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Delhi police detains shopkeeper over biryani served on plate with Lord Ram image, releases him later

New Delhi, 23/4: Delhi Police had briefly detained an eatery owner following a complaint that he had sold biryani on disposable plates purportedly having a picture of Lord Ram on them in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, officials said on Tuesday. During investigations, it was found that the shopkeeper had bought 1000 plates from a factory and…

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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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