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Made in Hyderabad alloy for Gaganyaan crew space
A special titanium alloy has been developed by Hyderabad-based Midhani, a defence PSU, which will play a crucial role in ensuring safety of Gaganyaan crew. Gaganyaan, India’s human space flight mission, could propel India to the centre of human space exploration.

Ministers' panel likely to convey decision on pay panel on Tuesday

Punjab grants prosecution sanction in 2 cases of sacrilege

Security of CM, Nadda beefed up after threat message

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Ahmedabad

Eight new satellite habitats for lions planned in Gujarat
Project Lion, envisaged with the objective of preserving the Asiatic lions and averting any risk of their extinction, will not have the big cats translocated anywhere outside the state after all. The Rs 1,300 crore Project Lion recommends setting up of eight satellite habitats for the king of the jungle apart from the Gir sanctuary in its native Saurashtra itself.

Gujarat Inc spends less than 1% of CSR funds on sports
Even as homegrown Amul and Adani Group have joined as sponsors for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, sports receive less than 1% of the total corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure by Gujarat Inc.

Rs 1,300cr Project Lion moots royal revamp for pride

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Chennai

Highway land scam in Tamil Nadu : Officer flagged illegality in 2007, letter was ignored
State authorities investigating the highway land scam spanning two decades at Sriperumbudur seem to have opened a can of worms. A recent development shows that the an officer had flagged malpractices relating to the scam in 2007 and requested a CB-CID probe, but the matter was never taken up.

Tamil Nadu: Woman kills alcoholic hubby in front of kids, surrenders
A 29-year-old woman hacked her husband to death in front of their children at their Kancheepuram house on Thursday night, allegedly unable to bear his drunken behaviour, police said. The children who witnessed the incident ran to a neighbour’s house in fear, while Raziya later went to the police station and admitted to killing her husband.

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till August 9, no new relaxations
Tamil Nadu government on Friday extended the existing lockdown till August 9 with no new relaxations. Daily fresh Covid-19 cases reported in the state increased marginally over the past week. The government also observed that in some places, particularly within city limits, people tend to crowd, thereby paving way for the infection to spread further.

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Bangalore

Karnataka: Cabinet delay amid Covid, floods prompts concerns
Indications that cabinet expansion plans will take a week or two to materialise have raised concerns that Covid-19 management may slow down in the absence of dedicated ministers. Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, who took charge on Wednesday, is currently handling the challenges of the pandemic and floods with the help of senior government officials.

Bengaluru logs 99.83% pass in CBSE Class 12, bags third spot
In yet another sterling performance, Bengaluru region logged 99.83 pass percentage in CBSE Class 12 in the results announced on Friday afternoon. Bengaluru

Vaccination milestone eclipsed: Karnataka administers three crore doses
Karnataka’s vaccination coverage on Friday crossed a major milestone of admin- istering 3 crore jabs, only the sixth state to do so and the first in south India.

Mumbai: Artiste molested on promise of film role, 4 held

Donating for flood relief? Beware of fraudsters & fake NGOs, warn police in Mumbai

Zero in on locality for resettlement, CM tells flood-hit, urges netas to avoid tours in Mumbai

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Delhi

100% renewable target achieved, says Tata Power

CISF bids adieu to 7 dogs with meals and medals

Submit status report on illegal constructions near Qutub: HC