TMC must stop poaching leaders if...: Cong

 Thu, 23 February 2023
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23:32

ICC Match Referee gives 'average' rating to Jamtha and Kotla tracks

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The ICC match referee has given average rating to both pitches in Nagpur and Delhi, respectively, where India thrashed Australia inside three days to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.   The ratings will be uploaded on the ICC website but PTI can confirm that match referee Andy Pycroft...
23:20

TMC must stop poaching leaders if...: Cong

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A day after Rahul Gandhi's scathing criticism of the Trinamool Congress, the Congress launched another attack on Thursday, saying if the Mamata Banerjee-led party is so serious about working together then it must stop poaching leaders.          The Congress also...
23:05

Banga will be transformative World Bank Prez: Kamala Harris

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Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga, who has been nominated by United States President to lead the World Bank, will be a transformative President of the international financial institution, Vice President Kamala Harris said here on Thursday.Banga, 63, currently serves as Vice Chairman at...
22:21

2 held for theft in deserted Joshimath house

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Two men of Nepalese origin were held on Thursday for committing theft in a house vacated by its owners in subsidence-hit Joshimath.   Rekam Bahadur Joshi and Dipak Giri were arrested for the burglary and all the stolen goods including an LED TV were recovered from them, Chamoli SP...
22:17

Has India become a banana republic, asks Cong

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Terming the arrest and deplaning of his colleague Pawan Khera from a Raipur flight condemnable, Congress leader K C Venugopal on Thursday accused the BJP of attempting to derail the party's plenary session and asked if India has become a banana republic. Khera was detained by the Delhi...
21:31

Students rescued from Ukraine move to Russia

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From being a student in a country which is bearing the wrath of a brutal war to studying in another that is responsible for this mayhem, Jisna Jiji (25), a final-year medical student who was among thousands evacuated from Ukraine nearly a year ago, has ended up in Russia to complete her...
21:06

'Enron moment': Larry Summers on Adani crisis

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India is possibly facing an Enron moment, former United States treasury secretary and former Harvard University president Larry Summers said likening the crisis in Adani group to the accounting scandal that exposed the US energy major in 2001.   We haven't talked about it on the show,...
20:57

Biden nominates Ajay Banga as World Bank head

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President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the US is nominating Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank. Ajay is uniquely equipped to lead the World Bank at this critical moment in history, President Biden said in a statement. Banga, 63, currently serves as...
20:34

All parties must congratulate Javed Akhtar for speaking against Pak: Raut

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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said all political leaders must congratulate noted lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar for criticising Pakistan on its own soil for its role in fomenting terror activities in India.Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Raut said what Akhtar...
20:16

India Inc should also share blame for trade imbalance with China: Jaishankar

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the responsibility for the trade imbalance with China rests squarely on businesses as well, blaming Indian corporates for not developing the right sourcing arrangements.   Speaking at the Asia Economic Dialogue here, Jaishankar...
19:39

Maharashtra IAS officer dies after eating dinner at hotel

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A 57-year-old Indian Administrative Officer (IAS) officer posted as secretary in the Maharashtra public works department (PWD) died just after finishing his dinner at a hotel in south Mumbai, the police said on Thursday. The senior bureaucrat, Prashant Dattatray Navghare, started feeling...
19:38

Khera's arrest example of PM's...: Jairam Ramesh

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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday called police action against party spokesperson Pawan Khera a new example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's politics of  vendetta, harassment and intimidation.          The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was...
19:09

Gainers and losers in Sensex pack

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In a highly volatile trade amid monthly derivatives expiry, the BSE Sensex on Thursday declined 139.18 points or 0.23 per cent to settle at 59,605.80. During the day, it hit a high of 59,960.04 and a low of 59,406.31. The NSE Nifty slipped 43.05 points or 0.25 per cent to end at...
19:01

Delhi court grants interim bail to Pawan Khera

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A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail till February 28 to Congress leader Pawan Khera, arrested by the Assam Police in a case related to his alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Archana Beniwal granted  interim bail...
18:22

5 killed, 48 missing in China mine collapse

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The death toll from the collapse of an open-pit coal mine in Alxa League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has risen to five, with 48 people still missing, state-run China Media Group reported on Thursday.The search and rescue operation resumed after they were interrupted by a...
18:18

Only recognise Shinde's Sena: Maha assembly speaker

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Days ahead of the budget session of the Maharashtra legislature, Speaker Rahul Narvekar said on Thursday that he has not got representation from any group claiming to be a separate party in the House.         His remarks come against the backdrop of the Election...
17:50

No change of guard ceremony this Saturday: Rashtrapati Bhavan

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There will be no change of guard ceremony this Saturday due to an official programme, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Thursday.The change of guard ceremony is a military tradition that is held every week to enable a fresh group of the President's Bodyguards to take charge.The change of guard...
17:37

Will bring out whole truth: Fadnavis on 2019 fiasco

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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said he would bring to light the whole truth about his formation of a short-lived government with Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar in November 2019.  The developments that led to Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar taking...
17:12

If you spit towards sun...: Baghel on Khera arrest

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government after his party colleague Pawan Khera was deplaned and detained at Delhi airport and called it a conspiracy to disturb the 85th plenary session of the Congress starting in...
16:45

Trust Modi, Yediyurappa: Amit Shah in Karnataka

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked the people of Karnataka to repose faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and said the Bharatiya Janata Party would give such a government that it would rid the state of corruption and make Karnataka number...
16:15

Bjorn Borg leaves Bengaluru event after Bommai arrives late

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Tennis legend Bjorn Borg had to walk away from a ceremony to honour him in Bengaluru after Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai turned up almost two hours late. The programme was scheduled for 9.30am but Bommai arrived at 11.15am. Read more here. 
16:03

Congress leaders not above the law: BJP

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The BJP on Thursday hit back at the Congress for protesting police action against its spokesperson Pawan Khera, saying the opposition party's leaders should not live in this misconception that they are above the law and criticised them for their agitation on the Delhi airport...
15:44

Pawan Khera to be released on bail: SC

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The Supreme Court hearing the bail petition of Pawan Khera says in order to protect the petitioner, and until he applies for regular bail, before the jurisdictional court, the apex court has ordered he be released on bail. The petitioner shall be released on bail by the Delhi court this...
15:38

Kharge calls Khera's arrest as Hitlershahi

The Congress Twitter posted this image on the PM's silence on China incursions
The Congress Twitter posted this image on the PM's silence on China incursions
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday came down heavily on the BJP government at the Centre after party leader Pawan Khera was arrested in Delhi, and alleged that the Narendra Modi government has turned India's democracy into a Hitlershahi.Notice is given if the opposition raises...
15:22

Multiple FIRs against Khera in different states

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To bring you up to speed on what's happening in the Supreme Court: Pawan Khera was arrested on Thursday at the Delhi airport after being deplaned from a flight to Raipur in connection with his alleged remarks against Modi at the request of Assam Police.  While he was still under...
15:16

Khera apologised for slip of tongue: Cong to SC

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Supreme Court begins hearing the plea related to the arrest of Congress leader Pawan Khera.Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi seeks interim relief for Khera and consolidation of FIR since several are being registered across the country.Singhvi, representing Congress leader Pawan Khera, tells...
15:09

Gehlot on Khera arrest: Worse than Emergency

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 Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday lashed out at the Centre over the arrest of Congress leader Pawan Khera alleging that the situation in the country is worse than Emergency.He said that there is an Emergency-like situation in the country without declaration. Today the...
14:55

Khera held for remarks against Modi

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A case has been registered at Haflong police station in Assam against Pawan Khera under various sections of the IPC, including 153 B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national interest), 500 (punishment for defamation) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), for...
14:45

SC to hear plea today against Khera's arrest

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea on the arrest of Congress leader Pawan Khera in the national capital on Thursday. The SC will hear the plea at 3 pm today.  Senior Advocate AM Singhvi mentioned a plea apprising the court about the arrest of Pawan Khera.  Singhvi...
14:40

Police detain Pawan Khera at airport

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Congress leader Pawan Khera was detained by police on Thursday after being deplaned from a flight to Raipur in connection with his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party said.Khera, against whom a case has been registered in Assam, was asked by the Delhi Police to...
14:27

Harmanpreet doubtful for T20 WC semifinal against Australia

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India skipper and batting mainstay Harmanpreet Kaur is racing against time to recover from high fever ahead of team's T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia while all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has been ruled out of the crucial game because of upper respiratory tract infection.Harmanpreet,...
13:43

Assam police to take remand of Pawan Khera

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A case has been registered against Congress leader Pawan Khera at Haflong police station in Assam's Dima Hasao district.A team of Assam police left for Delhi to take remand of Pawan Khera in connection with the case, says Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan, IGP L&O and Spox of Assam police to ANI.We have...
13:30

Pax on Pawan Khera's Indigo flight also deplaned

Pawan Khera speaks to police at the tarmac
Pawan Khera speaks to police at the tarmac
Passengers on the Delhi-Raipur flight that was carrying several Congress leaders to the Chhattisgarh capital were asked to deboard by the Indigo staff on Thursday, with the airline saying they will be put on another flight. This came after the Congress claimed its leader Pawan Khera was...
13:28

Don't know why I was stopped: Pawan Khera

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Congress leader Pawan Khera: I was told they wanted to see my luggage. I said I don't have anything except a handbag. When I came down from the aircraft, I was told I can't go and DCP will come. I don't know why I am being stopped. The Congress on Thursday claimed Pawan Khera was deplaned...
12:47

Dictatorship won't be tolerated: Congress

Congress leaders at Delhi airport
Congress leaders at Delhi airport
First Enforcement Directorate was sent to Chhattisgarh. Now, Pawan Khera who was going to attend the Congress session was stopped from boarding the flight. This dictatorship will not be tolerated at all. We will fight and win, tweets Congress Party. Congress leader Pawan Khera was stopped...
12:43

Pawan Khera deplaned, says Congress

Congress leaders at the tarmac
Congress leaders at the tarmac
Congress leader Pawan Khera was reportedly stopped from flying from Delhi to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur this morning, after which party leaders protested at the airport.The Congress alleged an attempt to detain Pawan Khera at the Delhi airport and protested on the tarmac.IndiGo Airlines has said...
12:06

Sirf PM Modi chahiye...Pakistani's desperate plea

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In a viral video posted by Pakistani Youtuber Sana Amjad, a fellow Pakistani is heard ranting against the Shehbaz Sharif government over the prevailing state of affairs in the country and saying that they would also have been able to buy goods at reasonable prices had Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
11:49

AIADMK cheers SC order on EPS as gen secy

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Celebrations broke out at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai on Thursday soon after the Supreme Court allowed K Palaniswami to continue as interim general secretary of AIADMK.  The July 11, 2022 party general council elected K Palaniswami as its single leader, while expelling his rival...
11:36

Cong demanded proof of Balakot: Kesavan

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Update: CR Kesavan on his resignation from the Congress party: A senior Congress leader demanded proof of the surgical strike, it is disheartening. I realized that my way of doing politics is not in line with the party, so I did not even join 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. I felt I didn't belong here...
11:24

Maha: Sand mafia attack tehsilar in Jalna

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A tehsilar (revenue official) in Maharashtra's Jalna district has been allegedly attacked by sand mafia over action against the latter for illegal extraction of sand and its transportation, police said on Thursday.  The incident took place on Wednesday at the office of Ambad tehsildar,...
11:10

There's a gold mine in India, invest here: PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought investments in green energy sector saying that the country's potential in renewable energy is no less than a goldmine.  Addressing a webinar on various announcements made in the Union Budget 2023-24 on green growth, Modi said, India will...
10:57

Woman locks herself, son for 3 yrs to escape Covid; rescued

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In a shocking case of fear of the COVID-19 pandemic, a woman in Gurugram, locked herself and her son in an apartment for three years due to the fear of the virus, both of whom have been rescued, informed the police on Wednesday.  Talking to the media, Child Welfare Committee Member,...
10:47

PM lists three pillars for green energy

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PM Narendra Modi at the first post-budget webinar on Green Growth: For green growth and energy transition, India has set 3 pillars that include increasing renewable energy production, reducing the use of fossil fuels & moving forward with a gas-based economy.This budget will establish...
10:20

MCD House adjourned without electing committee

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The MCD House was adjourned for the day on Thursday as ruckus and sloganeering continued over the election of six standing commitee members.  The House met at 8.30 am on Thursday but was adjourned for an hour amid sloganeering. The House reconvened at 9.30 am but was adjourned till 10...
10:00

Pak govt officers face 50% pay cut for Turkey fund

At least 43,000 people have died in the Turkey quake
At least 43,000 people have died in the Turkey quake
Without any formal orders by the Pakistan government or the provincial governments, officers of the Balochistan government have found a fifty per cent cut in their salaries this month on the grounds that they are required to contribute to the Turkey relief aid, as per the report by the Asian...
09:55

Indigo has a 54% market share in India!

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Domestic travel in India mapped...
09:27

He must be stopped from being PM: Shatrughan

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It is pointless to fret over who would be the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition, since what matters is clarity as to who must be stopped from returning as PM, actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha said. The Trinamool Congress MP also called his party chief and West Bengal...
09:07

C Rajagopalachari's great-grandson quits Congress

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C Rajagopalachari (centre)
CR Kesavan, great-grandson of India's first Indian Governor-General, C Rajagopalachari, resigns from the Congress party. In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, CR Kesavan writes that he quit a successful career abroad to join the Congress party in 2001. He said he served...
08:54

Kumar Vishwas apologises for calling RSS illiterate

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Former AAP leader and poet Kumar Vishwas on Wednesday, apologised for his remark on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said that he did not have the intention to hurt anyone's feeling.  Addressing the Day-2 of the Vikramotsav event in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain on Wednesday, Kumar...
08:26

No restriction in Meghalaya, I eat beef: BJP leader

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state chief Ernest Mawrie said that there is no restriction on beef eating in Meghalaya and that he too consumes beef. While talking to ANI, Ernest Mawrie said, I cannot make a statement on the resolution adopted by other states. We are in Meghalaya, everybody...
02:13

Former RS member Bhalchandra Mungekar demands SIT probe into IIT student's suicide

Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar
Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar
Former Rajya Sabha member and ex-vice chancellor of Mumbai University Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar on Wednesday demanded that a special investigation team be set up to probe the alleged suicide of a Dalit IIT-Bombay student. He was speaking to reporters here. Darshan Solanki's family members have...
02:02

Police job aspirant dies at Mumbai hotel

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A 24-year-old aspirant for a police constable's job died at a hotel in Mumbai due to suspected heart attack, an official said on Wednesday. Amar Ashok Solanke, resident of Maharashtra's Amaravati district, had come to Mumbai for a police recruitment test, the police official said. He...
01:08

In slip of tongue, CM Shinde says he has informed 'EC' about MPSC students' demand

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
In a mix-up that perhaps showed what is on his mind, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said his government had asked the Election Commission to defer the implementation of the new exam pattern of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission. He, obviously, meant to say that...
01:04

BSF nabs three Pakistani fishermen from creek area off Kutch

Three Pakistani fishermen held by BSF/BSF Gujarat/Twitter
Three Pakistani fishermen held by BSF/BSF Gujarat/Twitter
The Border Security Force on Wednesday apprehended three Pakistani fishermen from a creek area near the India-Pakistan border off the Kutch district coast in Gujarat and seized their boat. The fishermen were inside the Indian territory of Sir Creek, the BSF said in a statement. They...
00:26

Premature baby on critical support in LNJP Hospital dies

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The newborn baby, who was declared dead soon after birth at the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital and was later found alive, died on Wednesday in the hospital, sources said. The premature baby, born when her mother was 23 weeks pregnant and weighing only 490 grams, was found alive Sunday...
00:19

Raut booked for 'supari' charge against Shinde's son

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Sanjay Raut/ANI
Thane city police on late Wednesday night registered a first information report for defamation against Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut for his claim that there was a threat to his life from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde. A case was...