Airbus C295 for Indian Air Force to be manufactured in Vadodara

Vadodara, 27/10:  A manufacturing facility for production of Airbus C295 transport aircraft will come up in Vadodara in Gujarat, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Thursday.     The foundation laying ceremony for setting up of the facility will be held on October 30 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, officials said.  …

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Odisha Govt Orders Strict Verification of Voter ID Cards for Pension Applicants

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has directed all district collectors to carefully verify voter identity cards of applicants seeking social security pensions, following reports of manipulation in age details. As per a letter issued by R. S. Gopalan, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Department of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD), it was observed…

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Exception to marital rape in BNS: Sends message that woman’s consent irrelevant, says TMC’s O’Brien

New Delhi, 12/2: The “archaic” exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sends a dangerous message that a woman’s right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O’Brien said on Wednesday. The TMC’s parliamentary party leader in the Rajya Sabha, who last week introduced a…

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BJP govt ended ‘kharchi-parchi’ system prevailing in Haryana earlier: Amit Shah

Chandigarh, 3/10: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP government in Haryana has ended the “kharchi-parchi” system that prevailed in the state earlier, wherein people could not get jobs without corruption or favouritism.   The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also said the people of Haryana have given their mandate to…

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SpiceJet Delhi-Nashik flight returns midway due to autopilot snag

New Delhi, 1/9: A SpiceJet flight that took off for Nashik in Maharashtra from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on Thursday morning returned midway to the city due to an ‘autopilot’ snag, a DGCA official said.     The Boeing 737 aircraft landed safely, he said.   “SpiceJet B737 aircraft VT-SLP, operating flight SG-8363…

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Liquor to be sold in tetra packs, not glass bottles: Odisha Govt

Alcoholic beverages will no longer be sold exclusively in glass bottles in Odisha, with the state government allowing the use of tetra packs as an alternative packaging option under the excise policy, the Assembly was informed on Saturday. Bhubaneswar: Alcoholic beverages will no longer be sold exclusively in glass bottles in Odisha, with the state…

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I am a river that turns into flood when time comes: Raghav Chadha warns AAP after demotion in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, 3/4 : Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Friday declared war against AAP, saying he “can be silenced but not defeated”, a day after the Arvind Kejriwal-led party removed him as its Deputy Leader in the Upper House and insisted that should not be alloted for speaking from his quota.In a video message…

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