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ECHOPRESS

Voices of the Region, Echoes to the World

ECHOPRESS

Voices of the Region, Echoes to the World

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India

‘We thought we would die’: Air India passengers recount terrifying turbulence after 300-foot mid-air plunge | Delhi News

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An Air India flight from Phuket experienced severe turbulence, causing injuries. NEW DELHI: Thirteen holidayers returning from Phuket and four crew members on the Delhi-bound Air India flight were hospitalised Monday after the plane encountered severe turbulence.The Airbus A320 (VT-EXO) with 145 people suddenly dropped 300 feet, tossing passengers off their seats and sending them…

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Tamil Nadu to come up with new state higher education policy allowing 4-year degrees | Chennai News

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University Grants Commission (UGC) has also announced several higher educational reforms, including introducing one-year postgraduate programmes in distance and online mode. (Representative image) CHENNAI: In a key development for higher educational institutions in the state, Tamil Nadu govt has decided to come up with a state higher education policy allowing four-year undergraduate degree programmes.“A state…

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Hospitals asked to assess gaps in maternity equipment | Patna News

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Patna: Health department has directed all district hospitals and govt health facilities to conduct a gap analysis of equipment in obstetrics and gynaecology operation theatres and Labour, Delivery and Recovery (LDR) complexes and submit requisitions for missing equipment to strengthen maternal and newborn healthcare services across the state.The State Health Society has asked civil surgeons…

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‘Contamination’ in fuel, says SIAM, later retracts | India News

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NEW DELHI: Auto industry body SIAM flagged concerns over “high chloride” presence and moisture content in fuel resulting in a “huge increase” in issues related to vehicle parts and replacements, including fuel pumps, fuel injectors and EGR valve. It demanded stringent checks, arguing that contamination raises a wrong impression about E20 fuel in customers’ minds,…

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Dhakka Gang busted: 7-member team ran assembly-line phone thefts on crowded Mumbai buses | Mumbai News

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Mumbai: Mobile phone theft is rarely associated with efficiency manuals or assembly lines. But a seven-member ‘Dhakka Gang’ arrested by MIDC police appears to have turned pickpocketing into a carefully choreographed operation, complete with specialised job titles, role assignments and a well-rehearsed drama.The ‘Dhakka Gang’, arrested on July 30, targeted commuters travelling on crowded BEST…

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Udhayanidhi Stalin held for ‘sexual remark’ linking CM, actor; freed on bail hours later | Chennai News

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CHENNAI/THANJAVUR: Former Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday arrested for his alleged double entendre alluding to a popular female actor. He was released later in the evening on station bail.Udhayanidhi, TVK supporters said, had made a sexually loaded remark linking CM Joseph Vijay with an actress whose name the crowd was…

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Govt dismisses reports of fuel quality issues, says checks on | India News

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NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports of fuel quality issues at outlets, govt Tuesday said additional checks have been introduced by oil marketing companies (OMCs) to detect fuel contamination and adulteration.In a post on X, the petroleum ministry said OMCs were regularly monitoring fuel quality, water ingress and contamination, and that only two cases of chloride contamination…

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