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Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India: UN Special Rapporteur
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Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India:...

United Nations, Aug 18: Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely inter-linked in India, according to a UN report which highlighted contemporary forms of slavery, including severe discrimination against Dalit women in South Asia due to which they are systematically denied...
CUET Phase 4: 8,693 candidates affected as examinations at 13 centres cancelled
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CUET Phase 4: 8,693 candidates affected as examinations at 13 centres cancelled

New Delhi, Aug 18: The first and second shift examinations of the fourth phase of the CUET (UG) entrance test held on Wednesday were cancelled for 13 centres, affecting 8,693 candidates. The new date for the examinations will be announced on Thursday. However, the proposed date for the examinations...
12,608 new COVID cases in India; 72 deaths
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12,608 new COVID cases in India; 72 deaths

New Delhi, Aug 18: India saw a single day rise of 12,608 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,42,98,864, while the active cases declined to 1,01,343, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The national death toll climbed to...
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'Public should not be misled by statements against allopathy', Delhi HC on...

New Delhi, Aug 17: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while dealing with a suit related to Baba Ramdev's Patanjali 'Coronil', observed that the public at large must not be misled by making statements against allopathy. "You are welcome to have your followers, you're welcome to have your...
Cabinet approves interest subvention for banks
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Cabinet approves interest subvention for banks

New Delhi, Aug 17: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to provide interest subvention of 1.5 per cent per annum to banks for providing short term agriculture loan of upto Rs 3 lakh. The interest subvention will be provided for a period of two financial years, i.e. 2022-23 to...
Foodgrain production estimated to be record 315.72 MT, up by 4.98 MT in 2020-21
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Foodgrain production estimated to be record 315.72 MT, up by 4.98 MT in 2020-21

New Delhi, Aug 17: Foodgrain production in the country is estimated to be a record 315.72 million tonnes in the year 2021-22, an increase by 4.98 MT in 2020-21. The fourth advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops for the year 2021-22 have been released by the Union Ministry of...
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India's first portal on arrested narco offenders gets operational

New Delhi, Aug 17: A first-of-its kind database of arrested narcotics offenders has been made operational for use by various central and state prosecution agencies tasked to enforce anti-drugs laws in the country, officials said. The portal--NIDAAN or the National Integrated Database on Arrested...
In a first, kidnappers take Rs 1.3 Cr ransom in bitcoins from UP businessman
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In a first, kidnappers take Rs 1.3 Cr ransom in bitcoins from UP businessman

Lucknow, Aug 17: In a first-of-its-kind crime reported in the state capital, three persons, who had held a real-estate businessman captive, used cryptocurrency to take a ransom of Rs 1.3 crore in bitcoins before releasing him. The matter came to light a week after the police arrested the three...
Kashmiri Pandit employees protest, demand relocation
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Kashmiri Pandit employees protest, demand relocation

Jammu, Aug 17: Kashmiri Pandit government employees carried out a protest on Wednesday in J&K's Jammu city demanding relocation from the Valley in the aftermath of the killing of another member of the community. Protesters gathered in the busy Bikram Chowk disrupting the traffic. The...
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'Tiranga' hoisted at ASI monuments to flutter permanently, except at sites with...

New Delhi, Aug 17: The national flag hoisted on the premises of 150 ASI monuments on the 75th anniversary of India's independence will flutter permanently, except at sites where flagpoles are unlit after dark, senior officials said on Tuesday. At such sites, where there is no provision to...
SC: Maternity leave right cant be taken away if availed earlier for non-biological kids
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SC: Maternity leave right can't be taken away if availed earlier for...

New Delhi, Aug 17: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a woman's right to avail maternity leave cannot be taken away, if she had earlier availed child care leave for her non-biological kids. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said the fact that the woman was given child care leave...
9,062 fresh COVID-19 cases, 36 more deaths in India
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9,062 fresh COVID-19 cases, 36 more deaths in India

New Delhi, Aug 17: India on Wednesday recorded 9,062 fresh COVID-19 infections that took its tally to 4,42,86,256, while the number of active cases came down to 1,05,058, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,27,134 with 36 new fatalities, including six reconciled...
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