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The government of India on Wednesday submitted before the Supreme Court that Enforcement Directorate has confiscated around Rs 18,000 crore from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Central government said that this Rs 18,00 crore has...
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A 108-foot high idol of Lord Hanuman, the third in the series of 'Char Dham' (four abodes or pilgrimage sites) in the country, will be installed here by Shree Harish Chander Nanda Education and Charitable Trust. The foundation stone-laying ceremony for the idol was held here on...
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Bajrang Dal workers on Wednesday held a demonstration in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Noida and submitted a memorandum of their demands to the district administration over the killing of the right wing group's activist in Karnataka. In their memorandum, which they wanted to be sent to the...
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Some superheroes don't wear capes, they are called dad, said Nilofer Malik, daughter of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday. The ED arrested Malik after questioning him for about five hours at its office in south Mumbai's Ballard...
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Vladimir Putin
European Union will extend restrictive measures to cover all 351 members of the Russian State Duma, who voted on 15 February in favour of the appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognise the independence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk 'republics,' said European Council of the...
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A 30-year-old shepherd averted an accident in Dahod district of Gujarat located on the Delhi-Mumbai route as he ran for about a kilometre before flagging down a train after he spotted a railway track broken at a place, officials said on Wednesday. Dahod falls under the Ratlam division of the...
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A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday remanded Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik to the custody of Enforcement Directorate till March 3 in a money-laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. Malik was arrested earlier in the...
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's top decision-making body, Pratinidhi Sabha, will start a three-day brainstorming session on the country's socio-political atmosphere a day after results of the five assembly polls are declared, sources said. Results of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh,...
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The Indian Air Force will participate in a three-week multilateral air exercise at Waddington in the UK from March 6 with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft. The IAF said on Wednesday that 'Cobra Warrior 22' exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and sharing best...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who holds the portfolio of finance, would present his first budget for 2022-23 on March 4. The budget session would be held from March 4-30, according to the provisional schedule of the...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to the pendency of several cases against Bollywood movie Gangubai Kathiawadi, and suggested that changing the name of the movie may be considered by the makers of the film. The Alia Bhatt-starrer, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bhansali Production...
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Noted Malayalam actor KPAC Lalitha who passed away late last night was cremated on Wednesday with full state honours at her residence in Wadakkancherry in Thrissur district. Earlier in the day, her mortal remains were kept at Layam Koothambalam in...
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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stalwart Rehman Malik, who was the Interior Minister when 10 LeT terrorists launched a brazen attack on Mumbai in 2008, died at a hospital in Islamabad on Wednesday due to coronavirus-related complications. He was 70.Malik, a special intelligence agent-turned...
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Some Nationalist Congress Party ministers in Maharashtra met at the residence of party president Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Wednesday evening to discuss the situation arising out of the arrest of their cabinet and party colleague Nawab Malik by the ED in connection with a money laundering...
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Three more Rafale fighter aircraft arrived in India on Tuesday evening after taking off from France. The Rs 60,000 crore contract between India and France for 36 Rafale fighter jets is now nearing completion as only one aircraft is left to be inducted into the Indian Air Force. Three...
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Voting for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections ends. 57.45 per cent voter turnout recorded till 5pm. -- ANI
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A case has been registered against actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar under IPC Section 292, 34, POCSO Act Section 14 and IT Section 67, 67B, for allegedly showing obscene scenes involving minor children in a Marathi film, reports ANI. This follows a court order last week directing a probe in the...
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed two petitions against Alia Bhatt-starrer movie 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' and disposed off another petition against it.The dismissed petitions include the one filed by Congress MLA Amin Patel. The High Court has disposed off the petition of Hiten...
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In a veiled attack at the previous Uttar Pradesh governments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that history has shown that State is not secure in the hands of family-oriented political parties.History shows that the state is not secure in the hands of family-oriented political...
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Shiv Sena MP Rajan Vichare on Wednesday met MMRDA commissioner SVR Srinivas and asked him to speed up the work on Metro lines in Thane and neighbouring Mumbai. In a statement, Vichare said he informed the commissioner that the work on the Metro line had come to a halt due to dispute of...
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Uttar Pradesh recorded an average voter turnout of 49.89 per cent till 3 pm in the fourth phase of the ongoing Assembly elections on Wednesday.According to the Election Commission of India, the highest voter turnout was recorded in Pilibhit with 54.83 per cent till this time followed by Lakhimpur...
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The Karnataka High Court, hearing the hijab case, on Wednesday sought to know from the state government the role of the Campus Front of India (CFI). On January 1, six girl students of a college in Udupi attended a press conference held by the CFI in the coastal town protesting against...
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The Indian equities markets key indices, Sensex and Nifty, closed in the red for the sixth straight trading session on Wednesday amid escalating Ukraine-Russia crisis.
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Ukraine's security council has approved plans to declare a state of national emergency, in response to the growing threat of a Russian invasion. The state of emergency is declared in all Ukrainian territory apart from Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Ukraine's top security official says the...
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Update: Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik, who was on Wednesday arrested in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, said he won't bow down. Will fight and win. Won't bow down, Malik said waving to waiting media as he stepped out of the...
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Snow falls in Srinagar. Pic: Umar Ganie
Continuous snowfall in Kashmir has led to the delay in flights at Srinagar airport and reduced the visibility to 400m in the area. The officials at Srinagar airport informed that snow clearing operations are underway on the runway and on the apron following heavy snowfall. We are...
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Former Union minister R P N Singh, who recently crossed over to the BJP, said the ladki hoon' slogan coined by his old party will have no effect on the assembly polls, claiming that the Congress tickets have gone only to the wives of its leaders. He also dismissed the impact of UP...
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The series gets so much wrong, not only factually but also in the way it projects today's hyper-nationalistic narrative. Read the review by a historian of the nuclear programme.
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Enforcement Directorate arrests NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik in connection with Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case. Earlier in the day, the ED had summoned Malik and questioned for six hours. The ED had summoned the minister today morning, but the officials of the...
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India Ratings has revised downwards its GDP growth forecast for 2021-22 to 8.6 per cent from the consensus 9.2 per cent projected earlier. The National Statistical Organisation (NSO), which has forecast 9.2 per cent real GDP growth for the year, will release the second advance estimate of...
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Chief Justice N V Ramana on Wednesday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a silent killer and it takes a long time to recover from the strain. The remark came after the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Vikas Singh urged the apex court to revert to a...
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Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 37.45 per cent till 1 pm as voting is underway for the fourth phase of the State Assembly elections on Wednesday.According to the Election Commission of India, the Pilibhit constituency recorded the highest voter turnout of 41.21 per cent followed by...
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Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party Nawab Malik was grilled by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for six hours today in connection with a money laundering case. According to ED sources, the investigating agency is probing Malik over an alleged land deal linked with the...
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Cambodia began vaccinating three and four-year-olds with Chinese-made Sinovac shots Wednesday after finding young children accounting for many new infections. Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed for parents to get their children vaccinated as soon as they can and said five of his 21 grandchildren and...
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Chandigarh residents face hardship due to the strike by the city's electricity department. Children can't take online classes as phones are discharged. Elders face trouble during night, we can't even cook dinner; no lit street lights. Govt should find a solution, said Anita, a homemaker.
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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday accused the BJP and the Samajwadi Party of talking about terrorism during the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections while diverting attention from the central discourse on unemployment, inflation, empowering women and helping small...
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A video grab of Ajay Mishra Teni leaving the polling station
Surrounded by police and paramilitary personnel, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni cast his vote in the Lakhimpur Kheri Assembly seat on Wednesday.Lakhimpur Kheri had hogged the national limelight after eight people, including four farmers, were killed after being mowed...
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An Indian student (centre) returns from Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday welcomed India's independent position on the Ukraine crisis and said its views on the issue at the UN Security Council was reflective of the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries. Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said India...
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A tweet from the king of horror novels, Stephen King, on the Ukraine situation: Mr Putin has made a serious miscalculation. He forgot he's no longer dealing with Trump.
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Route patrolling by the Rapid Action Force and police in Udupi, following the murder of the Bajrang Dal worker in Shivamogga. Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said everything was under control and peace was restored in Shivamogga. I thank the people for that. Police taking action...
12:36
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Authorities in Sri Lanka are imposing power cuts on a staggered basis as the country continues to reel under the worst economic crisis in decades, which has led to fuel shortages and frequent power outages. Sri Lanka's Public Utilities Commission said it will shut off the grid for four...
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A voter turnout of 22.62 per cent was recorded in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh till 11 am where polling for 59 Assembly seats began at 7 am on Wednesday.According to the Election Commission of India, the Pilibhit constituency continues to witness the highest percentage of voter turnout with...
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Bajrang Dal activist Harsha
Eight people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha in Shivamogga, said Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday.The home minister said, Until last night, six suspects were arrested and today two more arrests have been made. On Tuesday, a...
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The ED picked up Nawab Malik for questioning today
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik is being troubled because he spoke against the Union government and misuse of central probe agencies, NCP chief Sharad Pawar claimed here on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in the wake of Malik's questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money...
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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut: Nawab Malik is a sr leader & Maharashtra's cabinet minister. The way in which he was taken from his home by ED is a challenge to Maharashtra Govt. A minister is taken away by central agencies by coming to our state. After 2024, you'll be probed too. Keep this in...
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Chandigarh electricity dept staff are on strike against the decision to privatize the dept
Mobile operators' association COAI on Wednesday said that the power outage in parts of Chandigarh has impacted telecom towers and disrupted mobile network connectivity in certain areas, and telcos are talking all measures to power their sites and exchanges by using alternate sources. COAI's...
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UP Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma casts his vote at a polling booth in. After the 4th phase, BJP will hit a double century and will march ahead to break its previous records. Development works done by PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath has reached everyone's house, he says.
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EAM Dr S Jaishankar on India-China border situation: We had 13 rounds of discussion by military commanders focused on disengagement. As a result, we've made significant headway in many of the friction points. There are some friction points which still remain to be resolved. We are absolutely...
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Singapore's health ministry has reported a record 26,032 Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours and asked patients with mild or no symptoms who have tested positive to consider self-recovery at home to reduce the pressure on the country's healthcare system. In his message to the...
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Defence Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh casts his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow.
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A voter turnout of 9.10 per cent was recorded in the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh till 9 am where polling for 59 Assembly seats began at 7 am today.According to the Election Commission of India, the Pilibhit constituency recorded the highest voter turnout of 10.62 per cent followed by...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has Covid
India logged 15,102 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,28,67,031, while the active cases declined to 1,64,522, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.The death toll climbed to 5,12,622 with 278 fresh fatalities, the data updated at...
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United States Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Tuesday cancelled his scheduled meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov later this week in protest against what he said was the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who jointly...
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A year after the disaster struck, body of yet another Rishiganga tragedy victim has been recovered from a tunnel at the NTPC's hydel project site in Tapovan, an official said on Wednesday. The body was found Tuesday during cleaning of the debris inside the tunnel at the...
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A differently-abled voter casts his vote at a polling booth in Banbirpur of Lakhimpur Kheri district.
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BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj casts his vote at the Gadan Khera Primary School in Unnao. BJP will win all 6 seats in Unnao with majority. On the basis of all campaigning I did, I can say that CM Yogi will form the Govt again by breaking his own 2017 record. I think the numbers may go up to 350.
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday questioned Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of the Mumbai underworld, officials said. The Nationalist Congress Party leader arrived at the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai and the agency is...
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The situation in Ukraine has its roots in the post-Soviet politics, the expansion of NATO and the dynamics between Russia and Europe, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, amid escalating tension between Moscow and the West after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two...
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United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a series of economic sanctions against Russia as he accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of aggression against Ukraine. Biden, announcing America's first tranche of economic sanctions against Russia, told reporters at the White...
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With voting underway for the fourth round in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to come out and vote. Today is the fourth round of voting in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections. I request all the voters to contribute in strengthening...
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Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati casts her vote at Municipal Nursery School polling booth in Lucknow.
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Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread over nine districts in Uttar Pradesh began on Wednesday morning. The polling started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. This is the fourth phase of the assembly polls in the state, where elections are to be held in seven rounds. As...
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Photo: KPAC Lalitha/Facebook
Noted Malayalam actor KPAC Lalitha passed away late on Tuesday at her residence in Tripunithura near Kochi, film industry sources said. She was 74. Lalitha is survived by her actor-director son Sidharth Bharathan and daughter Sreekutty. She was married to the legendary Malayalam...
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The process has been initiated to withdraw 17 out of 54 cases registered by the Delhi police during the anti-farm law protests at the borders of the city, including one connected to the violence on Republic Day last year, officials said on Tuesday. The protesters, mostly from Punjab and...
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