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Modi to lay foundation stone of milk plant in Varanasi
He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation of 22 other projects. The Prime Minister was earlier in Varanasi on December 13 to unveil the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor project.
According to the official spokesman, Modi will also digitally transfer a bonus of about Rs 35 crore to the bank accounts of more than 1.7 lakh milk producers associated with the Banas Dairy.
IIT-Delhi students get job offers up to 2 crore rupees
There has been a 45 per cent increase in campus placements in IIT-Delhi in the current year as compared to the previous year. The IT sector tops the campus placements and students from core areas of engineering are another major employers' choice. A record number of over 1,250 jobs have been offered to IIT-Delhi students in the first two weeks of campus placements this year.
Finance Minister concludes pre-Budget meetings with stakeholders
All held in virtual mode, the first meeting was held on December 15 with agri and allied industry members. More than 120 invitees representing seven stakeholder groups participated in eight meetings during the period, a Ministry of Finance statement said.
'It's time to rest', Harish Rawat targets party ahead of polls
Rawat says, "Is this not strange? When we have to swim in the sea of election, the party organisation should extend supporting hand, but has rather turned its face the other way and is playing a negative role. I have to swim in the sea where the ruling party has released many crocodiles and my hands and legs are tied. Sometimes it feels that I have worked too much and now it's time to rest."
Delimitation Commission proposals can't be challenged in court: Sajad Lone
Commenting on Tuesday's media conference of PAGD leaders in which they said if the Delimitation Commission does not change its draft proposals, the PAGD would challenge it in the court, Sajad said on his twitter page, "Will somebody please enlighten them (PAGD). This report cannot be challenged in court. It is legally unchallengeable. Heavens sake. Stop lying through your teeth."
India currently facing 3rd Covid wave, to hit peak in February: Scientists
A yet-to-be peer reviewed study led by a team of researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), Kanpur used a statistical methodology based on the fitting of a mixture of Gaussian distributions - based on an algorithm for clustering to estimate the parameters. The third wave was forecast using the data on the first two waves of pandemic. The team also utilised the data of different countries that are already facing the third wave.
Govt orders probe into hacking of Insta accounts of Priyanka's children
According to sources, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology approached Instagram taking suo motu cognizance of the allegation made by Priyanka Gandhi of the hacking of the Instagram accounts of her children. Instagram has informed the ministry that the allegation is false and no complaint has been lodged from the Gandhi family or on behalf of anyone so far.
Congress shifts focus to state polls after Winter Session
According to sources, interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi met all the Lok Sabha MPs on Wednesday and took their feedback on the Winter Session. She also asked the MPs to give time for the Assembly elections, the sources said. The Congress faces the major challenge of retaining power in Punjab, and coming up with a credible show against the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
Delhi logs 125 fresh Covid cases, highest in 6 months
However, no Covid related death has been reported in the last 24 hours. Delhi's death toll remains at 25,102. The infection tally, however, has climbed to 14,42,515 in the capital city. The number of active cases has also seen a surge at 624, highest in last five months. As per the Delhi Health Department data, the city had total 657 active cases on July 16.
Civilian killed, cop injured in terror attacks in Kashmir
Police said a civilian identified as Rouf Ahmad Khan of Nawa Kadal was fired upon by terrorists outside his home. He was moved to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Additional forces have reached the spot and an operation has been started to nab the attackers. "Terrorists fired upon a civilian namely Rouf Ahmad at Merjanpora, Eidgah PS Safakadal Srinagar.
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