India
National Population Register Pilot Project Enumerates 1,200 Villages and 43 Towns
Enumerators report greater success in villages than in metro towns in collecting additional information like Aaadhar, passport numbers, election identification numbers, among other details.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Asks India to Rescind Its Actions in Kashmir
It also said India should allow access to Jammu and Kashmir to human rights organisations and international media to ascertain and report on the situation there.
Tuberculosis Cases Increased by Nearly 18% in 2018, Crossed 21 Lakh: Govt Report
HIV co-infection among TB was 49,047 cases amounting to TB-HIV co-infection rate of 3.4 per cent, the ‘India TB Report-2018’ report by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated.
'Not Interested in Mehul Choksi, Adds No Value to Country': Antigua PM Says Fugitive Diamantaire Will be Extradited
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said Indian authorities could come to interrogate the PNB scam accused, though he said they must take responsibility for initially clearing him as a person in 'good standing'.
UK Opposition Passes Kashmir Resolution, Calls for International Intervention
The resolution also calls for Jeremy Corbyn to meet the high commissioners of both India and Pakistan to ensure there is "mediation" and restoration of peace and normality to prevent a potential nuclear conflict.
DMK, Left Slam Move to 'Impose' Sanskrit in Anna University; No Course is Compulsory, Says Varsity
The varsity, for its part, said no course was compulsory and denied any attempt to impose Sanskrit. The courses were meant for undergraduate engineering students and they were free to pick a course of their choice.
CIC Allows CBI to Withhold Information on Vijay Mallya's Extradition Expenses
The CBI had refused to share the information under the RTI Act about legal and other expenses incurred on Mallya's extradition from the UK where he had escaped in 2016 after the agency diluted a lookout circular against him.
UPSC Engineering Services Exam 2020 Notification Released at upsconline.nic.in; Apply Before Oct 15
The UPSC 2020 Online Application Form for Engineering Services Exam preliminary or stage 1 examination is available in English and in Hindi Language but it can only be filled in English Language.
NIA Seizes IED and Grenade Preparation Material from Karnataka After Input Given by Arrested Terrorist
The agency said alleged JMB terrorist Jahidul Islam alias Kausar, who was arrested on September 19, 2019, disclosed during questioning that after the 2014 Burdwan blast, he and his associates went to southern India to escape the agencies on their trail.
Govt to Create Digital Registry for Ayurveda Practitioners Researching Cow Urine, Says AYUSH Ministry
The AYUSH Ministry is going to create an IT based registry on which all ayurveda practitioners researching cow urine can register themselves and upload evidences of their research which will be validated by the ministry.
Black Flag Shown and Ink Thrown at Nitish Kumar by 'Unknown' Political Outfit in Muzaffarpur
The incident happened near Sri Krishna Medical College this afternoon when about 10-12 people belonging to 'Garib Jankranti Party', suddenly appeared and showed black flag to the CM besides throwing ink on his cavalcade.
Punjab CM Urges Amit Shah to Look into Problem of Drones Supplying Arms from Across Border in Pak
The Punjab Police earlier claimed to have busted a terror module of the Khalistan Zindabad Force, backed by a group based in Pakistan and Germany.
Over 200 CA Students Stage Protest at ICAI, Claim Papers Not Evaluated Properly
Chartered accountant Neeraj Arora, who is also a member of ICAI, said the students compared the answers they had written to the ones released by the institute as model answer keys and found many discrepancies in evaluation.
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Assam CM Sonowal's Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing After Mid-air Turbulence
Sonowal, who was travelling from Guwahati to Lakhimpur, had a narrow escape when the pilot of the chopper found it difficult to cross some hills at Banderdewa near Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border due to thick clouds.
Three Terrorists Including Those Involved in BJP, RSS Leaders' Killings in J&K's Kishtwar Held
Nissar Ahmad Sheikh, one of the conspirators, along with Nishad Ahmad and Azad Hussain, all residents of Kishtwar, were arrested for their involvement in the four cases which took place between November last year and September this year, Inspector General...