NEW DELHI: The entire Himalayan arc is about to produce a sequence of major earthquakes, and the next major earthquake, of magnitude 8 or greater, may occur during our lifetimes, according to a study reviewing geological, historical and geophysical data. The human cost of such an event in densely populated …
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NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto for Bihar’s triphasic elections on Thursday promising to distribute the coronavirus vaccine free of charge once approved by the ICMR, and also secured 19 lakh of jobs for the state’s youth. Union Finance Minister and BJP Leader Nirmala Sitharaman, publishing …
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NEW DELHI: One day after she claimed there was an “increase in love jihad cases in Maharashtra ”, National comission for female boss Rekha sharma She continued to find herself in the midst of a controversy over her comments and some tweets allegedly posted by her from her account from …
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BENGALURU: Just a few weeks after deciding to open the space sector, the Department of Space (DoS) has proposed allowing private Indian companies to not only use the space assets for communication services, but also to develop new systems, launch satellites and sell services to foreign clients under their Spacecom …
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WASHINGTON: The United States may be going through a turbulent nationwide election, but things are business as usual between Washington and New Delhi on the geopolitical front. Just one week before Election Day, the US Secretary of State. Mike pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper He will be in …
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MUMBAI: In a jolt to the BJP in Maharashtra, veteran leader Eknath Khadse announced his resignation from the party on Wednesday and is set to join the NCP on Friday. “Khadse will join NCP in the presence of Sharad Pawar along with some other BJP officials from northern Maharashtra, ”said …
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NEW DELHI: Punjab’s farm bills, which seek to take the state out of the purview of recently enacted core laws, may have pleased protesting farmers in the state, but the Center is unlikely to change its position on price minimum existing support (MSP) mechanism and will continue to focus on …
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MUMBAI: Mumbai police investigating the PRT manipulation scam on Wednesday added four more criminal sections against defendants in the case, including the disappearance of evidence of a crime and the destruction of documents to avoid presentation as evidence. Two more channels, News Network Channel and Mahaamovie, have also been included …
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NEW DELHI: Some states with high numbers of coronavirus cases, such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, have reduced testing even though their positivity rates (total confirmed cases per 100 tests) are at alarming levels of 15% , 10% and 9% respectively. Maharashtra’s total testing over 14-day periods fell to …
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CALCUTTA / DARJEELING: Dodging a red corner notice for three years since Darjeeling’s violent statehood upheaval in 2017, fugitive official Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) Bimal Gurung dramatically resurfaced Wednesday in Kolkata to announce that he was severing all ties with BJP and she would support “Mamata Banerjee as the chief …
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