Three days after taking voluntary retirement from service, former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey is all set to join the ruling JD(U). Pandey met Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar at the party office on Saturday and interacted with him for close to 30 minutes. Speculations were rife that the former DGP may join […]
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Congress steps up attack on govt on labour codes, says it has removed security net for workers
The Congress on Saturday upped the ante against the government over the three labour codes passed by Parliament on Wednesday, alleging that the legislations have weakened trade unions and removed the security net for workers. Senior Congress leader and former Union labour minister Mallikarjun Kharge told reporters that the government’s […]
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Neetu David appointed head of India women’s selection committee
Neetu David, one of India’s finest woman cricketers in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, has been appointed chairman of the women’s selection committee replacing Hemalata Kala, the BCCI announced on Saturday. The other members of the panel are Mithu Mukherjee, Renu Margrate, Arati Vaidya and V Kalpana – all […]
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CBI chargesheet says Tuticorin cops tortured father, son ‘whole night’
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against nine Tamil Nadu police officers, including then station house officer (SHO) of Sathankulam police station in Thoothukudi, for allegedly illegally picking up and torturing P Jayaraj and J Bennicks all night in June. The men died in hospital. The […]
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BJP announces new central team; Raman Singh, Vasundhara Raje are among national vice presidents
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national office bearers’ team was announced on Saturday, nine months after the party appointed JP Nadda as its new president. About 60% of the team comprises new faces and there is more representation of women and OBCs. Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha Saroj Pandey, […]
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Nigeria blasphemy row: Auschwitz memorial head volunteers to serve sentence
The director of the Auschwitz Memorial appealed to Nigeria’s president on Friday to pardon a 13-year-old boy who was sentenced to 120 months of prison on blasphemy charges, even volunteering to serve part of the boy’s sentence. Piotr Cywinski wrote to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari about the case of Omar […]
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Thoothukudi custodial deaths: CBI files charge sheet naming 9 police personnel for torturing father, son
Thoothukudi custodial deaths: CBI files charge sheet naming 9 police personnel for torturing father, son.
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Snapchat’s latest Bitmoji collection features the Air Jordan XXXV
Snapchat has partnered with the Jordan Brand for its new Air Jordan Bitmoji collection. The new Bitmoji collection has digital apparel and sneakers including the latest Air Jordan XXXV that’s debuting on September 27 in China. Air Jordan XXXV is scheduled to release globally from October 17 onwards. Snapchat users can […]
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Odisha man made fake Covid vaccine with ‘top secret’ formula, arrested
A man was arrested on Friday in Odisha’s Bargarh district on charges of manufacturing a dubious vaccine for Covid-19. The authorities raided his premises and seized several vials labelled ‘Covid-19 vaccine’ from his possession. The raid was conducted after the man himself emailed the authorities asking for a licence to […]
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India grants $15 million to Sri Lanka to promote Buddhist ties
India extended $15 million to Sri Lanka for the promotion of Buddhist culture between both the nations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual bilateral meeting with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday. The $15 million will be used to renovate Buddhist monasteries, promote the shared culture […]
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Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik pays tribute to late singer Balasubrahmanyam
Famous sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of Padma Shri SP Balasubrahmanyam to pay tribute to the legendary singer who passed away on Friday. Balasubrahmanyam was a playback singer, music director, and a dubbing artist, his work significantly outdoing language barriers with contributions in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, […]
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Last minute preparation tips for JEE Advanced 2020
Students are eagerly waiting to face the JEE Advanced Exams scheduled, on 27th September,2020 organised by IIT Delhi. The time duration allotted to each paper remains 3 hours. aspirants are already on their toes, preparing to clear the final hurdle in their path to secure the most prestigious seat in […]
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Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in early trial
A single dose of Johnson & Johnson’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response against the novel coronavirus in an early-to-mid stage clinical trial, according to interim results published on Friday. The vaccine, called Ad26.COV2.S, was equally well-tolerated at two different doses, the results showed. A single shot, versus […]
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Paris stabbing suspect apparently from Pakistan, says minister
A young man stabbed two people Friday outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where 12 people were killed in 2015, and a terrorism investigation has been opened into the new attack, authorities said. The suspected assailant had been arrested a month ago for carrying a screwdriver […]
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Delhi to appoint consultant for 24X7 water supply, to cut leakages: Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the city’s unified water utility, has initiated the process of appointing a consultant that would give recommendations on 24×7 water supply to every household. Addressing a digital press conference, Kejriwal said Delhi consumes 930 million gallons (MGD) […]