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11 Dead, Including 8 Children, As Building Collapses On Another In Mumbai
Thu Jun 10 2021
Eleven people, including eight children, were killed when a double-storey apartment building collapsed on another structure at a slum in...
UP govt seeks IIT, IIM students help to train madarsa teachers about online mode of teaching
Thu Jun 10 2021
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to conduct training for madarsa teachers to make them more adept in online mode...
86 seamen dead: Unions to protest outside ONGC today
Wed Jun 09 2021
The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will protest outside the Oil and...
Tax details of US super-rich allegedly leaked
Wed Jun 09 2021
Details claiming to reveal how little income tax US billionaires pay have been leaked to a news website.
State-Run Coal India Sees 400 Deaths, Asks Centre For Help With Vaccines
Wed Jun 09 2021
Coal India Ltd., one of the nation's biggest employers, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to help accelerate the...
Push of Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory ‘no different’ from Iraq WMD lies – Chinese Embassy
Wed Jun 09 2021
Beijing’s embassy in the US has blasted the renewed attempts to blame China for the Covid-19 pandemic, comparing it to...
Uber to hire close to 250 engineers in India to expand tech, product teams
Wed Jun 09 2021
Uber on Wednesday announced it is recruiting close to 250 engineers for its Bengaluru and Hyderabad-based teams, as the company...
France President Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face
Wed Jun 09 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France.
South African Woman Claims She Gave Birth To 10 Babies At Once, Breaking World Record
Wed Jun 09 2021
A woman from South Africa has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once, breaking the Guinness World Record held...
Covishield At 780, Covaxin At 1,410: Maximum Price For Private Hospitals
Wed Jun 09 2021
The Centre today fixed the maximum price that private hospitals can charge for Covid vaccines amid opposition allegations of profiteering....
ANOM: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting
Tue Jun 08 2021
Law enforcement agencies say they've arrested hundreds of criminals across the world in a three-year operation using an FBI-designed app.
DU conducts first open-book exam successfully, nearly 35,000 students appear
Tue Jun 08 2021
Nearly 35,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students took the online open-book exams (OBE) of the Delhi University (DU) on Monday and...
Police Case Against Kerala BJP Chief For Allegedly Bribing Election Rival
Tue Jun 08 2021
An FIR (first information report) has been filed against the BJP's Kerala chief for allegedly bribing a rival candidate into...
US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers
Tue Jun 08 2021
The US Department of Justice has managed to track down and recapture 63.7 bitcoin worth of ransom from a wallet...
Myanmar: The mysterious deaths of the NLD party officials
Tue Jun 08 2021
The violence used by Myanmar's armed forces against unarmed opponents since the coup in February has shocked the world; more...
Free Covid vaccines for all, only Centre to procure
Tue Jun 08 2021
Reversing his government’s Covid-19 vaccination policy amid a chorus from states that it should take over vaccine procurement, and probing...
Hyatt Regency Mumbai Shut "Until Further Notice", No Funds For Salaries
Tue Jun 08 2021
The Hyatt Regency, one of Mumbai's best known 5-star hotels, is set to shut down "until further notice". Indicating the...
Punjabi Singer Jazzy B's Twitter Account Blocked On Government Request
Tue Jun 08 2021
Twitter has blocked four accounts in India - including one belonging to Canadian-Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has frequently tweeted...
UN’s torture expert condemns persecution of Julian Assange as efforts to free journalist ramp up ahead of G7 summit
Mon Jun 07 2021
Efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Belmarsh Prison in the UK were ramped up this week ahead of...
Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, says rival militant group
Mon Jun 07 2021
The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an...