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Taliban: Explosion kills 9 children in eastern Afghanistan

An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Monday killed nine children and wounded four, according to the office of a Taliban-appointed governor. A statement from the governor’s office said the blast took place when a cart...

Pope backs Covid immunisation campaigns, warns of ideological misinformation

Pope Francis on Monday condemned "baseless" ideological misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, backing national immunisation campaigns and calling health care a moral obligation. Francis spoke in his yearly address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican, sometimes called his "State...

‘Cheap way to garner public sympathy’: Rakesh Tikait on breach in PM Modi’s security

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the breach in latter's security in Punjab, describing it as a ‘stunt to garner public sympathy.’ We are hearing since yesterday, that...

PM-President meeting: Kovind calls Modi’s security incident a ‘serious lapse’

 President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday expressed concern over the breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security during the latter’s visit to Punjab a day earlier as the two met and discussed the issue. In a tweet, the president’s secretariat...

‘Should Congress be forgiven?’: Rajnath Singh on PM’s security lapse in Punjab

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed a public rally in Uttarakhand, where he asked if the Congress party should be forgiven for “serious lapses” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security when the latter was on a visit to...

News updates from HT: Congress MP wants sitting HC judge to probe PM Modi’s security breach, and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion at 5pm. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. The Mainpuri-based school, one of three in the state, will now be known as ‘General Bipin Rawat...

World Braille Day today: Read about its origin and importance

January 4 every year is internationally observed as World Braille Day to commemorate the birthday of French educator Louis Braille. Reading and writing are important foundations for a person’s educational development, however, the visually impaired face marked difficulty on...

Closures & overwhelmed hospitals mark US record of Covid cases: Key things to know

The United States on Monday set a new global daily record of coronavirus cases with more than one million people being diagnosed with the viral disease. According to the John Hopkins University data, the country logged 1.06 million cases...

India vs Sri Lanka U19 Asia Cup Final Highlights: India U19 defeat Sri Lanka U19 to clinch record-extending eighth title

India U19 Vs Sri Lanka U19 Asia Cup Final Highlights: A disciplined bowling effort followed by Raghuvanshi's half-century has helped India clinch their eighth U19 Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Stadium. Ravi Kumar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Raj...

‘Height of wall is height of money’: Sitharaman talks on I-T raids, slams Akhilesh Yadav

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said when law enforcing agencies raid any place, they go only with actionable intelligence. Saying that the wrong man has been raided raises questions over the professionalism of the agency. "How does Uttar...

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UP vigilance recovers Rs 1.62 crore cash, gold worth Rs 20 crore in raid on ex-transport officer’s home

The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment has recovered ₹1.62 crore in cash, gold worth nearly ₹20 crore, silver and documents...