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SC seeks EC’s response to PIL on access to EVMs, VVPATs
ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Election Commission's response to a PIL for restricting the access to EVMs and VVPATs to security-cleared engineers of PSUs ECL and BEL.
A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok…
India-US 2+2 meeting: Indo-Pacific, counter-terror on agenda
ONI Bureau: Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and counter-terrorism efforts as well as India's oil imports from Iran following a US ban will be among a host of issues that will come up at the first India-US 2+2 dialogue here on…
Bridge Collapses in South Kolkata; all rescued, says Minister
ONI Bureau: A bridge collapsed in South Kolkata's Majherhat area on Tuesday, toppling several vehicles and trapping people in the rubble.
A part of the 40-year-old Majherhat bridge between Taratala and Mominpur collapsed around 4.30…
Kerala Floods: State cancels all functions for one year
ONI Bureau: The Kerala Government on Tuesday announced that it won't host any function that involves huge sums of money for a year and instead divert the amount for flood relief.
The cancelled events include the much-acclaimed…
Rupee falls to fresh low of 71.37 per Dollar
ONI Bureau: The Indian rupee hit a new all-time low of 71.37 per dollar on Tuesday tracking a similar trend among its global peers and amid concerns of trade war escalation.
It opened at 71.24 per dollar surpassing the previous low of…
94 Parliamentarians icluding BJD MPs yet to declare assets
ONI Bureau: A reply to a query under the RTI Act has revealed that as many as 65 members of the Lok Sabha and 29 of the Rajya Sabha are yet to declare their assets and liabilities. Out of that 4 Biju Janata Dal (JD) MPs are yet to declare…
Glitter, Glamour mark ‘Dahi-Handi’ celebrations in Mumbai
A touch of glitter and a dash of glamour, laced with safety and security, marked the 'dahi-handi' celebrations in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Monday.
By noon however, nearly 10 youngsters fell and were injured at various…
BJP blames JDS-Congress for defeat in Karnataka Civic Polls
ONI Bureau: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday blamed Karnataka's ruling coalition partners Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) for its defeat in the state civic polls held across 22 districts.
"The BJP should have won more…
One-Nation-One-Card for Public Transport soon: NITI Aayog
ONI Bureau: India will shortly unveil a one-nation-one-card policy for public transport that will bring seamless connectivity between various modes of transport, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday.
He said a robust…
Petrol price hits Rs 86.56 a litre in Mumbai, Diesel at Rs 75.54 per litre
ONI Bureau: Petrol and diesel prices have touched their highest levels in India on Monday.
While, Petrol price rose to a new high of Rs 86.56 per litre in Mumbai, diesel hits record high of Rs 75.54 per litre.
In Delhi, the petrol…