When a student at the ISRO Centre here urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give him tips to become the President of India, the former jovially asked him why doesn’t he aim to become the Prime Minister instead. He was interacting with the group of students who were here to witness the Chandrayaan-2’s soft landing …
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Around 3.11 crore out of the 3.3 crore applicants have made it to the final list of the Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC). According to the list published on Saturday, some 19 lakh people have been left out from the list, which means that they are no longer Indians. One of the prominent names who was excluded from the …
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Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated across the nation with much fervour and pandals across the country are catching everyone’s fancy. A Ganesh idol has been installed in the city by Future Foundation Society to mark the launch of Chandrayaan-2, the lunar mission, by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival. Hyderabad, Telangana: Ganesha Pandal inspired by …
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A stall in Gujarat’s Vadnagar where Prime Minister Narendra Modi used to sell tea during her younger days, will be converted into a tourist spot. Gujarat’s tourism minister has decided to revamp the place. State Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel recently visited PM Modi’s hometown, Vadnagar, and identified places there which can be developed in order to promote tourism in …
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The rupee is continuing to go downhill amid reports of economic slowdown. The rupee tumbled by 67 paise to 72.09 against the US currency in early trade, tracking weak opening in domestic equities amid strong dollar demand from banks and importers. Forex traders said the US tariffs on imports from China took effect on Sunday and were followed later by …
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Four people have been confirmed dead after a massive fire broke out at a gas processing unit owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) at Uran in Navi Mumbai. The fire broke out at around 6.45 am when a few employees were working inside it. “Fire broke out in storm water drainage in Uran Plant early morning successfully …
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Chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led UP goverment’s much publicised ‘Prerna’ app, that allows teachers to mark their attendance by clicking a selfie in government schools, has been embroiled in a controversy. The apex body of government primary school teachers is preparing to launch a statewide agitation against the app on September 4, a day before the Yogi Adityanath government launches it …
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In a shocking crime, a 15-year-old girl from Bengal’s East Midnapore district died in a Kolkata hospital, after battling for life for five days. The Class X student had consumed pesticide on August 24 after she became the victim of a sexual assault. BCCL According to the girl’s family, she had gone out with her boyfriend for cycling on Saturday …
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Two days after seven men accused in the Bulandshahr violence last year were granted bail, the family of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was killed in the clashes has demanded that their bail should be cancelled. This comes after videos of the accused getting heroes welcome on released from jail went viral. The accused, including key suspect Shikhar Agarwal, were …
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Fugitive Diamond businessman Mehul Choksi, who is facing extradition to India from his current hideout in Antigua is back with his antics to delay the legal process. Choksi on Monday told the Bombay High Court that he cannot submit his medical reports to civic-run JJ hospital in Mumbai, as directed by the court, because his doctor in Antigua has refused …
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