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Khalistan supporters protesting against the crackdown on Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh on Wednesday, shouted slogans, threw water bottles and ink at the London Metropolitan police, who kept them confined to the other side of the road, a safe distance from the Indian High Commission. For the protesters, the immediate provocation was the bigger Indian flag […]

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The Delhi Police today registered 44 cases and arrested two people after thousands of posters seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were found in the national capital. Two of the four arrested own a printing press. In a massive operation on Tuesday, police took down nearly 2,000 ‘anti-Modi’ posters from several places in […]

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India’s High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami while summarizing the situation in Punjab, on Wednesday said “there is no truth to sensationalist lies being circulated on social media”. The Indian High Commissioner was talking about the law enforcement action against Waris Punjab De. “The situation for travel is normal and visitors including from the […]

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With the hunt for Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh entering the fourth day, his uncle Harjit Singh was flown to Dibrugarh in Assam this morning. On Sunday, his other four arrested associates were also taken to Dibrugarh Central Jail. Amritpal Singh’s uncle and six other aides have been charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), […]

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The name of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi wanted in a Rs 13,000-crore scam in the Punjab National Bank is understood to have been removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices on the basis of his plea to the Lyon-headquartered agency, people in the know of the development said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) […]

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Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh, who is on the run from the Punjab Police, has been declared a fugitive, officials have said. A massive operation has been launched to catch Amritpal Singh who, sources say, was last seen speeding away on a motorcycle last evening. Police have arrested 78 members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De,’ while […]

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As the chase for Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh entered Day 3, his uncle and driver surrendered today. His uncle Harijit Singh and driver Harpreet turned themselves in at Punjab’s Mehatpur. Amritpal Singh’s uncle Harijit Singh was driving a Mercedes when the police were chasing the Khalistani leader and his aides on Saturday. Harijit Singh said he […]

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Security agencies had raised a red flag after intelligence inputs suggested that pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh was using drug de-addiction centres and a gurdwara for stockpiling weapons and preparing youths to carry out suicide attacks, officials said on Sunday. A thick dossier prepared with inputs from various security agencies claimed that Singh, who returned from […]

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The Kremlin has denied the allegations of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and said the arrest warrant was legally “void” since Moscow does not recognise ICC’s jurisdiction. The  ICC has issued a warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes in Ukraine, which was attacked by […]

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After skipping the summons in a corruption case thrice, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav today agreed to appear before the CBI on March 25 as the central investigating agency assured it won’t arrest him this month. Tejshwi Yadav’s lawyer told the court that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader will join the CBI investigation at […]

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Pakistan Police and supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed outside his residence in Lahore on overnight ahead of his possible arrest. In October last year,  Imran Khan, 70, was found guilty by Pakistan’s election commission of unlawfully selling gifts to foreign dignitaries. Under Pakistani law governing Islamabad’s “Toshakhana” – meaning “treasure house” in […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated music composer MM Keeravaani, lyricist Chandrabose, and the entire team of global hit film RRR for its viral song ‘Naatu Naatu’ winning the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. It has become the first Indian production to win an Oscar. Terming the win ‘exceptional’, the […]

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The U.S. dollar fell sharply on Monday as authorities stepped in to cap the fallout from the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, with investors hoping the Federal Reserve will take a less aggressive monetary path. The U.S. government announced several measures early on Monday Asian hours, and said all SVB customers will have access […]

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K Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader and daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, appeared before Enforcement Directorate this morning in the Delhi liquor policy case. Manish Sisodia has been arrested in the same case. It is learnt that ED will question Kavitha in the presence of middleman Arun Ramachandran Pillai, who the agency […]

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The CBI has summoned Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to appear for questioning in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam on Saturday, officials said. Yadav was earlier called for questioning on March 4 but he had not appeared before the CBI sleuths, following which a fresh date was given for Saturday, they said. The […]

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K Kavitha, senior leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), is holding a hunger strike in New Delhi today to demand the introduction of Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. Leaders of several parties, including Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, National Conference, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal and Samajwadi Party, are expected to participate in Ms Kavitha’s […]

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The Congress on Thursday hit out at Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for his criticism of Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in the UK, saying that the Rajya Sabha chairman is an umpire and cannot be a cheerleader for any ruling dispensation. The Congress’ reaction came after Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Dhankhar attacked Mr Gandhi for […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese were greeted with loud cheering and applause as they took a lap of honour at a stadium in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad today before watching a cricket match together. The two Prime Ministers waved at the crowds as they took a round of the Narendra Modi stadium in […]

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The ties between AIADMK and the BJP have slid to an all-time low, with the BJP workers in Tuticorin burning photos of AIADMK chief E Palaniswami, accusing him of violating “coalition dharma’. Last week, five BJP leaders had joined the AIADMK – among them was the BJP’s state IT wing chief CRT Nirmal Kumar. On […]

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for the unconditional release of senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, arrested in the alleged excise scam of Delhi. The move is a shift from the stand of its ally Congress, which had taken a nuanced view, slamming what it […]

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A Bigg Boss participant has accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s personal assistant (PA) of threatening her with death. Sandeep Singh was charged after Bigg Boss-16 top-5 finalist Archana Gautam’s father filed a complaint that his daughter was “threatened with death”. “Casteist words were also spoken,” he alleged in his complaint filed at Partapur police […]

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Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s Neiphiu Rio and National People’s Party (NPP)’s Conrad Sangma are being sworn in as chief ministers of Nagaland and Meghalaya respectively today. BJP’s Manik Saha, will take oath as the chief minister of the saffron-party led alliance government in Tripura on Thursday, a day after Holi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

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Two major regional parties – the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) – on Sunday extended their support to the NPP-led alliance, increasing the number of MLAs backing the Conrad K Sangma-led coalition to 45. The UDP and the PDF are allies of the NPP in the outgoing Meghalaya Democratic Alliance […]

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A passenger of a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight has allegedly urinated on a fellow male passenger on board in a drunken state, sources said on Sunday. The incident allegedly took place on flight number AA292, which took off from New York at 9:16 pm on Friday and landed after 14 hours and 26 […]

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