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Air India Plane Crash: 9 of 18 Who Lost Their Lives Hailed from Kozhikode
Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan, who released details, said the victims include four children and nine people were from Kozhikode.
Amid Fears of Poaching, Rajasthan BJP Shifts 6 MLAs to Gujarat's Porbandar Ahead of Assembly Session
The saffron party has so far sent 23 of its MLAs to Gujarat out of which 18 are in Porbandar.
IMA Says Nearly 200 Doctors in India Have Succumbed to Covid-19 So Far; Requests PM's Attention
While an increasing number of doctors are getting infected and losing their lives every day, substantial number of them have been found to be general practitioners.
Security Guard Thrashes Elderly Woman for Asking Treatment Outside UP Hospital, Video Goes Viral
In the viral visuals, the woman was seen pleading for help but the accused security guard- Sanjay Mishra kept mercilessly kicking her.
Dummy Mobile Number, Hospital Address Can be Used for Testing Mentally Ill Homeless People: ICMR to Delhi HC
Taking note of the solution proposed by the research body, a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan disposed of a PIL moved by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, seeking guidelines for COVID-19 testing of mentally ill homeless persons in De...
'Network of Highways in J&K, Ladakh to Give Impetus to Region's Growth'
The Ministry said a complete transformation in the landscape of the region will be on canvas once all the ongoing projects, especially several strategically important national highways and tunnels, become operational.
Karnataka Rains: JD(S) Demands Special Financial Aid from Centre
JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda pointed out that the "state was facing double crisis of COVID pandemic and floods", and said his party will stand with the government.
Kerala Nun Rape Case: Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal Granted Bail by Trial Court
The Additional Sessions Court had cancelled the bail granted to the Bishop on July 13 for failing to appear for the trial and issued a Non Bailable Warrant against him.
Govt Extends Date for Filing Applications for Export of PPE Medical Coveralls till August 8
As per the procedure laid out, it was decided that from August onwards, applications filed from the first day to third day of each month would have to be considered for the quota of that month.
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Reply on PIL for Setting up Body to Regulate Broadcast Channels
The plea said that an independent body with the name of the Broadcast Regulatory Authority of India be set up to check 'sensational reporting' and discourse by TV news channels on critical issues.
Indian Railways Moves to End Practice of Appointing Bungalow Peons
Railways Ministry officials said the TADKs join as temporary staff but are absorbed into Group 'D' staff through screening after around three years.
'Case of Discrimination': Bombay HC Quashes Orders Putting Curbs on Elderly Film, TV Artistes
A bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and RI Chagla set aside the GRs (government resolutions) issued on May 30 and June 23 by the state government.
As Trump Signs ‘Buy American’ Order for Essential Drugs, Govt Says It Will Hurt China, Not India
Officials said the order mainly targets procurement in high-tech areas like fermentation-based API, for which China has been the single source of global supply, and not low-cost generics, where India holds the edge.
Railways May End Colonial-era 'Khalasi System' of Appointing Peons Who Work at Homes of Senior officials
"The issue regarding the appointment of TADK is under review in Railway Board. It has, therefore, been decided that any appointment of fresh face substitutes as TADK should not either be processed or made with immediate effect.
DU Approves Syllabi of 4 Courses, Suggests Hindi Translation to be Made Available to Students
Teachers had said the syllabi of the four courses- political science, sociology, history and English -were yet to be finalised. They had expressed apprehensions about how would they be able to start the classes.
In a First for Country, UNESCO Recognises Two Odisha Villages as 'Tsunami Ready'
With it Odisha became the first state in the country to have such villages and the country the first in the Indian Ocean region to achieve the honour from UNESCO.