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Can’t accept export of raw materials, value addition must happen in India: PM Modi

Bhubaneswar, 28/1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he cannot accept raw materials getting exported and finished products being shipped into the country, asserting that value additions must happen here. Inaugurating the ‘Utkarsh Odisha, Make in Odisha Conclave’ in Bhubaneswar, Modi said he considers eastern India as the growth engine of the country, and…

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Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan among 18 booked under SC/ST Atrocities Act

Bengaluru, 28/1: A case was registered against Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram and 16 others under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act on Monday. The case was registered at the Sadashiva Nagar police station based on the directions of the 71st city civil and session court (CCH).  

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Trump fires Justice Department prosecutors who worked on cases against him

Washington, 28/1: Acting Attorney General James McHenry on Monday fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on the two criminal investigations into Donald Trump for special counsel Jack Smith, saying they could not be trusted to “faithfully implement”the president’s agenda, a Justice Department spokesperson said. Justice Department veterans called the firings an egregious violation…

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Chhattisgarh: Chilkapalli village in Bijapur gets electricity for the first time after Independence

Bijapur: In a major achievement post independence, a village in Chhattisgarh has received electricity for the first time ever, said reports on Monday. The Chilkapalli village in Bijapur is a former Naxal-prone area.According to reports, the village got electricity for the first time after Independence, under Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s ‘Niyad Nellanar’ scheme. Bijapur…

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