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CMDA plans to shelve projects as it grapples with outstanding liabilities up to ₹3,500 cr.

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The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is mulling cancellation of certain infrastructure projects, including the Global Sports City plan, beachfront development, and waterfront restoration plans, as it grapples with outstanding liabilities of roughly ₹3,500 crore. The liabilities are mainly due to the construction work, land acquisition amounting to ₹1,500 crore, and the Vada Chennai Valarchi Thittam, which…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 21, 2025

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Indians deported from the US being escorted by the police as they leave the airport after their arrival, in Amritsar, early Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: – Deportations from U.S. put spotlight on human trafficking syndicates Large-scale deportation of illegal immigrants from the United States to India has put the spotlight on human trafficking…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 20, 2025

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Rekha Gupta, the debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen to be Delhi’s next Chief Minister. | Photo Credit: ANI Rekha Gupta, first-time MLA, named as Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, has been chosen to be Delhi’s next Chief Minister, the Bharatiya Janata Party said after a Delhi…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 19, 2025

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Gautam Adani. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. SEC seeks help from Law Ministry to serve complaint to Gautam Adani, nephew Sagar in Adani bribery case The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has requested assistance from Indian authorities in its investigation of Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani over alleged securities fraud and…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 18, 2025

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Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed Chief Election Commissioner after a meeting of a three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday (February 17, 2025). Gyanesh Kumar named Chief Election Commissioner Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed Chief Election Commissioner after a meeting of a three-member committee headed…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 17, 2025

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Representational image of a seismograph recording an earthquake. Photo: via Reuters Third group of deportees from U.S. land in Punjab’s Amritsar A United States aircraft carrying around 112 undocumented Indian immigrants, deported from the U.S. landed at Punjab’s Amritsar International Airport on Sunday night (February 16, 2025), even as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urged the youth…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 16, 2025

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Passengers crowd to board a train for Maha Kumbh from the New Delhi railway station on Saturday. New Delhi railway station stampede: 15 dead, 11 injured Fifteen people, including three children, lost their lives in a stampede at the New Delhi railway station on Saturday night (February 15, 2025). Eleven others were injured, according to…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, February 16, 2025

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Indian-Origin Doctor, 26, Among 2 Killed In UAE Plane Crash: Report

December 31, 2024 admin

New Delhi: An Indian-origin doctor was among two killed in a light aircraft crash off the coast of UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah on Sunday. The crash claimed the lives of both the pilot and co-pilot, the General Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. Sulaymaan Al Majid was co-piloting the aircraft with a 26-year-old Pakistani…

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Indian-Origin Doctor, 26, Among 2 Killed In UAE Plane Crash: Report

December 31, 2024 admin

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