Added on October 3, 2020
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New Delhi: The US did not inform Pakistan about Osama bin Laden’s location due to lack of trust and past experiences of terrorists being tipped off after information was shared with Islamabad, former American defence secretary and ex-CIA chief Leon Panetta has said. Panetta, in an interview to WION TV, also said he finds it […]
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Srinagar: Commencing of the third phase of the ‘Back to Village’ programme across Jammu and Kashmir is a perfect way to honour Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on the occasion on Friday. An apostle of peace and social service, Gandhi’s contributions to the freedom struggle, and promoting the rights […]
Added on October 3, 2020
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Jammu: Police on Friday foiled a protest march by Congress workers here to seek the resignation of the Uttar Pradesh chief minister over the Hathras gangrape and murder incident and preventing the party leaders to meet the victim’s family. Led by former minister Raman Bhalla, hundreds of senior Congress leaders and activists, including women, tried […]
Added on October 2, 2020
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New Delhi: In the eight months since the first case of coronavirus infection was detected on January 30, September alone recorded 26,21,418 infections, accounting for 41.53 per cent of the over 63 lakh COVID-19 cases reported in the country so far. The past month also saw 33,390 deaths due to the disease, which is around […]
Added on October 2, 2020
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New Delhi: The latest survey on prevalence of antibodies to COVID-19 among people in Delhi has shown a fall compared to the last exercise, with experts saying possible reasons could be immunity lasting for lesser time in people and “change in virulence” of the virus. Virulence refers to the severity or harmfulness of a disease. […]
Added on October 2, 2020
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New Delhi: The Indian and Chinese army is working to schedule their seventh round of talks to take steps towards “early and complete” disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in accordance with the existing bilateral agreement and protocols, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. The […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday directed refund of air tickets, domestic and international, for travel during the COVID-19 lockdown period from March 25 to May 24 within three weeks from the date of the cancellation of flights. Accepting the Centre’s proposal, the top court directed that if the tickets have been booked through an […]
Added on October 2, 2020
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New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he would still hold a ‘Namaste Trump’ event in honour of US President Donald Trump after he questioned India’s COVID-19 numbers and accused it of concealing figures during the presidential debate. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel questioned the government if it would answer […]
Added on October 2, 2020
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Says economic slowdown doesn't qualify as internal disturbance
New Delhi: Economic slowdown created by COVID-19 pandemic does not qualify as internal disturbance threatening the security of state, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while quashing the notifications of Gujarat government which exempted factories from observing certain obligations towards workers. The apex court said that economic hardships caused by the pandemic certainly pose unprecedented […]
Added on October 2, 2020
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Lucknow: A special court here has said the CBI did not probe on an “important” secret information that people from Pakistan intelligence agency may have also entered and damaged the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid in Ayodhya to foment communal disturbances in the country. Special Judge S K Yadav referred to inconsistencies in testimonies of several […]
