Live update: 7 villagers killed in Chhattisgarh's limestone mine collapse
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Seven villagers killed after part of limestone mine collapses on them during digging in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, informed Police.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said Friday it has arrested the main conspirator behind the 2021 Ludhiana court bomb blast from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Harpreet Singh alias Happy Malaysia, a resident of Amritsar in Punjab who was carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh, was arrested shortly after he arrived at the airport from Kuala Lumpur. The bomb blast in Ludhiana court building in December last year killed one person and injured six others.
India is ready to take its place at the global top tables, including G-20 and UN Security Council, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj says. Kamboj says India has been providing solutions to the pressing global issues for the past two years when the world grappled with a pandemic. And also now, when the multilateral architecture is under stress, she adds. "India is ready to take its place at the global top tables as a country that is willing to bring solutions to the table," Kambok tells reporters.
German forward Thomas Muller says "It's absolute catastrophe". Expressing his disappointment after the four-time champions crashed out from the Fifa World Cup, he says, "It is unbelievably bitter for us because our result would have been enough [if Spain hadn't lost to Japan]. It's a feeling of powerlessness. If that was my last game for Germany, it has been a tremendous pleasure, thank you very much." It's the second successive time that Germany has been eliminated from the group stage.
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WHO welcomes China's change in Covid strategy
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2 killed, 7 injured as brick kiln collapses in Assam
At least two people, including a 12-year-old child, were killed and seven others injured when a chimney of a brick kiln collapsed on them in Assam's Cachar district on Friday. The incident took place at Kalain area in the Katigora Assembly constituency, about 29 km from Silchar town in the Cachar district. Superintendent of Police of Cachar district, Numal Mahatta told ANI that two people, including a 12-year-old child killed in the incident.
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Around 1000,000 people will benefit from housing scheme: Hardeep Puri
1000,000 people to benefit from Centre's 'Jahan Jhuggi Wahin Makan' scheme, 5000,000 people living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies from PM-UDAY, said Hardeep Puri.Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
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PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Maa Bhadrakali temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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New case of Zika virus detected in Pune
A case of Zika virus (67-year-old patient) has been detected in Bavdhan, Pune. The patient is originally from Nashik and traveled to Pune on November 6. Earlier, on October 22, he had traveled to Surat. On November 30, National Institute of Virology (NIV) confirmed this Zika virus case. He is well now, informed the Maharashtra Health Department.
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ED arrests dy secretary Saumya Chaurasia in a money laundering case
ED arrests Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary posted in Chhattisgarh CM's office, in a money laundering case.
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India's FX reserves rise to $550 bln in week ended Nov. 25
India's foreign exchange reserves rose $2.89 billion to $550.14 billion for the week ending Nov 25, according to data released today by the Reserve Bank of India.
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Delhi trade associations extend support to BJP in MCD polls
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) along with 50 other trade leaders of leading trade associations of Delhi declared their support to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming municipal polls. The high-stakes polls to the 272-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi are due on December 4 and the votes will be counted on December 7.
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Former Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill appointed as national spokesperson of BJP
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Ukrainian engineers scramble to keep mobile phones working during war
With Ukraine scrambling to keep communication lines open during the war, an army of engineers from the country's phone companies has mobilised to help the public and policymakers stay in touch during repeated Russian missile and drone strikes.
The engineers, who typically go unseen and unsung in peacetime, often work around the clock to maintain or restore phone service, sometimes braving minefields to do so.
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First Published: Dec 02 2022 | 8:48 AM IST