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UP: Two Rohingyas arrested for living illegally in India

Bangladesh moves ahead with Rohingya refugee relocation

2:29 pm December 4, 2020

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. The 1,642 refugees were boarding seven Bangladeshi naval vessels in the port of Chittagong for the trip to Bhashan Char, according to […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Hong Kong bans Air India flights for fifth time as some passengers test COVID-19 positive

11:23 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi: Hong Kong has banned Air India flights from Delhi till December 3 after a few passengers on its flight earlier this week tested positive for COVID-19 post-arrival, a senior government official said on Friday. This is the fifth time Air India’s flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for […]

Cong urges Centre to take up with B’desh attacks on Hindus

6:06 pm November 2, 2020

Kolkata: Voicing concern over reports of attack on minority Hindu community in some parts of Bangladesh, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday urged the Centre to take up the issue immediately with the neighbouring country. He referred to recent media reports that temples were attacked and Hindu families in Bangladesh became […]

Tobacco Still Leading Cause of Cancer, say Experts

3:46 pm October 18, 2020

By Aditya Vikram Singh: Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and inhaling the smoke (consisting of particle and gaseous phases). A more broad definition may include simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth, and then releasing it, as is done by some with tobacco pipes and cigars. The practice was believed to have […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

S Aparna assumes charge as pharma secretary

7:27 pm October 1, 2020

New Delhi: S Aparna, a 1988-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, has assumed charge as secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals, an official statement said on Thursday. She has replaced P D Vaghela, who superannuated on September 30, 2020, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers said. In 2017, Aparna was appointed to the post of […]