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India has no plans to ban NSO Group - maker of controversial Pegasus spyware [details]

The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology of India, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has responded to RS members' questions saying "there is no proposal for banning any group named NSO Group."

Dec 3, 2021

UFO news: Former fighter pilot says government reluctant to study credible sightings

The aviation expert believes that UFO sightings are not being investigated properly

Dec 3, 2021

Steps taken for speedy test results at K'taka airports amid Omicron scare: costs capped at ₹500 [details]

Karnataka has detected the country's first Omicron variant cases. Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has assured the state that preparations are being made for rapid tests at the K'taka airport.

Dec 3, 2021

J&K govt cracks down on illegal adoption of COVID orphans; orders audit of all orphanages [details]

Home Department is directed to increase surveillance and inspect the orphanages, all Ashrams, working of NGOs to avoid reoccurrence of such incidents.

Dec 3, 2021

Hole above North Pole: NASA to investigate strange anomaly in earth's atmosphere [details]

As a part of the CREX-2 mission, NASA is planning to fire a rocket into the sky from Norway

Dec 3, 2021

Sri Lankan lynched, burnt alive in PAK's Sialkot; Islamist mob celebrate horrific incident [details]

The incident took place on Wazirabad Road in Sialkot, where the workers of private factories attacked the export manager of a factory and burnt his body over allegations of blasphemy.

Dec 3, 2021

Minister's SUV not stopped at Assembly gate, open to probe: Bihar Home Dept

The DGP released a statement saying if the minister was not satisfied with the assurance, they will investigate the matter further with CCTV footages.

Dec 3, 2021

K'taka Cong chief protests shifting of "IRSO" prog to Gujarat; typo on placards goes viral [details]

DK Shivakumar and NSUI took to the streets holding placards and shouting slogans as they protested against the decision to move ISRO program to Gujarat. But there was just one minor problem.

Dec 3, 2021

Who is R Hari Kumar; India's new Navy chief admiral has a message for all [details]

At the annual Navy Day 2021, Admiral R Hari Kumar spoke on the importance of the word ship and how it is used in different walks of life.

Dec 3, 2021

Omicron Cure: GlaxoSmithKline says early data shows its Covid antibody drug effective against new variant

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has claimed that early laboratory tests show that its antibody drug against Covid-19 is effective against the new super mutant Omicron variant.

Dec 3, 2021

Tumkur Nursing college students returning from Kerala test Covid positive, authorities on alert

Covid outbreaks in various districts of Karnataka, especially among the nursing students who returned from Kerala, have turned to be a big cause of concern for the Karnataka Health Department.

Dec 3, 2021

"Prepare for Omicron surge": WHO warns India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and other Asia-Pacific nations

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to strengthen healthcare services and focus on vaccinating their people, as the Omicron variant spreads globally and enters new regions.

Dec 3, 2021

Operation Masoom: Over 160 FIRs lodged, 50 arrested in drive by Delhi Police against child pornography

Delhi Police have registered over 160 cases in different police stations and arrested more than 50 people during its special drive against the child pornography under Operation Masoom, officials said Friday.

Dec 3, 2021

Only Punjab reported 4 deaths due to oxygen shortage: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that Punjab had reported four deaths due to shortage of Oxygen during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

Dec 3, 2021

Battery theft case accused loses arm after custody in Bengaluru's Varthur PS; 3 cops suspended

3 Bengaluru police officers have been suspended as they have been accused of brutally assaulting theft accused Salman Khan in custody. Khan who later lost his arm due to torture

Dec 3, 2021