Remove ‘vile, defamatory’ posts against Union minister Nitin Gadkari over ethanol-blended fuel row: HC to social media platforms | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Observing that some of the content was “vile’’ “abusive’’ and “certainly defamatory’’, Bombay high court on Wednesday granted urgent interim relief to Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari and directed social media intermediaries to remove posts, including videos, that linked him to the ethanol-blended fuel (EBP) controversy.Gadkari had sought judicial intervention against Meta platforms, X…

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Election Commission launches correction window for wrongly tagged voters in Karnataka | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) entering its final stage, the Election Commission (EC) has begun a statewide exercise to help voters wrongly classified under the ASDDO category get their records corrected before the electoral rolls are finalised.Election officials have urged citizens to verify whether they have been marked as ASDDO, which stands for…

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Vijay govt puts ‘vetri’ stamp on welfare schemes, retains blueprint of DMK & AIADMK | Chennai News

Chennai: The C Joseph Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam govt has used its maiden budget to give Tamil Nadu’s welfare architecture a new political identity. Finance minister Marie Wilson on Wednesday announced a string of programmes carrying the prefix ‘Vetri’, signalling govt’s attempt to build its own welfare brand.Yet, the budget document showed that much of…

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Olympiad exam services exempt from tax, CESTAT quashes ₹2cr demand |

Olympiad exams exempt from service tax: Tribunal U.Sudhakarreddy@timesofindia.comHyderabad: The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad, has ruled that services provided to schools for conducting Olympiads and talent search examinations are exempt from service tax, as they are directly linked to the educational process.The tribunal set aside a service tax demand of ₹1.9…

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Bicholim farmers get high-yielding black pepper saplings | Goa News

‘IISR Chandra’ is a superior, high-yielding black pepper variety Panaji: The Bicholim Progressive Farmer Producer Company (FPC) has distributed 3,000 saplings of the high-yielding ‘IISR Chandra’ black pepper variety to farmers. The saplings were distributed to farmer-shareholders belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.‘IISR Chandra’ is a superior, high-yielding black pepper variety developed by the…

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Punjab jails to get more water coolers and fans | Chandigarh News

Punjab prisons minister Ravjot Singh Chandigarh: Punjab govt informed the assembly on Wednesday that it is procuring additional water coolers, fans, and improving ventilation in state jails to address shortages.Responding to a question raised by Sanour MLA Harmit Singh Pathanmajra during the assembly session, prisons minister Ravjot Singh stated that 183 water coolers are installed…

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