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The India Meteorological Department on Saturday said most parts of India will have a sigh of relief for the next five days from the searing heatwave conditions that had rattled people this week. It said a cyclonic circulation lies over northwest Madhya Pradesh and another over interior...
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Ahead of the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Saturday accused the AAP dispensation in Punjab of patronizing the liquor and sand mafia in the state and also alleged that the party came to power by selling lies. He also alleged that the Bhagwant Mann government...
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Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday described the collegium issue as a mindgame, saying he will not talk about it. He made the remarks in Itanagar when asked about the various recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium pending before the government, including those related to...
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The Congress targeted the central government on Saturday over the CBI summons to former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, saying it is intended to send out a message to him and all those speaking the truth to remain silent. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that though the...
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Indian climber Anurag Maloo has shown signs of improvement, but is still in critical condition, his brother said on Saturday, days after he was found alive by rescuers on Nepal's Mount Annapurna. Anurag, 34, a resident of Kishangarh in Rajasthan, went missing on Monday after he fell from...
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Uttar Pradesh minister Dharampal Singh on Saturday alleged that the opposition parties got gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf killed, fearing that the duo would reveal their secrets. Atiq Ahmad (60) and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men...
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The prevalent strain of COVID-19 is mild and the Serum Institute of India (SII) has already produced five to six million doses of the Covovax vaccine, said the company's chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla on Saturday. Poonawalla was talking to media persons amid rising cases of coronavirus...
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The Rajasthan government on Saturday said it is committed to ensuring the safety of its citizens stranded in violence-hit Sudan and issued a list of helpline numbers for those in need of assistance. At least 40 Rajasthanis are currently stranded in Sudan, an official statement said.Sudan...
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Kerala police and central agencies have launched an investigation into a letter threatening a suicide bomb attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will be visiting the state on April 24 and 25 to take part in various programmes. The letter in Malayalam,...
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The Char Dham yatra began on Saturday with the opening of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples in Uttarkashi district for pilgrims. The gates of Gangotri were opened at 12.35 pm and those of Yamunotri at 12.41 pm, officials of the temple committees said. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh...
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A top US official has lauded the freedom of the press in India and the role of journalists in supporting democracy in the world's most populous country.US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu said that there is nothing that's kept secret there. You have India as a...
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The transfer of Jaipur international airport operations by Airports Authority of India (AAI) to the Adani group is exempt from Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Authority for Advance Ruling has said. The AAI had approached the Rajasthan-bench of the Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR)...
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A man in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh was arrested on Saturday for allegedly posting an objectionable video on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook, police said. The man, Ajit Kumar Yadav of Ussa village in the Pakdi police station area, has been booked under relevant sections...
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ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Saturday successfully placed two Singapore satellites into the intended orbit, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The satellites are part of the order secured by NewSpace India Ltd, the commercial arm of ISRO. At the end of a 22.5...
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The director general of Border Security Force S L Thaosen on Saturday visited forward areas and reviewed security situation and challenges along the Line of Control (LoC) in twin border districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The DG also had security-related discussions with...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as MP after conviction in a defamation case, vacated his official residence today.The former Congress president was asked to vacate the 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow by April 22 following his disqualification after the conviction and two-year...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was capable of becoming Maharashtra chief minister since he has vast administrative experience, the former's statement coming days after the two engaged in a verbal...
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Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's dig at his former party colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia has triggered a war of words, with leaders from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party calling the grand old party's Rajya Sabha member a blot on the country and wishing that he is born in Pakistan in his...
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Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Centre over the recent terror attack on an Army vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir, the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were busy in political work...
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Assam Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta was expelled from the primary membership of the Congress for six years on Saturday for anti-party activities.Dutta had accused Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas B V of causing mental agony to her after she levelled sexual harassment charges against...
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The Congress on Saturday alleged Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's office is calling up the returning officers of various districts to find defects in the applications filed by its candidates and rectify the mistakes in those of BJP nominees contesting the May 10 assembly...
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West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that people are trying to divide the country through politics of hatred while asserting that she would not let the country divide in the name of religion and is ready to lay down her life for it.Addressing the gathering, Mamata Banerjee said,...
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The United States is on track to issue more than a million visas to Indians this year, a senior official has said, assuring that the Biden administration is committed this summer to make sure it processes all of the student visas for Indians whose school starts this fall.US Assistant Secretary of...
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India has recorded 12,193 fresh COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, with the number of active cases of the infection going up to 67,556, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.The death toll due to the viral disease has climbed to 5,31,300 with 42 more fatalities, including 10 reconciled by...
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Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje has demanded action against Congress state president D K Shivakumar for allegedly seeking bribe while issuing B-Forms to his party candidates ahead of filing nominations for the May 10 assembly election in Karnataka.Karandlaje, who is also the convener of the...
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A group of people recited Hanuman Chalisa outside a private school in Hathras on Friday amid a controversy over namaaz being allegedly offered at the institute during a cultural event, a claim rejected by the district administration.Hathras District Magistrate Archana Verma said the news...
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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed with a cost of Rs 25,000 a plea which sought a direction to the Centre to issue a public apology to a relative of Narayan D Apte, who was hanged in November 1949 for his role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, for being responsible for his custodial...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as MP after conviction in a defamation case, moved out all his belongings from his official residence on Friday, with sources saying he will hand over the 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow to the Lok Sabha secretariat on April 22.The former Congress...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday conducted search operations at the residence of Trinamool Congress MLA from Tehatta in Nadia district, Tapas Saha, and questioned him in connection with their ongoing probe into the school recruitment scam, a senior officer said. Accompanied by a...
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