J&K won’t remain Union Territory, Modi govt tells Supreme Court

Kashmir, 29/8: The Union government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Union Territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a “permanent thing” while Ladakh will remain so for some times. The Centre’s counsel, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, sought time till August 31 to further clarify its stand after seeking instructions at the…

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RPDAC Meeting for Utkal B1 & B2 Coal Mines Held

Angul, 29/8: The Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) me ineting for Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)’s Utkal B1 & B2 Coal Mines was held here today under the Chairmanship of Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division) Shri Dr Suresh Chandra Dalai, IAS. Angul’ Collector and District Magistrate Mr Siddharth Shankar Swain, IAS, Superintendent of…

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Chidambaram nominated to parliamentary panel on home affairs looking into criminal law

New Delhi, 29/8: Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday nominated former home minister and Congress member P Chidambaram to the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs. Chidambaram’s nomination comes in the wake of the retirement of Congress member P Bhattacharya from Rajya Sabha. The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs is currently looking into…

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Musk, Zuckerberg to meet at Future of AI forum

Washington DC, 29/8: Senator Chuck Schumer plans to bring together several technology industry chiefs to discuss the ramifications of artificial intelligence, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who have been discussing whether to bring their rivalry to a cage match. Others attending the closed-door meeting in September are Sundar Pichai, the chief executive officer of…

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Four militants arrested in Manipur

Manipur, 29/8: Four militants belonging to different outfits were arrested in separate operations and arms and ammunition were seized from them, police said on Tuesdays. During search operations, police teams nabbed one insurgent each of the NSCN(IM) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and two overground workers of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) (Lamyanba Khuman faction)…

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