Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:14:25
Eight devotees were killed and two persons, including a nine-year-old boy injured in Tamil Nadu's Theni district after a car carrying devotees plunged into a 40-feet-deep pit, officials said.
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:10:33
Renowned virologist Gangandeep Kang on Friday said India has reported a few cases of Omicron sub-variants XBB and BF.7, but they have not driven an upsurge, and she does not expect a spike in Covid cases.
Her remarks come in the backdrop on the highly transmissible Omicron strains, mostly BF.7, causing a spike in coronavirus cases in many countries, including China.
"They are, like all Omic
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:08:01
The central government on Friday decided to provide free ration to 81.35 crore poor people under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year.
Under NFSA, also called the food law, the government currently provides five kilograms of food grains per person per month at Rs 2-3 per kg.
The families covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) get 35 kg of food grains per month. Rice is given
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:06:15
A dense layer of fog engulfed parts of the national capital Saturday morning reducing visibility to 100 metres, and affecting road and rail traffic.
The Safdarjung Observatory, the national capital’s primary weather station, recorded the minimum temperature at 5.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
A total of 14 t
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 10:02:55
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that his government is committed to the welfare of armed forces personnel, after the Union Cabinet approved revision of pension of ex-servicemen under the ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme with retrospective effect from July 1, 2019.
The decision will benefit around 25 lakh pensioners.
“Our military, engaged in the service of the nation, is a symb
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:55:22
A shooting targeting a Kurdish cultural center in a bustling Paris neighborhood Friday left three people dead and three others wounded, authorities said. A 69-year-old suspect was wounded and arrested.
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation for murder and attempted murder. The Paris prosecutor said the suspect had a prior police record, including an arrest for attacking migrants
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:50:19
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said he has asked the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes to submit a report on the various demands of the dominant Vokkaliga community in the state.
Bommai was reacting to the memorandum submitted by the Vokkaliga ministers and BJP legislators demanding increase in reservation for the Vokkaligas, a farming community.
The key demand of th
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:47:49
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the government of running away from a debate on issues such as Chinese transgressions, inflation and unemployment and said this shows its "governance failure".
He also alleged the Modi government is "rattled" by the "immense support" the Bharat Jodo Yatra is getting, and is finding excuses to stop it.
Chairing a meeting of top leaders o
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Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:44:56
Sixteen Indian Army personnel including three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) were killed in a road accident when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge while negotiating a sharp turn at Zema in North Sikkim, the Army said.
It said four injured soldiers have been air evacuated.
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