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Stakeholders flag concerns over private players’ role in upgrading govt schools

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There have been mixed reactions among various stakeholders to the school adoption scheme approved by the Maharashtra government last week, as per which private companies, NGOs and individual donors can ‘adopt’ over 65,000 government-run schools in the state for a tenure of five or 10 years. While some feel that this scheme will bring the …

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Video: Several migrants wave Venezuelan flag atop Cargo train crossing US Border

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A video footage shows hundreds of migrants climbing atop cargo trains en route to the US border in Texa’s Eagle Pass. The video, reportedly captured on Monday, shows a few people waving a Venezuelan flag. According to Mail Online, this comes after Mexican officials revealed that some 11,000 migrants reached the Mexican border with the …

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Boy Waves Red Shirt To Flag Track Damage, Prevents Train Accident

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The incident took place last Thursday near the Bhaluka road yard. (Representational) New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy prevented a train accident in the Malda district of West Bengal as he waved his red shirt to an approaching passenger train after spotting a damaged track, officials said on Monday. The loco-pilot picked up Mursalin Seikh’s signal …

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Indians in Canada flag temple vandalism, ‘inaction’ of Trudeau government

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Even before the ongoing diplomatic blow-up between India and Canada, a series of disturbing incidents had shaken the Hindu community in the maple country. Several Hindu temples were vandalised, with anti-India and pro-Khalistan posters pasted on their premises. The incidents sparked outrage among the Indian diaspora, who voiced their concerns about growing tensions between two …

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As winter nears, experts flag gaps in system monitoring air pollution spike

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With the winter – and the accompanying air pollution spike — around the corner, does the National Capital Region have enough devices to measure the extent of its pollution problem? The Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) list of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations in Delhi-NCR shows a total of 80 stations in the National …

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PM Modi To Flag Off 9 New Vande Bharat Express Trains In 11 States Tomorrow

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PM Modi will flag off 9 Vande Bharat trains connecting religious, tourist destinations across 11 states. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow flag off nine Vande Bharat trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states. The nine trains will provide faster connectivity across 11 states — Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, …

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Erdogan’s embarrassing blunder as he confuses UN colours for LGBT pride flag

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have mistakenly confused the colours representing the global “to do” list for the United Nations with the rainbow Pride flag. Mr Erdogan complained about the display of 17 different colours at the UN General Assembly in New York. He described the brightly coloured display, intended to promote sustainable …

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Obiena, sharing flag duty with Didal, eyes gold as top Asiad athletics bet

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EJ Obiena has yet to add an Asian Games gold to his trophy collection. —AFP And so it begins. EJ Obiena, a prime candidate for a gold medal in the pole vault competition, kicks off his national team duties by sharing the flag-bearing task for the Philippine delegation with Margielyn Didal in Saturday’s opening ceremonies …

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Indian-origin man jailed for draping Singapore national flag, shouting he was God

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A 36-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore will spend two weeks in jail for wearing the country’s flag like a cape and shouting at patrons at a coffee shop earlier this month, according to a media report. Roy Ravi Jaganathan, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to one charge of creating public nuisance is facing his second …

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EJ Obiena, Margielyn Didal PH’s flag bearers for Asian Games

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Philippine sports executives during the Asian Games sendoff on Monday at PICC. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena and Margielyn Didal will serve as the the flag bearers for the Philippines in the upcoming 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou, China which opens on September 23. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino announced the during the …

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Irani accuses Congress of not being proud about tricolour after Kharge skips flag hoisting at new Parliament

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After Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge skipped flag hoisting ceremony at the new Parliament on Sunday, Union minister Smriti Irani has accused the party of not being proud about the national flag. “Today is an auspicious day. The nation’s Parliament is the pride of the country. The national flag which you talk about hoisting is the …

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Rajya Sabha Chairman Dhankhar Hoists National Flag At New Parliament Building

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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the flah hoisting ceremony at new Parliament building, in New Delhi New Delhi, Sep 17: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday hoisted the national flag at the new Parliament building here.Flanked by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, he hoisted …

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