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UN Security Council Endorses with One Voice 'zero Tolerance' Approach to Terrorism: Jaishankar
The UNSC briefing considered the 13th report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL to international peace and security.
Punjab High Court Orders Release Of Former DGP Sumedh Saini
The Punjab and Haryana High court on Thursday night ordered release of former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini forthwith, who was arrested on charges of cheating and forgery, among others. Saini was arrested by the state's Vigilance Bureau on Wednesday ni...
UN Women Hopes $40 Billion Will Accelerate Gender Equality
The outgoing head of the U.N. womens agency is hoping that in five years the $40 billion recently pledged to promote gender equality will lead to many more women in leadership positions, a reduction of violence against women, and the more than 40 million...
Calcutta HC Singles Out BJP Worker’s Murder, Says it Had to Order 2nd Autopsy After Cops Refused
Calcutta high court, in its order, has specifically directed handing over the second autopsy and DNA reports of BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar to the CBI.
DRDO Develops Advanced Chaff Technology to Safeguard IAF's Fighter Jets
The IAF has started the process of induction of this technology after the completion of successful trials, a DRDO statement said
Money Laundering Case: Will Appear Before ED After Completion of Legal Process, Says Anil Deshmukh
Deshmukh in a statement claimed the "Supreme Court has accepted his plea on the ED and it will be heard soon".
Mumbai University Admissions 2021: Check Cut-off for top Courses
Mumbai University has released the first merit list which a cut off score reaching almost 100 per cent. The admission will be conducted between August 18 to 25.
CBSE Asks Schools To Prepare List of Candidates For Board Exams 2022
CBSE in an official notification instructed the respective schools to prepare a list of candidates for next year's class 10 and class 12 board exams so that LOC submission and registration of students can be done correctly within the stipulated schedule.
Not Just a 'Minor' Jab: Status Check on Vaccines for Kids as 3rd Wave Fears Loom
There are two vaccine candidates that have been tested among children in India: Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Zydus Cadila’s ZyCov-D.
Rajasthan Man Stabs Wife to Death in Kota Market, Now At Large
Irfan first attacked Rijwana’s neck and then stabbed her multiple times, police said.
Rajasthan Govt to Upgrade 307 Primary Schools
The Rajasthan government has decided to upgrade 703 government primary schools in the state to upper primary level.
Pentagon Chief Says U.S. Troops Unable To Get People To Kabul Airport
U.S. troops do not have the capability to help get people to the airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul to be evacuated because they are focused on securing the airfield, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.
Amid Rising Fuel Prices, Chandigarh Introduces Cycling for City Residents
The residents can rent the bicycles at nominal rates of Rs 10 for an hour and Rs 5 for half-an-hour.
End CBI’s ‘Caged Parrot’ Reputation, Empower It Like EC, CAG, Madras High Court Tells Centre
A Madurai bench of Madras High Court was hearing a petition, seeking a CBI probe into an alleged Rs 300-crore scam in Tamil Nadu while making the observation.
SC Dismisses Plea of Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Seeking Quashing of FIR Registered by CBI
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M R Shah dismissed the appeal of Deshmukh against July 22 order of the Bombay High Court saying no case for interference with the high court verdict is made out.