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A meeting of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of the Shiv Sena-UBT, Congress and NCP-SP to resolve differences over a few remaining Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra remained inconclusive on Wednesday. The Congress was firm on getting Sangli, Bhiwandi and a couple of seats in Mumbai, state...
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The Congress on Wednesday expelled Maharashtra leader Sanjay Nirupam from the party for six years for indiscipline and making anti-party statements. The action against him came after the Maharashtra unit of the Congress initiated disciplinary action for his recent remarks targeting party...
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A court in Guwahati on Wednesday extended the police remand of IIT-Guwahati student, arrested for allegedly pledging allegiance to terror group ISIS, by another five days. The accused, Touseef Ali Farouqui, a fourth-year B Tech student of the Bioscience department was produced before the...
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The Rajasthan police's Special Operations Group has arrested a government school teacher for allegedly appearing as a dummy candidate in recruitment exams, a top official said on Wednesday. Roshan Lal Meena -- posted at a government school in Dausa district -- had appeared as a dummy...
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Four persons were killed and 16 others injured due to an explosion in a chemical reactor at a pharmaceutical company's plant in Sangareddy district of Telangana on Wednesday, the police and fire department officials said, adding that among the deceased is the firm's director. The blast...
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A police sub-inspector and a wanted criminal were killed and a special police officer was injured in a gunfight on the Government Medical College hospital premises in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, officials said on Wednesday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and director general of police RR...
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Tesla Motors will send a team to scout locations in India this month for a proposed $2-3 billion electric car plant, Financial Times reported, citing two people with direct knowledge of the electric vehicle company's plans. This development comes after India lowered tariffs on higher-priced...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has written to the Tihar jail administration seeking permission to meet his Delhi counterpart and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, party sources said on Wednesday. The letter was sent by the Chief Minister's Office, they said. Kejriwal was arrested by the...
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Former MP Sanjay Nirupam
The Congress on Wednesday said it has initiated disciplinary action against former MP Sanjay Nirupam for his recent remarks against the party leadership amid seat-sharing talks with ally Shiv Sena-UBT, and a decision about him will be taken in a day or two. The Congress has dropped Nirupam's...
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A day after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi excise policy case, AAP MP Sanjay Singh walked out of Tihar jail on Wednesday and said it was not a time to celebrate but struggle as scores of party workers gathered to greet him. Singh had been lodged in the high-security...
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The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to India on Wednesday, days after the Navy caught them for hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew members on board off the Somalia coast, an official said. The hijacking incident took place on March 29, he...
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A tiger found trapped in a well in a residential area near Kalpetta in this district on Wednesday morning was rescued and is presently under observation, forest officials said. The tiger which was found trapped in the well early in the morning by locals was rescued from it around 2 pm after...
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The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced that it will support the candidate of its INDIA ally Congress in Mizoram's lone Lok Sabha seat.Polling for the Lok Sabha seat will be held in the first phase on April 19.Addressing a press conference in Aizawl, AAP's Mizoram unit president Andrew...
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Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd head Mukesh Ambani continues to be the richest Indian and has now broken into the world's top 10 wealthiest persons in the latest Forbes 2024 Billionaire List. Ambani, 66, is ranked 9th on the list with a wealth of $116 billion, up from...
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has asked the police to conduct a thorough investigation of a video in which two women are seen applying colours on each other inside a train, officials said on Wednesday. The video, which surfaced online ahead of Holi, had drawn criticism from a...
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Radisson Hotel Group on Wednesday announced the opening of 212-key Radisson Collection Hotel & Spa, Riverfront Srinagar, under its luxury lifestyle brand Radisson Collection. With 212 rooms, the largest in Jammu and Kashmir region, Radisson Collection Hotel & Spa, Riverfront...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday asserted that nobody can change the Constitution or curtail the rights provided to citizens. He noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached the top post owing to the rights given under...
18:33
Fulfilling a promise made to the people here of establishing family ties with her constituency, Union minister Smriti Irani has become a voter of Amethi. According to the MP's representative Vijay Gupta, Irani applied for becoming a voter after getting a house for herself here in Medan Mawai...
18:20
TN Chief Minister MK Stalin
The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court by filing a lawsuit alleging that its funds for natural disasters are withheld by the Centre. The MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government has invoked Article 131 of the Constitution for filing an original suit against the...
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Amid flight cancellations due to non-availability of crew, Vistara's top officials on Wednesday held a meeting with pilots where discussions were held on new contracts and rostering issues, according to sources. The Tata Group airline cancelled around 26 flights on Wednesday, the sources in...
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Union Minister Santanu Thakur, who is seeking re-election from Bongaon Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, on Wednesday urged members of the Matua community, who migrated to India before 2014, to apply for citizenship under the CAA, even if they already possess voting rights. Addressing a meeting...
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Eshita Singh on her father AAP MP Sanjay Singh getting bail: We are all very happy. We will be able to celebrate when the rest of his friends also come out. We are awaiting their bail too. We hope they too get justice like my father did. We will go to Tihar jail now with the bail order... He...
17:18
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said opposition leaders develop cold feet seeing the enthusiasm of BJP workers, and asked them to work with a resolve to break all old poll records. Addressing a digital rally of Uttar Pradesh BJP workers at 22,648 booths in 10 Lok Sabha seats through the...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled lower for the second straight session on Wednesday due to profit-booking in select banking and auto stocks amid mixed trends from the global markets and outflow of foreign funds. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 27.09 points or 0.04...
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The Congress now knows that it is the only force -- however weakened it might be -- that stands between the BJP and India's evolution into a single-party Republic.Because, once it is out of the way, the BJP could sort out the other regional powers: Co-opting some, demolishing others, asserts...
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Cyclone Michuang struck Tamil Nadu in December 2023
The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court by filing a lawsuit alleging that its funds for natural disasters are withheld by the Centre. The MK Stalin-led DMK government has invoked Article 131 of the Constitution for filing an original suit against the Centre in the top...
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Delhi HC reserves verdict on CM Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging arrest by ED in money-laundering case linked to excise policy scam. Kejriwal was taken to jail on Monday afternoon after the conclusion of his Directorate of Enforcement custodial remand. The ED cast the Delhi Chief...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee prepares and serves tea at Jalpaiguri.Banerjee who is campaigning in north Bengal said yesterday that the BJP-led Centre is a Jumla government and it has never stood by the people in times of need and disaster. Speaking at the Mercy Fellowship...
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Arvind Kejriwal will remain in jail till April 15
The opposition INDIA bloc is an alliance of dynastic parties, half of whose leaders are in jail and half out on bail, BJP National President JP Nadda said on Wednesday. Nadda made the remarks while addressing an election rally in Rajasthan's Jhalawar. The BJP has renominated Dushyant...
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Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday charged former Congress president Rahul Gandhi with having run away from Amethi, Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh after his defeat at the hands of Union minister Smriti Irani. Gandhi lost to Irani in the 2019 Lok Sabha election...
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The water stock in three out of total seven dams in Goa has dipped below the 50 per cent-mark, indicating that the situation may become difficult during the ongoing summer season. The water level of two of these dams has gone below the 40 per cent-mark, as per the data released by the...
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The Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was discharged from ILBS hospital on Wednesday, hospital officials said. Singh was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the liquor scam case on Tuesday. The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh bail in a money laundering...
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Vijender Singh, India's first Olympic medallist in boxing and a Congress leader, is set to join the BJP. Singh had fought the 2019 Lok Sabha election unsuccessfully from the South Delhi constituency as a Congress candidate. His name was doings the rounds for the last few days as the party's...
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Atishi says the Delhi CM has lost 4.5 kilos in jail
The Tihar jail authorities on Wednesday refuted allegations by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has lost weight ever since his arrest, saying that the Aam Aadmi Party chief's weight has remained constant at 65 kg.Delhi Minister Atishi, however, hit back, saying...
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Bruised by Mayank Yadav's scorching pace, Punjab Kings' batters will face an altogether different challenge when Gujarat Titans' bowling unit tries to take the pace off deliveries on a slightly tricky Motera track in their IPL match here on Thursday. The Kings have lost their last two...
14:25
Ashok Gehlot had called Sachin Pilot, 'nikamma'
Having buried the hatchet with former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Sachin Pilot says moving on was in the best interest of the party and stressed he would 100 per cent campaign for his senior colleague's son Vaibhav who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from...
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National Conference president and sitting MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah would not contest the Lok Sabha polls owing to his heath, the party said on Wednesday. The announcement was made by his son and NC vice president Omar Abdullah at a party function in Rawalpora on the outskirts of...
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In a recent development, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has invalidated the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) permits of five notable non-government organisations (NGOs) after undergoing a due process, citing breaches like the misappropriation of international funding, among other...
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Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday launched the party's 'Ghar Ghar Guarantee' initiative under which it aims to reach out to crores of households across the country and make them aware of its guarantees. Kharge launched the initiative from...
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Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde bloc) shares this image. Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh gracefully retires from the Rajya Sabha, leaving behind a legacy of dignity & commitment to national service. It was an honor to serve as a minister under his leadership. I will miss his invaluable wisdom &...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party to furnish details of newspaper advertisements issued in compliance of its order which instructed the faction to run all publicity with disclaimer that allocation of 'clock' symbol to it is sub judice. A...
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that he is always with the people of Wayanad on all issues, including the human-animal conflict which has claimed many lives in this district. Rahul, the sitting MP of Wayanad, also said that he was always ready to bring the issues being faced...
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The CPI is trying out every option to source funds to tide over a cash crunch to run the campaign for four Lok Sabha seats in Kerala. Part of the CPM-led Left Democratic Front, the CPI has requested its members to donate Rs 200 each to help the party's campaign although the alliance is pitching...
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For those asking if not Modi then who, here's what Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has to say:Yet again a journalist has asked me to identify an individual who is the alternative to Mr Modi. The question is irrelevant in the Parliamentary system. We are not electing an individual (as In a...
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Bihar's former Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi reveals he's battling cancer, won't be part of Lok Sabha campaign. Now I felt the time had come to tell people. Situation regarding my health was also shared with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Always grateful and dedicated to the country, Bihar and...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday directed AAP leader Sanjay Singh not to tamper with evidence or influence witnesses in the Excise scam case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja passed the directions before passing an order to release Singh from Tihar central jail following bail granted to him by the...
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Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Hena Sahab, the wife of Bihar's late bahubali (strongman), Mohammad Shahabuddin, targeted RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today, alleging that she and her family were ignored by the party.She is reportedly keen to contest elections as an independent candidate, from...
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Thousands of people, including UDF leaders and workers, turned up on Wednesday at Kalpetta in Wayanad to welcome the incumbent MP Rahul Gandhi who arrived here to file his nomination papers for the coming Lok Sabha elections. Accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul landed at...
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CPI candidate from Wayanad, Annie Raja files her nomination. She will face Congress party's sitting MP and candidate Rahul Gandhi from the constituency. Annie Raja says, I am not here to examine whether Rahul Gandhi is afraid or UDF is afraid. I am here as a Left Democratic Front (LDF)...
11:25
The TN CM shared this picture with Dr Singh
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed gratitude to the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his remarkable service to the nation for 33 years, as the latter retired from Rajya Sabha.CM Stalin in a post on X said, On behalf of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and myself, I extend my...
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Delhi Excise policy case: Counsel for AAP MP Sanjay Singh said that he is an MP and there is no flight risk. Special counsel for the Enforcement Directorate said that there is a condition by the Supreme Court that Sanjay Singh will not speak to the media regarding this case. Counsel for AAP...
11:04
Nalini Sriharan with Murugan
Three ex-convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, all of them Sri Lankans, returned to their home country on Wednesday. Murugan alias Sriharan, Jayakumar and Robert Payas left by a Sri Lankan carrier, officials said. They were among the seven convicts in the case freed...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been remanded to judicial custody in the liquor policy case, started Wednesday morning by sweeping his prison cell with a broom at Delhi's Tihar Jail, sources said.Sources said that all under-trial prisoners at Tihar Jail have to clean their cells...
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Sanjay Singh's wife says her husband is expected to be released by 3 pm
After Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh, his advocate Rishikesh Kumar said that they wanted Singh to be released today only but procedural things led to the delay. Kumar hoped for legal formalities to be completed by Wednesday morning. We wanted him to be...
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Wayanad today to file his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He will also hold a roadshow in the constituency where he had won in the 2019 Parliament polls with a massive margin of over four lakh votes. Rahul will arrive...
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The charred remains of the shop
Seven persons died of suffocation after a fire broke out in a tailoring shop in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city early Wednesday morning, a senior police official said. The incident took place at around 4 am in the shop located at Dana Bazar in Cantonment area. The tailoring...
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Three more bodies of Naxalites were recovered on Wednesday morning in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district where a fierce encounter took place between security personnel and Naxalites the previous day, police said. With this, the number of Naxalites killed in the gun battle on Tuesday has...
09:24
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in jail since two days, is unwell. He is believed to have lost weight, reports say. However, Tihar jail authorities say Kejriwal is fine. Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked to Delhi's now-scrapped judicial custody, is in...
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The Goa Police have filed a chargesheet in a court here against Suchana Seth, the CEO of an AI start-up, accused of killing her four-year-old son at an apartment in the coastal state, a senior official said. Seth (39) was arrested from Chitradurga in neighbouring...
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A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale rocked Taiwan's eastern shores on Wednesday, as confirmed by the US Geological Survey (USGS). Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.5 -- 11 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan, the USGS said in a post on X. The tremor triggered tsunami...
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Supriya Sule
The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) led by Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Tuesday announced former Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Vasant More as its candidate for the Pune Lok Sabha constituency.The VBA, whose talks for seat-sharing with the opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra fell...
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