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105-yr-old man eldest among digital literates

Kochi, Aug. 19 -- A 105-year-old former imam from Kerala's Ernakulam district is the eldest among over 2.1 million people who have been adjudged "digitally literate" as part of an ongoing campaign in ... Read More


Torrential rain leaves 8 dead in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Eight people have been killed due to incessant rains across Maharasthra, with two deaths reported in Mumbai, and six more across various districts of the state, with Nanded district... Read More


Newborn girl dies, two babies injured in assam

Guwahati, Aug. 19 -- A newborn girl died and two other babies suffered injuries on Monday after allegedly falling from the bed in which they were kept at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of gov... Read More


Water at critical levels across Punjab dams

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Water levels at Bhakra Dam reservoir on Monday crossed 1664 feet, posing a challenge for the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and the Punjab government as the level is at lea... Read More


Incentives to be sent directly to employees in central job scheme

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Wage incentives to first-time employees under the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, a central plan to spur jobs, will be credited directly to staffers' accounts and firms deregiste... Read More


SC backs HC's order in lawmaker's suicide

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the Bombay high court's decision to quash a first information report (FIR) in the abetment to suicide case related to former parliamentarian ... Read More


SC urges Centre to implement insurance scheme for cadets

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday urged the Union government to promptly put in place an insurance scheme and enhance medical support for officer cadets who are discharged from militar... Read More


body of army jawan recovered in Harsil disaster

Dehradun, Aug. 19 -- Search teams on Monday recovered body of an Army jawan from the Bhagirathi river at Jhala near Harsil, 13 days after flash floods wreaked havoc in Dharali-Harsil area of Uttarkash... Read More


14-yr-old boy stabbed in U.P., 2 students held

VARANASI, Aug. 19 -- Police booked two students after a 14-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by a fellow student at a private school in Ghazipur on Monday, officials said. Another student su... Read More


USCIS tightens focus on 'good moral character' for citizenship applicants: Here's what it means

India, Aug. 19 -- The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is bringing a major policy shift that lays focus on holistic and rigorous approaches when evaluating the 'good moral character' (G... Read More