Category: NATIONAL

277 Fake Engineering Colleges In India, Delhi Tops With 66

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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has already maintained a list of 24 fake universities on its official website. NEW DELHI: There are as many as 277 fake engineering colleges functioning in India, with Delhi having 66 such institutes offering engineering and technical courses on top of the list. According to a document tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday by Minister of State Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh, besides the national capital, Telangana and West Bengal have 35 and 27 such fake technical institutes, respectively. The list also includes 23 colleges…

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Road Accidents: Morocco To Organise Conference On Safety Measures

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The African continent has a high risk of death for road crashes for vulnerable users. Pedestrians and cyclists represent 43% of Africa’s road victims. Africa has the world’s highest rate of fatal road accidents, despite having relatively small numbers of vehicles in circulation, and improving road safety has gained traction in recent years as a key development priority for the continent. Travelling in Morocco by car is the most common and most convenient way to get from city to city.The roads connecting the major cities in Morocco  such as Casablanca,…

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Facebook Uncovers Attempts To Disrupt 2018 US Midterm Elections, Bans 32 Pages And Accounts

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Facebook says more than 290,000 accounts followed at least one of the fake pages. The most followed Facebook Pages had names such as “Aztlan Warriors,” ”Black Elevation,” ”Mindful Being,” and “Resisters.” Facebook says it has removed 32 accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the mid-term US elections in November. According to a Facebook official, the company held briefings in the House and Senate this week. The official declined to be named because the briefings were private. The company said it doesn’t know who is behind…

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NRC Is Key To National Security Of India: Amit Shah

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The second and final draft of the NRC, which is a list of the state’s citizens, was published on Monday with over 28.9 million names out of 32.9 million applicants in Assam. Names of around 4.07 million applicants did not figure in the document. NEW DELHI: BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday hit out at the former United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governments, saying the Congress did not have the courage to identify illegal migrants in Assam. Amit Shah said Rajiv Gandhi had signed the accord on August 14, 1985 after…

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Taj Mahal Case: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Heritage City Tag For Agra

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The Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ)  is an area of about 10,400 sq km spread over the districts of Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras and Etah in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said it would hear on August 28 an application, filed in the matter related to protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal, which has sought to declare Agra as a heritage city. A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was told by environmentalist M C Mehta, the petitioner in…

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NRC For Assam Is Completely Unbiased, No Need To Panic: Rajnath Singh

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NEW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam is completely “Unbiased ” and those whose names are not included should not panic as they will get an opportunity to prove their Indian citizenship. The Home Minister’s reaction came after the draft NRC was published with the names of about 40 lakh residents of the state not being included. Even someone whose name is not in the final list can approach the foreigners tribunal, Mr. Singh said. “Some people are…

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Assam Final NRC Draft Released, 40 Lakh People Left Out

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The Assam government today released the final draft of National Register of Citizens list.The final draft contains names of 28,983,677 citizens and around 40 lakh people have been left out of the list. GUWAHATI: The draft list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam on Monday to ascertain illegal imigrants amid tight security arrangements across the state.Total applicants for citizenship in Assam 32991384. Total names figured in complete draft NRC are 28983677. The draft NRC was released by the Registrar General of India, Shailesh, and NRC State Coordinator…

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One Of The Top Destinations For Medical Tourism: Mauritius

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Mauritius has a large network of professional private clinics, each offering an exceptionally high standard of care. A medical operation in Mauritius is cheaper than in many parts of the world. Medical tourism (also known as medical travel or global healthcare) is the process in which a patient travels to another destination for medical or health and wellness services. Mauritius, an island-nation nestled off the southeast coast of the African mainland, is known for its beautiful beaches and wildlife. Mauritius is one of the top destinations for medical tourism. Mauritius…

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14 Dead, 162 Injured In Indonesia’s 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake

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Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. JAKARTA: The 6.4 magnitude quake hit the central island of Lombok just before 07:00 local time (00:00 GMT) on Sunday. The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Indonesia’s popular tourist island of Lombok has risen to 14, with more than 160 injured. The dead include a Malaysian citizen, Indonesia’s National Disaster Search and Rescue agency said, with casualties in Lombok’s northern and…

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How I chanced to meet the living legend of the Second World War

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group NEW YORK: I,like everybody else have been listening to stories and reading of great war heroes  since childhood, but had never had the opportunity to meet any until last May,this year. On Memorial Day (the day when Americans honour those who died  serving in the U.S army) the 28th May this year,I had a chance encounter with a real hero of the Second World War at the Intrepid, in New York. An unexpected meeting with a war hero on Memorial day : As we stepped…

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