Weather played spoilsport on the first day of the Amarnath Yatra as heavy rainfall delayed the commencement of the annual pilgrimage, resulting in only 1,007 pilgrims paying obeisance to the naturally formed ice-lingam at the holy cave shrine. As for 1,735 other pilgrims, they are stranded at the Nunwan base camp.
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Hindi was the fastest growing language in India at 25.19 percent adding close to 100 million speakers between 2001-2011. Kashmiri (22.97 percent), Gujarat (20.4 percent), Manipuri (20.07 percent), and Bengali (16.63 percent) are the second, third and fourth fastest growing languages, respectively, according to new census data.
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Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50 percent to CHF 1.01 billion (Rs 7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India’s clampdown on suspected black money stashed there.
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According to reports by ANI, one child has died and 5 fell sick after consuming a mid-day meal in Chittorgarh city of Rajasthan. The children have been taken to a hospital where they are being treated. It is not known if all the students are out of danger.
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