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Accident: Dam collapse triggers floods in Bihar; no loss of life

July 24, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Strong currents of the River Kosi led to the collapse of the Sikarhatta-Mazhari dam in the Supaul district of Bihar on Friday, triggering flooding of numerous villages, and rising water levels of River Tilyuga. Kosi’s water levels have been fluctuating since the onset of the monsoon. The swollen river violently hit against the […]

Business

Business: Zomato shares zoom on bourses as listing price doubles

July 23, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit Mumbai: After a long time, Indian stock markets had reason to smile on Friday as food delivery firm Zomato saw its share price nearly double in an exceptional first listing of a local unicorn in India, although some careful experts warned that such listing day gains are not sustainable for long. In […]

Education

Education: Rajasthan to reopen schools from August 2

July 23, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: All government schools in Rajasthan will reopen from August 2 after remaining closed since March due to the Covid-19. The state government took this crucial decision at a Cabinet meeting held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The government will allow the reopening of all colleges, universities, and coaching […]

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PM Modi to inaugurate 9 new medical colleges in UP on July 30

July 23, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 9 new medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh on July 30. According to a state government official, the PM will inaugurate colleges from the Siddharthnagar district. The colleges are set to begin functioning from July-end. These medical colleges are located at Deoria, Etah, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Hardoi, Jaunpur, Mirzapur, […]

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Maldivian FM Shahid comes to India on a 3-day visit

July 22, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: At the invitation of the Indian Minister for External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid arrived in the national capital on a three-day visit on Thursday. Shahid is also the President-elect of United Nations’s 76th General Assembly. The ministry said the visiting dignitary will pay a courtesy call on Prime […]

Defence

Kargil War: Musical event marks Victory Day at Udhampur

July 22, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: An elaborate ceremony accompanied by a musical event marked the Kargil Vijay Diwas at the Indian Army’s Northern Command headquarters in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Officially, the Kargil Vijay Diwas will be observed on July 26 to commemorate 22 years of victory in the Kargil War against Pakistan. […]

Education

Tricolour: India adopted national flag today

July 22, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: July 22, 1947, was the golden day when India adopted the Tricolour its people hoist proudly in the country and overseas, although it has undergone a few changes over the years. The Indian National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly 23 days before Independence on July 22, 1947. Long before Independence, leaders […]

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Tremors rock parts of Meghalaya and Rajasthan

July 21, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Tremors shook parts of Meghalaya and Rajasthan in the early hours of Wednesday but there were no reports of any damage. While tremors shook Meghalaya at 2:10 AM, areas in Rajasthan felt them at 5:24 AM, official reports said. According to the National Centre for Seismology, tremors hit Bikaner with a magnitude of […]

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Bird flu: first fatality of 2021 reported at AIIMS

July 21, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: India reported its first documented bird flu fatality this year when a 12-year-old boy succumbed to the H5N1 avian influenza at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital on Tuesday. He was undergoing treatment for a respiratory tract infection. The boy was admitted to the paediatric department in June-end […]

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Modi greets new Nepalese PM SB Deuba; India provides medical aid

July 19, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Sher Bahadur Deuba, the new Prime Minister of Nepal, who won the trust vote in Parliament on Sunday. Modi called Deuba on Monday to congratulate him on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal and his win in the confidence vote in Parliament. PM Modi tweeted: […]