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$The abolition of \state subjects\ and the creation of the new category of \permanent residents\ has followed as a matter of course in the wake of ending of Jammu and Kashmirs autonomy. AP Photo$ Nation

Human rights groups say half a million jobs lost due to -'digital...

Human rights coalition says there have been 70 temporary internet suspension orders issued since January

25 Aug 2020 6:56 PM IST

Prashant Bhushan seeks deferment of hearing on sentencing in SC. (PTI Photo)

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Prashant Bhushan to SC: Recall contempt verdict, send out...

Attorney General K K Venugopal also asked the bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra to forgive Bhushan

25 Aug 2020 6:32 PM IST

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Interpol issues global arrest warrant against fraudster Nirav Modi-'s...

They said the -'red notice-' has been issued by the global police body on the request of the Enforcement Directorate...

25 Aug 2020 5:47 PM IST

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A day after tweet controversy, Kapil Sibal says it isn-'t about post...

A day after a stormy Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Sibal made the remarks in a cryptic tweet.

25 Aug 2020 1:39 PM IST

File image of the Jammu-Srinagar highway. (PTI)

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Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway suspended after rains trigger...

Traffic was stopped at Qazigund in south Kashmir following the landslide

25 Aug 2020 12:45 PM IST

The spot of the building collapse. (ANI)

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Raigad building collapse: Two killed, 18 feared trapped under the...

Maharashtra Ministers Aditi Tatkare and Eknath Shinde visited the spot to review the rescue operations last evening.

25 Aug 2020 11:35 AM IST

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India has military options to deal with Chinese trangressions in...

The military stand-off between India and China is now nearing four months with no prospect of a resolution in near...

25 Aug 2020 8:46 AM IST

Medics wearing PPE kits stand at the entrance of the KIMS hospital as they shift COVID-19 patients to other hospitals due to shortage of oxygen cylinders, in Bengaluru. PTI Photo

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COVID-19 patients grow desperate for Remdesivir in Bengaluru

With the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases the demand for remdevisir is on the rise

24 Aug 2020 5:32 PM IST

A health worker holds Rapid Antigen Testing kit to collect sample for COVID-19 test, at a center in New Delhi. PTI photo

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SC rejects plea for National policy to compensate families of COVID19...

The bench dismissed the plea saying that every state has a different policy and gives compensation as per its financial...

24 Aug 2020 1:35 PM IST

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Good news for SP Balasubrahmanyam fans, SPB tests COVID negative

-'My father is fine and stable and his coronavirus test has become negative,-' his son S P Charan said in a statement

24 Aug 2020 12:50 PM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a resident of a housing society for COVID-19 coronavirus test during a door-to-door testing programme. AFP Photo

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Active COVID cases in Chennai show a rise after 40-day break

As per the data provided by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), 1240 new active cases added for the last 20 days

23 Aug 2020 7:36 PM IST

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We crossed 3 million COVID cases today, but health ministry stresses...

According to health economist Rijo M. John, the COVID-19 cases are growing at the rate of 2.4%

23 Aug 2020 7:21 PM IST