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Award For NDMC For Efficiency In Street Lighting: Mayor
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has bagged an award for bringing energy saving in street lighting system by converting a huge number of units to automation-based LED lights,its mayor Jai Prakash said on Monday. He said that the NDMC had participat...
Raj Cabinet Mulls Over Ways To Negate Centre's Farm Laws In State
The Rajasthan government on Monday examined possible ways to negate the effects of the three recent central farm laws in the state. The government discussed ways to shield the state's farmers from the effects of the central laws during a Cabinet...
COVID-19: 27 More Deaths, 581 New Cases In Punjab
Twenty-seven more fatalities due to coronavirus pushed the death toll to 3,860 while 581 cases raised the infection count to 1,24,535 in Punjab on Monday. The places which reported new coronavirus cases included Jalandhar (82), Ludhiana (62), Mohali (...
Bus Shooting In Russia Leaves 3 Dead, 3 Wounded
A gunman opened fired at a bus and a bus stop in central Russia on Monday, killing three people and wounding three more, police said.
Stocks Are Soaring, And Most Black People Are Missing Out
Americans who own stocks are pulling further away from those who don't, as Wall Street roars back to record heights while much of the economy struggles. And Black households are much more likely to be in that notasfortunate group that isn't in the stock m...
UP Govt Gives Nod to PepsiCo's Rs 814 Crore Potato Chips Plant in Mathura, to Generate 1500 Jobs
Earlier this year, the UP government had cleared land hurdles for the global food and beverage major for then proposed Rs 500 crore project.
Maharashtra CM Orders Probe into Mumbai Power Outage, Asks Officials to Ensure No Recurrence
Power supply in majority of areas in the city was restored within three to three-and-a-half hours after it was affected at around 10 am.
Crimes against Scheduled Castes Rising at Worrying Pace in Rajasthan, Jaipur Worst City for Dalits
In 2019, Jaipur was the most dangerous metropolitan city, reporting the biggest share of crimes committed against Dalits in the country – 20%, according to NCRB data.
National Commission for Minorities Seeks Report from West Bengal Govt on Turban Controversy Within 15 Days
In a letter to West Bengal Chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP of the state police, the NCM said the commission had received a complaint from Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, a senior leader of Delhi BJP unit, on the alleged pulling off of the turban of...
Protest Over Pregnant Woman's Death In Rajasthan Called Off
The protest over the death of a pregnant woman in Rajasthan's Churu district last week was called off on Monday after successful talks between a delegation of agitators and the administration over various demands, an official said. The breakthrough cam...
Harris Says GOP Trying To 'Ram Through' Barrett
Washington (AP) Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator Kamala Harris is criticizing Republicans for trying to ram through Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett while Americans are voting in the presidential election. The California senator s...
Razor Blades Found In Pizza Dough Leads To Man's Arrest
A man suspected of putting razor blades into fresh pizza dough sold at a Maine supermarket was arrested, officials said.
Zaheer Khan-Sagarika Ghatge Expecting First Child, Gal Gadot's Casting Sparks Criticism
Sagarika Ghatge and Zaheer Khan are about to welcome their first child together. Gal Gadot's announcement about a Cleopatra biopic has sparked criticism. This and more in today's entertainment wrap.
Ravi Kishan Will Raise In Parliament Issue Of 'Vulgarity' In Bhojpuri Songs
BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Monday said he will raise in Parliament the issue of "vulgarity" in Bhojpuri songs and demand a stringent law against it. The film actor said Bhojpuri language is 1,000 years old and it is spoken by crores of people but some are t...
China Halts Import of Australian Coal Amid Frayed Relations: Report
The move affects both thermal and coking coal.
Instead of Crying Foul Over Turban Issue in Bengal, BJP Should Look into Farm Law Affected-Sikhs: Cong
Holding that the Sikhs and Bengalis have lived in harmony in West Bengal for ages, he said that "the BJP will not be able to draw them into communal politics".