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SC agrees to hear plea on facial recognition at Jantar Mantar

India, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea filed by a Rajya Sabha lawmaker challenging the alleged deployment of facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillan... Read More


Two minors drown in rainwater-filled pit in Narela area

India, Aug. 14 -- Two minor boys, aged nine and 11, drowned in a rainwater-filled pit near DDA Flats in Delhi's Narela area on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at 100 Foota in the Narel... Read More


Delhi marks Partition Horrors Remembrance Day at Dr Ambedkar International Centre

India, Aug. 14 -- Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra paid tribute to Partition victims at a special programme held at Dr Ambedkar Inter... Read More


Security tightened across Jammu ahead of Independence Day

India, Aug. 14 -- Security was stepped up across the Jammu region on Friday, the eve of Independence Day, with police stopping vehicles for checks, carrying out patrols in border districts, major high... Read More


NYPD officer convicted under chokehold ban law enacted after Floyd's death

India, Aug. 14 -- A New York City police officer who was the first prosecuted under a local law banning chokeholds and some other methods of restraint was convicted Thursday, Aug 13. Omar Habib was c... Read More


CM Rekha inaugurates two new slip road bridges in East Delhi

India, Aug. 14 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Delhi BJP president and Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Harsh Malhotra, inaugurated two newly constructed 2-lane slip r... Read More


Samia: Kizimkazi's water project built beyond today's needs

Tanzania, Aug. 14 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania and Zanzibar have built a water project in Kizimkazi with a one-million-litre storage tank and an improved water source capable of producing 2.4 million li... Read More


Panel Urges Zone-Wise Freight Plans and Crew Strengthening

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- A Parliamentary Standing Committee has urged the Railway Ministry to prepare zone-wise plans to enhance freight traffic in regions with limited mineral movement and industrial activ... Read More


RCF Kapurthala to Roll Out 19 Coach LHB Rake for Bangladesh

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- Punjab's Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala will roll out its first 19-coach Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) rake for Bangladesh Railway on August 12, the Ministry of Railways said. T... Read More


PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM Expand Decentralised Solar Reach

Mumbai, Aug. 14 -- The government said more than five point one two seven million (mn) households have benefited under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and two point eight three nine million (mn) irri... Read More