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India News Highlights: Centre approves additional subsidy for gas cylinders under Ujjwala scheme

India News Updates: The Ujjawala customers were already getting a Rs. 200 subsidy per cylinder

FP Staff|Aug 29, 2023, 16:04:05 IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun a statewide 'Voter Chetana Maha Abhiyaan' campaign to guarantee that the party receives the most votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The BJP initiated this countrywide drive on August 25 to help register new voters, include persons who have moved, delete dubious registrants, and amend voter card data."A team has been constituted up to the booth level. Bogus voters will be eliminated for this campaign, new voters will be registered, and this process will last until the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," a BJP source told ANI.In the campaign, workers would carry out door-to-door visits to contact the youth and ensure that eligible voters get enrolled.

No premium queues, 30-minute target: What changes for Indian passport applicants in UAE

Indian passport applicants in the UAE can now access passport, visa and attestation services through Alhind’s 16 centres, with no premium queues, a Dh19 service fee and a target of completing applications within 30 minutes

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CJP Protest in Delhi Live Updates: Delhi metro shuts 16 stations as protests continue in Jantar Mantar

CJP Protest in Delhi Live Updates: Heavy security has been deployed at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi, where the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is continuing its protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the recent paper leaks controversy

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Bharat Forge, Flying Whales sign pact to develop 60-tonne airships for India’s defence logistics

Bharat Forge has signed an MoU with Flying Whales to jointly develop and manufacture 60-tonne heavy-lift airships in India for defence logistics, strategic mobility and disaster response

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Air India to cut Delhi-Toronto flight time by 3 hours, resume non-stop services from August 1

Air India will resume non-stop Delhi-Toronto flights from August 1, cutting travel time by nearly three hours and deploying its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on the route

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J&K cop on Amarnath Yatra duty shot dead in Anantnag terror attack; TRF claims responsibility

The Resistance Front (TRF), a shadow outfit of Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the attack through a social media post