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January 21, 2022

Merit can't be boxed in narrow definitions: SC on OBC quota

THE Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated the constitutional validity of 27% OBC reservation in all-India quota seats in the NEET for undergraduate, postgraduate and dental courses, noting that merit cannot be reduced to narrow definitions of performance in an open competitive examination.

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RT-PCR Test Rate At Pvt Labs & Hospitals Slashed To ₹300

THE Delhi government on Thursday reduced the cost of the RT-PCR test for detecting Covid-19 infections in private hospitals and labs by 40% to ₹300 and of the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) to ₹100 with immediate effect. Earlier, the rate of RT-PCR test at private hospitals was₹500 while RAT used to cost ₹300.

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Amar Jawan Jyoti to be merged with National War Memorial flame today

THE iconic Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate will be extinguished forever on Friday as it will be merged with the flame burning at the National War Memorial.

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Covid Toll Spikes To 43, Highest In 7 Months

Another area of concern in capital is hospitalisation, which has seen 34% increase compared to figures of January 10

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Gigantic scrolls to portray unsung tales of valour

THE Culture ministry has decked up Rajpath with 10 gigantic painted scrolls especially readied for Republic Day celebrations.

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SDMC carrying out door-to-door campaign for segregation of waste

IN a first, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has launched a door-to-door campaign in slum clusters and JJ colonies to create awareness and engage people in the segregation of household waste at the source.

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Ensure Kids' Emotional, Mental Well-Being: Dy CM

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a meeting to review online teaching learning process on Thursday ordered the officials to ensure emotional and mental well-being of all children along with other educational activities during the online classes.

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Proposed IAS rule change draconian: Mamata

West Bengal CM urges PM to reconsider proposed amendment, says this will create insecurity among bureaucrats

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India to undertake more development projects in Mauritius

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi in a virtual interaction with his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Thursday, hailed the completion of the India-led social housing project in the island nation. He said more such projects are in the pipeline.

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A-I resumes US flights after Boeing's assurance

BRINGING cheers to air passengers, operations of Air India fights to the US were restored on Thursday. The airline said it has received a go-ahead from Boeing to operate its 777 aircraft to the US.

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Himanta, Sangma brief Shah on agreement

ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the way forward to amicably settle decades-old interstate border issues.

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Revamp of Incredible India digital platforms on the cards

THE ministry of tourism is planning to convert its Incredible India digital platforms — website and mobile application — into a ‘one-stop digital shop’, through which tourists will be able to make reservations for their journey besides scouting destinations and planning.

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It's ‘Ravan' versus Yogi

FOLLOWING the candidature of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur Urban in the UP Assembly polls, Azad Samaj Party president and Bhim Ar my chief Chandrashekhar Aazad has decided to challenge the might of Adityanath, who is also the ‘Mahapeethhadheeshwar’ of Gorakshnath Peeth, in his bastion.

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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in German child abuse cases, finds probe

FORMER Pope Benedict XVI knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich, according to the findings of a damning independent report presented on Thursday.

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Three killed, 28 injured in blast at Lahore market

A POWERFUL bomb blast on Thursday ripped through a crowded market where Indian commodities are sold in Pakistan’s cultural capital here, killing three persons and wounding 28 others, police said.

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Taliban Storm Into Kabul Flat, Arrest Woman Activist, Sisters

THE Taliban stormed into an apartment in Kabul after sundown, smashing the door in and arresting a woman rights activist and her three sisters, an eyewitness said on Thursday.

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Twitter Loses ‘Online Hate' Court Battle In France

A PARIS court on Thursday ruled that Twitter must reveal its measures for fighting hate speech, in one of several cases thrashing out whether the French justice system has jurisdiction over the US social media giant.

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HUL profit up 17% amid fear of rural slowdown

Price hike by FMCG firms impacted consumer spending, say experts

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Lamborghini, Porsche, other super luxury cars see record sales in 2021

THERE is no dearth of super luxury car buyers in India as two leading brands in this segment- Italian supercar maker Lamborghini and Germany’s Porsche- witnessed record surge in demand last year.

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MEDVEDEV IN GOOD NICK

US Open champion digs deep to beat crowd favourite before expressing his displeasure on the ones present inside Rod Laver Arena

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Hosts India held by Iran in frustrating opening clash

INDIA’S coach Thomas Dennerby had consistently maintained that India’s target at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup was to qualify for the knockout stages.

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Calls grow to normalise Covid

Spanish govt spearheads European push to start tackling infection like an endemic

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