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Gujarat: Bhupendra Patel’s new Cabinet takes oath
Thu Sep 16 2021
Newly sworn-in Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s new Cabinet took oath at the Raj Bhawan in Gandhinagar on Thursday.
Russia's parliament threatens to increase fines for American tech giants
Thu Sep 16 2021
Russia's State Duma has threatened to increase penalties for IT companies if they continue to ignore the injunctions of the...
UK bars Chinese ambassador from parliament reception
Wed Sep 15 2021
China’s ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang has been blocked from attending a reception at Westminster after speakers of both...
Supreme Court pulls up Centre for ‘cherry-picking’ names for tribunal appointments
Wed Sep 15 2021
The Supreme Court Wednesday gave the centre a “final” time of two weeks to make appointments to the various Tribunals...
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea
Wed Sep 15 2021
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles across its east coast, South Korea's military has confirmed.
"Mystery Fever" Kills 8 Children In 10 Days In Haryana Village
Wed Sep 15 2021
A "mystery fever" has killed eight children in the past 10 days in Chilli, a small village in Haryana's Palwal...
Won’t reopen 2018 decision on grant of reservation in promotion to SC, ST: Supreme Court
Wed Sep 15 2021
The Supreme Court has orally observed that it will not reopen the issues settled by it in its 2018 judgment...
#MeToo: China court dismisses landmark sex harassment case
Wed Sep 15 2021
A Beijing court has thrown out a landmark sexual harassment case brought against one of the country's most famous TV...
Cabinet Clears Rs. 26,000 Crore Scheme For Auto Sector To Boost Production
Wed Sep 15 2021
The government today cleared approximately Rs. 26,000 crore worth new production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the auto sector, to boost...
Taliban leaders in bust-up at presidential palace, sources say
Wed Sep 15 2021
A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban just days after they set up a new government in...
Pak Involved In "Harbouring Members Of Taliban": US Secretary Of State
Tue Sep 14 2021
The United States will be looking at its relationship with Pakistan in the coming weeks, US Secretary of State Antony...
Explained: Political binaries that came to inform Indian politics after 9/11
Tue Sep 14 2021
One hundred and seventeen Indian nationals or persons of Indian origin were killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11,...
Afghanistan on agenda, S Jaishankar set to visit Tajikistan for SCO meet
Tue Sep 14 2021
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to travel to Tajikistan this week to attend a key meeting of the...
No beating around the bush, did Govt use Pegasus illegally: Supreme Court
Tue Sep 14 2021
Telling the Centre to stop “beating around the bush” on why it does not want to file an additional affidavit...
Another bureaucratic reshuffle in Chhattisgarh, over 100 officers transferred
Tue Sep 14 2021
Amid the political turmoil within the ruling Congress, the Chhattisgarh government Sunday issued transfer orders for 20 IAS, 2 IPS...
Biden To Host PM, Other Quad Leaders At First In-Person Summit Next Week
Tue Sep 14 2021
US President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the "Quad" countries - Australia, India, Japan...
UP Woman's Desperate Move For Cousin, 11, Who Died Of Dengue Hours Later
Tue Sep 14 2021
On Monday evening, as her 11-year-old sister waged a losing battle against dengue at a government-run hospital in western Uttar...
Rethink exclusion of patient suicides from Covid death data: SC to Centre
Tue Sep 14 2021
The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre to reconsider its decision to not treat death by suicide of a person...
BJP Surprise Pick Bhupendra Patel's Oath As Gujarat Chief Minister Today
Mon Sep 13 2021
Senior BJP leader Bhupendra Patel will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat today after the shock...
Pegasus row: ‘Won’t file detailed affidavit’, Centre tells SC, cites national security
Mon Sep 13 2021
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it doesn’t wish to file a detailed affidavit regarding the Pegasus...