Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that through the Chardham Yatra, the message of “Atithi Devo Bhava” should be sent to the country and abroad. The Chief Minister reviewing the preparations for the Chardham Yatra 2022 at the Secretariat said, “This time a large number of devotees are […]
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WhatsApp bringing big improvements to voice messages
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp is bringing some major improvements to its voice messages feature. As per GSM Arena, the company said that 7 billion voice messages are being exchanged between users every day on WhatsApp. Hence, the users will be getting support for pausing a recording of a voice message, […]
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Imran Khan chairs National Security Committee meeting ahead of no-trust vote
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday chaired National Security Committee (NSC) meeting ahead of the no-trust vote. The information about the meeting with NSC was shared by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry. He said that the NSC meeting will be held at PM House today at 2 pm, reported Geo News. Chaudhry had also said that […]
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Assam CM welcomes Centre’s decision to withdraw AFSPA, says 60 pc of state’s area will be free
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s decision to reduce disturbed areas in Assam under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) saying that around 60 per cent of state’s area will now be free from AFSPA’s purview. “I whole-heartedly welcome the decision of Prime Minister Narendra […]
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IT dept prepares to tax 30 percent profits made on crypto transactions
The Income Tax Department will keep a close eye on every transaction on crypto exchanges as the 30 per cent ‘crypto tax’ proposed in the Union Budget comes into effect from 1st April 2022. Income tax officials have been given direction to do so by the Central Board of Direct […]
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Afghanistan: 22 cases of violence against journalists recorded in past month under Taliban
In the past one month, at least 22 cases of violence against journalists were recorded under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The information on mistreatment of media was shared by the Afghanistan Federation of Journalists and Media (AFJM) on Wednesday, reported Tolo News. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, AFJM member Ali Azghar […]
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British envoy to India flaunts his Hindi skills at Queen’s birthday party
British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis flaunted his Hindi conversation skills at the birthday celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II at the British High Commission in Delhi on Wednesday night. British envoy Alex Ellis greeted everyone with a “namaskar” and said in Hindi that last year was very difficult due […]
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Country’s largest party is indulging in ‘hooliganism’: Arvind Kejriwal on vandalism outside his residence
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged that the country’s largest party is indulging in ‘hooliganism’ in the capital after the BJP members allegedly indulged in vandalism outside his official residence. “If the country’s largest party and ruling party do such hooliganism […]
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NSA Doval meets Netherlands PM’s advisor, discusses geopolitical developments
The National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Thursday met Geoffrey Van Leeuwen, Security and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, and discussed geopolitical developments. Doval and Leeuwen had an intensive discussion covering a wide range of bilateral issues as well as major regional and global […]
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Uyghur woman who fled forced abortion, dies in China prison
An Uyghur woman who had escaped from a hospital in China after she was asked to terminate her pregnancy, as per China’s family planning policy for ethnic minorities, has died in prison, according to a media report. Citing an Uyghur who lives in exile and a village police officer, Radio Free […]
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HM Amit Shah announces AFSPA relaxations in Nagaland, Assam, Manipur
In a major move aimed to address the demands of the political parties and the people at large, the Centre has decided to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, which had been in force for decades. The Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah in a tweet […]
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Rajasthan: 3 arrested with 12 kg explosive substances in Chittorgarh
Three persons were arrested with explosive substances at a checkpoint in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district, state police said on Thursday. Police said that the incident took place on Wednesday when the car was stopped, on suspicion, at the checkpoint and upon inspection, 12 kilograms of explosive devices and material were found […]
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges new sanctions against Russia in address to Australian parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for further sanctions on Russia during a virtual address to the Australian parliament on Thursday, according to media report. “The distance between our country is big,” said Zelenskyy, adding “but there is no such thing as distance to Russians’ brutality to our Ukrainian land.” Zelenskyy […]
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Sonia Gandhi urges Centre to ensure proper MGNREGA budget allocation
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged the Central government to ensure proper budget allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) while also making payment of wages to labourers within 15 days of work. Sonia Gandhi raised the issue in Lok Sabha, claiming that the […]
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Woman’s decomposed body found hanging from tree in Pune
The decomposed body of an unidentified woman was found hanging from a tree near the Hinjewadi area in Pimpri Chinchwad, police said on Thursday. “Identification of the body is yet to be done, however, prima facie the corpse seems to be four to five weeks old,” said the Pimpri Chinchwad […]