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Counting of votes underway for bypolls to 58 assembly seats in 11 States

ION correspondentNovember 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Counting of votes has begun for bypolls to 58 assembly seats in 11 States. In Madhya Pradesh, counting of votes for bypolls to 28 Assembly seats began amid tight...

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FASTags to be mandatory for all 4- wheelers from January 1, 2021

ION correspondentNovember 9, 2020

FASTag will be mandatory for four-wheelers or M&N category of vehicles that were sold before 1st December, 2017. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a notification making...

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Ancestral village of US VP-elect Kamala Harris’ in Tamilnadu welcomes news of her win

ION correspondentNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020

The ancestral village of US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ in Tamilnadu welcomed news of her and President elect Joe Biden’s win in the US Presidential elections, the national broadcaster,...

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Demonetisation helped reduce black money, increase tax compliance: PM Modi

ION correspondentNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that demonetisation has helped reduce black money, increase tax compliance and formalization and given a boost to transparency. In a tweet, Mr Modi...

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President, Vice President, PM Modi congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

ION correspondentNovember 8, 2020November 8, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind has congratulated Joseph R. Biden on his election as US President and Kamala Harris, as Vice President. In a tweet, Mr Kovind wished Mr Biden...

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PM Modi to address 51st Annual Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi today

ION correspondentNovember 7, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 51st Annual Convocation Ceremony of IIT Delhi through video conferencing today. Degrees will be conferred on more than two thousand graduating students...

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Govt working on all fronts to mitigate air pollution: Environment Minister

ION correspondentNovember 7, 2020

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has said that the Central Government is working on all fronts to mitigate air pollution. He said, the government will...

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India and Italy sign 15 agreements in various sectors

ION correspondentNovember 7, 2020

India and Italy signed 15 agreements in various sectors following a Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte last evening. The agreements...

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Voting for seventy eight seats in third and final phase of Bihar assembly elections begins

ION correspondentNovember 7, 2020

Voting for the third and last phase of Bihar assembly elections has begun amidst tight security arrangements. Polling is being held in 78 constituencies spread over 15 districts including...

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Terrorist killed in an encounter in Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir

ION correspondentNovember 6, 2020

One terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter in Meej area of Pampore in South Kashmir’s Awantipora. Official sources said that after terrorists attacked search party yesterday, the...