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 …
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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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It might have been an expected move by Donald Trump, but for now, the world does not know the exact outcome of that. The only thing that is becoming clear that the battle lines between the countries are being drawn and a large armed conflict is looming large over West Asia. The US President’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear …
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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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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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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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Indians are working in high-risk places in Afghanistan, they often fall prey to the attacks by armed groups fighting amongst each other. In a similar incident, seven Indian engineers were taken hostage by the Taliban, who thought that they were Afghan government officials. The external affairs ministry said in New Delhi it is in touch with authorities in Afghanistan and …
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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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