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India and China Going Through 'Unprecedented' Situation, Says Jaishankar on Border Standoff
The external affairs minister said, at the same time, the border row happens to be one part of the larger issue of how India and China adjust to each other when both are rising.
'Coffee With Collector': Noida DM's Plan To Boost Plasma Donation For COVID-19
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration launched a "Coffee with Collector" initiative on Thursday to express gratitude to plasma donors and encourage more people to become donors to help COVID-19 patients defeat the disease. District Magistrate Suhas L Y...
Agitations During COVID-19 Period Will Be 'Detrimental' And 'Ill-tImed': Bedi
Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi on Thursday said disturbing recovery situation during the ongoing COVID-19 period by staging agitations would be 'highly detrimental' and 'ill timed'. She made the observation through her whatsapp message to media a...
Crime Against Women: UP Authorities To Display Pictures Of Accused At Road Crossings
The authorities in Uttar Pradesh will put up posters carrying pictures of people accused of sexual harassment and other crimes against women at prominent road crossings in the state. The directions were issued by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adi...
Civil Rights Bodies Urge Prez To Not Sign FCRA Bill, Send It Back For Par Panel Consultation
Civil rights bodies urged President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday to not sign the FCRA bill, urging him to send it back for a parliamentary committee consultation. Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act to m...
Man Held At Delhi Airport For Smuggling Foreign Currency Worth Rs 11.54 Lakh: Customs
A man has been arrested by customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle out forex worth Rs 11.54 lakh at Indira Gandhi International airport here, an official statement said on Thursday. The accused was intercepted on Wednesday when he was proceedi...
India Provides Around Rs 96 Crore to Nepal in Post-earthquake Assistance, Says Embassy
The financial support was provided as housing and school sector assistance and would further help in the renovation of educational institutions and houses for the people affected in the natural disaster.
Woman Murdered For Refusing To Convert: Police
A 23-year-old woman was murdered as she allegedly refused to convert after marriage, police said here on Thursday. Police have arrested her husband and one other in this regard.
5 Arrested In Greater Noida For Highway Robberies In Western UP
Five men accused of robbing people on the Delhi-Agra Yamuna Expressway and other highways in western Uttar Pradesh have been arrested in Greater Noida, police said on Thursday. The accused were held after an encounter with the police in the Rabupura po...
Will Declare Class 12 Compartment Exam Results by October 10, CBSE Tells SC
A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna was also informed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) that it will commence the academic calender for undergraduate courses from October 31 and by that time the retest results will be out.
HC Refuses To Intervene In Maha's Move To Not Open Temples
The Bombay High Court on Thursday refused to intervene in the Maharashtra government's decision to not open places of worship to the public in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said the cou...
1,935 New COVID-19 Cases In Thane, Tally Rises To 1,63,594
Thane district of Maharashtra has added 1,935 new COVID-19 cases, taking it tally to 1,63,594, an official said on Thursday. The number of deaths has gone up to 4,234 with the addition of 29 fatalities on Wednesday, the official from the district admi...
'Not Scared of Competing in the Big League': Phrangki Buam Eager to Start FC Goa Journey
ISL: 19-year-old Phrangki Buam, after securing his dream move to FC Goa, said he could not wait get started.
12 Factors Driving Indian-Americans towards Trump, But the Main is 'Modi-connect': Survey
Other factors such as Trump's strong stand against China, him being a man of peace rather than throwing the country into war, America's economic revival to the pre-COVID-19 era and his competent handling of the pandemic are driving Indian-Americans toward...
SDMC Provides Aid To Families Of Deceased 'COVID Warriors': Mayor
A financial aid of Rs 10 lakh has been provided to the families of two employees of the South Corporation who died of COVID-19 in the line of duty, Mayor Anamika said on Wednesday. She said the SDMC has provided the financial aid as a compensation to th...
Delhi Riots: Chargesheet Names Salman Khurshid, Brinda Karat for Giving Provocative Speeches
Police have referred to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan and said that she told about the speeches in her disclosure statements given to the them.