SC adjourns till Jan hearing on pleas challenging release of GM mustard

SC adjourns till Jan hearing on pleas challenging release of GM mustard

New Delhi, Nov 21 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred hearing till January next year on the issue of release of genetically modified (GM) mustard.

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Bengal Guv stresses on State-Raj Bhavan coordination to curb violence, corruption

Bengal Guv stresses on State-Raj Bhavan coordination to curb violence, corruption

Kolkata, Nov 21 - With just two days left for completion of his one-year tenure as the West Bengal Governor, C.V. Ananda Bose on Tuesday stressed on the greater coordination between the Raj Bhavan and State Secretariat to check and curb the dual

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Punjab asks Centre to release Ayushman funds of Rs 621 crore

Punjab asks Centre to release Ayushman funds of Rs 621 crore

Chandigarh, Nov 21 - Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to release Ayushman funds of Rs 621 crore.

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Kerala’s Responsible Tourism makes it to UNWTO list

Kerala’s Responsible Tourism makes it to UNWTO list

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 21 - Kerala's widely-appreciated Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission has made it to the Global List of Case Studies of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), earning yet another laurel for the state’s innovative programme for grassroots development amid promoting tourism

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Rajasthan’s Chiranjeevi Yojana to be India’s largest health protection scheme: Rahul

Rajasthan’s Chiranjeevi Yojana to be India’s largest health protection scheme: Rahul

New Delhi, Nov 21 - Hours after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge released the party's manifesto for Rajasthan promising doubling the amount of the state government's health insurance programme from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday

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Bengaluru based doctor averts mid-air crises, helps lady having seizure

Bengaluru based doctor averts mid-air crises, helps lady having seizure

New Delhi, Nov 21 - In a recent incident on an Air India flight from Delhi to Toronto, a potential mid-air crisis was successfully averted, all thanks to the prompt and effective intervention of Dr. Sundar Sankaran, a doctor based in Bengaluru.

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High hemoglobin a risk factor for stroke and heart attacks: Experts

High hemoglobin a risk factor for stroke and heart attacks: Experts

New Delhi, Nov 21 - High hemoglobin levels can raise your risk of heart attack, stroke and blood clots, according to health experts.

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Hampi temple pillar disfigured: Clerk suspended in K’taka

Hampi temple pillar disfigured: Clerk suspended in K’taka

Vijayanagara, Nov 21 - Amid criticism over disfiguring of historic pillar inside the Virupaksha Temple in the UNESCO Heritage Site Hampi in Karnataka, authorities have suspended the temple's clerk, sources said on Tuesday.

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2013 Jheeram Ghaati case: SC dismisses NIA plea questioning Chhattisgarh Police probe into larger conspiracy

2013 Jheeram Ghaati case: SC dismisses NIA plea questioning Chhattisgarh Police probe into larger conspiracy

New Delhi, Nov 21 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioning the probe initiated by Chhattisgarh Police into the larger political conspiracy in the 2013 Jheeram Ghaati incident.

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: First images of trapped workers out, all safe

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: First images of trapped workers out, all safe

Uttarkashi, Nov 21 - First images of labourers, who were trapped for more than a week in under construction Silkyara Bend - Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, have emerged on Tuesday and show all of them are safe.

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Two killed in road accident in Odisha

Two killed in road accident in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 - Two persons, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed on Tuesday in a road accident in Panikoili in Odisha's Jajpur district.

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Pro-Khalistan graffiti in Delhi: Man arrested in Haryana, was working on direction of Pannun (Lead)

Pro-Khalistan graffiti in Delhi: Man arrested in Haryana, was working on direction of Pannun (Lead)

New Delhi, Nov 21 - After searches in Punjab and Haryana, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with the pro-Khalistan graffiti on the walls of ISBT flyover in September, said an official, adding that the banned SFJ

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ED, IT searches at premises of Telangana Congress leader Vivek (Lead)

ED, IT searches at premises of Telangana Congress leader Vivek (Lead)

Hyderabad, Nov 21 - The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax Department conducted searches at the houses and offices of G. Vivek, Congress party candidate from Chennur Assembly constituency in Telangana.

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UP BJP MPs search for options as party reviews their performance

UP BJP MPs search for options as party reviews their performance

Lucknow, Nov 21 - At least a dozen BJP MPs from Uttar Pradesh have started searching for options outside the saffron party to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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IDF strikes 3 Hezbollah anti-tank missile squads in Lebanon

IDF strikes 3 Hezbollah anti-tank missile squads in Lebanon

Tel Aviv, Nov 21 - A spokesman for the Israeli military on Tuesday said the forces hit three Hezbollah anti-tank squads on the country's border with Lebanon,

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Technical glitch forces Air India Mumbai-NY flight to return from Iran airspace

Technical glitch forces Air India Mumbai-NY flight to return from Iran airspace

Mumbai, Nov 21 - A technical glitch reportedly forced an Air India Mumbai-New York flight to return from Iranian airspace early on Tuesday morning, official sources said.

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I-T raids premises of distillery company in Bengal

I-T raids premises of distillery company in Bengal

Kolkata, Nov 21 - Income Tax (I-T) raids are currently underway at the factory and offices of Alpine Distilleries Private Limited in West Bengal's Hooghly district.

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HC reserves verdict on Delhi Chief Secy’s plea on removal of defamatory article

HC reserves verdict on Delhi Chief Secy’s plea on removal of defamatory article

New Delhi, Nov 21 - The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved the judgement on Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar's plea seeking directions for online news portal to remove a report claiming that Kumar's son had links with a family that benefited from

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Congress slams Kerala CM after its cadre beaten by CPI(M) workers & police

Congress slams Kerala CM after its cadre beaten by CPI(M) workers & police

Kochi, Nov 21 - Kerala Leader of Opposition (LoP) V.D Satheesan on Tuesday slammed the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for allegedly turning the coastal state into a ‘gangster state’ after the Congress cadre were allegedly beaten up by CPI(M) workers and the police.

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SC adjourns hearing on defamation plea by ex-JNU prof against The Wire editors to Feb 13

SC adjourns hearing on defamation plea by ex-JNU prof against The Wire editors to Feb 13

New Delhi, Nov 21 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing a petition filed by ex-JNU professor Amita Singh against the Delhi High Court order quashing summonses against The Wire editor and deputy editor over an article allegedly claiming that Singh prepared

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