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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday said that Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) MLA S Kamaraj would face disqualification after extending support to the ruling Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government during the recent floor test in the Tamil Nadu assembly.The AMMK chief said Kamaraj’s support to the ruling party amounted to a betrayal…

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[ad_1] There is a killer amongst us. It is quiet, careful, and almost undetectable until it’s too late. Globally nearly 1.4 billion people have met this killer. It is not a virus or a new pandemic. It is hypertension — and in India, it has found its youngest victims yet. One in eight Indians aged…

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[ad_1] India, Netherlands set up joint working group on clean energy (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: India and the Netherlands have set up a joint working group to accelerate New Delhi’s clean energy expansion through shared technology, expertise and finance, new and renewable energy minister Pralhad Joshi said in a social media post.The minister said…

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[ad_1] Representational Image (Image credit: AP) NEW DELHI: To accelerate adoption of renewable energy among low-income and vulnerable households, govt has approved installation of over 13 lakh rooftop solar systems under the utility-led aggregation (ULA) model across 10 states/Union territories (UTs).The push is part of Centre’s broader focus on expanding solar energy capacity as a…

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[ad_1] As the world marks World Hypertension Day, the Punjab Government’s Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna (MMSY) is emerging as a crucial safety net for patients battling high blood pressure and related ailments by ensuring affordable and timely healthcare access.Hypertension, often called the “silent killer” by doctors, offers little warning before triggering strokes, heart failure or…

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[ad_1] The Art of Living’s International Center in Bengaluru hosted senior political leaders, spiritual figures and dignitaries as part of its ongoing 45-year celebrations honouring founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and the organisation’s humanitarian initiatives. Among the guests were Karnataka governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and Union minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth, who…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the TMC has been ‘sent into exile’ by the state’s people and sarcastically invited party leader Abhishek Banerjee to campaign in the Falta constituency ahead of the May 21 repoll.Canvassing for BJP candidate Debanshu Panda, Bhattacharya questioned Banerjee’s absence from the campaign…

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[ad_1] Swedish fighter jets escorting PM Modi’s aircraft (Picutre courtesy: ANI via MEA) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft on Sunday received a ceremonial escort from Sweden’s Gripen fighter jets as it entered Swedish airspace en route to Gothenburg, the country’s second-largest city.His plane had earlier received a ceremonial escort from an F-16 fighter…

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[ad_1] Violent protest in Kolkata’s Park Circus area (Courtesy: x.com/SudhanidhiB) NEW DELHI: A clash erupted between demonstrators and police in Kolkata’s minority-dominated Park Circus area on Sunday, injuring at least three police personnel.The demonstrators were protesting the recent bulldozer action in the city’s Tiljala area, where alleged illegal constructions were demolished on the state government’s…

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