Indian, Chinese troops dig in at Chushul flashpoint

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New Delhi: The hardening of position by both India and China on the border situation in the first-ever defence minister-level meeting is being reflected on the ground as well, at the latest flashpoint in Chushul, with both sides digging in with additional troops, armour and heavy artillery. It is believed that more than 10,000 PLA … Read more

EPFO subscription may open up for self-employed to expand social security coverage

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New Delhi: India could throw open its key social security scheme — the Employees’ Provident Fund to individuals, a top government official told ET. The move is expected to help the government expand social security coverage to more than 90% of workers not falling under any social security scheme at present. Lawyers, doctors, chartered accountants … Read more

CCTV issued in hunt for Birmingham attack suspect

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Footage of a man suspected of killing one person and injuring seven others in multiple stabbings across Birmingham has been released by detectives. The spate of attacks in the city centre in the early hours sparked a massive manhunt for the suspect. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published … Read more

Four elephants died in Jaipur’s Hathi Gaon in last 6 months due to ‘lack of exercise’ during lockdown

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Four elephants have died in the last six months in Jaipur’s Hathi Gaon, a place that has traditionally thrived on elephant-related tourism. Hathi Gaon Vikas Samiti President Ballu Khan said the elephants, who used to carry tourists to Amer Fort and climb down, have died as their digestion ability has weakened due to lack of … Read more

Amendments to Disaster Management Act may retain NEC led by Union Home Secy

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NEW DELHI: The National Executive Committee (NEC), which is responsible for drafting India’s lockdown and unlock guidelines to manage the Covid-19 pandemic, may be retained under a proposed amendment to the Disaster Management (DM) Act, 2005, officials aware of the matter said. The proposal to amend the Act and the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 is … Read more

India and Iran set to revive regional approach model for stabilising Afghanistan

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New Delhi: India and Iran are understood to have explored revival of regional approach model involving India-Iran to stabilise Afghanistan as US plans to exit Kabul and give Taliban a stake in governance. This issue figured prominently when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Iranian counterpart Brig General Amir Hatami in Tehran Saturday enroute to … Read more

No ‘Baggage of Babri Masjid’ in Ayodhya Mosque Complex: Trust

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Lucknow: The trust tasked with developing the mosque complex in Dhannipur in Ayodhya said it was seeking to make a “new beginning” which was free of the “baggage of the Babri Masjid”, with a contemporary design for the blueprint of the complex and a guiding idea of revisiting the ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’ (composite culture) and showcasing … Read more