NEW DELHI: End of line FacebookThe alleged political leanings increased on Tuesday after the Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad wrote to his CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the “political predisposition” of the social media giant’s India team. The letter came after the opposition Congress attacked the Center, citing a media report …
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NEW DELHI: Retired IAS Officer Rajiv kumar on Tuesday he took office as the new Election Commissioner of India. Kumar’s appointment came immediately after Ashok Lavasa resigned at the end of his term. Kumar was appointed new Election commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind on August 21. Here is everything …
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Representative photo: PTI NEW DELHI: The country received 27 percent more rain than normal in August, the fourth highest amount in the past 120 years, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Overall rainfall recorded in India from June 1 to August 31 was 10 percent higher than normal, IMD said …
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NEW DELHI: Former bureaucrat Rajiv kumar On Tuesday, he took office as the new electoral commissioner.He takes the place left vacant by Ashok Lavasa who joins the Asian Development Bank as vice president.Kumar, a 1984 retired IAS officer from the Jharkhand cadre, will serve a five-year term and will retire …
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NEW DELHI: Indian scientists have observed a stronger association between asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 and viral load, or the amount of virus in the body fluid of an infected person, in a study of more than 200 patients with the SARS virus -CoV-2 in Telangana, a “surprise” finding that may …
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NEW DELHI: In view of ongoing restrictions due to Covid-19, the mortal remains of former President Pranab Mukherjee arrived at the crematorium in a hearse instead of the carriage with weapons. “Due to the requirement to follow social distancing norms and other protocols related to Covid-19, the mortal remains of …
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Latest outbreak of tensions is reported from the southern shore of Pangong Tso NEW DELHI: The meeting of the Indian Army Brigade Commander with his Chinese counterpart is underway in Chushul/ Moldo to discuss issues related to the situation on the southern shore of Pangong Lake, Indian army sources said. …
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NEW DELHI: China will continue its “salami cutting” tactics to test India’s resolve in all three sectors of the 3,488 km long Royal Line of Control (LAC), which runs from Ladakh to Arunachal pradesh. But India is no longer reluctant to play cartographic hardball, emphasizes the Indian defense system. “The …
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Pranab Mukherjee with former US President George Bush in a 2008 photo WASHINGTON DC :: The US State Department mourned the death of the former president on Monday Pranab Mukherjee, saying that he will be remembered forever in the annals of Indian history. “Our condolences on the passing of former …
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Randeep Surjewala (PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday upped the ante against the Modi government for the Chinese aggression at border and asked “when will Prime Minister Narendra Modi show his red eyes to China?” In a statement in Hindi, Congress spokesman Randeep Surjewala said: “Every few days there are …
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