Tag: news
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World’s highest mountain got even higher!
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The world’s highest mountain is Mount Everest’ but adding on to that China and Nepal announced that it is now 0.86m higher. Last year, China and Nepal measured its height but were in some disagreement over the analytics. But now they both have agreed and declared that Mount Everest’s new height…
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Bihar Polls: Winners bagged average 25.23% of total registered votes
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: The winners in the Bihar Assembly elections bagged an average of 25.23 percent of the total registered voters, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The elections for 243 constituencies took place in three phases on October 28 (for 71 seats), November 3 (for 94 seats),…
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Free speech vs hate speech
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): In a significant order on Monday, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (SC) — comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna — laid out the theoretical basis for distinguishing free speech and hate speech and mounted a strong defense of the former while outlining the dangerous implications of the…
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Bihar: 3 dead, 50 falls ill in Rohtas
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Three children have died and over 50 tribal people have fallen ill, allegedly after consuming contaminated water at Chunhatta village in Rohtas district of Bihar, said an official on Sunday. As many as 18 out of the 46 people examined by the medical team tested positive for malaria, however, the reason…
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Former Deputy CM Sushil Modi elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Bihar
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Senior Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi was on Monday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in a by-poll that was necessitated by the death of Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan. Sushil Modi has declared elected unopposed on the last date for withdrawal of…
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Army man from Bihar found hanging in Kota
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: A 45-year-old Army man from Bihar died by allegedly hanging himself at his room in a military area under Nayapura police station of Kota city, police said on Sunday. The deceased identified as Puran Chand was found dead on Saturday noon, they said. The reason behind the extreme step is…
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Bihar: JD(U) leader shot dead
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Ruling Janata Dal (United) functionary Rajesh Kumar Raman, who was a former village head, was shot dead in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Friday evening. Raman’s supporters said they caught one of the assailants, Ratan Kumar Shah, and lynched him. Shah’s post-mortem report suggested he died of two bullet injuries. Police…
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Bihar migrant worker’s son wins gold medal at IIT Roorkee, US Scholarship
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Rahul Kumar, 22, the son of a migrant worker from Sosandi, a nondescript village in Bihar’s Nalanda district, has graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, one of the premier educational institutes in the country. Kumar’s 52-year-old father Sunil Singh works on a power loom in Surat on…
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Grab a tub of popcorn because weekend is here!
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Now that Netflix is free on the 5th and 6th of December, why not spend your day binge-watching every series that you might have missed? If you are confused and don’t know where to start, here’s a list of the best shows that you should definitely watch! The Queen’s Gambit (2020)…
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More than 1 lakh people already vaccinated against COVID-19: Russia
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that more than one lakh people have already been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country. He made the statement while presenting the Sputnik V vaccine to the United Nations over a video link. Russia became the first country to register the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine…