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New Delhi, Dec 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a surprise visit to Gurudwara Rakabganj in the national capital and paid tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice. Guru Tegh Bahadur's death anniversary was observed on Saturday. Modi offered prayers during his visit to the gurudwara for which no police bandobast or traffic barriers were put in place to restrict the

New Delhi, Dec 19: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sent an advisory to chief secretaries (CSs) and chief electoral officers (CEOs) of five poll-bound states on transfer/posting of officers connected with the conduct of elections. The states include Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Sikkim. The advisory dated December 18 reads, "to ensure free and fair election

New Delhi, Dec 19: Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari and a number of others joined the BJP in presence of Amit Shah at a mega rally in West Bengal's Midnapore today. "The Tsunami I am seeing in Bengal today, I must say that this is something that Mamata Banerjee would not have thought this would happen. By the time the elections come, the entire scene in Bengal would change. Didi watch out

Washington, Dec 19: US Vice President Mike Pence announced that service members in the Space Force, which has assigned approximately 16,000 military and civilian personnel, will be called "guardians", following which social media was abuzz with "Guardians of the Galaxy" trends and memes. "It is my honour, on behalf of the President of the US, to announce that henceforth the men and women of the US

Jaipur, Dec 19: The double bench of Rajasthan High Court comprising Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanti and Justice Satish Kumar Sharma on Friday said that the private schools will now be able to collect fees as per the recommendations made by the state government on October 28. The state government vide order dated October 28, 2020 issued directions for collection of school fees after reopening of the

Mangaluru, Dec 19: More than a day after an 8-year-old boy was kidnapped from Ujire in Dakshina Kannada district, the police managed to rescue him and arrest seven abductors. The boy was traced in a house in Koormahosahalli in Malur taluk in Kolar district. Anubhav was reunited with his distraught parents after the police produce the accused in a Kolar court at 11 am. The police also sought court

New Delhi, Dec 19: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday met a group of party leaders who had written to her a few months ago seeking a complete overhaul of the organisation. This is the first time that Gandhi is meeting Congress leaders in person since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Rahul Gandhi is also attending the meeting. The meeting also includes some of Sonia Gandhi's close

Washington, Dec 19: Defending its personalised advertising approach, Facebook has said that it disagrees with Apples belief that personalisation and privacy are at odds. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in a tweet that Facebook can continue to track users across apps and websites as before, App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14 will just require that they ask for your permission first. According to Steve

NASA has approved the Mars Sample Return (MSR) multi-mission effort to advance to the next phase in preparation to bring the first pristine samples from Mars back to Earth. During this phase, the programme will mature critical technologies and make critical design decisions, as well as assess industry partnerships, NASA said on Friday. The first endeavour of this campaign is in progress as the

Lucknow, Dec 18: The four accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September, have been charged for gang-rape and murder by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the SC/ST court. This information was given by the lawyer of the accused. The 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four men from the upper caste community in