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Kashmir To Be Among Most Developed States In Next 10 Years: Shah
Flagging off the second semi-high speed indigenous Vande Bharat train from the national capital to Katra in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that Kashmir would be in the "list of most developed Indian states in next 10 years and a beginning in that direction had been made today by the railway".....
IAF Chief Accepts Shooting Down Own Chopper Was 'big Mistake'
In an admission that may embarrass the union government, the new IAF chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria accepted on Friday that shooting down the Indian chopper in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year was a "big mistake".....
Hung In Haryana, BJP-Sena Set To Retain Power In Maharashtra
Haryana was set for a hung Assembly on Thursday with no party appearing in a position to cross the halfway mark in the 90-member House, but in Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena was well placed to retain power.....
Cabinet Clears Citizenship Amendment Bill
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, said sources.....
10 Arrested For Arson During Jamia University Protest
At least 10 people, all with criminal antecedents, were arrested on Tuesday for indulging in arson and setting vehicles afire during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in New Friends Colony near Jamia Millia Islamia University here on Sunday.....
Delhi Violence: 18 Injured, 2 Police Booths Set Ablaze
The violence over the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAA) that spilled over to the Seelampur and Jafrabad area of northeast Delhi on Tuesday left 18 people including 11 policemen injured, officials said.....
CBSE Mandates 75% Attendance For 10th, 12th Exams
Students should have a minimum 75 per cent attendance to be able to appear for the 10th and 12th examinations to be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).....
India's Communication Satellite GSAT-30 Put Into Orbit
The European space agency Arianespace opened its 2020 space missions account with a successful dual satellite launch - India's communication satellite GSAT-30 and Eutelsat Konnect - into geo-stationary transfer orbit on Friday early hours with its heavy lift of Ariane 5 rocket. ....
CBI Books Frost Intl In Rs 4,000-cr Fraud, Raids 13 Places
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday carried out searches at various locations in Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh after filing a case against Frost International Ltd, a Mumbai-based company involved in merchant trading and import and export of various commodities, and its promoters on charges of cheating a consortium of banks worth Rs 4,061.95 crore in 2011.....
US, China Working On Vaccine Against Coronavirus: Expert
US and Chinese medical institutions are working together to develop a vaccine against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which has already caused 440 confirmed cases of pneumonia in China, a US vaccine scientist said on Wednesday.....
