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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board held an emergency meeting yesterday night to discuss the Uniform Civil Code, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said should be implemented nationwide. Prime Minister Modi, at a speech in Bhopal, made a strong pitch for the UCC saying that even the Constitution mentions equal rights for all […]

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The Adani Group has said their disclosures are “a matter of public record” and they are not aware of any “subpoena to the US investors” following reports that US authorities are looking into what representations the group made to its American investors. The reports, quoting un-named sources, had said inquiries started from the US Attorney’s […]

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday defended Prime Minister Narendra Modi from questions surrounding the treatment of Muslims in India and his answer on the subject during a press conference in the US. Accusing the Congress and other opposition parties of raising “non-issues, without data” in the face of electoral defeats, she also lashed […]

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President Vladimir Putin has long profited from the actions of the Wagner mercenary group, but the mutiny led by its chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presents the Russian strongman with a challenge that could irreparably damage his authority, analysts say. During its decade-long existence, Wagner’s operations in Africa, Syria and eastern Ukraine have served Putin’s political interests, […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he will lead a unique yoga session in New York today to commemorate the 9th International Day of Yoga. The event will see participation from top UN officials, envoys from across and the world and prominent individuals. “Yoga has become global movement through International Day of Yoga,” PM Modi […]

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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the US today on a landmark state visit – the highest diplomatic reception reserved for closest allies. An unprecedented deal on jet engine technology transfer is also expected during the visit. Modi’s schedule for the next three days will involve a rare address to the joint session of […]

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The Bhagwant Mann cabinet in Punjab will formalise a decision that the broadcast of Gurbani from Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar should be made free. Chief Minister Mann, who contends that Gurbani is everyone’s right and it should be free of cost, made the announcement in a tweet. “With the blessings of God, we […]

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India is expected to witness an exodus of millionaires and may lose 6,500 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in 2023, according to the Henley Private Wealth Migration Report 2023, which tracks wealth and investment migration trends worldwide. China has been ranked first in terms of the outflow of millionaires from the country this year. It is predicted […]

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An Australian lawmaker on Thursday detailed allegations that she had been sexually “assaulted” in parliament, stating the building was “not a safe place” for women to work. In a tearful Senate address, independent Lidia Thorpe said she had been subjected to “sexual comments”, cornered in a stairwell, “inappropriately touched” and “propositioned” by “powerful men”. Thorpe […]

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Mumbai Police on Monday arrested a man for alleged involvement in a death threat to Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar. Accused Sagar Barve is working in the data feeding and analytics section of a private firm, a Mumbai Police official said. “The Mumbai Crime Branch, which was probing the case, brought Barve to Mumbai. […]

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  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday hit out at the Centre over its ordinance on control of services in the national capital, saying Delhi is the first to be “attacked” and similar ordinances will also be brought for other states. Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party’s “Maha Rally” at the Ramlila Maidan, the party’s […]

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The government has invited wrestlers who are protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment charges, for talks to discuss their concerns, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said. This comes just days after the wrestlers met with Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the same […]

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday took an apparent swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made in the US, saying one should look in the rear-view mirror to notice those out to taint, tarnish and destroy the country’s institutions. He also said that by 2047, India will be the number one nation. […]

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Rajasthan rebel Congress leader  Sachin Pilot is ready to sever ties with the Congress and form his own party, various media reports hinted. According to these reports, Pilot is being helped in the process by Prashant Kishor’s political consultancy firm I-PAC. Volunteers of I-PAC are believed to have helped Pilot in planning his one-day hunger […]

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India is a vibrant democracy and anybody who happens to go to New Delhi can see that for themselves, the White House said Monday, as it appeared to dismiss concerns about the health of democracy in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a state visit to the US later this month. “India is […]

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The Odisha police has filed a case with charges of “causing death by negligence and endangering life” in the Balasore train accident which killed 275. The investigation will soon be taken over by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “At present, culpability of specific railway employees has not been ascertained, which will be unearthed during […]

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India’s top wrestlers, who have been protesting against BJP MP and chief of the country’s wrestling federation Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, met Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday. Olympian Bajrang Punia told NDTV that they met the Home Minister late on Saturday evening at his Delhi home. Sources say the meeting that began at 11 […]

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At least 233 people were killed and over 900 were injured as four coaches of the Coromandel Express derailed in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening, following which it collided head-on with a goods train coming from the opposite direction on the other line. The train crash is one of the deadliest such accidents since […]

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The Law Commission has strongly backed the sedition law and has said it should be retained with changes linked to the circumstances of its use. Repealing the law – Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code – would be to “turn a blind eye to the glaring ground realities existing in India,” the Commission has […]

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The Congress has tweaked its free electricity promise — which was hugely successful in Karnataka — for Rajasthan, which will have its assembly election by the end of this year. Free electricity up to 100 units and fixed rate for the next 100 was Ashok Gehlot government’s announcement this evening, which, the Chief Minister said, […]

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Several wrestlers continue to protest against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan despite calls from the government to trust the ongoing police probe. Farmers today will hold a ‘mahapanchayat’ to discuss the issue. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has said that a grand meeting of all khaps will be held in Uttar Pradesh’s […]

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Amid the long-standing protest by ace Indian wrestlers, who have alleged that their complaints against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have been largely ignored, the global governing body of the sport – United World Wrestling (UWW) – has released a statement on the issue. In the statement, issued on Tuesday, […]

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All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a scathing attack on the BJP over its state chief Bandi Sanjay’s claim that it will conduct a “surgical strike in Telangana’s Old City”, saying it should mount a surgical strike on China instead. Addressing a public meeting in 2020, Bandi Sanjay had said the ruling […]

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The Congress bit the Rajasthan bullet on Monday, summoning Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy and political rival Sachin Pilot to Delhi for discussions with Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The assembly election in Rajasthan is due later this year and the party, which is trying to work against the state’s […]

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