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All J&K hospitals must reserve beds for COVID patients; authorities keep watch on resurgence [details]

First-time after 149 days, the Union Territory reported 224 positive cases in a single day during the last 24 hours.

Jul 17, 2022

Dalai Lama and his association with Ladakh

The people of Ladakh consider His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the supreme religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism and regard him as the living incarnation of the Buddha.

Jul 17, 2022

Who is Jagdeep Dhankhar? West Bengal Governor chosen as NDA Vice Presidential candidate

After the announcement of NDA Vice Presidential candidate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Jagdeep Dhankhar always worked for the well-being of farmers, youth, women and the marginalised.

Jul 16, 2022

J&K Police questioning Pakistani woman intruder arrested from LoC in Poonch [details]

Three days after foiling an infiltration attempt on the same spot, troops apprehend a Pakistan woman who sneaked into this side of the border.

Jul 16, 2022

By identifying her kidnappers, Rubaiya Sayeed gives a clear, loud message to separatists [details]

Rubaiya doesn't turn hostile and stood by her statement whatever she had deposed before the CBI. She identified all her kidnappers.

Jul 16, 2022

RBI, Bank Indonesia to cooperate against money laundering, terror financing

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said it has signed an MoU with Bank Indonesia (BI) to improve mutual cooperation between the two central banks.

Jul 16, 2022

Bank unions to start Twitter campaign against privatization of government banks

A day ahead of the start of the Parliament's Monsoon session, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a campaign on Twitter against privatisation of government banks, a top union official said.

Jul 16, 2022

Bizarre incident: Man kills youth as offer to Goddess in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district

In a bizarre incident, a man allegedly hacked a youth to death at a temple in Madhya Pradesh as an offer to Goddess after his wife gave birth to a male child.

Jul 16, 2022

Delhi HC: "Unmarried woman's pregnancy out of consensual relationship not covered by Medical Termination Rules"

The Delhi High Court, while refusing to entertain a plea seeking termination of a 23-week pregnancy, observed that the petitioner, a 25-year-old unmarried woman, whose pregnancy arises out of a consensual relationship, is clearly not covered by any of the clauses under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003.

Jul 16, 2022

Telangana's IIIT in news again: Students complain food poisoning, probe ordered

Telangana's education minister has ordered a probe into the incident of food poisoning at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies (RGUKT) at Basara town in Nirmal district where over 100 students fell ill on Friday.

Jul 16, 2022

Juvenile crime in Delhi: Man survives after being shot on face, 4 teens held

A 36-year-old man was shot with a country made pistol on his head after which he sustained a bullet injury on his right eye, a Delhi Police official said on Saturday.

Jul 16, 2022

Japanese giant Sony completes $3.6 bn acquisition of game maker Bungie

Japanese giant Sony has closed the $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie, the developer of Destiny and the original creator of the hugely popular Halo franchise.

Jul 16, 2022

TikTok's global security chief Roland Cloutier to step down amid data controversy

Short video platform TikTok's global chief security officer (CSO) Roland Cloutier will step down from that position and shift into a strategic advisory role.

Jul 16, 2022

Twitter deal: Musk seeks Twitter trial in early 2023, Agrawal wants 4 days to prove him wrong

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's legal team has reportedly asked the court to push back the Twitter trial by early 2023, saying that the case requires "forensic review and analysis" of a deep pool of data.

Jul 16, 2022

Covid pandemic: India logs 20,044 new Covid cases, 56 deaths

India reported 20,044 Covid infections in the past 24 hours, a marginal rise against previous day's 20,038 count, as per Union Health Ministry data on Saturday.

Jul 16, 2022