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Bharti Airtel Foundation launches scholarship program

Kolkata, July 16 (UNI) Bharti Airtel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, is commemorating its 25 years with the launch of a prestigious ‘Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program’.
This merit-cum-means based Scholarship Program aims to support deserving students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds with a focus on girl students, pursuing Technology-based Engineering UG and integrated programs (up to 5 years) in the top 50 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) (Engineering) colleges, including IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, National Institute of Technology Durgapur and others.
This will be applicable to students eligible for admissions in August 2024. Starting this year with 250 students, the Program is designed to scale up incrementally with its successful implementation through each cohort.
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Patna, June 24 (UNI) The Janata Dal (United) launched a scathing attack on the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav alleging a complete lack of political ethics and internal democracy within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

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Assam gas blowout: State Pollution Control Board accuses ONGC of violating provisions of law

24 Jun 2025 | 6:24 PM

Guwahati, June 24 (UNI) As the ONGC with help from the foreign experts are trying hard to plug the leakage at the well no RDS 147A, the pollution Control Board, Assam has accused the oil and gas major of violating provisions of law in force causing pollution to the environment and directed it to show cause within 15 days.

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Huge cache of ammunition recovered in Meghalaya

24 Jun 2025 | 6:15 PM

Shillong, June 24 (UNI) A huge cache of ammunition believed to have been hidden by United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), has been
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Guv reviews TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan progress in Arunachal

24 Jun 2025 | 6:09 PM

Itanagar, June 24 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Governor (Retd) Lt General KT Parnaik reviewed the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan in a high-level meeting with State Tuberculosis Officers at Raj Bhavan here on Tuesday.

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Arunachal: SSA teacher arrested with suspected heroin in Aalo

Arunachal: SSA teacher arrested with suspected heroin in Aalo

24 Jun 2025 | 6:03 PM

Itanagar, June 24 (UNI) In a major breakthrough under Operation Dawn 2.0, the Anti-Drug Squad (ADS) of West Siang District Police on Monday arrested a suspected drug peddler, reportedly a school teacher, with 8.71 grams of suspected heroin in Aalo.

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