In a major win for Transgenders’ rights, the Uttar Pradesh cleared an amendment to the UP Revenue Code of 2006, now allowing transgender people to inherit agricultural land. The amendment cleared limitations of nomenclature in inheritance laws that only mention “sons”, “daughters”, “married”, “unmarried” and “widow”. The proposal for a law acknowledging the inheritance rights …
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Indian-American Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris says President Donald Trump and his campaign will “engage in lies” and “dirty tactics” to try to create a distraction from the actual problems affecting Americans, as per a report in PTI. This was in response to Trump’s promotion of conspiracy theories about her eligibility to serve as Vice President. On August 15, Trump …
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The country is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as it is well on its way to become the global epicentre; it is already recording more new cases than the US and Brazil. Maharashtra, with more than 6 lakh cases, is India’s epicentre. While the situation across the country appears grim, for many the pandemic seems to be over. Jump To Rave …
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As the investigation into the grounding of Japanese ship Wakashio on a reef near UNESCO protected sites in Mauritius continues, the local investigators have made some unusual findings. The crew of the stricken MV Wakashio, which crashed off the coast of Mauritius on the evening of July 25 were celebrating a crew member’s birthday and veered off course in search of a wifi …
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Just days after he tested negative for COVID-19, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to AIIMS in Delhi for post-COVID care. Shah was admitted to the hospital as he has been complaining of fatigue and body ache for the last three-four days. BCCL “The Home Minister has been complaining of fatigue and body aches for the past 3-4 …
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As the country marked the 74th Independence Day, soldiers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) celebrated the day on the banks of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh at 14,000 feet. itbp In the images and videos posted by the ITBP on social media, soldiers can be seen marching near the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, holding the national flag and chanting …
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A team of genomic researchers from two institutes has identified 73 novel variants of the COVID-19 strain in Odisha, its head has said. The researchers are from CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi and Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, he said. REUTERS “The research team, which carried out sequencing of 1,536 samples including 752 …
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Hospitals overcharging patients is not anything new but during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has reached such levels where common people cannot afford to get treatment private in hospitals. Despite several state governments capping the cost of treatment in private hospitals, they still find ways around it to charge high amounts from patients. BCCL According to Vijay Gopal, an anti-corruption activist …
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Eighty-five who were injured in the Air India Express plane crash in Kozhikode, Kerala have recovered and been discharged from hospitals after “obtaining complete fitness”. The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on Friday night, fell into a valley 35 …
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In a tragedy, a 24-year-old woman died of shock hours after her father who was a police officer, died due to COVID-19 in Chandigarh, as per a TNN report. ASI Jaspal Singh died aged 49. The daughter suffered from renal issues and diabetes. iStock According to a Hindustan Times report, the woman Navpreet Kaur asked about her father on Monday …
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