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Hanging glacier broke off to trigger Uttarakhand flood, say scientists
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 11 (ANI): The Uttarakhand flash flood incident took place after a Himalayan glacier from a remote peak fell into water and triggered the huge flood in the state, claimed scientists who have investigated and studied the incident.
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Sex CD case: SC defers to March 5 hearing on plea seeking to transfer case
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred to March 5, the petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking its direction to transfer the case from Chhattisgarh to another state, involving Chief Minister, Bhupesh Baghel, who is allegedly i
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88 pc Indians strongly favour strengthening tobacco control law: Survey
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Over 80 per cent of Indians believe that use of cigarettes, bidis and smokeless tobacco is a very serious problem and 88 per cent strongly support the strengthening of the current tobacco control law to address this menace, while 72 per cent believe seco
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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Death toll rises to 34, 204 people still missin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun(Uttarakhand) [India], February 11 (ANI): The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has mounted to 34 and 204 persons are still missing, informed the State Secretariat on Thursday.
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Mizoram reports 2 new COVID-19, active count at 22
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], February 11 (ANI): Mizoram reported two new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 22, the state health department informed on Thursday.
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Hima Das will keep running for country: Rijiju after Assam govt appoints s
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that sprinter Hima Das will continue running for the country even after the Assam government decided to appoint her as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state.
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YSRCP claims victory in first phase of Andhra panchayat polls
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh state government Advisor and YSRCP General Secretary Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Wednesday claimed the YSRCP-backed candidates have bagged more than 81 per cent seats in the first phase of panchayat elections.
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US supports Myanmar people's right to peacefully assemble, says Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): The United States stands with the people of Myanmar and support their right to peacefully assemble, including the right to protest peacefully in support of the democratically elected government, said Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local ti
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Assam govt decides to appoint sprinter Hima Das as DSP
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 11 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonwal in a meeting Council of Ministers (CoM) at Janata Bhawan, Guwahati on Wednesday decided to appoint ace sprinter Hima Das as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state.
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South African coronavirus variant detected in California for first time
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], February 11 (ANI): Two cases of coronavirus strains first detected in South Africa have been reported in the US State of California, said Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday (local time).
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US, Japan express concern over Chinese assertiveness around Senkaku Island
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi during a call on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China's enactment of a new coast guar
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Defence Minister to make statement on 'present situation in Eastern Ladakh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Amid the ongoing standoff with China at the Ladakh border area, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to make a statement in Rajya Sabha on Thursday regarding the 'present situation in Eastern Ladakh' at 10:30 am.
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