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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking to prosecute Farooq Abdullah for stat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by one Rajat Sharma, against former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, seeking a direction to prosecute him for allegedly making a statement on scr
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No new COVID-19 death in 24 States/UTs in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): In a remarkable achievement in India's fight against the pandemic, twenty-four States and Union Territories including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan did not report any COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Police conduct simultaneous raids at various jails in Bihar
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 3 (ANI): Bihar Police conducted simultaneous raids at various jails across the state in the presence of local administration, police sources said on Wednesday.
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Terrorism in Syria increasing due to external actors: India at UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], March 3 (ANI): Expressing grave concern over the presence of 11,000 ISIL terrorists (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) in Syria, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of India's Mission to UN, Nagaraj Naidu on Tuesday said that involvement of external actors has
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Haryana Governor approves bill to reserve 75 pc jobs in private sector for
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], March 3 (ANI): Haryana Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya has approved a bill that would provide 75 per cent reservation in the private sector jobs for the people of the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday.
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Blinken to deliver foreign policy speech on Wednesday
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 3 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to deliver a foreign policy speech on Wednesday, the State Department said in a press release.
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Study suggests using a warmer tone in college syllabi makes students more
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Oregon [US], March 3 (ANI): College course syllabi written in a warm, friendly tone are more likely to encourage students to reach out when they are struggling or need help, a new study from Oregon State University found.
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Mizoram reports only one new COVID-19 case in last 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], March 3 (ANI): Mizoram reported one new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 4,427, the state health department informed on Wednesday.
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US will have enough vaccine for every adult by May end: Biden
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): The United States would have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses for every adult American by the end of May, said President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time).
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US Senate confirms Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): The US Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Gina Raimondo as new US commerce secretary in President Joe Biden's administration.
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American drugmaker Merck to help produce J&J's COVID-19 vaccine: Biden
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and the federal government to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production.
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