The “Gaddi” of Adi Shankaracharya was shifted to Pandukeshwar in Joshimath from Badrinath after the closure of portals of Badrinath temple for winter break on Sunday. Earlier today, the portals of Uttarakhand’s Badrinath temple closed for the winter break. Meanwhile, the gates of the Tungnath Temple will close on October 30. The circuit of four ancient pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand– Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath […]
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Rahul Gandhi expresses condolence over lives lost in Andhra Pradesh floods
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday expressed condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the Andhra Pradesh floods and appealed to the party workers to provide help in the crisis. “Floods have been causing serious damage in Andhra Pradesh. My condolence to those who’ve lose loved ones. Dear […]
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Hong Kong libraries removed 29 books about Tiananmen massacre: Report
Hong Kong libraries have removed 29 out of 149 books about the Tiananmen massacre over the last 12 years. Of the 120 titles still stocked and immediately available for borrowing. The remaining 94 are only available on request, are stored in off-site book reserves, or are housed in reference sections where they can be […]
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Piyush Goyal announces setting up of mega handloom cluster at Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu’s native village in Manipur
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced the setting up of a mega handloom cluster at Olympic silver medalist Saikohm Mirabai Chanu’s native village in Manipur’s Imphal East district, informed the Ministry of Textiles on Saturday. As per the ministry, the Union minister […]
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Tripura HC toughens stand on cruelty against animals, bans illegal slaughtering, unlicensed pet shops
The High Court of Tripura has toughened its stand against cruelty to animals and passed two significant orders back to back while hearing public interest litigations pertaining to the open slaughtering of animals and unauthorised pet shops or breeders. The first order came on November 9, where the High Court Division Bench […]
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Rajnath Singh to commission INS Visakhapatnam into Indian Navy in Mumbai today
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally commission INS Visakhapatnam into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Sunday. INS Visakhapatnam is the first stealth-guided missile destroyer ship of Project 15B. The Defence Minister will be the guest of honour, while Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh […]
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UK records another 40,941 new Covid-19 cases
Britain registered 40,941 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 9,806,034, according to official figures released Saturday. The country also reported a further 150 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 143,866, with 8,079 COVID-19 patients still in hospital. The soaring cases in Europe underlined “how quickly things […]
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Imran Khan govt damaged Pakistan’s Islamic identity: PDM chief
The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) — a multi-party opposition alliance — has accused Imran Khan-led government of “damaging” the country’s Islamic identity and vowed to continue fighting “till the government drowns in the sea”. Addressing the anti-government rally in Peshawar on Saturday, PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said Prime Minister Khan will not get […]
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US manages to halt construction of secret Chinese port project in UAE
The Biden administration has managed to halt the construction of a secret development inside of a Chinese shipping port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the US’s closest Mideast allies, after intense pressure from the US. This project, near Abu Dhabi, was halted after several rounds of meetings and visits by […]
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Republican Party of India (A) supports Patel community’s demand of inclusion in OBC category
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said that his party, the Republican Party of India (Athawale) supports the Patidar or Patel community’s demand of its inclusion in the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. Addressing the media on Saturday, the minister assured that the state, as well as the Central government, will surely think about it. […]