Month: August 2018

Pinarayi Vijayan. Credit: PTI

483 Dead in Kerala Floods, Total Loss More Than Annual Plan Outlay: Pinarayi Vijayan

The Wire Staff 30/08/2018

During a special session of the assembly, Kerala chief...

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CDSCO Reluctant to Reveal RTI Info on Johnson and Johnson’s Faulty Hip Implant

Information commissioner Yashovardhan Azad said none of the documents...

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Three Science Academies Write to Javadekar, Ask That UGC System Be Retained

The Wire Staff 29/08/2018

After careful examination of the UGC Act and HECI...

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Indo-Pak Talks on Indus Waters Treaty Begin Today

M. Zulqernain 29/08/2018

The talks will be the first official engagement between...

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Dam Breach Floods Communities, Blocks Highway in Central Myanmar

Reuters 29/08/2018

Villagers have moved to monasteries and safe areas in...

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Who Is Eating out of the World’s ‘Pangolin Pit’?

Nandini Velho 29/08/2018

While much has been said about the poachers, not...

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Foreign Funds Can Be Accepted For Political Parties, But Not for Disaster-Hit Kerala

P.D.T. Achary 29/08/2018

The offer of aid by the UAE, Japan and...