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Taj Mahal, Agra Fort to reopen from Monday after 6 months

India's star tourist attraction, the 17th-century monument of love, the Taj Mahal, and the Agra Fort, are all set to reopen from Monday, after an unprecedented closure of six months, due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Sep 20, 2020

Two Maoists killed in Telangana encounter

Two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Telangana's Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, police said on Sunday.

Sep 20, 2020

Over 92K new corona cases in India, total over 54-lakh mark

With another significant single-day spike of 92,605 coronavirus cases, India's total tally on Sunday breached the 54-lakh mark to reach 54,00,620 cases even as 1,133 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded in 24 hours.

Sep 20, 2020

He did not want a sixth daughter, so he ripped pregnant wife's abdomen open

After a priest predicted a sixth girl child for a couple, the father ripped the mother's abdomen open in Uttar Pradesh to check the gender of the child in the want of a son.

Sep 20, 2020

Yogi Adityanath announces recruit 31,661 assistant teachers in UP in one week

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the basic education department to recruit 31,661 assistant teachers within a week.

Sep 20, 2020

BSF foils bid to smuggle weapons, drugs from Pakistan in Jammu

The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons and narcotics from Pakistan on the International Border (IB) in Jammu' Arnia, officials said on Sunday.

Sep 20, 2020

Former PM HD Devegowda sworn in as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha

JDS leader and former Prime Minister H D Devegowda has taken oath as the newly elected Rajya Sabha member on Sunday.

Sep 20, 2020

London: Met Police arrest over 30 during anti-lockdown protests at Trafalgar Square

Social gatherings in the UK have now been limited from 30 people to six while the Metropolitan police described the measures as vital to save lives.

Sep 20, 2020

RWA's absurd rules see no bound; residents may have a way out

From moral policing to no newspapers, examples of arbitrary rules by welfare associations have often covered all the spectrums of weird.

Sep 20, 2020

Govt withdraws 3 labour Bills, reintroduces with fresh provisions

The Centre on Saturday withdrew three Bills moved by the Labour Ministry in the Lok Sabha and reintroduced them with fresh labour code provisions as part of the labour reforms initiative.

Sep 20, 2020

Bihar man, who dug 3-km canal for 30 yrs, gets tractor from Anand Mahindra

Bhuyian spent 30 years carving out a three-kilometer-long canal to take rainwater coming down from nearby hills to parched fields of his village Kothilawa in Lahthua area of Gaya district.

Sep 20, 2020

Air India Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.

No buyers for Air India may mean divestment to be put off

As no buyers have come forward for Air India, the airline's divestment will be put off for three years. This is another miss for the airline's opportunity to be privatised.

Sep 20, 2020

Tamil Nadu announces policies for cybersecurity, blockchain, AI

Tamil Nadu has announced new policies for cybersecurity, blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, CM Palaniswami said on Saturday.

Sep 20, 2020

Trump rushing to pick Ginsburg's successor; might gain electoral leverage

Trump might gain even more electoral leverage if he held off from an instant nomination — or named his choice but allowed the Senate confirmation process to play out after Election Day.

Sep 19, 2020

China is watching: Story of Delhi journalist caught peddling sensitive Indian info

The Delhi Police arrested a freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma on Saturday for passing on sensitive information to a Chinese woman and Nepalese man who were paying him money. This has added to the ongoing debate on Chinese surveillance.

Sep 19, 2020