inflation measure, rose 14.2% on an annual basis. This was the highest increase in food inflation since December 2013. The Food Price Index (FPI) of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) rose 12.2% in December. […]
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UPSC Geo- Scientist prelims result 2020 declared, direct link here
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of preliminary exam conducted for geo- scientist recruitment. Candidates who had appeared for the exam can check their results online at upsc.gov.in. UPSC had conducted the prelims exam on January 19. Candidates who have cleared the prelims exam will have to appear for […]
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Rupee slips 26 paise to 71.80 against US dollar in opening trade
The Indian rupee declined by 26 paise to 71.80 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday amid muted opening in domestic equities and rising crude oil prices. Besides, as investor sentiments remained fragile amid coronavirus fears and sustained foreign fund outflows. The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic […]