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RTI reply: 'No commonly delineated' LAC between India-China
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Interestingly, much later, the Army Headquarters had declined to give details on ceasefire violations along the LAC and the June 2017 Doklam (Donglang, as referred by China) skirmishes, on grounds of exemption under the RTI Act 2005, Sec. 8(1)(a). This Section reads that the government is not obliged to give to citizens any "information.
NIA likely to takeover Kerala train fire investigation
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According to sources, even the SIT team led by top Kerala ADGP M.R. Ajithkumar continues to question 24-year-old Saifi, after getting him in their custody on Friday (April 7), not much headway appears to have been made.What has to be noted is that the Centre appears to be unhappy with the ongoing SIT probe.
India reports 5,357 new Covid cases
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The daily positivity rate was 3.39 per cent and the weekly positivity rate stood at 3.54 per cent. The active cases were at 0.07 per cent and the recovery rate currently at 98.74 per cent. The Ministry said that 3,726 recoveries in the last 24 hours increased the total recovered to 4,41,92,837. The total number of tests conducted.
With 7 cr-plus tourists visiting in 2022, it's been a joyride for tourism sector
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Since the corridor's completion, the tourism industry in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi has taken a huge leap. Several sectors along with religious tourism are flourishing. Experts say that the corridor is proving to be a jackpot for the tourism industry. As per data, around 20-30 lakh tourists have been visiting the city every month.
President Murmu takes historic sortie in Sukhoi 30 MKI fighter aircraft in Assam
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She is now the third President and second woman President to undertake such a sortie. As the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, the President, who is on a three-day visit to Assam, flew for approximately 30 minutes covering the Brahmaputra and Tezpur Valley with a view of Himalayas before returning.
Drunk flyer on Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight tries to open emergency door flap
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The matter was reported to the agencies concerned and appropriate action was initiated. The passenger travelling on flight 6E 308 from Delhi to Bengaluru tried opening the flap of the emergency exit in an inebriated state. On noticing this, the crew on board alerted the captain and the passenger was appropriately cautioned.
HAL hands over 100th Su-30 MKI ROH aircraft to IAF
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The Signal Out Certificate (SOC) of the 100th ROH aircraft was handed over by Saket Chaturvedi, CEO (MiG Complex), HAL, to Air Vice Marshal Sarin in the presence of HAL CMD C.B.Ananthakrishnan and other senior officials. The Defence Secretary lauded HAL's efforts in taking up the challenge of setting up an ROH facility for Su-30 MKI and also for establishing a new production line for LCA manufacturing.
India logs 6,050 fresh Covid-19 cases
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With 3,320 recoveries in the same time span, the total number of recoveries reached 4,41,85,858. The recovery rate currently at 98.75 per cent. The daily positivity rate stood at 3.39 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate at 3.02 per cent. The active caseload currently stands at 28,303.With 1,78,533 tests conducted in the same time span, total number of tests reached 92.25 crore.
Please catch perpetrators': India to Canada after Ontario temple attack
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The temple, located in Ontario's Windsor city, was vandalised by unknown men with "anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti" on Wednesday."This is a very unfortunate incident and we condemn it," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters. "This issue has been taken up with the Canadian authorities, and with the same requests that we made on earlier occasions that please catch the perpetrators.
Union Cabinet approves Indian Space Policy, 2023
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The government had earlier opened up the space sector for the private sector to help boost development of the segment."In brief, it will offer clarity in the role of the components set up (in the recent past)," said Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday.
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