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Rs 2.20 Crore Railway Fraud: CBI Sleuths Books Officials

New Delhi: The CBI has booked a railway official and three companies in Secunderabad for allegedly siphoning off Rs 2.20 crore from railways’ accounts to fake firms using fraudulent bills, officials said Tuesday. Now suspended accounts assistant V Ganesh Kumar, who was posted in the Expenditure Section, South Central Railway, and fake firms — Sai […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Kovind, Naidu, Modi greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the several leaders who greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday. The President, on his official Twitter handle, said the festival strengthens people’s belief in charity, fraternity and compassion. “Eid Mubarak to all fellow citizens, especially to our […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Modi pledges for cleaner planet on World Environment Day

New Delhi: On World Environment Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his commitment to ensure a cleaner planet and said living in harmony with the nature will lead to a better future. “Our planet and environment is something we all cherish greatly. Today, on World Environment Day, we reiterate our commitment to ensure a […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Niu Neer coconut delivery app to serve coconut water

New Delhi: India’s first fresh tender coconut delivery app is here. Niu Neer, India’s first-ever tender coconut delivery service provider, is determined to offer India’s beloved ‘nariyal paani’ with the utmost convenience and consistency. A classic yet contemporary favourite in India, Niu Neer proposes to put premium quality tender coconuts in the hands of the consumer, […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Article 35A inserted by Presidential Order, can be struck down

New Delhi: Even as the new BJP government explores all options to bring an end to the brutal cage match taking place in Kashmir, with the setting up of a Delimitation Commission as one of the prongs available on the table to correct the regional disparity, it is actively taking a view on the contentious Article […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Tharoor gets bail in defamation case over scorpion remark

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Babbar over his “scorpion” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal asked Tharoor to furnish a personal bond of Rs 20,000. Thereafter, the court […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Govt to award media houses to encourage participation in yoga campaign: Javadekar

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Praakash Javadekar said Saturday the government has decided to honour media houses for their contribution towards creating awareness about yoga. He said 33 awards will be given 11 each for newspaper organisations, TV and radio channels. A six-member jury will consider the entries in all 23 languages. Media campaigns on […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Modi to meet Xi, Putin at SCO but not Imran Khan

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have bilateral meetings with leaders of Russia and China during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this month but not with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. “No meeting is being organised between Prime Minister Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. There is nothing more that I […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Make India $5 trillion economy: PM to secretaries

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the top bureaucrats of each government department to plan, create roadmap and take decisions to make India a $5 trillion economy while making “ease of living” their top priority. “Every department of the Union government and every district of each state has a role to play […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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HONOR 20 series launched in India

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone giant Huawei’s sub-brand HONOR on Tuesday launched its flagship HONOR 20 series comprising HONOR 20 Pro, HONOR 20 and HONOR 20i in India for Rs 39,999, Rs 32,999 and Rs 14,999, respectively. The HONOR 20 Pro would be available in Phantom Blue colour while the HONOR 20 would be available in […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Naveen-Modi meet: There’s more to the tight handshake & smile than meets the eye!

Bhubaneswar: It’s an important meet for political observers here. All eyes were focussed on the first ever frame of CM Naveen – PM Modi meet in New Delhi today, especially post the high-profile duel during the 2019 elections in Odisha, when both the generals leading their respective armies prophesied each other’s waterloo. However, the Election […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Rishabh Pant to fly in as cover for Shikhar Dhawan

New Delhi: Young Rishabh Pant is set to go to England as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan even though the latter will continue to stay with the team and undergo treatment for his injury. Speaking to IANS, sources in the know of developments said that Pant has already been told that he needs to […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Cyclone Vayu: NCMC takes stock of preparatory measures

New Delhi: The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) chaired by Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha on Tuesday reviewed the preparedness for cyclone “Vayu”, which is likely to hit Gujarat on Thursday. The meeting followed Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) prediction that cyclone Vayu is likely to hit the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Fill vacancies to provide quality education: HRD Minister  

New Delhi: Union Minister for Human Resources and Development (HRD) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to fill the vacancies to increase quality and efficiency. Stressing that it is government’s duty to provide quality education to all the students, he directed the officials from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Navodaya Vidyalaya […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Social media flooded with Pant memes after WC call up

New Delhi: With Rishabh Pant set to join the Indian team in the UK for the World Cup as cover for an injured Shikhar Dhawan, funny posts filled social media, with fans posting tongue-in-cheek pictorial messages as to how the youngster was waiting for his chance with bated breath. Pant was initially ignored as Dinesh […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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