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    Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta awarded highest distinction in Dutch science
    National

    Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta awarded highest distinction in Dutch...

    New Delhi, Jun 7: Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science which is also sometimes referred to as the 'Dutch Nobel Prize', according to a statement. The University of Amsterdam statement said she was awarded for her...
    Top wrestlers
    National

    Top wrestlers' crucial meeting with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur begins

    New Delhi, Jun 7: A crucial meeting between the top wrestlers, led by Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia, and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur began at his residence on Wednesday morning as the government continued its effort to strike a deal with the protesting grapplers, who are demanding arrest of WFI...
    Cyclone Biparjoy rapidly intensifies into severe cyclonic storm
    National

    Cyclone Biparjoy rapidly intensifies into severe cyclonic storm

    New Delhi, Jun 7: Cyclone 'Biparjoy' has rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, with meteorologists predicting a "mild" monsoon onset over Kerala and "weak" progress beyond southern peninsula under its influence. Cyclone 'Biparjoy' is the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this...
    Manipur violence: Members of Kuki community hold protest outside Shah
    National

    Manipur violence: Members of Kuki community hold protest outside Shah's...

    New Delhi, Jun 7: People from Manipur's Kuki community held a protest outside Union Home Minister Amit Shah's residence here on Wednesday against the ongoing violence in the northeastern state, police said. The protesters were holding placards with messages such as 'Save Kuki Lives' and raising...
    Gadkari lays foundation stone for two NH projects in Assam
    Assam

    Gadkari lays foundation stone for two NH projects in Assam

    New Delhi, Jun 5: Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday laid the foundation stone for two national highway (NH) projects in Assam.The minister also inaugurated two NH projects in the northeastern state. The total cost of all the four projects is about Rs 1,450...
    255-member strong contingent to represent India at Special Olympics World Summer Games
    Sports

    255-member strong contingent to represent India at Special Olympics World Summer...

    New Delhi, Jun 5: India will be represented by a strong 255-member contingent at the Special Olympics World Summer Games to be held in Berlin, Germany from June 17 to 25. The contingent includes 198 athletes, who will participate in 16 disciplines, and unified partners and 57 coaches. The...
    India can reduce pollution by 40 pc by not using fossil fuels: Gadkari
    National

    India can reduce pollution by 40 pc by not using fossil fuels: Gadkari

    New Delhi, Jun 5: India can reduce its pollution by over 40 per cent by not using fossil fuels like petrol and diesel, while the country imports crude oil worth Rs 16 lakh crore every year, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. "We can reduce 40 per cent pollution by not using fossil fuels like...
    Why were grave red flags ignored: Kharge to PM Modi on Odisha rail tragedy
    National

    Why were grave red flags ignored: Kharge to PM Modi on Odisha rail tragedy

    New Delhi, Jun 5: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Odisha railway tragedy, saying "all the empty safety claims" of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have now been "exposed" and the government must bring to light the real reasons that...
    500 new jobs will be created in each constituency: Sikkim CM
    North East

    500 new jobs will be created in each constituency: Sikkim CM

    Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday announced that his government would create 500 new jobs in each of the 32 assembly constituencies of the state. Addressing a function Sreebadam in West Sikkim, he said cancer patients in the state will be given medicines free of cost. ...
    Actor Gufi Paintal of Mahabharat fame dies at 79
    National

    Actor Gufi Paintal of 'Mahabharat' fame dies at 79

    Mumbai, Jun 5: Actor Gufi Paintal, best known for playing 'Shakuni mama' in the epic TV serial "Mahabharat", died on Monday at a hospital here due to age-related issues, his nephew Hiten Paintal said. He was 79. The veteran actor was admitted at a hospital in suburban Andheri. ...
    India logs 174 new COVID-19 cases
    National

    India logs 174 new COVID-19 cases

    New Delhi, Jun 5: India logged 174 new coronavirus cases, pushing the tally to 4.49 crore, while the active cases decreased to 3,193, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The death toll rose to 5,31,882 with two more fatalities, which includes one reconciled by Kerala, data updated at 8 am...
    Kuki militant camp burnt, after attacks on abandoned houses and gunfight
    North East

    Kuki militant camp burnt, after attacks on abandoned houses and gunfight

    Imphal, Jun 5: Irate villagers set ablaze an abandoned camp at Sugnu in Manipur's Kakching district, where militants from the United Kuki Liberation Front(UKLF) were staying after signing a peace accord with the government, police said on Monday. The villagers were venting their anger after...
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