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11-yr-old boy dies of bird flu: PETA holds meat industry responsible for spread of zoonotic diseases

New Delhi, August 6 (PTI): The death of an 11-year-old boy due to bird flu has prompted PETA India to put up a billboard holding the meat industry responsible for the spread of zoonotic diseases. In an offic

India / 6th August 2021

Indian and Chinese armies complete Disengagement process in Gogra point

New Delhi, August 6 (PTI): After nearly 15 months of face-off, Indian and Chinese armies have completed the disengagement process and restored the pre-standoff ground position in the Gogra friction point in eas

India / 6th August 2021

India working relentlessly to eliminate corruption in all possible forms: Rijiju

New Delhi, August 6 (PTI): Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday told the eighth meeting of the Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states that it will be appropriate for In

India / 6th August 2021

Glad we have put an end to issue troubling us for 8 years: Chidambaram on retro tax withdrawal

New Delhi, August 6 (PTI): With Lok Sabha passing a bill that aims to end all retrospective taxation, senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram Friday said he is glad that an issue that h

India / 6th August 2021

Leopard kills five-year-old girl in Shimla

Shimla, August 6 (PTI): A five-year-old girl died in a leopard attack in Shimla city, a senior forest official said on Friday. The girl identified as Priyanka, daughter of labourer Manoj from Bihar, had been

India / 6th August 2021

Child has right to use mother's surname: HC

New Delhi, August 6 (PTI): A father does not own the daughter to dictate terms and every child has a right to use his or her mother's surname, the Delhi High Court Friday observed. The court's observ

India / 6th August 2021

British High Commissioner's tweet in Kannada wins hearts

Bengaluru, August 6 (IANS): British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis in his two-day visit to Karnataka won the hearts of Kannadigas by not only tweeting in Kannada, but also initiating poll on Twitter in

India / 6th August 2021

BJP leaders demand complete reopening of all Delhi weekly markets

New Delhi, August 6 (PTI): Delhi BJP leaders on Friday staged a demonstration near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, demanding permission for complete reopening of all weekly markets which were cl

India / 6th August 2021

2 terrorists killed in J&K's Rajouri encounter

Jammu, August 6 (IANS): Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the Thanamandi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. "Based on accura

India / 6th August 2021

SC anguished over incidents of threat to judges, says IB & CBI not helping judiciary at all

New Delhi, August 6 (PTI): Expressing concern over the incidents of judges getting threats and abusive messages, the Supreme Court Friday said the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the CBI are not helping the judici

India / 6th August 2021

Centre weakening four pillars of democracy: Raut on Pegasus row

Mumbai, August 6 (PTI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday accused the Modi government of weakening the four pillars of democracy through alleged snooping using Israeli spyware Pegasus. Talking to report

India / 6th August 2021

Threat to judges: Chief Justice says CBI, IB not helping judicial officers

New Delhi, August 6 (IANS): Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Friday said a new trend has developed in the country to malign the judges, if people do not get orders of their choice, and there is no freedom given to

India / 6th August 2021

Lorry to fetch files, do you want to terrorise us: SC on 51 volumes in a case

New Delhi, August 6 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday rebuked a litigant for filing voluminous documents, running into 51 volumes, and remarked, "We had to get a lorry to carry your files to court. Do yo

India / 6th August 2021

25 hr-long ED raid on 2 ex-Ministers in K'taka concludes

Bengaluru, August 6 (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) concluded its massive search operation launched on Congress leader and legislator, B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan and former Minister R. Roshah Baig, who are

India / 6th August 2021

Northeast to witness enhanced rainfall, MP to see more showers

New Delhi, August 5 (IANS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread/widespread rainfall is very likely over Madhya Pradesh during next five days, with reduction thereafter and f

India / 5th August 2021

Himachal court seeks info on children orphaned by Covid

Shimla, August 5 (IANS): The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the state government to furnish information regarding orphaned children or who have lost a parent amid the pandemic. It sought to

India / 5th August 2021

Tamil Nadu CM launches doorstep healthcare scheme

Chennai, August 5 (IANS): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday launched the DMK government's flagship scheme, 'Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam', which is aimed to take healthcare to the doors

India / 5th August 2021

790 child marriages stopped in Maharashtra during pandemic: Govt

Mumbai, August 5 (PTI): As many as 790 child marriages have been prevented in Maharashtra during the COVID-19 pandemic so far, Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur said on Thursday. She was

India / 5th August 2021

India-China military talks constructive, both sides agreed to maintain momentum in dialogue: MEA

New Delhi, August 5 (PTI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the recent India-China military talks on the eastern Ladakh row were "constructive" and both sides agreed to resolve

India / 5th August 2021

Doctors swim half-a-km to save patient in flood-hit Bengal

KOLKATA, AUGUST 5 (IANS): The Udaynarayanpur block in Howrah district is one of the worst-affected areas in the recent floods in West Bengal, where most villages are under chest-deep water. While the situati

India / 5th August 2021

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