Indian and Chinese troops had engaged in a face-off in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh last week after scores of Chinese soldiers crossed over to the Indian side, three people familiar with the development said on Friday. The news of the faceoff in Arunachal Pradesh comes as India and China are […]
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Tata Sons wins bid for acquiring national carrier Air India at Rs 18,000 cr
Tata Sons has won the bid for acquiring national carrier Air India for Rs 18,000 crore, the government said on Friday. The transaction will be completed by December 2021, informed Department of Investment and Public Asset Management secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey. The bid was filed by Tata Sons wholly-owned subsidiary […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo named Premier League’s player of the month for September 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Premier League’s Player of the Month for September 2021 after making an instant impact on his return to Manchester United. The Portuguese scored three goals in as many Premier League matches after re-joining Man Utd from Juventus. It is Ronaldo’s fifth Player of the Month […]
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Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates new terminal at Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday inaugurated the new terminal at Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun. Speaking on the occasion, Scindia praised the beauty of Uttarakhand and said that he feels honoured to have done his schooling there. “When I was coming here today, I promised myself that I will definitely […]
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Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. “Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov – awarded 2021 #NobelPeacePrize – are representatives of all journalists who stand up for this ideal in a world in which democracy and freedom of […]
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Nothing changed between Taliban of 1990s and 2021: Report
More than a month has passed since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan but the state of affairs in the troubled country doesn’t appear to be any different from what was witnessed in the 1990s. In an interview with Washington-based outlet NPR, veteran Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi has refuted the claims that […]
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Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation to curtails metro services for maintenance work
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) will be taking up structural maintenance works on the Purple Line between Trinity and Halasuru Metro Stations, leading to a curtailment of metro train services on the line from 4 pm onwards on Saturday. The statement issued by BMRCL Chief Public Relations Officer read, “To facilitate the works, […]
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Independent MLA from Uttarakhand’s Bhimtal joins BJP
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttarakhand scheduled for next year, independent MLA from Bhimtal Ram Singh Kaira on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kaira joined BJP in presence of Union Minister Smriti Irani at the party headquarters in the national capital. Meanwhile, BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta on Wednesday joined Trinamool Congress (TMC). (ANI)
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ISIS is a ‘headache’ not ‘threat’: Taliban
Downplaying the threat posed by ISIS in Afghanistan, the Taliban stated that saying that the group would soon be suppressed. “We don’t call Daesh a threat, but we call it a headache,” the Taliban’s Minister of Information and Culture Zabiullah Mujahid was quoted by TOLO News as saying. “It creates headaches in some places but is […]
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PDP stages protest in Srinagar over terror attacks, demands LG’s resignation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday hold a protest in Srinagar in the wake of series of terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha’s resignation. Addressing a press conference, PDP Spokesperson Syed Suhail Bukhari said, “We strongly condemn and demand that Governor Manoj Sinha should give resignation as he totally failed to handle the […]
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Lakhimpur Kheri incident: Accused Ashish Mishra’s relative refutes claims of him fleeing to Nepal
A relative of Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and son of Minister of State (MoS) Ajay Misha Teni, on Friday denied the speculations about Ashish fleeing to Nepal and said that he will appear before the police today. Speaking to media persons here, Ashish Mishra’s relative Abhijaat Mishra said, “He […]
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Congress announces candidate for Dadra and Nagar Haveli LS by-election
The Congress on Friday announced Mahesh Kumar Balubhai Dhodi as their candidate for Lok Sabha by-election to Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which is scheduled to be held on October 30. “The Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidature of Mahesh Kumar Balubhai Dhodi as party candidate to contest the […]
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Scientists raise concern about China’s unethical gene harvesting: Report
Amid increasing accusations of human rights violations against China, scientists and medical practitioners have expressed concern about Beijing’s practice of collecting DNA data. A Toronto based think tank stated that a boycott of Chinese institutions has been proposed by organizers of the World Summit on Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting. According to […]
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Akhilesh Yadav demands resignation of MoS Teni over Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday demanded the resignation of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and hoped that the families of those who died in the violence get justice soon. Yadav left for Bahraich to meet families of two farmers who lost their […]
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India, Nepal hold Joint Working Group meeting on cross border railway links
India and Nepal held the 5th Joint Working Group (JWG) and the 7th Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings from 6-7 October 2021 in New Delhi, to review the implementation of ongoing cross-border railway links and overall bilateral cooperation in the railway sector. A Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) release said […]