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Millennials all over the world have lost faith in democracy: Study(22 minutes ago)
London, Oct 20 (IANS) Millennials in democracies across the world are more disillusioned with their system of government than any young generation in living memory, say researchers.

Cong, RJD believe in dynastic politics: UP CM(14:20)
Patna, Oct 20 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that both the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal -- which are part of the Grand Alliance in Bihar -- believed in "dynastic politics" and promoted only family members of their respective leaders.

Railways approve JSPL produced rails for high-speed corridors(11:20)
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Indian Railways will get almost its entire requirement of speciality grade rails for the proposed high speed corridors from the domestic market.

Villagers to benefit from govt schemes sitting at home: Rajasthan MP(02:46)
Jaipur, Oct 20 (IANS) Under the Digital India campaign, the 'DigiGaon' scheme is expanding its services in all Gram Panchayats of the Rajsamand district and soon, the public will start getting its benefits, said MP Diya Kumari.

K'taka to soon provide telemedicine in remote areas: Minister(00:00)
Mysuru, Oct 19 (IANS) Telemedicine would soon be provided to people living in remote areas across Karnataka amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan said on Monday.

'36K complaints pending': SC moved for urgent hearing on CIC vacancies(21:22)
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking urgent listing of a matter where directions are sought for the government authorities to implement the apex court's directions in connection with the appointment of Information Commissioners within a stipulated time and in a transparent manner.

Every second farmer opposed to the 3 agri laws: Gaon Connection(13:32)
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Gaon Connections survey on 'The Indian Farmers Perception of the New Agri Laws found every second respondent farmer opposed to the three laws, while 35 per cent farmers supported these acts.

Centre releases fresh data to allay MSP worry(22:16)
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Reiterating that the Centre continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP schemes as was done in previous seasons, the government on Sunday said it has already procured over 84.46 LMTs of paddy till October 17 from 7.38 lakh farmers.

RBI's loan recast framework to support Covid-hit realty projects(13:44)
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's framework for loan recast or stress resolution for the Covid-19 related stress which allows banks to restructure loans of real estate companies at the project level comes as a major relief for developers who have been hit amid the pandemic and their specific projects have come to a halt due to liquidity crunch.

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Lockdown gave me extra time to prepare for NEET: Topper Akanksha(18:12)
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Akanksha Singh from Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, who scored 100 per cent marks in the NEET (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test) examination, believes that the lockdown period gave her extra time to prepare for the medical entrance exam unlike other students who demanded that the exam be postponed. She has credited her success to her parents and God.

In recovering Covid-19 patients, antibodies fade quickly: Study(13:10)
Toronto, Oct 17 (IANS) Researchers have now claimed that antibody levels in the blood of Covid-19 patients drop rapidly during the weeks after their bodies have cleared the virus and symptoms have subsided.

Internet suspended in Bharatpur ahead of Gujjar 'Mahapanchayat'(00:10)
Jaipur, Oct 17 (IANS) The administration in Rajasthan's Bharatpur is on the alert ahead of the 'Mahapanchayat' called by Gujjar leaders in the district's Adda village on Saturday on their demand for a quota, and has suspended internet services in various areas.