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Can She Do It? As Mamata Defies Centre's Summon, Here's What Rules Say About IPS Officers' Deputation
The MHA had summoned Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP Virendra last Friday asking them to present themselves on December 14 for an explanation on the law and order situation in the state, following Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s report on the atta...
Electors Meeting To Formally Choose Biden As Next President
Presidential electors are meeting across the United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation's next president.
The Spacecraft That Didn’t Go Anywhere: Virgin Galactic’s Aborted Spacecraft Test Explained
Virgin Galactic says that they have several motors ready just in case the computer glitch indicates a larger problem instead.at this time, there is no clarity on when the next test flight will happen, because the troubleshooting estimates may just be hard...
Trump Suggests White House Staff Will Wait Longer For COVID-19 Vaccines
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested late Sunday that senior White House officials would wait longer for COVID19 vaccines hours after media outlets reported senior officials were to receive doses within 10 days.
Nepalese, Bhutanese Citizens Can Travel to 11 Countries Under Air Bubble Agreement with India
These 11 countries are Ethiopia, France, Germany, Iraq, Kenya, Netherlands, Qatar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ukraine and the UAE, the ministry said on Twitter.
Kanpur Army Colonel Sedates Friend at Party, Then Rapes His Russian Wife
The husband, in his complaint, said that accused had thrown a party for his promotion to the rank of a colonel and had invited him and his wife to it on Saturday.
First Batch Of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Arrives In Canada
The initial 30,000 doses will go to 14 sites across Canada. The most vulnerable people, including the elderly in long-term care facilities and healthcare workers, will be first in line for shots.
Kidnappers Abduct 2 Indian Nationals After deflating Their Car Tyres in Nigeria
Hundreds of Indian nationals live and work in Nigeria, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.
U.S. Lawmakers Plan To Split $908 Billion COVID-19 Plan Into Two Parts -source
A $908 billion bipartisan COVID19 relief plan set to be introduced in the U.S. Congress as early as Monday will be split into two packages in a bid to win approval, a person briefed on the matter said.
Iran Mostly Contains Fire After Southwest Oil Pipeline Spill
Firefighters have contained most of a blaze that broke out after a pipeline carrying crude oil to Iran's secondlargest refinery ruptured on Sunday because of a landslide, the head of the state company in charge of oil pipelines said.
BJP Leaders Protesting Outside Delhi CM's Residence Damage CCTV Cameras, Allege AAP Govt Sources
A video of the alleged incident went viral on social media purportedly showing some people gathered outside the CM's residence and one of them smashing a CCTV camera fixed on the boundary wall. A police complaint in this regard has been filed, government...
Govt to Soon Hold Next Round of Talks with Protesting Farmers to End Stalemate: Union Minister
The sixth round of talks did not take place after farmer leaders rejected the government's draft proposal to amend certain provisions of the farm laws and declined to participate in the meeting.
BTC Poll Results Show People Have Faith in PM Modi's Policies and Leadership, Says Javadekar
Whether it is local elections in Rajasthan, assembly polls in Bihar, or bypolls in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, one thing is clear that the BJP is on rise and the Congress is getting diminished, he said.
PM to Lay Foundation Stones of Several Development Projects in Kutch on Tuesday
The projects include a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Sunday.
Italy Plans Primrose-shaped Gazebos For COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
Italy plans to set up primroseshaped pavilions in its artistic squares to dispense vaccines against the highly contagious disease caused by the novel coronavirus during a campaign that kicks off next month.
Won't Comment on Pranab Mukherjee's Book Before Reading in Full, Say Cong Leaders
Former union minister M Veerappa Moily, who was part of the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh, noted the book was yet to be released and one had to understand the context in which Mukherjee made the observations.