Rumita Patel
Assam reported no deaths from Covid-19 on Thursday after an eight-day gap, while 150 new cases brought the tally to 2.12.171, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The figure stood at 978 with a mortality rate of 0.46 percent, he said. This is the fourth time during November that no deaths from…
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MUMBAI: In a request for bail, Father Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, arrested in the Elgar Parishad case, told the NIA special court to work for sub-tests that could or not having been a Maoist does not make you a Maoist. The statement said that the Solidarity Committee of Persecuted…
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The NIA special court detained the prison authorities for failing to submit a report on the request made by activist Dr. Anand Teltumbde for homemade food. Teltumbde had moved a request for homemade food on August 28 where he had also raised questions related to his health. The court had ordered the superintendent of the…
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After months of bitterness over a territorial dispute, India and Nepal on Thursday took a significant step towards normalizing bilateral ties in the form of Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla’s visit to Kathmandu which saw the two sides agree that, as official sources said, it was important to respect the sensibilities of others. India and Nepal…
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The Union education ministry announced on Thursday that from the next academic session, students from elite institutions such as some Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and National Institutes of Technology (NIT) will have the opportunity to study engineering and other courses in Hindi and regional languages. The decision, which is in line with a key…
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With Subir Mukhopadhyay, the acting dean of the science faculty at Jadavpur University, who has yet to respond to the institute’s request to retract his resignation, following an alleged humiliation by a student union, the teachers have expressed concern about the insults inflicted on them. The Jadavpur University Teachers Association (JUTA) has noted with dismay…
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KATHMANDU: India and Nepal on Thursday agreed to step up efforts to promote mutual cooperation when Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and held “productive” talks with his Nepalese counterpart on a wide range of issues, including the border problem. Shringla received a warm welcome on his first visit to…
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Expressing his grief over the death of TCS founder Faqir Chand Kohli, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that he will be remembered for his pioneering contributions to the world of information technology. Kohli, who sowed the seeds of India’s $ 190 billion IT industry, has died at the age of 96. The Prime Minister…
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NEW DELHI: A nationwide strike by unions protesting the economic policies of the BJP-led Center hit normal life in Kerala, parts of West Bengal, Assam and Telangana on Thursday, as public transport went off the road and the banking services were discontinued. All government offices and major commercial establishments remained closed in Kerala, ruled by…
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After a spectacular victory in the recently concluded Bihar assembly elections, in which the BJP managed to secure 74 seats in the 243-member chamber, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that people in various states to He often voted on the basis of the local government of the incumbent government when it comes to…
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