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In focus, 08 Oct 2020
Union Minister and LJP founder Ram Vilas Paswan passes away at 74
On 11 September, the late Union minister had revealed that he had been hospitalised with an illness for some time.
08 Oct 2020 9:05 PM
NIA arrests 2 suspected ISIS operatives in Bengaluru
The NIA also stated that they had played a very significant role in radicalisation of the members of the group
08 Oct 2020 8:45 PM
Arnab Goswami's Republic TV in soup over fake TRP scam
The channel, in a statement, rubbished Mumbai Police's claims.
08 Oct 2020 7:42 PM
Delhi gets a 'Green' war room in its fight against pollution
The minister said a 10-member team has been set up to monitor the levels of primary pollutants
08 Oct 2020 6:53 PM
Protesting youth throw stones at Kamal Nath cavalcade in Madhya Pradesh
However, Nath’s cavalcade had passed by then.
08 Oct 2020 6:27 PM
Centre's interest waiver policy is manageable, say analysts
State Bank of India’s new chairman Dinesh Khara in his first press interaction refused to comment on the issue as the matter is subjudice.
08 Oct 2020 5:24 PM
Meet Zidane Awad: A young entrepreneur who turned down $500k investment offer
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08 Oct 2020 4:46 PM
Singer Sameer Jangid's tremendous musical journey
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08 Oct 2020 4:01 PM
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, charged in George Floyd's death, freed on $1M bond
Minnesota’s governor to activated the National Guard to help keep the peace in the event of protests
08 Oct 2020 3:22 PM
Poll says Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in New Zealand election
All recent polls have pointed to a victory for Ardern’s Labour Party, governing in a coalition with the Greens and New Zealand First
08 Oct 2020 3:03 PM
Lockdown impact: GDP likely to contract by 9.6 per cent this year, says World Bank
However, the World Bank said that the response of the government of India to the COVID-19 outbreak was swift and comprehensive.
08 Oct 2020 3:02 PM
Protests in Indonesia against new jobs law enter third day
Met with cautious optimism by financial analysts, the bill has sparked outcry, with labour unions, students and academics criticising it
08 Oct 2020 2:42 PM
Tablighi case: Freedom of speech & expression most abused right in recent times, says SC
The court sought an affidavit from the I&B secretary with details of steps taken in the past to stop motivated media reporting in such cases
08 Oct 2020 1:51 PM
Crimes against women: Disha Bill to be passed in next session of Maharashtra Assembly
In February 2020, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government had announced to bring a law on the lines of the ‘Disha Act’ of Andhra Pradesh
08 Oct 2020 1:45 PM
Ramping up cold storage facilities critical as India preps for virus vaccine: experts
Unlike drugs, virtually all vaccines need to be transported at cold temperatures, usually between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius
08 Oct 2020 1:27 PM
Increase trains to prevent overcrowding: Bombay High Court
The court directed government to consider its suggestions and see if it can forward a proposal to the Railways
08 Oct 2020 1:26 PM
NGO seeks transfer of probe into Hathras incident to CBI, moves SC
The Uttar Pradesh government, which filed an affidavit in the case this week, also urged the top court to order CBI probe into the incident
08 Oct 2020 1:21 PM
Protest, but only at designation places: Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh
The top court's verdict came on a plea against the anti-CAA protests which had led to blocking of a road in Shaheen Bagh last December
08 Oct 2020 1:12 PM
India, Japan finalise pact for cooperation in 5G tech, AI
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi for a bilateral meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday
08 Oct 2020 1:06 PM
3 militants killed in Shopian encounter
Thousands attended the funeral of Altaf Hussain who fell to the militants’ bullets while foiling an attempt on life of a local BJP leader
08 Oct 2020 12:43 PM
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