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Fully geared up to deal with Covid-19: Punjab health minister Balbir Singh

Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh on Wednesday said the government is prepared to deal with any situation arising out of a rise in Covid cases

Over 11,000 vehicles scrapped till March 31 by vehicle scrapping facilities

A total of 11,025 vehicles (7,750 private and 3,275 government vehicles) have been scrapped till March 31 this year by the registered vehicle scrapping facilities

Video telematics platform Lightmetrics raises $8.5 mn from Sequoia Capital

Video telematics startup Lightmetrics on Wednesday said it has raised USD 8.5 million (about Rs 69 crore) in a funding round from Sequoia Capital India

TN govt will never allow coal mining from state's Delta region: CM Stalin

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin said that state govt would never permit coal mining/lignite mining from Delta districts. CM was responding to special call attention motions moved by legislators

Fantasy Sports revenue to rise 30-35% to Rs 2,900-3,100 cr this IPL season

Google has allowed apps of select fantasy sports, mainly big players like Dream11, Games24X7's My11Circle, MPL Rummy and Fantasy Cricket etc under its pilot programme

Property to get costlier in Gurugram as circle rates hiked by up to 30%

As per the new rates notified by the government, the circle rates of a housing project on Golf Course Road have been increased and now a homebuyer will have to pay higher taxes

Govt to add 50 GW renewable energy capacity to achieve 500 GW target

India currently has a total renewable energy capacity of 168.96 GW (as on February 28, 2023) with about 82 GW at various stages of implementation and about 41 GW under tendering stage

Goa's health sector's achievements showcased before G20 meeting

Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana, free of cost dialysis is provided to patients in the state

Small & medium IT firms hit by high attrition rate after lockdown: Survey

After this, the attrition rate is 27 per cent in the services sector. Due to this, the hopes of returning to normalcy after the epidemic in these areas have been hit

Surrogacy law in its current form is appropriate, govt tells SC

The law, in its current form, bans commercial surrogacy. Furthermore, it aims to regulate the surrogacy industry

Migrant workers denied pay, walks 1,000 km in 7 days to return Odisha

Odisha Labour Minister Srikant Sahu and labour commissioner N Thirumala Naik did not respond to repeated calls or messages from PTI on the issue.

Police arrests Deepak Boxer: All you need to know about Delhi's most-wanted

Boxer has been heading the infamous Gogi gang after its leader, Jitender Gogi, was shot dead by rivals inside Rohini Court in 2021

India Grid commissions its first battery energy storage system project

India Grid Trust on Wednesday said it has commissioned its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project coupled with its solar panels at the Dhule substation in Maharashtra

TMC delegation holds talks with officials over MGNREGA fund dues

The TMC delegation, after a meeting with officials of the rural development ministry, submitted a memorandum on the issue

Increasing number of brick kilns near Srinagar airport pose risk to flights

The black fumes emanating from the furnaces of these brick kilns have prompted the authorities at the Air Force Station to shoot a letter to the civilian administration to stop these activities

Not Kharge, but Rahul is captain of Congress: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad believes that the Congress is still run by "remote control" and he also came down heavily on a "new coterie of inexperienced sycophants" who manage its affairs

BJP blames Speaker for taking side of ruling Mahagathbandhan in Bihar

BJP MLAs on Wednesday blamed Bihar assembly Speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary for taking side of ruling Mahagathbandhan in the state on the last day of the budget session

AAP alleges Rs 1,300 cr scam against Karnataka BJP's Anil Kumar

Irregularities worth Rs 1,300 crore have taken place when Anil Kumar was Commissioner

'Beware' of man who did not stay loyal to his former party: Cong to PM

The Congress hit back at Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for his scathing criticism of Rahul Gandhi, and said PM Narendra Modi should "beware" of a man who did not stay loyal to his former party

President promises support to South Sudan in ongoing political process

Emphasising that South Sudan can benefit from Indian experience in Parliamentary democracy, including drafting of a new constitution, President Murmu said India will extend full support in process