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In a blistering attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said politics of divide and rule would do no good to the country, which is currently staring at an economic slowdown.Speaking at a programme in Kolkata, the TMC supremo...
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Even Lord Ram cannot guarantee a 100 per cent crime-free society, observed senior Uttar Pradesh minister Ranvendra Pratap Singh on Thursday, amid a public outcry over a rape victim having been set ablaze by the accused in Unnao.The minister, however, sought to assure that the culprit will not go...
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An IndiGo A320 neo plane flying to Bengaluru on Thursday experienced high engine vibrations mid-air and returned to Mumbai airport, according to a senior official. There were 180 passengers on board the aircraft. Many A320 neo aircraft of the no-frills carrier that are powered by...
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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will win, after the Democratic speaker of the House gave the greenlight for impeachment. The good thing is that the Republicans have NEVER been more united. We will win! Trump tweeted.
20:56
Some NCP leaders, who joined the BJP ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, have met party chief Sharad Pawar over their possible return to the fold, but no decision has been made on it yet, the ruling partner's chief spokesperson Nawab Malik said on Thursday.Malik, however, did not name any...
20:22
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his government will install CCTV cameras, panic buttons and GPS in the existing 5,500 DTC and cluster buses.Addressing a press conference, the chief minister said three CCTV cameras and 10 panic buttons will be installed in each bus, adding...
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting with Union Ministers and top officials to discuss the issue of spiraling onion price, officials said. Those who attended the meeting include Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Cabinet...
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Bitten by a snake, a 65-year-old woman had to be carried on a bamboo stretcher for eight kilometers from her village in Maharashtra's Pune district before a better mode of transport could be found, her family said on Thursday.Village Chandar, located in hilly area of Velhe tehsil, around 80 km...
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Six more litigants are set to file review petitions against the Supreme court verdict in the Ayodhya case, an All India Muslim Personal Law Board office-bearer said here on Thursday. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has already filed a review petition. Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi,...
20:11
United States House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she has instructed the House Judiciary panel to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.The president's actions have seriously violated the constitution, Pelosi told reporters.Trump is alleged to have abused the power...
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Congress leaders D K Shivakumar meets party leader P Chidambaram in Delhi today. P Chidambaram was yesterday granted bail by Supreme Court in the INX Media money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.
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The rape victim who was set on fire by five men in Unnao was airlifted to Delhi hospital on Thursday evening. The woman who sustained 90 per cent burn injuries and was in a very serious condition was taken to Delhi's Safdarjung hospital by an air ambulance, Lucknow Commissioner Mukesh...
19:27
Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday described the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as unconstitutional and divisive, and demanded that it be sent to a parliamentary committee for review. The Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by the central cabinet is both unconstitutional...
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The Rajya Sabha on Thursday gave its consent to the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, replacing an ordinance that was used to slash corporate tax rates to stimulate growth. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill and the Upper House cleared the legislation with voice vote...
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The ministry of home affairs has asked all state governments to send their suggestions for a major overhaul and recasting of the Indian Penal Code and the CrPC, officials said on Thursday. The new structure and content of criminal laws will be citizen centric and will reflect the aspirations...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a jibe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman over the issue of onion prices, saying none asked her what she eats, but people wanted to know why the economy was struggling. On Wednesday when asked by an MP if she ate onions,...
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Delhi Commission For Women chief Swati Maliwal on Thursday wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, asking him to ensure that death penalty is awarded within 30 days to those accused of setting a rape survivor on fire. In the letter, she also demanded that the survivor,...
17:53
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh's suggestion that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been avoided if then home minister P V Narasimha Rao had heeded the suggestion of calling in the army drew sharp reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party which on Thursday blamed Rajiv Gandhi for the...
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Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu unit vice-president B T Arasa Kumar who created ripples in the saffron party by praising Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M K Stalin days ago joined the Dravidian party here on Thursday. Arasa Kumar joined the DMK in the presence of Stalin at the party...
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The Central Information Commission has issued a show-cause notice to the Reserve Bank of India for not appearing before it in a matter pertaining to disclosure of inspection reports of HDFC Bank, calling it casual approach. The transparency watchdog has directed the Central Public...
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A BJP member in the Lok Sabha on Thursday sought to take air out of the Opposition's claim of slowdown in the auto sector, saying such statements were being made to defame the country. Virendra Singh Mast, the BJP MP from Balia in Uttar Pradesh, questioned the claims of slowdown in the auto...
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Bollywood actor and MP Hema Malini on Thursday stressed on developing Govardhan hill, a place of worship for Hindus in Mathura, on the lines of other pilgrimage sites like Amritsar's Golden Temple and asked the government to form a 'Govardhanji Shrine Board.Raising the issue during Zero Hour, the...
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Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday turned emotional while talking about the rising cases of crime against women in the country.Speaking to media , Chidambaram said, I am shocked, I am ashamed. Yesterday, in one newspaper I found six incidents of rape and...
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The NCW on Thursday sought a detailed action taken report from the Uttar Pradesh police after a rape survivor was set ablaze allegedly by five men, including two accused of raping her.In a letter to DGP O P Singh, National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma also sought a detailed...
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National Media Panelist, AICC, Shama Mohamed, shares this sweet picture with NCP chief Sharad Pawar, tweeting, Dinner with the one & only #sharadpawar.
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In a rerun of the Hyderabad veterinary doctor's murder, and another case in Unnao today, a young woman's charred body was found in a mango orchard in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday, raising suspicion that she was raped and killed, a senior police officer said. The body has...
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 9 and will be taken up for passage the next day, official sources said on Thursday. The bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they...
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The BJP on Thursday accused Congress leader P Chidambaram of violating bail conditions by claiming to have a very clear record as a minister, saying the case against him is essentially about corruption he was allegedly involved in as the finance minister.Union minister Prakash Javadekar told...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he would not be cowed down by the string of cases being registered against him across the country by the BJP and considers them as medals. There are 15 to 16 cases against me. When you look at soldier, he will have lots of medals on his chest....
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he would not be cowed down by the string of cases being registered against him across the country by the BJP and considers them as medals. There are 15 to 16 cases against me. When you look at soldier, he will have lots of medals on his chest....
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Congress leaders, including former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, on Thursday protested in the Parliament premises over onion prices. I thought the Finance Minister said yesterday she does not eat onions, she is not bothered... What does she eat? Does she eat avocado? She does not eat onions,...
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday pulled up MPs of both Houses for their low attendance in parliamentary standing committees' meetings and urged the leaders of all political parties to ensure quantitative and qualitative functioning of these panels. After holding a meeting with...
12:56
Congress leader P Chidambaram holds his first press conference after he was released from jail yesterday. The conference, in keeping with the Supreme Court order is not about the case, but the state of the economy. Highlights:As I stepped out & breathed the air of freedom at 8 pm last night,...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thurday wanted the state and central government to provide support and infrastructure to schools in Kerala which lacked basic facilities. Referring to the recent incident of the death of a fifth standard girl student of a school in Wayanad, who died of snake...
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The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning, the season's lowest, with a thin layer of smog affecting visibility. The city had recorded a minimum of 7.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday as cold winds continued to blow from hilly regions. On Thursday,...
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Equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 100 points in afternoon session on Thursday, after the the Reserve Bank of India kept the key policy rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance to support the economy. In the fifth bi-monthly review of the...
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BJP leader and grandson of former home minister PV Narasimha Rao, NV Subash, on Thursday, condemned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that the 1984 riots could've been avoided if IK Gujral's advice was heeded by Rao.As a family member, I am feeling saddened by this statement by Dr...
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The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday kept the key policy rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance to support the economy. The central bank also revised GDP growth downwards to 5 per cent for 2019-20 from 6.1 per cent projected in its October...
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Senior Karnataka Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday took a veiled jibe at the Centre over the rising prices of onion saying that those who purchase a lot of onions will get an income tax notice. Today the price of onion is so high that if you buy a lot of onions in bulk, you may get...
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Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who arrived in Parliament on Thursday after spending 106 days in Tihar jail, said the government will not be able to suppress his voice in the House. Speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex while joining other Congress MPs protesting against the...
11:27
Congress Corporator R Vasanth Kumar from Sampangiramnagar, who joined the Bharatiya Janta Party two days ago, has rejoined Congress on Thursday.Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru in the presence of senior Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Ra, Kumar alleged that BJP leaders took him to...
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A 20-year-old woman, who survived a brutal rape in March, was set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao today by a group of men, one of whom is the rape accused. The rape accused and his friends took the woman outside her village and into the fields and doused her in petrol before setting her...
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In a big jolt to Shiv Sena, its 400 workers joined Bharatiya Janta Party at an event organised in Dharavi on Wednesday. According to Shiv Sena workers, they were upset over party Chief Uddhav Thackeray of stitching an alliance with Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to form government...
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An estimated 6.06 per cent of voting took placeduring the first two hours since polling began in 15 assembly constituencies going bypolls in Karnataka on Thursday. According to voter turnout figures available till 9:26 am, highest turnout of 9.01 per cent was recorded in Hoskote, while the...
10:21
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the manufacturing unit of KIA Motors India factory at Erramanchi village in Anantapur district today. A press release from the Chief Minister's Office said: The Chief Minister has been proactive and clear in pronouncing the...
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Brushing aside rumours about Rs 2,000 notes being invalid after December 31, Canara Bank Chairman TM Manoharan on Wednesday termed it as only rumours and said, though its printing has stopped.This is a rumour and people should not believe in these kinds of rumours. There are also rumours that...
09:58
A statue of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa being erected next to party founder MG Ramachandran's statue, in the KK Nagar area of Madurai. Today is the third death anniversary Jayalalithaa.
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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's daughter slammed the approval of the Citizenship Amendment Bill by the Union cabinet on Wednesday, terming it as an indication that the country's BJP-led central government discriminates against those from the Muslim community.India -- No...
09:11
In a massive development, Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, along with his team, was present in the vicinity of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam at the time of the shooting incident early Thursday morning. All IAF personnel, including the air chief, are reportedly safe.A...
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The Jayalalithaa memorial at Marina Beach in Chennai on the third death anniversary of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK leader. Photograph: ANI/Twitter
08:45
US President Donald Trump described Justin Trudeau as two-faced after the Canadian prime minister was caught on camera apparently mocking him.He's two-faced, Trump told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit, saying he had called out Trudeau on defence spending and he's not very happy...
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A gunman opened fire at the historic United States military base in Pearl Harbor on Wednesday afternoon (local time), authorities said, with local news media reporting three people wounded before the suspect took his own life.Security forces responded to reports of a shooting at the Joint Base...
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Eminent legal experts on Wednesday told lawmakers that United States President Donald Trump committed impeachment offenses, as the opposition Democratic party accelerated the process to oust the elected head of the country.A day after the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence delivered...
