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Mumbai, July 10 : With an average of 5 farmland suicides reported in Maharashtra daily, a senior Shiv Sena leader on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s urgent personal intervention to crack the whip and direct public sector and commercial b…

Jaipur, July 10 : Rajeev Swaroop, Chief Secretary, Rajasthan government addressed the 3rd Rajasthan Skills Summit organised by FICCI on Friday and acknowledged the fact that these are testing and unprecedented times.”Government is aware of the challe…

New Delhi, July 10 : The Bar Council of Delhi on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Rs 500 crore assistance for the legal community to mitigate their hardship during the current crisis over the coronavirus pandemic.”The l…

New Delhi, July 10 : Less than two weeks ago, UN experts said that they were “appalled by the enforced disappearance” of activist Idris Khattak, a leading human rights defender from Pakistan who went missing last year. Professor Muhammad Sajjad Raja,…

Chandigarh, July 10 : No flight of fancy this! A billionaire Punjabi in Dubai has taken charity to new heights by virtually launching chartered flights to bring distressed compatriots back.Philanthropist Surinder Pal Singh Oberoi is now a messiah for…

New Delhi, July 10 : During 1989-1990, when the forced exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) took place from Kashmir, a few thousands did not leave the valley.Not much was heard of them except for a few prominent political or business families as migr…

In 2006, when Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister, the Nathu La pass was reopened for trade between India and China.The event was organized by the Chief Minister of Sikkim. China withdrew their claim from Sikkim when Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister. The…

Lucknow, July 9 : Leading animal advocacy organisation PETA has hit back after a billboard featuring a beautiful goat and reading, “I’m ME, Not Mutton.See the Individual. Go Vegan,” was taken down in Lucknow after some individuals, who took offence, …

New Delhi, July 9 : Facing acute survival issue, 80 radio jockeys (RJs) of public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) or Akashvani’s flagship frequency 100.1 FM Gold have served a legal notice to Prasar Bharati seeking approval to get them back to work…

New Delhi, July 9 : US-based fund Interups Inc will be submitting its bid for Air India on or before August 31, 2020, unless there is any further extension of the deadline.Laxmi Prasad, Chairman (and) CEO, Chief Business Architect, Interups Inc sa…