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Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Setting up 22 All India Institute of Medical Sciences across the country under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana have been approved till date, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Out of the 22 AIIMS, teaching and learning, research, and patient care services...
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A court in Gujarat's Junagadh town on Tuesday sent Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari to one-day police remand in connection with a hate speech case registered against him here. The Junagadh police, probing the case, sought 10-day custody of Azhari when he was produced before...
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Sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday reached the residence of a businessman in West Bengal's Hooghly district, while it actually wanted to go to another person's place.The aggrieved family threatened legal action against the central agency if such an incident is recurred. A team...
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The Communist Party of India-Marxist has urged the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to allocate more seats to it in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls than last time, a senior leader of the party said on Tuesday. The CPI-M is part of the DMK-led multi-party Secular Progressive Alliance. The Marxist...
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday arrested two alleged members of a gang involved in smuggling fake Indian currency notes brought from Bangladesh to various districts of the state. Counterfeit currency...
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The Bombay high Court on Tuesday held as illegal the arrest of ICICI Bank's former managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Chanda Kochhar and her businessman-husband Deepak Kochhar by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged loan fraud case. A division bench of...
21:39
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar met with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday and discussed the ongoing issue of the company, sources said. Paytm spokesperson said, Over the last two years, we have been working with multiple third-party leading banks. We are expanding these...
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Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday received invitation to join Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra which will enter Uttar Pradesh on February 16. Yadav said he will join the yatra either in Amethi or Raebareli. Akhilesh extended greetings to the...
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The makers of the Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer movie Fighter has been served a legal notice by an IAF officer over a kissing scene wearing the uniform of the force. Sources said the notice has been served by a Wing Commander in his personal capacity and the action by the...
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Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said he accepted with humility Election Commission's ruling to declare his faction as the real NCP. The NCP leader's reaction came shortly after the poll panel announced that the Ajit Pawar faction is the real Nationalist Congress...
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The ongoing Budget session of Parliament is being extended by a day till Saturday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said in New Delhi. The government plans to table a 'white paper' comparing the state of the Indian economy before and after 2014, sources said. The session,...
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Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar (left)
The Election Commission's decision to announce the Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party, was taken under pressure, a leader of the Sharad Pawar-led group said on Tuesday. This is the murder of democracy. What happened is unfortunate, former Maharashtra minister Anil...
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Iran on Tuesday announced a visa-waiver programme for Indians entering the country by air for tourism for a maximum stay of 15 days. The visa-free entry has been rolled out for Indian citizens from February 4 subject to four conditions, the Iranian embassy said. In December, Iran...
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Ajit Pawar
The Ajit Pawar faction is the real Nationalist Congress Party, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday, ending months of speculation over the factional fight with his party founder and uncle Sharad Pawar. In an order, the Election Commission also allotted the NCP symbol 'Wall Clock' to...
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India has decided to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday. The move could virtually put an end to the Free Movement Regime prevalent along the porous border. The FMR allows people residing close to the India-Myanmar...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released a short film in different Indian languages on social media to highlight the benefits of Mudra scheme, under which loans are given to small entrepreneurs, noting that 70 percent of its beneficiaries are women and those who aspired for jobs are now...
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The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in government recruitment examinations, with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore. Piloting the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill,...
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Indian embassy in Muscat, Oman/Courtesy Facebook
A woman from Chhattisgarh working in Oman has been accommodated in the Indian embassy shelter in Muscat after she requested repatriation to the country, a government official said on Tuesday. Notably, the husband of Dipika Jogi on Monday claimed in Durg that she was held captive by her...
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Nikki Haley
Indian-American presidential aspirant Nikki Haley, the last remaining rival to Donald Trump in the Republican primary race, has sought US Secret Service protection, citing increasing threats she has received, according to media reports. Haley's campaign said he has applied for Secret Service...
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Bharat Rashtra Samithi MP from Telangana's Peddapalli Lok Sabha Constituency, Borlakunta Venkatesh Netha, along with BRS leader Manne Jeevan Reddy, joined the Congress party on Tuesday. The BRS leaders were inducted into the Congress party in the presence of All India Congress...
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The Delhi government's PWD has issued a notice to Larsen and Toubro over alleged glaring infirmities in the Pragati Maidan tunnel project while demanding a token amount of Rs 500 crore from the firm and directing it to immediately initiate repair work. Larsen and Toubro said that they...
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A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders told the high-powered committee on 'One Nation, One Election' on Tuesday that it has a hidden agenda to turn India into a dictatorship. Trinamool Congress leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Kalyan Banerjee appeared for a meeting with the panel...
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Sachin Tendulkar pays homage to Lata Mangeshkar on her death anniversary.Lata didi recorded over 30,000 songs in her illustrious career. I think that's more than the number of songs most people listen to in their lifetime. Can you imagine the magnitude of this achievement? She may not be with us...
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Rahul Gandhi feeding the puppy
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a fresh attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over a viral video where the Wayanad MP was seen giving a dog's biscuit to a person after the animal refused to eat it during his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'.The purported video which went viral on...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India will witness a USD 67 billion investment in the natural gas supply chain in 5-6 years as part of unprecedented investments flowing into the energy sector to meet the needs of the world's fastest growing major economy. Speaking at the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that saturation of central government schemes in the states is real secularism and social justice. In implementation of several schemes of the central government, Goa has attained 100 per cent saturation, Modi said, addressing the Viksit...
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is considering to take legal action against Delhi Public Works Department Minister Atishi following allegations that the central agency deleted audio clips during an investigation into money laundering, sources said.The ED officials termed the allegations of...
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Six people were killed and over 50 sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out in a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district on Tuesday morning, officials said. The blaze broke out at 11:30 am at the factory operated illegally on Magardha Road in Bairagarh village....
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Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said his party could have won the Rajasthan Assembly polls if they had made some more efforts, adding that differences between him and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot had been ironed out and they did not impact the poll results. Speaking at...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished Britain's King Charles III, who has been diagnosed with cancer, a speedy recovery and good health. Modi posted on X, I join the people of India in wishing speedy recovery and good health to His Majesty King Charles III. King Charles...
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Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Rajendra Shukla has taken a potshot at the Congress party over Chhindwara MP Nakul Nath declaring himself a candidate for upcoming Lok Sabha elections saying there is neither discipline nor any importance of the Parliamentary Board in the Congress party....
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HDFC Bank on Tuesday said RBI has given approval to the group to acquire up to 9.5 per cent stake each in six lenders, including ICICI Bank and Axis Bank. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave its approval on February 5, 2024. Entities under HDFC Bank Group are HDFC Mutual Fund, HDFC...
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In a setback to opposition BRS in Telangana, the party's Lok Sabha member from Peddapalle (SC) B Venkatesh Netha joined the Congress on Tuesday. Venkatesh Netha joined the grand old party in Delhi in the presence of AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal, Chief Minister A...
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A day after winning the floor test, Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren arrived at the State Assembly in Ranchi for the final day of the special session.What is there to say? What can I say about those who do not have any issue (to raise)? the Chief Minister said, speaking to reporters as he...
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The Uniform Civil Code bill -- which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand -- was tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who presented the bill in the House,...
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Shares of One97 Communications Ltd, which owns Paytm brand, rebounded on Tuesday morning after three days of sharp fall. The stock jumped 7.79 per cent to Rs 472.50 on the BSE despite a weak beginning to the trade. It climbed 7.99 per cent to Rs 473.55 on the NSE. In the past three...
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Paytm karo ya na karo, is the question
In a filing with the BSE and the NSE, One97 Communications, which operates the fintech company Paytm informed stock exchanges on Tuesday that a news item that Paytm's wallet business was up for sale and is in talks with a particular Indian conglomerate is speculative, baseless and factually...
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AAP leader Manish Sisodia is in jail
Delhi minister and senior AAP leader Atishi on Tuesday said the BJP-led Centre is trying to scare and silence the party by conducting ED raids on its leaders. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searched the premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar and...
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The Congress party's senior leader and spokesperson Jairam Ramesh on the Prime Minister's speech in the Lok Sabha yesterday. The Prime Minister was at his nonsensical worst in the Lok Sabha yesterday and undoubtedly will stage a repeat performance in the Rajya Sabha today. He suffers from...
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Rahul Gandhi in Jharkhand at Birsa Munda's statue
The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is scheduled to enter Odisha on Tuesday. Biramitrapur, a small industrial town in Sundergarh district through which the yatra will enter the state from Jharkhand, has been decked up with banners, cut-outs and hoardings of Gandhi. Senior state...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to move The Finance Bill, 2024 for its consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The Lower House will also hold a general discussion on the Interim Union Budget for 2024-25, which was presented on February 1, the second day...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary Bibhav Kumar and some persons connected to the Aam Aadmi Party as part of a money laundering probe, official sources said. About 10 premises in the national capital are...
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A beheaded body of a man was found in southwest Delhi's Kusumpur Pahadi area on Tuesday, police said. According to police, some people in the area noticed the body and informed police at around 6 am. A team from Vasant Vihar police station rushed to the spot, a senior police officer...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week 2024 in Goa on Tuesday and also dedicate to the nation the permanent campus of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) apart from laying foundation stones for various projects costing more than Rs 1,330 crore. ...
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The final draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be tabled in the Uttarakhand assembly today.A session of the Uttarakhand Assembly convened especially to bring a legislation on the Uniform Civil Code began here on Monday. Before the start of the session on...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak
The Indian-origin prime ministers of the UK and Ireland, Rishi Sunak and Leo Varadkar, met on Monday to oversee a historic power-sharing pact in Northern Ireland, where a devolved government took charge after two years. Prime Minister Sunak and Taoiseach Varadkar met at Parliament Buildings,...
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Uddhav Thackeray
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing a plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar's order declaring the Shiv Sena bloc led by Eknath Shinde as the real political party after its split in June 2022. A bench comprising Chief...
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Mufti Salman Azhari being brought to the ATS office, in Ahmedabad./ANI Photo
Five supporters of an Islamic preacher held from Mumbai for an alleged hate speech in neighbouring Gujarat were arrested on Monday morning for obstructing officials from performing their duty, a police official said. The Gujarat police arrested Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari from...
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BJP MLA Ganpat Gaikwad
Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ganpat Gaikwad, arrested for allegedly firing at Shiv Sena functionary Mahesh Gaikwad, has moved an application in a local court seeking permission for home-cooked food in police custody and meeting his lawyers, his counsel said on Monday. The...
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Seven persons have been detained for alleged religious conversion attempt on over 100 people in a village Barabanki, the police said on Monday. Additional superintendent of police CN Sinha on Monday said this afternoon more than 100 people from Ayodhya area came to Barabanki's Deva area for...
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