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The price of milk rises again

The price of milk rises again

The festive season is around the corner, and Diwali is just a few days away. Putting a damper on the festive season, the price of milk is hicking again. Amul is one of the country's milk Manufacturing companies. The price is increasing by 2 rupees per liter of a full cream milk packet. As a result, a one-liter milk packet which used to be available at 61 rupees, will now be available at 63 rupees. It should be noted that Amul increased the price of milk three times this year. The price was last increased in the month of August.…
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India sees a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections

India sees a single-day rise of 1,542 coronavirus infections

India reported a one-day increase of 1,542 coronavirus infections, the lowest in 182 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The number of cases rose to 4,46,32,430, while active cases fell to 26,449. Said active Covid-19 caseload declined by 385 cases in 24 hours. The death toll rose to 5,28,913 with 8 new fatalities, including five deaths reported by Kerala. Three new deaths were reported from Gujarat, Odisha and West Bengal, data updated at 8 am said. Active cases comprise 0.06 percent of total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 98.76 percent, the…
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New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

New sub-variant of Omicron detected in India

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is expected to issue a bulletin on the new sub-variants BA.5.1.7 and BF.7 of Omicron reported in India.Sources said, "this is just a signal to be alert and watch the whole scenario, BF.7 was reported in Gujarat a few days ago,". For the uninitiated, BF.7 has been reported in Gujarat which has been confirmed by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre. BF.7 known as 'Omicron spawn' was first detected in China and has now reached the US, UK, Australia and Belgium. The sub-variant first originated in a region of Mongolia in China and is…
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India reported 2,060 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

India reported 2,060 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

India reported 2,060 new Covid cases, taking the toll to 4,46,30,888, and 10 more deaths, taking the death toll to 5,28,905, the health ministry said on Monday. Active cases rose to 26,834 and 0.06 percent of total infections, according to updated data from the ministry at 8 am.It added the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.75 percent. .An increase of 209 cases was recorded in the count of active COVID-19 cases in the span of 24 hours. With 10 more deaths, the death toll rose to 5,28,905, including four deaths accounted for by Kerala, the data said.The daily…
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BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi Over Bharat Jodo Yatra

BJP mocks Rahul Gandhi Over Bharat Jodo Yatra

Targeting the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra, an 'animation' video of Rahul Gandhi was shared by Bharatiya Janata Party on Twitter and Instagram on Sunday, to which the Congress has expressed strong objection that it Pointing to the frustration of the ruling party. BJP is afraid of Congres's visit and out of frustration and despair, the ruling party is making and sharing such videos. The BJP released a two-minute animation of Mr. Gandhi on Twitter depicting him as Asarani from the movie 'Sholay'. The video digs into the resignation of Congress MLAs in Goa, the resignation and accession of leader Ghulam…
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Another Kashmiri Pandit shot dead by terrorist

Another Kashmiri Pandit shot dead by terrorist

A Kashmiri Pandit who was shot by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday succumbed to his injuries in a hospital, officials said.The area has been cordoned off and operations have been launched to nab the culprits, they added. Puran Krishan Bhat was attacked near his residence in Chowdhury Gund area of ​​south Kashmir district, they said, adding that doctors declared Mr Bhat brought dead after he was shifted to Shopian Hospital. Mr. Bhat has two school-going children - a girl who studies in class 7 and a younger boy who studies in class 5 - a relative…
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Hoax bomb threat on Delhi-bound flight

Hoax bomb threat on Delhi-bound flight

An investigation into the bomb threat against a Delhi-bound flight that landed in the national capital on Friday morning has begun, Police stated.As per the report of PTI, The Central Industrial Security Force received a warning of a bomb on the Moscow-Delhi flight through an email.All passengers and crew members on board the flight were immediately disembarked and the flight was checked. According to a PTI report, A senior police official informed that nothing has been found so far and the plane has been dismantled, .“Last night a call came in about a bomb on a flight coming from Moscow…
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Narendra Modi Flags off 4th Vande Bharat Express

Narendra Modi Flags off 4th Vande Bharat Express

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 4th Vande Bharat Express train in Himachal Pradesh's Una district on Thursday. This is the first Vande Bharat train for the state, which is going to hold assembly elections soon. The train will run from Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh to New Delhi. The train will run six days a week except for Wednesday, stopping at Ambala, Chandigarh, Anandpur Sahib, and Una. It rushes to 100 km in an hour in just 52 seconds. The introduction of trains will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and fast mode of…
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Yellow alert issued for north Bengal, 2164.34 cumec water released from Teesta barrage

Yellow alert issued for north Bengal, 2164.34 cumec water released from Teesta barrage

Small and big rivers are in spate due to incessant rains in the Jalpaiguri district. Meanwhile, yellow alert has been issued in Teesta river. According to the Irrigation Department, 2164.34 cumecs of water were released from the Teesta barrage at 8 am on Wednesday. In the last 24 hours, there has been recorded rain in Malbazar. The amount of rain is being reported as 102.70 mm. At the same time, the people of the nearby villages are worried due to the rise in the water level of the Teesta river. Due to heavy rains in Sikkim, the water level of…
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Most of the IITs boycott Times Higher Education ranking

Most of the IITs boycott Times Higher Education ranking

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has ranked the highest position within all Indian institutes in the latest round of Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. Most Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) boycotted the decision for the third consecutive year over transparency concerns. Second place is taken by Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (351-400 overall), which made its debut in the ranking. In the university category, The Himachal Pradesh-based private university is ranked 96th in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022. Last year, the second position in the Indian category went to IIT Roper, which is ranked sixth…
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