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Women’s strength in Lok Sabha up to a record 14.4%
At 78 elected women MPs, the 17th Lok Sabha would have the highest number of women representatives ever. They would account for 14.4% of the entire strength of the Lower House, an increase from the 12.5% (65) women MPs in the last Lok Sabha.
No question of an FIR into Rafale deal, govt. tells SC
The government has told the Supreme Court that there is no question of an FIR, much less a CBI investigation, into the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft
EC yet to receive data on VVPAT slips
The Election Commission is yet to receive country-wide data on the mandatory matching of Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) results of five random polling booths in each Assembly segment.
NHRC serves notice on Gujarat govt.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Saturday asked the Gujarat government to submit a detailed report on the fire that killed 22 students of a coaching centre in Surat
U.S. envoy calls on China to hold dialogue with Dalai Lama
The U.S. Ambassador to China has called on Beijing to open a “substantive dialogue” with the Dalai Lama
Defying Congress, Trump decides to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, UAE
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, citing a threat from Iran, infuriating lawmakers who fear the weapons could kill civilians in Yemen.
Afghan floods put famous minaret at risk of collapse
Deadly floods sweeping Afghanistan have put the celebrated minaret of Jam — one of the country’s most revered cultural, architectural and historical treasures — at risk of collapse
Indian Army officer appointed the commander of UN Mission in South Sudan
UN Secretary, General Antonio Guterres, has appointed Indian Army officer, Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
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IISc researchers confirm superconductivity breakthrough
A team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru led by Prof. Anshu Pandey has confirmed that the material they tested exhibits major properties of superconductivity at ambient temperature and pressure.
New vine snake discovered in Odisha biosphere reserve
A group of researchers has discovered a tenth species of the vine snake of genus Ahaetulla.
