Nation, News
November 14, 2023
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: 40 Workers Still Trapped, Joint Efforts on to Evacuate Them

NEW DELHI:Coordinated efforts are being made to evacuate the stranded workers at the earliest from the Silkyara tunnel collapse site in Uttarakhand, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways said on Monday. At least 40 workers got trapped after a portion of the tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway […]

News, World
November 13, 2023
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Cameron Returns to UK Government as Foreign Secretary, Braverman Sacked

LONDON:British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister on Monday in a reshuffle triggered by his firing of interior minister Suella Braverman after her criticism of police threatened his authority. It was the latest reset for a prime minister whose party is badly lagging the Labour Party before an […]

News, World
November 13, 2023
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739 Million Children Already Live in Areas Exposed to High Water Scarcity

NEW YORK:1in 3 children – or 739 million worldwide – already live in areas exposed to high or very high water scarcity , with climate change threatening to make this worse, according to a new UNICEF report. Further, the double burden of dwindling water availability and inadequate drinking water and sanitation services is compounding the […]

Nation, News
November 13, 2023
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CM Dhami Visits Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse Site; Rescue Efforts on, Loose Debris Being Stabilised

UTTARAKSHI:Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday arrived at the site in Uttarkashi where 40 workers are trapped after an under-construction tunnel on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri National Highway partially collapsed a day back. Rescuers who worked overnight trying to prepare an escape passage for the labourers have managed to contact them on walkie-talkies and provided […]

Nation, News, Political Leaders, Political News
November 10, 2023
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Chhattisgarh Phase 2 Polls: ‘100 out of 953 Candidates Face Criminal Cases; Maximum 13 from Congress

NEW DELHI:In the second phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls, out of 953 candidates in fray, almost 10 per cent candidates have criminal cases against them while 56 have serious cases against them, a report revealed on Friday. The Chhattisgarh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 953 out […]

News, World
November 10, 2023
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Food Bank in Canada Closes its Doors to Int’l Students

TORONTO:Failing to meet an overwhelming demand for supplies, a food bank in the Canadian province of Ontario has said it is closing its door to international students. Brampton-based Ste Louise Outreach Centre of Peel said it cannot provide enough food and other supplies to its customers as the number of foreign students turning up at […]

Nation, News
November 10, 2023
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India Apprises its Concern to US on Activities of Pro-Khalistani Elements in Canada

NEW DELHI:India on Friday conveyed to the US its serious concerns over increasing activities of pro-Khalistani elements in Canada. India flagged its concerns at the ‘2+2’ foreign and defence ministerial meeting. “We have made our concerns very very clear,” Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said at a media briefing. The American delegation at the ‘2+2’ ministerial […]

Nation, News
November 08, 2023
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Conviction for Sexual Offences Not Ground for Denying Furlough: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court has said that a conviction for committing sexual offences should not serve as a basis for denying the benefit of furlough to an otherwise eligible prisoner. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that individuals convicted of sexual offences cannot be deprived of furlough benefits, which they are otherwise eligible for, on […]