Faced with a shortage in its ranks, the UK government has announced a relaxation of recruitment criteria to allow Indians and other Commonwealth nationals to apply for jobs in its armed forces. According to the proposals the current requirement of a minimum of five-year residency in the UK for applying to join the country’s Army, …
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PM 2.5 and 10 levels breached the 700 mark yesterday in the national capital. A thick cloud of smog has engulfed the city. Tourists and residents alike are complaining of breathlessness, watery eyes, coughing and nausea. Earlier, we would see only children wearing school masks at a time when swine flu had rocked the capital. However, today on footpaths, inside the metro and …
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Forty-nine doctors have been declared as ‘absconders’ by the health department. They have been absconding from government duties for the past three years. Taking action against them, the health department has sent a list of these 49 doctors to Rajasthan Medical Council for cancellation of their registration. “We have found that 49 doctors are not coming to duties. They have …
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This can only be described as barbaric… A tigress was beaten to death by a group of villagers inside its home, in the core of the in Kishanpur sanctuary of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, because it attacked a man who had intruded into its territory, which is banned for human entry. What is even more shocking is the …
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In a gaffe which will surely not go well with many in Pakistan, country’s national broadcaster – PTV – incorrectly spelt Beijing during the live broadcast featuring Pakistan PM Imran Khan and messed up the dateline by spelling Beijing as “begging”. PTV, however, later said that it was ‘typographical error’ and “strict action” will be taken against those responsible for …
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The request by a young prodigy to let him appear for the class 10 exam in the state has left the Education Department in Manipur in a fix. If allowed, Isaac Paulallungmuan Vaiphei, who will turn 11 this month will become the youngest person in the state to do so. But they can’t let it happen because, according to the …
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Shoppers flock to Chandni Chowk’s Lala Lajpat Rai Market on Diwali to buy festive lights, but this time, many are going home with ‘electronic crackers’ as well. Made in China, these e-crackers produce sound and light without any smoke. Praveen Kumar Rana, a seller, said the e-crackers (in pic) are eco-friendly as “no harmful chemicals are burnt, and there is …
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The starving Yemen girl who drew the attention of the world towards famine and crisis as a result of the ongoing war has died. Amal Hussein, a 7-year-old Yemeni girl’s photograph in The New York Times became a symbol of the country’s long-running conflict. Amal died on October 26, according to the Times. The New York Times The image by the …
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Hospitals in Delhi are shifting patients to Intensive Care Units (ICU) as the air quality in general ward has reached alarmingly low levels. As of now, ICUs are accommodating as many as a dozen patients in one room. A report by Mail Today stated that new patients coming in are being sent back home with prescriptions for life-saving equipment such …
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Maulana Samiul Haq, a controversial hardline Pakistani cleric was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in his residence in Rawalpindi on Friday evening. The 80-year-old was often called the Father of Taliban, as most of its leaders studied under him in the Darul Uloom Haqqania in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the madrasa founded by his father. AP/ FILE According to Pakistani media, …
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