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Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Saturday said a 'desperate and frustrated' PM turned an official address to the nation into a political speech despite the Model Code of Conduct being in force.The party also challenged him to bring a bill in Parliament to implement...
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The Registrar General of India on Saturday said that the 'issue' related to a self-enumeration map showing Pasighat in the East Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh as a Chinese town 'Medog' has been resolved.The issue was flagged by an X user, Mohonto Panging Pao (@MontyPanging), who posted about...
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Pakistan's efforts to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran have been going on with a 'realistic and positively optimistic' approach, official sources said on Saturday, while emphasising 'a deal is only done when it's done'.As Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field...
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PM Modi in his address to the nation.- Fight for empowering India's women has been stalled due to selfish politics of opposition parties.- India's women saw how parties like Congress, TMC and DMK celebrated their selfish politics against our women power.- Opposition has committed a sin by...
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Every citizen of India is watching how the dreams of our women have been crushed, PM Modi says in his address to the nation.The fight for empowering India's women has been stalled due to selfish politics of opposition parties, he said, adding, India's women saw how parties like the Congress, the...
20:42
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday rained criticism on the Opposition for blocking the passage of an amendment to implement women's reservation bill.Women will never forget what happened in Parliament yesterday, they will make the Opposition pay for it.What the opposition parties did...
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PM Modi's address to the nation:I have come to speak to every daughter of India, says Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Saturday night.I apologise to every mother, sister for their march to progress being halted, says Modi.
20:32
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation a day after a bill to implement women's reservation in legislatures was defeated in the Lok Sabha.Catch all the updates here.
20:28
The Samrat Choudhary government in Bihar on Saturday granted Z security cover to Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav, besides Nishant Kumar, a greenhorn whose father Nitish resigned as the CM earlier this week.The announcement was made by the state home...
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The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has restrained its order directing a first information report (FIR) against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with the alleged dual citizenship controversy.The court will now hear the parties on whether prior notice to the accused was legally...
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Two persons were shot dead by suspected militants in an ambush in Manipur's Ukhrul district on Saturday, officials said.The incident took place near Kuki-dominated Yaolen village this afternoon, a day after Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh visited the Tangkhul Naga-majority hill district and...
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India summoned Iranian ambassador over incident of firing at two Indian-flagged ships in Strait of Hormuz, official sources said.They said that India lodged strong protest with the Iranian envoy over the incident.More details awaited. -- PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress and other parties will have to pay a price for not supporting the bill for the early implementation of the women's reservation and asked Union ministers to expose the opposition's 'anti-women' mindset before the people, according to...
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A former Indian Navy official, whose death sentence was commuted by a Qatari court in 2023 along with seven others, remains in custody due to a separate conviction, official sources said on Saturday, while dismissing certain claims made by his family.The Indian government has already taken up the...
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Newly sworn-in Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary-led National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar will seek a vote of confidence in the assembly on April 24, an official notification said on Saturday.It will be a one-day session ahead of the monsoon session of the assembly in July, sources...
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Two Indian vessels have reversed course in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz following reports of gunfire involving Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to a vessel-tracking service.Shipping monitor TankerTrackers.com said one of the vessels is an Indian-flagged supertanker...
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Two gunboats of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps opened fire on a tanker passing through the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz, the British military said on Saturday, amid rising tensions in the region.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which monitors shipping...
16:41
Iran has firmly rejected claims by United States President Donald Trump that it would hand over enriched uranium to Washington, DC, while signalling reluctance to resume direct talks with the US.Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh, speaking to the Associated Press in Antalya,...
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An army soldier was injured in a landmine explosion, while a rusted shell was safely defused in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.The explosion occurred during an area domination patrol by an army column in the...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being 'controlled' by United States President Donald Trump and that the PM wanted the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to capture power so that he could control Tamil Nadu chief minister.Also, he...
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Indian Space Research Organisation chairman V Narayanan said on Saturday that the G20 satellite, designed to study climate, air pollution and monitor weather, is expected to be launched in 2027.Addressing scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), ISRO, and the...
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Protests swept across more than 100 cities in Pakistan on Friday after the Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee issued a nationwide call to mark the International Day of Peasant Struggles, as reported by Dawn.According to the Pakistani media outlet, farmers mobilised in large numbers to oppose what...
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A court in Maharashtra's Nashik on Saturday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in judicial custody till April 30 in a fourth case of sexually assaulting and exploiting a woman.The court had earlier remanded Kharat in the custody of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in this case till...
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Reliance Industries Ltd retained its position as India's most valuable company by market capitalisation, with a valuation of Rs.18.47 lakh crore as of April 17, according to BSE data.Among the top 10 firms, Bharti Airtel emerged as the biggest gainer over the past week, adding Rs.58,831 crore in...
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Fresh violence rocked parts of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in Assam on Friday following an eviction drive in a forest area of Chirang district, which spiralled into clashes between forest authorities and tribals, leaving over 20 people injured, six of whom are women.The violence erupted...
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JUST IN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8.30 pm.
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Former vice president of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on Saturday congratulated Harivansh on being elected as the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha for the third consecutive term, calling it a befitting tribute to his integrity and commitment to public service.In a letter to Harivansh, Dhankhar, who, as...
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The Bihar government has heightened security arrangements for Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav, officials said on Saturday.Both the deputy CMs will now be provided Z category security cover, according to a notification issued by the state's home...
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Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has concluded his three-day visit to Iran as part of Islamabad's efforts to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran.Munir, who was heading a high-level delegation to Iran, landed in Tehran on Wednesday, becoming the first...
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United States President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed the possibility of Iran imposing any form of tolls or charges on vessels passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, saying, 'they're not going to be tolls', and rejecting the idea outright.Responding to a question during an interaction...
12:29
German hard rock band Scorpions, known for hit tracks such as Wind of Change and Blackout, has cancelled its shows in India due to 'unforeseen medical circumstances affecting the band members'.The band, which was founded in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, was set to perform in...
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Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Saturday, bringing the Budget Session to a close.In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House shortly after it met at 11 am, following his concluding remarks.The session, which began in January, ended a day after a Constitution...
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday urged the Centre to reintroduce the original Women's Reservation Bill, a day after the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass in the Lok Sabha during the special Parliament sitting. Speaking to ANI, ahead...
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The Pune airport runway was made operational on Saturday morning, the Indian Air Force said, a day after the hard-landing of a frontline aircraft damaged the strip. Flight operations halted last night after the runway was closed following the incident. The runway at Pune Airport, which...
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Delhi Police has detained the main accused behind the double murder of a man and his son, who were stabbed to death in south Delhi's CR Park area, an official said on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Rakesh Sood (62) and his son Karan Sood (27), while their cousin Rahul sustained injuries...
09:51
Four executive directors of the Reserve Bank of India -- Vivek Deep, Rohit Jain, Radha Shyam Ratho and Ajay Kumar -- are in the running for the deputy governor's post, which will be vacated as T Rabi Sankar's current term ends in early May.Deep, the senior-most executive director, looks after...
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Iran has asserted that maritime movement through the Strait of Hormuz will be strictly controlled by Tehran, stating that passage will be allowed only through designated routes and under Iranian approval, amid escalating tensions with the United States over regional security and...
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Opposition BJD in Odisha said that truth has prevailed after the Constitution amendment bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to over 800 seats was defeated.While 298 members voted in support of the Bill, 230 MPs...
08:51
Domestic brokerage Angel One has taken a Rs.19.2 crore hit following last year's trading disruption at Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), as it moved to compensate clients impacted by the outage.The stock broker has shown the hit as one-time reimbursement to the clients in the investor...
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The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure.The US Department of Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil...
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Bollywood actor Neha Dhupia on Friday participated in a cleanliness drive along the Yamuna river in Vrindavan city, asserting that maintaining the cleanliness of rivers is a collective responsibility of society and not just that of the administration.Speaking on the occasion, Dhupia said,...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets secretary of the national security and defence council of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, in New Delhi on Friday./@DrSJaishankar X/ANI Photo
Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Secretary Rustem Umerov on Friday held separate, high-stakes meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on the prospects of achieving lasting peace in the conflict-hit nation.Umerov, considered...
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