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06 Feb

legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar is no more

editor0 CommentsBollywood, Breaking News, IndiaBollywood, INDIA, Lata Mangeshkar, Singer

Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy hospital, where she was being treated by Dr. Pratit Samdani and his team of doctors. The legendary singer was showing improvement until last week but her health deteriorated and she was put back on ventilator support on Saturday morning. The singer was also being treated for pneumonia. She recovered from COVID-19 and pneumonia on January 30.Born in Indore, Mangeshkar remained the voice of screen idols for generations. She began her career at the age of 13 in 1942 and had sung over 30,000 songs in several Indian languages.Some of her…

03 Feb

On this day in 2018: India lifted record 4th U19 WC title

editor0 CommentsSportsCricket, INDIA

It was on this day 3rd February 2018, three years ago, when India's young brigade defeated Australia by eight wickets at Bay Oval in Tauranga to lift the ICC U19 World Cup for the record fourth time. The Prithvi Shaw-led side remained unbeaten in the tournament, winning all six matches.The side stormed into the summit clash after a thumping victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the semifinal. India defeated Pakistan by 203 runs to set up a clash against Australia in the final. Chasing a total of 217, India was powered by opener Manjot Kalra's unbeaten 101 and wicketkeeper Harvik Desai's unbeaten…

27 Jan

Chandigarh allows opening of schools for classes 10 to 12

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Education, Indiachandigarh, Covid-19, education, INDIA, school

On Thursday, the Administration eased Covid-19 restrictions, by allowing opening of schools for students of Classes 10 to 12 from February 01, 2022. However, Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit, who is the Administrator of Union Territory Chandigarh, appealed to people to follow Covid-related protocols and guidelines at public places. All students above 15 years of age should have been vaccinated at least once to attend offline classes. Coaching institutions will be allowed to open at 50% capacity, subject to the condition that all students of 15 to 18 years should have received at least one dose of Covid vaccine and…

24 Jan

Son meets Mukhtar Ansari, lodged in Banda jail, fears threat to his father’s life

editor0 CommentsIndiaINDIA, Mukhtar Ansari

Gangster who turned politician Mukhtar Ansari's son Umar has threat to the life of his father at the Banda jail where he was brought by the police in April 2021 from Rupnagar jail in Punjab. After meeting Mukhtar at Banda jail, Umar told that a conspiracy is being hatched to kill his father. According to Umar's claim, the district administration and the local police are hand-in-glove with criminals lodged at the jail. "They are hatching a conspiracy to kill my father. I will approach the court," he said. Ansari in September told a court that the Uttar Pradesh government may…

21 Jan

Centre releases Rs 95,082-cr tax devolution to States

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The government on Thursday released a total of Rs 95,082 crore to states with an advance installment of tax devolution amounting to Rs 47,541 crore. This is almost double their respective entitlement during the month of January. Poll bound states of UP will receive Rs 17,056.66 crore, Uttarakhand Rs 1,063.02 crore, Punjab will receive Rs 1,718.16 crore and Goa is going to get Rs 367.02 crore along with all other states. The Government of India released the first advance installment of tax devolution amounting to Rs 47,541 crore to states on November 22, 2021. With the release of the second…

20 Jan

Maharashtra: Pregnant woman forest guard beaten up by couple in Satara, Aaditya Thackeray promises strict action

editor0 CommentsIndiaINDIA, maharashtra, satara

A former sarpanch and his wife thrashed a 3 months pregnant woman forest guard, along with her husband at a village in Satara district of Maharashtra, for which the couple has been arrested, on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday at Palsawade village in the western Maharashtra district, located around 120 kms from here, they said. According to the police officials, the accused man, who is a member of the local forest management committee, was angry with the woman forest guard for taking the contractual forest labourers along with her without his permission. A video of the assault incident has…

20 Jan

Cloudy weather likely in J&K, Ladakh during next 24 hrs

editor0 CommentsIndiaINDIA, jammu and kashmir

The minimum temperature dropped slightly in most parts of Kashmir where the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam received fresh snowfall, officials said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at a low of 2.2 degrees Celsius- half-a-degree down from the previous night, they added. An official from the India Meteorological Department said, "Rain/snow occurred in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday. Weather is likely to be cloudy during the next 24 hours. "Foggy morning conditions prevailing in Jammu plains is likely to end tomorrow", IMD official told. Gulmarg, the skiing resort in Baramulla district…

19 Jan

Pakistan’s new security policy seeks peace’ with India

editor0 CommentsInternationalINDIA, PAKISTAN

On January 14, Pakistan PM Imran Khan unveiled the countrys first National Security Policy, which purportedly focuses on the ‘security of its citizens. It aims to define the country's security priorities between 2022 and 2026, including relations with India. Prepared by the National Security Division of the government, the original version of the NSP remains a classified document. But a shorter public version stresses on human security, geoeconomics, regional connectivity, prosperity, trade and investment. It makes all the right noises and gives an impression of fresh thinking from the Pakistani establishment. The policy appears to be an expanded form of…

18 Jan

Maharashtra NEET: 1st Round Merit List of NEET will Release Tomorrow

editor0 CommentsEducation, IndiaINDIA, Maharastra, NEET

The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test will release the provisional merit list for the first round of NEET UG 2021 counseling, on January 19. The merit list will be out at 6 pm but before that, the list of candidates who have registered for Maharashtra NEET counseling will be published at 3 pm. The selection list of the first round will be released on January 31, after 5 pm. Candidates can join the allotted colleges from February 1 to 7. Meanwhile, the Medical Counselling Committee will begin registration for all India quota MBBS, BDS admissions tomorrow. Maharashtra NEET counselling is…

17 Jan

BMC temporarily suspended marriage registration service in Mumbai

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has temporarily suspended the marriage registration service due to the rising Covid-19 case across the city. BMC in a press note said, "Marriage registration service temporarily stopped due to current Covid-19 situation in Mumbai. The service will be restarted soon with the facility of appointment, date, and time." Mumbai reported 7,895 new cases of Covid-19 out of 57,534 tests conducted during the last 24 hours. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin, the city has 60,371 active cases. The total number of cases of the disease in Mumbai has gone up to 9, 99,862. It also…