NEW DELHI: India successfully carried out the final test of the Nag warhead anti-tank guided missile developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Thursday. The test took place at 6:45 am at the Pokhran shooting ranges in Rajasthan. “India successfully conducted the final test of the DRDO-developed …
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NEW DELHI: An international team of researchers has found a “lost” river that flowed through the central Thar desert, near Bikaner, 1.72,000 years ago. The river likely served as a lifeline for Stone Age populations, helping them thrive in what is now an arid region, while also serving as an …
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A sarcastic editorial in Shiv Sena’s spokesman, Saamana, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech to the nation on Tuesday was the best in the past seven to eight months. He said the prime minister spoke as a “concerned guardian” and that the speech was on a “spiritual level.” Furthermore, he …
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It is the Indian Premier League (IPL), so seven Indians must be in the starting eleven. That is a rule applied since the inception of the IPL in 2008 to promote Indian talent. The flip side: Several well-paid foreign stars remain on the bench. Having to kill time in the …
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Obama’s appearance filled a void left by Biden, who has been staying home in Delaware since Monday for meetings and preparations ahead of his Thursday debate with Trump in Nashville, Tennessee. The drive-in was held in the parking lot of Citizens Bank Park, the ballpark in Philadelphia, the city skyline …
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BJP Bihar Manifesto: Nitish Kumar will be Prime Minister for the next five years, the BJP stressed. Patna: The ruling BJP today promised 19 lakh of jobs and free coronavirus vaccination for all in his manifesto for the Bihar elections starting next week. The party also stressed that ally Nitish …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the people of West Bengal on Thursday to mark the start of Durga Puja, the state’s largest festival. Prime Minister Modi’s speech, which he delivered virtually, took place on Durga Shasthi or the sixth day of the current nine-day Navratri festival. Last night, the …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Gaya | October 22, 2020 11:19:26 am Women commuting to work ride a local Mumbai train on the Harbor line on October 21, 2020. Indian Railways has now allowed women, in addition to essential workers, to board trains amid the Covid-19 …
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When Muhammad Ali Jinnah succeeded in creating Pakistan, a separate nation for Indian Muslims, he envisioned a secular and democratic model for the world to follow. In his first presidential address, he said: “You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to …
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the Bharatiya Janata (BJP) poll manifesto for Bihar’s upcoming assembly elections on Thursday. He said that once a vaccine to treat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is available for large-scale production, it will be provided free of charge to everyone in Bihar. “As vaccine candidates …
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