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A mysterious disease that began spreading in Eluru in Andhra Pradesh claimed one life on Sunday even as about 292 fell sick.More than 140 of the patients have returned home after treatment at hospital while the condition of others was stable, medical and health officials in West Godavari...
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Mumbai police have arrested a drug peddler in the city and recovered from him MD drug and cash, collectively worth over Rs 24 lakh, an official said on Sunday.Accused Shakeel Qureshi, 50, was caught on Saturday night on J J Road in South Mumbai by the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Ghatkopar and...
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With the fifth round of talks between the Centre and farmers' unions remaining inconclusive, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will hold a meeting with Ministers of State Kailash Choudhary and Parshottam Rupala on Sunday.Tomar, during the fifth round of meeting with the farmers'...
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Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar is scheduled to meet President Ram Nath Kovind on December 9 over the ongoing farmers' protest against agrarian laws, the party said in Mumbai on Sunday.NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said the former Union agriculture minister will apprise Kovind of...
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Amidst the ongoing farmers' protest against the farm laws, Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol on Sunday said that he stands with his party and with farmers.He also said that the central government always thinks of the betterment of farmers.Taking to Twitter, Deol posted...
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In a rare celestial event, Jupiter and Saturn will be seen very close to each other on December 21, appearing like one bright star.The two planets have never been so close since 1623, and hence, the term 'a great conjunction', director of M P Birla Planetarium, Debi Prasad Duari, said in a...
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Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled mortars at forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Kathua districts, officials said on Sunday.There was no report of any damage on the Indian side, they said.At about...
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Boxer Vijender Singh who joined the farmers' agitation at Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border) on Sunday said that he will return his Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award if the new agriculture laws are not withdrawn.The farmers' protest at the Singhu border against Central Government's Farm laws...
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Two people, including a civilian, were injured after terrorists opened fire on a police party in Srinagar on Sunday, police said.The incident took place in Hawal area of Srinagar, they said.Terrorists opened fire on the police party at Hawal Chowk, resulting in injuries to a...
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, two girls from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), inadvertently crossed into Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector.Indian troops deployed along the Line of Control having detected the crossing, exercised complete restraint to prevent any harm to...
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The Telangana Rashtra Samiti on Sunday extended support to the December 8 'Bharat bandh' call by various farmers' organisations against the Centre's new farm laws.TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said the party rank and file would actively participate in the bandh to ensure...
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Congress has decided to support the Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers on December 8.We will be demonstrating the same at our party offices. It will be a step strengthening Rahul Gandhi's support to the farmers. We will ensure that the demonstration is successful, Congress spokesperson...
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The National Highway-NH 24 near Nizamuddin Khatta will remain closed on Sunday due to emergency repair work on Delhi Jal Board water pipeline, Delhi Police said today.The Delhi Police said, the NH 9 (Meerut Expressway) will remain open. Motorists coming from Pragati Maidan side are advised to...
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The protest by farmers agitating against the three agriculture laws passed by the Centre entered its eleventh day on Sunday with demonstrations in Sant Nirankari Samagam ground in Burari on the outskirts of Delhi and other border areas.Leaders of the farmer groups had met representatives of the...
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Working to make India free of all forms of discrimination is the only truthful way to pay homage to B R Ambedkar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on the occasion of the Dalit icon's death anniversary on Sunday. Ambedkar, considered the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, passed...
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India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 96,44,222 with 36,011 new cases in a day, while 91,00,792 people have recuperated from the disease so far, according to the Union health ministry data.The death toll climbed to 1,40,182 with the coronavirus claiming 482 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country,...
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A gas cylinder exploded at a residential building in south Mumbai's Lalbaug area today morning, injuring at least 16, officials have said.Two fire brigade and two jumbo tankers were rushed to the spot, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said, news agency ANI reported.According to...
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Fourteen Indian seamen who were stranded in Yemen for over 10 months after their ship sank in the Gulf of Aden flew back to India on Saturday from Dubai. The 14 seamen were taken into custody on February 14, 2020 by the local Houthi authorities in Yemen, the Indian embassy in Djibouti...
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Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has pulled out of the remainder of the T20 series against India due to an illness in his family. The 30-year-old pacer had missed the third ODI due to back and rib niggles but returned to claim two wickets in the 11-run loss in the first T20I in...
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Farmers at Delhi-Haryana border in Tikri
The Congress on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to test the patience of farmers and said he should immediately repeal the black farm laws after apologising to them. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that farmers in Bihar are in trouble without the MSP system and APMC...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar on his death anniversary, saying his thoughts and ideals continue to give strength to millions. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and a Dalit icon, passed away in 1956.Remembering the great Dr....
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Pfizer India has become the first pharmaceutical firm to seek from the Drugs Controller General of India an emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine in the country, after its parent company secured such clearance in the United Kingdom and Bahrain. The firm, in its application...
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is likely to be implemented from January next year as the Centre and the saffron party are keen to grant citizenship to the large refugee population in West Bengal.The BJP national...
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