Month: July 2024

Cooking Oil Transported In Fuel Containers? Huge Uproar In China

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It was found tankers transported edible cooking oil immediately after unloading coal oil (Representative) Beijing: Revelations that cooking oil has been transported in containers also used to carry fuel have sparked outrage in China, the latest scandal in a country where fears about food safety are widespread. Local state-backed outlet the Beijing News last week…

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Special Leave For Assam Government Employees To Spend Time With Parents, In-Laws

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The special leaves cannot be used for personal enjoyment. (Representational) Guwahati: The Assam government has declared two days of special casual leave in November for its employees to spend time with their parents or parents-in-law, the chief minister’s office (CMO) said today. The special leaves cannot be used for personal enjoyment and those without parents…

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High Court Raps Maharashtra Over Advisory Board For Disabled Persons

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The state government should not wait for orders from court to implement laws, the court said. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra government to make the state advisory board for policies related to disabled persons functional within a month. “For God’s sake, do it by then,” the high court said. A division…

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Dark Side Of Manifesting And Believing Our Thoughts Have Too Much Power

July 11, 2024 admin

Trends such as the 3-6-9 manifestation method promote obsessive, compulsive behavioural patterns Birmingham, UK: Have you tried manifesting? It’s hard to escape on social media – the idea that you can will what you desire into reality through the power of belief. This could be financial success, romantic love or sporting glory. Singer Dua Lipa,…

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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Philippines

July 11, 2024 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on July 11, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 630 km (391.46 miles), GFZ said. The Philippines’ seismology agency said in an advisory the deep offshore quake is not expected to create damage…

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No Vinay Kumar, BCCI To Pick Bowling Coach From These Two Former Stars: Report

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Following the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as India’s head coach on Tuesday, former seamers Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipathy Balaji are being considered for the position of national team’s bowling coach, as per sources. “BCCI discussing the names of Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipati Balaji for the position of bowling coach. BCCI is not interested…

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Trainee IAS Officer’s First Chat With Media After Big Allegations

July 11, 2024 admin

Puja Khedkar joined her new assignment in Maharashtra’s Washim today Mumbai: In her first interaction with the media amid serious allegations of misuse of power, trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar said she was “not authorised” to speak about the matter and added that she is happy to begin her new role in Maharashtra’s Washim. The…

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Newborn Twin Girls Found Murdered In J&K A Day After Similar Case In Delhi

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Bodies of newborn twins with their throats slit were recovered in J&K’s Poonch (Representational) Jammu: In a shocking case, the bodies of newborn twins with their throats slit were recovered in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said today, adding that their father has been arrested. The bodies of the newborn baby girls were found…

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Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures

July 11, 2024 admin

File picture of NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, ahead of Boeing’s Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission | Photo Credit: Reuters Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them…

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Brazilian judge on visit to India joins CJI on bench, observes judicial proceedings

July 11, 2024 admin

Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on July 11 welcomed Brazilian judge Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin on the bench, and termed him as a “great friend of India”. Justice Benjamin, who is set to become the chief justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court in July,…

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