WORLD

NEW DELHI—The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports on stranded Indian sailors onboard MV Anastasia and MV Jag Anand in Chinese waters for over 146 days and their difficulties without any…
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PATNA—The Bihar health department is looking for 96 persons who returned to Patna in the last one month from United Kingdom which has reported a new highly contagious strain of COVID-19. A health department official has told the local…
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NEW DELHI—Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has rebutted a statement issued by a Chinese company which criticised CSE’s recent investigation into adulteration in honey and the role played by Chinese companies in selling sugar syrup…
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GENEVA/GUWAHATI—Nearly 500 journalists have died from Covid-19 in 56 countries since March 01, said the Switzerland based international media rights body Press Emblem Campaign adding in November itself, at least 47 media workers succumbed…
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GENEVA/GUWAHATI— A journalist working for Tamil newspaper was killed in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) last week. 45-year-old G Nagaraj (45) who worked for Villangam fell prey to the bullets of the assailants on November…
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In a significant development, the Nepal police have recovered 22 kilograms of gold slabs worth over Rs12 crore (Rs120 million) from the house of a BJP leader Pramod Sinha’s brother. Pramod Sinha is BJP candidate from Raxaul seat in east…
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PATNA—A Bihar villager who remained stuck in Pakistan for as many as 16 years has eventually returned to his home, leaving his family and co-villagers in celebration mode. The man identified as Ram Chandra Yadav, a resident of Nawada…
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PATNA—Floodwaters have brought down the boundary wall of world’s tallest Buddhist stupa in Bihar. Reports said the stupa located in Kesaria block of East Champaran district had been surrounded by floodwaters for over a month but on…
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PATNA—A man from Bihar has fulfilled his childhood dream of settling on the moon. Neeraj Kumar, a resident of Bodh Gaya town from Bihar, has booked a plot on the moon. He is a property dealer by profession. Kumar said he had the…
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