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India plans to procure 30 armed drones worth $3B | Details inside

India plans to ink a major defence deal with the US to procure 30 armed drones worth $3 billion (approximately Rs 22,000 crore) to enhance military capabilities, sources said. As per plans, India will be acquiring 30 MQ-9 Reaper -- 10 each for the three services.

Mar 10, 2021

Maha Shivratri: Significance, legend and quotes about the festival of Shiva

One of key Hindu festivals "Mahashivaratri" celebrates the grand wedding of the lord Shiva with goddess Parvati, who is known as Shakti is celebrated on the 14th day of every lunar month and this year, it falls on 11th of March.

Mar 10, 2021

Andhra police call for info on overstaying foreigners

The Andhra Pradesh police have called for information on foreigners illegally overstaying in the state.

Mar 10, 2021

Who is Tirath Singh Rawat, the new Uttarakhand CM

After the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Tirath Singh Rawat, the Lok Sabha MP from Garhwal constituency, as the state's new Chief Minister.

Mar 10, 2021

Sex workers' in B'luru allegedly beaten up, assaulted by police; now stage massive protest [shocking details]

Sex workers in Bengaluru staged a protest on Tuesday in a bid to highlight the police brutality against them on a regular basis.

Mar 10, 2021

PIA marked Airplane-shaped balloon lands in J&K's Hiranagar; seized

As per the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the white and green-coloured balloon landed in the Sotra Chak village of the Hiranagar sector. The balloon was seized by police immediately.

Mar 10, 2021

Sweden's Scania paid bribes to win bus contracts in India: Report

The Swedish truck and bus maker, a unit under Volkswagen AG's commercial vehicle arm Traton SE, started operations in India in 2007 and established a manufacturing unit in 2011.

Mar 10, 2021

India reports 17,000 Covid cases, 133 deaths

India on Wednesday recorded 17,921 new coronavirus cases and 133 fatalities, taking the total tally to 1,12,62,707.

Mar 10, 2021

BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to be next Uttarakhand CM; swearing-in at 4 pm

Following Trivendra Singh Rawat's resignation, Pauri Garhwal MP Tirath Singh Rawat has been elected the new chief minister of Uttarakhand

Mar 10, 2021

Quad nations meeting to announce financing to boost India vaccine output, says US official

A first ever leaders' meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday plans to announce financing agreements to support an increase in manufacturing capacity for coronavirus vaccines in India, a senior US administration official.

Mar 10, 2021

Founder of Dattaprabodhinee Pratisthan Shri Kuldeep Nikam Shares His Thoughts On Having An Out-of-Body Experience

When you gain the knowledge to have astral journeys, you reach closer to the Lord. This gives meaning and purpose to life

Mar 10, 2021

BuzzFeed hands pink slips to 70 HuffPost staffers month after acquisition [details]

BuzzFeed has announced that it would be laying off 47 HuffPost employees and shut HuffPost Canada in a major restructuring effort to turn profits.

Mar 10, 2021

Uber driver asks passengers to put face masks on; gets coughed on, harassed [Watch]

In a shocking behaviour demonstrated by three Uber passengers in San Francisco, the driver was assaulted, coughed on and harassed after he asked the riders to put on face masks. Reminder: The pandemic is far from over.

Mar 10, 2021

French teacher did not show Prophet Muhammad's cartoons; schoolgirl admits lying [details]

The girl has now admitted that she was expelled from the class for two days because of her behaviour and that she never attended the class where allegedly the caricatures were shown

Mar 10, 2021

Uttarakhand CM Rawat resigned: Three reasons why he was asked to leave [details]

Based on the information coming out of the political corridors, it is believed that the Chief Minister's style of functioning became the biggest problem for him.

Mar 10, 2021