The death of pre-eminent agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan has been met with deep condolences from President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, and other leaders. They all praise Swaminathan as a visionary who worked tirelessly to achieve food security for India. President Murmu highlights his rich legacy in Indian agriculture...
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An autorickshaw driver was arrested in Ujjain on Thursday for the rape of a minor girl, whose video clip of being shooed away by people while pleading for help in a bleeding, half-naked state has shocked the country. The accused, Bharat Soni, tried to escape from custody when he was taken to the crime...
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In what the government of Uttarakhand feels could lead to a major boost in the state’s infrastructure – especially those involving the tourism sector – CM Pushkar Singh Dhami during a visit to London has signed MoUs worth Rs 8,000 crore with focus on the development of skiing destinations and ropeway projects. In all,...
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Punjab Police arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Thursday morning at his Chandigarh residence in connection with a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, registered against him in Jalalabad of Fazilka district in 2015.
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Amid a fresh bout of violent protests in Manipur, this time over the kidnapping and killing of two students, the central government has cut short the inter-cadre deputation of Srinagar’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rakesh Balwal, a Manipur cadre IPS officer, and repatriated him to his parent cadre. The Manipur government had sought...
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A Varanasi court rejected Thursday a plea by the Gyanvapi mosque management to stop the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) scientific study and survey of the complex, adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in the city.
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