Rumita Patel
UNITED NATIONS: Amid a recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the border in Sikkim, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hopes that the tensions that exist between the two countries can be reduced through dialogue, said a spokesman for the UN chief. Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a clash in the high-altitude…
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NEW DELHI: As India celebrates its 72nd Republic Day today, Google marked the occasion with a creative doodle illustrated by Mumbai guest artist Onkar Fondekar. The search engine giant shared a beautiful creation for people to celebrate on January 26, showcasing the diversity and variety of vibrant cultures that bring this colorful nation to life….
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LONDON: The UK and India are working hand in hand to rid humanity of the coronavirus pandemic, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday in a special reference to the vaccine collaboration in his Republic Day message. . Johnson was supposed to be in New Delhi as the main guest at the annual parade…
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Flight Lieutenant Swati Rathore is set to write history by becoming the first female pilot to lead the flypast on Republic Day. She will fly the IAF-flagged Mi-17 V5 in a formation of four helicopters. Rathore dreamed of becoming a pilot from a young age. Rathore’s father, Bhawani Singh, told TOI: “Swati had always wanted…
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INLD MLA Abhay Singh Chautala is expected to submit his resignation to the chairman of the Haryana assembly on Wednesday in light of an announcement made by him earlier. Abhay, who represents the seat of the Ellenabad assembly, had recently announced that he would resign from the state assembly if the Center failed to resolve…
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MUMBAI: Lawyer for former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta told the Bombay High Court on Monday that Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami was the “main person” in the TRP manipulation scam according to prosecutors. Lawyer Shardul Singh was responding to a question from Judge PD Naik about who, according to the police, was the main person in…
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BENGALURU: The Breakthrough Science Society, a collective of scientists and researchers, reiterated that Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog’s claim about a chip made from Indian cow dung that stops harmful radiation from mobile phones is unscientific. He said the experiment to show the chip’s scientific credentials is flawed. In October, the RKA president claimed that the chip’s…
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DARBHANGA: Jyoti Kumari, the “Cycle Girl” who took her injured father Mohan Paswan by bicycle from Gurugram to his Sirhulli village 1200 km away in Bihar’s Darbhanga district, cycling for seven days during the induced lockdown by Covid last May on Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar by PM Narendra Modi on Monday. Jyoti and 32 other…
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NEW DELHI: The National Commission for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (NCPCR) urged the Maharashtra government on Monday to file an appeal against a decision by the Bombay High Court that an act cannot be classified as sexual assault if there is no “skin to skin” contact. In his letter to Maharashtra’s…
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NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have not found anything like this before. The end of this year’s truncated Republic Day parade around noon will not result in any lowering of the vigil. Long after the VIPs have gone home and Rajpath has retired, the force will remain in the streets, monitoring and guarding the ‘Kisan Gantantra…
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