Forget about carrying ID proofs or even your boarding pass, soon you will be able to enter airports in the country with facial recognition. The government has cleared the proposal which will be rolled out in airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad from February 2019 under the Digi Yatra initiative, which seeks to promote …
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A 65 per cent shortfall in subsidies is affecting Maharashtra’s push to ensure a toilet in every urban household under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the nationwide cleanliness campaign, according to a study by CEPT University, Gujarat. The cost of building a basic toilet with water and a septic tank in Maharashtra is estimated to be around Rs 35,000. Under the …
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If you have been stashing up on those beer bottles at home for a long weekend party, be careful. A bottle more than a dozen can land you in jail for as many as three years, in addition to a minimum penalty of Rs 2,000 that can be several times more depending on the brand of alcohol or the number …
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A five-year-old girl was raped and dumped inside a pipe by her neighbour in Surat, Gujarat. The accused is allegedly 19-year-old. She has suffered injuries and was then admitted in the hospital. Her condition is said to be critical. She was found in an unconscious state with her head severely injured. She was traced eleven hours after she was reported …
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It seems that the reports of petrol prices touching Rs 100 around Diwali are true. It may actually happen even earlier as the fuel prices have already crossed Rs 90.50 mark in Mumbai. According to reports, in New Delhi, petrol is being retailed at Rs 83.22 (increased by Rs 0. 22) per litre, while diesel is being sold at Rs …
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Right-wing student group Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) may profess and propagate Sanskaar in college, but they themselves seem to be far from that. The students affiliated to the group made a professor grovel in front of them. According to a TNN report, the Professor was harassed and humiliated by being dubbed as ‘anti-national’ by a group of ABVP leaders. The incident …
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In a move that would give court hearing a new dimension, the Apex Court on Thursday upheld the plea of live-streaming of its proceedings, observing that the use of technology is to “virtually” expand the court beyond the four walls of the courtroom. The bench presided by CJO Justice Dipak Mishra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud held that this …
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For the first time in 235 years, Ramlila at Ramnagar was put on hold for a day after four actors playing the characters of Lord Ram, Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughan were admitted to Lal Bahadur Shastri government hospital with symptoms of diarrhoea. The 45-day-long Ramnagar Ramlila was recognised as an intangible world cultural heritage by Unesco in 2005. On Wednesday, …
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Commander Abhilash Tomy has been rescued and now he is safe. But perhaps the three days he spent in that dismasted boat in the middle of the mighty Indian Ocean were perhaps the toughest days of his life and he had no qualms accepting it. “The deep sea was scary as hell. It was so, so bad. That sight, it was …
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Arsenic, an odourless and tasteless chemical is naturally present in the Earth’s crust. It is also a by-product of certain agricultural and industrial activities. When the fields are irrigated with arsenic, they get absorbed by the crops which in turn are consumed by human beings. It can even enter drinking water as it runs into water sources. Over the years, …
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