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Ukrainian envoy to India seeks PM Modis intervention
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Ukrainian envoy to India seeks PM Modi's intervention

New Delhi, Feb 24: Ukraine's envoy to India Dr Igor Polikha on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to activate dialogue with Russia amid the ongoing crisis.Ambassador Igor Polikha said that India has a special relationship with Russia and New Delhi can play a more active role in controlling...
Ukrainian airspace closed; Air India plane departs from Delhi to bring back Indians from Ukraine
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Ukrainian airspace closed; Air India plane departs from Delhi to bring back...

New Delhi, Feb 24: An Air India plane took off for Ukraine on Thursday morning to bring back Indians from the eastern European nation, which is now facing a Russian offensive. However, as the Ukrainian authorities on Thursday morning closed the country's airspace for civil aircraft operations,...
SC rejects plea seeking cancellation of offline board exams for classes 10, 12
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SC rejects plea seeking cancellation of offline board exams for classes 10, 12

New Delhi, Feb 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of offline board examinations for classes 10 and 12 to be conducted by the CBSE and several other boards this year. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar observed that such petition creates false...
Two Chinese, over 100 Nepali nationals arrested for running illegal loan scheme targeting Indians
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Two Chinese, over 100 Nepali nationals arrested for running illegal loan scheme...

Kathmandu, Feb 23: Two Chinese and more than 100 Nepali nationals have been arrested in Nepal for their involvement in running aN online fraud loan scheme targeting Indians, police said on Wednesday. Nepal Police said in a press release that they arrested two Chinese and 115 Nepali nationals in...
Active cases in India dip to 1,64,522
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Active cases in India dip to 1,64,522

New Delhi, Feb 23: India logged 15,102 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,28,67,031, while the active cases declined to 1,64,522, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,12,622 with 278 fresh...
Air India evacuation flight leaves for Ukraine, to bring back Indians
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Air India evacuation flight leaves for Ukraine, to bring back Indians

New Delhi, Feb 22: Air India on Tuesday operated a Boeing 787 aircraft to Ukraine to bring back Indians amid rising tensions in the eastern European country. The aircraft, which has more than 250 seats, is expected to return to the national capital at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday, according to an...
Internet sensation Kili Paul felicitated by High Commission of India in Tanzania
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Internet sensation Kili Paul felicitated by High Commission of India in Tanzania

New Delhi, Feb 22: Kili Paul, the Tanzanian social media star known for his lip-syncing videos on Bollywood songs, has been honoured by the High Commission of India in Tanzania. In a post on Twitter on Monday, Indian High Commissioner to Tanzania, Binaya Pradhan, shared photographs from Paul's...
Active COVID-19 cases in India settle below two lakh after 49 days
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Active COVID-19 cases in India settle below two lakh after 49 days

New Delhi, Feb 22: India added 13,405 new coronavirus infections in a single day, taking the virus tally to 4,28,51,929, while the active cases dipped below two lakh after 49 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,12,344 with 235 fresh...
CBI court sentences Lalu to five years in prison in fodder scam case
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CBI court sentences Lalu to five years in prison in fodder scam case

Ranchi, Feb 21: A special CBI court on Monday sentenced RJD supremo Lalu Prasad to five years in prison and slapped a fine of Rs 60 lakh on him in connection with the Rs 139 crore Doranda treasury embezzlement case of the fodder scam. The court pronounced the sentence after virtually...
SC issues notice on plea seeking enforcement of fundamental duties of citizens
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SC issues notice on plea seeking enforcement of fundamental duties of citizens

New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response from the Centre and state governments on a PIL seeking enforcement of fundamental duties set out in Article 51A of the Constitution.The plea has been filed by advocate-on-record Durga Dutt through advocate Karunakar Mahalik. The plea...
SC agrees to listing of plea seeking cancellation of offline Board exams for classes 10, 12
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SC agrees to listing of plea seeking cancellation of offline Board exams for...

New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for hearing a plea seeking cancellation of offline physical board examinations for classes 10 and 12 to be held by CBSE and other several boards this year. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices A S Bopanna and Hima...
RTPCR, double vax no more needed to visit Puris Jagannath temple
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RTPCR, double vax no more needed to visit Puri's Jagannath temple

Puri, Feb 21: Devotees will now be allowed to enter the famed Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri without double vaccination certificates or RTPCR COVID-negative reports, the administration announced on Monday. The decision was taken in view of the declining COVID-19 cases, officials said. ...
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