Cases of self-immolations have gone up in Tibet in recent times. Since 2009, a total of 159 Tibetans have self-immolated to protest China’s takeover of their homeland. Tapey, a 24-year old Kirti monk, was the first monk to self-immolate on February 27, 2009, Tibet Press reported citing International Campaign for […]
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Pakistan PM lauds India’s independent foreign policy, Congress leader says its foundation laid by India’s first PM
Congress leader PL Puniya said the nation’s independent foreign policy is the achievement of the foundation laid by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, 70 years ago. The Congress leader said, “The foundation stone of India’s strength and foreign policy, which the whole world, including Imran Khan, admires was […]
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Sri Lanka: Colombo’s Galle Face Green urban park closed today amid scheduled protests
Authorities on Saturday closed Galle Face Green Urban Park in Sri Lanka’s Colombo, the venue where locals had planned to hold a massive protest. The Daily Mirror reported that the Galle Face Green was closed for development proposes even as protestors were seen gathering outside the park early this morning. […]
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Uttarakhand: State Meteorological Department issues red alert for heatwave in several districts
The State Meteorological Department of Uttarakhand has issued a ‘red alert’ for severe heatwave conditions in several districts of the state on Saturday. The IMD anticipated that in the coming few days, the temperature can rise much higher than normal in hilly districts of the state and hence, has issued a warning […]
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No reason to panic, INSACOG keeping watch on XE COVID variant cases: Sources
The Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG) is keeping an eye on XE COVID variant cases in the country with a focus on hospitalisation and incidents of severity while stating that there is no reason to panic, sources said on Saturday. “Unless this sequence is verified after isolating the virus, we will not be able […]
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Manish Sisodia calls former AAP Himachal chief ‘characterless’, says was about to terminate him
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday slammed the BJP for inducting Aam Aadmi Party’s Himachal Pradesh unit president Anup Kesari and called his former party leader “characterless” adding that the party was about to terminate him today for his “anti-women remarks”. Sisodia’s remarks came after Kesari along with […]
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ED attaches assets worth Rs 57.45 cr of Atlas Jewellery Pvt Ltd, its directors in Rs 242 cr bank fraud case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 57.45 crore belonging to Atlas Jewellery Pvt Ltd and its directors M.M. Ramachandran and Indira Ramachandran in Rs 242.40 crore bank loan fraud case occurred between 2013 and 2018, the agency said on Saturday. The attached assets consist of Gold, Silver and Diamond Jewellery, Silver articles, Amounts […]
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India to train Philippines military on BrahMos missile systems from July onwards
Having activated the first anti-ship cruise missile battalion earlier this month, Filipino military personnel would start arriving in India from July-August onwards to receive training on operating the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system for which they signed a contract worth over USD 375 million in January. Government officials told ANI […]
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Pakistan’s Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa Joint Oppn submits no-confidence motion against CM
Joint Opposition in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly submitted a no-confidence motion against the province’s Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to the Assembly secretariat. The motion was submitted on Friday. Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly Secretariat said that the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Mahmood Khan will be reviewed on Monday. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is […]
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PM Modi to launch ‘Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya’, personal gifts of Nehru to be showcased
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14 will inaugurate the “Pradhanmantri Sanghralaya (museum)”, which acknowledges the contributions of all previous Prime Ministers of the country while a redeveloped Block I will also exhibit a number of gifts received by first PM Jawaharlal Nehru, which have not yet been part of […]
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Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey appointed as Army War College commandant
Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey has been appointed as the next Commandant of the Army War College in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, and will take over in June. Lt Gen Pandey is presently commanding the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps. He is credited for carrying out extensive counter-terrorist operations in the Kashmir valley and reaching […]
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Bihar: Three teens dead after consuming poison in Aurangabad, three others hospitalized
Three teenage girls died after six friends consumed poison together on Friday in Bihar’s Aurangabad. M K Chaudhary, Police Inspector, Rafiganj, “Six girls tried to end their life by consuming the poisonous substance, and three out of the six have died. Two girls are out of danger but are still […]
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Pakistan: Imran Khan skips Assembly session, Opposition urges Speaker to follow Constitution
Contrary to his earlier statement that he would play the game till the last ball, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was conspicuous by his absence in the National Assembly, which commenced its proceedings on Saturday to take up the no-confidence motion on the direction of the Supreme Court. The no-confidence […]
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BJP MLA Subhash Phal Dessai resigns as Deputy Speaker of Goa Assembly
Ahead of Goa cabinet expansion, Sanguem Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Subhash Phal Dessai on Saturday resigned from the post of Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly. “Sir, I, Shri Subhash Phal Dessai, Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, hereby tender my resignation as Deputy Speaker of the […]
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Will Smith responds to Academy’s 10-year ban after 2022 Oscars slap incident
Actor Will Smith has responded to being banned from Academy events for 10 years after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, on Friday, voted to ban the ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ star from all the Academy events for 10 years. Minutes after the decision was announced, Smith […]