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20 May

China claims it’s troops patrolling on Chinese side of LAC

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China has accused the Indian Army of crossing into it's territory and " blocking" its patrols and "attempting to unilaterally change the status" on Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries in Sikkim. Tension is gradually building up between Indian and Chinese armies in several areas in Ladakh and northern Sikkim along the un-demarcated Sino-India border with both sides bringing in additional troops, days after they were involved in two violent face-offs, authoritative sources said on Tuesday. Both the Indian and Chinese armies have brought in more troops in sensitive locations like Demchok, Daulat Beg Oldie and areas…

29 Apr

Half Salaries of the Chief Minister And Some Other Government Officials Will Get Deferred.

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The Meghalaya government has decided to defer a part of the salaries of cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, and some other sections of government employees as measure to cut its expenditure amid the Coronavirus crisis.Half of the salaries of the Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and all ranks of IAS, IPS and IFS will get deferred, Chief Secretary M S Rao said in a notification issued on Tuesday.A part of the gross salaries of All India Services officers on deputation to the state will also be deferred, he added.

29 Apr

Suresh N Patel On Wednesday Took Oath As The Vigilance Commissioner.

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Eminent banker Suresh N Patel on Wednesday took oath as the Vigilance Commissioner in the anti-corruption watchdog CVC, officials said.Mr Patel, who is in Ahmedabad, was administered the oath of office by Central Vigilance Commissioner Sanjay Kothari through video conference. He had been member of the management committee of Indian Banks' Association, member of Bankers' Institute of Rural Development at NABARD, president, state level Bankers' Committee in Andhra Pradesh and also the president of the Bankers' Institute of Rural and Entrepreneurship Development, according to a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.

29 Apr

Over A Dozen People Bitten By Stray Dogs In A Single Day In Maharashtra.

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Over a dozen people were bitten by stray dogs in a single day at a village in Thane district of Maharashtra, a health official said on Wednesday.The incidents occurred at Zidke village near Ambadi Phata area in Bhiwandi taluka on Tuesday, the official said.Medical officer of Ambadi Phata Rural Hospital, Dr Mahesh Wargade, said that at least 13 persons were bitten by stray dogs on March 29.

29 Apr

Violence Flared Near IIT Hyderabad Campus In Telangana.

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Violence flared near the IIT Hyderabad campus in Telangana on Wednesday as hundreds of migrant workers employed at a construction site near the engineering college demanded salaries and permission to go home.The workers attacked the officials of the construction company who had come to request them to resume the work and the police who arrived later to pacify them, throwing stones and vandalising vehicles. At least one police officer was injured.Around 2,600 workers - many from states like Bihar and Madhya Pradesh - complain that though they have been housed in facilities near the campus and receiving food, they have…

29 Apr

BJP MLA In Uttar Pradesh Threatens A Muslim Vegetable Seller.

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In an appalling show of arrogance, a BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh threatens a Muslim vegetable seller outside his home and warns him against "being seen anywhere in the area". The vendor, repeatedly asked to state his name, had given a Hindu name, and brought upon himself a torrent of abuses from Brijbhushan Rajput.The ruling BJP's notice to another party MLA for urging people to boycott Muslim vegetable vendors amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown apparently had no effect on Mr Rajput, who is on camera intimidating the vegetable seller and his young son outside his home in Lucknow.The MLA from…

28 Apr

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Accused The Government Of Hiding List Of Defaulters.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday cornered the government after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a list of top 50 wilful defaulters accused of cheating Indian banks, saying that the BJP had "hidden" the list from parliament because it included friends of the ruling party."I asked a simple question in parliament - tell me the names of 50 biggest bank scammers. Finance Minister refused to reply. Now RBI has put names of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and other BJP friends in the list. This is why they hid the truth from parliament," Mr Gandhi tweeted in Hindi along…

28 Apr

NITI Aayog Has Identified 15 Places In India As “High Case Load”

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15 places including Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad has been identified as "high case load" by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.India's success in battling COVID-19 is dependent on them.Out of these 15, seven districts show particularly high case volumes, like Hyderabad (Telangana), Pune (Maharashtra), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Delhi.Other high case load places that are "critical" in the battle against COVID-19 include -- Vadodara (Gujarat), Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Thane (Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Surat (Gujarat).

28 Apr

After Losing Online Ludo Game A Man Injures His Wife’s Spine.

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A woman in Gujrat had asked her husband to play an online Ludo game with her on a mobile phone amid this lockdown so as to keep him indoors.But the man beat up his wife after he lost while playing the game with her in Gujarat's Vadodara amid the nationwide lockdown, the police said.The woman got a spinal injury due to the beating, they said.

28 Apr

BJP MLA Warns People Against Buying Vegetables From Muslim Sellers.

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A 74-year-old BJP leader has been recently caught on camera where he was asking people to not buy any vegetables from Muslim vendors. He was heard speaking in Hindi while saying the following lines: "Keep one thing in mind. I am telling everyone openly. There is no need to buy vegetables from 'Miyas' (Muslims)." He is making a reference to the vegetable vendors from the Muslim community.The BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, caught on camera amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, has come under severe criticism. A defiant Suresh Tiwari, an MLA from Deoria, has defended his outrageous comment, saying: "Did…