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New Delhi, December 24As a pre-emptive measure amid the ongoing Covid-19 surge in China, the government on Saturday made it mandatory for all arrivals from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong (HK) and Thailand to undergo the RT-PCR test, the gold test for Covid-19, with high levels of result accuracy.Health…

New Delhi, December 24Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the ancient Indian tradition of treating knowledge as the highest pursuit of life and said the new National Education Policy (NEP) will create ideal citizens of the country.Addressing the 75th ‘Amrut Mahotsav’ of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan via video-conferencing…

Rewa (MP), December 24 A 19-year-old woman was allegedly beaten up by her boyfriend in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district after she asked him to marry her, police said on Saturday. Trigger Warning-Violenceइस राक्षस को धारा 151 की खानापूर्ति करके छोड़ दिया एमपी के रीवा की पुलिस नेपरिवार अगर खूंखार…

Mathura (UP), December 24A district court here has directed a revenue department official to submit a survey report of the Shahi Idgah mosque complex on January 20, according to the counsel for petitioners who have sought its shifting claiming it was built at the birthplace of Lord Krishna.The order by…

London, December 24 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced criticism on Saturday for seeming out of touch with ordinary people when he asked a homeless man at a charity whether he “worked in business” and wanted to get into the finance industry. Sunak, a former Goldman Sachs banker and…

Kabul, December 24 The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups to suspend employing women, the latest restrictive move by the country’s new rulers against women’s rights and freedoms. The order came in a letter from Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammed Hanif, which said…

New Delhi December 24The Centre on Saturday said mock drills would be held at all health facilities in the country on December27 to review preparedness for Covid 19 in the wake of a cases surge in some countries.Union health secretary in a letter asked states to hold mock drills at…

Palghar, December 24 Television actress Tunisha Sharma (20) on Saturday allegedly committed suicide on the set of a serial in Vasai in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a police official said. Sharma, who was on the cast of ‘Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul’, went to the washroom on the set and did not…

Sunit Dhawan Rohtak, December 24 A day after launching a fast-unto-death, the MBBS students protesting against the Haryana government’s bond policy ended their 54-day-long agitation on Saturday. The decision to end the agitation was taken in the wake of the issuance of a revised notification regarding the bond policy…

Patiala, December 24 Over 10 lakh parents participated in the mega Parent-Teacher Meeting held in around 20,000 government schools across Punjab on Saturday, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visiting one in Patiala, said officials. Schools were decked up to welcome parents and book…

IANS Dubai, December 24 An Indian driver, Ajay Ogula, has won the grand prize of 15 million dirhams (over INR 33 crore) in UAE’s weekly lottery Emirates Draw. Ogula emerged as the EASY6 Grand Prize winner and took home AED 15 million. Ogula created history with a unique rags-to-riches tale…

IANS New Delhi, December 24 The CBI on Saturday said former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, an accused in the alleged ICICI bank-Videocon loan fraud case, got a flat in Mumbai, and financial gain through the fraud. Earlier in the day, a special court in Mumbai sent Chanda Kochhar and…

Mumbai, December 24 A special court in Mumbai on Saturday remanded ICICI Bank’s former CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) till December 26 in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank…

PK Jaiswar Amritsar, December 24 Police have arrested two men following an encounter for making an extortion call. A day after the police encounter on Friday, the police on Saturday nabbed the second suspect who had escaped. Ajay Boxer alias Bouncer was nabbed after a chase. According to police, he…

IANS Mathura, December 24 A Mathura district court on Saturday ordered the survey of the Shahi Idgah mosque, which is said to be built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna, by the Archaeological Survey of India from January 2. The court passed the order on a lawsuit filed by Vishnu…