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The fight for access to water resources continues today across India (File) Fair access to water is an issue for millions of people in India. Who controls access and how this is governed needs fixing. Almost 100 years ago around 3,000 Dalits, or “untouchables”, dared to drink from a public water tank in Mahad, Maharashtra,…
India’s 21st-century Pushpak “vimana” is ready to take flight New Delhi: India is arduously working to perfect a winged rocket even as most global efforts to have these space planes have come to naught. The big powers abandoned the idea of a winged reusable launch vehicle, but India’s frugal engineers believe recycling and reusing rockets…
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Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is son of former CM YS Rajasekhar Reddy. (File) Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh: The sons of six former Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministers will be contesting in the forthcoming Legislative Assembly elections in the state. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is contesting from Pulivendula constituency is the son of…
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Sadananda Gowda claimed that Congress had contacted him and made an offer for a ticket (File photo) Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister and sitting MP D V Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday, who is upset with the BJP, said he is not quitting the saffron party to join the Congress, and would work towards “purification” of…
New Delhi: After being rapped by the Supreme Court, the State Bank of India has submitted all the details on electoral bonds to the Election Commission. The data includes the all-important unique numbers for the bonds, which will help match the donors with the political parties that were the recipients. The SBI submitted an affidavit…
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The construction of the society began in the 1990s. (Representational) Greater Noida: After a marathon wait spanning over two decades, residents of a housing society in Greater Noida breathed a sigh of relief as the process of flat registration for full ownership commenced on Wednesday. Situated in sector P-1, the Senior Citizen Society, home to…
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Fresh cracks have appeared within the Congress over its flagship caste census demand at a national level with a senior leader claiming the party never endorsed identity politics. A demand for caste census may be misinterpreted as disrespecting the party’s former leaders and former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, Anand Sharma said in…
New Delhi: Taking a strong step to ensure compliance with the model code of conduct, the Election Commission has directed the Union government to “immediately halt” Viksit Bharat messages being sent over WhatsApp. The poll panel has also instructed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to immediately submit a compliance report. Source link
The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority group residing in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar. New Delhi: India, being a developing nation with the highest population globally, should prioritise its own citizens, the Centre told the Supreme Court today while underscoring concerns regarding national security due to the illegal entry and stay of Rohingya refugees. This declaration…
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A day after the Centre notified the Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau to “address the challenge of fake news”, the Supreme Court today paused the notification, setting aside the Bombay High Court’s go-ahead to the government’s move. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj…
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