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E-cigarette ban: Home Ministry asks states to strictly stub out e-cigarettes

The Home Ministry has asked to ensure enforcement of the ban considering the deleterious impact of e-cigarettes on public health, especially in respect of the young population going to schools and colleges.

Nov 20, 2019

Surrogacy bill 2019: Discussion in Rajya Sabha remains inconclusive

The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan moved the Bill in the House, saying the Bill aims to ban commercial surrogacy and allow altruistic surrogacy for Indian citizens.

Nov 20, 2019

Maharashtra BJP Chief Raosaheb Danve addresses a press conference in Mumbai on Jan 13, 2015. (Photo: Sandeep Mahankal/IANS)

Uttar Pradesh tops chart in PDS corruption, Bihar comes second

Union Minister Raosaheb Danve-Patil said that UP has topped the list in Public Distribution System (PDS) corruption cases with 328 complaints, while Bihar comes next with 108 complaints. Delhi ranks third in corruption cases with 78 complaints.

Nov 20, 2019

US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill backing protesters, Beijing vows countermeasures

China condemned the passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, and vowed strong countermeasures to safeguard its sovereignty and security.

Nov 20, 2019

Finance Commission likely to reject $12 billion package to curb pollution

More than half of India's coal-fired power plant units ordered to retrofit equipment to curb air pollution are already set to miss the deadline.

Nov 20, 2019

15 foreign banks are looking to open branches in India, says RBI

As per RBI Data, 46 foreign banks are already operating in India, including two banks operating in wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS) mode.

Nov 20, 2019

JNU protest: Day after lathicharge, students say won't back down if demands not met

The students, who are demanding the resignation of JNU Vice-Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, have alleged that they are ready to undertake a march to Parliament "10 times" if their demands are not met.

Nov 19, 2019

Beware! Fake HAL job vacancy e-mail contains malicious North Korean malware

The hoax mail containing Manuscrypt malware claims of a job vacancy for a manager at HAL with a salary of Rs 1.8 lakh per month.

Nov 19, 2019

Deeply pained: Rajnath Singh on death of 6 in Siachen avalanche

The defence minister was apprised of the situation by Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Bipin Rawat.

Nov 19, 2019

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SHOCKING! The Russo Brothers say '[Martin] Scorsese doesn't own cinema'

Martin Scorsese stirred the entertainment world after he linked Marvel superhero movies to "theme park" and called them "not cinema."

Nov 19, 2019

Airbus takes early lead with $30 billion orders at Dubai Airshow

The five-day-long biennial expo, running between November 17 and 21, is being conducted at a time when Boeing faces mounting problems in the wake of an eight-month-long grounding of its 737 MAX planes following two fatal crashes within a span of five months and a slowdown in global economic growth.

Nov 19, 2019