Rahul Gandhi repeats ‘rejected demand’ for machine-readable voter rolls

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has drawn sharp criticism for ‘reiterating’ allegations of irregularities in India’s electoral rolls, accusations that Election Commission of India’s sources say echo previously rejected claims and disregard established legal procedures. Speaking at a recent press conference, Gandhi alleged that multiple entries and duplications in the voter list compromise the integrity of the electoral process. H…

Owaisi hopes PM will not take advice from 'genocidaire' Netanyahu

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Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Friday that he hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would stand on the right side of history by not taking advice from his “war criminal” and “genocidaire” Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on dealing with US President Donald Trump.The Hyderabad MP was reacting to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statement that he can give Prime Minister Modi some advice on dealing with Trump.”India is not so unfortunate that its Prime …

NHRC takes suo moto cognisance of debris collapse on migrant workers in Maharashtra's Nanded

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported death of one man and injuries to three others after debris fell on them while undertaking Pune Municipal Corporation-related drainage work in a trench near Nanded City township in Maharashtra, officials said on Friday. Taking note of a press report published on Tuesday, the apex human rights body said the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of the…

IIT Delhi's new method to cut textile waste, recycle discarded denims to good quality garments

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A team of researchers from IIT Delhi has developed a new method to recycle denim waste to knitted garments without compromising quality.The findings will also help reduce textile waste — the discarded textiles and clothing after their use — which end up in landfills.India accumulates around 3.9 million tonnes of domestic post-consumer textile waste annually, of which only 4 per cent is recycled.Those recycled lose fibre strength and face variability in colour and qualit…

Police in Bengal propose alternative places for protest rally led by R.G. Kar victim's parents

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Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The Kolkata police and the West Bengal Police, on Friday, suggested an alternative location for the protest rally convened by the parents of the R.G. Kar rape and murder victim on August 9, which marks the first anniversary of the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor within the hospital premises in August last year. The parents of the victim had given a call for “Nabanna Avijan (March to the State Secretariat)”.On Thursday evening, a division bench of the Calcutta High …

Water leakage loss increased from 30 to 40 pc under AAP govt: Delhi Water Minister

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Delhi Water Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Friday hit out at the previous AAP government for inaction over checking loss of potable water in Delhi Jal Board’s network, claiming that wastage increased from 30 per cent to 40 per cent during its 11-year rule. Replying to a matter related to water shortage in the Delhi Assembly, Parvesh Sahib Singh said, “Across the world, governments strive to plug leakages and reduce water losses in their pipe network, but under the AA…

'False and fabricated': Defence Ministry denies reports of India pausing US arms talks

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing turbulence in bilateral relations following the high tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Defence Ministry sources have denied reports that India has paused its plan to buy US arms. Although there has been no official clarification on this sensitive issue but the Defence Ministry sources called these reports “false and fabricated.””The news reports on India pausing the talks related to defence purchases with the US are false and fabricated. It is…

Aiming to position Telangana as global manufacturing hub, says Minister

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Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Telangana IT and Industries Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu said on Friday that the state government is making focused efforts to position the state as a global manufacturing hub. He claimed that Telangana continues to lead the country in manufacturing-led growth. In 2024–25, an industrial output of Rs 2.77 lakh crore, with manufacturing accounting for nearly 48 per cent is estimated by the Economic Survey. “Our merchandise exports have already crossed Rs 1 lakh crore in…

Centre to start releasing onion from 3 lakh tonnes buffer stock next month with eye on prices

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The government has procured 3 lakh tonnes of onion this year for its price stabilisation buffer, and a calibrated release from the stocks is expected to start from September in order to keep prices under control, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday.Pertinently, unlike previous years, prices of major vegetables like potato, onion and tomato are under control this monsoon season. In the case of potato and onion, higher production …

Haryana CM bats to include Gosain community in OBCs

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Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said the government would write to the National Commission for Backward Classes to include the Gosain community in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs). On the auspicious occasion of Goswami Tulsidas Jayanti, a grand state-level function was organized at the residence of the Chief Minister here. The event witnessed the participation of prominent representatives from the Goswami community along with a large g…