The JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) has decided to boycott the varsity’s convocation ceremony later this month over alleged research fund cuts and vivas of many PhD scholars not being conducted even after submission of thesis. “In yet another brazen display of arrogance and insensitivity, despite not even conducting the vivas […]
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Former Karnataka minister’s son arrested in drug case from Goa
The Central Crime Branch police of Bengaluru has arrested Darshan Lamani, the son of senior Congress leader and former minister of textiles and Muzrai department, Rudrappa Lamani, from Goa in a drug case. Recently the police had arrested another person named Sujay for buying 500 grams of hydro-ganja on the […]
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Gunmen kill at least 11 in attack on Iraqi army post in Baghdad
Unidentified gunmen killed at least 11 people and wounded eight others including soldiers in an attack on an Iraqi army post in western Baghdad, police sources and medics said on Monday. The assailants in four vehicles attacked the post in the capital’s southwestern district of Al-Radhwaniya using grenades and automatic […]
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Tripura issues Diwali guidelines, bans bursting of firecrackers
With Diwali around the corner, the Tripura government has issued guidelines, including a ban on bursting firecrackers, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The set of 18 guidelines issued by chief secretary Manoj Kumar make social distancing, face masks mandatory for puja committee members and visitors. As Kali Puja is organised during Diwali, the […]
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Govt exempts procurement of spare parts from OEMs from public procurement policy
The government’s public procurement policy announced in mid-May, which prohibited global tendering to source goods and services up to Rs 200 crore in order to promote domestic industries, is not applicable for procurement of spare parts from original equipment manufacturers, two officials said. The clarification was issued on October 29 […]
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Virat Kohli to return from Australia after first Test: BCCI
The BCCI on Monday confirmed that it has granted paternity to Indian captain Virat Kohli, who will return from Australia after the first Test. The BCCI in an official mail confirmed that Kohli had informed the board about his plans to return home for the birth of his first child. […]
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Peoples’ Conference asks for early hearing of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Peoples Conference, which is part of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), on Monday sought the early hearing of the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and J&K Reorganisation Act in the supreme court. Soon after the nullification of articles 370 and 35A, several petitions […]
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India, Maldives discuss ways to boost economic recovery
India and the Maldives on Monday discussed ways to boost the Indian Ocean archipelago’s economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic, including enhancing tourism and speeding up development projects. The two sides are set to sign four memorandums of understanding (MoUs), including one for the grant of $100 million by India […]
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Cambodia’s new virus rules restrain holiday celebrations
Cambodians marked their Independence Day holiday Monday, but new coronavirus restrictions kept them from celebrating at karaoke parlours, beer gardens, museums, cinemas and other entertainment venues, which have been ordered shut until further notice. Students in Phnom Penh, the capital, and the satellite town of Kandal will not be returning to schools on […]
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India welcomes normalisation of ties between Sudan and Israel
India on Monday welcomed the removal of Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism and the country’s normalisation of relations with Israel. The external affairs ministry said in a statement that India’s relations with Sudan are “historic and special, and forged on the basis of shared values […]
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Bollywood drugs case: Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife, 4 others in judicial custody till November 23
The Esplanade court on Monday remanded producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife Shabana Saeed to judicial custody. She has now approached the court for bail. On Sunday, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Saeed and four others during an ongoing crackdown on the use of drugs in Bollywood. In a raid at […]
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Arjun Rampal summoned by NCB, see pictures from raid here
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday summoned actor Arjun Rampal in connection with its ongoing investigation into Bollywood’s alleged drugs racket. This comes hours after the NCB raided his residence in Mumbai, and a day after film producer Firoz Nadiadwala’s wife, Shabana Saeed, was arrested by the bureau. A flurry of […]
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Your child’s better long-term achievement may kick up from good start
A good start at kindergarten can lead to better achievement over the long-term, for a child, suggest the findings of a new study. “We’ve known for years that getting off to a good start in kindergarten leads to better achievement over the long-term,” said lead author Caroline Fitzpatrick, an assistant […]
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Bombay HC refuses interim bail to Arnab Goswami in 2018 abetment to suicide case
The Bombay high court on Monday rejected Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami’s application for bail in a 2018 abetment to suicide case. The high court had on Saturday reserved its order on Goswami’s plea. Goswami and two others – Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda – were arrested by Alibaug police on […]
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‘Experts say Delhi’s Covid-19 peak could last for 4-5 days’: Satyendar Jain
Experts have said the current third wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the national capital, the worst so far, could last for another four to five days, according to Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Monday. “It seems Delhi’s Covid-19 cases are at peak now and experts say it can […]