We have defeated a much more powerful enemy than Narendra Modi: Rahul Gandhi

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Active case count hits zero, Arunachal turns coronavirus-free

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Mann Ki Baat: PM Narendra Modi calls for 100-day campaign to clean up water bodies, harvest rain water

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Isro takes copy of Gita and PM Modi's photo to space

A copy of Bhagavad Gita in the form of an SD card and a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are part of a nanosatellite that Isro’s PSLV-C51 carried to space on Sunday along with Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and other satellites.

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Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar takes charge as Western Naval Command Chief

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PM Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat address: Highlights

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the monthyl Mann ki Baat programme. ​During his address the PM underlined the importance of water conservation and said Aatmanirbhar Bharat has become a national spirit.

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Sanjay Raut questions silence over Lok Sabha MP Mohan Delkar's death

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Israel, Palestine must avoid unilateral action that could prejudice final status issues: India at UN

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PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission: Isro places Brazilian satellite in orbit

The Indian Space Research Organisation placed Amazonia-1, an optical earth observation satellite from Brazil, into a sun synchronous polar orbit on Sunday. PSLV-C51 carrying Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites lifted off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 10.24am.

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India records 16,752 fresh Covid-19 cases, biggest single-day jump in 30 days

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Did Delhi get its name from King Anagapal? NMA to trace more

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UK Covid-19 vaccine rollout expands to over-60s in latest phase

The UK's vaccination programme against Covid-19 enters a new phase on Sunday as the National Health Service (NHS) will begin contacting all over-60s to book their jabs at the nearest vaccination centre or with a general practitioner (GP) or pharmacy.

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US authorizes J&J Covid vaccine for emergency use

The single-shot vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including against newer variants, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said before giving it a green light.

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Global Covid-19 cases top 113 million: Johns Hopkins

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Nigerian schoolboys freed as forces search for 300 abducted girls

Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for more than 300 schoolgirls abducted in a nearby state.

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Celebrated Turkish actor risks jail for Erdogan 'insult'

Now aged 77, the wry-witted comedian and poet with an easy smile and a bad back risks returning to jail on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Given up on babus, will rope in pvt sector: Mantri

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Crowdfunding brings Rs 2,100cr to Ram Mandir coffers

The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust coffers brimmed with Rs 2,100 crore on Saturday evening — the last day of the 44-day fund-raising campaign launched by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for building a grand temple in Ayodhya.

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India, B’desh vow to boost ties on border issues, security

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700 species will lose habitat to warming by 2070, finds study

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How India retained Ferozepur headworks

The alertness and diligence of Indian civil engineers, such as erstwhile Bikaner state chief engineer Kanwar Sain, in realising the strategic importance of Ferozepur headworks of the Sutlej remaining in Indian hands led to an urgent intervention that moved the Radcliffe line a few crucial kilometre west. A last hour plea by Jawaharlal Nehru to Lord Louis Mountbatten, India’s last viceroy, on Ferozepur, among other issues, might have held back the Radclifffe award by a few days.

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Dog breed that PM mentioned ‘not suitable’ for police duties

Mudhol Hound, the Indian dog breed being eyed by central paramilitary forces for their canine squads and which had found mention in PM Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ address last year, has not been found to be an ideal police working dog breed in trials ordered by the home ministry.

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In bid to boost food industry, govt maps products unique to districts

If you want to start a business in food products, it would serve you well to look at the farm/animal/marine product-specific map with insights into the speciality of that district and the support which you may get from the government as a food processing entrepreneur.

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Tamil Nadu: No Amma, no Kalaignar. It’s EPS vs Stalin

The stage is set in Tamil Nadu for a do-or-die battle between AIADMK member and outgoing CM Edappadi K Palaniswami (better known as EPS) and DMK president M K Stalin. For the first two years of his tenure, it was life on tenterhooks for EPS as AMMK functionary T T V Dhinakaran unleashed sustained attacks, pulling the rug from under the chief minister’s feet by wooing AIADMK MLAs.

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Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon

Myanmar police fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in Yangon on Saturday, according to an AFP reporter, after the country's ambassador to the United Nations broke ranks to make an emotional plea for action against the military junta.

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India records 16,488 new Covid-19 cases, 113 deaths

India registered a single-day spike of over 16,000 Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row on Saturday, pushing the infection tally to 1,10,79,979, while the recoveries surged to 1,07,63,451, according to health ministry data. A total of 16,488 novel coronavirus cases were reported in a day, while the death toll rose to 1,56,938 with 113 new fatalities, showed the data updated at 8 am on Saturday.

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Political scenario in 5 states as Election Commission announces poll schedule

Political activities are set to become hectic with the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule for five assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry. The BJP and the Congress are the two main parties which are contesting in all the five assemblies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda besides other party leaders have already started campaigning and so has Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on behalf of his party.

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Isro’s PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 mission: Countdown begins

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Myanmar police move to stamp out protests

Myanmar police moved decisively on Saturday in a bid to prevent opponents of military rule gathering after Myanmar's UN envoy urged the United Nations to use "any means necessary" to stop a February 1 coup.

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UNSC calls for cease-fires to speed up Covid vaccinations

The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to support a "sustained humanitarian pause" to local conflicts, in order to allow for Covid-19 vaccinations. The resolution calls on all UN member states to fund the COVAX initiative in order to help developing countries access coronavirus vaccines; to cooperate on overcoming logistical barriers to equitable access, including the inclusion of vulnerable groups such as refugees in national vaccination programs.

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Haiti prison breakout leaves 25 dead, 200 on the run

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Biden: Strikes in Syria sent warning to Iran to 'be careful'

President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize US airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten US interests or personnel.

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Bangladesh envoy meets Assam CM to boost trade ties

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Research shows early detection of colon cancer possible

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PM Modi to receive CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award next week

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An Indian could steer 1st outing of Perseverance

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From UP to Karnataka, 12 desis drive Nasa’s Mars mission

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MHA extends guidelines on Covid-19 till March-end

The home ministry on Friday extended the validity of existing guidelines for surveillance, containment and caution against Covid-19 to March 31. In a statement, the MHA said while there has been a substantial decline in active and new Covid cases, there is need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution to overcome the pandemic.

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India sees over 16.5k Covid cases for third straight day

India recorded more than 16,500 fresh Covid-19 cases for the third straight day on Friday amid a continuing surge in infections in several states. There were 114 deaths from the virus across the country. The Covid-19 toll has stayed above 100 for four days running, the highest number of consecutive 100-plus daily fatalities in February.

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Ties will remain affected unless there is peace on border: Jaishankar to Wang

India has told China in unambiguous terms that the bilateral ties will continue to be deeply affected if there is no peace on the border with foreign minister S Jaishankar conveying the point to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in a 75-minute phone conversation on Thursday.

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Achhe Din: It’s Raining Sops Again

Increase in wages of daily wage labourers to waiving of jewel loans availed by farmers and making fuel cheaper, many governments in states going to polls – which were announced by the Election Commission on Friday – announced sops ahead of the declaration to woo voters.

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In Puducherry, deflated Cong up against energised oppn

Stung by the loss of office in Puducherry just before elections were announced, Congress has little time to regroup before the April 6 vote. In 2016, Congress emerged the single largest party, winning 15 seats and forming the government with the support of DMK (2) and an Independent.

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Tamil Nadu: No Amma, no Kalaignar. It’s EPS vs Stalin

The stage is set in Tamil Nadu for a do-or-die battle between AIADMK member and outgoing CM Edappadi K Palaniswami (better known as EPS) and DMK president M K Stalin. For the first two years of his tenure, it was life on tenterhooks for EPS as AMMK functionary T T V Dhinakaran unleashed sustained attacks, pulling the rug from under the chief minister’s feet by wooing AIADMK MLAs.

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In straight TMC vs BJP war, South Bengal holds the key

Three large blocs are in the running but the gradual post-2016 decimation of the Left Front Congress combine in large parts of Bengal indicates a straight fight between Trinamool Congress and BJP, which has pulled out all stops to win a state that has voted left and centre since Independence.

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Climate actions of 74 countries, EU far off Paris goal: UN body

The United Nations body on climate change on Friday released an initial synthesis report on updated climate actions of various countries, pointing out that their collective plans so far do not put the world on a path to save it from disastrous consequences of global warming.

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Filing of multiple complaints by spouse ground for divorce: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said that filing of multiple complaints by an educated person against their life-partner amounts to mental cruelty as it affects the reputation and career of a person and divorce can be granted on that ground.

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Election Commission of India to hold a press conference today, likely to announce poll dates for 5 states

Election Commission of India will hold a press conference today at 4:30 pm. It is likely to announce the poll dates for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states.

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How to register for Covid vaccine? Who is eligible?

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Rajnath Singh salutes IAF on 2nd anniversary of Balakot air strikes

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India, China foreign ministers hold talks, assert on restoration of peace and tranquillity

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Covid-19: India records 16,577 fresh infections, 120 deaths

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India’s 88 industrial clusters present a bleak picture of air, water and land contamination, says CSE report

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Dutch parliament: China's treatment of Uighurs is genocide

Activists and UN rights experts say at least one million Muslims are being detained in camps in the remote western region of Xinjiang. The activists and some Western politicians accuse China of using torture, forced labour and sterilisations.

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Japan wildfire rages for 5th day, more households to be urged to evacuate

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Brazil to buy 20 million Covid-19 vaccines from India's Bharat Biotech

Brazil's health ministry on Thursday signed a contract to purchase 20 million doses of Covaxin, the Covid-19 vaccine made by India's Bharat Biotech, for delivery between March and May. The ministry said in a statement that the deal is worth 1.6 billion reais ($290,000), with the first 8 million doses expected to arrive in March.

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Covid-19: India beats China at its own game in vaccine diplomacy battle

So far, India has managed to ship nearly 6.8 million free vaccines around the world. China has pledged around 3.9 million, according to publicly available information compiled by Bloomberg, some of which have yet to arrive.

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R-Day violence: Youth Akali Dal to 'gherao' Delhi Police personnel for singling out Punjabi youth for arrests

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Biden’s early policy ‘smacks of Trumpism': China state media

The official China Daily said in an editorial Thursday that the Biden administration’s approach so far “affords little optimism.” Many of the new US leader’s policies seem similar to those of former President Donald Trump, according to the English-language newspaper, whose opinion pages are often used to send messages to foreign audiences.

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US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as Mideast threats persist.

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New molecule could be potential drug candidate for Alzheimer’s

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Biden, Saudi king speak ahead of Khashoggi murder report

In their phone call, Biden and the 85-year-old king discussed "the US commitment to help Saudi Arabia defend its territory as it faces attacks from Iranian-aligned groups," according to a statement from the White House.

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Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers

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People with more purchasing power are likely to have easier access to vaccines

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Private sector is essential to reach the most vulnerable in the shortest span

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US welcomes India-Pakistan joint statement on ceasefire

The United States has welcomed the joint statement of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control and other sectors, saying it is a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia.

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China heaps scorn on Galwan hero

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Congress has joined AIUDF in ‘lust for power’, can’t secure Assam: Amit Shah

Congress cannot provide security to Assam after joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal in its “lust for power”, Union home minister Amit Shah said at an election rally at Batadrava, the birthplace of Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva, in Assam’s Nagoan district on Thursday.

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PM Modi in Tamil Nadu: Oppn netas want to grab office to fill their pockets

Promising to give “governance with compassion”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted BJP’s election campaign from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu on Thursday with a strident attack on the DMK-Congress combine branding them as corrupt parties that cannot provide good governance to the state.

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