New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday held that the NRI quota in private medical colleges is not sacrosanct, but the institutions intending to do away with it must give …
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Shyamhari Chakra The picturesque Himalayan town of Dharmashala in Himachal Pradesh is gearing up for the ninth edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) commencing on 29. One of the …
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Mumbai, Maharashtra’s ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi allies — Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress — on Friday demanded stringent action in the TRP scam detected by the Mumbai Police, allegedly …
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Anil Dhir No matter what town or village you go to in India, however remote it may be; there’s bound to be a post office nearby. Every old post office …
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London: Researchers have found that pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, diabetes in pregnancy (gestational diabetes) and pre-term birth are linked to a heightened risk of heart disease or stroke …
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Beijing: China said on Friday that it has joined the World Health Organization (WHO)-led COVAX international initiative which aims to ensure equitable global access to vaccines against the novel coronavirus. …
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Kolkata: Parents of an eight-months-old girl child sold her off for just Rs 4,000 in West Bengal’s Midnapore district due to severe monetary crisis amid the continuing pandemic that hit …
Hit by Covid blues, Bengal couple sells baby for 4K Read More
New York: People who survive serious Covid-19 infections have long-lasting immune responses against the virus, say researchers, adding that survivors may have four months of protection. The study, published in …
Covid-19 survivors may have 4 months of protection: Study Read More
San Francisco, Facebook has removed more malicious networks from its platform in October — especially in the US and Myanmar that face elections in November — and one such network …
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Ottawa (Canada): The Canadian government has announced that the use of single-use plastics will be banned across the country by the end of 2021. On Wednesday, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson …
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