Election Commissioner (EC) Ashok Lavasa, who was expected to take over the poll body next year, tendered his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday, officials close to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer told HT. The 1980-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer had almost two years remaining in his […]
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Mahesh Bhatt appears before NCW in sexual harassment case: ‘As a father of three girls, I have the highest regard for the cause’
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has issued a statement that he appeared in front of the National Commission for Women in connection with a sexual assault case filed against the promoter of IMG Ventures, a modelling firm. The notices were issued to Urvashi Rautela, Rannvijay Sangha, Esha Gupta, Mouni Roy and Prince […]
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HC directs DU to expedite results of students going abroad for higher studies
The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Delhi University to expeditiously declare results of final year undergraduate students who have obtained admission in foreign universities for higher studies. Besides expediting results, the varsity was also directed by the high court to create an e-mail ID on which students can send […]
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Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast
The head of Lebanon’s customs authority was formally arrested on Monday after being questioned over the massive explosion in Beirut earlier this month, the state-run National News Agency reported. The investigation is focused on why nearly 3,000 tons of explosive ammonium nitrate was being stored at the city’s port. The […]
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Rohit , Vinesh among four sportspersons picked for Khel Ratna
India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat, TT player Manika Batra and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu were on Tuesday picked for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the sports ministry’s selection committee. This is the second time since 2016 that four athletes have been […]
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Platform ticket rates hiked at Pune to maintain social distancing on station: Railways
The Indian Railways on Tuesday clarified that the increase in the cost of platform tickets by Pune junction has been done to dissuade people from coming unnecessarily onto the platforms and to ensure social distancing is followed amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. The clarification from Railways came after senior Congress […]
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Gujarat govt approves construction of high-rises of over 70 floors
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has approved construction of buildings of 70 floors or more in five major cities of the state, the government said on Tuesday. As per the present rules, the maximum permissible limit for tall structures in the state was 23 floors. Now, the state government has […]
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‘Sixth worst-hit in world’: Maharashtra has more virus cases than S Africa
Maharashtra now has more Covid-19 cases–over 600,000–than South Africa, the sixth worst-hit country globally. South Africa has reported 5,89,886 Covid-19 cases as per the reference website worldometers.info. With 5,612,027 cases, the US tops the list of countries with maximum cases in the world. Brazil has reported 3,363,235 cases, India 2,701,604 […]
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Govt jobs in MP to be given only to state’s youth: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Government jobs in Madhya Pradesh will now be allotted only to those who hail from the state, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday. “The Madhya Pradesh government has taken an important decision today, government jobs in MP will be given to the state’s youth only. We are making […]
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‘Take the right precautions’: PM Modi cautions citizens amid dengue season
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged citizens to be cautious about tropical and vector-borne diseases and asked them to take steps to be safe amid the country’s battle against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). “This is the season of tropical and vector-borne diseases. I urge you all to take the […]
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Dream11 wins IPL title rights at 50 percent discount
Dream11, market leaders in fantasy gaming space will be the title sponsors of the Indian Premier League (IPL) when it is staged in UAE this year. Dream11 were awarded the rights for Rs 222 crore – a heavy discount of nearly 50 percent of what Vivo were paying for the same rights […]
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Rhea Chakraborty releases statement: ‘Sushant’s sister misbehaved with me’
Actor Rhea Chakraborty has shared a statement through her legal team, claiming that she had a ‘strained relationship’ with actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s family and called the allegations of abetment to suicide against her ‘concocted and fabricated for ulterior purposes’. Sushant’s father KK Singh had registered an FIR in July against Rhea […]
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China considers imposing tariffs on Australian wine
China on Tuesday began investigating whether Australia is dumping wine in a trade dispute that further strains relations between the countries and could shut the biggest export market for Australian wine. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said the anti-dumping investigation involved wine in containers of 2 liters (68 fluid ounces) […]
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‘Transparency writ large in PM CARES’: RS Prasad attacks Rahul Gandhi
Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad joined party chief JP Nadda in attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court verdict on PM CARES fund. The apex court on Tuesday rejected a plea seeking transfer of all contributions made to PM CARES Fund till date to […]
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Anuv Jain: An artist cannot be scared of sharing emotions
Although he started releasing music a few years back i, it wasn’t up until the Lockdown, that Ludhiana born Anuv Jain had decided to become a “full-time” singer-songwriter. “Three months back I think, I took this call of creating music for a living. I mean I charted out entire sort […]