New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday attacked the government for not holding special functions at Parliament's historic Central Hall to mark the 75th year of Independence, and alleged the occasion has been reduced just to "glorifying the sarvagyaani".
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Six years after it stopped airing Pakistani shows, Zindagi channel has returned with its content from across the border but Shailja Kejriwal, Chief Content Officer, Zee Special projects, has a disclaimer for the viewers -- they "will take a step back" in case of a flare-up between the two nations.
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) K Natwar Singh, who was a Union minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government that banned Salman Rushdie's controversial book "The Satanic Verses", strongly defended the decision on Saturday asserting it was taken "purely" for law and order reasons.
Srinagar, Aug 13 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday sacked four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled chief of banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of a jailed separatist who was also involved in fatal attack on minority community members.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) The CUET-UG for more than 11,000 candidates who were scheduled to appear in the fourth phases has been deferred to August 30 to accommodate their choice of city for exam centre, officials said Saturday.
Srinagar, Aug 13 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday sacked its four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the chief of banned Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of terror-funding accused Bitta Karate, officials said.
New York, Aug 13 (PTI) Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator with a damaged liver and may lose one of his eyes after the Mumbai-born controversial author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man on stage at a literary event in upstate New York.
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Cornea implant from pig skin used to restore sight in Indian patients
Nagpur, Aug 13 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the tricolour is not just a flag, but a symbol of self-awareness.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Over two months after contracting the coronavirus infection, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday tested positive for COVID-19 again and will remain in isolation.
Bengaluru, Aug 13 (PTI) Bengaluru Commodities, Mangaluru Areca, and Coconut markets remain closed today on account of "Second Saturday" a Government holiday. PTI DVR ROH .
Kolkata, Aug 13 (PTI) West Bengal has the potential to earn Rs 18000 crore to Rs 20000 crore from seafood exports in the next five years and the state government's recent ban on use of 20 anoitibiotics in shrimp aquaculture will go a long way in boosting revenue from the sector, an official of seafood exporters body said.
New York, Aug 13 (PTI) Salman Rushdie, who was attacked and stabbed on stage at a literary event here, has previously complained about having too much security around him, according to a media report on Saturday.
Islamabad, Aug 13 (PTI) Pakistan will attend the counter-terrorism drills hosted by India under the ambit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in October, despite a chill in bilateral ties, a media report said on Saturday.
Lucknow, Aug 12 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of two journalists and a newspaper publisher in a criminal defamation case filed by bureaucrat Anant Kumar Singh over an interview published in 1994.
Ranchi, Aug 12 (PTI) Dissatisfied with the probe conducted by the state government into recent episodes of violence in the state capital, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday directed the director general of police and home secretary to file an affidavit in the matter.
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) The golden period of Indian sports is knocking on the doors, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday as he hailed the gutsy show of the Indian contingent which returned with 61 medals from the Commonwealth Games.
Carnoustie (Scotland), Aug 13 (PTI) Indian teenager Avani Prashanth's run at the R&A Girls' Amateur championships came to an end as she lost her pre-quarter-final round at Carnoustie.
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Assam reports 152 new COVID cases, 2 deaths
Guwahati, Aug 13 (PTI) Assam reported 152 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths in the last 24 hours, a National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, bulletin said on Saturday.
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Part of residential building collapses in Thane, nobody injured
Thane, Aug 13 (PTI) Some portion of a five-storey residential building in Daighar area of Thane city collapsed, but nobody was injured in the incident, civic officials said on Saturday.
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Noida twin towers: First batch of explosives reaches site amid tight security
Noida, Aug 13 (PTI) The process for rigging Supertech's illegal twin towers in Noida with explosives started Saturday, with the nearly 100-metre-all structures set to be demolished on August 28, officials said.
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HC sets aside Tribunal award on BSNL's bill claims from ISHA foundation
Chennai, Aug 13 (PTI) The Madras High Court has set aside an Arbitrator award given in favour of Coimbatore-based Isha Foundation, where it allowed the organisation to pay Rs 44,000, as against BSNL's bill claim of around Rs 2.50 crore.
Mumbai, Aug 13 (PTI) Superstar Vikram has made his debut on micro-blogging site Twitter and the actor says the aim is to stay connected with his fans.
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Researchers have used an implant made from pig's skin to restore vision to 20 people in India and Iran with diseased corneas, most of whom were blind prior to the transplant.
Los Angeles, Aug 12 (PTI) Scientists have identified antibodies that are effective against many different SARS-CoV-2 variants, an advance that paves the way for next-generation vaccines which could protect from different COVID-19 strains.