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Winter storm hits US
New York: A winter storm hit the mid-Atlantic and northeast US, causing widespread travel disruption and knocking out power for more than 200,000 homes and businesses. “From Georgia to parts of Canada,…
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140 Engineering students test positive for Corona in Karnataka
Mandya, (Karnataka): As many as 140 engineering students have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mandya district of Karnataka on Tuesday causing panic among the people. Following the development, PES Engineering College of…
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Bhopal hosts cricket tournament for Vedic pandits with Sanskrit commentary
Bhopal: Two men clad in traditional dhoti and kurta run as fast as they can while an excited commentator discusses the likely outcome of the ongoing game on the ground in fluent…
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To my superhero,’ Siraj’s heartfelt message to Virat Kohli
Johannesburg: India pace bowler Mohammed Siraj has called Virat Kohli his “superhero” after the latter stepped down as the Test skipper following the 1-2 series loss to the Dean Elgar-led South Africa.Siraj was…
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Over 1.47L kids orphaned due to Covid since April 2020: NCPCR
New Delhi: Since April 1, 2020, 1,47,492 children have lost their parents due to Covid-19 or other reason, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) data showed. After including 10,094 orphans…
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Get data on starvation deaths, frame model scheme for community kitchens: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre for not reporting any starvation death. The court said if it can be understood that there is no starvation death in the…
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GCC countries condemn Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday condemned an attack launched by the Yemeni Houthi movement towards the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi, which resulted in the death of 3 people and…
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Fresh charges slapped on Narsinghanand for abusing journalist
Dehradun: Fresh charges have been slapped on Yati Narsinghanand for abusing a journalist and photographer after being offended by a question they had asked during an interview. The Dasna temple priest has…
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Three Maoists killed at Telangana-Chattisgarh border
Hyderabad: Three Maoists were killed in the Mulugu district at the Telangna-Chattisgarh border in the wee hours of Tuesday. The encounter between the Maoists and Telangana Greyhounds took place at Venkatapuram (Nuguru)…
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My father D Srinivas rejoining congress is his personal decision: BJP MP Arvind
Hyderabad: BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind on Monday distanced himself from his father and veteran politician D Srinivas’s decision to rejoin the Congress party and said that he has nothing to do or…
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Hyderabad: 57 patients at Erragadda Mental Hospital test covid positive
Hyderabad: A total of 57 inmates at Erragadda’s Institute of Mental Health (IMH) tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. All the inmates were tested for COVID-19 after one of the inmates developed…
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SC considers hearing plea seeking disclosure of criminal background of candidates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider listing for hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to ensure that political parties publish details regarding criminal…
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India should adopt risk-based approach not blanket bans to contain Covid: WHO
Kolkata: Blanket approaches such as complete restriction on the movement of people and travel bans can be counterproductive in containing Covid in a country like India, says WHO’s India representative Roderico H…