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$Islamabad high court on Monday ordered the Pakistan government to give \another chance\ to recruit lawyer for former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (PTI Photo)$ Nation

Kulbhushan Jadhav must be represented by an Indian lawyer: India

On April 10, 2017, a Pakistani military court had sentenced him to death.

21 Aug 2020 10:21 AM IST

At least 20 workers fell sick after a leak of ammonium gas late on Thursday night in a dairy house. (Photo- ANI)

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Andhra Pradesh: 20 hospitalised after ammonia gas leak at Chittoor...

While three of the victims were shifted to Ruia Hospital in temple town of Tirupati, five were admitted to the CMC...

21 Aug 2020 10:10 AM IST

Airlines are set to lose $84 billion as the coronavirus pandemic reduces revenue by half. (AFP Photo)

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Air fare to rise by Rs 10 as Centre hikes Aviation Security Fee for...

The ASF for domestic flyers will be increased by Rs 10 to Rs 160

20 Aug 2020 7:35 PM IST

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Multilateralism did not rise to the occasion during coronavirus...

He was addressing a roundtable of ASEAN-India Network of Think Tanks.

20 Aug 2020 5:43 PM IST

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I have been grossly misunderstood: Read Prashant Bhushan-'s statement...

Bhushan told a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra that he would consult his lawyers and think over the apex court-'s...

20 Aug 2020 4:29 PM IST

As many as 26 volunteers who reached the Air-India Express plane crash site in Kozhikode and evacuated the injured passengers on August 7 have tested positive for COVID-19. (PTI Photo

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26 Kozhikode plane crash volunteers contract COVID-19

District Collector K Gopalakrishnan, Superintendent of Police U Abdul Kareem and 21 officials had tested positive

20 Aug 2020 3:59 PM IST

The survey with over 34,000 partcipants has pointed out that lack of knowledge of using devices for effective educational purposes caused hindrance in the learning process. (Representative Image)

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27% students have no phones, 28% lack electricity for online classes:...

The survey with over 34,000 partcipants pointed out that lack of knowledge of using devices caused hindrance in the...

20 Aug 2020 3:01 PM IST

An Indian ragpicker collects reusable material from a garbage dump. Coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty. (AP Photo)

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Mysuru cleanest city in the south: Here are the top 10 cleanest cities...

The temple town of Tirupati is at the 12th position among the cities with a population of less than 10 lakh.

20 Aug 2020 2:36 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (ANI Photo)

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Congress urges NBSA to enforce strict code of conduct for television...

Media houses, journalists, anchors and spokespersons must be held accountable for their actions and conduct: Congress

20 Aug 2020 1:00 PM IST

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

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Supreme Court gives Prashant Bhushan two days to reconsider his...

The top court on August 14 held Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt for his derogatory tweets against the judiciary

20 Aug 2020 12:26 PM IST

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the government needs to answer opposition queries on various issues. (PTI Photo)

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Yogi government need to answer opposition queries on law and order,...

This assembly session is going to be historic in a number of ways and government has to answer questions raised by...

20 Aug 2020 12:24 PM IST

Security personnel stand guard on a street during the restrictions imposed on the first anniversary of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, at Bhaderwah in Doda district. (PTI)

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Lashkar militant killed in Kupwara encounter was a Pakistani national,...

The Pakistani terrorist named Danish was killed in the encounter on Wednesday.

20 Aug 2020 11:56 AM IST