Customs at Varanasi Airport seized more than two kilograms of gold of foreign origin from a passenger who landed at the airport from Sharjah on Friday. A senior Customs official informed that on the basis of the Advanced Passenger Information System (APIS) on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday […]
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New Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena has Indian connection
As Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as Sri Lanka’s 15th prime minister, its local media highlighted the background of his father Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena who was at the centre of the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial campaign and had played a role in India’s freedom struggle. During the senior leader’s education abroad, his cosmopolitan political […]
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Kerala: Child Rights Commission directs state to make all schools co-ed
With an aim to boost gender equality among the students, the child rights commission in Kerala has directed the education department to convert all schools in the state into co-ed schools, said officials on Friday. The move comes after the commission recieved a complaint in this regard. “We issued an order asking […]
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Patra Chawl land scam case: Wife of Raut’s close aide, Swapna Patkar reaches ED office
Swapna Patkar, wife of Sujit Patkar who is a close associate of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut arrived at the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) office on Friday in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case. Patkar was summoned by ED and arrived with some documents. Earlier, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut also reached […]
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India extended Line of Credit worth USD 1.85 bn to Sri Lanka in 10 years: S Jaishankar
India has extended 8 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in the past 10 years, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday. “Government of India has extended 08 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in sectors […]
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SC directs UP govt to take appropriate action on inquiry panel’s report in Vikas Dubey encounter case
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to take appropriate action on the recommendation submitted by the commission in the Vikas Dubey encounter killing case. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India said, “We direct state govt to take appropriate action on the recommendation submitted […]
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Delhi: 36 foreign nationals deported under criminal cases this month in Dwarka
Delhi’s Dwarka district police made as many as 36 total arrests in the first three weeks of July 2022, and cracked down on foreign nationals who were allegedly staying in India illegally and also those who were allegedly involved in drug trafficking, officials said. The operation cells of the Dwarka police deported […]
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PM Modi congratulates CBSE Class 12 students, urges them to pursue subjects they are passionate about
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated all the students who have passed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams and urged them to follow their inner calling and pursue subjects they are passionate about. In a series of tweets, PM Modi hailed students and said they […]
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Assam CM Himanta Sarma fulfils Silchar deaf-mute artist’s dream of meeting PM Modi
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday fulfilled the dream of a 28-year-old deaf and mute artist of meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Accompanied by his mother, Abhijeet Gotani, who hails from Assam’s Silchar district arrived in Delhi to meet the Prime Minister. It was possibly the biggest day […]
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Delhi LG recommends CBI probe into alleged violation of excise policy; AAP lashes out at Centre
Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has recommended an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged violations of the Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s new contentious excise policy including “deliberate and gross procedural lapses” made by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to “provide post tender undue benefits to liquor […]
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Amit Shah urges people to join ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign by hoisting Tricolour at their homes from Aug 13-15
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Friday called upon countrymen to join the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by hoisting the tricolour from their homes. Shah appealed to citizens to hoist the Tricolour from their homes from August 13 […]
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ITBP troops hoist tricolour at borders in Himachal Pradesh
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) troops on Friday hoisted the tricolour at the border areas in Himachal Pradesh to mark the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and to popularize the Har Ghar Tiranga campaigns on the country’s 75th Independence Day. ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is an initiative by the Ministry […]
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Google removed these 50 apps from the Play Store, if you have one in your phone, delete it immediately
Joker malware infected more than 50 apps on the Google Play Store. This information came out from a report by Zscaler Threatlabz. Taking action on this, Google immediately deleted all these apps from its App Store. If you have any of these apps on your phone, then delete it immediately. […]
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Haridwar: Water police became ‘angel’ for 7 kanwariya drowning in Ganga, saved their lives by rescue
Due to the strong current in the Ganga river in Haridwar, 7 kanwariyas were washed away, who were rescued by the water police and SPO. The water police and SPOs posted at the Ganga Ghats in Haridwar are keeping a close watch on the Kanwariyas and are being given life […]
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PM Modi meets top ministers to discuss government’s strategy in Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government’s strategy in Parliament as the Opposition parties are continuously creating ruckus and forcing adjournment of the Houses. Union Ministers including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Pralhad Joshi, Anurag Singh Thakur, Kiren Rijiju, Piyush Goyal were present […]