French aerospace major Dassault Aviation on Thursday rejected fresh allegations of corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal with India, saying no violations were reported in the frame of the contract, days after French online journal ‘Mediapart’ alleged that the jet manufacturer had paid nearly one million Euros to an …
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The Uddhav Thackeray government is battling an unprecedented public health emergency, as it nears the end of vaccine doses for its 12 crore-plus citizens at a time when the state is recording an exponential rise in the number of COVID-19 infections and only a part of its citizenry remains vaccinated …
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A court in Varanasi, on Thursday, has ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid within the precincts of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. The ASI is to constitute a five-member committee of experts in archaeology. In this, two members are to be ‘preferably’ …
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Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, arrested in connection with the Red Fort violence on the Republic Day, Thursday told a Delhi court that he did not instigate anyone to cause violence and was only exercising his ‘fundamental right’ to protest. Sidhu was arrested on February 9 in connection with the Red …
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan tested positive for COVID-19, on Thursday. According to media reports, the chief minister hasn’t exhibited any symptoms of the disease. He tested positive while being quarantined. The chief minister had received the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine earlier. A medical board is expected to be …
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A revolutionary plan to bring about total employment and structure to provide necessities, Amma Revolutionary Economic Scheme has the active participation of the people themselves, resulting in a society in which all citizens’ basic needs are met. The scheme reorganises the prevailing economic cycle―from production to retail―to make it beneficial …
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Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Parikasha Pe Charcha’ programme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, said there should also be ‘Kharche Pe Charcha’ (discussion on expenses) as filling fuel in a car has become no less than giving an examination due to the Centre’s tax collection. The …
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Union minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar alleged on Thursday that five lakh doses of the COVID-19 vaccines were wasted in Maharashtra due to a lack of planning by the state government. Addressing a press conference at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office here, Javadekar, who himself hails …
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In a major setback to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his plea challenging the Bombay High Court order directing a CBI probe into the corruption allegation against him. The top court also dismissed a similar petition filed by the state government. The …
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A passenger onboard the AirAsia flight from Bengaluru to Delhi took off all his clothes after having a heated argument with the cabin crew. An AirAsia India spokesperson revealed that the man was inebriated. According to news agency ANI, the incident happened on Tuesday. The passenger first had an argument …
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