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28 May

India is capable of becoming 100% organic farming nation by 2040: Former Sikkim CM

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Former Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling said, “India is capable to become a 100 percent organic farming nation by 2040. With political will and collective action, it would indeed be possible to transform India into an organic country.” Under the theme ‘Profitability for Humanity’. During the inaugural session, Chamling reiterated Sikkim and its journey as the first organic state of India and also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for pushing the organic agenda on a national level and making it a national program. Manoj Mishra, director-global projects, iconex exhibitions private limited, also echoed that ‘Profitability for Humanity’ is the…

27 May

Fire at 2 hospitals in Delhi

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Two fires broke out at Safdarjung Hospital in south Delhi and Makkar Multispeciality Hospital in the eastern part of the city on Friday morning, but no casualties were reported, officials said. Four fire tenders were rushed to Makkar Multispeciality Hospital in East Delhi's Lakshmi Nagar after a fire broke out on the roof of the facility at 8.10 am, they said. The fire has been brought under control.

27 May

UP woman succumbs to burns by in-laws

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A woman died of burns on Thursday. An FIR has been registered against her husband and other family members at Jahanabad police station. According to her family members, she got married to a man from Sajna village in 2021. The in-laws allegedly demanded Rs 2 lakh from the woman's family as dowry. According to the complaint, the in-laws allegedly poured flammable liquid on the woman and set her on fire after her family members failed to meet the dowry demands.

27 May

Two fresh COVID-19 cases in Andamans

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The number of COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 10,043 on Friday as two more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. So far 9,910 people have recovered from the disease and 129 patients have died from the infection. The administration has so far tested over 7.36 lakh samples for COVID-19.

27 May

COVID-19 cases rise to 15,814

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India reported 2,710 new coronavirus infections in a day, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,47,530, while active cases reached 15,814, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll rose to 5,24,539 with 14 new fatalities. Active cases comprise 0.04 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.75 percent, the ministry said. An increase of 400 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The number of people who recovered from the disease rose to 4,26,07,177, while the death rate was…

27 May

Thane district reports 59 Covid cases

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With the addition of 59 more cases, the number rose to 7, 09,725 in Maharashtra's Thane district on Thursday. As no one succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll in the district was unchanged at 11,895. In neighboring Palghar district, the number of cases stood at 1,63,612, while the death toll stood at 3,407.

26 May

T-Series acquires rights to novel about Tata family

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Production company T-Series on Tuesday announced that it has acquired the rights to a book on India's most influential and popular business family, The Tatas. The Bhushan Kumar-led company announced on its social media handles that it has acquired the rights to author Girish Kuber's 2019 novel "The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation". "T-Series Films and Almighty Motion Pictures are proud to acquire the AV rights to the story of a legendary family that has been involved in nation-building for three generations," T-Series posted on Instagram. The production banner is yet to announce the format…

26 May

PM Modi to inaugurate India’s biggest drone festival

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's largest drone festival here on Friday and will interact with Kishan drone pilots as well as witness an open-air drone demonstration. 'Bharat Drone Festival 2022' is a two-day event and is being held on May 27 and 28. Modi will inaugurate India's largest drone festival 'Bharat Drone Mohotsav 2022' at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on May 27 at 10 am, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. The festival will witness virtual awards of drone pilot certificates, product launches, panel discussions, flying demonstrations, display of Made in India drone taxi…

26 May

26 foreign terrorists killed in J-K

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Security forces have killed 26 foreign terrorists linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed outfits in Jammu and Kashmir in the first five months of the year, a senior police officer said on Thursday. "So far, 26 foreign terrorists have been neutralized this year," Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar said, after three Lashkar terrorists were killed after security forces foiled an infiltration attempt in Kupwara district on Thursday. Kumar said 14 of the slain foreign terrorists belonged to Jaish, founded by Masood Azhar, while 12 were associated with LeT, founded by Hafiz Mohammad Saeed. Earlier this month, a…

26 May

Monsoon slowing down, soon to be normal

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The Southwest Monsoon started moving towards Kerala on Thursday, covering southern Sri Lanka on Thursday, the Met Office said. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday afternoon that conditions are favorable for the advancement of southwest monsoon over other parts of the South Arabian Sea, the entire Maldives and adjacent areas of Lakshadweep and some parts of the Comoros area. According to reports, heavy rains are lashing parts of Kerala and the Met Office has predicted heavy rains in the southern state and Lakshadweep in the next two days. The Met Office had earlier said that the Southwest Monsoon is…