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Amid speculations about the fate of the proposed Tajpur port, senior West Bengal minister Sashi Panja on Sunday said the project is very much on track and talks are underway with the Adani group on the matter.To a question about the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party's claim that the project has...
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Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Sunday met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties, boost connectivity through the Chabahar port, and the current situation in West Asia arising out of the Hamas-Israel conflict.External Affairs...
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Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that according to information it has received from Israel, 18 Thai nationals remain captive in Gaza.Meanwhile, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin released the names of the four Thai nationals who were freed on Saturday night.They are Natthaphon...
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The government has decided to rename the Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres as 'Ayushman Arogya Mandir' and the Union Health Ministry has sent a letter to the states and Union territories to implement the rebranding exercise, official sources said.States have also been asked to upload...
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On Day three of the temporary Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the Israel Defence Force warned Palestinians who evacuated northern Gaza not to return.Reiterating warnings made in dropped leaflets, the IDF's Arabic spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Avichay Adraee directed Palestinians to continue moving south...
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Six students of Jadavpur University (JU), who were allegedly involved in the death of a fresher in August, have been barred from entering the campus indefinitely.The move comes almost two months after the anti-ragging committee of the varsity had recommended that the students be prevented from...
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Once he comes out, we will never allow him to work here again, a distraught Chaudhary said on Sunday, waiting for the rescue of his son, who has been stuck inside the collapsed tunnel in Silkyara along with 40 others for two weeks.Having lost his another son in an accident in Mumbai earlier, the...
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The Union health ministry has advised states to immediately review public health preparedness in view of recent reports indicating a surge in respiratory illness in children in northern China.In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said it has decided to proactively review preparatory measures...
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Union Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that a deal has been done between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samiti in Telangana and Congress to make K Chandrasekhar Rao as chief minister again and that he would later help Rahul Gandhi to become prime minister.Shah, who addressed an election rally at...
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Churches in Mizoram held prayers to seek divine intervention to change the date of counting of votes for state assembly polls held on November 7, a church leader said on Sunday.On Saturday, Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), a conglomerate of 15 major churches, had urged churches to...
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Security forces on Sunday launched a massive search operation in the forest area near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.The joint operation by Army, police, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is underway in several forest areas of Mehdhar and Krishna...
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Vertical drilling, one of the several chalked-out options to bring out 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi since November 12, finally started on Sunday afternoon.Two locations were identified for the vertical drilling, and both are on the Silkyara side of the high-altitude...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Sanjay Raut has said a post on his X handle in connection with Israel had a reference to German dictator Adolf Hitler, but he did not intend to hurt the sentiments of people of Israel.Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Raut said the Israel embassy has sent...
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The Indian Air Force on Sunday flew in 'critical DRDO equipment' in an effort to accelerate the rescue of 41 workers, who are trapped inside the collapsed portion of the under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi for over two weeks now, the IAF informed through an official...
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On the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India faced the most heinous attack on this day but it was the country's capability that it recovered from that assault and was also 'crushing terrorism' with all its courage.In his Mann Ki Baat...
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The Congress on Sunday requested the Chief Election Commissioner to impose restrictions on BRS, not to mention the disbursement of Rythu Bandhu amount in their poll campaign.The EC on November 24 gave a green signal to the state government to disburse the amount under Rythu Bandhu scheme, an...
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A 20-year-old man was allegedly shot at by another man in revenge in northeast Delhi's Shakti Vihar area, the police said on Sunday. On Saturday, the police received a call at 8.30 pm regarding a man sustaining bullet injury in his back. Later, his relatives visited police station to report...
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A plasma cutter was flown in from Hyderabad on Sunday to cut and remove parts of the auger machine stuck in the rubble inside the Silkyara tunnel where 41 labourers have been stranded for the last 14 days. A complete disengagement of the machine is necessary for the officials to resume the...
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America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator Bill Nelson is set to travel to India and the UAE beginning Monday for a series of meetings with key government officials. Nelson will also meet with space officials in both countries to deepen bilateral...
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Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais pays tributes to martyrs in Mumbai./ANI
Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday paid floral tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who had attacked the metropolis on this day 15 years ago. They paid tributes at the martyrs' memorial in the premises of the...
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Seven police officers including Bathinda superintendent of police have been suspended for alleged dereliction of duty in connection with the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab in January last year. Accordingly, SP of Bathinda AP Gurbinder Singh, deputy SPs...
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President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in Odisha on Sunday on a two-day visit, during which she will attend a function in Paradip, officials said. This will be her second visit to Odisha this month as she spent three days in her home state from November 20. The president will arrive at...
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Fresh from his exploits in the ODI World Cup where he emerged as the highest wicket-taker for the hosts, India's pace ace Mohammed Shami turned a do-gooder on Saturday after he rescued a person, who met with an accident in Nainital. The speedster took to his official Instagram account to...
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Delhi's air quality remained 'very poor' on Sunday though a change in meteorological conditions due to a western disturbance may bring some relief, according to monitoring agencies. The capital's air quality index stood at 385 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI, recorded at 4 pm every...
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A building in Maharashtra's Thane district caught fire on Sunday morning due to lightning strike after heavy rains lashed many parts of Thane and neighbouring Palghar district in the early hours, officials said. The plastic roof of the building located at Durgesh Park locality in Kalher area...
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The Election Commission of India issued a notice to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao in connection with alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct in the run-up to the impending Telangana elections in 2023. ECI has also sought an explanation from the BRS leader by 3 pm on...
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Ace film director Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 12th Fail was released in cinemas on October 27. The film starred Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar and got a positive response from the audience. A few days ago, it was announced that the makers were planning to send the film to the...
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Approximately 74.13 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Rajasthan on Saturday in the mainly direct contest between the Congress and the BJP to form a new government in the state, according to the latest data from Election Commission. It was slightly above the 74.06 per cent voter...
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An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale struck Sonipat in Haryana on Sunday morning, the National Centre for Seismology informed, adding that the tremors were felt around 4 am. An earthquake of Magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale hit Sonipat, Haryana at 4 am today, read a...
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A vehicle carrying hostages released by Hamas arrives at Sheba Medical Center, in Ramat Gan, Israel/Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
After a long delay, 17 hostages have been released by the Hamas terror group and sent to Egypt, according to The Times of Israel. Reportedly, the Red Cross has handed these hostages to Egypt, according to the Israel Defence Forces. As per the details, the hostages include 13...
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