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Delhi building collapse: Death toll rises to 3, rescue operation ends | India News | ACTPnews
The death toll in the building collapse in northwest Delhi’s Rohini climbed to three, with two more bodies pulled out from the rubble during the rescue operation that went on through the night, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said on Thursday. Five people were rescued during the operation, which has now ended. It…
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Will set up temporary space tracking terminal on Cocos Keeling to support India’s Gaganyaan: Aus PM | India News | ACTPnews
Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese In a major boost to India-Australia space collaboration, Australian PM Anthony Albanese Thursday, during a joint statement with PM Narendra Modi, announced establishment of a temporary space tracking infrastructure in Australia to actively support India’s maiden human spaceflight programme ‘Gaganyaan’.“As we expand our cooperation in space and technology, we have…
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Uttarakhand becomes country’s sixth fully literate state under NEP 2020 | India News | ACTPnews
Uttarakhand on Wednesday became the country’s sixth fully literate state under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the ‘ULLAS’ (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) programme, officials said. The state achieved the significant milestone after meeting the prescribed adult literacy benchmarks set by the Department of School Education and Literacy under…
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J&K orders screening of books with ‘anti-national’ content, opposition slams move | India News | ACTPnews
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: J&K govt and University of Kashmir have launched a comprehensive review of books, directing heads of departments and school principals to remove any material deemed “controversial” or “anti-national”.The move follows last week’s withdrawal and political row over a book for govt school libraries that described the region as “India-occupied Kashmir” and “Indian-held Kashmir”, and…
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Monsoon fury continues across India; buildings collapse in Delhi and Pune | India News | ACTPnews
Heavy rains continued to batter large parts of the country on Wednesday, triggering flash floods, building collapse and disruption to rail and road traffic. In Maharashtra’s Pimpri-Chinchwad, a three-storey building located over a waste-to-energy plant collapsed after a huge mound of garbage crashed onto it, trapping several residents inside. As of Thursday…
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Adani to file affidavit in US court this week on indictment dismissal | India News | ACTPnews
Billionaire Gautam Adani will file this week a sworn affidavit in a US federal court stating whether he is aware of any promise, agreement or benefit linked to the US government’s decision to dismiss a criminal indictment against him. US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis directed Adani to file the affidavit by July 15…
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IMD forecasts heavy rain in Delhi, very heavy showers across several states | India News | ACTPnews
Delhi residents woke up to a fresh spell of rainfall on Thursday morning as the capital continued to witness intermittent showers accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in the national capital and warned of waterlogging, traffic disruptions and localised flooding in low-lying areas. Delhi…
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Hours after joining BJP, ex-TMC leaders named Rajya Sabha bypoll candidates | India News | ACTPnews
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) NEW DELHI: Hours after formally joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik were on Thursday named as the BJP’s candidates for the upcoming bypoll elections.The announcement came shortly after the three leaders were…
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Southwest monsoon covers India, 36 days after touching Kerala coast | India News | ACTPnews
The southwest monsoon covered the entire country today, almost 36 days after it entered the mainland through the Kerala coast. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the usual date for the monsoon to cover the entire country is July 8 and, therefore, this year it has been delayed by a day.…
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Maharashtra rains: 3,000 LPG cylinders swept into river in Raigad floods | India News | ACTPnews
Nearly 3,000 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders were swept into the Patalganga river after floodwaters entered a bottling plant in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, prompting the administration to issue a public safety warning. Videos on social media showed the cylinders, both filled and empty, washed away from HPCL’s Patalganga LPG Bottling Plant at Chawne…
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