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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday and said they discussed AI for public good, women-led development and innovation in agriculture and health. Gates said on X, I is always inspiring to meet with @narendramodi and there was a...
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Shehbaz Sharif is set to become Pakistan's new Prime Minister on Sunday with the National Assembly Secretariat on Thursday announcing the schedule for the election of the head of the government. According to the schedule, candidates can submit their nomination papers by Saturday, 2...
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The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday asked the Haryana government not to grant further parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh without its permission. A bench of Acting Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji was hearing a petition...
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Five foreign nationals held in the biggest drug bust in recent times were remanded in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau till March 5 by a magistrate's court in Porbandar in Gujarat on Thursday. The Navy and the NCB had in a joint operation apprehended a dhow off the Gujarat coast...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that there was no relevance of any protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act at this point and said that all those opposed to the law may approach the Supreme Court for revoking it. Addressing a press conference here, Sarma said...
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The police have registered an FIR against several police personnel, naming seven of them, for allegedly beating up some lawyers and implicating them in a false case here. According to the FIR, the lawyers had gone to have dinner at the Summit Building on February 23 where Sub-Inspector Rahul...
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The Karnataka government on Thursday extended, by two weeks, the deadline for business establishments to comply with the Kannada signage rules, whereby information in the state language should be displayed on 60 percent of the space on nameplates. The decision was taken so that the order is...
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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan who was arrested for allegedly providing logistical support to terrorists, has been released after a five-year detention, officials said on Thursday. Sultan was released two months after the Jammu and Kashmir high court in December last year quashed his...
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Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) president Sharad Pawar has invited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar to share a meal at his residence in Baramati during their visit to his hometown on March 2. Shinde along with his deputies...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pankaja Munde on Thursday said there is a question mark on her constituency after her party allied with the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra. Munde lost the 2019 assembly polls from Parli to cousin and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, who is...
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India's economic growth accelerated to 8.4 percent in the third quarter of 2023-24, mainly due to good performance by the manufacturing, mining & quarrying and construction sectors.
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India on Thursday said its first civilian team of technical experts has reached the Maldives to replace the military personnel operating an advanced light helicopter in the island nation.Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu had set March 10 as the deadline for the withdrawal of the first group of...
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Senior IAS officer AMD Imtiaz quit the service on Thursday and joined the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in the presence of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.Intiyaz, who opted for voluntary retirement from the administrative service, previously served as the CEO of SERP...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned of tragic consequences for any Western country that dared to send its troops to fight in Ukraine. They have announced the possibility of sending Western military contingents to Ukraine ... The consequences for possible interventionists will...
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Uttarakhand Police has arrested Abdul Moid, the son of Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind in the Haldwani violence, officials said.The arrest of Moid, who is among the key accused in the case, takes the total arrests in connection with the February 8 incidents of stone pelting and arson in...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by the Vedanta group against the closure of its copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.The plant has been closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed as the police opened fire to quell a protest over alleged pollution caused by it.A...
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The Congress on Thursday said its alliance with the National Conference (NC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir for the forthcoming parliamentary polls would be sealed and announced by next week.INDIA bloc will fight the elections with its full might... In J-K, you will...
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President Draupadi Murmu
Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) scientists have discovered a new species of head-shield sea slug from the Bay of Bengal in the Odisha-West Bengal border and named it in the honour of President Droupadi Murmu, an official said. The new species which was discovered from Udaipur and Digha...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal on a two-day tour from Friday during which he will address two public rallies and inaugurate several government initiatives in Hooghly and Nadia districts, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said. Modi will address two...
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Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu takes responsibility for Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi's defeat in RS poll, says Central observer DK Shivakumar. The Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister who was appointed as an observer for the Himachal Pradesh political crisis said on Thursday that all is well...
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Making a dig at the TMC government and West Bengal Police over the arrest of absconding strongman and Sandeshkhali accused Sheikh Shahjahan, and, his 10-day remand, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Thursday said he has been put under the 'mehman-nawazi' (hospitality) of the state police in...
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The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it has not found anything against the prosecution or the trial in the Netflix docu-series on Indrani Mukerjea, accused of killing her daughter Sheena Bora. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the...
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The film is gentle yet firm in calling out the hypocrisies colouring everyday mindsets and prejudices without acquiring the high-handedness of a crusader, observes Sukanya Verma. Read it here
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Even as Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held a breakfast meeting with MLAs to deal with the crisis facing his government, the state Congress president Pratibha Singh and her MLA son Vikramaditya Singh continued to exert pressure on him, saying they had highlighted issues they...
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Stating that the court has no sympathy for Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked his lawyer to appear before it on March 4 when a suo motu motion on alleged sexual atrocities and land grabbing of tribal people at Sandeshkhali will be...
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Shahjahan Sheikh is a TMC strongman
TMC leader Derek O'Brien in Kolkata announces, TMC has decided to suspend Sheikh Shahjahan from the party for six years.Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh, accused of sexual abuse and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday after being on the run for...
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The BJP on Thursday dubbed the arrest of Shajahan Sheikh as a legal protection given to him by the West Bengal police. BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi slammed the state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) for not slapping Sheikh with the criminal charges levelled against him by women...
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The Congress on Thursday asserted that the situation in Himachal Pradesh is completely under control and the BJP has failed in its attempts to destabilise the elected government in the hill state. The Congress government faces a crisis after the ruling party in the state lost the lone...
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The Terrorist and Anti-Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court on Thursday acquitted Abdul Karim Tunda, the main accused in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case. The court acquitted Tunda due to a lack of evidence.Advocate Shafqat Sultani of Tunda said that the CBI failed to present any strong...
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Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for the incident where an 80-year-old passenger collapsed and later died after walking from plane to terminal at the Mumbai airport after not getting a wheelchair. The incident happened on February 12. A...
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will not appear before the CBI on Thursday for questioning in an illegal mining case registered five years ago in which he is a witness, party sources said. A senior party leader said Yadav has expressed his inability to appear before the CBI on...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha on March 5, a senior BJP leader said. The itinerary of the trip is yet to be prepared, BJP state election co-incharge Lata Usendi said. State BJP president Manmohan Samal had earlier that the the PM would visit Odisha in the first...
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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said that a PIL praying for transfer of investigation into alleged sexual assault of women at West Bengal's Sandeshkhali to the CBI or an SIT will be listed for hearing on Monday, along with a suo motu motion on the issue. The suo motu motion of the...
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The West Bengal CID on Thursday took over the investigation of cases lodged against TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, who was arrested from Minakah in North 24 Parganas district, a senior official said.We will probe into the cases against him (Sheikh). He has been brought to Bhavani Bhavan (Bengal...
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TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh, accused of sexual abuse and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday after being on the run for 55 days that witnessed violent protests led by local women and a fierce political slugfest. Additional Director-General of...
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Shajahan Sheikh arrives at a police station
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Thursday welcomed the arrest of TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali case and asserted that the time has come to put criminals, who are ruling the roost in parts of Bengal, behind bars. Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh was arrested on...
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Production house Panorama Studios on Thursday said it has teamed up with Gulfstream Pictures and JOAT Films for the Hollywood remake of the Drishyam franchise. Panorama Studios has acquired the international remake rights to the Malayalam movies Drishyam 1 & 2 from the original producers...
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Assam CM on a bike rally
A day after opposition parties of Assam threatened a state-wide bandh if the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is implemented, DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Thursday warned that financial losses, estimated to be Rs 1,643 crore a day due to the agitation, can be recovered from the...
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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifies six Congress MLAs who defied party whip and cross-voted in favour of BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls, have been disqualified.Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania says, Six MLAs, who contested on Congress symbol, attracted provisions...
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TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali was sent to 10 days in police custody by a court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday. Sheikh was produced before the court in Basirhat around 10.40 am after his arrest from Minakhan in the early hours. The state police sought 14 days...
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Power couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are all set to embrace parenthood. The 'DeepVeer' are expecting their first child.On Thursday, the couple took to Instagram and shared the good news with their fans and followers. The announcement image featured the baby's clothes, shoes and...
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Sandeshkhali women have accused him of land grab and sexual assaults
West Bengal police said on Thursday that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan's arrest was in connection with an assault on officers of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) during a raid in January this year. Sheikh Shahjahan, one of the principal accused in a case which...
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The Congress observers with CM Sukhu in Shimla yesterday
Ahead of the Assembly session, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has called a 'breakfast meeting' of all Congress MLAs on Thursday in Shimla.It is an important meeting. Let's see what happens...This is an informal meeting, party MLA Ashish Butail.Congress MLA Sudarshan Singh...
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TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday claimed that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan is in the safe custody of Mamata Police as part of a 'deal'. Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning in connection with...
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Former Intel India country head Avtar Saini was killed after a speeding cab hit him while he was cycling in Navi Mumbai township of Maharashtra, police said on Thursday. The accident took place at around 5.50 am on Wednesday, when Saini (68) was riding a bicycle along with fellow...
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Fourteen people were killed and 20 others injured when a pick-up vehicle overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police official said. The accident took place near Badjhar Ghat at around 1.30 am when the vehicle's driver lost control over the wheels.As...
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Seven days after the death of Shubhkaran Singh during clashes between protesting farmers and Haryana security personnel at the Khanauri border point, the Punjab Police on Wednesday night registered a case of murder.Shubhkaran (21), a native of Bathinda, was killed and 12 security personnel were...
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Absconding Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh, accused of alleged sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, was arrested on Thursday morning, police said.He was arrested from a house in Minakhah in North 24 Parganas district where he was hiding, they...
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The Manipur government on Wednesday lifted the suspension on internet services in Churachandpur district following improvement of law and order situation there, according to a home department order. The services were suspended on February 16 following attack of senior officer's...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids in six places of West Bengal as part of its investigation into a money laundering case linked to the Mahadev online gaming and betting app that purportedly involved various politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, officials...
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Members of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance agreed on a seat-sharing formula in Maharashtra for the coming Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday and it would be announced soon, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut said. He was talking to reporters after a meeting of the Congress, NCP-Sharadchandra...
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Around 150 companies of central forces are likely to reach West Bengal in the first week of March primarily to conduct route marches ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a senior official of the Election Commission said on Wednesday. These security personnel will be deployed in two phases in all...
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The National Human Rights Commission has sent notices to the Karnataka government and the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation over a report that a farmer was allegedly stopped from boarding a metro train by an official at a station because his clothes were untidy, it said on Wednesday. The...
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