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27 Students Committed Suicide Across 10 IITs In Last Five Years: RTI
A reply to an RTI query has revealed that twenty-seven students across 10 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India have committed suicide in the

India Resorts To Importing Walnuts From US, Chile As Kashmir Faces Communication Blockade
Walnuts traders in India have started importing walnuts from the United States (US), and Chile as the domestic supply for walnuts have been disrupted. Kashmir,

Tata Steel Asks LGBTQ+ Employees To Declare Partners To Avail HR Benefits
In a step to reinforce inclusivity and enable equal rights for LGBTQ+ employees at the workplace, Tata Steel, on Monday, declared a new Human Resource(HR)

Haryana: Teacher Blackens 9-Year-Old Dalit Girl’s Face For Not Faring Well In Class Test
A class four Dalit girl’s face in Hisar, Haryana was allegedly blackened with a sketch pen by a teacher for not scoring minimum marks of

218 Fast Track Courts For Rape, POCSO Cases To Be Set Up In Uttar Pradesh
Looking at the rise in crimes against women, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced setting up of 218 fast track courts to listen rape

India Facing Worst Water Crisis In History, Nearly 60 Crore People Affected: Niti Aayog Report
The Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice Empowerment, Rattan Lal Kataria on Monday, December 9 in Rajya Sabha said that India is

‘Instead Of Building Gigantic Statues, India Should Build More Modern Schools, Universities’: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
Former Reserve Bank of India governor, Raghuram Rajan recommended decentralisation of power with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) for decision for the economic health of

US Federal Commission Seeks Sanctions Against Amit Shah Over Citizenship Amendment Bill
Describing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as a “dangerous turn in the wrong direction”, the US Commission for International Religious Freedom or USCIRF – a federal

Lok Sabha Clears Controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill Amidst Opposition Uproar
The Lok Sabha passed Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) on Monday which seeks to provide citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi refugees fleeing religious

Delhi: How Fire Safe Are Government Buildings?
As many as 43 people were killed, and 16 were injured as a massive fire broke out in Delhi’s Anaj Mandi factory on Sunday morning.

Bharti Airtel To Become Foreign Entity, Govt Policies Responsible?
Bharti Airtel’s promoter Bharti Telecom has sought the government’s approval for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) infusion of Rs. 4900 crore from Singapore based Singtel, and

87% Drop In Tourism In Kashmir Post Abrogation Of Article 370
Kashmir recorded 87 per cent decline in domestic tourist footfall to a mere over 32,000 from 24.9 lakh between August and November in 2019. In
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