Govt makes stock disclosure mandatory for rice traders, millers

Govt makes stock disclosure mandatory for rice traders, millers

New Delhi, 2 February - The Government of India has made declaration of stock position of rice/paddy mandatory for traders/wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors/millers.

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From Varun Chheda to Neel Acharya – the Purdue deaths that shook Indians

From Varun Chheda to Neel Acharya – the Purdue deaths that shook Indians

New Delhi, Feb 3 - The recent death of Purdue University student Neel Acharya has put the focus back on the security and safety of Indian and Indian-origin students at and around the campus that witnessed a total of four deaths from the

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EU countries unanimously endorse ‘landmark’ AI legislation

EU countries unanimously endorse ‘landmark’ AI legislation

Brussels, Feb 3 - The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) have unanimously endorsed the bloc's "landmark legislation" governing the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI), also known as the EU AI Act, according to European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry

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Houthis say they strike Israel with ballistic missiles

Houthis say they strike Israel with ballistic missiles

Sanaa, Feb 3 - Yemen's armed Houthi group has said that they have struck the Israeli city of Eilat with several ballistic missiles.

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US carries out retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria

US carries out retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria

Washington, Feb 3 - In a sharp escalation in hostilities in West Asia, the US carried out multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria in retaliation to a drone attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan.

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Six ‘pro-Iran fighters’ killed in US airstrikes in Syria

Six ‘pro-Iran fighters’ killed in US airstrikes in Syria

Damascus, Feb 3 - Six "pro-Iran fighters" were killed and four others wounded in US airstrikes that targeted strongholds of these fighters in eastern Syria on Friday night just as the US was readying retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets, a war monitor reported.

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US-UK coalition launches 7 airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen: Report

US-UK coalition launches 7 airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen: Report

Sanaa, Feb 3 - The US-British maritime coalition in the Red Sea launched seven airstrikes against Houthi sites in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah on Friday, a Houthi-run media outlet reported.

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PM Modi to inaugurate rail projects in Odisha on Feb 3

PM Modi to inaugurate rail projects in Odisha on Feb 3

New Delhi, Feb 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch four environment-friendly and faster coal transportation projects worth Rs 2,145 crore of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd in Odisha on February 3.

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Sukhoi, Jaguar, Hawk, Chinook, and Apache to participate in Exercise Vayu Shakti

Sukhoi, Jaguar, Hawk, Chinook, and Apache to participate in Exercise Vayu Shakti

New Delhi, 2 February - The Indian Air Force will be conducting 'Exercise Vayu Shakti-24' on February 17, at the Pokhran Air to Ground Range, near Jaisalmer.

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Multiple gunshots fired at home of Nijjar’s friend in Canada

Multiple gunshots fired at home of Nijjar’s friend in Canada

Toronto, Feb 2 - Gunshots were fired at the house of a Sikh activist related to pro-Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in India, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in the Canadian province of British Columbia last year.

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Dedicated children’s stage is being established on World Book Fair: NBT

Dedicated children’s stage is being established on World Book Fair: NBT

New Delhi, Feb 2 - National Book Trust of India (NBT) on Friday said that a dedicated children's stage is being established in Delhi for the upcoming 'New Delhi World Book Fair'.

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Scindia holds meeting with CISF, immigration officials on design model for speedy immigration process

Scindia holds meeting with CISF, immigration officials on design model for speedy immigration process

New Delhi, Feb 2 - Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Friday held a meeting with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of immigration officials to discuss a design model for speeding up immigration and security for international travellers.

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Biden admin is close to strike Iran-backed militants: US Defence Secy

Biden admin is close to strike Iran-backed militants: US Defence Secy

Washington, Feb 2 - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has scotched reports and uncertainties coming out of his recent health condition and surgery as he was backing the Biden administration's reportedly closer move to a deadly drone strike as a strong response to

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Govt regularises 44 Gurugram colonies

Govt regularises 44 Gurugram colonies

Gurugram, Feb 2 - Haryana government has approved 173 illegal colonies across the state which include 44 colonies in the Gurugram district, officials said on Friday.

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UP Opposition leaders to visit Ayodhya after budget session

UP Opposition leaders to visit Ayodhya after budget session

Lucknow, Feb 2 - Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh will be visiting the newly-inaugurated Ram temple in Ayodhya soon.

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Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes first woman commandant of Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow

Lt General Kavita Sahai becomes first woman commandant of Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow

Lucknow, Feb 2 - Lieutenant General Kavita Sahai has been appointed as the first woman commandant of Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow.

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20,000 people attend Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic team display in Bikaner

20,000 people attend Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic team display in Bikaner

Jaipur, Feb 2 - In a historic and breathtaking display, the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was treated to around 20,000 people, including school children, in Rajasthan's Bikaner to a spectacular aerial show.

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FM created world record of announcing anti-people Budget: Raj LoP

FM created world record of announcing anti-people Budget: Raj LoP

Jaipur, Feb 1 - The leader of opposition in Rajasthan Assembly, Tika Ram Jully, took a dig at the Interim Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, saying the Finance Minister has created a world record of announcing 'anti-people' Budget of the BJP-led

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Raghuram Rajan says unemployment ‘increasing rapidly’ in India

Raghuram Rajan says unemployment ‘increasing rapidly’ in India

Jaipur, Feb 1 - Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday that unemployment is "increasing rapidly" in India and the employment graph "has fallen in the last ten years".

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‘Bharat is a mindset, an approach’, says Jaishankar

‘Bharat is a mindset, an approach’, says Jaishankar

New Delhi, Feb 1 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said Bharat is a mindset which encapsulates all the changes that have been taking place in the country over the last few years.

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