It has been more than 24 hours since the news about the Indian Air Force helicopter crash involving Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat broke. The nation is yet to come to terms with the loss of the top figure of the Indian Army, one of the most high-profile names to be killed in …
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For the people of Kerala, the Indian Air Force helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, that killed 13 people including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat is also the loss of one of their own, someone who came to their help, when it was much needed. Junior Warrant Officer Pradeep Arakkal, a native …
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A total of 86,606 farm fires were observed in Punjab and Haryana between September and November during the stubble burning season by the Nasa’s VIIRS 375m satellite. This is reportedly a 7.3% increase over the same period last year and the highest number of farm fires in five years. BCCL Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), which looked at …
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According to the farmers’ unions around 750 protesters have died of different causes in the one year of the protests against the three now-repealed farm laws. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government told Parliament that it has no data on farmers’ deaths during the same period. Responding to the question on if the government is planning to give financial relief …
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As the air quality in Delhi remained very poor on Saturday, the ban on entry for petrol and diesel vehicles into the national capital has come into effect. According to the Delhi government, only CNG-run and electric vehicles will be allowed entry into the city till December 3. The Delhi government had announced this measure on Wednesday, November 24 to …
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A total of seven people including an Assam Rifles commanding officer and his family were killed in an ambush by militants in Manipur’s Churachandpur district on Saturday. According to initial reports, the incident happened at around 10 am near S Sehken village in Singngat subdivision close to the Myanmar border. Google Maps Col Viplav Tripathi (CO-46 AR), the Commanding Officer …
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Vadodara Municipal Corporation in Gujarat has issued a notification to restrict the public display of all non-vegetarian food being sold on the street food stalls or restaurants in the city. According to Deputy Mayor, Nanda Joshi the decision was taken after the corporation received complaints from the people passing by shops or stalls where non-vegetarian food is displayed in open. …
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Maharashtra Forest Department authorities captured a leopardess from Mumbai’s Aarey Colony, believed to be the same animal behind nearly a dozen attacks on humans in the past two months. The leopardess, officially identified as C32, which has been elusive since September was captured in one of the cage traps set up by the Forest Department on Wednesday. #BreakingNews #leopard involved …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is in Italy to attend the G20 Summit, met Pope Francis in Vatican City on Saturday. PM Modi and the head of the Catholic Church had a lengthy meeting, in which the two leaders discussed several topics including the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenge posed by climate change. Reuters “Had a very warm meeting with …
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In the run-up to the 2014 general elections, controlling the petrol-diesel prices was one of the several promises the BJP had made. But in the seven years that followed, the BJP has failed to live up to its promise and the petrol-diesel prices now have almost doubled from then. Twitter And the BJP knows that there is growing anger among …
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