The United Nations on Saturday expressed concern over the disappearance of two Afghan women activists who were allegedly abducted from their houses in Kabul and urged the Taliban to provide information on their whereabouts Taking to twitter, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that the women activists have been […]
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PM Modi asks DMs to make plans for taking govt benefits to people in time-bound manner
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked districts magistrates of various districts to work on time-bound targets. “We have to reach 100 per cent saturation between service and facilities for each district with a time-bound target and create a roadmap of short visions for districts that can be completed in […]
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Mexican authorities detain first caravan of migrants in 2022
Employees of the National Institute of Migration of Mexico detained on Saturday over 300 people, who were part of the first 2022 caravan of migrants going to the United States from the Mexican state of Chiapas bordering with Guatemala. “@INAMI_mx, @GN_MEXICO_ and the state police dispersed early this morning the migrant caravan […]
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UP Assembly polls: Amit Shah to visit Kairana today
Union Minister Amit Shah will visit Kairana in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, sources said. Sources added that Shah will carry out a door-to-door campaign today starting from Vaish Dharamshala in Kairana. Elections to the 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10. The polling in Uttar […]
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PIL filed in SC against freebies by political parties during elections
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Election Commission of India to seize election symbols and deregister political parties that promised to distribute irrational freebies from public funds. The PIL filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay claimed political parties’ arbitrarily promises or irrational freebies for wrongful gain and to lure voters […]
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57-year-old woman from Karntaka’s Thirthahalli tests positive for Kyasanur Forest Disease
A 57-year-old woman from Kudige village of Thirthahalli town in Karnataka’s Shimoga district tested positive for Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), the health officer informed. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, KFD is caused by Kyasanur Forest disease virus (KFDV), a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. KFDV was identified in 1957 […]
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PM Modi calls for direct, emotional connect between administration, public to ensure better governance
Recalling NITI Aayog’s ‘Aspirational Districts’ programme that is essentially aimed at localizing sustainable development goals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for direct, emotional connect between administration and public to ensure ‘top to bottom’ as well as ‘bottom to top’ governance flow. “For development in aspirational districts, a direct […]
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Lata Mangeshkar’s health condition slightly better
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s health condition has slightly improved. On Saturday, Dr Pratit Samdani, who is treating the singer at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, shared the latest health update. “Singer Lata Mangeshkar is still in the ICU ward but there has been a slight improvement in her health today. She has been under medical staff’s […]
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Ukrainian President authorizes sanctions against 24 Russian companies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky approved a decree by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on a total of 24 Russian companies and on the Russian Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District Yury Chaika, reported TASS. The presidential website published a document with details of the blacklisted companies. The document included construction companies Lenpromtransproyekt and Geozemstroy, […]
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Punjab CM Channi to file defamation case against Kejirwal over his “dishonest man” remarks
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said he would file a defamation case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejirwal, after the called the former a “dishonest man” following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at many places including at the premises of the Congress leader’s nephew. […]
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China cuts lending rates to counter deepening economic slowdown: Report
China slashed lending rates for the second consecutive month as the country contends with a deepening slump in the real estate market and slowing economic growth, a media report said. The People’s Bank of China on Thursday cut its one-year loan prime rate by 10 basis points to 3.7 percent, […]
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Ashok Gehlot writes to PM Modi, opposes proposed changes in IAS cadre rules
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing the Centre’s proposed amendments to the Indian Administrative Service Cadre Rules and said the move will violate the constitutional jurisdiction prescribed for the Central and State Governments and will reduce the spirit of working fearlessly and […]
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Australian Open: Sabalenka, Collins rally to win; Halep, Mertens roll into R4
Simona Halep on Saturday thrashed Montenegrin Danka Kovinic to roll into the second week of the Australian Open for the fifth straight year. Former world number one Romanian dropped just three games during 64 minutes in the 6-2, 6-1 victory over Kovinic at John Cain Arena. Halep bettered her season […]
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Death toll rises to seven in Mumbai residential building fire
The death toll in the fire that broke out inside a 20-storeyed residential building in Mumbai on Saturday morning reached seven, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). DCP Saurabh Tripathi said that 15 injured people were shifted to various hospitals in Mumbai following the fire incident. “Of these, four were reported […]
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Bihar: Chirag Paswan writes to Governor, demands President’s rule to prevent hooch tragedy
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday said that his party has written to Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan recommending President’s rule in the state to prevent further deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor. “We have written to the Governor to recommend the President’s rule in Bihar […]