Cong pushing Rohingyas into U'khand hills: Shah

 Sat, 12 February 2022
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Cong pushing Rohingyas into U'khand hills: Shah

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Accusing the Congress of resorting to the 'politics of appeasement', Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the party has begun to push Rohingya Muslims into the hills of Uttarakhand and asked people to foil its gameplan in the coming polls.Addressing a slew of rallies in Uttarakhand on...
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Assembly seats in Uttarakhand in which victory margin was less than 2% in 2017 elections.
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Candidates profile in Uttar Pradesh elections Phase 2.
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EC relaxes rules for rallies, campaign

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In view of the substantial reduction in COVID-19 cases in the country as well as in the poll-bound States, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday gave several relaxations to political parties and candidates for campaigning.The Election Commission took a periodic review of the status of COVID in...
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Campaigning for 2nd phase of UP polls ends

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The high-decibel campaigning for 55 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats which are going to the polls in the second of the seven-phase election on February 14 came to an end on Saturday evening as senior leaders made a last-minute campaign for their party candidates.As many as 586 candidates are in the...
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Dynasts are sleepless after 1st round of voting: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a swipe at opposition parties, saying after the first round of voting in Uttar Pradesh their dynasts are sleepless and unable to dream anymore.   Addressing a rally in Kannauj, he said for such leaders the 'mantra' of democracy is government...
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Hijab row not controversy but conspiracy: Kerala Guv

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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Saturday termed the ongoing hijab row as a conspiracy and said it was not a question of choice but whether a person would follow the regulations, dress code of an institution or not.           Responding to the raging issue...
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Cryptocurrencies not legal right now, says Union minister Karad

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Union Minister Bhagwat Karad on Saturday said cryptocurrencies are not legal in the country and nothing could be said at present about what could happen in this segment in the future.          The Reserve Bank of India and the Union government have not given any sort...
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Rahul Bajaj, ex-chairman of Bajaj Auto, passes away

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Former chairman of the Bajaj Group Rahul Bajaj  passed away in Pune  on Saturday, a company official said.          He was 83.        Bajaj was not keeping well for quite some time and passed away at around 1430 hrs on Saturday, the...
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Hijab row: K'tka extends holiday for PU colleges

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The Karnataka government has extended till February 15 holidays for pre-university colleges, shut from February 9 following the raging hijab row on several campuses and was slated to open on February 14.          The government has already ordered closure of the...
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CBI searches 12 Nagpur premises linked to CAs of Anil Deshmukh

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The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting searches on Saturday at 12 locations in Nagpur linked to the chartered accountants of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with a money laundering case registered against him, officials said.       ...
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Rhea Chakraborty resumes work after 2 years

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Actor Rhea Chakraborty on Saturday said she was back to work after two years, which she dubbed as the toughest times of her life.  Chakraborty, who was working as an actor since 2012, was in the middle of a storm after her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in 2020.The...
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Inside the mind of Chitra Ramkrishna: She took guidance from an 'unknown Himalayan Yogi' to run NSE

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Chitra Ramkrishna, the most powerful boss of India's largest bourse the National Stock Exchange, was guided by a Siddha Purusha, Yogi i.e. a Paramahansa who may be largely dwelling in the Himalayan ranges,' for the appointment of a novice Anand Subramanian as the exchange's chief operating...
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Uniform Civil Code in U'khand if re-elected: Dhami

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The Bharatiya Janata Party if re-elected to power in Uttarakhand will constitute a committee to prepare a draft Uniform Civil Code soon after its new government is sworn in, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami promised on Saturday.  The panel will comprise legal experts, retired people,...
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Bengal governor prorogues state assembly

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West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar prorogues the State Legislative Assembly with effect from February 12 2022.The move means the House can't convene until further order.In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of article 174 of the Constitution, I, Jagdeep...
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India appreciates opening of Oz borders, especially for students: Jaishankar

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that India greatly appreciated the opening of Australian borders which will help those who have been waiting to come back, especially students, temporary visa holders and separated families.  Australia will open its borders to all...
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CRPF officer killed in Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh

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A Central Reserve Police Force officer was killed during an exchange of fire with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's left-wing extremism affected Bijapur district on Saturday, officials said.The incident took place at Timmapur-Putkel under Basaguda police station area of the district when a CRPF patrol...
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Motivated comments not welcome: MEA on Hijab row

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India on Saturday rejected criticism by some countries over the simmering dress code row in certain educational institutions in Karnataka and said that motivated comments on the country's internal issues are not welcome.  External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that those...
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India logs 50,407 new Covid cases, 804 deaths

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India saw a single day rise of 50,407 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,86,544, while the active cases have declined to 6,10,443, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.  The death toll has climbed to 5,07,981 with 804 daily fatalities, the...
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K'taka hijab row: Police hold flag marches in Udupi

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Police held flag marches across the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi as part of preventive measures in the wake of the hijab controversy.          The flag marches were held on Friday evening at Puttur and Surathkal in Dakshina Kannada district. The...
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China disregards agreements: Jaishankar on LAC row

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Jaishankar with his Quad counterparts
The current situation at the Line of Actual Control has arisen due to the disregard of written agreements by China not to mass soldiers at the border, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.  Speaking at a joint press conference along with his Australian counterpart Marise...
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US State Secy Blinken, Jaishankar discuss Russia-Ukraine crisis

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Quad Ministerial in Melbourne and discussed bilateral ties, the current situation in Afghanistan, diplomatic efforts in the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the latest developments in the...
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Imran Khan admits failure in bringing about change in Pak

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that he could not bring change in the country he had promised at the time he came to power, due to faults in the system, according to Dawn newspaper.In the beginning, we wanted to bring change immediately through revolutionary steps, but later...
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India faces 'significant challenges' from China: US

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India is beset with significant geopolitical challenges, in particular from China and its behaviour on the Line of Actual Control, the White House has said, while releasing its Indo-Pacific Strategic Report. The strategic report, released on Friday, is the President Joe Biden-led...
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Stolen Avalokiteshwara idol recovered from Italy

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The Indian consulate in Milan on Friday said a 'very special' 'Avalokiteshwara Padamapani' idol has been recovered over 20 years after it was smuggled out of India. The idol survived for almost 1200 years in the Devisthan Kundulpur temple till it was illicitly stolen and smuggled out of...