Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:49:34
The Karnataka Government has instructed removal of contents from the class 6 social science textbooks after the Brahmin Development Board complained it was "insulting" to the Brahmin community.
The Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar in a note to top officials of his department has also directed that a committee be constituted including teachers and experts to examine such c
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:40:54
Dav Whatmore, who guided Sri Lanka to victory in the 50-overs World Cup in 1996, has been named head coach of Nepal’s national team.
“Dav is extremely keen to take on this new challenge, as he strongly believes Nepal has great talent and a very bright future in international cricket,” the Cricket Association of Nepal said in a statement on Thursday.
The Colombo-born Australian has also coac
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:38:01
Gold worth Rs 1.10 crore has gone "missing" from the custody of the Customs department's office here in Gujarat, police said on Friday.
The Jamnagar police have lodged an FIR against unidentified staffers of the Customs department, which first conducted an internal probe, that lasted for four years, in the matter.
The FIR was lodged under the IPC section 309, which deals with criminal breach
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:33:09
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that political parties, experts and even farmers had been demanding new farm laws for long, and assured that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism for crops will continue.
Addressing farmers of Madhya Pradesh through virtual mode, he alleged that opposition parties themselves advocated such laws, but now they were protesting because they did not
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:31:09
The DMK-led opposition in Tamil Nadu on Friday embarked on a day-long hunger strike in support of farmers protesting against the three farm laws enacted by the Centre recently.
Farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting outside Delhi for over three weeks against the central legislations.
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:29:19
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader AbuAsim Azmi has demanded capital punishment for drug peddlers and suppliers, saying that cases of rape were on the rise due to increasing consumption of narcotics.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a rally in Bhiwandi town in Maharashtra's Thane district on Thursday night.
"The incidents of rape are on the rise due to increasing consumption of drug
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:19:18
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused the Centre of blatantly interfering in the West Bengal administration, saying its move to transfer police officers in the state was an "assault" on federalism.
The TMC government in Bengal led by Mamata Banerjee is strongly opposing the Centre's move to send three IPS officers, who were involved in the security of BJP chief
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:17:50
The CBI is likely to file its charge sheet in connection with the rape and murder of a 19-year old Dalit woman in a village in Hathras on Friday, sources said.
They said the agency is likely to file the charge sheet before a competent court in Hathras.
The sources said the agency in all likelihood will file its report on Friday.
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Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:16:05
A major fire broke out at a market in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district in the early hours of Friday, gutting at least 150 shops, officials said.
The flames were spotted around 3 am at the Dhupguri market by a shopkeeper, they said.
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