News Reports
Entry to Taj Mahal to be free for three days to mark 368th death anniversary of Shah Jahan
Entry to Taj Mahal and the main mausoleum inside the monument will be free from February 17 to 19
News Reports
ISRO successfully launches SSLV-D2 placing EOS-07 and two other satellites in orbit: Here is all you need to know
The SSLV has the capability to launch mini, nano, or microsatellites weighing between 10 and 500 kg into a 500 km planar orbit.
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NSE places Adani firms under Additional Surveillance Mechanism framework: Here is what it means
Adani Group stocks were put under Additional Surveillance Measures (ASM) to curb short selling and stock volatility.
Variety
Kidney villages: Know about the illegal kidney-selling markets that once operated in India and are now rampant in Nepal and Afghanistan
Reportedly, selling kidneys was said to be a woman’s way of earning money in some areas. In many cases, people also sold their kidneys to arrange money for a dowry or pay off loan sharks.
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Who is Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham: Read about the spiritual leader who has asked Hindus to stay away from the conversion mafia
Reportedly, Dhirendra Shastri brought 300 people back into Hinduism during a Gharwapsi program on Christmas last year.
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Manish Sisodia vs CBI: No raid, just computer seized, says probe agency
On January 14, Sisodia had claimed raids were going on at his office and challenged the probe agency to investigate as much as they want and claimed he is innocent.
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Odisha governor backs non-Hindu entry into Puri Jagannath Temple despite devotees’ opposition: Here is why they are barred
Odisha Governor Lal stated that despite knowing that many people are opposed to allowing entry to non-Hindus into the temple, he proposed to allow them entry due to his association with Odisha.
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From conversion to Islam for marriage to her beau Adil’s ‘Nikah is fake’ claim: The numerous twists and turns in the Rakhi Sawant wedding...
Rakhi Sawant had reportedly converted to Islam to marry her longtime beau Adil Khan Durrani.
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Joshimath Landslide scare: Cracks develop in Shankaracharya Math
It is pertinent to note that the alarm for an expected landslide in Joshimath was raised in 1976, in the Mishra Committee report.
OpIndia Explains
As Supreme Court says 50,000 people cannot be uprooted overnight, here is how 1 lakh people were displaced during the Khori Gaon eviction
On June 7, 2021, Supreme Court had directed the removal of illegal encroachments on forest land in Khori Gaon, a village at the foothills of the eco-sensitive Aravallis in Haryana’s Faridabad within six weeks.
