Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran has demanded a judicial enquiry into all appointments made in various universities of Kerala after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan assumed office. Addressing reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, K Surendran alleged that universities have become the centre of CPIM’s political appointments and demanded an answer from the chief minister. “The only merit required is […]
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Woman kills children, hangs herself to death in Telangana
A woman allegedly killed her two children and died allegedly by suicide in Rajendranagar Mandal of Ranga Reddy district in Telangana. Police inspector of Rajendranagar Police Station, K Kanakaiah told, “The incident took place in Rajendranagar on Saturday. The woman, aged 35, hanged herself by killing her son and daughter. As per the initial probe, […]
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Lahore faces increasing water woes with depleting groundwater
Lahore faces increasing water woes with depleting groundwater as it tries to find ways to mitigate the looming droughts. Claiming the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project is the only way to mitigate the looming droughts and the potential threat to the already depleting groundwater of Lahore and the surrounding areas, according to a […]
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PM Modi: Financial empowerment of people is our ultimate goal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that ‘aarthik sashaktikaran’ (financial empowerment) is the ultimate goal of the Centre and it has saved banks and provided security to the depositors. While addressing the ‘Depositors First: Guaranteed Time-bound Deposit Insurance Payment up to Rs 5 lakh’ programme in the national capital, the Prime […]
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Omicron: Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh detect first cases, 3rd case in Karnataka; India tally now 36
Chandigarh reported its first case of Omicron after swab samples of a fully vaccinated 20-year-old male passenger from Italy, who had tested COVID-19 positive on December 1, revealed the presence of the new variant of the novel coronavirus. Earlier today, Andhra Pradesh detected its first case of Omicron and Karnataka detected its third case of the new COVID-19 variant. With this, […]
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Pushkar Singh Dhami lays foundation stone of various development schemes at Pauri Garhwal
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday laid the foundation stone of various development schemes near a Government College in Pauri Garhwal. Uttarakhand Assembly elections will be held in 2022. Yesterday, Dhami chaired a meeting with officials over various developmental projects in Dehradun at his office. (ANI)
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UK, French foreign ministers discuss ‘challenging aggressors like Russia’
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Saturday discussed international and bilateral issues with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Liverpool, during the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting. “As fellow free-market democracies with historic ties, they agreed that the UK and France must make common cause in promoting freedom and democracy globally and challenging aggressors like Russia. The […]
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Yogi Adityanath launches Free Food Grains Distribution programme
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched the Nishulk Khadyan Vitaran (Free Food Grains Distribution) programme to provide free food to the poor in the state from Diwali to Holi next year. The programme has been launched under the National Food Security Act. Addressing the occasion, the chief minister said, “The state […]
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Farmers plan to turn ‘House on Wheels’ built at Ghazipur protest site into heritage home
As farmers began to vacate the borders of Delhi after suspending their year-long sit-in protest, a “House on Wheels” they built at the Ghazipur site has been kept intact to keep the memories of their struggle alive for future generations. The house now stationed at Ghazipur on the border of the national […]
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Rajnath Singh : India has contributed in establishment of democracy in Bangladesh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that India has contributed to the establishment of democracy in Bangladesh and in the last 50 years, Bangladesh has progressed rapidly on the path of development, which is an inspiration for the rest of the world. Addressing the Swarnim Vijay Parv celebrations today at India Gate to commemorate 50 years of […]
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Farmers continue to vacate Delhi borders after suspension of agitation against agri laws
The farmers, who were protesting against the three farm laws on different borders of Delhi since November 26 last year, continued to take down their tents as they prepare to return to their home states after the suspension of the year-long agitation. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said, […]
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Rajasthan Congress to hold national-level rally today in Jaipur
Rajasthan Congress is set to hold a national level rally on Sunday in Jaipur to voice protest against rising inflation across the country, chief minister Ashok Gehlot said. “Today is a historic day for Rajasthan as a national rally is being organised in Jaipur to protest against the rising inflation due to wrong policies of the Central government, in which […]
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Mumbai Mayor provided security after threat letter, Maharashtra Home Minister assures action
Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil, talking about the threat letter received by Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that the government has provided her with security adding that the culprit would be punished “severely”. Mayor of Mumbai, Kishori Pednekar had received a letter from an anonymous sender threatening to kill her. Pednekar had registered her complaint […]
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India reported 7,774 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs
With 7,774 new COVID-19 cases reported in India in the last 24 hours, the active caseload in the country now stands at 92,281, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the country witnessed as many as 306 COVID-related deaths in the last 24 hours. […]
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China represents today strategic and ideological challenge: Josep Borrell at G7
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday said that China represents today a strategic and ideological challenge. Borrell made these remarks during the gathering of Foreign Ministers from G7 members in the UK. This was their second meeting this year. “We also talked about China. China represents today a challenge, a strategic and ideological challenge. And there also, we have […]