Former president Pranab Mukherjee was on Tuesday cremated in New Delhi with full state honours. Earlier in the day, leaders from the entire political spectrum paid their last respects to the senior Congress leader at his Rajaji Marg residence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, vice president M Venkaiah […]
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‘Outsized demands to claim territory’: US official on China action in India
The US will push back against China’s aggressive actions, including its “outsized” territorial claims on the border with India, even as it eyes the possibility of formalising the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad as an alliance, a senior state department official has said. Deputy secretary of state Stephen Biegun said […]
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Situation critical in Ladakh after PLA aggression in Chushul
The situation in East Ladakh continues to remain tense with the Indian Army matching the heavy weapon posturing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday after pre-empting China from moving into the dominating heights south of Pangong Tso on August 29-30 night, people familiar with the development said. “The situation is […]
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‘My uncle was slaughtered…’: Suresh Raina seeks Punjab CM’s help
India cricketer Suresh Raina on Tuesday shared a series of tweets in which he opened up on the ordeal his family in Punjab has gone through in the past few days. Raina, who recently pulled out of IPL 2020 and returned home from UAE citing ‘personal reasons’, said that what […]
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Allahabad HC orders release of Kafeel Khan, sets aside detention under NSA
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of Dr Kafeel Khan who was detained by Uttar Pradesh government under the National Security Act. The NSA was invoked against Khan on February 13 on the orders of the Aligarh District Magistrate. The court stated that order was illegal […]
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JEE main 2020: Uttarakhand govt runs special buses for students in all 13 districts
As Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) starts on Tuesday, Uttarakhand government is running special buses for exam aspirants in every district from the district headquarters to the exam centres. At present, two buses each will ply in the 13 districts, but the service can be increased if needed. Uttarakhand has over […]
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MediaTek Helio G95 gaming-focused chip launched, check its top features
MediaTek on Tuesday announced the launch of a new gaming-focused processor. Called Helio G95, the chipset comes with an upgraded MediaTek HyperEngine game technology, multi-camera support, connectivity, and AI Super-Resolution for video streams. MediaTek said that the new chip is aimed at the premium 4G gaming smartphone segment. The first wave […]
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Arjun joins Saif in spooky adventure comedy Bhoot Police
Actor Arjun Kapoor has joined the team of upcoming horror comedy film, Bhoot Police. One of the film’s producers , Tips Films and Music, informed over Twitter. To be directed by Pavan Kirpalani, the film’s original cast included Saif Ali Khan, Ali Fazal and Fatima Sana Shaikh. Sharing the news, the […]
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HC refuses to stay JEE-Main exam, says students in flood-hit areas can request NTA for re-exam
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the JEE-Main examination, but said any student residing in flood-hit parts of Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region who cannot reach the exam centre or reaches late can apply to the National Testing Agency to seek a re-examination. A division bench […]
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Mercedes S-Class 2021 teased before official reveal with luxury, tech galore
Mercedes S-Class has established itself as the benchmark of luxury in the sedan segment and has long been favoured by the rich and powerful around the world. The German auto giant, however, is now planning to further raise an already high bar set by the car and gave a glimpse […]
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Supreme Court judgment today on payment of AGR dues
The Supreme Court (SC) will pronounce its verdict on Tuesday on whether to allow telecom companies, or telcos, to makes staggered payment of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. The judgment will be pronounced at 11.30am by a three-judge SC bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra. Major telcos, including Vodafone-Idea […]
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Our strategy is to push back against China in every domain: Top US official
Asserting that Beijing has been picking up fights right now virtually on every front of its interest, a top American diplomat on Monday said the United States’ strategy to counter it is to push back against China in every domain. “Our strategy is to push back against China in virtually […]
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Shilpa Shinde quits Gangs Of Filmistan: ‘Call it Sunil Grover Show’
Shilpa Shinde has claimed she was “being uses as an eye candy” on the comedy show Gangs Of Filmistan and is in no mood to return where there is “no self respect.” The actor said that if the makers are planning to make the show all about Sunil Grover, then it should […]
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India records nearly 70,000 new cases of Covid-19, tally close to 3.7 million
The number of the coronavirus disease cases reached close to 3.7 million in India after 69,921 new cases surfaced on Tuesday. According to Union health ministry update, there are 7,85,996 active cases of the disease while 28,39,882 patients have been discharged. The country recorded 819 fatalities according to the health […]
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JEE (Main) 2020 exam begins today: All you need to know
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) beginning Tuesday with slots scheduled till Sunday. Despite protests to postpone the examination, as many as 858,000 candidates were expected to take the test across 660 centres in the country. Candidates have been protesting on social media against […]