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CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury/PTI file image
The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Monday said it has sent a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his distribution of wealth remarks in Rajasthan to the Delhi police chief after officers at a police station in the national capital refused to register its objection. In a...
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The IAF on Monday rejected reports that a fire had broken out at the Air Headquarters in Delhi and said no such incident had taken place at Vayu Bhavan or its immediate vicinity. Reports by some publications suggested that the claimed incident occurred on Sunday. #Fakenews. Multiple...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi/ANI Photo
The Bharatiya Janata Party filed a complaint against the Election Commission of India against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Wayanad MP of conspiring to divide the country in the name of language and region, and has demanded 'strict action' against him. BJP national general...
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Superstar Mohanlal has started shooting for Tharun Moorthy's directorial 'L360'. The Company actor expressed gratitude as he started shooting for his 360th film. Tharun Moorthy, who is known for his projects like Operation Java and Saudi Vellakka is coming up with a new movie also...
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The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday said it will support Indian National Lok Dal candidates in the Lok Sabha elections in Haryana. The decision was taken at a meeting of the SAD's Haryana unit which was presided over by the party's state affairs incharge Balwinder Singh Bhunder, a party...
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A view of AMU campus/PTI Photo
Naima Khatoon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, making her the first woman to hold the top post in over 100 years, sources said on Monday. Khatoon was appointed after receiving approval from President Droupadi Murmu, who is Visitor to the University,...
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A voter turnout of 81.6 per cent was recorded during repolling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, officials said. No incidents of disturbance or violence were reported at any of the polling stations, an election official said. A complaint,...
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Five militants of three banned outfits were apprehended by the Assam Rifles at Kangkhum village in Manipur's Kamjong district, officials said on Monday, adding they have been handed over to the state police. The cadres belong to Kanglei Yawol Kanba Lup, PREPAK and NSCN-IM, a statement by the...
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Karnataka ex-chief minister KS Eshwarappa/ANI Photo
The Bharatiya Janata Party expelled KS Eshwarappa from the party after the leader decided to contest Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Karnataka's Shivamogga. The party in a statement said that KS Eshwarappa has embarrassed the party by going to the polls as an...
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Sanjay Mashruwala, one of the two managing directors at Reliance Jio, has resigned from the company, the firm said in a stock exchange filing. Mashruwala, 76, has been a key executive with Reliance since founder Dhirubhai Ambani's times and has been involved with several of its projects and...
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A song, dialogue, or a short visual in a trailer are used to create a buzz about the release of a film and do not represent information about its contents, the Supreme Court said on Monday while setting aside an order of the top consumer disputes body which directed Yash Raj Films to pay Rs...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi/ANI Photo
The Congress on Monday moved the Election Commission seeking appropriate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'redistribution of wealth' remarks at a poll rally in Rajasthan, alleging the comments were divisive, malicious and targeted a particular religious community. A...
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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Vibhushan on ex-Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi/ANI Photo
Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak and a host of other prominent persons were conferred with Padma Awards by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremonial function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. Naidu, Pathak, who was...
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Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu/File image/ANI Photo
The Congress is contesting elections to save democracy in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Monday, stressing that the defection by its six MLAs will be a major issue in the polls. Six Congress rebels, who were later disqualified and are now contesting on BJP...
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There is no major concern regarding heat wave for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 26, the India meteorological department told the Election Commission on Monday. Director general, IMD, Mrutunjay Mohapatra also told the poll panel that the weather forecast is normal...
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Cross-border crimes, especially illegal infiltration, have emerged as the biggest challenge for the Border Security Force in guarding the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, a top official said on Monday. He said altogether 1,018 illegal infiltrators were detained while crossing the...
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Just days before Kerala votes on April 26 in the general elections, the influential Latin Church has said its bank accounts were frozen by the central government after its 2022 protests against Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport, and the account freeze is still hurting...
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Lingayat seer Dingaleshwar Swami/ANI Photo
In a surprising turn of events, Lingayat seer Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Mutt withdrew his nomination from the Dharwad parliamentary constituency on Monday. The Lingayat leader submitted his nomination papers as an independent candidate on April 18. His...
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Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an emotional price for the decision to make a political switch from the Congress to the BJP, but insisted that he had his reasons to do so. I have just changed the platform, I haven't changed...
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Ahead of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) hearing on Tuesday, Edtech company Byju's has paid partial salaries to employees for March. Sources told ANI that Byju's founder and CEO Raveendran has raised debt in personal capacity to pay part of March salaries of employees. Teachers, staff...
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Update: A Delhi court on Monday directed the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to determine whether he needs insulin to control his sugar levels and consider his other medical issues. Special Judge for CBI and ED cases Kaveri Baweja passed...
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Atishi and AAP workers carrying insulin injections, stage a protest outside Tihar jail on Sunday
Delhi Court declines a plea moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking direction to Tihar jail authorities to administer insulin and allow him to consult through video conferencing daily for 15 minutes with respect to his acute diabetes and fluctuating blood sugar level. Arvind...
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Update: BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal was on Monday elected unopposed from Surat Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat after all other nominees withdrew from the fray, a poll official said. The development marks the first victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the ongoing Lok Sabha...
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In 2019 the seat was won by the BJP
The Samajwadi Party on Monday declared Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, ending speculation that party chief Akhilesh Yadav could contest from the Lok Sabha constituency. The party also named Sanatan Pandey from Ballia seat. Tej Pratap Yadav Yadav,...
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Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil tweets Congratulations and best wishes to Mukesh Dalal, candidate for Surat Lok Sabha seat, for being elected unopposed.This is what Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had to say on the win. Democracy is under threat. Aap chronology samajhiye: -- Surat...
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Narendra Modi with Vladimir Putin in 2018
NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar on Monday claimed former prime ministers worked to make a new India but PM Narendra Modi only criticises others and doesn't speak about what his government had done for the people in the last ten years. Addressing a campaign rally in Amravati for a Maha...
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A look at Lok Sabha Elections Phase-II: Criminal Candidates
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As the country goes through general elections, industry experts say up to 9 lakh temporary jobs are expected to have been created across different roles due to the hustings. The first phase of general elections was held on April 19 with 102 constituencies across 21 states and UTs going to...
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She became a household name in 1982, after the release of her debut film, Nikaah. It turned the spotlight on triple talaaq and sparked off a huge controversy, but then went on to bust the box office.Thirty-seven years later, this practice, which had ruined the lives of so many...
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A Mumbai crime branch team in the Tapi river
A Mumbai crime branch team on Monday launched a search in the Tapi river in Gujarat's Surat city to recover the pistol used by two men for allegedly firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's residence, police said. The two arrested men - Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21) -...
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
AAP sources said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Tihar jail superintendent on Monday claiming he has been asking for insulin daily amid spike in sugar levels. He also rejected the jail authorities' claim that AIIMS doctors have said there was no reason to worry about the...
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PM at a rally in Amroha, UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a spade a spade and has echoed people's sentiments, the BJP asserted on Monday after the opposition termed his remarks at a poll rally in Rajasthan as communally divisive. BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia told reporters that the opposition is in...
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Narendra Modi at the rally in Rajasthan
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'Congress will redistribute wealth' remarks, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday said political discourse had never sunk to such a low in India's history and urged the Election Commission to take action in the matter. Sibal's attack came...
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Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his controversial speech at an election rally a day ago, the Congress on Monday accused him of attempting to create communal polarisation for electoral gains. AICC general secretary in-charge of organisation K C Venugopal said Modi made statements...
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Following forecast of above-normal temperatures and heat waves in parts of the country, the Election Commission held a meeting on Monday with different stakeholders, including officials of the Met department. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, along with Election Commissioners...
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Actor Ranveer Singh has filed a complaint over a widely-circulated deepfake video that showed him endorsing a political party.While the video -- an interview he gave to the news agency ANI during his recent visit to Varanasi -- is genuine, the audio was generated through an AI-enabled...
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Toxic fumes from the Ghazipur landfill on Monday sent local residents gasping for breath and cursing politicians over the garbage mountain that still blights the city. Thick plumes of smoke still rose skywards from Ghazipur landfill on Monday, hours after a major fire broke out...
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi HC dismisses with Rs 75000 costs, a PIL seeking extraordinary interim bail for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise matter. The plea for extraordinary interim bail for Kejriwal was filed on the ground that his safety is in danger as he is confined with hardcore...
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Indians have begun voting in the country's eighteenth general election. Of the seventeen previous iterations, two were particularly important. One was the first general election, held in 1951-1952. That exercise was widely mocked by sceptics who believed that Indians were too poor, too...
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Dilip Ghosh said on Monday that the people of West Bengal will only get their rights when the BJP comes to power in the state.There will be a BJP Government in the state one day and the public will get their rights, he said.Ghosh took a jibe at the West Bengal...
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Election Commission of India has ordered repolling in eight polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh where EVM damage and violence were reported during polling to simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls on April 19, an official said. The Commission in an order on Sunday declared the polling...
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Delhi Cabinet minister Atishi Monday alleged that the ED lied in court about consulting specialists from AIIMS over whether Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a diabetic, needs insulin. Kejriwal had on Friday moved a fresh plea seeking consultation with his physician for 15 minutes every...
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WB CM Mamata Banerjee
The Calcutta High Court on Monday declared as null and void the selection process of State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools, ordering cancellation of all appointments made through it. A division bench comprising justices Debangsu...
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The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking in a poisonous language and said that he has several new tactics for diverting attention from real issues but the end of business of lies is near. The Congress on Sunday night had also hit back at Prime Minister Modi...
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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal says, Recently, PM Modi gave a speech, it seems that the first phase of elections have not been in their favour. After that speech, I feel that a lot of people would be disappointed...Which indicates that minorities living here are intruders. What kind of politics and...
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How the Congress reacted: The Congress on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'redistribution of wealth' remarks targeting the party, saying after facing 'disappointment' in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, the PM has now resorted to 'lies' and 'hate speech' to divert...
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Over 50 students from a private coaching centre in Khed tehsil of Pune district were hospitalised allegedly due to food poisoning, police said. The incident happened last night. The condition of the students was stable, and they were discharged after primary check-ups and treatment, a senior...
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A total of 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to the latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022,...
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Repolling is underway at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency amid tight security, officials said on Monday.The decision about fresh polling was taken following a directive from the Election Commission, which declared voting held at these stations on April 19 as null...
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A first information report (FIR) was registered against the Bharatiya Janata Party's Hyderabad candidate K Madhavi Latha following a complaint that she hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community by gesturing to shoot an arrow towards a place of worship, police said on Sunday.A purported video of...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has cancelled his election campaign in Kerala scheduled to be held on April 22 following indisposition, the party said on Sunday.Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) acting president, M M Hassan, who also the UDF convenor, said all the public meetings of Gandhi...
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