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MHA invites Indian citizenship applications from non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh

NEW DELHI – The Centre on Friday invited non-Muslims like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian citizenship. The Union home ministry issued a notification in this effect for immediate implementation of the order under […]

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News broadcasters demand exemption from new IT rules

NEW DELHI – The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) Thursday urged the government to “exempt and exclude” the traditional television news media and its extended presence on the digital news platforms from the ambit of the IT Rules 2021, saying it is already “sufficiently regulated” by various statutes, laws, guidelines, codes and regulations. “The Information Technology […]

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Delhi hospital reports ‘first-ever’ white fungus case causing severe damage to entire intestine

NEW DELHI – Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) has come across a first-of-its-kind case of white fungus which causes multiple perforations “throughout the intestine” in a COVID-19 patient, doctors said on Thursday. “White fungus (Candida) causing multifocal perforations in the food pipe, small bowel and large bowel in COVID-19 infection has not been reported […]