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Indian Army plans to order another 72,000 assault rifles from the US.
12 Jul

Indian Army plans to order another 72,000 assault rifles from the US.

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Amid the ongoing dispute with China over boundary issue, the Indian Army is going to place another order of 72,000 Sig 716 assault rifles from the United States. The order for the second batch of the assault rifles would be coming after the first lot of 72,000 rifles, has already been delivered to the Army for use by troops in Northern Command and other operational areas. The Indian Army had received the first lot of Sig Sauer assault rifles to boost its counter-terrorism operations. India had acquired the rifles under the fast-track procurement (FTP) programme. The new rifles will replace…
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CCTV monitoring, powerless water coolers on trains soon as railways to launch 20 in-house innovations.
12 Jul

CCTV monitoring, powerless water coolers on trains soon as railways to launch 20 in-house innovations.

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CCTV monitoring, powerless water coolers on trains soon as Rlys to launch 20 in-house innovationsThe Railway Board has decided to implement 20 innovations by its employees to make train journeys safer and improve passenger comfort - such as a bell warning to alert travellers minutes before a train departs, real-time CCTV monitoring inside coaches, printing of unreserved tickets through mobile applications - on a mass scale. The Railway Board has decided to implement 20 innovations by its employees to make train journeys safer and improve passenger comfort - such as a bell warning to alert travellers minutes before a train…
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Anupam Kher’s mother and brother tested positive for COVID-19
12 Jul

Anupam Kher’s mother and brother tested positive for COVID-19

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Anupam Kher's family tests POSITIVE for coronavirus In another breaking news from Bollywood, veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher's mother Dulari, his brother Raju Kher and sister-in-law have tested COVID-19 positive. The actor took to his Twitter to share a video and informed his fans about the same. He also shared that BMC has been informed about it and his mother has been admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Hospital. He also revealed that he also tested for coronavirus and his report is negative.
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Covid-19: Bengaluru Announces Lockdown From July 14 As COVID-19 Cases Rise.
11 Jul

Covid-19: Bengaluru Announces Lockdown From July 14 As COVID-19 Cases Rise.

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Bengaluru will once again go into a lockdown from 8 pm on July 14 to 5 am on July 22 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Saturday. Detailed guidelines of the lockdown will be declared on Monday. However, essential services will be allowed in the city and its neighbouring rural districts. Earlier it was decided that Bengaluru will go under a complete lockdown on Sunday, July 11 — a weekly ritual that will go on till August 2. Asking people to join hands in controlling COVID-19 by remaining at home during the…
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Vikas Dubey crime saga:UP govt forms SIT to probe police’s ‘connivance’ with Vikas Dubey.
11 Jul

Vikas Dubey crime saga:UP govt forms SIT to probe police’s ‘connivance’ with Vikas Dubey.

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Just a day after Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter in Kanpur, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the matter. Additional chief secretary Sanjay Bhoosreddy will lead the SIT while ADG Hariram Sharma and DIG J Ravindra Gaur have been named as members of the special team. The encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey has created a nationwide stir with certain sections scrutinizing the death and alleging that it was a 'staged' encounter by the UP police. The SIT will submit its report to the government by July 31, the statement said. The probe team will…
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MPs to physically attend Monsoon Session, both Houses to function from respective chambers.
11 Jul

MPs to physically attend Monsoon Session, both Houses to function from respective chambers.

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Secretary generals of both Houses of Parliament were asked on Saturday to make necessary arrangements for the upcoming Monsoon Session, which is likely to be physically attended by members while following social distancing norms, sources said. More clarity emerged after a meeting between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday on how to go about organising the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Officers of both Houses were present at the meeting. It has been clarified to a great extent that members of both Houses would be seated in their respective Houses --…
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Fashion retailer Shein removes swastika necklace from website
11 Jul

Fashion retailer Shein removes swastika necklace from website

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Fashion retailer Shein removes swastika necklace from website Women's fashion company Shein removed a listing for a swastika pendant necklace on Thursday after screenshots of the offensive piece of jewelry were shared on social media.The gold pendant had been for sale on the fast-fashion retailer's website for $2.50 until it was removed. The listing advertised the Nazi symbol of hate as a "metal pendant necklace." The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment from TODAY Style, however in a statement to the New York Post, the company said the necklace wasn't depicting a Nazi symbol, but rather a…
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Scientists generate electrical field that can help repaired fractured bones
11 Jul

Scientists generate electrical field that can help repaired fractured bones

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Super powers like x-ray vision, the strength of a locomotive, or the ability to fly may be uplifting in a Marvel movie, but what better skill could uplift a victim in the real world than bringing smiles to children who are desperately ill?That’s how one man in a Spiderman costume fulfills his mission at children’s hospitals all across America—and with his visits to Alaska and Hawaii last September, he has now played that role in all 50 states.It’s all part of the fun for Yuri Williams and his Long Beach, California non-profit, A Future Super Hero and Friends, which not only…
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Kolkata Police to use the Eden Gardens cricket stadium as a quarantine
11 Jul

Kolkata Police to use the Eden Gardens cricket stadium as a quarantine

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The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Friday gave a go-ahead to Kolkata Police to use the Eden Gardens cricket stadium as a quarantine centre for its personnel. After a clearance from the CAB, Kolkata Police Join Commissioner confirmed that the location has been finalised. The quarantine centre will be set up in the coming days. The development comes amid a rapid increase in the number of coronavirus cases among Kolkata Police personnel. This week, the coronavirus cases among the police personnel reached close to 500
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