Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:01:22
Ace cueist Pankaj Advani defended his national billiards title -- his 11th in the tournament -- after he defeated his PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala 5-2 in a best of nine games final here.
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:00:06
No person is currently engaged in manual scavenging but 158 persons have died while cleaning sewers or septic tanks in the last three years, the government said on Tuesday.
Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said there have been no reports regarding death of persons due to manual scavenging.
"However, as per reports
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:58:20
Lok Sabha on Tuesday sent two bills, including the proposed law to increase the minimum age of marriage for women to 21 years from 18, to standing committees amid continuous protests by opposition parties over a number of issues which marred its proceedings and cut it short.
The House also sent the bill to amend the Chartered Accountants Act, the Cost and Works Accountants Act and the Company S
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:56:45
A godown in the Neemrana area of Alwar district near here with 44,000 units of air conditioners of a Japanese firm kept in it gutted in a major fire at Neemrana in Alwar district, police said on Tuesday.
Bhiwadi (Alwar) Superintendent of Police Ram Moorty Joshi said the fire broke out in the godown on Monday night which could be controlled only by Tuesday morning.
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:55:24
The eighth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will start here on Wednesday and all the 12 teams are geared up for the tournament to be played at a single venue due to the COVID-19 threat.
There would be no spectators and the even will be played in a bio-bubble.
Former champions U Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls will face off in season 8's first match, which will be followed by Telugu Titans' s
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:52:52
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) : In a veiled attack at Samajwadi Party (SP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Union Cabinet has taken this decision to increase the marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years in the interest of women but it has caused pain to some people.
Addressing people at the launch of 'Kanya Sumangala Yojana' in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, the Prime Minister sai
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:49:12
India's stature on the global stage has grown significantly and the world expects more from the country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
In an address at an event, he said there has been a profound transformation in the international order and its expressions are many.
"We find ourselves in a different strategic environment. Our stature on the global stage has grown s
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:47:16
Opposition parties on Tuesday decided to take out a protest march in support of their demand for revoking the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs and sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra whose son has been arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
Leaders of several opposition parties on Tuesday met in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and discussed th
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Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:45:23
The government on Monday cut the basic customs duty on refined palm oil to 12.5 per cent from 17.5 per cent as part of efforts to increase domestic supplies and bring down the retail prices of the cooking oil.
The revised Basic Customs Duty (BCD) will be effective till the end of March 2022.
The latest move also comes on a day when the government decided to allow traders to import refined pa
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