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Paras Bisht

A senior journalist who has shifted focus to various aspects of communication. He has over 10 years of journalistic experience in television, agency reporting, content, translation, videos, social media, and shift management with a strong ability to work with teams and multi-task under deadlines. Skilled in social media tools, news writing, team management, translation, localization, quality assurance, and more. He has also been the first Prize winner of the 2018 Growth & Analytics Excellence Awards by The Times of India Group.

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Agnipath protest: Bihar suspends train services for today; 60 coaches, 10 engines damaged
India | Jun 19, 2022, 12:04 AM IST
A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana's Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private vehicles were attacked, as railway stations and highways turned into battlegrounds in many states across India amid burgeoning protests against Agnipath.
Delhi: Heavy rains lash parts of national capital
India | Jun 17, 2022, 03:15 PM IST
Earlier, heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital region in the morning. The weather office had earlier said the city received 7 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Friday.
Heavy rainfall triggers landslide in Meghalaya
India | Jun 17, 2022, 02:56 PM IST
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next kin of each of the deceased. Sangma also held a review meeting to assess the situation in the state's Garo Hills region which has been hit by landslides and floods last week.

Hyderabad Police books Renuka Chowdhury, 200 others for 'unlawful assembling' at protest site
India | Jun 17, 2022, 01:16 PM IST
Several Congress workers and leaders were detained by the police, and in an attempt to avoid detention Chowdhury was seen engaging in a heated argument with a policeman as she held his collar, earlier in the day.
Prophet row: Heavy police deployment, drone surveillance in view of Friday prayers in UP
India | Jun 17, 2022, 10:53 AM IST
200 companies of PAC and 50 companies of Rapid Action Force have been deployed across major cities in the state to maintain law and order.
Satyendar Jain money laundering case: ED conducts raids at around 10 locations in Delhi-NCR
India | Jun 17, 2022, 10:53 AM IST
Jain, a minister without a portfolio in the Kejriwal government, is being probed by the agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on charges of alleged hawala dealings.

Nupur Sharma Prophet row: US condemns remarks by ex-BJP functionaries
World | Jun 17, 2022, 10:54 AM IST
"We've condemned the offensive comments made by two BJP functionaries, and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemned their statements," State department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference on Thursday.
Delhi rains: Heavy rain, thunderstorms lash parts of national capital region; traffic woes likely
India | Jun 17, 2022, 07:17 AM IST
Indian Meteorological Centre (IMD) predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning/gusty wind over Delhi for the next five days beginning June 16.
Send pic of wrongly-parked vehicle and get rewarded, offers Union minister Nitin Gadkari
India | Jun 16, 2022, 07:13 PM IST
The minister regretted that the people do not make parking spaces for their vehicles, instead, their vehicles occupy the road.

Agnipath scheme: A peek into how other nations recruit soldiers and why India is facing protests
India | Jun 16, 2022, 06:15 PM IST
The Centre has brought in the scheme apparently to cut the ballooning salary and pension bills and carve out a youthful profile of the armed forces.
Rahul Gandhi ED grilling: Congress protests across country, agitation turns violent in Hyderabad
India | Jun 16, 2022, 04:30 PM IST
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, CLP leader Siddaramaiah and other leaders and workers of the party were detained by police during their protest in Bengaluru.
Agnipath scheme protest Highlights | 5 trains targeted by students; BJP office set afire in Nawada
India | Jun 17, 2022, 12:50 AM IST
Army aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic in several parts of Bihar, including in Buxar district, where more than 100 young men stormed the railway station and squatted on the tracks, blocking the onward journey of Patna-bound Janshatabdi Express for nearly 30 minutes.

Prophet remark: VHP protests against violence after Friday namaz, to meet President
India | Jun 16, 2022, 01:09 PM IST
The RSS affiliate said its youth wing activists will hold a sit-in in district administration headquarters across the country today against the "growing extremist incidents by Islamic Jihadi fundamentalists", and also submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind.
Education Ministry to recognize in-service training received by Agniveers as credits for graduation
India | Jun 15, 2022, 09:28 PM IST
The degree will be awarded by IGNOU as per UGC nomenclature and will be recognized both in India and abroad for employment and education. Army, Navy and Air Force will sign Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with IGNOU for implementation of the scheme. (ANI)
Modi govt on employment: Agnipath scheme, 10 lakh jobs in 18 months | Everything about big jobs push
India | Jun 15, 2022, 09:57 PM IST
Total number of regular central government civilian employees in position (including in the Union territories) as on March 1, 2020 was 31.91 lakh as against the sanctioned strength of 40.78 lakh and approximately 21.75 per cent of the posts were vacant.

Petrol, diesel shortage news triggers panic: Here's what govt says
India | Jun 15, 2022, 07:08 PM IST
Recently, hundreds of two and four-wheelers were witnessed at most of the petrol pumps around midnight in Gujarat's Ahmedabad following a rumour on social media about a possible strike of petrol pump owners.
UAE suspends exports and re-exports of Indian wheat for four months
India | Jun 15, 2022, 06:19 PM IST
India had on May 14 banned wheat exports except for those backed by already issued letters of credit (LCs) and to countries seeking to ensure food security.
Derogatory language against PM Modi: FIR registered against Congress leader in Nagpur
India | Jun 15, 2022, 04:04 PM IST
Hussain had used derogatory language against the prime minister while addressing Congress workers during a protest held near the office of ED.
India all set to protect its interests at 12th WTO ministerial meet in Geneva
Business | Jun 12, 2022, 06:30 PM IST
According to the latest data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, fish stocks are at risk of collapsing in many parts of the world due to overexploitation.WTO; India
Congress president Sonia Gandhi admitted to hospital due to post-Covid issues
India | Jun 12, 2022, 03:02 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi was to appear before ED on June 8 and had sought more time from the probe agency, which has now issued a fresh summons for her to appear on June 23.