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Ram temple trust slams allegations of fraud
In a statement issued around midnight on Sunday, the Trust said, the current sellers had a registered agreement years ago at a price, and after the 'bainama' (sale deed) on March 18, they sold it to the Trust. Trust secretary Champat Rai, said, "After the Supreme Court order, a lot of people started coming to Ayodhya to purchase land.
Oil Minister defends high fuel prices citing govt spending on welfare schemes
Speaking to reporters, Pradhan said: "I accept that the current fuel prices are causing trouble to the consumers, there is no ambiguity over it. But whether it is the Centre of the state governmentsover Rs 35,000 crore is being spent on vaccination during a year. "All these expenses (are there) and along with those, investments are required for job creation and developmental activities," he said.
India logs 70K Covid cases, lowest since March 31 and 3,921 deaths
On June 13, India recorded 80,834 cases. India's overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,95,10,410. The active cases have come down below 10 lakh. The country has 9,73,158 active cases presently and has witnessed 3,74,305 deaths so far. According to the Health Ministry, a total of 1,19,501 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours
'Love Jihad' resurfaces in Kerala as terrorists' widows refused return
Four women -- Sonia Sebastian alias Ayisha, Merin Jacob alias Merrin, Nimisha Nair alias Fathima Isa, and Raffaela -- had gone with their families to Afghanistan to live in territory of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) in 2016-18. Their husbands were killed in separate attacks and the women surrendered before the Afghan authorities in November 2019.
No cyber breach into NIC email system: Centre
The clarification comes on the backdrop of reports on impact of data breaches in organisations such as Air India, Big Basket and Domino's which claimed that these breaches have exposed email accounts and passwords of NIC emails to the hackers. "In view of this it is important to clarify that firstly, there has been no cyber breach into the email system of the Government of India maintained by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
'In depth disappearance': Car vanishes down well in Mumbai
The incident was reported from Ramnivas Society in Ghatkopar West, Traffic Police In-Charge Nagraj Majge said. The car, belonging to local resident Pankaj Mehta, could be seen slowly falling, front-forward, into the large, muddy water-filled hole, bobbing for a few seconds before disappearing entirely, as CCTV footage showed.
Digvijaya Singh's remark on Article 370 puts Congress in trouble
On the one hand, the BJP has launched a blistering attack on the Congress leader while on the other, Singh's own family members have also indirectly criticised him. No prominent Congress leader is seen openly standing with Singh over his statement.
'Project O2' to ensure India's medical oxygen demand
The project targeted to meet the current demand, manufacturing of medical oxygen as well as ensure that there is adequate supply of the lifesaving gas in the future. 'Project O2' being run under direct command of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to enable stakeholders working to augment the country's ability to meet this rise in demand for medical oxygen.
UP on verge of breaking own record for wheat procurement
The state has so far purchased around 51.05 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of the crop, benefiting more than 11.54 lakh farmers since its commencement on April 1. While the figure for the corresponding period in the procurement season 2020-21 was just 29.92 LMT. Officials said that they may cross the all-time high record procurement of 52.92 LMT, made in 2018-19.
India begins 'Extension of Hospitals' project to fight Covid
Modular hospitals are an extension of hospital infrastructure and can be built adjacent to an existing hospital building. As Covid-19 cases surged in different parts of the country, infrastructure in hospitals was under immense pressure. Keeping in view of the need, innovative modular hospitals came as a huge relief amidst the crisis.
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