New Delhi, March 15 The BJP on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for next month’s Assembly elections in West Bengal, fielding Suvendu Adhikari from Bhabanipur in Kolkata, a seat held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. According to the list, Dilip Ghosh has been fielded from Kharagpur Sadar, Biman Mahto from Salboni, both […]
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New Delhi, March 16 As many as 176 planes operated by non-scheduled and general aviation operators do not have flight data or cockpit voice recorders, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Under the norms, aircraft that have a take-off weight of less than 5,700 kilograms are required to mandatorily have CVRs only if […]
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New Delhi, March 16 City gas distribution companies have rolled out incentives to encourage consumers to shift from LPG to piped cooking gas (PNG) as part of the government plan to ease pressure on LPG supplies, a senior petroleum ministry official said on Monday. Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) – the CNG and piped cooking gas […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 16 The Himachal Pradesh government has signed three agreements with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to expand the state’s dairy sector, in a move it says will strengthen the rural economy and create jobs closer to home. The memorandums of understanding were signed in Shimla on […]
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Hathras, March 16 The hearing in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with links to the 2020 Hathras gangrape, could not be held in an MP-MLA court in this Uttar Pradesh district on Monday as the judge was on leave, a lawyer said. The hearing in the case has now been fixed for […]
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New Delhi, March 16 Notices seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar flag issues ranging from the appointment process to his public attack on Rahul Gandhi and instances of alleged manipulation of votes in recent elections, an opposition leader said on Monday. The notices, submitted in both Houses of […]
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Dubai, March 16 India on Monday asked its citizens currently in Iran not to approach or attempt to cross any land border for onward travel without prior and explicit coordination with the Indian Embassy in Tehran. In an advisory, the Indian Embassy further said that Indian nationals who attempt to leave Iran via land borders […]
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New Delhi, March 16 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the government plans to hold four Special Lok Adalats in 2026 to help reduce the backlog of cases pending before debt recovery tribunals and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Ms Sitharaman said most […]
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Mumbai, March 16 The rupee weakened by 10 paise to settle at a fresh record low of 92.40 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday amid surging crude oil prices and incessant withdrawal of foreign funds triggered by geopolitical uncertainties. The local currency, however, resisted a sharp fall backed by a significant recovery in domestic […]
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New Delhi, March 16 Over 13,000 teaching positions are vacant in Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) across the country, the Ministry of Education informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. The information was shared by Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary in response to a written question. “A total of 8,618 […]
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