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30 Aug

Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold at Paralympics

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Indian paralympic shooter Avani Lekhara created history at the Tokyo Paralympics on Monday (August 30) when she became the first woman from the country to bag a paralympic gold medal. Avani won the women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 title defeating China's Zhang Cuiping (silver) and Ukraine's Iryna Shchetnik (bronze). The 19-year-old from Jaipur, who sustained spinal cord injuries in a car accident in 2012, finished with a world record equalling total of 249.6, which is also a new Paralympic record. Following Avani's unprecedented triumph, PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to praise the young shooter saying it is a…

25 Aug

E-visa must for Afghan nationals travelling to India: Home Ministry

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All Afghan nationals must travel to India only on e-visa, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Wednesday. “Owing to the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan and streamlining of the visa process by introducing the e-Emergency X-Misc visa, it has been decided that all Afghan nationals henceforth must travel to India only on e-visa”, the MHA said in a statement. Earlier, the Centre had announced that it would “facilitate repatriation to India of those who wish to leave Afghanistan” and said Hindus and Sikhs from the country will be given priority. Keeping in view some reports that certain…

24 Aug

2X8 MVA, 33/KV substations inaugurated at Dharmanagar & Kumarghat

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Hon'ble Deputy Chief of Tripura, Shri Jishnu Dev Varma has inaugurated 2X8 MVA, 33/KV substations as part of AzadikaAmritMahotsav, at Dharmanagar & Kumarghat districts of North Tripura on 21st August 2021. This project will help in the load shedding and AT&C losses will be reduced thereby benefiting the people of Tripura. The event was attended by Shri Biswa Bandhu Sen, Hon’ble Deputy Speaker, Tripura Legislative Assembly, and other state government dignitaries. The implementation of the projects will increase the revenue of the utility. The inauguration started with the presentation of a cultural song and dance by the local artists which…

09 Aug

Rupee snaps 5-day winning streak, drops 11 paise against US dollar

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Halting its five-session winning run, the rupee on Monday declined by 11 paise to close at 74.26 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking the firm American currency. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened at 74.21 against the American currency and slipped further to close at 74.26, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.15 against the US dollar. During the session, the local unit touched an intra-day high of 74.21 and a low of 74.29 against the US currency. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s…

06 Aug

LAC: India and China disengage in Gogra, all temporary structures dismantled

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India and China have disengaged their troops in the Gogra Heights area of eastern Ladakh. This comes nearly a week after the two sides held the 12th Corps Commander-level talks at Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The disengagement has taken place around Patrol Point 17A in eastern Ladakh. This had been one of the friction points between the two countries amid the military tussle that has been on for more than a year. "All temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the area by both sides have been dismantled and mutually verified.…

05 Aug

Afghan Forces Stop Taliban Attack On India-Built Salma Dam

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Afghan security forces have thwarted a Taliban attack on the India-built Salma Dam in Afghanistan’s Herat province, the third such assault since last month on the nearly $300 million structure that provides water to several districts in the region. Afghan defence ministry spokesperson Fawad Aman tweeted on Wednesday that the latest attack was carried out on Tuesday night. The Taliban also launched a suicide attack on the residence of the Afghan defence minister in Kabul on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring 20 more. “The Taliban attack on Salma Dam failed! #Terrorist Taliban attacked the #Salma Dam in Herat province…

05 Aug

First Made-In-India Aircraft Carrier Vikrant Sets Sail For Maiden Trials

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Indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant - the largest and most complex warship India has ever designed and built - set off on its maiden sea trials yesterday, 50 years after its namesake's key role in the 1971 war.A tweet from the Navy Spokesperson's handle hailed this "proud and historical moment for India", particularly since it represents another step in the government's quest for an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and the 'Make in India' initiative, and promised "many more will follow…" "India joins a select group of nations having niche capability to indigenously design, build and integrate a state-of-the-art aircraft carrier. Reaching this milestone…

02 Aug

PM Modi launches new digital payment system e-RUPI

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launches e-RUPI, a person and purpose-specific digital payment solution via video conferencing. “Digital technology is transforming lives in a major way and is furthering ‘Ease of Living.’ At 4:30 PM tomorrow, 2nd August, will launch e-RUPI, a futuristic digital payment solution which offers several benefits for its users,” Modi said in a tweet on Sunday. PM also said that among the benefits of e-RUPI are cashless and contactless digital payment, connecting service sponsors and beneficiaries digitally and ensuring leak-proof delivery of several welfare services. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office…

30 Jul

Supreme Court weighs in, Jharkhand HC orders SIT probe into hit-and-run death of Dhanbad judge

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A Jharkhand additonal district judge, who had been hearing some “sensitive cases”, was killed in an apparent road accident during his morning walk in Dhanbad on Wednesday. The Jharkhand high court on Thursday pulled up the state government over “delay” in filing of the FIR and said this incident and another — the alleged murder of an advocate in the Tamar area of Ranchi recently — were a direct attack on the “justice dispensation system.” Bar associations of the Supreme Court, the HC and Dhanbad courts demanded a CBI probe into the case. CCTV footage that has surfaced online shows…

25 Jul

Telangana’s 13th century Ramappa temple gets UNESCO World Heritage Site tag

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Sunday inscribed the 13th-century Ramappa in Palampet, Telangana a ‘World Heritage Site’. A consensus was reached in this regard during the ongoing virtual meet of the World Heritage Committee. While Norway opposed the inscription, Russia led an effort to have the temple recognised as a World Heritage Site. A consensus of 17 countries supported the move. The World Heritage Committee currently includes Australia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand,…