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Pranab Mukherjee's Funeral to be Held in Delhi Today, Seven-Day State Mourning Announced | LIVE Updates

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's funeral will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday at the Lodhi Road crematorium, his family said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jsaIfG

In Indonesia, Coronavirus Floods Cisadane River With Extra Hazard: Medical Waste

For the residents along Indonesia's Cisadane River, the coronavirus has brought not just deadly disease, but also a deluge of medical waste: a constant stream of syringes, face masks and hazmat suits floating by. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32LnlM6

From Birbhum's 'Poltu' to President in Rashtrapati Bhavan: Pranab Da's Illustrious Journey in Politics

In his book ‘The Coalition Years’, Pranab Mukherjee had said, "As a child, I nurtured the ambition to be a member of the CWC one day after reading biographical sketches of CWC members in my Rapid Reader textbook in school in 1945," and he had become one of the most well-known members of the Congress party. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jCZ9Tj

When a 'Near Chopper Crash’ and an ‘Angry Stare’ During Morning Walks Spooked Pranab Mukherjee

Mukherjee considered ‘13’ his lucky number, which is regarded as inauspicious by many. Interestingly, he was the 13th President of India and he lived for decades in a government bungalow numbered 13. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YUlwvn

News18 Daybreak | GDP Plunges by Record 23.9% in Q1 as India Enters Recession and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For

Get a fresh dose of the news that matters delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way to get you started and informed for the day ahead. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34TGlLc

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: WHO Says Can’t Pretend Pandemic is Over, Urges Dialogue With Protesters

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that opening up societies too quickly amid the coronavirus pandemic is a “recipe for disaster”. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32Jy8GU

'May Everyone be Blessed With Joy, Good Health': PM Modi, Vice President Naidu Extend Onam Greetings

M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday greeted people on Onam, hoping that the festival brings peace, prosperity and happiness to everyone. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YQKWtI

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 Tally Crosses 36 Lakh-mark With Over 78,000 New Cases in 24 Hrs; Amit Shah Discharged from AIIMS After Post-Covid Care

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: As India created a global record yesterday with the highest single-day rise of nearly 79,000 Covid-19 cases, in some respite, the country also recorded the last 5 lakh recoveries in just eight days in comparison to preceding 5 lakh recoveries which were recorded in 10 and 9 days. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34LYryP

6 Teenagers Held for Raping 8-yr-old Girl After Inviting Her to Play With Them in Tripura

Four of them were sent to a juvenile home. Two others, who were around 12 years of age, were hospitalised as they tested positive for coronavirus, police said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31FcIv4

Ex-defence Minister Ishiba Is People's Choice For Next Japan PM: Polls

Former Japanese Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the most popular choice among the public to be the next prime minister, media opinion polls showed, as the race kicks off to succeed Shinzo Abe after his abrupt resignation last week. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34LK2Cy

Months After Father-son Duo's Death in Custody, Another Case of Alleged Assault by Cops in TN's Thoothukudi

The victim's family called for immediate action against the police personnel involved in torturing him and demanded that the state government provide them relief. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34U85PI

'Serious situation': SC's Justice Arun Mishra Declines Farewell Invites amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Prior to his retirement, Justice Mishra will be delivering judgments in some major cases including the timelines for payment of dues to the government by telecom companies and the sentencing of activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan in a contempt case initiated by the top court on its own. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YNRp8S

French Woman Arrested for Naked Video in Rishikesh Apologises, Says Shoot Meant for Sexual Abuse Awareness

Police on Saturday said the 27-year-old -- identified as Marie-Helene -- faced charges under the internet laws after posting footage of herself on the Lakshman Jhula. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gIWNQX

Gujarat's Covid-19 Death Toll Crosses 3,000, Cases Rise Above 95,000

The state currently has 15,390 active cases, out of which 84 critical patients are still on ventilator. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gIPHM3

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Records 5 Lakh Covid-19 Recoveries in 8 Days; US Nears 6 Million Virus Cases

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: As India created a global record yesterday with the highest single-day rise of nearly 79,000 Covid-19 cases, in some respite, the country also recorded the last 5 lakh recoveries in just eight days in comparison to preceding 5 lakh recoveries which were recorded in 10 and 9 days. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hJASKv

News18 Daybreak | Indian Navy Warships Set Sail for South China Sea and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For

Get a fresh dose of the news that matters delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way to get you started and informed for the day ahead. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31Ipvgh

ASI Killed in J&K Encounter Served SOG for 18 Years, Got Two Out of Turn Promotions

The officer laid down his life fighting three holed up Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants at Pantha chowk in Srinagar on Sunday. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/31IXZ28

Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Modi to Address Nation in 68th Edition of Monthly Programme at 11am

Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Modi to Address Nation in 68th Edition of Monthly Programme at 11am Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address the nation at 11am today on the 68th edition of the monthly radio broadcast Mann ki Baat. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34Y5vIT via Blogger https://ift.tt/32JBEBc August 30, 2020 at 07:56AM

Exclusive: Hong Kong Survey Shows Support Grows For Pro-democracy Goals, 44% Back Protest Movement

Exclusive: Hong Kong Survey Shows Support Grows For Pro-democracy Goals, 44% Back Protest Movement A growing majority of people in Hong Kong support the prodemocracy movement's goals after China introduced a national security law for the city, but backing for the protest movement was a smaller 44%, a survey conducted for Reuters showed.  from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hKaArM via Blogger https://ift.tt/3gGHHLF August 30, 2020 at 07:56AM

Three Militants, Assistant Sub-inspector of J&K Police Killed in Encounter

A police official said during the searches in the area, the militants again fired on the search party of the forces, who retaliated, leading to an encounter. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hHDCrU

Serious Violations of Forest Rules in Modi Govt’s Flagship Char Dham Road Project, Says SC Panel Chief

HPC chairman Ravi Chopra talks about the alleged procedural lapses and ecological concerns related to the Char Dham project as well as the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zonal Master Plan. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2DgNaeA

Exclusive: Hong Kong Survey Shows Increasing Majority Back Pro-democracy Goals, Smaller Support For Protest Movement

A growing majority of people in Hong Kong support the prodemocracy movement's goals after China introduced a national security law for the city, but backing for the protest movement was a smaller 44%, a survey conducted for Reuters showed.  from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gHTvx0

Japan's Suga To Join Race To Succeed PM Abe - Kyodo

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga intends to run in the ruling party leadership race to succeed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing an unnamed source. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2EKr98b

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Assam Minister, 3 More BJP MLAs Test Positive for Covid-19; Brazil Tops 1,20,000 Virus Deaths

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Assam Hill Areas Development Minister Sum Ronghang became the first minister of the BJP-led state government to contract Covid-19, even as three more saffron party MLAs tested positive, officials said on Saturday. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2Da9uq0

Assam Minister, Three More BJP MLAs Test Positive for Covid-19

Ronghang, also the mines and minerals minister, has received flak for getting admitted to a private hospital here without informing anyone in his office, after testing positive on August 25. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YNXfHf

Assam Minister, Three More BJP MLAs Test Positive for Covid-19

Ronghang, also the mines and minerals minister, has received flak for getting admitted to a private hospital here without informing anyone in his office, after testing positive on August 25. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YNXfHf

Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Modi to Address Nation in 68th Edition of Monthly Programme at 11am

Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address the nation at 11am today on the 68th edition of the monthly radio broadcast Mann ki Baat. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34Y5vIT

Exclusive: Hong Kong Survey Shows Support Grows For Pro-democracy Goals, 44% Back Protest Movement

A growing majority of people in Hong Kong support the prodemocracy movement's goals after China introduced a national security law for the city, but backing for the protest movement was a smaller 44%, a survey conducted for Reuters showed.  from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hKaArM

Anti-racism Protesters Rally In Kenosha, Trump Plans Visit

About 1,000 people joined a milelong march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday, chanting "Black Lives Matter" and "No Justice, No Peace" as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to visit the violencerocked city next week. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34LRmOA

Religious Places in Maharashtra Should Be Reopened: Former CM Devendra Fadnavis

If liquor shops and malls can reopen with relaxation of lockdown, why should religious places should remain closed, the former chief minister said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jolOlZ

Killed by Relative, Skeletons of 4 Missing Family Members Found at Home in Uttarakhand After 1 Year

Hiralal, his wife and two daughters were buried after being killed by his son-in-law Narendra Gangwar and his friend Vijay Gangwar at around 5.30 am on April 20, 2019, Udham Singh Nagar SSP Dilip Singh Kunwar said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hEhG0F

Delhi-based Jeweller's Accountant Held for Swindling Over Rs 2 Cr to Watch Adult Content Online

In his complaint, the jeweller alleged that his accountant Badola worked with him for 17 years. Initially, he was assigned with the duties of an accountant but later the owners of the company entrusted their bank account details and debit cards to him for business purposes. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3lr9Zxf

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's Tally Crosses 34 Lakh With Spike of 76,400 New Cases, Over 1,000 Deaths Reported in Last 24 Hours

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Researchers for the first time have identified someone in the United States who was reinfected with the novel coronavirus, according to a study that has not yet been reviewed by outside experts. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3jhDgIW

NEET JEE Row LIVE Updates: Odisha Govt Says No Covid Lockdown During Exams; UP Gang Gambling on Dates Busted

NEET JEE Row LIVE Updates: Kanpur police have busted a betting-gambling racket and arrested seven people with Rs 38.25 lakh cash and 10 mobile phones. Police said the gang was placing bets on NEET-JEE exams dates and whether the exams will be held or not. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ENy9B3

Three Militants, Soldier Killed During Encounter in Jammu & Kashmir's Pulwama, Operation Ongoing

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Zadoora area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir during the night following specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gFTZDS

NEET JEE Row LIVE Updates: Odisha Govt Says No Covid Lockdown During Exams; UP Gang Gambling on Dates Busted

NEET JEE Row LIVE Updates: Kanpur police have busted a betting-gambling racket and arrested seven people with Rs 38.25 lakh cash and 10 mobile phones. Police said the gang was placing bets on NEET-JEE exams dates and whether the exams will be held or not. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gGuOkJ

In Mexican Hospital, a Robot Plays ‘Therapist’ to Lonely Coronavirus Patients

The hospital robot, part of a global trend aimed at reducing the risk of infection during the pandemic, was designated as a 'co-therapist' for coronavirus patients in July. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gLir7a

Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker LIVE Updates: US May Have 4 Candidates Till Mid-Sept, Vaccine Could Be Out by End of 2020, Says Report

Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker LIVE Updates: The United States may have four Covid-19 candidate vaccines in large-scale clinical trials by the middle of September, according to a report by the USA today. Health and Human Services Deputy Chief of Staff Paul Mango, who is also the agency's liaison with Operation Warp Speed, said that the US government was very pleased with the progress. He added that the agency felt it was "absolutely on track", in terms of their overall objective - which was tens of millions of (doses of) safe and effective vaccines approved for calendar year-end. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2G8FSKV

‘You Will Leave Eventually’: In Shattered Beirut, Property Sharks Circle Homes Ravaged by Deadly Blast

A massive explosion at the Beirut port on August 4 that many blame on official negligence killed more than 180 people, wounded thousands and laid waste to some of the capital's most picturesque streets. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34IKIZC

'Three Little Pigs': Musk's Neuralink Puts Computer Chips In Animal Brains

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink on Friday unveiled a pig named Gertrude that has had a coinsized computer chip in its brain for two months, showing off an early step toward the goal of curing human diseases with the same type of implant. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/32EAMOd

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Three Vaccines to be Ready for Production Soon Under Operation Warp Speed, Says Donald Trump

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India reported over 75,000 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours and the COVID-19 tally crossed 33-lakh mark on Thursday. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3hC1lJV

Indians Seek Out Fortune Tellers To Fight COVID-19 Blues

In his goldenhued office, decked out with peacock feathers and crystal balls, Indian mystic healer and astrologer Sanjay Sharma is busy offering his clients a peek into their future as the COVID19 pandemic has muddied their present. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3b3t0AW

In Letter to Education Minister, Jharkhand CM Says Logistical Issues, Pandemic Looming Over NEET, JEE Exams

In a letter to Pokhriyal, the chief minister said there is a risk of spread of infection and with public transport not operating in the state, many candidates would face difficulties in reaching examination centres. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YGTHH0

Factbox - Quotes From Last Day Of Republican National Convention Themed 'Land Of Greatness'

President Donald Trump prepared to attack Democratic rival Joe Biden in front of a large crowd on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, as the United States struggles to address the coronavirus pandemic and a wave of antiracism protests. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gADj0J

NHRC Writes to Prison Heads, Seeks Details about Medical Infrastructure amid Covid-19

Last week, the NHRC had decided that jailed activist Varavara Rao's medical report, sent by the Maharashtra government in response to its notices, will be examined by experts on its panel. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34BBka5

‘Betrayal of Federalism’, Claim States as Centre Gives Two Borrowing Options to Meet GST Shortfall

State finance ministers said the distinction that the Centre is trying to make between shortfall due to GST implementation and coronavirus pandemic is 'unconstitutional'. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3b2J1qZ

Tablighi Jamaat: MEA Says 1,095 Look Out Circulars Deleted, 630 Foreign Members Left India

These members of the Tablighi Jamaat were charged under the Foreigners Act for indulging in activities that were incompatible with their visa status, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/34F38dF

NEET JEE Row LIVE: Jharkhand CM Asks Centre to Postpone Exams, Congress's Pan-India Protest Today

NEET JEE 2020 Row LIVE Updates: The National Testing Agency that conducts key entrance exams has backed the Centre's decision to hold NEET 2020 and JEE 2020 as an attempt 'to save one academic year'. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YEeYRi

Trump To Attack Biden As U.S. Confronts Coronavirus, Anti-racism Protests

President Donald Trump prepared to attack Democratic rival Joe Biden in front of a large crowd on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, as the United States struggles to address the coronavirus pandemic and a wave of antiracism protests. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2YGNXg8

News18 Daybreak | 23 Punjab MLAs Test Positive for Coronavirus; NIA Registers Criminal Case Against Rhea Chakraborty and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For

Get a fresh dose of the news that matters delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way to get you started and informed for the day ahead. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2FYmOPj