UP minister challenge to Rahul Gandhi

Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister AK Sharma (L) challenged Rahul Gandhi’s (R) Hindi language skills NOIDA: Uttar Pradesh energy minister AK Sharma on Tuesday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, challenging him to write “Vishwavidyalaya” in Hindi and saying he would stop calling him “Pappu” if he did so.Sharma made the remarks on the…

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Cybersecurity at nuclear installations accorded highest priority; AERB, external govt agencies assess security at plants: Centre

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Chennai: The Union govt on Wednesday informed Lok Sabha that security assessments are conducted periodically at all nuclear power plant sites by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and “external govt agencies.”In a written reply to Congress MP Manickam Tagore, minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh said…

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Kareena Kapoor Khan wishes Sara Ali Khan’s plate is always full, as she pens birthday note: ‘Pumpkin sabzi and yoghurts’

Sara Ali Khan turned 31 on August 12, and the actress was showered with birthday messages from family, friends and several industry colleagues. Among those who marked the occasion was Kareena Kapoor Khan, who shared a special wish for her husband Saif Ali Khan’s daughter on social media.Kareena took to her Instagram Stories and posted…

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Leap, frog! DU prof has found three new species

New Delhi: After 15 years of searching in the rocky streams and waterfalls of the Northeast and eastern India, SD Biju, the “frogman of India”, has found three species of leaping amphibians that are new to science.The team led by Biju, a professor at Delhi University’s department of environmental studies, found three species of Cascade…

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PMAY falters in Mumbai as land prices, lack of bank credit leave 10,000-15,000 MHADA homes unallocated

Mumbai: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) has struggled to make a significant dent in Mumbai’s affordable housing crisis, with high land costs and the inability of applicants with irregular incomes to secure bank loans emerging as major roadblocks, said MHADA CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal at the BRICS Friendship Cities conclave on Wednesday.Jaiswal said the problem…

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