EC rejects plea for advancement of poll timings
The Election Commission has rejected a request for advancing the start of polling from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. in the remaining three phases of Lok Sabha elections 2019. …
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Security tightened along LoC, IB ahead of Amarnath yatra
The security grid along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu region has been strengthened ahead of the Amarnath Yatra. The yatra is scheduled to begin from …
Read MoreOnly 10 of 100 Ganga sewage projects completed
According to a report on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) website, only 10 of the 100 sewage infrastructure projects commissioned after 2015 under the Namami Gange mission have …
Read MoreNot keeping record of pre-natal tests is criminal: SC
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court has upheld the Sections 23(1) and 23(2) of the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) (PCN-PNDT) Act, 1994. It criminalises …
Read MoreCommercial flights yet to take off at Hindon
Commercial flights under the UDAN scheme are yet to take off at the civil terminal at Indian Air Force’s Hindon airbase in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. In March 2019, Indian Prime …
Read MoreAIDS drugs prevent sexual transmission of HIV in gay men
A European study published in the Lancet medical journal has concluded that transmission to sexual partners does not occur when someone with HIV is on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and their …
Read MoreJail sentence given to Assange disproportionate, says UN group
The UN working group on arbitrary detention (WGAD) has said that the 50-week jail sentence given to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is disproportionate. Further, it has slammed the UK government …
Read MoreCourt to hear VVPAT review plea next week
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by 21 Opposition parties to review its judgment rejecting 50% random physical verification of electronic voting machines using the voter-verified …
Read MoreUK Becomes First Parliament to Declare Climate Emergency
The United Kingdom parliament has declared an environment and climate emergency. The UK is the first national government to declare such an emergency. Declaration of the climate emergency is one …
Read MoreCyclone Fani: Odisha evacuates over 11 lakh
The Odisha government has evacuated over 11 lakh people from low-lying areas in 15 districts as extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani expected to cross the Odisha coast between Gopalpur and …
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