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A latest video released by the Chinese navy highlighting China's blue-water naval ambitions has sparked speculation that its fourth aircraft carrier currently being built will be a nuclear-powered one.The video film 'Into The Deep' was released on Wednesday to mark the 77th anniversary of the...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on Saturday evening without meeting US delegation.According to Reuters, two Pakistani government sources said the Iranian delegation was flown out of Pakistan. Earlier, Araghchi met Pakistan's top civil and military leaders and...
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TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP has deployed its entire machinery to defeat the regional party in the West Bengal assembly elections as almost the entire Union cabinet and CMs of NDA-ruled states are camping in the poll-bound state.Addressing an election rally at...
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A day after seven Rajya Sabha MPs of the Aam Aadmi Party quit and said they were merging with the BJP, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday likened the saffron party to the mythological demon Bakasur with insatiable hunger. Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Raut said the majority...
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A day after seven AAP MPs switched sides to the BJP, the Congress on Saturday said the BJP washing machine is back along with Modi washing powder.The Congress has been accusing the BJP of inducting leaders of various other parties facing cases and then going slow on the action against them.Ashok...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as uncertainties surround the possibility of a second round of talks between Iran and the US.Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir were...
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A day after his exit from the Aam Aadmi Party, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said that the party has deviated from its core principles and no longer provides space for honest workers. Today, every true patriot who nurtured the Aam Aadmi Party with their blood and sweat and joined it with...
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From placement ho gayi jokes to Hera Pheri-style confusion and dramatic washing machine memes, social media platforms turned into a comedy zone after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha announced on Friday that he and six other AAP MPs have quit the party and joined the BJP.Users responded with humour,...
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PM Modi with Ashok Lahiri, new Niti Aayog vice-chairman
The government has reconstituted the Niti Aayog, appointing Ashok Kumar Lahiri as vice chairman and five full-time members, including economist K V Raju, Director of AIIMS M Srinivas and Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology. Making the announcement, Prime...
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Eminent philosopher, spiritual leader Muni Narayana Prasad, who headed the famed Narayana Gurukula, passed away early Saturday, sources said.He was 87.He breathed his last while undergoing treatment for a brief ailment at a private medical college hospital in Venjaramoodu here, said sources at...
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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has remained largely absent from the public eye since assuming leadership following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint US-Israel strike on February 28. According to The New York Times report, which cited an Iranian...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed the RSS as Rashtriya Surrender Sangh and alleged that its leader Ram Madhav has revealed the outfit's true nature of farzi (fake) nationalism here and pure servility in the US.He was referring to a video of Madhav from an event in the US, where the...
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A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that Jadavpur University in West Bengal has become a symbol of anarchy under the TMC's rule, its teachers' body on Saturday said the institute has been recognised globally as a centre of excellence, despite severe financial constraints.The Jadavpur...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the language used by Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad against the publisher of a book on Shivaji Maharaj is not acceptable, emphasising that respect for the Maratha king is universal.Gaikwad kicked up a row as he threatened Kolhapur-based...
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Defected AAP MP Swati Maliwal on Saturday alleged that her former party had strayed far from its original principles, and its leader Arvind Kejriwal is no longer the same. Barely a year after losing power to the BJP in Delhi, AAP suffered its greatest jolt on Friday when seven of its Rajya...
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Saturday said that the party will write to the Rajya Sabha chairman to seek the disqualification of seven of its MPs, who quit the party a day ago, from the Upper House.Anti-defection law clearly states that any type of split or faction cannot happen in the Rajya Sabha...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday met Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir here, as Islamabad continued its efforts to facilitate engagement between the US and Iran.The meeting, according to a short video posted by the Iranian embassy on social media, was also attended...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday attacked the seven Rajya Sabha members who quit the AAP through a culinary analogy to say that on their own, each defected leader amounts to little. In a sarcastic post on X, Mann wrote in Punjabi, Ginger, garlic, cumin, fenugreek powder, red...
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High levels of UV radiation continued to be recorded across Kerala, the KSDMA said on Saturday.As per data shared by the authority, ultraviolet (UV) levels above eight, warranting an orange alert, were reported at Konni in Pathanamthitta, Chengannur in Alappuzha, Changanassery in Kottayam and...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin left for a short trip to Kodaikanal on Saturday.Stalin, who is the president of DMK, left by a chartered flight to Madurai and from there proceeded by road to Kodaikanal, a popular tourist destination in the state known for its serene lakes, hilly terrain and...
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Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday criticised Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha for parting ways from the Aam Aadmi Party and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that such political switching for personal interests is not right and not in line with constitutional values. He...
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Large parts of Pakistan's capital remain under a tight security lockdown for over a week now, even as uncertainty persisted over the proposed second round of talks between the US and Iran.Arterial roads leading into Islamabad are sealed, while the Red Zone, housing key government buildings and...
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Telangana Jagruthi president and Former CM K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter, K Kavitha, on Saturday launched a political outfit, named 'Telangana Rashtra Sena' (TRS).Kavitha announced her party's name at an event held on the city outskirts.Kavitha was suspended from the BRS in September, 2025 after...
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The Congress on Saturday came out in solidarity with its leader Pawan Khera and said the verdict of the Gauhati High Court rejecting his anticipatory bail petition would be challenged in the Supreme Court.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh expressed confidence that...
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Social activist Anna Hazare has said Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha members would not have quit the party had it followed the 'right' path.Everyone has the right to hold an opinion in a democracy. They (Chadha and others) must have faced some trouble, which is why...
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A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill in the United States Congress for a three-year pause to the H1-B visa programme, contending that it has been hijacked to replace American workers with cheap foreign labour.Congressman Eli Crane from Arizona introduced the End H-1B Visa Abuse...
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday that the exodus of seven Rajya Sabha MPs of the Aam Aadmi Party is a 'direct blow' to the 'dictatorship' of party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.The AAP suffered a jolt on Friday as seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal and...
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Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday stated that no talks are scheduled with the United States in Islamabad during the ongoing visit of a delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said that a delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas...
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Renowned economist Ashok Lahiri and scientist Gobardhan Das, two illustrious personalities from West Bengal, were on Friday named as the Niti Aayog vice-chairman and member, respectively, government sources said.Lahiri, currently a BJP MLA in West Bengal, is a former chief economic advisor to the...
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The EC on Friday said no repoll has been recommended in any of the 44,376 polling stations in West Bengal where voting was held during the first phase on April 23, indicating largely peaceful conduct of the exercise.According to a senior Election Commission official, the polling process was...
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