Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:05:18
Two security force personnel were killed in a militant attack on a quick reaction team (QRT) at Parimpora on the outskirts of the city on Thursday, police said.
The ultras opened fire on the security forces at Khushipora in Parimpora area, a police official said.
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:03:09
The Centre on Thursday extended the suspension of scheduled commercial international flight operations to and from India till December 31.
"This restriction will not apply to the international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation)," an official statement said on Thursday.
"However, international scheduled flights may be all
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:56:53
The nationwide strike, called by various trade unions in protest against the BJP-led NDA government's economic policies, was near total in the Left-ruled Kerala on Thursday with shops downing the shutters and state-owned KSRTC buses keeping away from roads.
Normal life in the southern state was affected as the 24 -hour-long agitation, called by a central committee of joint trade unions, hit all
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:53:19
US President-elect Joe Biden has said democracy was tested this year when coronavirus hit and the people of the country showed that they were up to the task by voting in record numbers in the presidential elections amid the pandemic.
He also said the country is at war with the coronavirus and called for redoubling of efforts to combat it.
"Let us be thankful for democracy itself. In this el
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:50:45
Asserting that India can never forget the wounds of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the country is fighting terrorism with a new policy and a new process.
In his valedictory address at the 80th All India Presiding Officers' Conference, Modi remembered the 26/11 martyrs on the 12th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack.
"Todays date is associated wi
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:48:40
Very severe cyclonic storm Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of Thursday, India Meteorological Department said while heavy rains pounded Tamil Nadu and the union territory leading to inundation and uprooting of trees.
Nivar weakened into a severe cyclonic storm after it crossed coast near Puducherry, the IMD said.
In both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, there were no reports
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:46:41
Bharuch: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was laid to rest at his native village Piraman in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Thursday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attended the funeral of the party's key strategist and troubleshooter, who died on Wednesday.
Patel's mortal remains reached Piraman from Vadodara and he was laid to rest at a Muslim cemetery in the presence of hundreds of locals a
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:44:38
Thiruvananthapuram: Shock and disbelief gripped football-crazy Kerala as fans recalled Argentine legend Diego Maradona, who died of a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires.
Former Indian captain I M Vijayan said it was difficult to believe that the legend was no more.
"It is difficult to believe that he has died," Vijayan said.
Many others in the state shared Vijayan's sentiments.
T
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Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:42:48
Paying tribute to B R Ambedkar on Constitution Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for keeping the spirit of secularism, democracy, justice alive.
"On #ConstitutionDay, homage to Dr BR Ambedkar & the Constituent Assembly who gave shape to the democratic framework of India. Let us keep the spirit of our Constitution alive - Sovereignty, Socialism, Secularist, Demo
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