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NEP to be implemented in Assam from April 2022, says Biswa Sarma
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], August 21 (ANI): Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the state government will implement the New Education Policy (NEP) from April 1, 2022 under which all high schools would be upgraded to senior secondary school.
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HAL will make India self-reliant in defence technology: Venkaiah Naidu
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): While addressing the scientists and engineers of Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) Bengaluru, Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu said that indigenous products will play a key role in leapfrogging India as an aerospace and defence powerhouse in the com
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Armed uprising recaptures Afghan district from Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 21 (ANI): Taliban terrorists lost control of Afghanistan's Pol-e-Hesar district of northern Baghlan province after they came in conflict with armed uprising on Friday, a media report said.
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Pentagon acknowledges presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): The United States on Friday acknowledged the presence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan amid its large-scale evacuation from the war-torn country.
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Afghan baby at Kabul airport handed back to father after receiving treatme
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A viral video of an Afghan baby being handed over the walled perimeter of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul showed US Marines taking the baby to be treated at a hospital at the facility, Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby said on
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Biden picks new envoys for China, Japan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday announced R. Nicholas Burns as the country's nominee for Ambassador to China and Rahm Emanuel as the country's nominee for Ambassador to Japan, the White House said in a press release.
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Delhi witnesses rains accompanied by thunderstorms
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Parts of the national capital witnessed rain accompanied by thunderstorms, bringing down the temperature in Delhi early on Saturday.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs visits BSF Frontier Headq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 21 (ANI): A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs visited the Frontier Headquarters of Border Security Force (BSF) Jammu and Border outpost (BOP) Makwal as a part of study visit on administration, development and people welfare in the U
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Pegasus probe among 11 demands raised by opposition parties, to hold joint
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leaders of 18 other political parties on Friday launched a strong attack on the Narendra Modi government accusing it of "destruction of economy" and demanded Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe into the use of Pega
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US Deputy Secy of State discusses Afghan rights with top Uzbek diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 21 (ANI): Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman discussed ways to protect human rights in Afghanistan with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, following the swift Taliban takeover.
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NATO suspends all support to Afghanistan, calls for end to violence
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 21 (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday announced that it has suspended all support to war-torn Afghanistan and called for an end to the violence in the nation following the Taliban's siege of Kabul.
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Despite surge in COVID-19 cases, situation under control in Himachal, says
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 21 (ANI): Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jairam Thakur on Thursday said that despite a surge in COVID-19 cases, the situation is under control in the state.
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