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Cong team meets EC, complains about violence against Oppn candidates in Tripura
New Delhi: A Congress delegation headed by party general secretary Mukul Wasnik met Election Commission officials on Wednesday and complained about violence in Tripura, alleging that Congress workers were being targeted by…
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Air India order for Boeing planes will support 1 mn US jobs: Joe Biden
New York: Ahead of next year’s election, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday termed Air India’s $34 billion order for 220 Boeing planes as a “historic” deal that will support his agenda…
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MP: Govt school students complain of pain after taking iron supplement
Burhanpur: More than 40 students complained of stomach ache after they were given iron supplement pills at a government school in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district on Tuesday, an official said. Also ReadAir…
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Income tax survey at BBC office to continue till Wednesday
New Delhi: The ‘survey’ being conducted by the Income Tax (I-T) Department at BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices since Tuesday morning are expected to continue through the night till Wednesday morning, sources…
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Air India orders 220 Boeing planes for $34 bn; Biden terms deal as historic
Washington: Air India will purchase 220 planes from Boeing for USD 34 billion, with an option to buy 70 more aircraft that could take the total transaction value to USD 45.9 billion,…
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Air India to acquire modern fleet, orders 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing
New Delhi: Air India, part of the Tata Sons conglomerate, on Tuesday announced that it has signed letters of intent with Airbus and Boeing to acquire both widebody and single-aisle aircraft. The…
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ER top brass discusses implementation of Rs 349 crore makeover of Bandel railway station
Kolkata: The Eastern Railway top brass, headed by its general manager Arun Arora, discussed on Tuesday the speedy implementation of a Rs 349 crore makeover of the busy Bandel station, which serves…
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Nation pays homage to CRPF jawans killed in Pulwama attack
Pulwama: Fifteen of the 19 militants involved in the 2019 Pulwama attack have been either been killed or arrested while the security situation in Kashmir has improved with greater synergy between agencies,…
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Delhi court sentences 4 AQIS operatives to seven years, 5 months in jail
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday handed seven years and five months’ jail terms to four Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operatives, who were convicted on February 10 of conspiracy…
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Press Club of India condemns I-T surveys at BBC office in Delhi, Mumbai
New Delhi: The Press Club of India (PCI) has strongly condemned the income tax “surveys” at the office of the BBC in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday. In a statement, PCI said,…
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Sule praises Gadkari, says he is only minister who works
Aurangabad: Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday said Nitin Gadkari was the only member of the Union cabinet who works. Sule was speaking at an NCP meeting in central Maharashtra’s…
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Nepal, India agree to allow export of power on long-term basis
Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra and his Nepali counterpart Bharat Raj Paudyal during a bilateral meeting here on Monday reviewed various aspects of Nepal-India relations and expressed commitment to allow the…
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IIT-B condoles death of Dalit student, orders probe
Mumbai: The IIT-Bombay on Monday condoled the death by suicide of B.Tech. First Year Dalit student, Darshan Solanki, terming it as “a great loss to the family and to the IITB community.…
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Technology, innovation critical factors for improving healthcare infrastructure: NITI Aayog CEO
New Delhi: Technology and innovation are the critical factors that will play a crucial role in improving the healthcare infrastructure of India, NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran Iyer said on Monday. Addressing 9th…
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VHP slams Jamiat’s Arshad Madani over his ‘Manu worshipped Allah’ remark
New Delhi: The VHP on Sunday hit out at Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani over his claim that “Om” and “Allah” were the same God worshipped by ‘Manu’, saying his remarks…
