Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will on Thursday interact with teachers to discuss the upcoming board exams via a webinar at 4 pm. Interested teachers can share their queries and share suggestions regarding upcoming Class 10 and 12 board exams with the minister on social media platforms. Teachers can join […]
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Bitcoin surges past $20,000, erasing 3 years of deep losses
The price of bitcoin rose above $20,000 for the first time Wednesday, as the speculative digital currency topped its previous peak reached shortly after it became tradable on Wall Street three years ago this month. Like other instruments used to store value in times of uncertainty, bitcoin has benefited from […]
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Beijing welcomes Covid-19 investigators trip to China, says WHO
Beijing will welcome an international team of Covid-19 investigators due to travel to China in January, said the World Health Organization (WHO), which is leading the mission. China has strongly opposed calls for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, saying such calls are anti-China, but has been […]
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Elephant herd fill water in a dry well to save fellow jumbo in Ranchi
An adult elephant, part of a herd of 35 elephants, fell into a 20-foot deep well in Jiling Sereng village of Ranchi’s Tamar block, around 55-km from capital city, on Tuesday night, leading to a moving rescue operation launched by the fellow tuskers in the herd. The jumbo, which was […]
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Supreme Court dismisses UP govt plea challenging release of Kafeel Khan
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Uttar Pradesh government’s appeal against Allahabad high court’s decision to set aside detention of Dr Kafeel Khan under National Security Act (NSA). A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde, however, clarified that the observations made by the Allahabad […]
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Bangladesh significant pillar of India’s ‘Neighborhood First’ policy: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Bangladesh continues to be one of the significant pillars of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Speaking at a virtual summit with Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Modi said that his government concentrated on keeping strong relations with Bangladesh since his government came into […]
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India’s 42nd communications satellite moments away from launch
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch India’s 42nd communications satellite at 03:41 pm on Thursday after the completion of the fuelling process of the launch vehicle was achieved. This will be Isro’s only the second launch during the Covid-19 pandemic India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle […]
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Lloyd LP250 was the car that was supposed to have been built instead of Maruti 800
Maruti 800 is an iconic car in Indian car history. It was launched in Indian market in 1983 and was one of the car that turned the dream of a small family car into reality for several middle class families. Maruti 800 was popular among the customers for several reason […]
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Two Pakistani intruders shot dead at international border near Amritsar
Border Security Force (BSF) troops gunned down two armed Pakistani intruders near Rajatal village in Amritsar, 40 kms from the district headquarters, along the India-Pakistan border, in the early hours of Thursday. A search of the area later revealed an AK-56 rifle, two of its magazines and 61 live rounds; a […]
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Eye on East Ladakh, IAF tweaks Rafale’s terrain-hugging deep-strike missile
Faced with the prospect of an adversary on both western and eastern fronts, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has got the French manufacturer to re-calibrate the software of SCALP long-range air-launched cruise missile to ensure that the subsonic weapon hits targets up to 4,000 metres above sea level. The subsonic […]
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Gehlot govt finishes 2 crisis ridden years with few hits and misses
The last two years for the ruling Congress government in Rajasthan have been challenging. If in the first year the party witnessed a debacle in the Lok Sabha elections by losing all 25 seats within four months of coming to power; the second year of the government wasn’t a cake […]
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Assam: GSP member elected to BTC is an accused in minor’s rape case
A newly elected member of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) from the ruling Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) is an accused in a minor girl’s alleged rape case, registered last year, which had led to his arrest. Ghanashyam Das, who won from the Dihira seat, was sworn in on Tuesday as an […]
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New Zealand to purchase Covid-19 vaccines from 2 more firms, says PM Ardern
The New Zealand government will purchase COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax, meaning every New Zealander will be able to be vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday. The new agreements secure access to 7.6 million doses from AstraZeneca — enough for 3.8 million people, and 10.72 […]
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EC team in West Bengal to oversee poll preparedness
The Election Commission of India (EC) has started taking stock of the poll preparedness in West Bengal for the crucial 2021 state assembly elections. A team of the poll panel led by deputy election commissioner Sudeep Jain arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday and is likely to meet some of senior IAS and […]
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Sunny Deol gets Y-category security
Actor and politician Sunny Deol has been given Y-category security by the Central government. The security upgrade comes days after he spoke in favour of the new but controversial farm laws. The new laws have provoked massive protests from farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana. Sunny had tweeted to say that […]