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Kerala LoP Satheesan calls for enquiry into CAG report on expired medicine
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Wednesday slammed the Left Democratic Front government in the state, pointing out the remarks in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that expired drugs were supplied to 26 hospitals in 60 instances during 2016-17 to
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US: President Trump grants pardons, commutations to individuals convicted
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Just a few hours after being sworn in as the 47th President of the US, Donald Trump on Monday (local time) granted pardons and commutations to the convicts charged in relation to the events that occurred at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to a statement from the White House.
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Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for Trump critics and family members ahea
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In the final hours of his presidency, President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons for several critics of President-elect Donald Trump, as well as family members, including his brothers, sister, and their spouses. These pardons aimed to shield them from potential legal retribution under Tr
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Railway Protection Force apprehends 586 Bangladeshi nationals, 318 Rohingy
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
"In June and July 2024, RPF apprehended 88 Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants in areas under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). Some of these individuals confessed to entering India illegally and were intercepted while travelling by train to destinations such as Kolkata," as per the minist
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Director Adam Mckay speaks about 'Don't Look Up' viewership
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Critically acclaimed director Adam Mckay opened up about the response to his 2021 popular Netflix release 'Don't Look Up.' The director says that the response received by the film on Netflix is much more energising and inspiring when compared to the 'critics' and the 'cultural gatekeepers'
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Chinese rights lawyer marks three years in detention, vows not to "bow" to
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to RFA, Xie was arrested in December 2021 on charges of "subversion" after supporting a teacher who was detained in a psychiatric hospital for criticizing the government. The teacher, Li Tiantian, had spoken out about the expulsion of a Shanghai journalism professor who encouraged
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Biden administration to remove Cuba from US terrorism list
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will remove Cuba from the US state sponsor of terrorism list, reversing a designation made by Donald Trump's administration in 2021.
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Taiwan's NSB releases report on infiltration tactics used by China
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The short report, "Analysis on the Infiltration Tactics Concerning China's Espionage Cases", released on Sunday noted that the number of people in Taiwan prosecuted for Chinese espionage rose significantly in recent years, from 16 in 2021 to 64 in 2024.
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Loan disbursal to Micro-Finance Institutions rises 43% over 3 years: IIFL
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The quarterly average ticket size of Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) loan disbursal rose 43 per cent from Rs 35 thousand to Rs 50 thousand between September 2021 to 2024, as per the Financial Stability report of the IIFL Capital.
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Gujarat becomes first state to launch special narco reward scheme to comba
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office, this pioneering initiative has yielded remarkable results, with 87,607 kg of drugs valued at Rs 16,155 crore confiscated between October 2021 and December 2024.
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Players Among the Top 100 in the World Set to Battle it Out at the Singapo
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Singapore, January 9: The inaugural Singapore Tennis Open (STO) 2025 is set to dazzle fans as professional women's tennis takes centre court at the Kallang Tennis Hub from 27 January to 2 February 2025. Among the player field for STO 2025 are current World No.14 Anna Kalinskaya, 2021 US Open
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CISF achieves 40 per cent drop in suicide rate, falls below national avera
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As per the data, the CISF reported a total of 15 suicide cases in 2024, compared to 25 in 2023, 26 in 2022, 21 in 2021, and 18 in 2020.
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