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PM Modi arriving in Lucknow to pay tributes to Kalyan Singh [details]

Lucknow police commissioner D.K. Thakur said that the Prime Minister will land in Lucknow around 9.30 a.m and drive straight to the Mall Avenue residence of the late leader.

Aug 22, 2021

Imposter pretends to be Indian Army soldier; gets busted with shocking evidence [details]

The couple was picked up near Kaliabor bridge near Tezpur Military station. During further probe, around 1,500 pictures including those from Army installations were recovered from man's phone.

Aug 22, 2021

Former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh dies; Condolences pour in

Kalyan Singh, whose term as CM witnessed the demolition of Babri masjid in 1992, died on Saturday aged 89, after prolonged illness

Aug 21, 2021

US Man Threatens to Kill President Joe Biden, Members of US Congress; Pleads Guilty

John Jacobs Ahrens, 58, from Tulsa Oklahoma, had sent emails to the KOTV Channel 6, in which he threatened to kill US President Joe Biden, members of Congress, and their families.

Aug 21, 2021

Afghans running out of cash as banks, ATMs closed for 7th consecutive day; Unlikely to return to normalcy, say bankers

Though Afghan economy runs on cash as only an estimated 10 to 15% of citizens have a bank account for digital transactions

Aug 21, 2021

Amid Onam celebrations, Covid cases in Kerala surging, TPR now at 17.73 percent

Medical experts believe that Covid cases in Kerala could rise again as people were busy out in the streets for the past few days for Onam shopping

Aug 21, 2021

Twitter changes messaging rules: Allows replay option for Spaces; sets rules for live chat participants

Micro-blogging site Twitter's Spaces is about to get more options, including replay, and even rules for participants in a live chat.

Aug 21, 2021

Baby Smooth-hound Shark Born In A Tank Full of Females In Italian Aquarium; Could Be First Confirmed Asexual Birth of Species

The Acquario Cala Gonone, a marine center in the island of Sardinia, recently reported that a baby smooth-hound shark was born to a shark that shared its tank only with another female; potentially the first confirmed case of parthenogenesis.

Aug 21, 2021

Taliban now owns American weapons, missiles and military aircraft as US evacuated

Afghanistans military has laid down its weapons, and the Taliban have wasted little time in collecting them, raising concerns about how easily troves of US-made arms, military aircraft and armoured vehicles have fallen into enemy hands and the new capabilities they bring, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Aug 21, 2021

150 Indians allegedly abducted from Kabul airport but later released [Report]

Amid reports of the alleged abduction of around 150 Indians from outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday, local Afghan journalist Zaki Daryabi said that the kidnapped persons were released and they were on the way to the airport.

Aug 21, 2021

Taliban issues first Fatwa: No co-education in universities

Taliban officials in Afghanistan's Herat province have ordered the government and private universities that girls will no longer be allowed to sit in the same classes with boys, Khaama News reported.

Aug 21, 2021

WHO official talks about Covid 'patient zero', suggests probable origin of pandemic

Recently, a creepy video from the Wuhan Institute of Virology had surfaced online, and it showed live bats locked up in cages

Aug 21, 2021

Karnataka sets new goal, to groom 75 medal winners for 2024 Athens Olympics

Just five days after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced plans to groom 75 sportspersons for the next Olympics, Karnataka has begun taking concrete steps in the direction. A high-level committee was constituted Friday by the Karnataka government to identify the potential medal winners for participating in the 2024 Athens Games.

Aug 21, 2021

CJI Ramana inaugurates Arbitration Centre in Hyderabad; Recalls P.V. Narasimha Rao's contribution

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Friday stressed the need for arbitration, mediation, and conciliation as investors want "ease of doing business" and the proposed International Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Hyderabad would go a long way in helping both domestic and foreign investors in settling their disputes as early as possible.

Aug 21, 2021

Telangana bans manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps to kill rodents

The Telangana government has issued orders to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for rodent control.

Aug 21, 2021