Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud prime accused Nirav Modi might be running from the law, but his run could end soon. The Enforcement Directorate has (ED) moved to attach the assets of the fugitive jeweller. According to reports, the ED which had earlier attached his Indian assets is now set to confiscate his properties in …
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When he was 16, Boyan Slat, a boy from the Netherlands, went diving in the sea off Greece. What he saw changed him forever. “There was more plastic than fish,” Slat recalled. He is now 24. For eight years, he has been trying to figure out how to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. That’s a mess made up of …
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Two people including A Kashmir Administration Service (KSA) Official were killed in an accident during a trek in Kolahoi glacier in the mountains of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The incident happened on Friday when a group of ten trekkers were returning from Kolahoi Glacier. While on the way back, three of them fell into a crevasse. The two killed in …
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In a statement which would be deemed rather unpleasant and rude, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said there are plenty of government jobs available in the state, but there is a dearth of educated and suitable candidates who can qualify for those jobs. pti The CM made this statement during a private function at Lucknow when asked about his …
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For many families, their children getting a chance to study was a big thing, because as parents they could not afford to do it. So, when a Buddhist monk offered to provide them free education and accommodation, it was too good for the poor families in Assam’s Karbi Anglong to resist. That is how 15 families who belong to the …
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In its 2017-18 annual report, the Reserve Bank of India said that the processing of demonetised Rs 500 and 1,000 banknotes is finally complete. It took almost 20 months for the RBI officials to finish counting of the demonetised notes. The central bank added that 99.3 per cent of the notes, worth Rs 15.3 lakh crore have been returned to …
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Kerala is recovering from what has been the worst flood in the last century. As the state tries to recover from the torrential downpour that ravaged lakhs of homes, the airport has slowly become operational, and even the educational institutes are re-opening for students. According to Education Minister, Prof C Raveedranath, at least 650 odd schools were affected by floods …
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India’s first manned space mission-Gaganyaan- is expected to take three Indians into space for seven days and the spacecraft will be placed in low earth orbit of 300-400 km. The Minister Of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh, gave the details yesterday saying two unmanned Gaganyaan missions will be undertaken prior to sending humans. “The total programme is expected …
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Representational Image The health ministry on Tuesday called for stopping the sales and imports of electronic cigarettes citing grave health hazards. It has also warned against the launch of heat-not-burn tobacco devices that companies like Philip Morris International Inc. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Amid Government Crackdown On Human Rights Lawyers, Activists, Netizens Say #MeTooUrbanNaxal …
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Another controversy has begun to make headlines around Congress President Rahul Gandhi. On Friday, he denied that Congress party was involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that claimed thousands of lives of people of the Sikh community and shook the country. twitter Gandhi was at the UK Parliament meeting and was asked a question by a CNN-News18 reporter about the infamous riots …
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