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fake job cards under the national rural job guarantee scheme and that “every scheme has been transformed into a scam” in Trinamool Congress’ “tolabaaz raj”. Speaking at a public rally in Krishnanagar, Modi also set BJP a target of winning all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming elections. Countering Trinamool’s claim that the Centre has withheld funds for MGNREGA and other schemes, the Prime Minister alleged: “TMC have put their own sticker on every scheme. People of the country must know, every scheme has been transformed into a scam. They are masters of doing it.”

Electric vehicle maker Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility is planning to expand operations as it looks to cater to enhanced demand in both domestic and international markets, Chairman and Managing Director Yatin Gupte said. The Vadodara-based company is setting up a new assembly plant in Sharjah in the UAE to cater to African markets, including Egypt. It has also set up an assembly plant in Deoghar, Jharkhand to cater to the growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in markets like Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. In an interaction with PTI, Gupte said the company is setting up the assembly plant in Sharjah in collaboration with the BEEAH Group.

ANI. The BJP on Saturday announced 20 out of 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. The candidates were announced in wake of PM Modi's mega development push in the TMC bastion.

Gold And Silver Prices Today: Gold prices experienced a slight rise on Sunday. The price of 24 carat gold is Rs.6482.6 per gm, up by Rs.942.0. The price of 22 carat gold is Rs.5938.1 per gm, up by Rs.863.0.

BJP-led ruling alliance and the opposition bloc are united in their belief that winnability is the only formula for seat-sharing in Maharashtra, which sends the second highest number of 48 MPs to the Lok Sabha after 80 from Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra, the country's most industrialised state and its premier FDI magnet, however, has seen a political churn since 2019, with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena breaking its long-time alliance with the BJP, and then suffering a split, just like the Sharad Pawar-founded Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). A major chunk of the Shiv Sena is now with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and it is allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The NCP also met a similar fate as Ajit Pawar walked away with a legislative majority last year and is also part of the ruling alliance. The splits and realignments have made seat-sharing a herculean task with claims and counter-claims, leaders from the ruling and opposition parties said.

rainfall or snowfall in several parts of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand today. The weather department has also predicted similar weather conditions in Delhi, Punjab, and West Uttar Pradesh, among other regions. Snowfall Prediction IMD has predicted light to moderate rain/snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, at some places on March 3rd, and at isolated places on March 4th. Yesterday, snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh disrupted daily life in tribal districts like Lahaul, Spiti, and Kinnaur, making about 441 roads, including five national highways, inaccessible. The local MeT office has forecasted a wet spell till March 7th due to a fresh Western Disturbance affecting the western Himalayan region from the night of March 5th.

semiconductor chip, that is used within the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi component of your phone, could’ve crossed international borders as many as 70 times before it reached you. And this entire process can take up to 100 days, 12 of which are spent in transit between various supply chain steps. And this is just one tiny component that makes up the lifeline of the digital world. Components are as critical as the final device. But most of the components currently come from countries such as Taiwan, China, South Korea and the US. This is going to change soon, however.

World Economic Forum says AI-driven misinformation could interfere with electoral processes in various countries, including India. Sam Gregory, executive director of Witness, a global human rights organisation, which uses video and technology to expose human rights abuses and has worked on the threats of AI and deepfakes, spoke to ET about AI related challenges and strategies in elections. Edited excerpts: Can you quantify the risk of deepfakes in elections? We are entering a challenging moment in terms of deepfakes. This year, we have made technical progress that makes it easier and cheaper to make them. We are going to have an election year where synthetic media tools will be used for positive purposes such as voter outreach, and for negative ones.

CAIRO (Reuters) — The Houthi Transport Ministry in Yemen said on Saturday there had been a «glitch» in undersea communication cables in the Red Sea as a result of actions by U.S. and British naval vessels.

Ultra-processed foods are shortening lives and worsening people’s health on at least 32 major health parameters, a new study has found.

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) -The UK-owned Rubymar, attacked by Houthi militants last month, has sunk in the Red Sea, Yemen's internationally recognised government said on Saturday, warning of a «environmental catastrophe» from the ship's cargo of fertilizer.

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Ramadan from dawn to sunset, during which they refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in sinful behavior. The pre-dawn meal before fasting begins is called Suhoor, and the meal to break the fast at sunset is called Ramadan Iftar. The Islamic lunar calendar follows the phases of the moon and every year Ramadan falls approximately 10 days earlier than the Gregorian calendar.

₹400 crore. As per the development authority, the farmhouse was spread across 10 acres in the Chhatarpur area of South Delhi. In 2012, Ponty Chadha died in a shootout at this farmhouse with his brother Hardeep Chadha.

Punjab), The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded a farmers' agitation in 2020-21, said on Saturday that more than 400 farmer outfits will participate in a "Kisan Mahapanchayat" in Delhi on March 14 to press the BJP-led Centre to accept their demands, including a law on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Thirty-seven farmer bodies, which are part of the SKM, held a meeting on Saturday regarding their proposed «mahapanchayat» at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. Talking to reporters, Bharti Kisan Union (Lakhowal) general secretary Harinder Singh Lakhowal said farmers are continuously struggling for their demands. In continuation of their struggle, it was decided that a «mahapanchayat» will be organised in the national capital on March 14, he added.

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Also Read: US sanctions threaten Russian oil sales to India; complicate process for OMCs to secure annual deals: Report Back home, on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil futures due for a March 19 expiry, last settled 0.02 per cent lower at ₹6,637 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,475 and ₹6,694 per bbl during the session, against a previous close of ₹6,638 per barrel. -A decision on extending OPEC+ cuts is expected in the first week of March, with individual countries expected to announce their decisions. Analysts said that the expectation that OPEC+ is going to continue with their voluntary production cuts well into the second quarter of 2024.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a «speed breaker» for the «rapidly-growing» economy under the UPA. In a post on X, he also claimed that while the Congress gave a boost to development by empowering the poor, the prime minister is «hollowing out» the country for the benefit of his «few friends». «Narendra Modi has become a 'speed breaker' for the rapidly growing Indian economy under the UPA government,» Gandhi said in his post in Hindi.

Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday inaugurated 40 new facilities across the country to manufacture bulk drugs and medical devices to enhance self-reliance and reduce dependence on imports for such critical materials and equipment. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony here, Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya said the country has taken a big step towards self-reliance, with the commissioning of 27 new bulk drug facilities and 13 medical device manufacturing plants. The facilities, owned by various companies, were commissioned under the PLI Scheme for bulk drugs and medical devices, respectively.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party will provide Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers legally if it came to power at the Centre. He was speaking at a public meeting in Morena after his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' entered Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan.