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Incidents of fire accidents reported in electric two-wheelers, informs ministry
New Delhi: Incidents of fire accidents have been reported in electric two-wheelers manufactured by Okinawa Autotech, Pure EV, Jitendra Electric Vehicles, Ola Electric and Boom Motors, Minister of State for Heavy Industries,…
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Police cavalcade with Atiq Ahmad leaves for Gujarat jail after conviction by UP court
Prayagraj: A police cavalcade carrying gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad left for the Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat Tuesday evening, hours after he was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment in a 2006 kidnapping case…
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Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s flight makes emergency landing
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s flight made an emergency landing at Gannavaram airport after a technical fault, sources said. According to sources, the incident was reported shortly after the…
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Electricity Amendment Bill not to impact agriculture sector, says Power Minister
New Delhi: The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 covers amendments related to the power sector and there is no amendment proposal related to the agriculture sector, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. Power…
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Over 3 dozen cyber crime hotspots detected in 9 states: Sources
New Delhi: More than three dozen towns and villages of nine states — from Delhi to Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat to Assam — have become cyber crime hotspots which are being closely…
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SC asks Centre, states to take steps to unclutter jails to clean criminal justice system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre and the states on Tuesday to take effective steps to “unclutter” jails as it would eventually lead to the cleansing of the criminal justice…
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Wine shops, bars to stay shut on March 30 in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: City authorities have ordered the closure of all liquor stores in the city in order to preserve law and order during the forthcoming Sri Rama Navami Shobha yatra. The order, which…
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Assam parties expressed reservations over delimitation based on 2001 Census: CEC
Guwahati: The ECI on Tuesday said civil society organisations did not oppose Assam’s delimitation process, but several political parties have expressed reservations over issues like the exercise being done based on 2001…
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Gujarat Congress starts #daromat trend on Twitter to take on BJP
Ahmedabad: The social media department of the Gujarat unit of the Congress on Tuesday started a trend with #daromat on Twitter following the disqualification of party leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP.…
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BJP only pan-India party today amidst family-run political outfits: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the BJP has emerged as the only pan-India party amidst family-run political outfits in the country as it worked on the ground with…
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SC refuses to stay AP HC’s order on Amaravati; setback for YS Jagan’s govt
In a blow for the YSRCP-led state government in Andhra Pradesh, the Supreme Court has refused to grant the state’s motion to postpone a March last year high court ruling ordering the…
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DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in Yamuna flood plains, removes some ‘illegal’ structures
New Delhi:The DDA on Monday conducted an anti-encroachment drive on a portion of the environmentally-sensitive Yamuna flood plains and “some illegal structures” were removed, officials said. The drive near Barapullah area was…
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Pakistan PM Sharif urges parliament to curtail powers of Chief Justice
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that “history would not forgive us” if parliament did not enact laws to curtail the powers of the chief justice, a day after…
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Azerbaijan lifts ‘Covid passport’ requirement for foreign travelers
Baku: Foreign citizens travelling to Azerbaijan by air will be exempt from having a ‘Covid-19 passport’ — a document confirming full vaccination against or immunity to the virus, the country’s authorities announced.…