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No proposal to give another chance to aspirants who could not take civil services exam in 2020: Govt

New Delhi, July 22 (PTI): There is no proposal under consideration of the government to give another chance to aspirants who could not appear in the civil services examination in 2020, Rajya Sabha was informed

India / 22nd July 2021

No info on increase in child abuse cases due to Covid lockdowns: Govt

New Delhi, July 22 (PTI): The government Thursday said it has no information as on date regarding data on increase in cases of child abuse due to the Covid-related lockdown situations and data on the increase i

India / 22nd July 2021

Agencies doing their work, there is no interference: Govt on tax raids on media houses

New Delhi, July 22 (PTI): As the Income Tax department carried out multi-city raids against two media organisations on Thursday, Union minister Anurag Thakur said the agencies are doing their work and there is

India / 22nd July 2021

'SC, HCs can't be directed to decide a matter within fixed time-frame'

NEW DELHI, JULY 22 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the top court and the high courts cannot be directed to decide a matter within a fixed time-frame. The apex court made this observation whi

India / 22nd July 2021

Plea filed in SC seeking SIT probe into Pegasus snooping allegations

New Delhi, July 22 (PTI): A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the reports of alleged snooping by government agencies usi

India / 22nd July 2021

In Telangana, artisans turn to mask-making to sustain craft, community

NEW DELHI, JULY 22 (IANS): For artisans from the Kalabharathi Handlooms craft cluster in Telangana, the Covid-19 crisis has proven to be more than a healthy emergency, with prolonged lockdowns putting most of t

India / 22nd July 2021

No urgency on pleas against WhatsApp privacy policy as it won't transfer data to FB, says HC

New Delhi, July 22 (PTI): There is no urgency now in hearing pleas challenging WhatsApp's new privacy policy as the instant messaging platform has already made a statement that it would not transfer data to

India / 22nd July 2021

India can't have parallel legal systems for rich and poor: SC

New Delhi, July 22 (PTI): India cannot have two parallel legal systems, one for the rich and resourceful and those who wield political power and the other for small men without resources and capabilities to acc

India / 22nd July 2021

Tax department raids media groups Dainik Bhaskar, Bharat Samachar

New Delhi, July 22 (PTI): The Income Tax Department on Thursday conducted multi-city raids against two prominent media groups -- Dainik Bhaskar and Bharat Samachar -- on charges of tax evasion, official sources

India / 22nd July 2021

Pegasus Spyware: Editors Guild seek SC-monitored probe into allegations

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): Expressing shock over media reports on widespread surveillance on journalists and politicians using Pegasus spyware, the Editors Guild of India on Wednesday demanded an independent Sup

India / 21st July 2021

Farmers protesting agri laws to start stir at Jantar Mantar from Thursday

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): Farmers protesting the three contentious farm laws will start holding a stir at Jantar Mantar from Thursday under heavy security with Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal giving special permi

India / 21st July 2021

Editors Guild demands SC-monitored probe into Pegasus phone tapping allegations

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): Expressing shock over media reports on widespread surveillance on journalists and politicians using Pegasus spyware, the Editors Guild of India on Wednesday demanded an independent Sup

India / 21st July 2021

Subdued Eid celebrations across country amid Covid curbs

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated across the country with limited number of people offering prayers at mosques amid gathering curbs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra

India / 21st July 2021

UP: Doctors 'leave' cloth in woman's stomach during operation

Shahjahanpur, July 21 (PTI): Doctors at Government Medical College here have been accused of leaving a cloth in the stomach of a pregnant woman during a cesarean operation in January this year. The woman, wh

India / 21st July 2021

India successfully flight-tests new generation Akash Missile

NEW DELHI, JULY 21 (IANS): India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the new generation surface-to-air missile Akash Missile (Akash-NG) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast. The flig

India / 21st July 2021

Class 12 board exams: CBSE extends deadline for schools to compile results

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday extended the deadline for schools to prepare Class 12 results to July 25, examination controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said. E

India / 21st July 2021

India's excess deaths during Covid pandemic may be between 3.4- 4.9 million, claims report

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): India's excess deaths during the Covid pandemic could be between 3.4 to 4.9 million, according to a new report which suggests millions more may have died from the SARS-CoV-2 virus

India / 21st July 2021

Classes 10 and 12 board exams for private candidates to be held from Aug 16 to Sept 15: CBSE

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced that classes 10 and 12 exams for private candidates will be conducted from August 16 to September 15. The boar

India / 21st July 2021

Human-to-human transmission of bird flu rare, no need to panic: AIIMS chief

New Delhi, July 21 (PTI): As the country reported the first confirmed case of human death due to Avian influenza, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 vi

India / 21st July 2021

K'taka becomes 1st state to provide reservation for transgenders

BENGALURU, JULY 21 (IANS): Karnataka has become the first state in the country to provide one per cent reservation for the 'transgender' community in all the government services. The government submitte

India / 21st July 2021

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