India carried out two successful test firings of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) air defence systems off the coast of Odisha in Balasore on Wednesday. “Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) Army weapon system has once again proved its effectiveness as two missiles during the flight […]
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IPL 2022: Irfan Pathan ‘fan’ of DC’s fighting spirit; Raina, Kulkarni impressed by PBKS and Gujarat
As all the teams in the IPL 2022 finished their first league games, cricket experts Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina and Dhawal Kulkarni named three teams that left them impressed with their performances. In the final contest of the opening round of IPL 2022 fixtures, Rajasthan Royals defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. Both the teams had a forgetful 2021 with […]
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CM Ashok Gehlot condemns the Dholpur engineer’s assault incident, ensures safety to government employees
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday took to Twitter to condemn the incident of assault of the officials of the electricity department by a Congress MLA and six others here on Tuesday. The CM wrote on his Twitter account, “The incident of assault of the electricity department officials is very […]
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Assam: Forest officials rescue Hoolock gibbon in Kamrup
An injured Hoolock Gibbon was rescued by the forest officials of Kamrup West Division, on Tuesday, from the Kothalguri area in Kamrup. “After preliminary treatment, the injured Gibbon was sent to the Assam State Zoo for better treatment,” said a forest official. Earlier on March 10, three rhinos, which were separated from […]
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IPL 2022: SRH skipper Kane Williamson fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate against Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson has been fined after the team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match against Rajasthan Royals at the MCA Stadium, Pune on Tuesday. “As it was the team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating […]
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Women’s CWC: Australia captain Meg Lanning lauds openers after dominant win over WI
Captain Meg Lanning praised openers Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes’ brilliant performances as Australia registered a dominant 157-runs victory over West Indies to reach the final of the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 on Wednesday. Healy smashed 129 from 107 balls and Haynes scored 85 from 100 deliveries […]
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Infant sold 7 times, police apprehend 11 for child trafficking
Eleven people have been arrested in a child trafficking case here for allegedly selling a three-month-old baby, said Hyderabad police on Wednesday. A three-month-old girl was sold by her father for Rs 70,000, and 11 people were found to have been involved in the case, said the police, adding that […]
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Birbhum violence: BJP fact-finding committee submits report to JP Nadda
Amid much outrage over the Birbhum violence in which eight people were charred to death, the five-member fact-finding committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has submitted its report to party chief JP Nadda on Wednesday. BJO Nadda had formed a five-member fact-finding committee comprising West Bengal state BJP president […]
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Strict lockdown policy cut down China’s GDP by half
In the last few weeks, China has seen its worst COVID outbreak since the initial height of the pandemic in early 2020 when the economy slumped. The latest surge in cases could hit first-quarter gross domestic product by at least half of a percentage point. The strict lockdowns are likely […]
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Doctors in Rajasthan, Delhi protest suicide of Dausa gynecologist booked for pregnant woman’s death
Associations of doctors in Rajasthan and in Delhi on Wednesday called for protests after a gynaecologist at a private hospital in Dausa allegedly died by suicide after being booked on murder charges in the death of a pregnant woman during childbirth. The Rajasthan chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) […]
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KCR urges PM Modi to accommodate Ukraine-returned medical students in Indian colleges
Expressing concern over the future of medical students who returned to India from war-torn Ukraine, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to increase seats in the country’s medical colleges to accommodate these students. “Indian students who were studying in […]
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Specially-abled man beaten up by kin in Greater Noida, two held
A couple has been arrested for allegedly beating a specially-abled man and vandalizing his two-wheeler over a property issue in the Jewar area of Greater Noida. Additional Director General of Police of Greater Noida, Vishal Pandey said, “The specially-abled man had rented a property from his relatives to run a school. But […]
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PM Modi hails Konkan Railway for completing 100 pc electrification
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Konkan Railway for completing 100 per cent electrification and termed the achievement a new benchmark of sustainable development. Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister said, “Congratulations to the entire Konkan Railway Team for the remarkable success of ‘Mission 100 per cent Electrification’ and setting […]
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India reported 1,233 Covid cases, active infections fall below 15k
India has reported 1,233 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday. With this, the active infections have dropped below 15,000. The active caseload of COVID in India now stands at 14,704, contributing to 0.03 per cent of cumulative positive cases. In the last […]
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Operating units of NPPs in Ukraine working in normal mode: Russian ambassador to US
Statements about threats to nuclear security allegedly created by Russia’s actions in Ukraine are untrue, the operating units of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in that country are working in normal mode, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said. Antonov was commenting on a relevant statement by US Under […]