The police has seized drugs worth Rs 3 crore and arrested two Nigerian nationals, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), East informed on Saturday. The seizure includes 15 kg MDMA crystal, 120 GMs of MDMA block, 16.5 kg MDMA mixed water, 300 gms of weed oil and a car. “East Division of Bengaluru […]
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Rajnath Singh to campaign in Kasganj, Amritpur constituencies tomorrow
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is one of the BJP’s star campaigners for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, will campaign in Kasganj and Amritpur constituencies of Farrukhabad city in the state on Sunday. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader will interact with prominent voters and hold a ‘Jan Sampark’ in Kasganj at […]
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Transport Ministry introduces fire alarm, fire protection system in passenger, school buses
The Ministry of Road Transport has introduced the Fire Alarm System and Fire Protection System in the passenger and school buses, said a notification on Saturday. According to the notification, “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, vide notification dated 27th January 2022, has introduced the Fire Alarm System and Fire Protection System in […]
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Sidhu challenges Majithia to contest Punjab elections only from Amritsar East
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday challenged Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) Bikram Singh Majithia to contest the upcoming Punjab Assembly poll only from the Amritsar East constituency. The SAD has fielded former Punjab Minister Majithia from Amritsar East as well as from Majitha constituencies. Talking to reporters after […]
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Law should be made against wrongful religious conversions, says Arvind Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that a law should be made against religious conversions but nobody should be wrongly harassed. Stating that religion is a private matter, Kejriwal while addressing a public gathering in Jalandhar said, “A law should definitely be made against religious conversions but nobody should be wrongly harassed through this. Conversions […]
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Congress accuses Centre of purchasing Pegasus spyware from Israel in 2017
The Congress on Saturday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) purchased Pegasus spyware from Israel during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in July 2017 and termed it as an “act of treason.” “Brazen hijack of democracy and act of treason. Modi government purchased Pegasus in 2017 along with […]
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Pakistan: Twin blasts in Balochistan’s Dera Bugti district claim four lives
As many as four people were killed and eight others were injured in twin bomb blasts in Balochistan’s Dera Bugti on Friday, a media report said on Saturday. The improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted in a tube-well room on agricultural land in Sui Tehsil were detonated by remote control, the Dawn […]
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Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra tests positive for Covid-19
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. He is asymptomatic and is in self-isolation. “Governor Kalraj Mishra got himself tested for COVID-19 today. His test result has come out to be positive for the virus. He is healthy and has no symptoms. He has appealed to all the people who […]
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Priyanka Chaturvedi urges FM Sitharaman to recall SBI’s revised guidelines ‘unfit’ pregnant women guidelines
Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday wrote a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to recall the State Bank of India’s revised guidelines for recruitment and promotion which stated that candidates who are pregnant three months and above will be considered “temporarily unfit” and will be allowed to […]
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Viswanathan Anand to mentor Indian chess team for 2022 Asian Games
With eight months left for the Asian Games 2022 to start at Hangzhou, China on September 10, the All India Chess Federation (AICF) is hopeful of a rich medal haul from their men’s and women’s team when the chess discipline returns to the Asian Games fold after 12 years. “Eyeing the four gold medals at stake […]
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Apple to bring new emojis with iOS 15.4
American tech giant Apple is all set to bring a ton of new emojis with its upcoming iOS 15.4 update. As per The Verge, iOS 15.4 will include a new crop of emoji, including a melting face, someone saluting, beans, and a slightly uncomfortable biting lip icon. As usual, the new emoji and variations of existing emoji are […]
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United Nations Selection Assistance and Assessment Team 2022-2024 curtailed to 150; 25 percent women
The number of United Nations Selection Assistance and Assessment Team (UN SAAT) 2022-2024 members for the upcoming Assessment of Mission (AMS) visit has been curtailed to 150 including at least 25 per cent women, and the documents related to listed officers to be submitted by Saturday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) […]
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UP Assembly polls: JP Nadda holds door-to-door campaign in Bareilly
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday conducted a door-to-door campaign in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, ahead of Assembly elections in the state. “Did a door-to-door campaign in Bhojipura Vidhan Sabha, Bareilly today. The abundant blessings received from the people is a testimony to the fact that due to the […]
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Actress Assault Case: Kerala HC orders actor Dileep to hand over his mobile phone
Kerala High Court on Saturday ordered the handover of the mobile phones used by Malayalam actor Dileep and other accused in a case allegedly threatening the investigating officials probing the 2017 actress assault. Court ordered them to hand over the phones to the registrar general of the High Court in a sealed packet […]
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India’s Forex reserves decline by $678 million to $634.28 billion
India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell by $678 million to $634.28 billion in the week ended January 21 due to a sharp decline in foreign currency assets, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed. The foreign currency assets, which is the biggest component of the forex reserves, dipped by […]