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Ensure complete transparency of EVMs or abolish them: Rahul Gandhi to EC
New Delhi: Raising questions on the reliability of EVMs, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the Election Commission to ensure complete transparency of the machines and processes or abolish them. The…
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Telangana phone-tapping case: SIT gathers crucial technical evidence
Hyderabad: The SIT raided Convergence Innovation Labs in Kondapur and seized three servers, hard disks, five mock mini-drives. The case is now at a crucial point after the special investigation team (SIT)…
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Air India confirms incident of blade-like metal in passenger’s food
Mumbai: A week after an Air India passenger allegedly found a blade-like metal piece in his food onboard a Bangalore-San Francisco flight, the airline on Monday confirmed the presence of a “foreign…
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Hyderabad: Rains plays spoilsport on Bakrid
Hyderabad: The celebratory atmosphere prevailing on the roads and the lanes of Hyderabad was disputed by expected rainfall in the Old City on Monday evening. Areas lying around Hussain Sagar stretching as…
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Bengal rail accident: Kavach system not in place, says Railway Board
New Delhi/Kolkata: The Railways’ ‘Kavach’ or anti-train collision system was not in place along the Guwahati-Delhi route, where a goods train collided with the Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express in the rear on Monday,…
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‘Bharat’, ‘India’ to be used interchangeably in textbooks: NCERT Chief
New Delhi: “Bharat” and “India” will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country’s Constitution, National Council of Educational Research and Training Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has…
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Cleric objects to removal of chapter on Babri in NCERT books
Bareilly (UP): Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, National President of All India Muslim Jamaat, has said that the removal of chapters on Babri Masjid and Gujarat riots from Class 12 books of…
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EVM remarks: Rahul, Aaditya should apologise, says Sanjay Nirupam
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray should apologise for disseminating “false” information based on a news report on…
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Bengal rail accident: Routes of nine long-distance trains diverted
Kolkata: The Railways Department on Monday, June 17, announced the diversion of nine trains following the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision in West Bengal. The trains were scheduled to cross the spot where…
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Minorities need not fear, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the minorities in the state need not fear as the government would protect them and the majority in the same manner. Addressing a gathering…
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Telangana: Man kills son over property dispute in Karimnagar
Karimnagar: A 32-year-old man was murdered by his younger brother and father over a property dispute in their house in this district, police said on Monday. According to police, Kote Gangaram (55)…
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Indian firms fast adopting Digital Twin tech to boost transformation: Report
New Delhi: As the government doubles down on the ‘Digital Twin’ technology adoption, 90 per cent of the enterprises in the country are aware of digital or virtual twins that could play…
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Bengal rail accident leaves several dead, 60 injured; toll could rise
New Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: At least 10 passengers died and 60 others were injured, after three rear coaches of the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on Monday, June 17, as a goods train collided…
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IIT KGP fourth-year student found hanging in hostel
Kolkata: The body of an IIT Kharagpur fourth year student was found hanging in her hostel on Monday, police said. The student has been identified as Devika Pillai (21), a senior police…
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Bengal rail accident: Centre announces Rs 10 lakh ex gratia for kin of deceased
The Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. June 17, announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the deceased and Rs 2.5 lakh towards individuals who suffered grievous injuries…
