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SC on induction of women in NDA: We don’t want women to be denied their right,
22 Sep

SC on induction of women in NDA: We don’t want women to be denied their right,

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the centre’s plea to defer the first National Defence Academy (NDA) exam for women candidates, saying it doesn’t want women to be denied their right. The induction of women cannot be posted by one year, it said. UPSC NDA exam is scheduled to be held on November 14. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said: “This won’t send the right signal to women after having given them the aspiration. Let’s begin from this year.” “We cannot delay things by a year. We gave hope to the girls. We cannot deny them that…
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PM Modi’s Flight Used Pakistan Airspace After Permission
22 Sep

PM Modi’s Flight Used Pakistan Airspace After Permission

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s non-stop flight to the US on Wednesday flew over Pakistan’s airspace to avoid Afghanistan. PM Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to the United States on Wednesday where he will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House. According to government sources, India had sought permission from Pakistan regarding the usage of Pakistan’s airspace for Prime Minister Modi’s flight to the US, for which a nod was given by Islamabad. “Pakistan has allowed India to use its…
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Two pilots dead as Army helicopter crash lands in Jammu and Kashmir
21 Sep

Two pilots dead as Army helicopter crash lands in Jammu and Kashmir

editor0 CommentsIndia, Accident,
Two pilots were killed when an Army helicopter crash-landed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday. The incident took place during a training sortie in a densely forested area of Patnitop area. “Today, during a training sortie in Patnitop area, Indian Army’s Cheetah helicopter crash-landed in Shiv Garh Dhar area in the district,” a Jammu-based defence spokesman said. The two pilots were injured in the incident and they were evacuated to a hospital. However, they succumbed to their injuries The incident reportedly occurred between 10.30 am to 10.45 am, officials said, adding the chopper belonged to the Army Aviation…
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41 trainers felicitated on Kaushalacharya Awards 2021
21 Sep

41 trainers felicitated on Kaushalacharya Awards 2021

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In a bid to empower India’s youth and encourage more trainers to join the Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) honoured trainers and launched four new trades at a digital conclave organized on the third edition of Kaushalacharya Awards. At the event, 41 trainers from Skill India’s several initiatives and training programmes — Directorate General of Training (DGT), Apprenticeship, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and Entrepreneurship — were felicitated for their contribution towards creating a future-ready skilled workforce and ensuring that capacity-building is a continued endeavour. Of the 41 trainers…
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India To Resume Exports, Donations of COVID-19 Vaccines: Health Minister
20 Sep

India To Resume Exports, Donations of COVID-19 Vaccines: Health Minister

editor0 CommentsHealth, India, International
India will resume the export and donations of excess vaccines next month, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Monday, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the US where the issue was likely to be raised by President Joe Biden.India, the world's biggest maker of vaccines overall, stopped vaccine exports in April to focus on inoculating its own population as infections exploded. The government wants to vaccinate all of its 94.4 crore adults by December and has so far given at least one dose to 61 per cent of them. Mandaviya told the media that India will resume…
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Channi becomes Punjab CM, urges Centre to withdraw farm laws
20 Sep

Channi becomes Punjab CM, urges Centre to withdraw farm laws

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political,
Newly sworn-in Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Monday urged the Centre to repeal agricultural laws. In his first remarks after being sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab, the 58-year-old asked the Centre to withdraw the three contentious farm laws, adding that his party Congress stands firmly behind the agitating farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Farmers in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have been protesting against three contentious farm laws. Several rounds of meetings between the Centre and farmer leaders have ended in deadlock. Channi, the first Dalit chief minister of the state, said he…
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Bengaluru: Five of family, including 9-month-old boy, found dead
18 Sep

Bengaluru: Five of family, including 9-month-old boy, found dead

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A two-year-old girl survived with the bodies of her five family members for three days after they allegedly died by suicide at their Bengaluru home. But another nine-month-old infant starved to death. The two-year-old was finally rescued on Friday and the shocking details of the deaths emerged as H Shankar returned to his home after five days and realised his family had met a tragic end, police said. Only his granddaughter was alive."We found out that there were five bodies inside the house. A baby was found alive…. we don't know the reason behind the deaths. We have rescued the…
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India aims to launch FTA negotiations with UK by November 1
16 Sep

India aims to launch FTA negotiations with UK by November 1

editor0 CommentsBusiness, India, International
India and the United Kingdom plan to launch negotiations on a trade deal between the two nations by 1 November 2021, the commerce and industry said on Tuesday.Both nations are looking at an interim trade deal by March next year, which will be followed by a comprehensive FTA. The interim deal will involve early concessions on certain key high-priority products and services related to tariffs or market access Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that an interim trade agreement is the first step towards an FTA that would allow both nations to immensely benefit from the early gains of…
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Delhi bans firecrackers ahead of Diwali, CM Arvind Kejriwal points at pollution
16 Sep

Delhi bans firecrackers ahead of Diwali, CM Arvind Kejriwal points at pollution

editor0 CommentsIndia,
The Delhi government on Wednesday banned the storage, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital during the Diwali season due to concerns over hazardous air pollution levels.The move mirrors that by the ruling AAP last year, when pollution levels were also linked to the wider spread of COVID-19. The city saw a spike in cases - a seven-day average of around 6,000 per day- as air quality dipped in the week after Diwali. "In view of the dangerous condition of Delhi's pollution during Diwali in the last three years, like last year, a complete ban is being imposed…
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Shilpa Shetty To Mumbai Police: Was Not Aware Of Raj Kundra’s Work
16 Sep

Shilpa Shetty To Mumbai Police: Was Not Aware Of Raj Kundra’s Work

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Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty in a statement to Mumbai police claimed she was not aware of her husband Raj Kundra’s activities as she was busy with her work. She told the police that Viaan Industries Limited was started in the year 2015 by Raj Kundra. He holds a 24.50% stake in the company and was its director from April 2015 to July 2020. Later he resigned from the company for some personal reasons. “I have no idea about the ‘Hotshots’ or ‘Bollyfame’ apps,” she said.   According to a supplementary charge sheet filed by the city police in a Mumbai court in connection with a case…
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