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  • 11:49 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    World Heritage Week 2022: Free entry to Taj Mahal for all tourists on November 19

    The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will not charge any entry fee at the Taj Mahal in Agra on November 19 (Saturday). The ASI has taken the decision keeping in view the commencement of World Heritage Week.

  • 9:39 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of three High Court judges

    The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has recommended transfer of three high court judges for administrative reasons, sources said on Friday.

  • 8:52 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Jammu And Kashmir: 3 jawans of 56 RR die due to avalanche in Machhil, Kupwara

    Jammu And Kashmir police official on Friday said in an unfortunate incident, 3 jawans of 56 RR achieved martyrdom in the line of duty in Machhil, Kupwara area when they came under an avalanche. All the bodies have been retrieved, he added.

  • 8:01 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Shraddha murder case: Delhi Court orders Aftab Poonawala's narco test within 5 days, no third degree

    Saket court today (November 18) ordered Rohini Forensic Science Lab to conduct a narco test of Aftab Amin Poonawala accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case within five days. Meanwhile, National Cyber Forensic Lab (NCFL) has started the analysis of the mobile phone, camera, and laptop of Aftab. 

  • 7:44 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    TRS activists ransack BJP MP's house over alleged derogatory remarks against CM's daughter

    TRS activists on Friday ransacked the house of BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind here over his alleged derogatory remarks against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter K Kavitha. The attack took place after the BJP MP was heard in a video targeting the state's ruling party by making alleged disparaging remarks against Kavitha, also a ruling party MLC.

  • 7:25 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Protesters demanding Ahir regiment in Army clash with police in Gurugram; several hurt, scores detained

    ) Over 200 people were detained and several got injured in a clash between police and the protesters demanding the formation of an Ahir regiment in the Army, officials said. Hundreds of protesters gathered at the site at around 10.30 am on Friday and tried to block the Delhi-Jaipur highway, they said.

     

  • 7:12 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar

    Indian Army making ponds at different locations in forward areas of Eastern Ladakh sector

    Officials on Friday said the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army have been making ponds at different locations in forward areas of Eastern Ladakh sector to meet the requirements of drinking water for troops. Ponds will fulfil the requirements of water for solders deployed in extreme weather conditions in the Himalayan. 

  • 6:43 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    TRS activists ransack BJP MP's house over alleged derogatory remarks against CM's daughter

    TRS activists on Friday ransacked the house of BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind's house here over his alleged derogatory remarks against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao 's daughter K Kavitha.

  • 6:37 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Previous govt's misdeeds being heaped on us: Soren

    A day after he was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday claimed that misdeeds of the previous government were being heaped on his dispensation.

  • 6:19 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Gaza fire kills 21 from one family during birthday party

    Twenty-one victims of a fire that tore through a top-floor apartment in the Gaza Strip during a birthday party were members of the same family, two of their relatives said Friday.

  • 5:44 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    MEA driver arrested for espionage by Delhi Police: Sources

    Delhi Police's Crime Branch team has arrested a driver working in the Ministry of External Affairs on charges of espionage for allegedly leaking confidential details to a Pakistan-based person, sources said on Friday.

  • 5:20 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    SC rejects NIA plea, orders Navlakha to be placed under house arrest within 24-hours

    The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the NIA's application and ordered social activist Gautam Navlakha to be put under house arrest within 24-hours after shifting him from Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai.

  • 4:41 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    PM Modi to inaugurate first Arunachal airport Saturday

    Arunachal Pradesh is all set to script its aviation history Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state's first airport near here. The Donyi Polo airport is located at Hollongi and when it becomes operational it will boost connectivity, trade and tourism in the hilly northeastern state, officials said.

  • 4:38 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    SC issues notices on plea challenging selection process for appointment of civil judges

    The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Madhya Pradesh government to a plea challenging the selection process for the appointment of civil judges. The court was hearing a petition challenging the minimum 40 percent marks allotted for the interview conducted as part of the selection process for appointment to the post of civil judge conducted by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

  • 4:08 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    UP: 4 govt teachers, who got jobs using fake documents, dismissed

    Four teachers, who managed to get jobs in the Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department on the basis of fake documents, have been dismissed from service and orders have been issued to lodge a case against them, a senior official said on Friday.

  • 3:28 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Some foreign cos keen to bring hyperloop tech to India, talks at early stage: Niti Member

    Some foreign companies have shown interest to bring hyperloop technology for ultra-high-speed travel in India, but discussions are at a very early stage, Niti Aayog Member VK Saraswat said on Friday. Saraswat, who is heading a committee to explore the technological and commercial viability of the Virgin hyperloop technology, said the committee has prepared a preliminary report.

  • 3:21 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    Govt proposes penalty of up to Rs 500 crore for each data breach under Data Protection Bill

    The government has raised the penalty amount to up to Rs 500 crore for violating provisions under the proposed draft Digital Personal Protection Bill 2022 issued on Friday.

  • 3:19 PM (IST) Posted by Sree Lakshmi

    NC issues notification for election to party president post

    National Conference, the oldest political party of Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday issued notification for holding elections to the post of president after incumbent Farooq Abdullah announced his decision to step down.

  • 2:34 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Maharashtra: MACT awards Rs 16.74 lakh compensation to family of man killed in motorcycle accident

    The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 16.74 lakh to the family of a 21-year-old man killed in a motorcycle accident in 2017. MACT member Dhananjay A Deshpande ordered the two opponents — the owner of the offending vehicle and the insurer New India Assurance Company Ltd — to make the payment jointly and severally to the claimants at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from the date of filing of the claim.

  • 2:33 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Pankaj Tripathi to essay role of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in biopic

    Actor Pankaj Tripathi is set to play the role of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in a biopic titled “Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye- ATAL”, the makers announced Friday. Written by Utkarsh Naithani and directed by three-time National Award-winner Ravi Jadhav, the film will revolve around the journey of Vajpayee, one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).

  • 2:33 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    All procedures followed in Priya Varghese' selection as faculty member: Kannur VC

    A day after the Kerala High Court allowed a petition against the proposed appointment of a Malayalam associate professor that had triggered a political row, the Kannur University on Friday claimed that all procedures mandated by the UGC had been followed in the selection and indicated that the varsity would not go for appeal.

  • 2:32 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    BJP workers barge into Cong's Pune office to protest against Rahul's remarks on Savarkar; detained

    Several workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) barged into the Congress's Pune city headquarters on Friday and attempted to blacken the photographs of party leader Rahul Gandhi to protest against his remarks on late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, police said.

  • 1:29 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Terrorism should not be linked to any religion, says Amit Shah

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday said financing of terrorism is more dangerous than terrorism the threat of which cannot and should not be linked to any religion, nationality or group. He also said that terrorists are constantly finding new ways to carry out violence, radicalise youth and raise financial resources and the darknet is being used by terrorists to spread radical content and conceal their identities.

  • 1:29 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    BP drug found ineffective in 'real world' covid treatment evidence from India

    A drug used to treat high blood pressure was found to be ineffective in treating even mild COVID-19 cases, according to a study based on 'real world' data from India. Scientists, from the London School of Hygiene, University of Oxford and TPP House, UK, have provided 'real world' evidence on the effectiveness of COVID-19 treatments, through two studies, helping shed more light on whether the drugs used to treat covid cases can prevent people from becoming seriously ill.

  • 12:25 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Maharashtra: Defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi for 'derogatory' remarks against Savarkar

    The police in Thane city of Maharashtra have registered a case of defamation against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his "derogatory" remarks against freedom fighter V D Savarkar, an official said on Friday. The first information report (FIR) against Gandhi was registered at Thane Nagar police station on Thursday, he said.

  • 12:24 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    UP: Advocate held for supplying intoxicating pills to jail inmate

    Police have arrested an advocate for allegedly supplying intoxicating pills to an inmate of a district jail here, a police official said on Friday.
    Anuj Gupta on Thursday was arrested after security personnel of the Chaudhary Charan Singh district jail checked his slippers and found 2,400 intoxicating pills concealed inside the sole, SHO Medical College police station Akhilesh Gaur told media. 

  • 11:02 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Tata Power to offer clean & green energy products & solutions in Odisha

    Tata Power will offer clean and green energy products and solutions to the people of Odisha, a top official of the power utility said. CEO & MD, Tata Power, Praveer Sinha said this while attending the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) organized Distribution Utility Meet in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

  • 8:51 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Fire breaks out in pantry car of Navjeevan Express, no casualties

    A fire broke out in the pantry car of Ahmedabad-Chennai Navjeevan Express near Gudur railway junction in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday but no casualties were reported, official sources said. One of the heaters used for cooking was apparently not turned off, causing the fire, sources added.

  • 8:51 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Amazon CEO says layoffs will extend into next year

    The mass layoffs that began in Amazon's corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said on Thursday.
    In a note sent to employees, Jassy said the company told workers in its devices and books divisions about layoffs on Wednesday. He said it also offered some other employees a voluntary buyout offer.

  • 7:44 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Climate summit: India flags concerns over rich nations' efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agriculture

    India has opposed the developed world's efforts to extend the scope of mitigation to agriculture at the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt, saying rich nations do not want to reduce emissions by changing their lifestyles and are "searching for cheaper solutions abroad", sources said on Thursday. Expressing concern over the draft decision text on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, India said the developed countries are blocking a pro-poor and pro-farmer decision by insisting on expanding the scope for mitigation to agriculture, thereby compromising the very foundation of food security in the world, a source in the Indian delegation said.

  • 7:41 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    US Congressman expresses solidarity with 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims

    A US Congressman has expressed solidarity with the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims, many of whom fled to the United States.
    "In memory of those Sikhs lost to this senseless violence between November 1 and 3 of 1984, and with respect to those who carry on their legacy in south Jersey today, I stand here in solidarity with my Sikh brothers and sisters," said Congressman Donald Norcross.
     

  • 6:24 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Climate summit: India flags concerns over rich nations' efforts to extend scope of mitigation to agriculture

    India has opposed the developed world's efforts to extend the scope of mitigation to agriculture at the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt, saying rich nations do not want to reduce emissions by changing their lifestyles and are "searching for cheaper solutions abroad." 

  • 6:23 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan

    Karnataka: Congress files complaint with Police Commissioner against CM Basavaraj Bommai

    The Congress party has lodged a police complaint against Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and a few Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officers in connection with their allegation that a private entity collected the electoral data of people.