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Leap Day 2020: Google Celebrates February 29 with Doodle
Leap year was first introduced over 2000 years back by Roman emperor Julius Caesar after who the Julian calendar was named after. Leap Day also helps keep calendars in alignment with the Earth and the sun.
Delhi Violence: Family's Search for Man Missing for Five Days Ends at Morgue
His cousin Ibrahim said Monis had gone to visit his mother in Badli and was returning to Mustafabad where he worked as a labourer.
Drinking Water Drawn from Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's Official Residence Fails Purity Test in 3 Parameters, SC Told
An affidavit filed by the Bureau of Indian Standards in Supreme Court said Paswan's residence failed the test on three of the of 47 parameters used to test piped water's quality and contained odour, aluminium and coliform.
#MeToo: MJ Akbar Tells Delhi Court, Priya Ramani Harmed my Reputation by Calling me Media's Biggest Predator
Ramani in 2018 accused Akbar of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago when he was a journalist.
Leap Year 2020: Everything You Need to Know About February 29
One of the most interesting things is that the year when leap year falls is exactly divisible by 4. Divide the year by 4 and the remainder should be zero.
On National Science Day, Class 7 Students Bring Electricity to Maharashtra School After Nearly a Year
Power supply was disconnected after a bill of Rs 20,000 was pending at h school, and remains unpaid even today. The students built a windmill from items brought from scrap dealers to return electricity to the school.
Delhi Violence: Oppn Parties Write to President, Demand Action Against Those Who Made ‘Hate Speeches’
Leaders from parties like NCP, CPI (M), CPI, RJD, LJD, DMK and AAP have sought time from President Ram Nath Kovind to discuss the situation in Delhi.
Mayawati Demands Judicial Probe into Delhi Violence
Violent clashes in northeast Delhi areas have left 42 dead so far and more than 200 injured.
'Wrong to Show Slave's Reality?': Malayalam Director Defends Himself After Male Nudity in Play Irks NSD
"The protagonist of the play I directed is a slave. He is clad in a torn dothi which he uses to cover his nudity," Suveeran said in his response to NSD's charge.
Strict Vigil in Violence-hit Areas of North-east Delhi Ahead of Friday Prayers
At least 38 were killed and over 200 injured in the communal clashes that broke out in northeast Delhi on Monday after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control.
Trump's India Visit Shows US Values Its Ties with New Delhi, Says Mike Pompeo
Trump's trip to India advanced the shared goals and paved the way for further cooperation in key areas such as energy, defence, people-to-people ties and Indo-Pacific coordination, Alice Wells said.
As First Signs of Thaw Appear in Brahmpuri, Volunteers Bring Much-needed Food and Medicines to Riot-Affected
Volunteers from the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, aided by committees of civil defence volunteers, have started relief work in the area. Members of both communities and both men and women gathered to reach out for provisions, overcoming their...
Dalit Woman Gang-Raped at Gunpoint in Gujarat; No Arrests Yet
Police investigation has revealed that Amit Padaliya's mother is the sarpanch of the village where the victim lives.
AAP Suspends Tahir Hussain from Primary Membership after FIR Filed against Him for Murder of IB Staffer
The action against Tahir Hussain came hours after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said no one, irrespective of their party allegiance, involved in the violence in the national capital should be spared.
Delhi Riots: CM Kejriwal Announces Rs 10 Lakh Ex Gratia to Families of Those Killed in Violence
Special camps will be set up for people to get essential documents which they lost during arson, Kejriwal said.
Telangana Constable, Caught on Camera Kicking Man Grieving over Daughter’s Death, Suspended
The man protesting over the death of his daughter, who allegedly committed suicide, was purportedly kicked by the policeman after he tried to stop police personnel from taking her body inside the mortuary of a state-run hospital.