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Enforcement Task Force, Flying Squads to tackle Delhi-NCR air pollution: Centre to SC

New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the Delhi-NCR pollution case on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, saying it has constituted an Enforcement Task Force to monitor compliance with its directions to...

Ex-Mumbai police chief Parambir Singh suspended

Mumbai, Dec 2 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday signed an order of suspension of former Mumbai police commissioner Parambir Singh from the services on charges of indiscipline and irregularities, following registration of alleged cases of extortion...

Two confirmed cases of Omicron detected in Karnataka

New Delhi: Two individuals in India have been detected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Karnataka, Union Health Ministry informed in a press briefing on Thursday.The individual, both male, aged 66 and 46 have recently travelled to South...

No travel bans imposed by India for Omicron: MEA

New Delhi: Saying that Omicron is present in India because two cases have been detected is wrong, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday, adding that India so far has not imposed any travel bans from any...

India, Russia to have very intensive 2+2 engagement

New Delhi: The inaugural India-Russia 2+2 meeting on December 6 between their foreign and defence ministers will see both sides discuss bilateral, regional and international political and defence issues, leading to the annual bilateral summit between Prime Minister Narendra...

IIT-M enhances wearable devices with the latest technologies for hearing impaired

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M)researchers are enhancing already-developed wearable devices with the latest technologies that will assist people with hearing impairment and motor disabilities to communicate independently and enhance their quality of life.These wearable sensors will include the...

PM, Union Ministers wish BJP chief Nadda on 61st birthday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers on Thursday extended their warm wishes to BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on his 61st birthday.Extending his best wishes to the BJP chief, the PM tweeted, "Birthday greetings to BJP...

Young woman ties her 6 month-old daughter to her waist, jumps into the water tank

Hyderabad: In a heart-rending incident, a 20-year-old woman tied her six-month-old daughter to her waist and allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a water tank in Midijil Mandal of Mahabubnagar district in Telangana on Thursday.She took the extreme step...

Court reduces jail term of priest to 10 years

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday reduced the jail term of former Catholic priest Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery to 10 years in a POSCO case.Earlier, the Thalassery POCSO court sentenced the former priest to 20-years of rigorous imprisonment...

Govt says it has no data on farmers’ deaths

New Delhi: Union Government has informed the Lok Sabha that it does not have any data on farmers' deaths during the ongoing agitation, drawing reactions from the protesting Farmers and Opposition.In a question in Lok Sabha, Agriculture Minister Narendra...

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Assam Rifles leads Tree plantation drive in Ukhrul

Imphal: In a significant stride towards environmental sustainability and community welfare, Assam Rifles conducted a mass tree plantation drive...