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Govt U-turn; Sanchar Saathi pre-installation scrapped amid opposition attack

India, Dec. 3 -- Days after proposing to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile handsets imported or manufactured in India, the Ministry of Communications has withdrawn t... Read More


KU observes International Day of PwD with awareness programme

Srinagar, Dec. 3 -- The Special Cell under the aegis of the Department of Students' Welfare (DSW), University of Kashmir (KU), organised a day-long programme at the Main Campus to observe the Internat... Read More


Common constipation drug can help halt kidney decline: Study

Tokyo, Dec. 3 -- A surprising link between constipation and kidney decline led researchers to test lubiprostone, revealing that it can protect kidney function. The results point toward gut-based, mit... Read More


BBMB plans 1,500 MW project near Bhakra Dam

Chandigarh, Dec. 3 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has proposed a 1,500 megawatt (MW) pumped storage project as an extension of Bhakra Dam at Dobar village, 5 km upstream from the existing ... Read More


Shot by relatives, 80,000 watched: Inside man's chilling public execution by Taliban at sports stadium

India, Dec. 3 -- Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, on Tuesday, carried out a public execution of a man, who was accused of killing 13 members of a family in the city of Khost. The killing of this ma... Read More


The People we refuse to see

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- It has been a few weeks since the India Inclusion Summit ended--weeks in which the noise of daily life returned, but the silence inside me deepened. Weeks in which the world slipp... Read More


Jharkhand power shake-up on the cards? Reports of Hemant Soren-BJP backchannel talks trigger political buzz

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The political landscape in Jharkhand may be on the brink of a seismic shift, according to local media reports. Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led government appears headed for a new ... Read More


105-year-old Shimla ice skating rink opens winter season with successful trials, starts season early amid climate concerns

Shimla, Dec. 3 -- Asia's only natural ice skating rink in Shimla kick-started its winter season on Wednesday with successful trial runs, marking what officials call a hopeful beginning despite global ... Read More


BJP govt carrying out SIR to hide its failures: Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Dec. 3 -- Claiming that the BJP-led central government was carrying out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to hide its failures, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav ... Read More


Colleges want glitches in NAAC system fixed

India, Dec. 3 -- The state government has instructed all colleges to secure NAAC accreditation as soon as possible but the tech and systemic issues are not keeping up with the mandate. Colleges say t... Read More