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SIR in Bihar Achieves Robust 88% Response Rate

July 17, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, July 17: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of voters’ list in Bihar has achieved a remarkable milestone as the ongoing enumeration drive has reached its final phase. Out of a total of 7.89 crore electors as of June 24, more than 6.99 crore have already submitted their enumeration forms, marking a robust […]

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In-Flight One Engine Failure not Uncommon, 65 Cases Reported in Five Years

July 17, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, July 17: In the wake of the twin engine failure of the London-bound Air India flight leading to crash immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12 killing 274 people, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has revealed that on an average failure of in-flight one engine shutdown has been reported […]

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India has Second Highest Unvaccinated Children after Nigeria

July 17, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, July 17: More than 14 million children did not receive a single dose of vaccination last year—about the same as the year before—according to U.N. Health officials. Nine Countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children. According to the latest data reported by the World Health Organization and UNICEF on global […]

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Eyebrows Raised over Allies-Turned-Adversaries Meeting

July 17, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, July 17: Eyebrows were raised over the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray meeting the Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis only a day after the former was “invited” to join the “Mahayuti” government in the state, but the meeting turned out to be an innocuous one, largely to discuss the appointment […]

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No Power-Sharing with BJP in Tamil Nadu: AIADMK

July 16, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, July 16: Giving indications of a strange relationship between the alliance partners, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday insisted that though the party would fight the next elections to the Tamil Nadu state Assembly in alliance with the BJP, in the event of winning a majority his […]

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Mamata Leads March in Kolkata Protesting against “Harassment” of Bengalis in BJP-Ruled States

July 16, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, July 16: With West Bengal likely to be in the list of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) exercise of the voters’ list after the on-going revision in Bihar, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday was on the streets of Kolkata leading a march to […]

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SC Asks Persons Feeding Stray Dogs to do so at Home

July 15, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, July 15: An irked Supreme Court told a Noida resident who had alleged harassment while feeding stray dogs, to do so in their own home. “There is space for these animals… but no space for humans. Should we leave every lane, every road, open for these large-hearted people? Why don’t you feed them […]

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IMF Objects to Pakistani Government Granting Subsidies on Imported Sugar

July 15, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, July 15: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised serious objections to Pakistan’s recent move to provide tax exemptions and subsidies on imported sugar and cautioned that the decision could undermine the ongoing $7 billion loan agreement with the global lender, media reports said on Tuesday. Official sources said the IMF opposed the […]

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Satyajit Ray’s Ancestral Home in Dhaka being Demolished

July 15, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, July 15: The ancestral home in Dhaka of the eminent filmmaker and winner of many national and international laurels Satyajit Ray is being demolished by Bangladeshi authorities. This was stated by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee quoting Bangladeshi media reports on Tuesday. The century-old property in Dhaka’s Horikishore Ray Chowdhury Road […]

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Rahul Gandhi Granted Bail in Army Personnel Defamation Case

July 15, 2025 Editor In Chief 0

NEW DELHI, July 15: A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said. The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo […]