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INDIA-GENERAL ELECTIONS-COUNTING

(240604) -- GHAZIABAD, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An election official counts votes at a ballot counting station in Ghaziabad, India, on June 4, 2024. Counting of votes began in India on Tuesday after polling for the general elections was held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, confirmed an official with the Election Commission of India (ECI). Final results are expected to be announced late Tuesday or on Wednesday. The winners will become members of the Indian Parliament's lower house "Lok Sabha," or the House of People. (UNI/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Restrictions lifted as air quality improves in Indian capital

STORY: Restrictions lifted as air quality improves in Indian capital SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of traffic STORYLINE: Indian capital experienced a notable improvement in air quality on Wednesday owing to light rainfall and increased wind speeds. The Air Quality Index (AQI) dropped from 365 on Tuesday at 8 a.m. to 258 by Wednesday at 9 a.m. The authorities revoked the Stage III restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the entire National Capital Region (NCR), which resulted in the relaxation of bans on specific types of vehicles in Delhi, and nearby surrounding areas of Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, and Gautam Budh Nagar. Earlier actions, initiated by the government on Nov. 2, involved halting various pollution-causing activities, such as construction and mining. However, with these restrictions now lifted, there might be a restart of these activities

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Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms

STORY: Hundreds of weapons collected as Afghans voluntarily hand in arms DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHORTLIST: 1. various of the collected weapons in Kunar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan security forces have collected hundreds of pieces of weapons as locals willingly handed over their arms and ammunition to local authorities in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province on Sunday. "The weapons handed over to local authorities today include nine anti-aircraft guns, 135 pieces of U.S.-made M16 assault rifles, 65 AK-47 rifles, 19 pieces of mortars, several RPG-7 and scores of light and heavy weapons, besides thousands of bullets," Ghaziabad district chief Qari Zia Ur-Rahman told reporters. At a ceremony attended by Defense Ministry officials, they called upon people to hand over their weapons to the Taliban-led caretaker government. "The weapons collected in Ghaziabad district will be handed over to the relevant security agencies through a transparent

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Protest Against The Farm Laws Asking For Right Compensation - India

Farmers sit during a protest against the farm laws asking for right compensation, at Mandola village in Ghaziabad, India, September 22, 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against The Farm Laws Asking For Right Compensation - India

A farmers sit in graves dugged as part of protests against the farm laws asking for right compensation, at Mandola village in Ghaziabad, India, September 22, 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against The Farm Laws Asking For Right Compensation - India

A farmers sit in graves dugged as part of protests against the farm laws asking for right compensation, at Mandola village in Ghaziabad, India, September 22, 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against The Farm Laws Asking For Right Compensation - India

A farmer dug a grave during a protest against the farm laws asking for right compensation, at Mandola village in Ghaziabad, India, September 22, 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against The Farm Laws Asking For Right Compensation - India

A farmers sit in graves dugged as part of protests against the farm laws asking for right compensation, at Mandola village in Ghaziabad, India, September 22, 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against The Farm Laws Asking For Right Compensation - India

A farmer sits in a grave dugged as part of protests against the farm laws asking for right compensation, at Mandola village in Ghaziabad, India, September 22, 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against The Farm Laws Asking For Right Compensation - India

A farmers sit in graves dugged as part of protests against the farm laws asking for right compensation, at Mandola village in Ghaziabad, India, September 22, 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM