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Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29: The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday sanctioned Rs. 10 crore as financial aid to the Tamil Nadu government for the relief and rehabilitation work in cyclone Gaja-hit areas. The Kerala government will also set aside Rs 3.25 crore from the Chief Minister's relief fund for the fishermen who participated in rescue operations during the ensuing floods. This amount will be used to

Sriharikota, Nov 29: India on Thursday launches its earth observation satellite and 30 small satellites from eight countries, the country's space agency said. Andhra Pradesh: ISRO to launch HysIS, India’s own earth observation satellite on PSLV-C43 today from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. 29 other satellites from various countries will also be launched including 23 from USA. pic

Etawah, Nov 29: As many as 654 Indian flapshell turtles were recovered from a pond in Bharthana in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district on Wednesday. Out of 654 turtles, 482 turtles were found to be dead and the rest 172 were severely sick. All the turtle belonged to Lissemys punctata species, which is a protected species under The Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and International Union for

New Delhi, Nov 28: The central government's decision to invoke Section 7 of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act was taken in compliance with directions from the Allahabad High Court, a source confirmed. The source close to the matter told ANI that it was the Allahabad High Court which directed the Finance Ministry to invoke Section 7 on August 27, 2018. This comes after Governor Urjit Patel did

Nagaur, Nov 28: The "kamdar" is in a fight against the "naamdar" in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Wednesday, making a distinction between the one who works and the 'dynast' in a jibe against Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Driving home the difference between himself and the Congress leader, who he has often referred to as 'naamdar' (dynast), he said he was like the people

Bengaluru, Nov 28: Former President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday raised serious concerns over growing protectionism which is affecting the outcome of world trade. "I am the signatory to the WTO document and agreement on behalf of India. All of us pledged to create a free market and gradual dismantling of protectionism. Unfortunately, growing protectionism is seriously affecting the outcome of world

Guwahati/Paris, Nov 28: A teenager from Assam has taken on US President Donald Trump for his tweet mocking the phenomenon of global warming. On the mercury dropping to - 2 degree celsius on November 21 in Washington, Trump had tweeted “Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS Whatever happened to Global Warming?” To it the 18-year old girl, identified as Astha Sarmah from Jorhat

Hyderabad, Nov 28: A 32-year-old transwoman activist, who is contesting the December 7 Telangana Assembly elections, has allegedly gone missing on Tuesday, following which a missing case was registered, police said. Chandramukhi M, who is contesting on a CPI(M)-led Bahujan Left Front or BLF ticket from Goshamahal constituency in the city, went missing from her home. She is pitted against senior

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 27: Janatha Dal (Secular) Kerala President K Krishnankutty was sworn in as Minister in the Pinarayi Cabinet on Tuesday. At a simple and brief function held at the Raj Bhavan here this evening, Kerala Governor Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam administered the oath of office and secrecy to K Krishnankutty who represents Chittur constituency in Palakkad district. Chief Minister

Srinagar, Nov 27: Eighteen-month-old Hiba Nisar, the youngest pellet victim in Kashmir, has been discharged from hospital after surgery on her right eye but doctors are not sure if her eyesight will be restored completely. Hiba was playing inside her house in Shopian when clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in the wake of an encounter where six militants were killed on Sunday