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The United States on Saturday condemned the vandalism of a Hindu temple in California and welcomed efforts by the police to ensure those responsible are held accountable.The Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple in Newark, California was vandalised with anti-India graffiti and the police are...
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Election strategist Prasanth Kishor met Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati on Saturday.However, it was not clear what the agenda was, and it raised eyebrows among political circles in Andhra Pradesh.Kishor, TDP general secretary Lokesh and three more persons landed at...
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Relief activities continued in the rain-ravaged coastal district of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu while an National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team accompanied by police rescued the people marooned in the SIPCOT industrial area on Saturday.The NDRF team along with the SIPCOT police rescued the...
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The Army is committed to extending full support and cooperation in the conduct of investigation into the death of three civilians during an operation to track down terrorists behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, the force said on Saturday.The three men, aged...
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Taiwan's Ministry of Defence announced on Saturday that it detected seven Chinese military aircraft and two naval vessels around the nation.The Chinese planes and naval ships were tracked between Friday, December 22, at six in the morning and Monday, December 22, at two in the morning, according...
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The condition of music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan, who is undergoing treatment in a Kolkata-based hospital for prostate cancer, is stated to be critical, an official said on Saturday.Khan, 55, has been put on ventilation, he added.Initially, he was reciprocating well to treatment. But after a...
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The Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard vessels are moving towards a merchant vessel, MV Chem Pluto, in the Arabian Sea, which caught fire after a suspected drone attack.The merchant vessel was reported to be present at 217 nautical miles off Porbandar coast on Saturday, defence officials...
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday announced compensation and jobs to the kin of the three civilians who were found dead near the site of an anti-terrorist operation in Poonch district.Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have alleged that the three men, who were found dead under...
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The Catholic Church in Meghalaya announced that its priests will be allowed to bless same-sex couples sans any marriage rites, days after Pope Francis approved blessings for such couples.The declaration brought about major changes in the Catholic Church organisation in the northeastern state with...
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday refused to involve himself in the boiling controversy over wrestler Bajrang Punia returning his Padma Shri in protest against the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the president of Wrestling Federation of India...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday expressed concern over the vandalism of a Hindu temple with anti-India graffiti in the United States, and said extremists and separatist forces outside India should not get such space.He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the third...
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As many as 136 United Nations workers have lost their lives in the last 75 days in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas while several employees of the world body have been forced out of their homes, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterrres said.Guterres said that no one has ever seen such...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday issued a fresh summons to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav in a railway land-for-jobs scam case, asking him to appear on January 5, official sources said.He was earlier called to appear on December 22 but the...
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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi on Saturday in a money laundering case linked to the issuance of visa to some Chinese nationals in 2011, official sources said. The ED case pertains to the allegations of Rs 50 lakh being paid as kickbacks...
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A court in New Delhi on Saturday extended till January 5 the police custody of Mahesh Kumawat, who has been arrested in connection with the December 13 Parliament security breach case.Special Judge Hardeep Kaur extended Kumawat's custody on an application moved by the Delhi Police.The police told...
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The rat-hole miners who played a vital role in the evacuation of 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel have refused to encash the cheques of Rs 50,000 given to them recently by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.The rat-hole miners said the chief minister's gesture was 'not...
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The air quality index in the national capital on Saturday morning was recorded under 'severe' category, the Central Pollution Control Board said. The AQI in the national capital was recorded at 447, which comes under the severe' category. An Air Quality Index (AQI) between zero and 50 is...
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India saw a single-day rise of 752 coronavirus infections, the highest since May 21, 2023, while the active cases have increased to 3,420, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,332 with four new deaths -- two from Kerala, one each in...
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Relief activities continued in the rain ravaged coastal district of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu while an NDRF team accompanied by police rescued the people marooned in the SIPCOT industrial area on Saturday. The NDRF team along with the SIPCOT police rescued the flood-affected women and children...
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Suspected pro-Khalistan activists allegedly defaced the Swaminarayan temple in Newark, California, the police said, adding that the incident came to light on Friday (local time).  The exterior wall of the Hindu temple was defaced with anti-India graffiti.  The Newark Police Service has...
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One terrorist was killed as security forces guarding the International Border thwarted an infiltration attempt here early Saturday, officials said. The operation happened when a group of four heavily-armed terrorists was noticed attempting to sneak into this side from across the IB in Khour...
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Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts early Saturday as security forces continued their massive search operation to track down terrorists behind the recent ambush on two Army vehicles that left five soldiers dead, officials said. The...
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Two civilian workers were charred to death in a fire inside an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Saturday, the police said. Parshotam (55) of Samba and Som Raj (45) of Kathua were running a tailor shop in the Arnoda Gatt Army camp and were caught in the fire caused due to some...
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The latest wave of COVID-19 cases in Singapore has possibly peaked, and there is no need for additional measures, like wearing a face mask mandate, to be implemented, said minister for health Ong Ye Kung. We might have a slight surge, but I think more or less, we are seeing the peak of this...
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Left MLA KT Jaleel
Kerala Catholic Bishop Council, the apex body of the Catholic priests in the state, on Friday came out against Left MLA KT Jaleel over his Facebook post regarding the participation of IUML supremo Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal in its Christmas celebrations. In a FB post, Jaleel mocked at the...
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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Friday visited the plant of defence supplier firm Economic Explosives Limited in Nagpur, an official release said. He arrived for a two-day visit to HQ Maintenance Command, Nagpur, earlier in the day. During his visit to EEL, the IAF chief was received by...
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Former Union minister P Chidambaram
The Congress constituted its Manifesto Committee for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on Friday and appointed former Union minister P Chidambaram as its chairman. Former Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister TS Singh Deo has been made the convenor of the important panel. The 16-member panel includes...
