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List Of Colleges, Central/State Universities That Accept CUET Exam Scores: CUET Participating Universities 2024!

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CUET 2024: With no official statement as to when the National Testing Agency(NTA) will begin the CUET registration process, media reports claim that the application for the Common University Entrance

CUET 2024: With no official statement as to when the National Testing Agency(NTA) will begin the CUET registration process, media reports claim that the application for the Common University Entrance Test for the undergraduate programme and courses is expected to begin from February 19, 2024. Along with the CUET UG 2024 application form, NTA will release the information bulletin, paper pattern, mode of examination, and list of participating colleges and universities – central, state, deemed, private, and other universities.NTA is expected to release a new website for the CUET UG registration process; however, this is tentative. This year, NTA has activated a series of designated new websites for the competitive examination it is conducting and so this can be expected same for CUET UG.

CUET Participating Universities 2024: List of Central Universities That Accepts CUET Exam Score

  • Aligarh Muslim University
  • Assam University
  • Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
  • Banaras Hindu University
  • Central University of Andhra Pradesh
  • Central University of South Bihar
  • Central University of Gujarat
  • Central University of Haryana
  • Central University of Himachal Pradesh
  • Central University of Jammu
  • Central University of Jharkhand
  • Central University of Karnataka
  • Central University of Kashmir
  • Central University of Kerala
  • Central University of Odisha
  • Central University of Punjab
  • Central University of Rajasthan
  • Central University of Tamil Nadu
  • Dr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwa Vidyalaya
  • Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
  • Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University
  • Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
  • Jamia Millia Islamia
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya
  • Manipur University
  • Maulana Azad National Urdu University
  • Mizoram University
  • Nagaland University
  • North Eastern Hill University
  • Pondicherry University
  • Rajiv Gandhi University
  • Sikkim University
  • Tezpur University
  • The English and Foreign Languages University
  • Tripura University
  • University of Allahabad
  • University of Delhi
  • University of Hyderabad
  • Visva Bharati University
  • Mahatma Gandhi Central University
  • Central Sanskrit University, Delhi
  • Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University
  • National Sanskrit University

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CUET (UG) – 2024 State University

  • Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University
  • Barkatullah University
  • Bhattadev University
  • Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dhanbad
  • Cluster University Of Jammu
  • Cluster University Of Srinagar
  • Cotton University
  • Delhi Skill And Entrepreneurship University
  • Delhi Technological University
  • Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
  • Dr. A.p.j. Abdul Kalam Technical University
  • Dr. B.r. Ambedkar School Of Economics University
  • Dr. B.r. Ambedkar University Delhi
  • Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University
  • Govt. College For Women, Parade Ground, Jammu
  • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
  • Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur
  • Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University For Women
  • Islamia College Of Science And Commerce
  • Islamic University Of Science And Technology, Kashmir
  • Jamshedpur Women’s University
  • Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University
  • Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University
  • Kolhan University
  • Madan Mohan Malaviya University Of Technology
  • Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University
  • Netaji Subhas University Of Technology
  • Nilamber Pitamber University
  • Opjs University Churu, Rajasthan
  • Ranchi University
  • Sardar Patel University Of Police Security And Criminal Justice
  • Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
  • Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka
  • University Of Jammu
  • University Of Kashmir
  • Vikram University
  • Vinoba Bhave University

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CUET (UG) – 2024 Deemed University

  • Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women
  • Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth
  • Datta Meghe Institute Of Higher Education And ResearchDayalbagh Educational Institute
  • Footwear Design And Development Institute
  • Gandhi Institute Of Technology And Management – Bengaluru, Karnataka (off Campus)
  • Gandhi Institute Of Technology And Management – Hyderabad, Telangana (off Campus)
  • Gandhi Institute Of Technology And Management – Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (Main Campus)Govt. Degree College (autonomous), Baramulla
  • Graphic Era University
  • Gujarat Vidyapith
  • Gurukula Kangri
  • Hindustan Institute Of Technology And Science
  • Jain (deemed-to-be University) , Bangalore (karnataka)
  • Jamia Hamdard
  • Jaypee Institute Of Information Technology
  • Kalasalingam Academy Of Research And Education
  • Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (deemed To Be University)
  • Lakshmibai National Institute Of Physical Education
  • Lingaya’s Vidyapeeth
  • Maharishi Markandeshwar (deemed To Be University), Mullana – Ambala
  • Manav Rachna International Institute Of Research And Studies
  • Nehru Gram Bharati
  • Noorul Islam Centre For Higher Education
  • Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational And Research Institute
  • Shobhit University
  • SRM Institute Of Science And Technology (deemed University), Ncr Campus
  • Tata Institute Of Social Sciences (TISS)
  • The Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)
  • Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth
  • Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation
  • Yenepoya University

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What We Know So Far: Farmers Will Block Trains and Step Up Protest On Day 3; Likely To Hold Talks With Center Today!

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Farmers Protest: there Union ministers will meet farmer leaders in Chandigarh for another round of talks as the standoff between the protesters and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its third day

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Farmers Protest Live Updates: To intensify their protest further, the agitating farmers on Thursday said they will block trains on various routes to press forth their demands. The Bharatiya Kisan Union-Ugrahan (BKU-Ugrahan) is likely to block train routes from 12 PM to 4 PM on Thursday and the train services are likely to be affected on Bathinda/Barnala route, Ludhiana/Jakhal/Delhi route, Rajpura /Delhi route and Amritsar/Fatehgarh Sahib route.

Farmer-Centre Talks Likely Again Today

In the meantime, there Union ministers will meet farmer leaders in Chandigarh for another round of talks as the standoff between the protesters and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its third day, marked by more clashes between the two sides.

At Shambhu border point near Ambala, there was intermittent shelling Wednesday by security personnel at the Delhi Chalo’ protesters who are demanding minimum support price for their crops. Tear smoke was used whenever any group of farmers moved towards the barricades.

Tight Security at Delhi Borders

Security personnel faced stone-pelting from the protesters. A similar standoff continued at the at Data Singhwala-Khanauri border in Haryana’s Jind district.

But the situation remained less volatile compared to Tuesday, when farmers tried to shift cement barriers at Shambhu with their tractors, attempting to push towards Delhi.

Farmer leaders claimed that over 100 protesters were injured on Tuesday, hit by rubber bullets and tear gas shells. Police said 24 of their own men were injured in the stone-pelting by protesters during the first day of the protest.

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What Farmers Say on Meeting With Centre

Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the meeting will with ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai will take place at 5 pm Thursday.

It will be the third round of meetings between the farmer leaders and the Centre in Chandigarh after farm organisations announced their plan to march to Delhi. The two earlier meetings, held before the march began, remained inconclusive.

Know All About ‘Delhi Chalo’ March

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are spearheading the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation to put pressure on the Centre for their demands, including a law on MSP, loan waivers and implementation of the Swaminathan Commission recommendations.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda too held discussions in Delhi on addressing the farmers’ issues, sources said. Singh is a former agriculture minister.

The Congress again indicated its support for the protest with party leader Rahul Gandhi speaking to a farmer injured in police action.

“Talked on phone with former soldier Gurmeet Singh ji who was seriously injured in police atrocities during the farmers’ movement,” Gandhi wrote in Hindi on social media.

“We are with you. Don’t worry,” Gandhi told the farmer in the conversation brought about by Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.

“You are fighting for what is important for the country. You earlier worked for the country and you are doing it now as well. ‘Shabash’ (Well done). Best of luck,” Gandhi told the farmer, while slamming the Narendra Modi government’s “dictatorial attitude”.

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Traffic Jams Witnessed at Delhi Borders

Delhi-Sonipat traffic at Singhu and the movement of vehicles to Bahadurgarh through Tikri are suspended, an official said.

Security personnel in anti-riot gear are deployed and drones used to keep an eye on the situation. People had to cross the Singhu border on foot Tuesday with buses from Delhi dropping them off much ahead of the Haryana border.

Back at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, protesters have arranged tankers for water to counter the irritation caused in the eyes due to tear smoke. They also flew kites, hoping this would interfere with the movement of a drone spotted again on Wednesday.

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Unexpectedly entering a recession, Japan loses its ranking as the third-largest economy in the world to this nation!

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Japan Two consecutive quarters of contraction are typically considered the definition of a technical recession.

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Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the end of last year, losing its title as the world’s third-biggest economy to Germany and raising doubts about when the central bank would begin to exit its decade-long ultra-loose monetary policy.

Some analysts are warning of another contraction in the current quarter as weak demand in China, sluggish consumption and production halts at a unit of Toyota Motor Corp, opens new tab all point to a challenging path to an economic recovery.

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“What’s particularly striking is the sluggishness in consumption and capital expenditure that are key pillars of domestic demand,” said Yoshiki Shinke, senior executive economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute.

“The economy will continue to lack momentum for the time being with no key drivers of growth.”

Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell an annualised 0.4% in the October-December period after a 3.3% slump in the previous quarter, government data showed on Thursday, confounding market forecasts for a 1.4% increase.

Two consecutive quarters of contraction are typically considered the definition of a technical recession.

While many analysts still expect the Bank of Japan to phase out its massive monetary stimulus this year, the weak data may cast doubt on its forecast that rising wages will underpin consumption and keep inflation durably around its 2% target.

“Two consecutive declines in GDP and three consecutive declines in domestic demand are bad news, even if revisions may change the final numbers at the margin,” said Stephan Angrick, senior economist at Moody’s Analytics.

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“This makes it harder for the central bank to justify a rate hike, let alone a series of hikes.”

Economy minister Yoshitaka Shindo stressed the need to achieve solid wage growth to underpin consumption, which he described as “lacking momentum” due to rising prices.

“Our understanding is that the BOJ looks comprehensively at various data, including consumption, and risks to the economy in guiding monetary policy,” he told a news conference after the data’s release, when asked about the impact on BOJ policy.

The yen was steady following the release of the data and last stood at 150.22 per dollar, pinned near a three-month low hit earlier in the week.

The Nikkei, opens new tab rose 0.8%, reversing some of its losses made from the previous session, possibly on expectations the BOJ may continue with its massive easing programme for longer than expected.

On a quarterly basis, GDP slid 0.1% against median forecasts of a 0.3% gain, and compared with a 0.8% contraction in the previous quarter.

Private consumption, which makes up more than half of economic activity, fell 0.2%, weaker than a market forecast for a 0.1% gain, as rising living costs and warm weather discouraged households from dining out and buying winter clothes.

Capital expenditure, another key private-sector growth engine, fell 0.1%, compared with forecasts of a 0.3% gain, as supply constraints delayed construction projects.

External demand, or exports minus imports, contributed 0.2 percentage point to GDP as exports rose 2.6% from the previous quarter, the data showed.

The BOJ has been laying the groundwork to end negative rates by April and overhaul other parts of its ultra-loose monetary framework, but is likely to go slow on any subsequent policy tightening amid lingering risks, sources have told Reuters.

While BOJ officials have not offered clues on when exactly they could end negative rates, many market players expect such an action to happen either in March or April. A Reuters poll taken in January showed April as the top choice among economists for the negative rate policy to be abandoned.

Some analysts say Japan’s tight labour market and robust corporate spending plans are keeping alive the chance of an early exit from ultra-loose policy.

“While the second consecutive contraction in GDP in Q4 would suggest that Japan’s economy is now in recession, business surveys and the labour market tell a different story. 

Either way, growth is set to remain sluggish this year as the household savings rate has turned negative,” said Marcel Thieliant, head of Asia-Pacific at Capital Economics.

“The (BOJ) has been arguing that private consumption has ‘continued to increase moderately’ and we suspect that it will continue to strike an optimistic tone at its upcoming meeting in March,” Thieliant said, sticking to his proje

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Prithvi Shaw takes Centre Stage as India Stroll to Victory: A look at the last Test played in Rajkot!

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India vs England 3rd Test: Prithvi Shaw was front and centre the last time India played a Test match in Rajkot.

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There have only been two Test matches thus far at the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) Stadium and India face England starting Thursday to play the third. The first of the two Tests was between the same two sides which ended in a draw in November 2016. In the second, India ended up running away to their biggest ever Test victory against the West Indies in October 2018.

The match was memorable in multiple ways for Indian fans and the biggest take away from it was Prithvi Shaw making a dream international debut. Shaw opened the innings with KL Rahul as India batted first and ended up smashing 134 runs in just 154 balls. He was the youngest Indian Test centurion on debut and the second youngest Test centurion for the team since the great Sachin Tendulkar. While Rahul fell for a duck, Shaw posted a partnership of 206 runs for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara, in which he contributed 113 in 124 balls. The stand ended when Pujara fell to Devendra Bishoo on 86. Shaw fell soon thereafter but India then piled on more misery on the West Indies.

Captain Virat Kohli scored 139, sharing a 105-run partnership with Ajinkya Rahane and then a blistering 133-run stand off just 148 balls with Rishabh Pant, with the latter unsurprisingly doing most of the heavy lifting in the partnership. Kohli fell after a 64-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja after which the latter went on to score 100 in 132 balls. India declared on 649/9.

The West Indies were then blown away for 181 and 196. Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets in just 11 overs in the first innings after which Kuldeep Yadav picked five and Jadeja three in the second. India won by an innings and 272 runs, their highest margin of victory against the West Indies in Test cricket. Shaw was player of the match and, considering the reputation he had built throughout his time in Mumbai’s junior circuits, the Mumbai first class team and leading India to the U19 World Cup title, it was regarded as the start of a potentially great career. However, he has ended up playing only four more Test matches since then, the last of which came in December 2020. Shaw managed to score two more half-centuries in the eight innings after that. While he has put up extraordinary performances in domestic first class cricket since 2020, a return to Test cricket or the Indian team in any format looks far away for the 24-year-old at the moment.

This article was originally published on Hindustantimes News!

Also Read : Ludhiana: Seven Injured After illegal re-filling leads to Cylinder Explosion!

Ludhiana: Seven Injured After illegal re-filling leads to Cylinder Explosion!

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The Sahnewal police have booked a man, Gaurav Jha of Kanganwal, who was allegedly involved in refilling gas cylinders illegally.

Seven persons, including three children, suffered injuries after an LPG gas cylinder exploded in labour quarters in Kanganwal when some of the dwellers were refilling LPG cylinders illegally, police said on Wednesday.

The Sahnewal police have booked a man, Gaurav Jha of Kanganwal, who was allegedly involved in refilling gas cylinders illegally.

Panic gripped the area after the incident on Tuesday night. At least 25 families, who were living in labour quarters, had to vacate the rooms and spent the night in open.

The Sahnewal police lodged an FIR against the accused and initiated investigation. The injured have been identified as Priya, 32, Simpy, 23, Pawan Kumar, 29, and three children aged 10, 11 and 14.

One of the injured is yet to be identified. The victims have been rushed to civil hospital for treatment. Condition of two children, who suffered 65% burns, is stated to be serious.

The walls of the labour quarters also developed cracks due to the explosion.

According to the police, a group of labourers were involved in refilling small cylinders illegally when the gas leaked. As the women, living in the other rooms, lit the stove for cooking, the gas caught flames and the cylinder exploded. The children who were playing in the veranda also suffered burn injuries.

Shyam Raj Pandey, a local, stated that they immediately informed the police and alerted the fire brigade. They rushed the victims to hospital. The fire brigade doused the flames after one hour.

The police recovered a weighing machine, kept for weighing cylinders, and damaged cylinders from the room.

Sub-Inspector Jasvir Singh, Incharge at Kanganwal police post, said an FIR has been lodged on the statement of Dilbagh Singh. An FIR under sections 285, 336, 337 and 338 of the IPC has been lodged against the accused, who suffered burn injuries and his condition has been stated to be serious.

This article was originally published on Hindustantimes News!

Also Read : Day 3 protest: Farmers to block trains today, hold round 3 talks with Centre!

Day 3 protest: Farmers to block trains today, hold round 3 talks with Centre!

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Farmers’ Delhi Chalo protest: 3 Union ministers will meet farmers’ leaders in Chandigarh for the third round of talks amid stand-off at Haryana, Punjab borders.

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Several major farmers’ unions have extended their support to the protesting farmer unions at Shambhu border and Khanauri border in Punjab, with the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) and BKU Dakaunda (Dhaner faction) announcing a ‘rail roko’ (stop trains) in the state on Thursday between 12 noon and 4 pm on Thursday, February 15. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 37 farm unions, have also supported the ongoing protests. The protesters are demanding a minimum support price or MSP for their crops.

These unions had played key roles in the protests on Delhi’s fringes in 2021 and have joined the current protests citing the “condemnable use of violence” against farmers. BKU (Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokri Kalan has slammed the police action.

“We stand with them in solidarity. To prove it, our supporters will hold rail roko (stop trains) at as many places as we can,” he announced. The organisation will block train tracks in Punjab between 12pm and 4pm on Thursday, he said, a day before the larger nationwide strike planned for February 16.

Farmers’ ‘Delhi chalo’ protest: Key points

  • The Indian Express reported that nearly 10 protest sites have been finalised for the rail roko protest in which the BKU Ugrahan and BKU Dakaunda (Dhaner faction) will participate jointly, and more locations are likely to be added by evening.
  • Rajpura, Sunam (near Shambu and Khanauri borders, respectively), Jethuke village in Bathinda, Moga, Mansa, Malaut, Valla railway crossing in Amritsar, Barnala, Sangrur, Budhlada have been selected as the rail roko protest locations, the report added. This will affect the Amritsar-Jalandhar-Delhi line, the Mansa-Bathinda-Delhi line, Ludhiana-Ferozepur line, and many other locations, Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan, the general secretary of BKU Ugrahan, said.
  • On Thursday, three Union ministers will meet farmers’ leaders in Chandigarh for the third round of talks as the stand-off between the protesters and police at the Punjab-Haryana border entered its third day, marked by more clashes between the two sides. The two earlier meetings, held before the march began, remained “inconclusive”.
  • Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the meeting will be held with union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai at 5pm.
  • Meanwhile, defence minister Rajnath Singh and agriculture minister Arjun Munda held discussions in New Delhi on addressing the farmers’ issues, reports claimed.
  • On Wednesday, at the Shambhu border point near Ambala, there was intermittent shelling by security personnel at the ‘Delhi Chalo’ protesters. Security forces used tear smoke whenever any group of farmers moved towards the barricades. Reports claimed that security personnel faced stone-pelting from the protesters.
  • A similar stand-off was witnessed continued at the Data Singhwala-Khanauri border in Haryana’s Jind district. But the situation remained less volatile compared to Tuesday, when farmers tried to shift cement barriers at Shambhu with their tractors, attempting to push towards the national capital.
  • Farmer leaders claimed that over 100 protesters were hurt Tuesday, hit by rubber bullets and tear gas shells. Police said 24 of their own men were injured in the stone-pelting by protesters during the first day of the protest.
  • At the Shambhu border, farmers with their tractor-trolleys lining the road and more arriving from different parts of Punjab, are still over 200 km from their destination.
  • Multiple layers of concrete blocks and metal spikes are put in place at Delhi’s Singhu and Tikri borders with Haryana as well as at the Ghazipur border with Uttar Pradesh. Delhi-Sonipat traffic at Singhu and the movement of vehicles to Bahadurgarh.
  • In Delhi, commuters faced a tough time at the Singhu border due to the sealing of the area and the heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces

This article was originally published on Hindustantimes News!

Also Read : iQOO executive admits that the Neo 9 Pro prioritizes camera quality above lens count as launch draws near!

iQOO executive admits that the Neo 9 Pro prioritizes camera quality above lens count as launch draws near!

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iQOO prioritises camera quality in Neo 9 Pro with Sony IMX920 sensor, VCS colour grading, and AI night mode. Fewer cameras but better performance promised.

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As iQOO gears up to launch its next performance-oriented mid-range smartphone – the company is emphasising the camera capabilities of the device. This isn’t the case with many smartphones in this range. IndianExpress.com got in touch with Shankar Singh Chauhan, product manager at iQOO India, to understand more about the camera prowess of the Neo 9 Pro.

Chauhan said, “This time we have significant improvement in the camera performance of the iQOO Neo 9 Pro compared to its predecessor, especially in the main camera, which now uses the Sony IMX920 sensor, a sensor used on the flagship Vivo X100.” He also confirmed that the iQOO Neo 9 Pro will be priced under Rs 40,000, which will make it one of the most affordable Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC-powered smartphones in the country.

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When asked why the iQOO Neo 9 Pro has fewer cameras compared to its predecessor, Chauhan said, “according to the feedback we received, consumers didn’t want more low-quality cameras like the 2 MP macro. Hence, this time, we have reduced both the size of the camera module and the number of cameras, and this Phone is only includes a main camera and an ultra-wide-angle lens.” Last year’s iQOO Neo 7 Technology Pro had a triple camera setup with a 2 MP macro lens.

Talking about some of the prominent camera features of iQOO Neo 9 Pro, the spokesperson highlighted that the device comes with both hardware and software camera enhancements, which include Vivo’s VCS colour grading technology that reduces the noise and offers more natural-looking colours. The device also has AI-powered night mode, which helps capture clearer skies even in low-light situations.

Chauhan added that the iQOO Neo 9 Pro, with its dedicated Supercomputing Chip Q1, enables experiences like 144fps gaming through the game frame interpolation technique on select games, and it also enhances the gaming resolution to 900p.

This Phone is launching in India on February 22, and the device will compete against other performance-oriented smartphones like the recently launched OnePlus 12R (review), which is also based on the same Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. This is already available for pre-order on Amazon, and the listing confirms that the smartphone will be available in at least two colour variants.

Other prominent features include a dual-tone design, Sony IMX920 sensor-powered primary camera, 5,160 mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging, 6.78-inch FHD+ 144Hz LTPO display with up to 3,000 nits of peak brightness, and up to 12 GB of RAM with 256 GB of internal storage.

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An important test for the Marines’ underwater missile-delivery drone occurs this month!

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On June 28, 2023, at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California, U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire a Naval Strike Missile from a Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System. (USMC Corps/Cpl. Earik Barton)

SAN DIEGO —The U.S. Marine Corps will put a new type of missile-delivery drone to the test in an operational scenario this month, following a year of developmental work, according to a senior service official.

Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, the deputy commandant of the Marine Corps for combat development and integration, told reporters the service had been working on two autonomous, low-profile vessels, which resemble drug runners’ semi-submersible boats seen in Central America. The boats are designed to carry two Naval Strike Missiles to Marine units ashore, stealthily delivering their payload without attracting any attention.

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“They’re very, very hard — if not downright impossible — to track,” Heckl told reporters after speaking on a panel at the WEST 2024 conference here hosted by the U.S. Naval Institute an AFCEA International. That is because the boats produce almost no wake while gliding through the water, he explained.

After working with a “mom and pop shop” to design and build the two craft, Heckl said the Marine Corps has demonstrated it can launch and recover them from the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels and the Marines’ Stern Landing Vessels.

This month, the Marines will demonstrate the full evolution of using these boats to resupply Marines ashore with the missiles they need to fire at ships from land.

A Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System launcher deploys into position aboard Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Hawaii, Aug. 16, 2021. The NMESIS and its Naval Strike Missiles participated in a live-fire exercise, here, part of Large Scale Exercise 2021. (Maj. Nick Mannweiler/Marine Corps)

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Heckl said the boats will play a role in the Army-led Project Convergence Capstone 4 event in California, featuring in a “multi-domain mobility corridor” phase of the exercise designed to test equipment for resupply and logistics missions.

Service tests so far have been “very successful,” he added, describing the price tag as so low that the craft can be deemed expendable if lost. If the Marine Corps does decide to pursue buying these in larger numbers, however, Heckl said the service will have to find a bigger contractor for production.

Court asks govt to retest samples of Ghaziabad-based firm’s polio Vaccine!

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The type-2 strain is thought to have been eradicated so long ago that the current polio vaccine no longer protects against it!

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New Delhi: The Ghaziabad district court has asked the government to re-test samples of polio vaccines made by Ghaziabad-based Bio-Med Pvt. Ltd after the company contested results of a test that found contamination, two people aware of the matter said.

The retest will be done at the government-run Central Drugs Laboratory in Kasauli. In September, traces of polio type-2 virus, believed to be long eradicated, were discovered in the vaccines made by Bio-Med Pvt. Ltd, putting India’s polio-free status at risk.

“In their plea to the court, they (Bio-Med) have asked for retesting of samples, challenging the report which found its samples contaminated,” said one of the persons aware of the matter.

“The company is doing everything to get the matter delayed. The samples will be sent for retesting to the Kasauli laboratory,” added the second person.

Drug inspectors working to unearth the mystery behind the contamination of polio vaccines since September last year had in October also travelled to Indonesia’s PT Bio Farma Pvt Ltd, the company that supplies the bulk vaccine called key starting material (KSM). However, they did not find anything amiss there, bringing the spotlight back to the Indian firm that supplied the final vaccine to an official immunization programme.

According to the people cited above, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the 50-page report submitted by drug inspectors to the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) did not find “any contamination” in the KSM supplied by PT Bio Farma. “They supply KSM to many other countries and the team has not found any contamination at their end. There are some minor good manufacturing practices (GMP) related issues which will be communicated to the firm, but as far as polio contamination is concerned, the team did not find any evidence of contamination at the Indonesia site,” said the first person cited above.

PT Bio Farma said it has “proactively investigated” the matter, including batch review, facility assessment and testing of retain samples of all bulks shipped to Bio-Med using validated test methods. “Results have shown that there have not been any discrepancies in the manufacture of these bulks. Test results of retain samples do not indicate presence of type 2 polio virus,” the company said in an e-mailed response.

“Polio bulks of the same batches have also been shipped to our other partners as well as utilized by Bio Farma with no complaints of the kind,” it said.

An email sent to Bio-Med on Monday remained unanswered till press time. The company’s managing director, who was arrested in September after the test results came out, was released on bail after 14 days in judicial custody.

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“The MD was charged under sections 37 A, C, section 17 (a), section 27 (a) under the Drugs and Cosmetics (D&C)Act. As per the Act, it is a non-bailable offence. To be released on bail, his lawyer referred to a decision by Allahabad high court as per which drug inspectors do not have a power to file a police complaint. We have now asked the law ministry for their opinion so that we can file a special leave petition in the SC stating to quash the order of Allahabad high court and Ghaziabad’s district court order of granting bail so that further action on the firm and its officials can be taken,” said the second person.

Polio drops, which carry weakened polio viruses, are given to children below the age of five under a government programme designed to build their immunity against the crippling disease. The type 2 strain is thought to have been eradicated so long ago that the current polio vaccine no longer protects against it, and vaccine makers have been asked to remove it from the vaccine and destroy their stocks of the strain.

However, this September, experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) found type 2 polio virus in sewage and stool samples. The batches came from Bio-Med, which was supplying polio vaccines for the government-run universal immunization programme. Around 50,000 vials—one vial has 20 doses—of contaminated vaccine are believed to have been used in Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.

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Sonia Gandhi files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan!

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Sonia Gandhi, who is chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, was Congress president for almost 22 years between 1998 and 2022 and is a five-time Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Rajasthan on Wednesday. Party MP Rahul Gandhi, party’s general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state party president Govind Singh Dotasra were also present.

Sonia Gandhi, who is chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary Party, was Congress president for almost 22 years between 1998 and 2022 and is a five-time Lok Sabha MP from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

The move to file nominations for Rajya Sabha comes ahead of Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May this year.

There are 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan. In the upcoming biennial elections, three seats in the State are up for grabs. The ruling BJP is set to get two of the seats, while the Opposition Congress will get one, based on their respective strengths in the State Assembly.

The two BJP candidates are BJP State vice-president and former Minister Chunnilal Garasiya, and former Sumerpur MLA Madan Rathore.

The BJP has 115 and the Congress 70 MLAs in the 200-member State Assembly. A minimum of 67 votes will be required to win one Rajya Sabha seat in the event of a contest.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was last elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan, is retiring in April this year. The term of Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav will come to an end this April. Besides one Rajya Sabha seat in the State has become vacant after the resignation of the BJP’s Kirodi Lal Meena.

The Congress party announced on Wednesday the first list of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Biennial Elections to be held in various states.

According to an official release from the All India Congress Committee (AICC), “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Sonia Gandhi from Rajasthan and Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar. Additionally, Abhishek Manu Singhvi has been fielded from Himachal Pradesh and Chandrakant Handore from Maharashtra.”The last day for filing nomination papers is February 15. The term for Rajya Sabha MPs is six years and elections are held after every two years for 33 per cent of the seats.

Currently, the Rajya Sabha has a strength of 245 members.

Out of the total 245 members, which 233 are representatives of the States and Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir (w.e.f. 31.10. 2019) and 12 are nominated by the President. 12 are directly nominated by the President who are veterans in the field of art, literature, sports, science etc.

Based on population, each state is allocated a certain number of candidates in the Upper House.

Members of the state legislative assemblies choose Rajya Sabha members through an indirect election system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote (SVT).

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