It’s almost an identical story, but in another continent. The Election Commission of India is facing questions on credibility of electronic voting machines in Botswana. Its testimony could be crucial to how that nation will hold its October 2019 general elections. Diamond-rich Botswana is seeing heated political debates over using EVMs imported from India. The …
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Around 20 passengers were allegedly asked to take a bus after a Delhi-Patna Spicjet flight was diverted to Varanasi last night due to bad weather. The SG-8480 flight, which was supposed to reach Patna, landed in Varanasi at 10.40 p.m. on Thursday. BCCL “Delhi-Patna SG-8480 Flight had to be diverted to Varanasi last night due to extreme bad weather at …
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After BJP MLA from Unnao Kuldeep Sengar was sent to jail under rape charges, BJP MLA from Bisauli constituency of Badaun district, Kushagra Sagar, has been accused of raping the daughter of his maid when she was a minor. On Tuesday, the survivor, now 22, filed a complaint with the Bareilly senior superintendent of police (SSP). SSP Kalanidhi Naithani said, …
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The Jet Airways has grounded four of its crew members for allegedly clicking selfies onboard a training flight on April 19. The grounded crew member includes a senior instructor level commander and three trainee pilots. AFP/Representational Image An internal investigation has been undertaken for further probe in the matter. The Jet Airways aircraft, being a training flight, was without passengers …
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As medical experts battle to contain the Nipah Virus outbreak in Kerala, there are fears of the deadly infection spreading to other parts of the country. In the latest incident, a soldier posted at Fort William in Kolkata died on Monday of suspected Nipah virus. PTI/ Representational Image The soldier, Seenu Prasad, a native of Kerala and was on a …
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Eiffel Tower or the ‘Iron Lady’ is a fierce symbol of love. Anything that remotely happens with it affects us, no matter which part of the world we are sitting in. So, when the Tower was hit by lightning after severe storms lashed out in Paris, we were bewildered. bertrand kulik/twitter Also read: Eiffel Tower, World’s Major Tourist Spot Shuts Due …
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Every year we hear stories of students who despite odds clear their board exams with flying colours. They fight odds such as losing a family member or poverty but in the end, they always succeed. Such is the story of Tilotma Yadav from Ajanta Public School in Gurugram who scored 92.5% in her class XII board exams. Ajanta Public School, …
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For Indians, cow is a sacred animal which cannot be killed. But no such diktat applies in New Zealand which is planning to kill lakhs of cows in a bid to eradicate cow disease. In what will become a mass slaughter, New Zealand will cull 150,000 cows to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis. And it will become the first country in the world to …
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It took thirteen innocent lives, but finally, the voice of people has been heard, Vedanta group’s Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin has been ordered to be permanently shut by the Tamil Nadu government. PTI Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam asserted that the government will take resolute steps for the permanent closure of Vedanta group’s Sterlite copper plant in …
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As the results for class X board exams for students of Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) were announced on Monday, for many students from underprivileged backgrounds, the journey wasn’t a cake walk and yet they managed to excel in their exams. One such case was that of 16-year-old Aafreen Shaikh, the daughter of an auto-rickshaw driver, who …
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