LIVE: 4 soldiers, 3 civilians die in Pak shelling along LoC; many injured

Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in the Uri sector, earlier today. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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Delhi's Air Quality is very poor & is expected to go worse to severe tomorrow: Dr VK Soni, IMD

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China finally congratulates Biden, Harris on election triumph

China finally congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Friday for their victory in the presidential elections, ending whispers over Beijing's silence.

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NTPC develops Geo-polymer aggregate from fly ash

NTPC Ltd, India's largest power producer, has successfully developed Geo-polymer coarse aggregate from fly ash, which will help in replacing natural aggregates reducing the impact on environment.

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Leh airport to expand passenger handling capacity fourfold amid rising tourist footfall

Situated in the Himalayas at an altitude of over 10,000 feet, Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh connects Ladakh with the rest of the country. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to scale up the passenger handling capacity of the airport amid rising tourist footfall in the territory.

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Bajaj Housing Finance Limited reduces home loan interest rate to 6.90%

Bajaj Housing Finance Limited (BHFL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bajaj Finance Limited has reduced its Home Loan interest rate, bringing it down to 6.90 per cent and onwards.

This announcement is sure to bring festive-season cheer to home loan borrowers and comes at a time when many require assistance to meet big-ticket expenses. The declining repo rate has in the recent past pushed the home loan interest rates in India down across the board and with the Bajaj Housing Finance Limited Home Loan, home buyers can now fulfil their housing needs more cost-effectively.

With a lower housing loan interest rate, borrowers benefit from smaller EMIs, less interest outgo, cheaper top-up loans, and can even consider a home loan balance transfer for increased affordability. The latest home loan interest rate revision is also bound to add impetus to the home loan market growth in India in the upcoming years.

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HC declines to quash FIR against Meghalaya journalist for FB post

The Meghalaya High Court has refused to quash a police complaint against veteran journalist Patricia Mukhim for her Facebook post which allegedly incited communal tension between the tribal and the non-tribal communities in the state.

Disposing of a petition filed by Mukhim, a Padma Shri awardee and the editor of The Shillong Times newspaper, Justice W Diengdoh said that the investigation agency should be given a free hand to probe into the matter.

"In the event, the investigating agency is required to be given a free hand to investigate the matter and to come to its own conclusion in due process of law.

"Consequently, I find no merit in the instant petition for exercising powers under Section 482 CrPC. This petition is accordingly hereby rejected," the judge said in the November 10 order.

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Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting with farmer leaders from Punjab at Vigyan Bhawan

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Obama & Rahul Gandhi must've met briefly,probably 8-10 yrs back when he came here as US Pres. To assess someone in few meetings is tough. Rahul Gandhi's personality has changed since then, he's gained lot of experience: Tariq Anwar, Cong on Obama's remarks on Gandhi in his memoir

12:58 PM

Pakistan violates ceasefire in three sectors along LoC

Pakistani troops opened fire in three sectors along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said.

The first ceasefire violation was reported from Izmarg in Gurez sector of Bandipora district around noon and it was followed by another round of firing in Keran sector of Kupwara district a few minutes later, they said.

The Pakistan Army also fired towards Indian positions in Uri sector of Baramulla district, they said.

No casualties have been reported in the incidents, the officials said, adding that the Indian Army was retaliating in all the three sectors.

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WHO to set up Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the World Health Organisation is establishing the WHO Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India.

Prime Minister Modi was speaking after inaugurating the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar (Gujarat) and National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur (Rajasthan), via video conferencing.

"World Health Organisation is establishing the WHO Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India, to strengthen the research on traditional medicines," the Prime Minister said.

The Prime Minister also said that this time Ayurveda Diwas is special for Gujarat and Rajasthan and also for youth.

"In Jamnagar today, Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar gets national importance. While in Jaipur, National Institute of Ayurveda, is dedicated as a Deemed University," PM Modi said.

The institutes inaugurated today are premier institutions of Ayurveda in the country. The Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar has been conferred the status of an Institution of National Importance (INI) by an Act of the Parliament, and the National Institute of Ayurveda Jaipur that of an Institution Deemed to be University by the University Grants Commission, said an official statement.

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J&K: People Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) meeting underway at Mehbooba's Mufti residence

J&K: People Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) meeting underway at Mehbooba's Mufti residence ahead of District Development Council (DDC) elections in J&K

 

Congress leader G M Monga says, "We're part of the alliance so we'll discuss seat-sharing. We're preparing for polls."

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PM Modi on Ayurveda Day 2020

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PM Modi inaugurates the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar and National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur

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World Health Organisation is establishing the WHO Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India, says PM Modi on Ayurveda Day

World Health Organisation is establishing the WHO Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India, to strengthen the research on traditional medicines: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Ayurveda Day

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Rupee opens higher at 73.62/$ vs Thursday's close of 74.65 against the US dollar