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PM Modi Welcomes First Batch of Rafales, Rajnath Singh Says Jets Will Come as Timely Boost for IAF
Rafale fighter jet landing in Ambala LIVE Updates: Defence minister Rajnath Singh welcome 'Golden Arrows' Rafale jets as it landed in Haryana's Ambala Air Force Station escorted by two Su-30MKIs.
A Kolkata Bungalow Sells For Approx Rs 100 Crore, Comes Equipped with Art Gallery, Waterfall
The bungalow also has an art gallery and a beautifully manicured lush green lawn with a 20-feet artificial cascading waterfall.
Echo Chamber: Why Slogans of the Left, TMC and BJP in Bengal Have a Familiar Ring
Despite having different ideologies and colours, the curious case of similar ‘tone and tenor’ of slogans in rallies of political parties, mainly the Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist), and now the Bharatiya Janata Party, has piqued...
Belarus President Dismissed Covid-19 as 'Psychosis.' Now He Says He Caught the Virus
Lukashenko has repeatedly dismissed the threat posed by Covid-19, touted home remedies and refused to shut down his country, making Belarus an outlier in Europe.
Four U.S. states see record COVID-19 deaths, Latinos hit hard in California
Four U.S. states in the South and West reported oneday records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark as California health officials said Latinos made up more than half of its cases.
UN report finds migrants face violence by African officials
A new U.N. refugee agency report on migrants who braved long and oftendeadly land routes to Libya has found that government officials, such as border guards, police and soldiers, in the African countries they crossed were responsible for nearly half of al...
Judge lifts ban on NYCLU releasing police discipline records
Reversing her initial ruling, a federal judge cleared the way Tuesday for a civil rights organization to provide the public with disciplinary records it obtained from New York City's police watchdog agency.
Nike drops plans for manufacturing plant near Phoenix
Nike said Tuesday it's withdrawing plans to make soles for its Nike Air shoes in a Phoenix suburb because of the coronavirus pandemic.
UP Accountant Abducted & Killed, DGP Warns Police Against Laxity Even as Oppn Steps up Attack on Govt
DGP Hitesh Awasthi The directives said that teams of senior officers should be constituted to work out such cases and within 24 hours photographs and details of victims should be sent to other states also for their help, if needed.
Congress Asks Why Chinese Company is Involved in J&K Govt's Smart Metering Project
Congress alleged that Chinese company Dongfang has received a sub-contract for smart metering of power meters in J&K and wondered how the power ministry could involve a Chinese firm in such a sensitive area.
Portugal's touristy Madeira island makes masks compulsory in public
Wearing masks in public at all times will be compulsory on the popular Portuguese island of Madeira from Aug. 1, the local government announced on Tuesday, making it the first region in the country to adopt such measure against COVID19.
This 13-year-old Homeschooled Indore Girl, Who Lost Father to Covid-19, Has Cleared Class 12 Exams
Tanishkaa Sujit is possibly the first student in Madhya Pradesh to clear Class 12 examination directly after appearing for Class 10 exams at just 13 years of age.
Karnataka to Have Centralised System to Classify Covid-19 Cases Based on Intensity: Minister
Sudhakar told the team that various existing mobile applications related to COVID-19 will be brought under one platform to get the real time information which will assist in strategising allocation of hospitals and beds to the needy.
U.S. Congress pushing Homeland Security for details on protest surveillance
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is stalling its response to congressional committee requests for details on how the department is surveilling protests at federal buildings in Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere, three Capitol Hill sources said.
Maldives Launches 9 Development Projects Under $ 5.6 Million Indian Grant
Speaking at the launch, Indian High Commissioner Sunjay Sudhir said the projects are transparent and demand-driven in nature with full ownership of the Government of Maldives.