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US watchdog drops India from list of 'free' nations

India has been dropped from a list of “free” countries drawn up by an 80-year-old democracy watchdog mostly funded by the US government. Freedom House has placed India in the “partly free” category in its latest report that carries the observation that the free world had shrunk as a result and that the country was being driven towards “authoritarianism”. Freedom House is a Washington-based non-profit, non-government organisation that has been conducting research and advocacy on democracy...

Income tax raids on govt critics

The income tax department on Wednesday searched the homes and offices of actress Taapsee Pannu and film director Anurag Kashyap, both part of an endangered clan of celebr...

'Covaxin shows 81% efficacy'

India’s homegrown Covid-19 vaccine has shown close to 81 per cent efficacy in protecting people from the infection, the vaccine’s developers an...
Elsewhere in Asia, stocks extended their gains on Wednesday despite an overnight retreat on Wall Street.

Sensex leaps on firm data

The BSE Sensex on Wednesday catapulted by nearly 1148 points to end once again above the 51000-level, fuelled by energy and finance stocks as investors remained confident abou...
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'Science has taken a backseat in India'

Science has taken the backseat in present-day India. A scientific temper and attitude is sorely missing in today’s India devoted to religiosity....

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‘Communal’ heat on Kerala CPM leader

Caste data hole in census update meet

Preparations for the second Socio-Economic Caste Census have begun, but collection of caste-specific data was not discussed at a review meeting hel...

The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, notified in the state gazette on Tuesday said the employers shall engage persons from the state in 75 per cent of the posts with gross salary of less than Rs 50,000 a month.

Private job quota for Haryana residents

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A medic checks the blood pressure of Covid vaccine recipients at Peerless Hospital on Wednesday

Hospitals opt for spot-registration

The notices had allegedly been served by armed policemen and dealt with a chat show whose topic centred around “a media under siege” and had discussed the new laws to regulate websites and video-streaming platforms.

New rules burn fingers on news portal

The mining equipment and lift that had broken down at the illegal mica mine in Giridih on Wednesday.

Two killed in mishap in illegal mica mine

US uncovers Capitol raid plot

The police force that guards the US Capitol said on Wednesday it has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot by a militia group to breach th...

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Spectrum buys to delay tariff hikes

Reliance Jio may have cornered 75 per cent of all the spectrum sold in the low-key auction this week but Bharti Airtel still remains the market leader...

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2016: Instagram introduces a feature inspired by Snapchat stories. Called Stories, it is now so integral part of the Instagram-Facebook experience tha...

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Spotify turns 2 in India

In the last few days something amazing is playing out on Spotify — Bruce Springsteen and former US President Barack Obama are chatting about rac...

Rajkummar Rao: a decade in Bollywood

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We are undeniably going through topsy-turvy times; and it’s not just the pandemic that is causing all the turbulence. In Bengal, tergiversation seems to be the name of the game. Film ...
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For political parties in West Bengal, a rally at the Brigade Parade Ground on the Calcutta Maidan has a special significance. For the Left, the significance has assumed the status of a special pilgrim...
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Protesters make three-finger salutes and hold up banners and posters as they march on February 08, 2021 in downtown Yangon, Myanmar. Tens of thousands of workers took to the streets in addition to protesters who had continued a campaign of civil disobedience over the last week. The movement represents the biggest challenge to the military junta, also known as the Tadmadaw, who on Feb. 1 staged a coup against the elected National League For Democracy (NLD) government and detained de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in more than a decade.
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Refusal to associate with the party was often treated with exemplary violence; the massacre of refugees of Marichjhanpi is a case in point.
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Police said the two youths were arrested with the help of CCTV footage, from where the cops learnt the registration number of the two-wheeler
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As of now, only Raj Hospital and Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital have started the vaccination drive for senior citizens and those above 45 years with comorbid conditions in Ranchi.
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Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, pays floral tributes to JN Tata during Founder's Day celebration at Tata Steel works in Jamshedpur on Wednesday.
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Aam Aadmi Party workers celebrate after wining four seats in the municipal corporation of Delhi polls on Wednesday.
The notices had allegedly been served by armed policemen and dealt with a chat show whose topic centred around “a media under siege” and had discussed the new laws to regulate websites and video-streaming platforms.
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Kerala now hopes to convince more residents to make the switch, launching a new solar rooftop programme in January aimed at curbing carbon emissions and cutting the state’s reliance on imported power.
Ramesh sent his resignation letter to chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa who promptly accepted it and forwarded it to the state governor.
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Sensex leaps on firm data

The BSE Sensex on Wednesday catapulted by nearly 1148 points to end once again above the 51000-level, fuelled by energy and finance stocks as investors remained confident about the recovery of the eco...
Elsewhere in Asia, stocks extended their gains on Wednesday despite an overnight retreat on Wall Street.
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India’s services activity expanded at the fa...
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Analysts at Axis Capital said that the cash outgo will be keenly watched given the high debt level of the incumbents and continued delay in tariff hike.
On the BSE, the Reliance Naval scrip ended 4.79 per cent higher at Rs 3.06.
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Kohli’s advice: Learn to defend, don’t crib

At his aggressive best, not on the field but during India’s pre-match media conference, Virat Kohli unleashed the drives, cuts and pulls to silence all the noise surrounding turning tracks. Koh...
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Former Indian captain a frequent visitor, seeks blessing before every tournament
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R-Day celebrated across the country

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Sankranti: state taps into tradition

 
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