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ELON MUSK READY WITH ‘PLAN B’ IF TWITTER REJECTS HIS OFFER

16 Apr 2022

Tesla chief Elon Musk said he has a “Plan B” if the board of the social media giant Twitter decides to reject his offer to buy the entire company, reported a local media outlet on Thursday. Twitter on Thursday said that it will be holding an emergency “all-hands meeting with...

Survey reveals Covid affected at least one member in 57% families

16 Apr 2022

In the past two years, 57% of Indian families have had one or more individuals testing Covid positive in three waves. Eight in 10 families who did not have any family member infected in the past two years said they minimised social contact during the wave, and diligently followed masking...

INDIA WILL RAISE ISSUE OF PAK TERROR DURING BORIS JOHNSON’S VISIT

16 Apr 2022

With UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson visiting New Delhi next week to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is keen to ensure that terrorism emanating from the territories of Pakistan and Afghanistan is high on the agenda during the meeting between the two leaders. “Though Johnson will be...

Delhi issues new Covid advisory for private schools

15 Apr 2022

The Delhi government on Thursday issued an advisory to all private schools in the national capital in wake of rising Covid-19 cases. The advisory issued by the government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) said that if any infection is noticed or reported to the school authority, the same must be intimated...

PM MODI INAUGURATES PRIME MINISTERS’ MUSEUM, BUYS FIRST TICKET

15 Apr 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya or Prime Ministers’ Museum, a symbolic tribute to every Prime Minister since Independence. The museum is located at the Teen Murti complex. Paying via digital mode, PM Narendra Modi became the first official visitor to the museum. The Rs 271-crore museum tells...

NEW PAK PM’S KASHMIR REMARK DRAWS TERROR SWIPE FROM INDIA

15 Apr 2022

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s insistence on “settlement of the Kashmir issue” has confirmed India’s apprehensions that despite a change of guard, there will be no change in Islamabad’s approach on this agenda and it will, for that matter, continue to harp on Kashmir in a bid to internationalise...

BAGHEL MEETS SHAH, SEEKS ASSISTANCE FOR NAXAL-HIT DISTRICTS

14 Apr 2022

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, requested the Home Minister to resume the special assistance that is given by the Centre to Naxal-affected districts across the country. Of the total 70 districts notified as Naxal-affected in the country, 14 are...

GERMANY SET TO INVITE INDIA FOR G7 SUMMIT

14 Apr 2022

Contrary to what was reported in some sections of the international media, Germany has communicated to India through diplomatic channels that New Delhi will be invited for the G7 Summit to be held from 26-28 June. There is no question of “snubbing” India as was reported in some sections of...

WE TOO HAVE VIEWS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN US: EAM JAISHANKAR

14 Apr 2022

Noting that the human rights issue was not discussed during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday made a veiled reference to the former’s remarks at a joint presser and said India was entitled “to have views about their (US) views...

Students can pursue two full-time degree courses simultaneously: UGC

13 Apr 2022

In a major reform in higher education, the Centre has decided to allow students to pursue two full-time, same-level, degree programmes simultaneously, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced on Tuesday. UGC Chairperson M. Jagadesh Kumar said that the reform is in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that...

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