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EC protects officials, says authorization must be obtained to initiate disciplinary action | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: Desiring to protect the Election Directors (CEOs) of the Union’s states and territories from “motivated harassment” derived from political revenge for acting freely, fairly, impartially and without fear during the elections, the Commission Electoral said on Friday that any disciplinary action against officials would require authorization. An EC order said states and TUs…
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President gives Rs 5 lakh for construction of Ram Temple | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: On Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind donated Rs 5.01,000 for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on a day when various temple-related agencies, including RSS and its subsidiary organizations, launched a national campaign seeking funds for the mandir. Kovind made the donation to a delegation from the Shree Ram Jambhoomi Teerth…
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They have agreed on how to solve India’s border problem: Nepal | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: Nepal and India discussed the controversial boundary issue during Friday’s joint commission meeting and agreed on a mechanism to resolve the complicated issue, Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali said. Speaking to a select audience at the Indian Council on World Affairs, Gyawali said that he and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar addressed the issue…
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Soldiers and doctors in Ladakh will be the first to receive the Covid vaccine | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: Around 4,000 soldiers, military doctors and nurses deployed to Ladakh, where India and Chinese troops face each other in the ongoing clash of troops in the eastern sector, will be among the first of the armed forces to get Covid- 19. vaccinations More than 12,000 doses of vaccines have been sent to Ladakh,…
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221 terrorists killed, 47 arrested at J&K last year: Army | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

JAMMU: Security forces killed 221 terrorists in J&K counterterrorism operations in 2020 in addition to apprehending 47, according to the Indian military. In 2019, 152 terrorists were killed and 43 arrested. The data, released on the occasion of Army Day on Friday, also revealed that 11 terrorists had surrendered in 2020 and three in 2019….
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Army showed intention to use “drone swarms” in offensive operations in the future | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: India on Friday demonstrated for the first time its intention to deploy drone swarms for offensive military operations in the future, including kinetic kamikaze strikes against enemy targets such as tanks, helipads, radars, fuel depots and terrorist camps by drones. “children” launched by drones “mother”. The Army Day parade in the Delhi Cantonment…
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“Surely I Can”: PM Modi Responds to a Twitter Post About Temple City | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is quite active on social media, quickly identified an image on Twitter that he shared a few years ago. When Lost Temples posted an image of a beautiful temple glowing yellow on a river bank with a sign “Can you identify that great city?” PM Modi responded with…
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Election Commission schedule for candidates competing against Rajya Sabha, state legislative polls to publish details of criminal cases | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has outlined the three occasions when Rajya Sabha candidates for the polls and state legislative councils will be required to publish details of criminal cases, according to a previous Supreme Court direction. The timeline, as outlined in a letter sent to the president, secretary general, or president of all recognized…
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Harsimrat Badal criticizes Rahul Gandhi for shedding “crocodile tears” | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: Former Union Minister and Shiromani MP Akali Dal Harsimrat Badal criticized Rahul Gandhi’s protest over the farm laws, saying the congressional leader is shedding “crocodile tears” over the issue. Rahul Gandhi should clarify why his grandmother and father used the word khalistanis for Punjabis before crying ‘crocodile tears’, Harsimrat said in a tweet….
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Indian Vaccine Astrologer’s Prediction Comes True | India News

Rumita Patel
| Jan 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: With India now preparing for the world’s largest inoculation exercise as of January 16, astrological predictions made by a senior Northern Railway officer on March 15, 2020 about the corona pandemic, including the development of an Indian vaccine, have come true. Northern Railway Additional Secretary Level Officer Dr. Navneet Kumar Sharma on March…
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