Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday reached the summer capital Gairsain to attend the state Assembly session which will begin from tomorrow. The Uttarakhand assembly will meet on March 1 for its first session of this year. Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand last year. The Uttarakhand government has planned to develop its summer […]
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Kumbh Mela 2021: Indian Raiways sets up centralised control room in Haridwar
A centralised hi-tech control room has been set up by Indian Raiways at Haridwar railway station ahead of Kumbh Mela 2021, informed Senior divisional commercial manager of Moradabad railway division on Saturday. “A centralised control room has been set up at Haridwar railway station ahead of Kumbh Mela 2021. All the nearby railway stations […]
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India reports 16,752 new Covid-19 cases,113 deaths
As many as 16,752 new COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths were reported in India during the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Sunday. With this, the total coronavirus caseload in the country has gone up to 1,10,96,731, including 1,64,511 active cases and 1,07,75,169 discharges. The COVID-19 death toll […]
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New York governor accused of sexual harassment by second woman
A second ex-employee of powerful New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has accused him of sexual harassment, charges the governor denied yesterday. This time the allegations came from 25-year-old former health adviser Charlotte Bennett, who told The New York Times that the governor sexually harassed her in the spring of 2020. According […]
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Fully geared up to conduct free, fair election in Kerala: CEO Meena
Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena has said that the poll body is fully geared up to conduct free, fair, independent, and credible elections in the state. “We are fully geared up to conduct free, fair, independent, and credible elections in Kerala. The date has been announced by the […]
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Woman stabbed to death in Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a snatcher for resisting a robbery bid in the Adarsh Nagar area of the national capital, Delhi Police said. According to the police, the woman was stabbed to death in north-west Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar while trying to resist a snatching bid. She was coming home from […]
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Congress-Left-ISF alliance not a threat to BJP in West Bengal, says
The Congress-Left alliance with Indian Secular Front (ISF) is not a threat to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, said party National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday. “In West Bengal, we are targeting 51 percent voters and therefore we don’t care who forms an alliance with whom. We will get 51 percent […]
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Voting underway for civic bodies in Gujarat’s Vadodara
Polling is currently underway for civic polls on 88 seats in Gujarat’s Vadodara district along with 34 zila panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat seats. Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. This comes days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the local body polls in six […]
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Uttarakhand govt starts initiative to display daughter’s name on house nameplates
The Uttarakhand government has started an initiative “Ghareki Pechan Chelik Naam” from the Nainital district, under which the traditional Aipan art would be used to display the daughter’s name and decoration on nameplates of the house. According to a Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) release, under the initiative, one village each has been […]
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US authorises J&J Covid vaccine for emergency use
The United States yesterday authorised Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine for emergency use, giving the nation the third shot to battle the outbreak that has killed more than 500,000 Americans. The single-shot vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including against newer variants, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
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Here is your horoscope for 28 Feb 2021
Aries You might see a flaw in a plan that sets you on the road to improvement, dear Aries, or events occurring now remind you of the need to manage your time more effectively. Today’s Full Moon can bring awareness of the need to manage your daily affairs with more […]
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Physical activity in youth with autism can be boosted by picture books
The findings of recent research have suggested that people with developmental disabilities don’t exercise as often as their typically developed peers. In an effort to close this disparity, a researcher at the University of Missouri recently created fitness picture books that help youth with autism exercise more frequently. The findings published in the Journal […]
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India’s Zomato valued at $5.4 billion in new $250 million investment
Zomato has raised $250 million, two months after closing a $660 million Series J financing round, as the Indian food delivery startup builds a war-chest ahead of its IPO later this year. Kora (which contributed $115 million), Fidelity ($55 million), Tiger Global ($50 million), Bow Wave ($20 million), and Dragoneer ($10 […]
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New Superman movie for DC and Warner Bros. to be written by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Acclaimed essayist and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates has been hired to write the script for the feature reboot of Superman, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams. According to Variety, the new Superman film, which is still in its very early development stages, will also be produced by Hannah Minghella. Presently no director […]
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Hyundai bought chips when rivals didn’t; its assembly lines are still rolling
Hyundai Motor has so far avoided a chip shortage that has plagued global automakers, largely maintaining its stockpile of chips last year and even accelerating purchases towards the end, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The shortage has forced production cuts worldwide, including at Volkswagen and General Motors, prompting Germany and the […]