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25 Jun

Private Sector Can Now Build Rockets

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New Delhi: The private sector will now be allowed to carry out space activities like building of rockets, satellites and providing launch services, ISRO chief K Sivan said today. He said the private sector can also be part of the inter-planetary missions of the Indian Space Research Organisation. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved participation of the private sector in the entire range of space activities, including planetary exploration missions. Dr Sivan, however, added that ISRO's activities are not going to reduce and it will continue to carry our space-based activities including advanced research and development, inter-planetary and human space flight…

24 Jun

India deploys T-90 Bhishma tank in Ladakh

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Amid ongoing border row with China following violent clashes in the Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India has deployed T-90 Bhishma tank, considered to be the world's most infallible tank in the world, in the eastern Ladakh region. Indian Army deployed T-90 Bhishma Tank earlier this month as part of its preparations to respond to any challenge posed by China. In the war-like situations, India has also given a clear message that the encroachment on the Sino-India border will no longer be tolerated. The deployment of T-90 Bhishma also conveyed India's hidden message of gaining an…

24 Jun

Woman killed while trying to save daughter from alleged molesters

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A 52-year-old woman in south Bengal’s Howrah was killed Tuesday night after she was pushed off the stairs when she tried to stop two men from molesting her college-going daughter, police said. Police have arrested the prime accused Kush Bera. He is the husband of a local Trinamool Congress panchayat leader and was known to the girl and her family. The girl used to call him ‘uncle’. Following the incident, two Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, Locket Chatterjee and Soumitra Khan rushed to the spot. Villagers also blocked the road. According to the complaint lodged by the girl’s father, she had…

24 Jun

Aarogya Setu App To Be Used With Special Technology For Surveillance

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday launched yet another dole scheme under which financial assistance of Rs 15,000 will be given to women of Kapu community in the age group of 45-60. The Kapu Nestham scheme is one of the pre-poll promises made by the chief minister. In a period of five years, they will be getting a total of Rs 75,000, an official statement said. About Rs 354 crore is distributed to over 2.36 lakh women having rice cards and belonging to Kapu, Balija, Telaga and Ontari communities. The amount is deposited as an unencumbered…

24 Jun

PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended

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Deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar cards has been extended. Now you can link your PAN card and Aadhaar card till March 31, 2021. The old deadline to link PAN and Aadhaar was June 30, 2020. Now, by March 31, 2021 all Permanent Account Numbers (PAN) in India will have to be linked with respective Aadhaar numbers. If any person fails to connect his PAN number with Aadhaar, his PAN card will become inoperative within a month. Persons with inoperative PAN cards will be considered equivalent to those who do not possess a PAN card. Such persons may also be fined…

24 Jun

Pakistani Man Breaks Into Dubai Villa

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Dubai: An Indian businessman and his wife were brutally murdered by a Pakistani man inside their villa in Dubai during a break-in and robbery bid, according to a media report. Hiren Adhiya and Vidhi Adhiya, both in their 40s, were killed inside their villa at the Arabian Ranches. Dubai Police arrested the Pakistani man in less than 24 hours, Gulf News reported on Tuesday. Brigadier Jamal Al Jallaf, Director of Criminal Investigation Department at Dubai Police, said the daughter of the couple called the Dubai Police command room to report the incident. "Patrols and forensic experts went to the two-floors…

24 Jun

Bengal Extends Lockdown Till July 31

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has extended the current lockdown with relaxations in the state from June 30 to July 31. Announcing this at the end of a 3-hour all party meeting today, Ms Banerjee said, "The COVID-19 problem is spreading. Let is try and extend the lockdown with restrictions till July 31." Bengal recorded 370 new cases of coronavirus yesterday, which took the total to 14,728. Of these, the number of active cases is 4,930. Besides, 11 deaths were recorded which brought the total to 580. Another key decision on the coronavirus crisis taken during today's meeting is to…

24 Jun

Complaint filed in Bihar court seeks FIR against Baba Ramdev over COVID-19 medicine claim.

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After the government asked Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved to stop advertising about Ayurvedic medicines that allegedly cure Covid-19, until the Ayush Ministry examines the medicines, a complaint has been filed against the Company owners before a court in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.The complaint has been filed by social activist Tamanna Hashmi under Sections 420 (Cheating), 120B (Criminal Conspiracy), 270 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) of IPC. Hashmi has named Patanjali Research Institute convenor Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna, the chairman of the organisation, as accused.…

24 Jun

“100% Success Rate”: Tamil Nadu Bats For Native Siddha Treatment For Coronavirus

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In Tamil Nadu, after reporting successful recovery of 25 patients at a centre in Chennai, the state government is expanding the use of Siddha treatment at another centre. As Tamil Nadu's coronavirus tally crossed the 64,000-mark, the state government has claimed the native Siddha treatment for patients with no or mild symptoms has given 100 per cent recovery rate. On Tuesday, Yoga teacher Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved claimed that it has launched medicines that can cure the highly infectious illness within seven days. The company has been ordered by the government to stop advertising or publicising such claims until they have been examined.…

23 Jun

Delhi HC grants bail to pregnant Jamia student Safoora Zargar.

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The Delhi high court Tuesday granted bail to Jamia student Safoora Zargar, who is pregnant and was arrested under anti-terror law UAPA in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta did not oppose it on humanitarian grounds. Justice Rajiv Shakdher passed the order after the Central government, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, agreed to Ms. Zargar's bail plea on humanitarian grounds. The Solicitor General said that the order enlarging her on bail should not be made a precedent and additonally insisted on a series of…