India on Saturday successfully test-fired a new version of the nuclear-capable hypersonic Shaurya missile with a range of 750 kilometres from a defence facility off the Odisha coast on Saturday, officials said. The launch is the latest in a string of recent weapons tests amid military tensions with China in […]
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Kohli creates history, roars back to form with record-breaking innings
Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli roared back to form by achieving a historical feat in IPL 2020 on Saturday. Kohli became the first cricketer to get to 5500 IPL runs on his way to his maiden fifty off just 41 balls against Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League match No.15 in […]
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Hathras gang-rape case: ‘SIT will address all issues raised by victim’s family,’ says ACS
Additional chief secretary (home) Awanish Awasthi on Saturday said in Hathras that the special investigation team (SIT) will address all issues raised by the family members of the 19-year-old victim of Hathras gang-rape and murder case. He also clarified that public representatives intending to visit the village can do so […]
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India has 18.6% of global coronavirus cases, 21% of all recoveries
With the second highest caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) globally, India continues to post the highest number of recoveries from the infection. India accounts for 21% of all the recoveries reported worldwide, even as the country accounts for 18.6% of the global share of cases. United States accounts for […]
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Tejashwi Yadav Opposition’s CM candidate, Cong gets 70 seats
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav will be the Chief Ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance in Bihar Assembly Election 2020, the Congress has announced in a joint press conference on Saturday, after days of deliberations over the crucial issue of seat sharing. “All components of United Progressive Alliance […]
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Donald Trump being treated with antiviral drug
US President Donald Trump is being treated with an antiviral drug at a US military hospital near Washington. Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien tested positive for the coronavirus, as did former White House Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway. Republican Senator Thom Tillis said he also has Covid-19. Trump said early Friday […]
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Delhi Metro to start services for UPSC candidates from 6am on Sunday
Delhi Metro will start its services at 6am on all lines and stations on Sunday to help aspirants appearing for the civil services preliminary 2020 examination reach their centres. “To facilitate students for the UPSC examinations, Delhi Metro services will begin at 6 AM from terminal stations of all lines […]
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Bollywood drugs case: Executive producer Kshitij Prasad sent to judicial custody till Oct 6
Kshitij Prasad, a former employee of Dharmatic Entertainment, who was arrested in connection with the probe into the drugs angle into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, was sent to judicial custody till October 6 by a special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) court on Saturday. Following questioning by […]
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IIT Delhi startups launch Covid-19 protection lotion, antiviral T-shirts
Two startups incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here have together launched antiviral T-shirts and a COVID-19 protection lotion at affordable prices, according to officials. The products, which are part of an antiviral kit, were unveiled by institute Director V Ramgopal Rao on Friday. The two startups are—E-TEX […]
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Previous regimes delayed Ladakh’s Daulat Beg Oldi: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a jibe at the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for its lack of focus on the development of border infrastructure and compromising with the country’s security, as he especially mentioned the Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip in Ladakh, where India is witnessing […]
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‘Politics, not for justice’: Smriti Irani attacks Rahul Gandhi over plans to visit Hathras
Union women and child development minister Smriti Irani on Saturday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who will go to meet the family of the 19-year-old Hathras gang-rape victim for the second time after being stopped from going there earlier this week. “Rahul Gandhi’s march towards Hathras is […]
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Yet to decide on opening Kartarpur Corridor, says India
India on Saturday said it is yet to decide on opening its part of the Kartarpur Corridor, which allows Indian pilgrims visa-free access to Durbar Sahib gurdwara, following Pakistan’s decision to open its side of the corridor. New Delhi also called on Islamabad to construct required infrastructure, including a bridge, for […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput’s death was a suicide, not murder: AIIMS panel chief
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death was a suicide, and not murder, Dr Sudhir Gupta, who led the AIIMS panel re-evaluating the actor’s post-mortem report, has said. Many, including Sushant’s family, had been urging the Central Bureau of Investigation to initiate a murder probe in the case. Sushant was found dead in […]
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Hathras gang-rape victim’s kin say ‘couldn’t even see her face before cremation’
The family of the 19-year-old Hathras gang-rape victim said on Saturday they want justice and not money as they spoke to reporters, who were allowed to enter the Uttar Pradesh district for the first times in days. The Dalit woman was raped by four “upper caste” men earlier this month and was […]
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Army chief, foreign secretary to seal shipping agreement and security ties with Myanmar
On the eve of Myanmar general elections, Indian Army chief General MM Naravane and foreign secretary Harsh Shringla are headed towards Naypyidaw on Sunday to seal the much-awaited coastal shipping agreement to activate the Kaladan multi-modal project and cement security ties against insurgent groups. Gen Naravane and Shringla will meet […]