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PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Bengaluru Tech Summit on November 19

PM Narendra Modi would inaugurate Karnataka's flagship annual technology event - Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 (BTS2020) - on Thursday via video-conferencing. The event is to take place from November 19 to 21.

 

It is being organised by the government of Karnataka along with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society, the state government's Vision Group on information technology, biotechnology and startup, and Software Technology Parks of India.

 

"We have made elaborate arrangements to make BTS a grand success as the event sessions are going 100 per cent virtual," Deputy Chief Minister and the Minister for IT, BT and S&T C N Ashwath Narayan said after visiting the BTS2020 facilitating centre set up.

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Delhi govt to reduce Yamuna's pollution by 90% by March 2023

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Delhi Jal Board will reduce the pollution load in the Yamuna by 90 per cent by March 2023. At a review meeting, DJB officials presented a detailed plan to Kejriwal and Water Minister Satyendar Jain in this regard.

 

Major interventions include treatment of around 150 MGD polluted water coming from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh using natural wetlands and the aeration method.

 

"Second, the wastewater in small and big drains will be tapped into sewage treatment plants. Third, steps will be taken to improve the quality of the existing STPs, including upgrading all the equipment and using innovative processes," a DJB statement said.

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Karnataka cabinet gives in-principle approval for creation of Vijayanagara as state's 31st district

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Vedanta Group submits EOI to buy government's entire stake in BPCL

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group said on Wednesday that it has submitted an expression of interest (EoI) for buying the government's 52.98 per cent stake in Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL).

 

“Vedanta’s EoI for BPCL is to evaluate potential synergies with our existing oil and gas business. The EoI is at a preliminary stage and exploratory in nature,” said a company spokesperson. At least three to four players have reportedly submitted EoIs for the privatisation process of BPCL, once the deadline got over on Monday. The sale of BPCL stake is crucial to meet the divestment target of Rs 2.1 trillion for the current fiscal year. According to reports, other than Vedanta, some private equity funds and/or pension funds have also put in EoIs. READ ON...

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Iqbal Mirchi's Rs 500-cr worth assets forfeited under anti-smugglers and narco law: ED

Three properties of late gangster Iqbal Mirchi in Mumbai, worth about Rs 500 crore, have been "forfeited" under the provisions of two central laws against smugglers, foreign exchange manipulators and narcotic operatives, the Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday. It said the immovable assets named --Rabia Mansion, Mariam Lodge and Sea View-- are located in the Worli area of Maharashtra's capital city.

 

Mirchi wasallegedly the right-hand man of global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in drug trafficking and extortion rackets.

 

The order for seizure of properties was issued by the competent authority for SAFEMA(Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act)and NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances)on November 9 based on "evidence gathered" against Mirchi and his associates by the ED.

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Covid-19 cases in Delhi increasing, but there are enough beds available now: Delhi CM

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Markets end at fresh high, Sensex closes above 44,000 for first time

The BSE Sensex and the Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) hit fresh all-time highs on Wednesday, before settling at record closing levels.

 

Sensex touched an all-time intra-day high of 44,215.49 points during the fag end of the trade as the market rebound after a choppy first half. It closed above the 44,000-mark for the first time in its history, settling at 44,180.05, higher by 227.34 points or 0.52 per cent from its previous close of 43,952.71 points.

 

The Nifty50 closed at 12,938.25, higher by 64.05 points or 0.5 per cent from its previous close. Healthy buying was witnessed in banking and auto stocks. The top gainers on the Sensex were Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro and IndusInd Bank, while the major losers were Hindustan Unilever, ITC and Titan Company.

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72 students of 12 govt schools in Haryana's Rewari test Covid-19 positive

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal convenes all-party meeting at 11 am tomorrow to discuss Covid-19 situation

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Punjab govt to launch scheme to empower physically challenged

In a bid to empower persons with disabilities, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new scheme -- 'Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna' (PDSY), to be implemented in a phased manner across the state.

 

The first phase of the scheme will involve strengthening the existing programmes to ensure that their benefits reach the persons with disabilities in a more effective manner, while in the second phase 13 new interventions are proposed to be undertaken for the empowerment of such persons. A decision to this effect was taken in a virtual cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

 

The scheme, envisaged by the Social Security and Women and Child Development Department, is aimed at providing a barrier-free environment to persons with disabilities in a phased manner, by making government and public-centric buildings, public transportation and websites accessible to them.

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Death toll rises to 11 in truck collision near Vadodara in Gujarat: Police

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57% Bihar ministers have declared criminal cases against them: Report

Eight of the 14 newly sworn-in ministers in Bihar have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Six (43 per cent) of the ministers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, according to the poll rights group. Serious criminal cases are non-bailable offences with over five years of imprisonment.

 

Affidavits of two out of six ministers analysed from the JD(U), four out of six ministers analysed from the BJP, one minister analysed from the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and one from the Vikassheel Insaan Party show criminal cases against them, it said.

 

Eight or 57 per cent of the ministers face criminal cases. As many as 13 (93 per cent) are crorepatis with their average assets pegged at Rs 3.93 crores, the report said.

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Sensex jumps 227.34 points to end at record 44,180.05; Nifty advances 64.05 points to 12,938.25