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Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Saturday attended the funeral of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, a day after leading the Himalayan nation in offering prayers for the Indian leader at a Buddhist monastery in Thimphu.Separate prayer ceremonies were held for the former Indian...
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A girl's grandfather, father and uncle have been arrested in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raping the minor over a period of several months, leading to her pregnancy, police said on Saturday.Additional Superintendent of Police Alok Misha said the girl, accompanied by a woman relative,...
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Farmers, on a warpath against the Centre, on Saturday called for a 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' at the Khanauri protest site on January 4.Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha had earlier given a call for a Punjab bandh on December 30.The steps come amid the Supreme Court coming...
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Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state of the United States, writes the following note, paying tribute to Dr Manmohan Singh.'I am very saddened to learn of the passing of India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh -- a great man and a great leader who helped to put US-Indian relations on a...
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S Ramadorai, former CEO and MD of Tata Consultancy Services and chairman of Mission Karmayogi Bharat, pays tribute to Dr Manmohan Singh.
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Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran poses with the bust of former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata at Bombay House.
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Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran unveiled a bust and portrait of Ratan Tata on the 87th birth anniversary of the former chairman of Tata Group, at the historic Bombay House.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to Azerbaijan's president for a 'tragic incident' which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed after air defences were used against Ukrainian drones, Reuters reports.Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday...
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The total voluntary contribution to the PM CARES Fund fell to Rs 912 crore in the fiscal year 2022-23, its lowest since the public charitable trust was created in March 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak.A study of the audited statements on the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in...
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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres is saddened by the death of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who played a 'pivotal role' in shaping the nation's 'economic trajectory'.The Secretary-General expressed his 'deep' condolences to Singh's family, the government, and the people of...
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Thousands of people gathered in Maharashtra's Beed city on Saturday to protest against the brutal murder of Massajog sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh as even MLAs from ruling parties demanded the sacking of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde.Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, Chhatrapati Sambhaji of the...
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Loud celebrations and firing shortly after being released on bail landed a father-son duo in Bulandshahr in fresh trouble after they were arrested on charges of illegal arms smuggling, officials said on Saturday.Police seized a large cache of illegal firearms and ammunition, along with a vehicle...
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Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer, the charge d'affaires of the Palestine embassy in India, on Saturday paid his last respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh and appreciated his support to Palestine.Jazer said Singh played a key role in Palestine getting land for its embassy in Delhi.We have a...
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In a heartwarming display of Kashmiri hospitality, locals in Gund, on the Srinagar-Sonamarg highway, opened the doors of a mosque to shelter a group of travellers stranded due to heavy snowfall.A dozen tourists from Punjab found themselves caught in the snowfall on Friday while returning from the...
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Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has ordered an inquiry against private persons allegedly gathering personal details of women in the name of Mahila Samman Yojna, his office said on Saturday.The Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party wanted to stop its scheme and is afraid of a defeat...
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Mauritius has announced that its national flag will fly at half-mast at all government offices and institutions till sunset on Saturday as a mark of respect to India's former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh.In a note, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam's office also urged the private...
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United States President-elect Donald Trump has filed a brief with the US Supreme Court urging the justices to block a law that mandates the popular social media platform TikTok to either sell its US operations or shut down by January 19, the New York Times reported.The timing of the...
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Former PM Manmohan Singh cremated with full state honours.His daughter lit his funeral pyre at Nigam Bodh Ghat in Delhi.
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King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful paid tributes to former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Saturday.Wangchuck laid a wreath on the mortal remains of Singh during his funeral at Nigam Bodh Ghat.India's relations with...
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Last salute accorded to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at Nigam Bodh Ghat in Delhi.President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, Congress leaders and others present at Nigam Bodh Ghat. -- ANI
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President Droupadi Murmu attends last rites of former PM Manmohan Singh at Delhi's Nigambodh Ghat, lays wreath on his mortal remains.Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck also lays wreath on mortal remains of Dr Singh. -- PTI
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reach Nigambodh Ghat for last rites of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh.King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has also arrived in India for the funeral, reports...
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JUST IN: The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh have been brought to Nigam Bodh Ghat for his last rites.
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The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao and some others for questioning next month in a money laundering case linked to alleged payment irregularities during a Formula-E race held in Hyderabad in February 2023, official sources said on Saturday. The...
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including six women, for entering India illegally and staying without valid documents. The arrests were made during a special drive initiated by the ATS, officials said. Accordingly, action was taken in the last 24...
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The final journey of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began from the AICC headquarters on Saturday morning after Congress leaders paid homage to their departed leader. The flower-bedecked vehicle carrying the mortal remains of Singh left the Congress headquarters in a procession amid...
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati have urged the central government to avoid any political controversy over the funeral and memorial of former prime minister Manmohan Singh. The architect of India's economic reforms and a consensus builder in the...
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The mortal remains of former prime minister Manmohan Singh were brought to the AICC headquarters on Saturday where top Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi paid their last respects to him. Singh's mortal remains were brought to the...
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Mourning the passing of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, US President Joe Biden has called him a true statesman and credited his strategic vision and political courage for the unprecedented level of bilateral cooperation. Singh, who was India's prime minister for 10 years from 2004 to...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and party MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at the AICC headquarters. The mortal remains of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh will be kept at the AICC headquarters for the party workers to pay their last respects.
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Delhi traffic police issued an advisory outlining restrictions and diversions on major routes in the capital ahead of the state funeral of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, scheduled at the Nigambodh Ghat at 11:45 am on Saturday. Keeping in mind the number of foreign dignitaries,...
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The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived at the AICC headquarters in flower-bedecked vehicle. More details soon. -- PTI
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A fire broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University's Godavari Hostel on Friday, fire officials said. There were no injuries reported in the blaze. Videos shared by the JNU Students' Union showed flames and smoke billowing from an electrical panel board. The Delhi Fire Services said a...
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Train services on the Banihal-Baramulla section were suspended on Saturday due to heavy snow accumulation on the track, railway officials said. Efforts to clear the track are underway. Due to heavy snow accumulation on the track and continuous snowfall, train services on the...
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A female tourist was killed after a boulder rolled down a hilltop and struck a mini bus on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred in the landslide-prone Mehar area, where a rock hit the window of the mini...
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Around 2,000 vehicles were stuck at Qazigund town in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag following the valley's first snowfall of the season on Friday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said. CM Abdullah mentioned that he has spoken with the deputy commissioner of Anantnag about the current...
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The MeT department has predicted cold wave conditions and heavy snowfall at isolated places located above 2500 metres in the hill districts of Uttarakhand on Saturday.A holiday has been declared in all government, non-government schools and anganwadi centres in the Chamoli district in view of the...
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A 28-year-old PhD student, working as a project assistant at a central research institute in Hyderabad, allegedly died by suicide after being harassed by a family for repayment of money taken by her father by promising to get a job, the police said on Friday.Two members of the family, which...
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More than 14,000 police personnel will be deployed across Mumbai to prevent any untoward incidents on New Year's Eve, officials said on Friday.The police are expecting large gatherings at prominent and popular places, including the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaum Chowpatty, Juhu beach and...
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The government will allocate space for a memorial of former prime minister Manmohan Singh and this has been communicated to his family and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Union home ministry said on Friday night. In a late-night release titled Facts of the matter regarding...
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