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Election Commission of India (ECI) is yet to respond to pleas made by political parties, churches, civil society organisations and student bodies of Mizoram to reshedule the date for counting of votes in the state, a senior official of the election department said on Sunday. Mizoram chief electoral officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas told PTI that his office was yet to receive any response from the central poll panel regarding the request till now. Additional CEO H Lianzela also said the election commission, which is likely to seek a comment from the state election department on the issue of change in counting date, is yet to respond.

PTI. Line 7 which is an elevated corridor along the Western Express Highway links Dahisar and Gundivali in Andheri East. While Line 2A runs above New Link Road between Dahisar and Andheri West.

electronics sector, a top government official said. The government disbursed Rs 2,900 crore till March 2023, out of claims worth Rs 3,400 crore received under the scheme, which aims at boosting domestic manufacturing, creating jobs and supporting exports. «In the recent meeting of the committee, Rs 1,000 crore disbursements were approved under the PLI scheme for the electronics sector.

Kerala, leading to waterlogging in many parts, including the state's southernmost district on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in nine out of the 14 districts of the state for the day.

Putin will travel to China this week to meet Xi Jinping, the Kremlin chief's first trip outside the former Soviet Union this year. What are the five things to watch for at the meeting?

process a return in the assessment year 2019-20; in 2022-23, it took 16 days, and it has further reduced to 10 days in the assessment year 2023-24. So, there could be a case, and rightly so, where you have already filed your income tax return (before the July 31 deadline) but is yet not verified.

United States have perished in Hamas attacks in Israel, a U.S. State Department spokesperson confirmed on Saturday.

Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine, environmentalists are poised to return to court with a new approach accusing US wildlife officials of dragging their feet on a year-old petition seeking endangered species status for a tiny snail that lives nearby. The Western Watersheds Project said in its formal notice of intent to sue that the government's failure to list the Kings River pyrg as a threatened or endangered species could push it to the brink of extinction. It says the only place the snail is known to exist is in 13 shallow springs near where Lithium Americas is building its Thacker Pass Mine near the Oregon line. US President Joe Biden has made ramped-up domestic production of lithium a key part of his blueprint for a greener future.

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ISRO will conduct three more test vehicle missions under the ambitious Gaganyaan programme after the maiden TV-D1 test flight, which is scheduled on October 21, the space agency's chairman S Somanath said on Saturday. The Gaganyaan project envisages a demonstration of the human spaceflight capability by launching a human crew to an orbit of 400 km and bringing them safely back to earth by landing in Indian sea waters. The test vehicle development flight (TV-D1) will be conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to test the crew module that is scheduled to house Indian astronauts during the human spaceflight late next year.

The total number of income tax returns(ITRs) filed by personal income tax filers (PIT), – individuals and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) – rose 94% between FY15 and FY23, the first nine years of the Narendra Modi government, according to time series data released by the Income-tax department recently.

Manipur is battling a spike in cases of dengue and Africa Swine Fever (AFS). Till Friday, five people in the northeastern state are suspected to have died due to dengue, as per the state health directorate's latest status report. The report pegged the number of dengue cases at 1,338, the highest figure that the state has recorded in recent times, while the morbidity rate was zero. In 2021, there were only 203 reported cases of dengue in the state while in 2022, it was 503. The State Malaria Officer of the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, S Priyokumar, confirmed the official figures recorded from across the state since January, with Imphal West classified as the worst hit district with 898 cases, including 3 suspected deaths, and Tamenglong, with the two newly formed districts of Pherzawl and Jiribam yet to report any case. According to the status report, Imphal East reported 241, Thoubal 79, Tengnoupal 15, Chandel 4, Senapati 28, Kangpokpi 8, Noney 5, Kakching 13, Ukhrul and Kamjong 1 each. Manipur's Veterinary & Animal Husbandry department has confirmed the outbreak of Africa Swine Fever (AFS) in the state and declared the Pig Farm of the Central Agriculture University (CAU) at Eroisemba, Imphal West District as 'epicentre' of ASF. The department has notified Imphal West District as a controlled area with immediate effect to prevent, control and eradicate the disease.

BJP on Saturday alleged that corruption is embedded in the Congress' DNA as it linked the party with a contractor from whose premises the Income Tax Department allegedly recovered Rs 42 crore in cash during a search operation in Bengaluru. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, «We must remember the name of a person, Ambikapathy, the contractor who, on behalf of the Congress, had written to the prime minister in July-August last year labelling the erstwhile BJP government in Karnataka as 40 per cent commission government».

Qantas says a flight scheduled to leave Tel Aviv on Sunday transporting Australians fleeing the war was cancelled because it is too unsafe to fly, after Israel warned of an imminent ground invasion of Gaza.

Also read: This state announces early salary for govt staff in this festive month In separate news, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a ₹5,300 Durga Puja bonus for civic volunteers of the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, and ASHA workers employed under the health department. Preparations for Durga Puja are in full swing in West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, and Odisha majorly.

Every year, Indians eagerly await the arrival of Goddess Durga. Her descent from her heavenly abode to earth is celebrated yearly as ‘Durgotsav’ in East India, and Navratri in the North. A week before Durga Puja commences, devotees set the stage for the goddess's arrival and pay homage to their departed ancestors. This day is called Mahalaya. It is observed with fervor in states such as West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura, Assam, and Karnataka. This year, the Mahalaya was observed on October 14.

Sri Lanka flagged off on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that we are embarking on a new chapter in the diplomatic and economic relations between India and Sri Lanka. PM Modi said, “We are embarking on a new chapter in the diplomatic and economic relations between India and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan can now heave a sigh of relief. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has delivered a promising forecast for the upcoming match in Ahmedabad.

ICC World Cup today at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad at 2:00 pm. Rohit’s men are on a winning streak and have overcome the challenges of Australia and Afghanistan in the first two games. Meanwhile, Pakistan also has won both of its previous games. India maintains a flawless 7-0 record against Pakistan in the 50-overs World Cup and currently holds the top ranking in ODIs.

Israel as tensions flared between the country and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. India initiated 'Operation Ajay' on Thursday, with the primary objective of facilitating the return of Indian nationals affected by the recent attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas militants from Gaza.