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With talk of assembly elections in the air, Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari announced that battery-powered rickshaws, known as e-rickshaws, would not be considered motor vehicles, and hence won`t be covered under the Motor Vehicles Act. In other words, it will virtually be a free-for-all for e-rickshaws. The move is seen as an act of political one- upmanship to counter AAP , who have taken up the cause of e-ricks.
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Suicide Note Uttar Pradesh governor BL Joshi resigned today and Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s government is keen for at least a dozen more to follow because they were selected by its predecessor, the UPA. -
BJP eyeing Delhi The Bharatiya Janata Party is reported to be considering the option of forming government in Delhi with the help of turncoat Congress and AAP MLAs. -
Goa-L! Facing a relentless opposition assault over `wasteful expenditure`, the Goa government on Friday cancelled a state-funded trip of six legislators, including three ministers, to Brazil to watch the football World Cup that would have cost the exchequer Rs 89 lakh. -
Aman ki.... Pakistani troops on Friday targeted Indian posts with heavy firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir in yet another violation of the ceasefire, prompting retaliation by Indian forces. -
The Ganga According to a proposed law which needs the approval of Union Water Resource Ministry, spitting, throwing garbage, polythene or waster in the holy river will be a punishable offence, as per news reports.