Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:25:59
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday congratulated para-athlete Nishad Kumar for his silver medal win at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.
Kumar clinched the silver at the high jump event, creating a new Asian record of 2.06m and marking the second silver for India.
"Nishad jumps to glory Second place medal ! Congratulations Champ @nishad_hj! We've just won 2nd medal at #Tokyo2020 #Paraly
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:23:42
Slamming the Haryana government for the lathi-charge by Haryana Police on the protesting farmers at Karnal, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday alleged that "the country has been occupied by the state-run Taliban, the commander of the government Taliban is present in the country and that these commanders have to be identified".
"There is the commander who gave the order to
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:21:38
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday commended the armed forces effective behaviour during the India-China border stand-off, adding that security forces have once again proved that they are committed to face any enemy anytime to ensure national security.
Addressing the faculty and students of Defence Service Staff College Wellington, Singh said, "They have worked very calmly, and yet very eff
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:16:59
Amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Director-General of Civil Aviation on Sunday extended the suspension on scheduled international commercial passenger flights till September 30, 2021, said a circular by the office of DGCA.
However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis.
This restriction shall not apply to internation
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:14:31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the start-up culture has become very vibrant in India with youngsters in even smaller cities embracing it, and asserted that it is a sign of India's bright future.
In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio broadcast, Modi also noted that space sector reforms in the country have caught the people's imagination and expressed confidence that a large numbe
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:11:17
The Taliban on Saturday sealed off Kabul airport in order to prevent large crowds from leaving the war-torn country as final NATO evacuation flights left Afghanistan.
New layers of checkpoints sprang up on roads leading to the airport, some manned by uniformed Taliban fighters with Humvees and night-vision goggles captured from Afghan security forces, reported Euronews.
The massive US-led ai
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:06:58
The Supreme Court has issued fresh standard operating procedures to accord final hearing of cases in physical mode from September 1, and will employ a hybrid option from Tuesday to Thursday amid strict observance of Covid appropriate norms.
The top court has been hearing cases through video-conferencing since March last year due to the pandemic and several bar bodies and lawyers have been deman
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:03:38
The United Arab Emirates announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid from Monday, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair.
The move comes amid a drop in coronavirus infections in the oil-rich Gulf country, after it reported less than 1,000 cases per day last week for the first time in months.
The UAE's decision to reopen its doors
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:51:36
The extended Purple Line of Bangalore Metro on Mysuru Road was inaugurated on Sunday.
The 7.53-km long stretch was inaugurated by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai here.
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