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SC dismisses PIL seeking 100 pc VVPAT verification
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea filed by a group of technocrats seeking a direction that all votes on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) be verified with voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs).
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Scoot Airways flight makes emergency landing at Chennai airport, all passe
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 20 (ANI): A Singapore-bound Scoot Airways flight made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport in the early hours of Monday after the pilot detected smoke in the aircraft cargo. All the 161 passengers and crew members were safe.
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Scoot Airways flight makes emergency landing at Chennai airport
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 20 (ANI): A Singapore-bound Scoot Airways flight made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport in the early hours of Monday after the pilot detected smoke in the aircraft cargo, authorities said.
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No warnings appeared in cockpit: Ethiopian Airlines counters Boeing's clai
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): Ethiopian Airlines officials on Friday pushed back on claims made by Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the airline's failure to adhere with emergency procedures issued following the October crash of Indonesia's Lion Air contribu
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Loco pilot applies emergency brakes to avert major mishap
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 18 (ANI): The loco pilot averted a major mishap by applying emergency brakes on time as some miscreants had kept iron pieces on railways tracks here, said Pune Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Milind Deuskar.
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Seven firms to provide helicopter services for Kedarnath pilgrims
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 17 (ANI): Seven aviation companies have got approval for providing helicopter services for the Kedarnath Yatra which began on Thursday, said Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority on Friday.
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Rahul Gandhi meets Alwar gang-rape survivor, assures justice
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], May 16 (ANI): After meeting Alwar gang-rape survivor and her family, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday affirmed that the matter is not a political issue for him and assured that justice will be ensured to those who suffered.
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Defence Space agency to come up at Bengaluru
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 15 (ANI): Soon after it successfully carried out an anti-satellite test, India is setting up its military space agency headquartered at Bengaluru with the ace fighter pilot Air Vice Marshal SP Dharkar as its likely head.
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Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Fresh applicants, senior citizens get preference
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, which is scheduled from June 8 to September 8, will for the first time incorporate a computerised draw of lots to select pilgrims, with preference being given for senior citizens and fresh applicants, external affairs m
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Air India sets up enquiry against captain for sexually harassing female co
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 15 (ANI): Air India has set up an enquiry against one of its senior captains on sexual harassment allegations after receiving a complaint from a woman pilot.
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Treatment to restore natural heartbeat may become a reality for heart fail
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 12 (ANI): A new therapy called 'His bundle' pacing that engages and restores the heart's natural physiology could pave the way for more treatment options for heart failure patients who also suffer from electrical disturbances, according to a pilot study.
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This combination drug can reduce chances of HIV in high-risk groups
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 11 (ANI): A combination drug, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), when taken consistently once a day can reduce the chance of HIV acquisition in high-risk groups by over 85 per cent, claimed a study.
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