After heavy cross-border shelling, Pakistani soldiers waved white flag as they came to a grassy knoll to retrieve the bodies of their colleagues, who were shot dead by Indian soldiers in retaliation to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC). “The white flag signifies a non-hostile intention and a message to the Indian side …
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Come October and Goa will welcome its tourists with open arms but there’s seems to be a catch this time around. Goa’s welcoming beach shacks might not be around to facilitate tourists when the tourism season begins next month, with the National Green Tribunal on Friday directing the state government to keep its beach shack policy on hold, until it …
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A journalist has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh for clicking photographs of children mopping the floor in their school. On September 9, the Azamgarh district magistrate ordered a probe into the arrest. The news comes a few days after a jounalist was arrested for exposing food being served to school children in UP. The journalist was arrested on false …
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In a major embarrassment to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, a former lawmaker of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PIT) has fled the country with his family and has sought political asylum in India. Baldev Kumar, a former PTI lawmaker from Barikot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has sought asylum in India claiming that minorities in Pakistan including Hindus and Sikhs are being …
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Amid reports of widespread discontent and anger among the public over the implementation of the amended Motor Vehicle Act, the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha has announced a partial relaxation. The Odisha government on Monday gave a three-month window to vehicle owners to get their documents ready. BCCL/ REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE The government decision came days after the state witnessed wide-spread …
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A global commission led by former UN head Ban Ki-moon has warned that nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against destructive climate change impacts. It has also warned that if we do not pay heed now we must be prepared to pay an even heavier price later. Spending $1.8 trillion across five key areas over the next …
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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 on the moon. ANI “My …
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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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