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India, Saudi agreed for increasing pressure on countries backing terror

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Today India and Saudi Arabia agreed that there is a need to increase all possible pressure on countries supporting terrorism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on February 20 after holding talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Prime Minister Modi and the Saudi Crown Prince explored ways to further deepen strategic ties against the backdrop of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack.   Prime Minister of India Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said in a statement that “The barbaric terror attack in…

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Hindi author and literary critic Namvar Singh dies at 92

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Hindi author, linguist, academician and literary critic Namvar Singh died in New Delhi late on Tuesday at the age of 92. He was admitted at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Namvar Singh was born in Varanasi in July 1926. He completed his PhD from Banaras Hindu University where he also started his teaching career. He was the first chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre of Indian Languages. Namvar Singh was considered as a living legend of Hindi literature. He had authored over a dozen books and had received the Sahitya…

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Anil Ambani Guilty Of Contempt; Pay Up Or Go To Jail: Says SC

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Reliance Communication Chairman Anil Ambani and two more directors guilty of contempt of court in a petition filed by Ericsson India against him over non-payment of dues worth over Rs 550 crore. The other two directors who have been found guilty include Reliance Telecom Chairman Satish Seth and Reliance Infratel Chairperson Chhaya Virani. In its judgement, the Supreme Court said that Anil Ambani and the two directors had to pay Rs 453 crore to Swedish telecom maker Ericsson India in four weeks, failing which they…

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Pulwama attack: Pinarayi Vijayan announces Rs.25 lakh compensation

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On Tuesday ,The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer V. V. Vasantha Kumar who was killed in a suicide bomb attack on a paramilitary convoy that claimed the lives of 40 combatants at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14. Mr Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters that the Government would build a house for the family at Wayanad, the home district of the slain soldier, and sponsor the education of his children. The…

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Two Aircraft Collide Ahead Of Bengaluru Air Show

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On Tuesday, two jets of the Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team (SKAT) collided in Bengaluru a day before the Aero India show begins in the city. The Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team was formed in 1996 and is part of the 52nd squadron of the Indian Air Force. The team specialises in aerobatics formation. The officials said that the pilots of the two jets have ejected safely. The accident took place during a rehearsal session ahead of the mega show. The accident took place at the Yelahanka airbase in north Bengaluru. #WATCH Two…

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Pulwama attack :Anyone who picks up guns in Kashmir will be eliminated

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On Tuesday, The Indian Army confirmed that three terrorists – the leadership of the Jaish-e-Mohammad who attacked the Pulwama district of Kashmir Valley were eliminated in an operation that began early Monday morning and lasted 17 hours. Lt Gen KJS Dhillion, 15 Corps Commander said. “I would like to inform the nation that in less than 100 hours of Pulwama terrorist attack, we have eliminated the Jaish e  Mohammad leadership in the Valley which was being handled by JeM from Pakistan,” Lt Dhillion said, adding that families in the Valley should convince…

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Prime Minister Modi to visit Varanasi on Tuesday

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On the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti  Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday will visit his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi where he will address a public meeting and will lay the foundation stones of projects worth Rs 2,900 crore. Narendra Modi will also visit the Sant Ravidas temple and will lay the foundation stone of Ravidas Janmashtami (birthplace) area development project. As part of the project, a grand park will be constructed with a statue of the Ravidas.   The Prime Minister will also arrive at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International airport at…

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National Health Authority to collaborate with Healthcare Federation

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The National Health Authority on Monday is all set to collaborate with apex healthcare body NATHEALT-Healthcare Federation of India for better implementation of the government’s flagship programme Ayushman Bharat and build more private hospitals. The NHA and NATHEALTH officials recently met in Delhi to discuss collaboration to scale up the impact of the scheme. “During the meeting, it was decided that NATHEALTH will extend full support and set up a mechanism to provide technical experts and inputs, as and when sought by NHA and the state governments.  An official said that  “The…

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IndiGo cancels around 130 flights for Friday

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India’s biggest airline IndiGo continues fight cancellation on Friday. According to a report, the Gurugram-based airline has cancelled around 130 frights on Friday as the shortage of pilots along with NOTAMs (Notice to Airmen) at some airports continue. According to the source, the cancelation of flights accounts for almost 10% of the airline’s operations. Worth mentioning here is that IndiGo operates over 1,300 flights per day with a fleet of 210 planes. The budget-carrier has been cancelling flights since last Saturday after rain and hailstorm hit northern parts of the country. On Thursday,  IndiGo cancelled…

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PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of defense corridor in Jhansi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi  on Friday, laid the foundation stone of the proposed defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region in Jhansi. “To make India self-reliant in defence production. The government of India had already taken the decision to establish two defence corridors in the country, one at Tamil Nadu and the other in Uttar Pradesh. Jhansi is one of the six nodal points of the UP defence corridor .” During the UP Investors Meet held in February 2018, Modi had announced the setting up of one such corridor in…

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