Minor Quake rocks TN, no damages reported

Chennai, Jan 30 (UNI) A minor earth quake was reported in the southern Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu last night. Met office said it was a Magnitude: 3.0 nad occurred at 21:06:57 IST at Latitude: 9.44 N Longitude: 77.71 E at a depth of 10 Km in the region Virudhunagar. No damages were reported though…

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Delhi assembly speaker flags gender bias in teachers’ promotions, seeks LG’s intervention

Pankaj Jain, New Delhi, Jan 29(UNI) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has written to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, raising concerns over alleged gender-based discrimination in the promotion system for teachers under the Directorate of Education (DoE). In his letter, Gupta forwarded a representation submitted by UDITA (Unified Development Initiative of Teachers and Administrators), a…

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India drugmakers seek tax relief, faster dispute resolution ahead of Budget 2026

Arti Bali New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) India’s pharmaceutical industry has urged the government to implement sweeping direct tax reforms in the union Budget 2026-27, emphasising the need for stronger incentives for research and development (R&D), domestic API manufacturing, and simplified compliance to improve the ease of doing business. With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set…

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Aircraft crash probe ongoing, black box under AAIB custody: Aviation Minister to Fadnavis

New Delhi, 29 Jan (UNI) union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu has responded to a letter from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding the aircraft crash that led to the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with five others. The minister said that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has initiated…

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Battery storage and material scarcity roadblocks to India’s transition to cleaner fuels: Economic Survey

New Delhi, 29 Jan (UNI) The Economic Survey of India 2025-26, tabled in Parliament on Thursday by Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, highlighted the dearth of materials and battery storage technologies as the two major hurdles India faces for shifting to a low-carbon economy, energy sources, and wider adoption of renewable energy…

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