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Can Chicken Curry Give You Bird Flu? No, Says Expert
WHO guidelines also suggest that cooking poultry products properly can kill the avian flu virus.
Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Ruffles Many Feathers, Upsets BJP Leaders
The decision to induct MLAs Umesh Katti, Arvind Limbavali, Murugesh Rudrappa Nirani and S. Angara, and MLCs C.P. Yogeshwara, M.T.B. Nagaraj and R. Shankar into the state cabinet has given rise to discontent across social media platforms.
Major Shot in the Arm in Boosting Domestic Aerospace Sector: HAL Chief on Tejas Deal
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the muchawaited deal worth Rs 48,000 crore to procure 83 indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from the HAL to boost Indian Air Force's combat prow...
Pollution-free Water Fundamental Right, States Bound to Ensure It: SC
The top court, which directed its Registry to register the suo motu case as 'Remediation of polluted rivers', said it would first take up the contamination of the Yamuna river and asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to submit a report identifying...
News18 Afternoon Digest: 1st Covaxin Batch Arrives in Delhi, US House Rushes to Oust Trump and Other Top Stories
Here are the Top Stories We are Covering Today: First Batch of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin Arrives in Delhi; All You Need to Know About US House Vote on Trump's Impeachment; 'SC’s Farm Laws Order a Moral Defeat For BJP, But Committee Formed is a Joke': Sukhb...
BMC Allows Various Education Boards to Conduct Exams in Mumbai
The order stated that members of International Schools Association (Cambridge board) can conduct preliminary or pre-planned examinations of classes 9 to 12.
Woman Accuses Maharashtra Social Justice Minister of Rape; He Says it is Blackmail
The 37-year-old woman, an aspiring singer, said she wrote to Mumbai police commissioner on January 10, stating that Munde repeatedly raped her in 2006. She also claimed that she approached Oshiwara police here earlier but her complaint was not accepted.
Election Commission, Home Secy Discuss Requirement of Central Forces for Assembly Polls in 5 States/UT
The terms of the legislative assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry are coming to an end on different dates in May and June this year.
Sharad Pawar Welcomes SC Order to Stay Implementation of 3 Farm Laws
Farmers have been protesting at various border points of Delhi for more than a month now, demanding a repeal of the three laws.
India's Active Covid Cases Dip to 2.16 Lakh, Maha & Kerala Account for More than 50k Infections
While India recorded 12,584 new cases of coronavirus in a day, the lowest in around seven months, a net decline of 5,968 cases has been registered during the same period.
Ashok Gulati, Pramod Joshi Named Panel Members as SC Suspends Farm Law Implementation: Highlights
The Supreme Court ordered the formation of a committee with agricultural experts to hold talks between the protesting farmers and the Central government.
GoAir Begins Vaccine Delivery; Operates Flight to Chennai from Pune Containing 70,800 Vials
The flight took off for Chennai from Pune early morning on Tuesday, carrying 70,800 vials (7,08,000 doses) of the vaccine, according to GoAir.
Rupee Slips 4 Paise to 73.44 Against US Dollar in Early Trade
At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.42 against the US dollar and fell to 73.44 against the greenback, registering a decline of 4 paise over its previous close.
Vaccine Movement Begins, 4 Airlines to Fly 56.5 Lakh Doses from Pune to 13 Cities on Tuesday: Puri
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Flags Concerns Over High Govt Debt amid Shortfall in Revenues
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the high borrowings amid the shortfall in revenues have also imposed additional pressures on banks that are facing problems like a jump in nonperforming assets (NPAs) because of the pandemic.
First Lot of Covid-19 Vaccine Vials to Arrive in Kolkata on Tuesday, Officials Hope to Begin Distribution Soon
Four vehicles have been readied to ferry the consignment from the city airport to state-owned Central Family Welfare Stores at Bagbazar the biggest depot for stockpiling vaccines in Bengal, an official said on Monday.