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Kejriwal launches countrys first virtual school in Delhi
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Kejriwal launches country's 'first virtual school' in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 31: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched 'country's first virtual school' in Delhi for students unable to take physical classes. "We started Happiness Classes, Patriotic Curriculum and many special schools, along with we are building residential schools for children...
Tharoor qualified to contest for Cong presidential election, says KPCC chief Sudhakaran
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Tharoor qualified to contest for Cong presidential election, says KPCC chief...

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 31: Congress is a democratic party and its Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor is qualified to contest for the party's presidential election, KPCC chief K Sudhakaran said on Wednesday. Sudhakaran said if Tharoor wishes to contest the polls there is no need to blame him as the...
Indian returns home after serving 28 years in Pakistan jail
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Indian returns home after serving 28 years in Pakistan jail

Ahmedabad, Aug 31: An Indian man arrested by the Pakistani agencies in 1994 and awarded life term by a court for espionage, returned and reunited with his family after 30 years. Kuldeep Yadav (59), was released last week by the Pakistan Supreme Court, after completion of his imprisonment in 2021.He...
Assam records highest rate of crime against women in India: Govt data
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Assam records highest rate of crime against women in India: Govt data

New Delhi, Aug 31: India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 -- an average 86 daily -- while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was...
Indias active COVID-19 case count drops to 64,667
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India's active COVID-19 case count drops to 64,667

New Delhi, Aug 31: With 7,231 new infections being reported in a day, India's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,44,28,393, while the number of active cases came down to 64,667, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The toll from the pandemic climbed to 5,27,874 after 45 more...
Eco-friendly: Not one tree sacrificed for Delhi museum
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Eco-friendly: Not one tree sacrificed for Delhi museum

New Delhi, Aug 30: 'No tree should be harmed' is what was made clear to the architect when the exercise to build the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya (Prime Ministers' Museum) in the Nehru Memorial Museum started here. To ensure this, when a very old tree located in the middle of the museum came in the...
SC closes contempt proceedings in 1992 Babri demolition case
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SC closes contempt proceedings in 1992 Babri demolition case

New Delhi, Aug 30: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed contempt proceedings against the Uttar Pradesh government and others, including prominent BJP leaders, in the 1992 Babri Mosque demolition case. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S. Oka, and Vikram Nath said there is a verdict...
India one of most important countries in world: Harvard Prof Porter
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India one of most important countries in world: Harvard Prof Porter

New Delhi, Aug 30: India is one of the most important countries in the world and it has a lot of strength and energy, Harvard Business School (HBS) professor Michael E Porter said on Tuesday. Participating through video conferencing in an event organised by the Economic Advisory Council to the...
Is India ready for work from home ecosystem permanently?
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Is India ready for 'work from home' ecosystem permanently?

Guwahati, Aug 30: While taking care of his ailing mother, Guwahati based Mustafa Zaman was conveniently handling his official work from the comfort of his home. Last year, he got himself an office chair and other necessary stuffs to make his work area more comfortable, including a broadband...
Four new toy trains in Darjeeling for festive season
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Four new toy trains in Darjeeling for festive season

Guwahati, Aug 30: The NFR has decided to operate four new special joyrides under the toy train service of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) during the ensuing festive season, a senior official said. The new toy trains will run between Darjeeling and Ghum in both directions on a daily basis from...
5,026 females committed suicide in 2021, over half were housewives
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5,026 females committed suicide in 2021, over half were housewives

New Delhi, Aug 30: As many as 45,026 females committed suicides during 2021 in the country of whom more than half were housewives. According to a latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,64,033 people have committed suicide in 2021 across the country...
Delhi excise policy row: CBI examining Sisodia
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Delhi excise policy row: CBI examining Sisodia's bank locker

New Delhi, Aug 30: In a latest development in connection with the excise policy row involving Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday was at the Punjab National Bank's Ghaziabad branch to examine the minister's bank locker. Sisodia was...
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