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Chandrayaan-3 scheduled for launch in August 2022, Lok Sabha told
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Chandrayaan-3 scheduled for launch in August 2022, Lok Sabha told

New Delhi, Feb 3: The Department of Space has planned as many as 19 missions this year even as the Chandrayaan-3, the next phase of India's mission to the moon, is scheduled for August 2022, the government told the Lok Sabha."Based on the learnings from Chandrayaan-2 and suggestions made by the...
Age, poverty no bar: 80-yr-old cobbler to fight his 20th election
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Age, poverty no bar: 80-yr-old cobbler to fight his 20th election

Chandigarh, Feb 3: Neither his age nor his financial constraints prevent an 80-year-old cobbler in Punjab's Hoshiarpur from contesting elections. As Punjab goes to polls on February 20, he will be fighting his 20th election. Om Prakash Jakhu, who mends and cleans shoes for a living at a small...
Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 15,33,921
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Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 15,33,921

New Delhi, Feb 3: With 1,72,433 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,18,03,318, while the active cases decreased to 15,33,921, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to...
Chhota Rajan discharged in MCOCA case by Mumbai Court
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Chhota Rajan discharged in MCOCA case by Mumbai Court

Mumbai, Feb 2: Underworld Don Chhota Rajan was discharged by a Special Mumbai court in connection with a MCOCA case lodged against him and others.Five persons and a girl were shot in Bandra west area of Mumbai out of which five later died on March 1, 1999. In this case Chhota Rajan was made an...
J-K: 439 terrorists, 109 security personnel killed since Article 370 was abrogated, says govt
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J-K: 439 terrorists, 109 security personnel killed since Article 370 was...

New Delhi, Feb 2: As many as 439 terrorists and 109 security personnel were killed in 541 terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was repealed on August 5, 2019, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. Replying to a written question in Rajya Sabha, Rai said 98 civilians...
Health Minister cycles to Parliament
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Health Minister cycles to Parliament

New Delhi, Feb 2: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday rode a bicycle to reach Parliament ahead of the Rajya Sabha proceedings.However, this is not the first time that the Union Minister cycled to reach Parliament from his house. On several occasions earlier, he has cycled to send...
Medical University students seek President
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Medical University students seek President's permission for euthanasia

Saharanpur (UP), Feb 2: In a shocking development, the students of the Glocal Medical College have written to President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking his permission for euthanasia.The students are troubled by the closure of their university which has been de-recognised by the Medical Council of India...
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Gujarat's Khijadia & UP's Bakhira wildlife sanctuary, India's two new Ramsar...

New Delhi, Feb 2: Two more wetlands in India were declared as Ramsar sites, taking the total number of protected sites in the country to 49, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday. Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh have...
India reports over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities
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India reports over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities

New Delhi, Feb 2: With 1,61,386 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's total tally of cases increased to over 4.16 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,97,975 with 1,733 fatalities reported during...
Ajanta, Ellora caves reopen; online tickets, vaccination must for visitors
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Ajanta, Ellora caves reopen; online tickets, vaccination must for visitors

Aurangabad, Feb 2: The world famous Ajanta and Ellora caves and various other monuments reopened here in Maharashtra on Wednesday after being shut for about three weeks in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases, an official said.Online purchase of tickets and full vaccination are mandatory for...
PM Modi says no to politics in Union Budget, new-age sectors are the flavour
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PM Modi says no to politics in Union Budget, new-age sectors are the flavour

New Delhi, Feb 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has refused to succumb to electoral pressures as the Union Budget announced on Tuesday had no mention of populism or playing to regional galleries. Elections to five states are slated this month but a Budget perusal will leave you wondering as the...
Delhi HC seeks Centre
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea against mobile spyware

New Delhi, Feb 1: The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the Centre's stand on a petition highlighting the invasion of privacy of mobile phone users by spyware tools that monitor and record information. Justice V Kameswar Rao issued notice on the petitioner by Dimple Vivek, a lawyer, who argued...
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