Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed 122.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.70 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed...
New Delhi: Seeking to bring more reforms in the mining sector, Lok Sabha Friday passed a bill to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act and Union minister Pralhad Joshi asserted that even if the Centre auctions a mine, all the revenue will...
New Delhi: The central government Friday urged the Delhi High Court to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy. "It is humbly prayed that the Respondent No. 2 may be restrained from implementing its new privacy policy and terms of service dated 04.01.2021 from...
New Delhi: States like Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh are reporting a huge surge in the daily COVID-19 cases. These five states account for over 80 per cent of the new infections, the Union Health Ministry said Friday. The Health Ministry also said that India’s total active...
Bhubaneswar: With the impasse in Odisha Assembly over paddy procurement continuing for the sixth consecutive day, a team of BJP MLAs Thursday marched to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's residence Naveen Nivas in Bhubaneswar seeking his intervention in smooth conduct of Assembly business. The march, led...
Bhubaneswar: Uproarious situation over paddy procurement continued to stall the business in Odisha Assembly Thursday. Finding it extremely difficult to run the House, Speaker Surya Narayan Patro adjourned the House till 12:00 pm. As the House assembled on the sixth day of the second phase...
United Nations: India is projected to register the greatest increase in the number of deaths among children under 5 in South Asia in 2020 as well as the highest number of maternal deaths as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the country's health services, a UN report...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday carried out searches at 10 locations of Cadbury India Ltd, now known as Mondelez Foods Private Limited, in connection with a case it registered for alleged corruption and misrepresentation of facts to fraudulently avail area-based tax...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Wednesday failed to transact any business and was adjourned till post lunch session as BJP, Congress and BJD MLAs created a ruckus over alleged mismanagement in paddy procurement and suicide attempt by a saffron party lawmaker in the House. The members of...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the All- India NEET UG 2021 examinations in all the 30 districts of the state instead of selected seven cities. The request was made by Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare,...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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