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1.9 lakh aspirants vie for 71,600 DU UG seats as preference window nears close | Delhi News

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NEW DELHI: Competition for undergraduate admissions at Delhi University remains intense this year, with 1.90 lakh applicants vying for around 71,600 undergraduate seats across its colleges.According to the university’s latest admission update issued on Friday, 1,90,645 candidates have registered for undergraduate admissions, while 1,64,098 have completed Phase II of the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS)…

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Tractors defy monsoon concerns as Q1 sales jump 19% | Chennai News

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The sector is better positioned to withstand weather-related disruptions than in the past Chennai: Despite concerns over a deficient monsoon in several parts of the country, demand for tractors has remained resilient. Domestic tractor sales recorded strong double-digit growth in June on both a year-on-year and sequential basis.The robust performance also lifted first-quarter volumes, which…

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Palamu electoral roll revision: Hussainabad booth reports only 11% form distribution | Ranchi News

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Daltonganj: Hussainabad Assembly constituency in Palamu has shown a stark contrast in the distribution of enumeration forms during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Sources said only 11% of enumeration forms were distributed by the BLO of booth number 121 in the first 10 days of the statewide SIR exercise. A polling booth has…

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Centre weighs Meta reply on WA usernames, rollout remains on hold | India News

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NEW DELHI: Meta has submitted its response to the Centre’s concerns over WhatsApp‘s proposed “username” feature, with the ministry of electronics and information technology examining whether the safeguards outlined by the company are adequate to prevent impersonation, phishing and online fraud.Sources said WhatsApp’s reply was received late Thursday night following consultations between Meta representatives and…

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Bengal anti-gang and property auction laws to come into effect on July 13: CM | Kolkata News

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Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata/Berhampore: Bengal’s anti-gang law, which allows the govt to detain potential violators for up to 12 months, comes into effect on Monday along with an amended legislation empowering the authorities to auction properties linked to those accused of destructive acts to recover damages.Governor RN Ravi has given his assent to…

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Day or night, hours-long power cuts irk residents across city, suburbs | Chennai News

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Chennai: Power troubles continued for a third straight day on Thursday, as residents of Tiruvottiyur and Tambaram spent the night without electricity following major failures in the city’s distribution network. The outages came a day after similar disruptions struck Palavakkam and TondiarpetIn Tiruvottiyur, men and women blocked the high road that night, staging a protest…

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