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How Abhishek Singhvi lost despite name being drawn

 Tue, 27 February 2024
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President Murmu on four-day visit to Jharkhand, Odisha from tomorrow

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President Droupadi Murmu will be on a four-day visit to Jharkhand and Odisha from Wednesday, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. The President will grace the third convocation of Central University of Jharkhand in Ranchi on Wednesday. On the same day, Murmu will lay the foundation stone for...
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Fire at Delhi's Lok Nayak Hospital, around 50 patients, staff evacuated

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Around 50 people, including patients and staff members, at the Lok Nayak Hospital in Central Delhi were evacuated after a fire broke out in the seven-storey emergency block building, an official said on Tuesday. Chief of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg said they received a call about the blaze...
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How Abhishek Singhvi lost despite name being drawn

Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Harsh Mahajan was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday after a draw of lots after he and Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress secured an equal number of votes. Keeping such eventualities in mind, the Conduct of Election Rules have a...
22:37

SC asks TN DMs to appear before ED over illegal sand mining case

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed five district collectors of Tamil Nadu to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe pertaining to alleged illegal sand mining. A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal termed the plea of...
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BJP wins 8 RS seats from UP thanks to SP votes

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Samajwadi Party candidate Alok Ranjan conceded defeat in the Rajya Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night. His defeat suggests cross-voting by some party legislators. There was a keen contest to one of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh after the BJP fielded eight...
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Manipur cop abducted by Meitei group, rescued

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Meitei activist organisation Arambai Tenggol abducted a Manipur additional superintendent of police Tuesday evening and he was rescued within hours after the force launched an operation swiftly, officials said. ASP Amit Kumar, posted with the Operations Cell of the Manipur police, was taken...
21:26

HC awards life term for killers of Kerala's ex-CPI-M leader TP Chandrasekharan

The Kerala high court
The Kerala high court
The Kerala high court on Tuesday sentenced the 12 persons convicted in the sensational TP Chandrasekharan murder case of 2012 to life imprisonment and observed that it's time to take a serious view on political murders as they undermine democratic principles. A Division Bench of Justices AK...
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Water supply in Mumbai, neighbouring areas cut by 15% till Mar 5: BMC

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The city civic body on Tuesday announced a 15 percent reduction in water supply across Mumbai and neighbouring areas where it supplies water till March 5. The water supply to some parts of the eastern suburbs was impacted after a transformer caught fire at the pumping station in the...
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UP court orders arrest of ex-MP Jaya Prada

Former MP and actor Jaya Prada
Former MP and actor Jaya Prada
A court in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday declared former MP and actor Jaya Prada as an absconder in connection with two cases of election code violations and directed the police to arrest her and produce her before it on March 6. According to senior prosecution officer Amarnath Tiwari,...
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Former SC judge AM Khanwilkar appointed new Lokpal chairperson

Former Supreme Court judge A M Khanwilkar/Courtesy PIB
Former Supreme Court judge A M Khanwilkar/Courtesy PIB
Former Supreme Court judge A M Khanwilkar was appointed as the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Tuesday, nearly two years after the post fell vacant. The Lokpal has been working without its regular chief after Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose completed his term on May 27,...
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Cross-voting in HP, Cong's Abhishek Singhvi loses

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Amid cross-voting, BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan on Tuesday won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, defeating ruling Congress's Abhishek Manu Singhvi, officials said. The contest was tied at 34-34 votes, after which Mahajan was declared winner by draw of lots, they said. It...
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CAA rules may be notified before election code

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The ministry of home affairs is expected to announce the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 regulations prior to the enforcement of the model code of conduct, sources said.  The CAA rules, introduced by the Narendra Modi government, aim to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim...
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Hoax message delays Delhi-Kolkata flight for 5 hrs, woman with infant detained

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A Kolkata-bound SpiceJet flight was delayed for more than five hours on Tuesday after the Delhi airport received a threat message about explosives being hidden in the passengers' luggage, official sources said. A woman carrying an infant has been detained by security agencies for questioning...
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It's Cong 3, BJP 1, JD-S 0 in Karnataka RS polls

Sidda and DKS
Sidda and DKS
The ruling Congress in Karnataka won three seats and the BJP one in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka on Tuesday. Those who were elected to the Upper House are Ajay Maken, G C Chandrasekhar and Syed Naseer Hussain, all belonging to the Congress, and Narayansa K Bhandage of the...
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BJP MLA cross-votes in K'taka, another abstains

MLA S T Somashekar
MLA S T Somashekar
In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal-Secular alliance, saffron party MLA ST Somashekar voted for Congress candidate Ajay Maken while another MLA Arbail Shivaram Hebbal abstained from voting in the Rajya Sabha elections for four seats in Karnataka on Tuesday. Somashekar and...
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AAP announces 4 LS poll candidates from Delhi, 1 from Haryana

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced five candidates for Lok Sabha polls from Delhi and Haryana, fielding senior leader Somnath Bharti from the New Delhi constituency. The party announced the five names after a meeting of its political affairs committee chaired by Delhi Chief Minister...
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Water supply to Mumbai partially restored after Pise pumping station fire

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The Birhanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday said the city's water supply has been partially restored as 14 out of 20 pumps have been made operational at Pise pumping station, where a fire broke out. A transformer caught fire at the pumping station in the neighbouring Thane district on...
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'Congress government may topple in Himachal'

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Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jairam Thakur on Tuesday claimed that the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government is in a minority in the state.  When asked if the State BJP would demand a floor test, Thakur said, The budget will be...
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3 Bihar Oppn MLAs sit on treasury benches

Big problems loom for Tejashwi Yadav
Big problems loom for Tejashwi Yadav
In fresh trouble for Bihar's opposition Mahagathbandhan', three MLAs of the Congress-RJD combine on Tuesday sat with the treasury members inside the state assembly.  The drama unfolded in the post-lunch session when RJD's Sangita Kumari, besides Murari Gautam and Siddharth Singh (both...
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Rahul: History won't forgive Modi for this crime...

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked BJP over recent incidents of exam paper leaks and issues in recruitment alleging that the government has eclipsed the dreams of students and that history will never forgive Prime Minister Narendra Modi for it.  In a post in Hindi on X,...
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A day of defections

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Congress MLAs Murari Prasad Gautam and Siddharth Saurav, and RJD MLA Sangita Kumari joined the BJP today. Earlier today, Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Naran Rathwa joined the BJP along with his son.
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Govt sitting with eyes shut: SC on Patanjali ads

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The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Centre for not taking any action in a case of misleading and false advertisements by the Patanjaliu Ayurved -- which is co-owned by yoga guru Ramdev.The government is sitting with its eye closed, the Supreme Court said.The Supreme Court said that...
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Gaganyaan four trained at Rakesh Sharma's centre

The first Indian in space: Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma
The first Indian in space: Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma
The four astronauts who will be part of India's first human space flight program, Gaganyaan, were trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia, the same centre where Rakesh Sharma underwent training. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to go into space in 1984. Gagarin...
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Gaganyaan: GC Prasanth's neighbours super excited

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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the names of four astronauts undergoing training for the groundbreaking Gaganyaan mission, residents of Nenmara in Palakkad on Tuesday erupted in joy as one of them, Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, hails from their locality.  Though his...
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India will have own space station by 2035: Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the country will have its own space station by 2035 which will help in the study of unknown expanses there. Addressing a gathering at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, the PM said that Indian astronaut will land...
14:26

ED issues 8th summons to Kejriwal

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The Enforcement Directorate issues its 8th summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on March 4 in the excise policy money laundering case. The AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal did not appear before the Directorate of Enforcement on Monday for the seventh summons.The matter is...
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Cong's RS MP from Gujarat joins BJP

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In a major blow to the Congress in Gujarat ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, its Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Naran Rathwa joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with his son and a large number of supporters here on Tuesday.  The tribal leader from Chhota Udepur...
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Kamal Nath speaks on 'joining' BJP...

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Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath has put a full stop over speculation made about him regarding switching sides to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying, Have you ever heard this from my mouth? Is there any indication? Nothing.  Nath made the...
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We told you first....

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Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the names of the four astronauts who are undergoing training for the country's maiden human space flight mission, Gaganyaan. Yesterday, Rediff.com broke the news of Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair being part of the four-man team headed...
13:26

SIT to probe Jarange's remarks against Fadnavis

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Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar on Tuesday directed the government to set up an SIT and conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the controversial remarks of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange against Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The issue was raised by Bharatiya Janata...
12:50

Covid claims 24-year-old man in Kolkata

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A Covid-19 patient died in a state-run hospital in Kolkata, the third such virus-related death in West Bengal this year, a senior official of the health department said on Tuesday.  The deceased, identified as Ashish Hazra, was first admitted to the National Medical College and Hospital...
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PM announces astronauts for Gaganyaan, they are...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday the names of the four astronauts who are undergoing training for the country's maiden human space flight mission, Gaganyaan. The four astronauts are -- Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Angad Prathap, Ajit Krishnan, and Shubhanshu Shukla -- Modi...
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Rahul's Yatra will enter MP on March 2, agenda is...

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The 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will enter Madhya Pradesh on March 2 and the mass outreach programme, being held ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, will continue in the state till March 6, a party leader said on Tuesday.  Gandhi will hold a roadshow...
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Not everyone has guts to take on Centre: Akhilesh

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On Rajya Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav says, Not everybody has the guts to stand against the government ... pressure is put on everybody. Is there anyone who doesn't know that BJP would go to any extent to win. BJP was dishonest during Chandigarh elections also......
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Sitharaman urges India Inc to embrace...

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday exhorted India Inc to align itself with the goal of 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047, when India will complete 100 years of independence.  Addressing a session on 'Viksit Bharat @ 2047: Viksit Bharat & industry', organised by Ficci, the...
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Three more held in INLD chief's killing, total 15

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Three more people have been booked in connection with the murder of the Indian National Lok Dal's Haryana unit president Nafe Singh Rathee and a party worker in Bahadurgarh near Delhi, police said on Tuesday.  With this, the total number of people booked in the murder case rises to...
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1 dead in collision with Tejashwi's escort vehicle

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A 50-year-old home guard was killed when a police vehicle escorting RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav collided head-on with a car in Bihar's Purnea district, a senior official said on Monday.  According to Purnea SP Upendra Nath Verma, six personnel of Bihar Military Police (BMP), who were in...
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Shami undergoes ankle surgery, set to miss IPL

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Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami has undergone a successful surgery on his left achilles tendon, which rules him out of next month's Indian Premier League and possibly the T20 World Cup in June.  The 33-year-old, who last played for India in the ODI World Cup final against Australia on...
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Delhi airport gets bomb threat call, turns out to be hoax

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The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport received a bomb threat call by an anonymous caller in New Delhi on on Tuesday, police said. On enquiry, the threat was found to be a hoax, they said.  At around 5.15 am, a bomb threat call was received at IGI Airport regarding a flight from...
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RS polls: Profiteers will leave, says Akhilesh

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Amid fears of cross-voting by Samajwadi Party MLAs in the Rajya Sabha polls on Tuesday, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said those who are looking for profit in the situation will leave. Speaking to reporters ahead of casting his votes, Yadav slammed the BJP saying it will adopt all means to win...
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More trouble for Akhilesh: Chief whip resigns

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Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey resigns as party's chief whip in UP Assembly. The resignation of Manoj Kumar Pandey, MLA from Unchahar, comes hours after as many as eight MLAs skipped a dinner hosted by party chief Akhilesh Yadav amid the cross-voting buzz in the election to the Upper...
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Akhilesh's SP expects to win 3 RS seats but...

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 Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday expected to win three seats, where the party has put up candidates, in the Rajya Sabha election.In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has put up eight Rajya Sabha candidates and the Samajwadi Party 3 for the 10 seats at stake. As per the numbers in...
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10,000+ applicants for BJD's LS, Assembly poll tickets

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More than 10,000 people have applied for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) tickets for the upcoming Lok Sabha and the Odisha Assembly elections which will be held simultaneously, a senior party leader said.  The Odisha Assembly has a strength of 147 MLAs while there are 21 Lok Sabha MP seats in the...
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ISF MLA stopped from visiting Sandeshkhali, arrested

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Police on Tuesday arrested ISF MLA Nausad Siddique near the Science City area here while he was on his way to trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an officer said.Siddique was arrested under preventive laws, the officer said.The district administration has...
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Sri Lanka ends visas of Russians staying there to avoid war

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Investigation launched into order asking Russians to leave country amid blacklash over 'whites only policy'. Read the report here. 
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BJP planning horse trading in HP RS polls: Cong

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Himachal Pradesh is bracing for a tight contest for the lone Rajya Sabha seat. The Congress candidate is senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi while the BJP has put up former Congress MLA Harsh Mahajan for the seat. On Monday, the BJP nominee complained to the Chief Election Commissioner...
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Voting underway for four RS seats in Karnataka

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Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats are underway in Karnataka on Tuesday. The Congress has 133 MLAs, the BJP has 66, JD (S) 19, while others account for four. Of the four others, the Congress claims the support of two independents and Darshan Puttanaiah from Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha,...
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RS poll: 8 SP MLAs skip meeting called by Akhilesh

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As many as eight MLAs of the Samajwadi Party did not attend a meeting called by party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday, a day before the voting for the Rajya Sabha elections.   A senior SP leader requesting anonymity said that the party chief had called a meeting to brief the MLAs about...
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Indian diplomats were threatened in Canada: Jaishankar

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India expects action against the culprits involved in last year's attacks on its high commission in London and consulate in San Francisco as well as those involved in threatening the Indian diplomats in Canada, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said.   The external...
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Bhojpuri singer Chhotu Pandey among nine killed in Bihar accident

Bhojpuri singer Chhotu Pandey/Courtesy Facebook
Bhojpuri singer Chhotu Pandey/Courtesy Facebook
Bhojpuri singer Chhotu Pandey was among the nine people killed in a collision between a truck, a jeep and a motorcycle in Bihar's Kaimur district, the police said on Monday. The incident took place on GT Road near Devkali village in Mohania police station area on Sunday evening. The...
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Two lanes of reconstructed Gokhale bridge in Mumbai thrown open for traffic

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A portion of the reconstructed Gokhale bridge over the railway tracks at Andheri station in western Mumbai was opened for traffic on Monday evening, an official said. The Gokhale bridge was shut for vehicular traffic from November 7, 2022 due to its dilapidated condition. According to...
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As many as 25,478 die by suicide in Gujarat in last 3 years: Govt in assembly

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The Gujarat government on Monday informed the legislative Assembly that more than 25,000 people, nearly 500 of them students, have ended their lives due to various reasons in the state during the last three financial years. As per data shared by the state government on the floor of the...
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Jaishankar, Sitharaman to fight LS polls from K'taka?

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman/File image
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman/File image
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday informed that there are chances that Bharatiya Janata Party might field External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from the constituencies in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.  Dr S Jaishankar and...