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SRINAGAR: A government employee belonging to the Kashmir Pandit community was shot dead by suspected terrorists at his office in the Chadoora area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said here. The gunmen entered the Tehsil office in Chadoora town and shot at Rahul Bhat, a clerk, the officials said. They … Read more

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday allowed Indians travelling abroad to take the precaution (booster) dose of the Covid vaccine as per the norms of the destination country. This effectively means that those travelling overseas do not necessarily have to wait for nine months to receive the third dose of the vaccine. For Indian citizens … Read more

VARANASI: Rejecting the request of Anjuman Intejamia Masajid for changing the advocate commissioner in Shringar Gauri worship case, the court of the civil judge (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Thursday ordered that Ajay Kumar Mishra will continue as advocate commissioner. The court also appointed Vishal Singh as special advocate commissioner and Ajay Pratap Singh … Read more

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Lumbini in Nepal on May 16 on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Modi is visiting the neighbouring country at the invitation of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. It will be Prime Minister Modi’s … Read more

NEW DELHI: Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was on Thursday appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner and he will take the charge of office from incumbent Sushil Chandra, who demits office on May 14. According to a notification issued by the Law Ministry, Rajiv Kumar assumes office from May 15 as the new Chief Election … Read more

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had an emotional moment while interacting with a daughter of a beneficiary of the government schemes who was visually challenged. Modi was speaking during his virtual address at ‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ in Gujarat‘s Bharuch city. The event was organised by the Bharuch district administration to mark 100 per … Read more