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    Tea industry urges Centre to declare floor price
    National

    Tea industry urges Centre to declare floor price

    Kolkata, April 26: The tea industry has urged the Centre for declaration of floor price for green leaf and other varieties, with planters in West Bengal facing stagnating prices and increasing financial stress, the Indian Tea Association (ITA) said. The introduction of a floor price would be an...
    Tudu lauds smooth progress of central schemes in Arunachal Pradesh
    North East

    Tudu lauds smooth progress of central schemes in Arunachal Pradesh

    Itanagar, Apr 26: Union Minister Bishweswar Tudu on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the progress of various Centrally sponsored schemes in Arunachal Pradesh and said that there will be no dearth of funds to the border state from the Centre. The minister arrived here on Tuesday on his maiden...
    Active Covid cases in country dip to 61,013
    National

    Active Covid cases in country dip to 61,013

    New Delhi, Apr 26: India has logged 9,629 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 61,013 from 63,380, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,398 with 29 deaths, which includes 10 reconciled by Kerala,...
    Aizawl has highest adoption of cashless payments for mobility services across in India: Report
    North East

    Aizawl has highest adoption of cashless payments for mobility services across in...

    New Delhi, Apr 25: Aizawl has the highest adoption of cashless payments for mobility services across cities in India, while Hyderabad leads the future of mobility among mega cities, according to a report. Even as Kolkata has the second highest adoption of cashless payments for different...
    3 with alleged links to Ansarul Bangla arrested in Assam
    Assam

    3 with alleged links to Ansarul Bangla arrested in Assam

    Dhubri, April 25: Three persons with alleged links to the Bangladeshi proscribed outfit Ansarul Bangla Team (ABT), an affiliate of the Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), were arrested from Assam’s Dhubri district during a search operation on Monday, a police officer said. Acting on information...
    Same-sex marriage: Hybrid hearing on fourth day as two judges join proceedings virtually
    National

    Same-sex marriage: Hybrid hearing on fourth day as two judges join proceedings...

    New Delhi, Apr 25: The fourth day of hearing in the Supreme Court on Tuesday on a batch of pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage witnessed two members of the five-judge Constitution bench joining the proceedings virtually. While Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Justice Hima...
    Active Covid cases in country dip to 63,380
    National

    Active Covid cases in country dip to 63,380

    New Delhi, Apr 25: India has recorded 6,660 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have decreased to 63,380, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,369 with 24 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data...
    NASA scientists identify new stellar danger to planets
    Sci - Tech

    NASA scientists identify new stellar danger to planets

    New Delhi, Apr 24: Astronomers using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a new threat to life on planets like Earth: a period during which intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away. The finding, published recently...
    J-K: NIA attaches house of Hizbul Mujahideen supremo
    National

    J-K: NIA attaches house of Hizbul Mujahideen supremo's son

    Srinagar, Apr 24: Authorities on Monday attached a house belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son in the city's Ram Bagh area, officials said. The house, registered in the revenue records in the name of Syed Ahmad Shakeel, was attached by the National Investigation Agency (NIA)...
    Manipur: Another BJP MLA resigns from administrative post, fourth in April
    North East

    Manipur: Another BJP MLA resigns from administrative post, fourth in April

    Imphal, Apr 24: Another BJP legislator in Manipur resigned from his administrative post on Monday, the fourth MLA of the ruling party in the northeastern state to do so this month. Uripok's BJP MLA Khwairakpam Raghumani resigned from the chairmanship of Manipur Renewable Energy Development...
    Circus pioneer Gemini Sankaran dies at 99
    National

    Circus pioneer Gemini Sankaran dies at 99

    Kannur (Kerala), Apr 24: Gemini Sankaran, the founder of Gemini Circus and a pioneer of Indian circus, has died, family sources said on Monday. He was 99. Sankaran was admitted to a private hospital near here for the past few days due to age-related ailments and died on Sunday night. Condoling the...
    Process to repatriate human remains of Nagas from UK museum underway
    North East

    Process to repatriate human remains of Nagas from UK museum underway

    Kohima, Apr 24: The process to repatriate the human remains of Nagas from a museum in the United Kingdom is underway, with a collective at the helm of the initiative.The Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) in Oxford, which houses 213 human remains of Nagas among other artefacts from across the globe, had in...
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