NEW DELHI: India ranks third, after China and the US, in registering the highest number of natural disasters during the last 20 years (2000-2019), paying an enormous economic and human cost. In a report released by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on Tuesday, global economic losses were …
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Johnson & Johnson has stopped the trial of its coronavirus vaccine candidate after an unexplained illness in one of the participants, although it was not immediately clear whether the person was part of the trial (or experimental group) receiving the injection, or the control group that does not (people in …
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Written by Santosh Singh | Patna | Updated: October 14, 2020 8:29:47 am The degree of Muslim alienation from the Modi-led government in the Center threatens to infect Nitish. (Proceedings) During the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, a Muslim voter in Siwan explained why they did not care that the JD …
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US Undersecretary of State Stephen Biegun told the Indian government that Washington will consult him more on its neighboring countries as he takes a key step in reestablishing ties with Bangladesh in a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday. Biegun will be the first senior US official in …
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A four-year-old girl was reportedly raped by her relative in Sasni, in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday. Police said the defendant has been arrested. “A case has been registered,” the ANI news agency said, citing circle official Ruchi Gupta. The incident comes a month after a 19-year-old girl was …
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File photo of PDP leader and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. The PDP was detained more than a year ago following the repeal of the old state’s special status. The incident occurred just two days before the Supreme Court heard the matter related to his arrest. News18.com Last update: …
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By: Desk Explained | Updated: October 14, 2020 7:55:40 am The ambiguity is caused only by the Chinese who dispute where LAC is located, says Shyam Saran On what China wants from the current standoff in eastern Ladakh We are dealing with an issue that is at the forefront of …
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By: Sports Desk Written by Sports Desk | Updated: October 14, 2020 8:04:41 am Paul Reiffel was one of the referees who officiated in the SRH vs CSK match. (Screenshots) MS Dhoni and Shardul Thakur expressed their disappointment after referee Paul Reiffel stretched his arms to signal a wide in …
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Hyderabad: Nine, including a two-month-old boy, died in Hyderabad after a wall of the complex collapsed and fell on ten houses due to heavy rains last night. The bodies are trapped in the rubble. Telangana and neighboring Andhra Pradesh have seen heavy rains for the past two days. Twelve people …
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Assam’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and state education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a notification will be issued in November regarding the closure of all state madrassas. About 100 Sanskrit tols will also be closed in the state, he added. “All state madrassas will become regular schools or, in …
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