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All 41 Silkyara tunnel survivors normal, can go home: AIIMS-Rishikesh

Rishikesh, Nov 30 (PTI) The AIIMS-Rishikesh on Thursday declared all 41 workers who were evacuated from Silkyara tunnel fit to return home. Briefing the media here on their health condition, Dr Ravikant said the workers were thoroughly examined and their blood test, X-ray, and ECG reports were normal. “They are physically normal and clinically stable. We have given them clearance to return home,” he said. The workers were rescued from the tunnel Tuesday night after a long-drawn operation. The doctor said as they have come out of a tunnel after 17 days, the workers might need acclimatisation. They have been

An Indian official plotted to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New York, US prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York City, United States prosecutors said Wednesday as they announced charges against a man they said was part of the thwarted conspiracy. U.S. officials became aware in the spring of the plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who advocated for the creation of a sovereign Sikh state and is considered a terrorist by the Indian government. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration interceded and set up a sting, with an undercover agent posing as a hitman, after the conspirators recruited

Coal will remain an important part of India’s energy needs: Foreign Secretary

NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Coal will remain India’s main source of energy for years to come, a top government official said on Thursday, underscoring its commitment to the use of the fossil fuel as the U.N.’s COP28 climate summit opens in Dubai. “Coal is, and would, remain an important part of India’s energy needs,” Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra told reporters ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Dubai. Reuters reported that India, which depends on coal for 73% of its energy needs, is scrambling to add 17 gigawatts of coal-based power generation capacity at its fastest

7 bodies recovered from fire-hit chemical unit in Surat

Surat, Nov 30 (PTI) A day after a major fire engulfed a chemical manufacturing facility in Gujarat’s Surat city, bodies of seven missing workers were recovered from the premises in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. Out of the seven persons found dead at the chemical manufacturing unit of Aether Industries Ltd in Sachin industrial area of the city, one was an employee of the company while six others were working on contract, Surat Collector Ayush Oak said. “During a search operation in the factory premises, officials found bodies of seven workers who went missing after the fire which

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