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Now, ex-MLAs of Rajasthan can also travel abroad on govt expenses

Now former MLAs of Rajasthan may also be able to travel abroad on the government expenses. A Bill regarding this is likely to get the nod in the ongoing Assembly.

Sep 20, 2022

Four dead as boundary wall collapses in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh

As many as four people were killed after a boundary wall collapsed here in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Sep 20, 2022

Mumbai airport handles 1,30,374 passengers, highest single-day figure since Covid-19 pandemic

Breaking its own single-day record, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), one of the world's busiest single runway airports, handled the movement of 1,30,374 passengers on September 17, the highest since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sep 20, 2022

Massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico, 1 dead

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake jolted west-central Mexico on a day when the country marked the anniversary of two major temblors that struck in 1985 and 2017.

Sep 20, 2022

Telangana gears up for state festival Bathukamma Sept 25 to Oct 3

Arrangements are in full swing for the Bathukamma festival, which is set to be celebrated in a grand manner across Telangana from September 25 to October 3.

Sep 20, 2022

Covid Update: India logs 4,043 fresh cases, 15 deaths in 24

India reported 4,043 fresh cases, 15 deaths in 24, showing a declining trend in the country

Sep 20, 2022

Egypt unveils 3,300-year-old sarcophagus of high-ranking official

Egypt on Monday unveiled a granite sarcophagus of a high-ranking official under King Ramesses II in the 19th Dynasty about 3,300 years ago, the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism said in a statement.

Sep 20, 2022

"Killer" Jammu-Srinagar highway claims lives of two female students of Jammu University [details]

Natives of Ladakh, two MEd students of Jammu University were travelling in an ill-fated car that fell into a deep gorge near Batote on the highway.

Sep 20, 2022

Separatist groups in Kashmir are gone; PAK wants them back, efforts hit roadblock [details]

To activate dead separatist groups in Kashmir, Pakistan has opened the chapter of the Hurriyat Conference across the border to instigate the people of J&K.

Sep 20, 2022

It's official: Maharaja Hari Singh's birthday now public holiday in J&K [details]

On September 15, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha had said that Maharaja Hari Singh's birthday will be celebrated as a public holiday.

Sep 20, 2022

J&K Congress wants Rahul Gandhi to be party president; pass unanimous resolution [details]

Just two days before the issuance of notification for Congress president elections, various state units are passing a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi as party chief.

Sep 19, 2022

"We are fed up"; Iranian women are burning hijabs, cutting their hair [see why]

Protesting against the killing of a 22-year-old young woman Mahsa Amini, Iran is reeling under anti-government and anti-hijab protests.

Sep 19, 2022

World Leaders Pay Last Respects To Queen Elizabeth II; President Murmu Meets King Charles III

President Droupadi Murmu meet King Charles III at Buckingham Palace today to pay her condolences.

Sep 19, 2022

Not speaking English or Hindi? Move over; Telangana minister KTR asks IndiGo to respect local languages too

Devasmita Chakraverty, an assistant professor of education at Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad tweeted that the woman aboard IndiGo 6E 7297 was originally sitting in 2A (XL seat, exit row) was forced to shift to seat 3C because she understood only Telugu, not English/Hindi.

Sep 19, 2022

Follow UGC norms, DU tells St Stephen's college; Invalidates re-appointment of Varghese

The varsity's Joint Registrar, in a letter to the St Stephen's governing board Chairman P.C. Singh, said that norms were violated, making the re-appointment of Varghese flawed and invalid, and the University is bound not to recognise Varghese as the Principal.

Sep 19, 2022