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BJP MP dismisses apprehensions concerning power grid over PM's appeal to c
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): BJP MP Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday dismissed apprehensions over the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off the lights in their homes on April 5 for nine minutes and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches and mobile flashlights to stre
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Jamia V-C urges varsity fraternity to show solidarity with PM Modi in figh
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar on Saturday urged students, teaching and non-teaching staff to comply with the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to switch off lights at 9 pm to 9.09 pm on Sunday.
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Ludicrous to ask people to switch off lights to fight coronavirus: Maharas
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 4 (ANI): Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on Sunday to represent country's spirit in fight against COVID-19 as "ludicrous", adding that Modi's ideas are borrowed
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Hope Centre takes care of concerns of engineers, power grids: Priyanka Gan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said the concerns of power grids and engineers too are being taken care of by the Central government in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes from 9 pm on April 5
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CPI-M says PM's call to switch off lights on Sunday poses threat to nation
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights for nine minutes on Sunday night and light earthen lamps, candles or use torches or flashlights to strengthen a collective resolve t
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No instability to be caused to grid during voluntary lights out on April 5
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Power Ministry on Saturday clarified that no instability would be caused to the grid and there would also be no fluctuation in the voltage which harm the electrical appliances when the people voluntarily switch off their lights between 9 pm and 9:09 pm
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Tharoor points out electricity boards concerns for Apr 5, alleges PM didn'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday expressed concern over the Prime Minister's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on April 5, saying that it is not a contemplated move and might cause electric grid to crash.
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PM's call to turn off lights can affect emergency services, power grid: Ma
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on Sunday to represent country's spirit in fight against COVID-19 can affect "power grid" as well as emergency services, said Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Friday.
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No relation between lighting candles, fighting against COVID-19: Adhir Ran
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that turning off lights and burning candles has no relation with the fight against coronavirus.
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Sad though..not many observed it: Amitabh Bachchan on 'Earth Hour'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, who 'just finished' observing 'Earth Hour' on Saturday, expressed his disappointment as many did not turn the lights off.
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Bollywood celebs urge people to observe 'Earth Hour'
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): As today marks the day to celebrate 'Earth Hour', many Bollywood celebrities have urged everyone across the world to turn off their lights between 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm as a sign of solidarity.
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Kaspersky shares new details about watering-hole attacks targeting mobile
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar 27 (ANI): Earlier in March, Trend Micro published research on a watering hole campaign targeting users in Southeast Asia with powerful spyware called LightSpy. Following that research, Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team shared some important additional de
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