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Jagdeep Dhankhar sworn in as 14th Vice President of India

Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India. Photograph: ANI President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Dhankhar (71) in a......

Active Covid cases in country dip further with 16,299 new infections

India logged 16,299 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,42,06,996 while the active cases declined to 1,25,076, according to the Union health ministry data updated on......

Jagdeep Dhankhar to take oath as 14th Vice President of India today

Former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar will take oath as the next Vice President of India on Thursday. IMAGE: Vice President-elect Jagdeep......

Jagdeep Dhankar's Rajya Sabha Challenge

As vice president and ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar is inheriting a troubled legacy.Although the government faces no real numerical challenges in the Upper House,......

Will Partha's arrest in SSC scam impact Mamata?

After the Trinamool’s overwhelming majority in the West Bengal assembly elections last year, the SSC scam has given fresh ammunition to the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Communist Party of......

Post office staff swindles Rs 96 cr of public money in saving schemes: CAG

The staff at post offices misappropriated Rs 95.62 crore of public money between November 2002 and September 2021, the Comptroller and Auditor General has said. The money may seem small but it is......

Falling paddy acreage sparks concerns

The area under paddy — the biggest foodgrain during the kharif season — was almost 13 per cent lower in the week ended August 5 as compared to the same period last year despite a slight......

At 6.8%, July's unemployment was lowest in 6 months

The country's unemployment rate in July fell to 6.80 per cent, the lowest level in the last six months, amid rising agriculture activities during monsoon, according to Centre for Monitoring Indian......

PM's brother Prahlad Modi stages dharna at Jantar Mantar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother Prahlad Modi, who is also the vice president of All India Fair Price Shop Dealers' Federation, on Tuesday staged a dharna here with various demands of the......

PM's brother Prahlad Modi to stage dharna at Jantar Mantar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother Prahlad Modi, who is also the vice president of All India Fair Price Shop Dealers' Federation, will stage a dharna in New Delhi on Tuesday with various......

Gymnastics at CWG: Pranati Nayak finishes fifth in vault final

IMAGE: India’s Pranati Nayak competes on balance beam during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images India's Pranati Nayak finished fifth in......

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