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The second edition of the ‘Bajaj Allianz Pune Half Marathon’ will be held on December 22, the organisers announced on Friday. Apart from the half marathon (21.1 km), the other three runs are – 10 km run, 5 km, and 3 km. Pradeep Singh (1:06:08) and Manisha Salunkhe (1:22:20) had won the first edition of half marathon in the men’s ...

Angry over the dispute with lawyers at Tis Hazari Court, the policemen ended the picket after about 11 hours. After assurances from top officials, the policemen decided to end the picket. An official said that the demands of the protesting policemen have been accepted. However, they have not received the written assurance they were seeking. In fact, the dispute between ...

Vigyanika-International Science Literature Festival, being organised as part of the 5th India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 at Kolkata, will also feature a Science Book Fair where more than thirty publishers will display their scientific publications. IISF 2019 is an annual event organised jointly by the Ministry of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Vijnana Bharati (Vibha). The fifth ...

Pakistani troops shelled Indian forward posts and villages in three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in violation of the ceasefire on Saturday, a defence spokesman said. Indian troops guarding the border retaliated befittingly and the exchange of fire continued for nearly two hours. There was, however, no casualty on the Indian ...

Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah graced the ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ celebrations as Chief Guest and flagged off the ‘Run For Unity’ at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, in New Delhi today. Earlier Shah paid floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Patel Chowk, in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering on the occasion Shah said that ...

An orange alert was issued on Wednesday for four districts in Kerala by the Met department following formation of a deep depression in the Arabian sea. The Orange alert, indicating heavy to very rainfall of between 6 CM to 20 CM, was for Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts for October 31, while the other 10 districts were issued a ...

The CBI arrested Apurba Kumar Saha, the chairman and managing director of Pailan Group, on Tuesday in connection with a Rs 574-crore Ponzi scam case, officials said. The CBI had registered a case against the group in 2017 for allegedly luring investors with promises of high returns on investments, they said. The group allegedly failed to pay returns to the ...

Series of ‘Exercise SHAKTI’ between India and France commenced in year 2011. Its a biennial exercise and is conducted alternately in India and France. As part of Exercise SHAKTI – 2019, French Army troops arrived in India on 26 October 2019 for training with Indian Troops. The bilateral training exercise will be conducted at Foreign Training Node at Mahajan Field ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched an all-encompassing emergency helpline number ‘112’ to access police, fire brigade, ambulance and other services under the Emergency Response Support System here. He also launched a senior citizen safety initiative ‘Savera’, an official release said. “This single helpline number 112 will reduce the response time. Route chart of 112 should be ...

Nearly 5,000 kg of banned fire crackers have been seized during joint raids conducted by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) and Kolkata Police from the city and its adjoining areas, officials said on Wednesday. WBPCB Chairman Kalyan Rudra said the seized crackers include a variety of sound-generating shells. “The joint raids for the past one week were aimed ...