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All eyes on EC over PM Modi’s hate speech; Congress demands disqualification of such candidates

New Delhi,23/4: All eyes are on the Election Commission over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “hate speech” at a campaign rally with the Congress on Monday demanding that candidates who create division among people be disqualified as candidates. Parties like CPI(M) and CPI(ML)L too joined in seeking action, including a ban from campaigning, against him, even…

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Arvind Kejriwal gets insulin in Tihar amid AAP charges of attempts to kill Delhi CM

New Delhi, 23/4:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been administered a ‘low dose’ of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail here said on Tuesday. “Kejriwal was given two units of low dose insulin on Monday evening on the advice of AIIMS doctors,” a Tihar official said. His blood sugar…

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP registers first victory as Surat candidate Mukesh Dalal wins unopposed

Ahmedabad,24/4: A day after Congress candidate and his substitute’s nominations were canceled over discrepancies in the signatures of their proposers, eight other candidates including one from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) withdrew their nominations, paving the way for the BJP candidate to be elected unopposed. Since Monday morning, seven candidates including Soheil Shekh from Log Party,…

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Earth Day: Vedanta Aluminium accelerates shift to renewables, deploys biomass for power generation

New Delhi, 22 April, 2024: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, is making its fuel mix more sustainable with the deployment of biomass briquettes for power generation. The company is now utilizing 20 tonnes of biomass briquettes per day at its world-class alumina refinery in Lanjigarh, Odisha. This will help potentially decrease the unit’s…

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Delhi court rejects Kejriwal’s plea for video call with doctor, tells AIIMS to form medical board to examine him

New Delhi, 22/4: A Delhi court on Monday directed the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to determine whether he needs insulin to control his sugar levels and consider his other medical issues. Special Judge for CBI and ED cases Kaveri Baweja passed the order while declining Kejriwal’s plea…

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ED may name AAP as accused in new Delhi excise policy scam chargesheet: Report

New Delhi, 21/4:The Enforcement Directorate is set to file a new prosecution complaint, which is the same as a supplementary chargesheet, in the liquor policy scam against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party, possibly before May 15. The central agency will meet the 60-day deadline since the arrest of BRS leader K…

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BJP Hyderabad candidate faces FIR for alleged ‘shooting arrow’ gesture at mosque

Hyderabad, 22/4:: An FIR has been registered against the BJP’s Hyderabad candidate K Madhavi Latha following a complaint that she hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community by gesturing to shoot an arrow towards a place of worship, police said. A purported video of the incident was widely circulated on social media last week.  …

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Gukesh becomes youngest FIDE Candidates Chess tournament winner, to challenge China’s Ding Liren for the world title

Toronto, 22/4:17-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh became the youngest ever in the history of the game to win the elite FIDE Candidates Chess Championship and earn the right to challenge reigning World Champion Ding Liren of China for the World title. Gukesh becomes the second Indian after five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand to win the elite Candidates…

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