With the beginning of a new month, a full moon is ready to take over the sky on June 5 i.e tomorrow, but that’s not all, a Lunar Eclipse or the Chandra Grahan is also set to occur on the same day. There are three types of lunar eclipses – […]
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Ahead of talks with China over Ladakh standoff, India signals a realistic approach
Indian military officials will walk into a meeting on Saturday with their Chinese counterparts to attempt to resolve the month-long row over the Line of Actual Control with the knowledge that it may not be possible to achieve an immediate breakthrough to the Ladakh standoff, people familiar with the development […]
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Uttarakhand increases quarantine for returnees from 75 cities to 3 weeks
The Uttarakhand government on Wednesday increased the mandatory quarantine period for people coming from 75 “high load Covid-19 cities” across the country from 14 to 21 days amid a rise in the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the state. The government issued a fresh standard operating procedure […]
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UP govt teacher earns Rs 1 crore by simultaneously working in 25 schools, probe ordered
A teacher employed in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Uttar Pradesh under the state basic education department worked simultaneously in 25 schools earning around Rs 1 crore as salaries for over a year. The matter came to light after the department started creating database of teachers. A probe has […]
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Uttarakhand farmer bags Guinness record for growing world’s tallest coriander plant
Forty-seven-year-old organic farmer from Uttarakhand has succeeded in getting his name added in the Guinness Book of World Records for growing world’s tallest coriander plant with a height of 7.1 feet (2.16 metre) using traditional Himalayan farming techniques. Gopal Dutt Upreti, who grows organic apples over his four-acre apple orchard […]
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Private Jet Hired For Rs 9.06 Lakh To Fly Pets From Delhi To Mumbai
A private chartered jet is all set to fly six pets from Delhi to Mumbai in mid-June. The coronavirus-induced lockdown left a number of people stuck in different parts of the country. Several pets were also left stranded away from their owners due to travel restrictions imposed to curb the […]
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US billionaires have regained $565 billion in wealth since the pit of the crisis
The past three months have been financially painful for many Americans — but not for billionaires. US billionaires have become $565 billion richer since March 18, according to a report published Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank. Total wealth for billionaires now stands at $3.5 trillion, up 19% from […]
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India, Australia Seal Deal to Use Each Other’s Military Bases During PM Modi, Morrison’s ‘Virtual’ Summit
India and Australia sealed a deal on Thursday to get access to each other’s military bases, said India’s Ministry of External Affairs, a pact that would clear the way for more military exchanges and exercises in the Indo-Pacific. The mutual logistic support agreement was signed during a virtual summit between […]
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PM Modi’s Private Secretary Rajeev Topno Moves To World Bank
Senior bureaucrat Rajeev Topno, private secretary to the prime minister, has been appointed as senior advisor to the Executive Director (ED), World Bank, a personnel ministry order issued on Thursday said. Besides him, Brajendra Navnit who served in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has been appointed as Ambassador and Permanent […]
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Uttarakhand’s summer capital Gairsain to have an e-Vidhan Sabha: Trivendra Singh Rawat
Gairsain, which is the summer capital of Uttarakhand, will have an e-Vidhan Sabha, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said on Friday. “Summer capital Gairsain will have an e-Vidhan Sabha. Uttarakhand government has launched an e-cabinet. We have converted 17 offices into e-office. Efforts are on to convert all offices, including those at the block […]
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Facebook to block ads from state-controlled media outlets in US
Facebook on Friday said it will start blocking advertisements posted by state-controlled media. The company will also show labels with such posts to bring more transparency. The move comes as part of Facebook’s efforts to keep the platform from getting manipulated during the 2020 election in the US. Facebook says new […]
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UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2020: New exam date to be announced today
Union Public Service Commission, or UPSC, will release the fresh schedule for UPSC civil services preliminary examination 2020 today on its official website. Candidates can check the revised schedule after it is released online at upsc.gov.in. Earlier, the UPSC had scheduled to release the revised dates for civil services preliminary examination […]
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Google Chrome to solve an annoying problem
Since years, one of the most annoying issues included in Google Chrome is when you drag and drop a file on to a section in a tab only to realise it is not supported, the upload section is not loaded properly or accidentally you drop the file mid-way while dragging. […]
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Odisha school teachers body demands opening of schools quickly
All the secondary schools in Odisha be opened soon after lockdown instead of opening them on July as the education of the high school students is getting hampered, the secondary school teachers association has demanded. The secretary of All Odisha Secondary School Teachers Association, Prakash Mohanty said Odisha is the […]
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Signal lets you blur faces in photos and you can use them in other apps too
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey asked people to download encrypted messaging app Signal as protests against George Floyd’s death rages on in the US. The app has also just added a very cool blur feature that makes it all the more helpful right now Twitter is one social media platform that […]