Iran’s military Thursday began an expansive annual three-day exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported, with the maneuvers taking place amid heightened tensions between the Islamic Republic and the US. Units from the navy and air force and ground forces are participating in a nearly 2 million-square-kilometer […]
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Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion
A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents a month after the massive explosion. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility, which was decimated by the August 4 explosion when nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrates detonated. A […]
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Kerala CM calls all-party meet to discuss ways to avoid by-polls amid Covid-19 crisis
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss ways to reach a consensus on calling off two assembly by-elections in Kuttanad and Chavara, scheduled in November. Earlier, many political parties had expressed reservations over the Election Commission’s decision to conduct by-elections along with Bihar […]
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Singapore Airlines to cut 4,300 jobs due to pandemic
Singapore Airlines Ltd said on Thursday it would cut 4,300 positions, or around 20% of its staff, due to the debilitating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on demand. The airline said after taking into account a recruitment freeze, natural attrition and voluntary departure schemes, the potential number of staff affected […]
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Top Hindu body of sadhus back Kangana Ranaut in political row with Shiv Sena
Amid a bitter face-off with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has received support from the Akhil Bhartiya Akhada Parishad (ABAP)— the apex decision-making body of the 13 recognised Hindu monastic orders of the country. Describing Kangana as a “brave and courageous” daughter of the country, Akhara Parishad president Mahant […]
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Kangana Ranaut’s property had 11 illegal alterations, hence demolished, BMC tells HC
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) backed the demolition carried out at actor Kangana Ranaut’s premises in the Bombay high court during the hearing on the matter on Thursday and claimed that BMC officials had found that substantial changes were made to the sanctioned plan of the premises owned by Ranaut. […]
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Paresh Rawal appointed as chief of National School of Drama
Paresh Rawal has been appointed as the chief of the National School of Drama by President Ram Nath Kovind. Union tourism and culture minister Prahlad Singh Patel confirmed the news. Congratulating the actor on his new position, the minister said that artists and students will benefit from his talent. Rawal has […]
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Many top Lucknow schools reject option for partial reopening from September 21
A number of schools in Lucknow have turned down the idea of partial reopening from September 21 and to call students on a voluntary basis to seek guidance from teachers. They have no plan to reopen from this month despite the centre’s standard operating procedures provisioning for partial reopening of […]
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SC to hear on Sept 14 plea to provide provisional admissions to compartment students in varsities
The Supreme Court posted for hearing on September 14 a petition challenging the decision of the CBSE to conduct compartment exams for students of classes X and XII in September and urging for provisional admissions in universities. A three-judge bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna on […]
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Covid-19’s shadow over Durga puja in Odisha, govt says no public celebration
There will be no public celebrations of popular festivals like Durga puja, Laxmi puja and Kali puja in Odisha when the festive season begins later this month, the state government said Thursday. Releasing the guidelines, chief secretary Asit Tripathy said the pujas would have to be conducted in indoor-like conditions […]
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Firms in India are facing more cyberattacks than any other country
Companies in India are reporting more cyberattacks than any other country in the world in the wake of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new survey by cybersecurity firm Acronis. The survey titled ‘Acronis Cyber Readiness Report 2020’ reveals 56% of companies in India have reported increased IT costs in […]
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Pakistan main force behind drive to create ‘so-called Khalistan’: Canadian think tank
Pakistan is the main force nurturing the drive to create a ‘so-called Khalistan’ or independent homeland for Sikhs and the extremists backed by Islamabad pose serious threats to India and Canada, according to a report by a leading Canadian think tank. The report ‘Khalistan—A project of Pakistan’ from Macdonald-Laurier Institute […]
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Travellers from India must follow these guidelines for Singapore trip
All travellers from India who are not Singaporeans and permanent residents will have to take a coronavirus test within 72 hours before departing for Singapore from next Thursday, in a move to reduce the number of imported cases from the country. Among the recent infections is a one-year-old Singaporean baby […]
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Kangana Ranaut calls Shiv Sena ‘Sonia Sena’, Uddhav Thackeray ‘a dynast’
Actor Kangana Ranaut continued her attack on the Shiv Sena on Thursday, accusing it of diluting its ideology to be in power and even called it “Sonia Sena”. In an indirect reference to Sena chief and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, the actor called him an “example of dynast”. However, so […]
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Kim Jong Un told Donald Trump about killing his uncle: Book
President Donald Trump’s comments about the threat from the novel coronavirus attracted widespread attention after excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward’s book “Rage” were released. The excerpts also provide new details about the president’s thoughts on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, racial unrest and a mysterious new weapon that Trump claims […]