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The Israel Embassy in India has rejected reports that a mass grave was discovered at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.It further said that the grave was dug by the people of Gaza a few months ago.The Israel Embassy in India has called any attempt to blame Israel for burying civilians in mass graves...
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the party is committed to ensuring social justice as atrocities against SCs, STs, women and tribals have risen in the Modi government's 10 years and called this the most important issue in the Lok Sabha elections.Addressing a Samajik Nyay...
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A powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast damaged a key bridge along the NH2 in Manipur, leaving over 150 trucks taking essential commodities to the state capital Imphal stranded in Senapati district on Wednesday.Unidentified miscreants triggered the powerful IED explosion which damaged...
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Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in a jail in Assam under the National Security Act, will fight the Lok Sabha polls from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat as an Independent candidate, his counsel claimed on Wednesday.However, his father, Tarsem Singh, said he would comment...
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kannauj, the party announced on Wednesday, two days after it had declared another candidate for the Uttar Pradesh seat.On Monday, the SP HAD declared Tej Pratap Yadav as its candidate from the seat.The party said...
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Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through 'peaceful means based on the will of the people' of the region, said a joint statement issued by the two countries after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's maiden visit on Wednesday.President Raisi paid an official...
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In a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'mangalsutra' remark, Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav on Wednesday said the party should answer 'who snatched the mangalsutra of wives of soldiers' killed in Pulwama.The Samajwadi Party leader was referring...
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A first information report (FIR) was registered on Wednesday over a social media post by the Bharatiya Janata Party's official handle which allegedly sought to promote hatred and enmity between different groups and classes, Election Commission (EC) officials said.Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer...
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The authorities on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of VPN services till the end of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.The decision to suspend virtual private networks (VPNs) was taken as a preventive measure to protect information on the Lok Sabha elections...
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Seeking to strike an emotional chord with the people of his home district of Kalaburagi, Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday appealed to them to at least attend his funeral if they thought he worked for them even though they do not wish to vote for the party candidate here in the...
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Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday fainted while speaking at an election rally in eastern Maharashtra's Yavatmal district. The BJP leader was campaigning at Pusad which comes under the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency. As he suffered a fainting fit, the security personnel...
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Amid the row over Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks, the party on Wednesday asserted that it has no plans whatsoever to introduce an inheritance tax and cited former Union minister Jayant Sinha's remarks to allege that it is the Modi government that wanted to do so. Pitroda, the...
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The Indian Railways is unable to assess the completion date of the country's first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is constructing the 508 km long corridor, said this in response...
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The RBI on Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit cards with immediate effect as the lender found deficient in its IT risk management. These actions, the RBI said, are necessitated based...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Congress party's plan to impose inheritance tax is aimed at hitting the middle and aspirational classes as they will not be able to pass on their savings to their children. If the Congress comes to power, 'organised loot and legalised...
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Did the Congress score a self goal on the inheritance tax statement?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at the Congress, saying the vote bank-hungry party wanted to implement reservation on the basis of religion. Addressing a poll rally in Ambikapur, the headquarters of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh, he also alleged that the Congress wanted...
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Cong prez Kharge said there was absolutely no plans on inheritance tax
The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of resorting to the old script of polarisation and fear, and claimed that he does not have confidence in his government to fight the Lok Sabha election on real issues. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said Prime...
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Union Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held an election rally in Alappuzha for BJP candidate Sobha Surendran.Taking a dig at 'INDI Alliance', Amit Shah said that 'INDI Alliance' has been exposed and the fight between Communists and Congress is fake. They come together on one stage in Delhi but in...
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The ED on Wednesday said it has attached land parcels worth more than Rs 73 crore of Pravin Raut, an alleged associate of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to purported irregularities in the redevelopment of Mumbai's Patra...
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Shashi Tharoor with Sachin Pilot. Pic: Archana Masih/Rediff.com in Thiruvananthapuram
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that there has been no mention of the wealth redistribution in his party's manifesto adding that it is a desperate attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party to divert the attention of people as they are aware about their defeat in the Lok Sabha...
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Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday slammed Rahul Gandhi's wealth redistribution promise, stating that only someone with no practical knowledge can speak like that. The 90-year-old JD(S) supremo ridiculed the Congress manifesto claiming that only a party that is sure of...
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged on Wednesday the prices of essential commodities are rising under BJP rule, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the saffron party are diverting attention from real issues even during the election campaign. Launching a scathing attack on...
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Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'mangalsutra jibe', Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had donated her jewellery in the 1962 India-China war while he also questioned the whether any such sacrifices have been made by...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at the Congress, saying the vote bank hungry party wanted to implement reservation on the basis of religion. Addressing a poll rally in Ambikapur, the headquarters of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh, PM Modi also said the Congress wanted to...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had panicked after seeing the Congress' revolutionary manifesto.So did you like the Congress manifesto? You must have seen that the Prime Minister has panicked. It is a revolutionary manifesto, Rahul Gandhi said...
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Taking a jibe at the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that after the comments of the Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda advocating an inheritance tax like law, the party has been completely exposed.Speaking to ANI, Amit Shah said After Sam Pitroda's...
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Hemant Soren
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, saying the high court is not pronouncing verdict on his plea challenging arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was told by...
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Sam Pitroda's comments on debating a possible inheritance tax law in the country have snowballed into a major controversy. With several leaders of the BJP tearing into Pitroda, the Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress on Wednesday attempted to clarify his position saying that remarks were...
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From April 25, 2021, Modi disappeared. He made no public appearance for 20 days.''The prime minister of India fled the field when his people needed the government most, points out Aakar Patel. Read the column here.
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Anant Ambani
Following a recommendation by a High-Powered Committee (HPC) of Supreme Court, an elephant has been transferred from Jaipur's Amber to Vantara elephant sanctuary in Jamnagar, Gujarat due to deteriorating physical and mental health. The recommendation was based on an independent...
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Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh tweets on Sam Pitroda's income redistribution spiel.Sam Pitroda has been a mentor, friend, philosopher, and guide to many across the world, including me... Mr Pitroda expresses his opinions freely on issues he feels strongly...
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BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya on Wednesday came down heavily on the Congress party after Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda backed the party's stand on redistribution of wealth, saying Congress has decided to destroy India. In a post on X, Amit Malviya said, Congress has...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde hit back at Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray for his alleged 'neech' remarks, saying they can't digest if a common labourer becomes the CM. Yesterday he (Uddhav Thackeray) said that Eknath Shinde is neech. You abuse me by calling me neech....
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Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj will meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The Delhi chief minister who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case on March 21 has not stepped down and the Aam Aadmi Party...
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Anyone considering a business deal with Iran needs to be aware of the potential risk of sanctions from the United States, an official said on Tuesday.Just let me say broadly, we advise anyone considering business deals with Iran to be aware of the potential risk of sanctions. But ultimately, the...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave alert for Maharashtra's Thane, Raigad districts and parts of Mumbai from April 27 to 29.IMD scientist Sushma Nair on Wednesday said there is an anti-cyclonic circulation over Thane, Raigad and parts of Mumbai which will lead to a...
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If the United States stepped off the world stage, who would lead the world, US President Joe Biden asked his fellow countrymen as he slammed his November challenger for making such an argument.Think of it this way -- if the United States stepped off the world stage, like Trump wants us to do, who...
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A high-level meeting of senior officials of the Indian Coast Guard and its Omani counterpart was held here on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in the collaborative efforts to combat transnational illegal activities at sea and promote regional cooperation, an official statement...
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Jammu and Kashmir additional director general of police Anand Jain on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory's Rajouri district following the killing of a government employee by the terrorists. He stressed the need to maintain surveillance in the area in view of the...
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In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency has arrested the key accused in the 2022 Attari border narcotics haul case, an official statement issued on Tuesday said. The key accused, Tahseem alias Mota son of Nafees Ahmad, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Shamli, is the seventh...
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Ravi Nagar alias Ravi Kaana, a fugitive gangster of western Uttar Pradesh wanted in multiple cases by the Noida police, has been arrested in Thailand, official sources in Noida said on Tuesday. Along with him, his girlfriend Kajal Jha has also been taken into custody by the authorities in...
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