The central government recently said that all Indian villages have been electrified. However, this claim isn’t true. There is one village in Uttar Pradesh that still awaits power lines. Nagla Khushal, which falls under Milawali gram panchayat of Eka block and has around 50 families with a population of over 400, paints a picture of …
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While some of us idealise some political figures in our lives, there are some who treat them as Gods. Controversial BJP MLA Surendra Singh seems to have done just that. Hindu beliefs have cited that the Gods who walked this earth would reincarnate themselves and come back. For Singh, that seems to be none other than our Prime Minister Narendra …
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The government has decided on a ten-fold increase in the minimum compensation payable to road accident victims or their kin in case of death, permanent disability or minor injury irrespective of their income and age criteria. While revising this after a gap of 24 years, the transport ministry, however, has left the option for people to pursue their case in …
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The first batch of smart rail coaches having black boxes like aircraft was unveiled at the rail coach factory in Rae Bareli on Friday. The technology is being adopted by Indian Railways to bring down train accidents. “Smart coaches will be a game changer in the world of transportation. They can make railways as the safest mode of travel,” said …
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US President Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal can increase pressure on government finances through a higher subsidy bill and pinch consumers by keeping oil on the boil ahead of next year’s general election. A day after Trump’s decision, global benchmark Brent crude hit its highest since November 2014 at $77 a barrel …
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In what would strengthen India’s case seeking extradition of former liquor baron Vijay Mallya for various charges of financial misconduct, the UK High Court has said that he can be regarded as a “fugitive from justice”. “In all these circumstances, and even taking account of the fact that Dr Mallya is contesting the alleged grounds for extradition, there are grounds …
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Soon, the gyms run by Haryana government will be used as RSS Shakhas, the agriculture minister said in Panchkula in the opening ceremony of a state-run gym in Panchkula. The government has planned to set up gymnasiums on two acres Panchayati land in every village where youth can practice Yoga, wrestling and other games. Earlier, Education Minister Ram Vilas Sharma had …
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Andhra Pradesh Police said they have cracked the murder case of a 30-year-old man in Vizianagaram district on Tuesday and arrested his newlywed wife for the crime. Police said 22-year-old Y Saraswati, who had a day earlier told the police that her husband was killed by three unidentified men during a robbery attempt was the brain behind the crime. Yamaka …
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Remember the horrors of last week’s thunderstorm that killed more than hundred people in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan? A similar, or even more powerful storm is likely to hit 13 states in north and east India today. The home ministry has issued an advisory asking people to remain at safe places. Thunderstorms accompanied by squall, hail and heavy rains are …
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Nine-and-a-half-year-old Pratik G.K, who is attached to the Chennai-based Space Kidz India, was one of the around1,38,899 people from India who ‘departed’ for Mars at 4.36pm on Saturday on a Nasa mission called InSight (Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport). AFP/Representational Image Pratik was among one of the thousands to be included in response to a global …
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