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Alappuzha, Aug 28 : Workers in Kerala engaged in loading and unloading goods and equipment demanded an exorbitant Rs 16,000 to unload a bio-safety cabinet brought to fight the Covid pandemic.The 225 kg box came on a lorry from Mumbai on Thursday.Whi…

Agartala, Aug 28 : The opposition CPI-M on Friday asked the BJP led government in Tripura to control the fast rising Covid-19 cases, curb unabated attacks on the opposition parties and provide financial aid to the distressed people.Terming the Covid-…

New Delhi, Aug 28 : The Delhi High Court on Friday while issuing notice on a petition against Sudarshan TV’s upcoming show on Muslims clearing the UPSC examination, also temporarily stayed the broadcast of the show.A single-judge bench of the high co…

Hyderabad, Aug 28 : It’s Muharram and so it has to be the time for the delicious and crispy “Dum-ke-Roat” in Hyderabad.In this historic city famous for biryani, haleem and several other mouthwatering dishes, the ongoing Islamic month of Muharram is t…

Chennai, Aug 28 : Gold concealed inside an electric wrench weighing 1.16 kg valued at Rs 64 lakh was seized by Customs officials at the Chennai International Airport and two persons were arrested.In a statement issued here, the Commissioner of Custom…

New Delhi, Aug 28 : Outgoing Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, who was next in line to head the poll panel, on Friday said that he would remember his two and a half year stint at the Commission as a “memorable experience”.”It was a difficult choice…

Jaipur, Aug 28 : On the call given by the All India Congress Committee, Rajasthan Congress workers staged a sit-in at the Malviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur on Friday, demanding postponement of JEE-NEET exams in the country in the wak…

Panaji, Aug 28 : Goa may witness a spike in Covid-19 cases because social distancing norms were flouted during the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Friday.”I had urged people to avoid gatherings during the Ganesh …

New Delhi, Aug 28 : Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted the government over its decision to hold the NEET and JEE exams amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that the safety of students shou…

Chennai, Aug 28 : The British High Commission (BHC) on Friday invited applications from Indian women aged 18-23 to be ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ — a chance to oversee the UK’s largest overseas network.The BHC said in a statement that the winner w…