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Paying last tributes to BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley on Sunday, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla described him as a colossus whose inspirational and intellectual presence was an invaluable asset for the country. Birla, who was present at the Nigambodh Ghat where Jaitley was cremated with...
21:04
Ben Stokes hit a stunning unbeaten century as England defeated Australia by one wicket to win an epic third Ashes Test at Headingley.The win saw England level the five-Test series at 1-1.
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A few villages in Punjab's border district Ferozepur are facing a flood threat after a major portion of an embankment in the catchment area of the Sutlej river was washed away following the pakistan's release of water into the Indian territory. Officials on Sunday said the Ferozepur...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in France to attend the G7 Summit where he will speak on burning global issues of environment, climate and digital transformation and also meet the world leaders.Modi arrived here from Manama after concluding his three-nation tour to France, the...
20:00
The Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corporation will set up baby-feeding cubicles at all bus stations of the state in a phased manner, an official said on Sunday. The step is aimed towards making the state's bus stations lactating mother and newborn baby friendly, the official...
19:57
Prominent Indian-origin Pakistani politician and human rights activist B M Kutty died on Sunday in Karachi after a protracted illness. He was 89. Biyyothil Mohyuddin Kutty, popularly known as BM Kutty, migrated to Pakistan from Kerala 70 years ago in 1949. He was ill for a...
19:53
The lawyers' fraternity remembered former Union minister Arun Jaitley as a stalwart and a helpful and a great human being whose demise was a huge loss for the profession. The Bar Associations across the national capital are planning to hold seminars to carry forward his legacy and to make...
19:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed PV Sindhu for winning gold at the BWF World Championship, saying her dedication is inspiring. She became the first Indian to clinch world badminton championship gold with win over Nozomi Okuhara of Japan.The stupendously talented @Pvsindhu1...
19:22
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said leaders of the opposition and the press got a taste of the draconian administration and brute force unleashed on the people of Jammu and Kashmir when they tried to visit Srinagar. A delegation of opposition leaders, including Gandhi, which wanted...
18:49
The flag of Jammu and Kashmir which used to fly along with the tricolour was removed from the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on Sunday, three weeks after the Centre revoked Article 370 provisions which granted special status to the state, officials said. The flag, which was hoisted along...
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The Election Commission on Sunday announced by-elections to one assembly seat each in Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Kerala. The bypolls for Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Pala (Kerala), Badharghat (Tripura) and Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) Assembly seats will be held on September 23.The...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said former Union minister Arun Jaitley's voice will no longer reverberate within the hallowed portals of Parliament, but his presence will be remembered. Jaitley, 66, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on Saturday, where he was...
16:56
The Indian-American lawmaker in the United States House of Representatives, Pramila Jayapal, has said she was troubled over reports of arrests in Jammu and Kashmir after India revoked the Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to the state.Deeply troubled by reports of Indian...
16:48
Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday denied that there was any shortage of medicines and essential commodities in Jammu and Kashmir and said communication curbs helped save many lives there. Mailk also said no life has been lost in Jammu and Kashmir due to any violence in the last 10 days...
16:02
A minority affairs ministry team will visit the Kashmir Valley for two days from Tuesday to identify the areas to implement centrally-sponsored development projects after provisions of Article 370 were abrogated, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said.He also asserted that those opposing the...
15:25
Former Union minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley has been laid to rest at Nigambodh Ghat with full state honours. Political leaders across parties were present at the site of the cremation. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajanth are among the BJP leaders attending the last...
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Pakistan is committed to complete the Kartarpur corridor project for Sikh pilgrims ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak despite the tensions in relations with India, a senior aide to the Pakistani Prime Minister said on Sunday. The Kartarpur corridor will connect Darbar...
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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah at Nigambodh Ghat.
14:34
The cavalcade carrying former Union minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley's mortal remains has arrived at the Nigambodh Ghat for the final rites.Mortal remains of the former finance minister to be cremated with full state honours.
13:47
The mortal remains of former Union minister Arun Jaitley was taken to the Nigambodh Ghat from the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon in a flower-decked gun carriage, amidst chants of 'Jaitley ji amar rahein' (long live Jaitley). The last rites will be performed around 2.30 pm...
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The mortal remains of former finance minister Arun Jaitley were on Sunday morning brought to the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters where Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, senior party leaders and workers paid their last respects.BJP working president JP Nadda, Union ministers Harsh...
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at those accusing the opposition of politicising the Jammu and Kashmir issue, saying there is nothing more political and anti-national than the alleged shutting down of democratic rights in Kashmir. She also asserted that the Congress...
12:54
In an humanitarian gesture, the Bahrain government on Sunday pardoned 250 Indians serving sentences in the Gulf nation during the maiden visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the oil-rich country. The prime minister expressed his gratitude to the Bahrain leadership for the Royal...
12:15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left for France from here to attend the G7 Summit where he will speak on burning global issues of environment, climate and digital transformation and also meet world leaders. Modi, who was in Manama on the third leg of his three-nation tour to France,...
12:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday pitched for launching a new mass movement against single-use plastic from October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. In his monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat', the prime minister said when the country observes the 150 birth anniversary of...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the $4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Lord Sri Krishna temple in the Bahraini capital, Manama during his two-day visit to the Gulf nation. The facelift for the Shreenathji (Shree Krishna) temple in Manama will kick off...
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Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, a key strategist and chief troubleshooter of the BJP and the Narendra Modi government during its first term, died on Saturday at the AIIMS after battling multiple health issues for the last several months. He will be cremated with full state honours at the...
11:01
A 33-year-old Indian Administrative Service officer said he has filed his papers to quit the coveted government job. While stating his reasons, IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan said one of them was denial of fundamental rights to lakhs of people in Jammu and Kashmir for weeks after special status...
10:36
Former Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley died at 12:07 pm on Saturday at All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He was 66 years old. Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS on August 9 after he complained of restlessness. He was placed under observation at the hospital's...
10:05
Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, a key strategist and chief troubleshooter of the BJP and the Narendra Modi government during its first term, died on Saturday at the AIIMS here after battling multiple health issues for the last several months.He will be cremated with full state honours at...
09:39
Nationalist Congress Party leaders Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel arrive at the residence of former Union Minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley to pay their last respects to him.Photograph: ANI/Twitter
09:32
Expressing grief over the death of former finance minister and party colleague Arun Jaitley, veteran BJP leader LK Advani on Saturday said that the late leader was a food lover who always used to recommend good restaurants to him.As a person, Arunji will be remembered as a soft-spoken, erudite...
09:21
In my last interaction with Arun Jaitley less than a month ago, he made a stray comment which could well serve as his epitaph. He said he made it a point to help whenever he was in a position to do so and he had been amply rewarded by the goodwill he enjoyed ' he was speaking in the...
09:03
Amidst renewed focus on Jammu-Kashmir and the lockdown in the Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Biarritz, an elegant seaside town on southwest Frances Basque coast, on Sunday afternoon for his first G-7 summit. While Modi is coming prepared to speak at two sessions one on climate...
08:29
Taking a dig at the Jammu and Kashmir administration for not allowing him to visit Srinagar, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Saturday said he has seen such hospitality for the first time. Sharma was part of a delegation of Opposition leaders who went to Srinagar to see the ground...
08:06
Arun Jaitley, former finance minister and BJP veteran who died on Saturday, will be cremated this afternoon with state honours.The seasoned BJP leader died at 12:07 pm on Saturday at Delhi's AIIMS, two weeks after he was admitted following complaints of breathlessness. It is with profound grief...
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