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In India, they soldier on without a combat role

Women at war is part of Indian history, from Jhansi Ki Rani to Rani Durgawati to Razia Sultan. But they weren’t part of modern India's war strategy till very recently. Independent India’s Army restricted women to the medical corps, dental corps and the nursing service.




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The pill is 50, but India still undecided

It's been called the invention that "defined the 20th century". On May 9, 1960, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the world's first birth-control pill called Enovid-10.




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Back in India, but 37 from Uttar Pradesh have to wait for going home




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Crowdfunding for a cause

It all started with an honest Facebook post.




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Why India has to fight the world’s most absurd war




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As samples pile up in Haryana’s labs, nearly 5,000 test results pending




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3 more with mandi link among 16 to test positive for Covid-19 in Gurugram




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Apple iOS 10 India update: Complete download guide




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Motorola Moto E3 Power smartphone to launch in India on September 19

Lenovo-owned Motorola is all set to launch its latest budget smartphone – Moto E3 Power, in India. The company has confirmed on its social channels that it will be launching the Moto E3 Power at an event scheduled for September 19. The smartphone will be available exclusively on Flipakrt.




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Facebook rolls out Discover Groups feature in India

The feature lets users browse through groups divided into 25 categories such as parenting, sports, food, buy & sell and more. Each topic page highlights the top suggested groups, based on popularity and group members that users might already know.




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RCom, Aircel announce merger; create fourth largest telco in India

​Reliance Communications and Aircel will hold 50% stake each in the new combined entity, which will be listed later. Both companies will also transfer debt of Rs 14,000 crore each. As for the net worth of the new company, it’ll be around Rs 35,000 crore.​




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Apple CEO Tim Cook on India, Steve Jobs, missteps and more

Apple CEO Tim Cook is a man of few words. In an interview to Washington Post, the usually reticent CEO of one of the world's most valuable company talked about a number of things including the 'enormous India opportunity', Steve Jobs, mistakes made during his tenure so far and much more.




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Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus available for pre-order in India

All those Apple fans out there in India waiting desperately to lay there hands on the next iPhones -- iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus -- can now pre-order the new smartphones.




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‘Allow refrigeration, air conditioning shops to open for four hours daily’




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Indian Envoys in Gulf Nations Assure Expats of More Repatriation Flights

The Indian mission in Saudi Arabia is arranging four flights next week to repatriate Indians - including a Riyadh to Delhi flight on Monday.




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70m diabetics in India by 2015: Study

India is heading towards a diabetic explosion with 70 million people to be affected by 2015, a decade ahead of expectations.




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UV radiation blinding rural folk, finds study

Why is every alternate person in rural India above the age of 40 blinded by cataract when only one in five in cities has the disease?




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India should trains its doctors in infectious diseases

With India battling swine flu, an eminent Indian-American doctor has said it is the right time the government in the country accelerate process of training its doctors in infectious diseases or else it could be too late to bring the situation under control.




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Akshaya Tritiya 2020 Amid Lockdown: 6 Ways To Buy Gold Online In India

Akshaya Tritiya is an auspicious day in the Hindu Calendar that is believed to bring good fortune and prosperity with the purchase of gold. In 2020, this day falls on 26 April, amid the nationwide lockdown. Apart from the tradition, gold




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Nepal Raises Objection over India Inaugurating Crucial Link Road Passing Through Lipulekh Pass

Nepal's Foreign Affairs Ministry in a statement said the government "has learnt with regret" about the inauguration of the link road connecting to Lipulekh pass, which Nepal claims to be part of its territory.




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Not Anticipating 'Worst Situation' Due to Covid-19 in India, Says Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan said the doubling time of coronavirus infection cases in the country for the last three days has been about 11 days and 9.9 days for the last seven days.




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35 Indians Repatriated From Singapore Quarantined at 4-star Hotel in Greater Noida

The administration said it has appointed officers to inspect the facilities being provided to the repatriated Indians, who were stuck abroad due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, and address their concerns, if any.




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Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Don't Walk Back Home, Kejriwal Appeals to Migrant Workers; 5 Air India Pilots Who Operated Cargo Flights to China Test Positive

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 62,000-mark today as the country recorded 62,939 cases with the death toll rising to 2,109.




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14 Rescued, Some Feared Trapped After Part of Chawl Collapses in Mumbai’s Kandivali

Fire tenders were dispatched to the spot along with an NDRF team and rescue operations are underway.




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Vande Bharat Mission: First Batch of 326 Indians Stranded in UK Arrives in Mumbai

The airport authorities, in a statement on Saturday, said that the arriving passengers with symptoms will be moved to isolation centres.




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Scientific Consensus Shows Covid-19 'Not Genetically Engineered', India Funding Vaccine Development: DBT Secretary

Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Dr Renu Swarup says that based on the latest WHO consensus, Covid-19 as a 'lab release' theory is likely to be false.




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From Dushyant to Om Prakash Valmiki, Poetry Depicts the Never-ending Struggle of 'Invisible' Poor

Indian Hindi and Urdu poetry has time and again narrated horror stories of how the society turns a blind eye towards the dying poor. News18 has compiled a collection of ten such pieces of literature to depict the present condition of migrant workers.




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INS Jalashwa Arrives in Kochi with 698 Repatriated Indians from Maldives Under Vande Bharat Mission

The arrival marks Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the Covid-19 lockdown.




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Fierce Face-off Between Indian, Chinese Troops Near Naku La in Sikkim Sector, Several Soldiers Injured

The troops disengaged after dialogue at the local level, sources said.




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Hockey India Employees Asked to Check Status on Aarogya Setu App Before Leaving for Work

Hockey India said the recommendations are based on the premise of the a few principles.




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Hockey Legend Balbir Singh Sr Hospitalised in Critical Condition

Balbir Singh Dosanjh was taken to a private hospital from his residence in Sector 36 in Chandigarh.




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Air India Opens Booking For Evacuation Flights: एयर इंडिया ने बचाव उड़ानों के लिए टिकट बुकिंग की शुरू

भारतीय एयरलाइन वाहक एयर इंडिया ने विदेश में फंसे भारतीय नागरिकों को वापस लाने के लिए फ्लाइट की बुकिंग शुरू कर दी है। एयर इंडिया ने गुरुवार को घोषणा की है कि लंदन, अमेरिका और यूएई सहित कई देशों में फंसे




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BMW 8 Series Launched In India: बीएमडब्ल्यू 8 सीरिज भारत में लॉन्च, कीमत 1.29 करोड़ रुपये से शुरू

बीएमडब्ल्यू इंडिया (BMW INDIA) ने हाल ही में अपने भारतीय वेबसाईट में 8 सीरिज को शामिल किया था तथा इसके मॉडलों की झलक भी कम्पनी के प्लांट में देखने को मिली थी। अब भारत में एम8 कूपे व ग्रैन कूपे को




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Toyota C-MPV India Launch Revealed: टोयोटा जल्द ही भारत में लाॅन्च करेगी सी-एमपीवी

टोयोटा और सुजुकी ने भारतीय और वैश्विक बाजारों के लिए नई कारों, प्लेटफार्मों और प्रौद्योगिकियों को विकसित करने के लिए मिलाया है। टोयोटा ने 2019 में बलेनो पर आधारित ग्लैंजा हैचबैक लॉन्च किया था, और अब जॉइंट वेंचर के तहत दूसरे




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Audi India Safety Guidelines: ऑडी इंडिया ने अपने शोरूम के लिए सुरक्षा निर्देश किए जारी

देश में कोरोना वायरस से संक्रमण के मामले लगातार बढ़ते जा रहे हैं और सरकार देश में लॉकडाउन 3.0 को 17 मई तक घोषित किया है। लेकिन इसमें बहुत सी रियायतें दी गईं हैं, जिसके चलते ऑटोमोटिव इंडस्ट्री धीरे-धीरे दोबारा शुरू की जा रही है।




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India, China Troops Clash In Sikkim, Pull Back After Dialogue

Indian, Chinese soldiers in physical fight near high altitude picket in North Sikkim




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5 Air India Pilots Test Positive For Virus, All Asymptomatic: Sources

Five Air India pilots tested positive for coronavirus over 20 days after their last flights, according to sources.




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Coronavirus Pandemic: MapmyIndia Introduces New Tools To Alert About Coronavirus Impacted Localities

The app will generate real-time location-based alerts helping all employees and consumer base in being aware of the relevant localised corona safety information.




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UK doctor alerts Indians to poor diet link with Coronavirus deaths

London, May 3: Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned.




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COVID-19: Special evacuation flights for Indians stuck in US to operate this week

Washington, May 05: Special evacuation flights for Indians stranded in the US due to the global travel restrictions put in place to contain the coronavirus pandemic are most likely to begin from San Francisco this week, according to officials.




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Donald Trump nominates Indian-American Manisha Singh as OECD envoy

Beijing, May 06: US President Donald Trump has nominated senior Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh as his envoy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Currently Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs at the State Department, Singh




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Asymptomatic Indians cleared by UAE health authorities to fly back home from Thursday

Dubai, May 6: The Indian nationals cleared by the UAE health authorities and found to be asymptomatic will only be allowed to fly back home in one of India's biggest ever repatriation exercises, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has said




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UK PM Boris Johnson's divorce with Indian-origin wife finalised

London, May 7: Boris Johnson has become the first British Prime Minister to divorce while in office in 250 years as papers filed by his Indian-origin ex-wife Marina Wheeler earlier this year were granted recently. The 55-year-old had announced




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Pakistan rejects India's move to broadcast weather reports on PoK

Islamabad, May 08: Pakistan on Friday rejected India's move to begin broadcasting weather reports on Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), terming it as a "legally void" action to change the status of the region. State-owned broadcasters




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Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, condition serious

Raipur, May 09: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, 74, was admitted to a private hospital on Saturday after he suffered a cardiac arrest at his home this afternoon. Ajit Jogi''s health suddenly worsened while he was having breakfast, following




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2 Indians repatriated from Gulf test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala

Kocchi, May 09: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said two people who returned from abroad over the last few days have tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 17. As part




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'Road to Lipulekh within our territory,' says India on Nepal's objections

New Delhi, May 09: India on Saturday, said the road that was opened for use by pilgrims of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra lies well within Indian territory. The response comes a day after raised objection over India inaugurating a strategically crucial link




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COVID-19: India's tally crosses 62,000; Fresh outbreaks abroad raises concern

New Delhi, May 09: The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed 62,700 on Saturday and the death toll topped the 2,000-mark after hundreds more tested positive for the infection in several states, while worries mounted globally about re-emergence of the




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Coronavirus positive cases in India nears 63,000-mark, 127 deaths in 24 hours

New Delhi, May 10: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to rush Central teams to 10 COVID-19 hit states, which are witnessing high case load and spurt in numbers, reported IANS. The states include Gujarat,




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Indian, Chinese troops clash near Naku La in Sikkim sector

New Delhi, May 10: Troops of India and China were involved in a fierce face-off and many of them sustained minor injuries in the clash near Naku La in the Sikkim sector along the Sino-Indo border on Saturday, official sources