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Ministry of Electronics and IT has been mandated to promote international cooperation (File) New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the country’s three separate memorandum of understandings with Papua New Guinea, France, Trinidad and Tobago in the field of digital technologies. The MoU (memorandum of understanding) with France intends to promote closer cooperation and…
Hyderabad: Puducherry’s lone woman legislator, S Chandira Priyanga, resigned as a minister from the AINRC-BJP government alleging gender and caste-based discrimination. Explaining her decision, the 34-year-old said that the ‘male-dominated’ political world does not let women flourish. “Women are treated only as women. You may be educated, even come from a privileged background but the…
Israel has been pounding Hamas targets in Gaza, where districts have been reduced to rubble (PTI) New Delhi: India has launched a round-the-clock emergency helpline for its citizens in Palestine as Israel moves in on Gaza to retaliate against the Hamas group’s Sabbath attack. “In light of the prevailing security situation, Indian nationals in Palestine…
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Adi Kailash, about 5,945 metres tall, is in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. Lipulekh: Adi Kailash, located in Uttarakhand, is among the holiest sites for Hindus, and the route once included a long stretch that could only be covered on foot. And it used to take days. But with the construction of a motorable road to…
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The Pathankot terror attack took place on January 1-3 in 2016 (File). Shahid Latif, the alleged mastermind of the 2016 Pathankot terror attack, was shot dead Tuesday by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Sialkot. The 41-year-old – the ‘launching commander’ of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed – was accused of helping four terrorists infiltrate the Pathankot Air Force…
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Athletes from 50 countries participated in the event at the Miramar beach. Panaji: A 26-year-old participant of the IRONMAN70.3 race in Panaji died at a hospital here on Monday, a day after he collapsed during the event, police said. The man, Kamakhya Siddharth, hailed from Patna. The Ironman Triathlon includes a swim, a bicycle ride…
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The first such exchange with India took place in 2019. New Delhi: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Nitin Gupta said the Income Tax Department will analyse the bank accounts of Indian nationals and organisations it received from Swiss Bank and will take action under the black money Act in case any tax…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has placed on hold an order allowing the termination of a 26-week pregnancy after the government submitted a medical report indicating the foetus is “viable”, i.e., it shows signs of life and has a strong possibility of survival. The court, hearing a government plea to recall its order, said it…
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Embraer is a Brazilian aerospace corporation (File). New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation, after a seven-year probe, has charged arms dealer Vipin Khanna, who died in 2019, and his son Arvind Khanna with alleged corruption in connection with a $210 million DRDO contract to procure three aircraft from Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer in 2008….
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Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, was arrested under anti-terror law The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the alleged violations in foreign funding by NewsClick website, sources have said. The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha on October 3 under anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention)…
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