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Center announced before Guru Parv Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will reopen To allow pilgrims from India to undertake Sikh pilgrimage in Pakistan from November 17. The Home Ministry said that the decision has been taken keeping in mind the “better” COVID-19 Situation”.
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Almost a year after an investigation by Indian Express Open Pre-Matric Scholarship Scam in Jharkhand Including bogus beneficiaries, official data shows that the number of beneficiaries of the centrally funded scheme for poor minority students has decreased by over 85% in the academic year 2020-21. But the number of applicants for pre-matric scholarships decreased by only 22% during the same period.
former union minister salman kurshid writes On the controversy in his new book: “…Hinduism and Hindutva are two different things. Because the latter participate in the killing of innocent individuals, which debate remains? The truth is that we have held on to the forces of Hindutva for too long. They have given freedom to push themselves around till time, which gives the impression that they have a monopoly on the truth.
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“Importantly, apart from the damage and destruction of a few shops and vehicles, no one died, no one was injured. There was no riot.”
He was a police officer who was taking stock of the violence in Amaravati last week, when there was panic in the city police and senior Mumbai policemen had to go there. scrambled to take charge.
Families of three of the four killed In Monday’s encounter in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Police claims he was shot during a security operation against a terror module. Describing them as “innocent”, the families demanded that the bodies of the three buried by the police be handed over to them. Leaders of mainstream parties in Jammu and Kashmir called for an “impartial” and “credible” investigation into the killings to “bring out the truth”.
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Out of over 7.86 crore registrations on e-Shram Portal – country’s first centralized database of unorganized workers linked with Aadhaar – 40.5% belong to the Other Backward Classes (OBC), 27.4 percent belong to the general category, 23.7 percent to the Scheduled Castes and 8.3 percent to the Scheduled Tribes. NS estimates are important Because they offer for the first time an indicator of the social profile of informal sector workers in the country.
Anger over action against food stalls, especially those selling non-vegetarian food in Gujarat Vendors say they have been left in limbo. Tuesday’s action was marked as an “anti-encroachment operation”, in which officers seized vehicles, chairs and other items. During this, BJP President CR Patil said people are entitled to eat whatever they want and “no one can stop them”.
Issues surrounding the Centre’s controversial new agriculture laws, which must be resolved to normalize things in Punjab after more than a year of widespread farmer protests, ex-CM Amarinder Singh said in an idea exchange with Indian Express. He said that if these laws were not repealed, the villagers of Punjab would not allow political parties to campaign for the assembly elections to be held next year.
With the ED probing the financial transactions of alleged hacker Srikrishna alias Sriki in a cryptocurrency scandal, the ED is closely monitoring the matter. Kolkata based bitcoin trading service provider, who reportedly doubles up as the 26-year-old’s personal accountant. Reportedly between 2017 and 2020, Rs 5 crore was provided to Srikrishna by bitcoin trader Rajeev Khandelwal – which included renting a private flight and yacht and staying in a five-star hotel.
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In the T20 World Cup, the Indian team looked very tired and busy. Although this may seem like an excuse to some, cold numbers show that there is Some truth in this assessment, Indian players playing in all three formats have been more engaged than their counterparts from other countries. Further, bowling coach Bharat Arun said that the players have not gone home right after the IPL. “They’ve been in a bubble for the past six months, which takes a huge toll.”
Delhi Confidential: UP assembly elections are near, BJP is working on the image of CM Yogi Adityanath. The campaign theme that has been decided so far will be to project Adityanath as a fighter against corruption and criminals.
in today’s episode ‘3 Things’ PodcastIn this article, we look at concerns over the tenure of CBI and ED chiefs, why people are disappointed with the Glasgow climate accord, and S Gurumurthy’s comments on social media.
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