Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:45:58
The Indian Air Force said on Friday that the Court of Inquiry constituted to probe the military chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8 has ruled out mechanical failure, sabotage or negligence as cause of the accident.
The country's first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 12 armed forces personnel were killed in the crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
Sharin
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:42:59
Karnataka on Friday reported 28,723 new cases of COVID-19, including 20,121 in Bengaluru, as it recorded the highest number of tests since the beginning of the pandemic at over two lakh.
There were 14 new fatalities (Bengaluru - seven), the Health Department said in a bulletin.
"Highest testing since the beginning of pandemic with 2.21 lakh tests today,"
State Health and Medical Education
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:40:39
A fire erupted in Kuwait during maintenance work at a major oil refinery on Friday, killing two workers and critically injuring five others, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company said.
This is the second fire to erupt at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery in as little as three months.
In October, the state-owned oil company reported a fire had erupted at the facility, with some workers sufferin
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:35:01
The Karnataka government on Friday announced doubling the salary of guest lecturers in state-run colleges.
The decision was taken on the basis of a report submitted by the government-constituted three-member committee, and it will benefit thousands of guest lecturers working in government first-grade colleges.
Praising Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for personally taking interest in address
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:31:34
A journalist, one of the petitioners in the Supreme Court seeking probe and action against those who allegedly made hate speeches during two events held in Haridwar and Delhi, has written to District Magistrates (DMs) of Aligarh and Haridwar to take preventive action to ensure that no such speeches are made there.
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had on January 12 asked the Centre, De
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:29:32
India saw 1,750 deaths due to extreme weather events in 2021, with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with 350 fatalities, followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday.
Thunderstorms and lightning reportedly claimed 787 lives in India last year, while 759 people died in heavy rainfall and flood-related incidents, it said.
Cyclonic storms c
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:27:36
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Friday asked observers, who will be deployed for assembly polls in five states, to be visible, accessible, neutral and ethical while functioning as the eyes and ears of the Election Commission.
He also told expenditure observers to sharpen their skills and be innovative in countering newer methods being used to induce voters.
Chandra made these r
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:25:46
The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday appealed to the Election Commission to reconsider its ban on physical rallies and road shows till January 15 due to Covid concerns, and said small campaign meetings should be allowed in Punjab as these are necessary for candidates to approach all sections of society.
In a letter to the poll panel, SAD spokesperson Daljit Singh Cheema claimed that the ban was ca
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Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:21:09
NDTV's Kamal Khan, a veteran and award-winning journalist known for his outstanding reportage of Uttar Pradesh politics and elegant language, died at his home in Lucknow this morning after suffering a heart attack.
Kamal Khan was with NDTV for over three decades.
He will be remembered as a legendary reporter whose work stood out for its perceptiveness and integrity, and the way in which he d
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