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US Will "Respond Decisively" If Russia Invades: Joe Biden To Ukraine President
Mon Jan 03 2022
US President Joe Biden on Sunday reassured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that Washington "will respond decisively" if Russia moves...
AT&T, Verizon CEOs Reject US Request For 5G Deployment Delay
Mon Jan 03 2022
The chief executives of AT&T and Verizon Communications rejected a request to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new...
Storms, Omicron Saw 6,000 US Flights Cancelled In One Weekend
Mon Jan 03 2022
Airlines greeted the New Year with more than 6,600 weekend cancellations in the U.S., closing out a bumpy holiday season...
Covid Cases Rising, But Don't Panic, Hospitalisation Low: Arvind Kejriwal
Sun Jan 02 2022
Do not panic. This was the major focus of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's address today as the national capital...
"Bulli Bai Creator Blocked": Minister; Sena MP Says More Action Needed
Sun Jan 02 2022
After fury over Muslim women being 'auctioned' by right-wing extremists - for the second time in less than a year...
1,525 Omicron Cases, Most In Maharashtra (460); Covid Cases Up 21% Today
Sun Jan 02 2022
About 1,525 people in India have contracted the Omicron variant since the first case was reported in November, the Health...
"Humanitarian Work Affected": Oxfam India On Foreign Funding Licence Loss
Sun Jan 02 2022
The government's decision to refuse renewal of its FCRA licence - needed to receive funding from abroad - will severely...
CDS chopper crash: Probe report in January, unintentional error likely cause
Sun Jan 02 2022
The probe into last month’s helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu that killed the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General...
US military focusing on ISIS cell behind attack at Kabul Airport
Sun Jan 02 2022
Four months after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed scores of people, including 13 American service members, outside the airport...
3 People Missing, Nearly 1,000 Homes Destroyed In US Colorado Wildfires
Sun Jan 02 2022
Three people are missing after a wildfire tore through several Colorado towns, quickly destroying nearly 1,000 homes as part of...
Economically Weaker Section Quota Rules Will Change Next Year: Centre
Sun Jan 02 2022
Existing criteria to identify EWS (Economically Weaker Section) reservation beneficiaries for admission to medical courses across the country will be...
12 Dead, 14 Injured In Stampede At Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine In J&K
Sat Jan 01 2022
Twelve pilgrims have died and over a dozen injured in a stampede at Jammu and Kashmir's Mata Vaishno Devi shrine....
Several feared dead after landslide in Haryana’s mining zone
Sat Jan 01 2022
Several mining workers are reportedly trapped while some are feared dead following a landslide at the Dadam mining zone in...
1,431 Omicron Cases, Most In Maharashtra (454); Covid Cases Up 35% Today
Sat Jan 01 2022
The number of cases of fast-spreading Omicron variant has risen to 1,431 in India, with Maharashtra reporting the most number...
After Navjot Sidhu's "Wet Pants" Jibe, Punjab Chief Minister Says...
Sat Jan 01 2022
The question of who frightens whom into soiling their pants - police or criminals - is now the subject of...
Over 12,000 NGOs, Including Oxfam And Jamia, Lose Foreign Funding Licence
Sat Jan 01 2022
FCRA licences - required to be able to receive funding from abroad - of over 6,000 NGOs and other organisations...
China "Should Stop Spread Of Military Adventurism": Taiwan President
Sat Jan 01 2022
Taiwan's president on Saturday urged China to curb its "military adventurism", with tensions between the two sides at their highest...
China Mines Social Media Data For Info On Foreign Targets: Report
Sat Jan 01 2022
China is mining Western social media to equip its military and police with information on foreign targets, according to a...
GST On Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber From Today As Government Widens Tax Base
Sat Jan 01 2022
Food aggregators like Swiggy and Zomato will have to collect and deposit tax at 5 per cent rate starting today,...
Tax Raids On "Samajwadi Perfume" Maker In UP Amid 'Mistaken Identity' Row
Fri Dec 31 2021
Days after a tax raid on an Uttar Pradesh businessman uncovered eye-popping piles of cash but raised questions whether it...