Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal rescued on tractor as floods sumberge Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 6/9: As roads remained waterlogged as residents marooned across India’s Silicon Valley, Bengaluru, on Tuesday, people were being ‘rescued’ from flooded areas in boats, trucks and tractors.   Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal tweeted a video of himself, his family and his dog being rescued on a tractor from his neighbourhood

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2 terrorists killed in encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir

Kashmir, 6/9: Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, police said.     The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Poshkreeri area of Anantnag, following information about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said   He said the…

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Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid-19 vaccine gets DCGI approval

New Delhi, 6/9: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday approved Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid vaccine for restricted emergency use in those aged above 18 years.   “Big Boost to India’s Fight Against COVID-19! Bharat Biotech’s ChAd36-SARS-CoV-S COVID-19 (Chimpanzee Adenovirus Vectored) recombinant nasal vaccine approved by @CDSCO_INDIA_INF for primary immunization against COVID-19 in…

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Parts of Bengaluru still inundated after rains batter city

Bengaluru, 6/9: The situation in several parts of rain-battered Bengaluru, by and large, continued to remain the same on Tuesday, with streets waterlogged, houses and vehicles partially inundated, as torrential downpour lashed the capital city on September 5 night. Using boats and tractors to cross the streets submerged in water by office goers and school…

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Modi announces PM-SHRI scheme for upgrading 14,500 schools

New Delhi, 5/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that 14,500 schools across the country will be developed and upgraded under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, Modi said the PM-SHRI schools will become model schools, encapsulating the full spirit of the new National Education Policy….

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Liz Truss beats Rishi Sunak in Tory leadership race to be new UK PM

London,5/9: UK foreign secretary Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak to be named the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest on Monday and will now go on to formally take charge as British Prime Minister as Boris Johnson’s successor.     The 47-year-old senior Cabinet minister was widely expected to become the…

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