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Soon after a delegation of the Shiv Sena (UBT) handed over a 79-page letter to the Maharashtra Deputy Speaker seeking expedited action in the disqualification of 16 MLAs of the Shinde camp, NCP leader Ajit Pawar made it clear that the action would not actually topple the government. “Even if 16 MLAs are disqualified, the […]

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The National Assembly of Pakistan on Monday passed a resolution for a committee’s formation to file a reference against Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. According to ARY News, the motion was presented in the session after suspending the routine business of the house. Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif […]

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Ten days after violence broke out in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh came to Delhi and met with Home Minister Amit Shah to brief him about the situation in the state, where ethnic violence broke out between the Meiteis and Kuki tribals. BJP chief JP Nadda also attended the meeting at Shah’s home. “The […]

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday questioned the Supreme Court’s granting of relief to its “ladla” Imran Khan, saying its “double standards” have led to the death of justice in Pakistan. In a major relief for Khan, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared his dramatic arrest “unlawful” and “invalid” and ordered his immediate release after […]

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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday dared his rival Eknath Shinde and his ally BJP to face fresh elections, a day after the Supreme Court’s verdict in the tussle between the two factions of the Shiv Sena. “Let’s all face fresh elections and let

The Supreme Court gave Chief Minister Eknath Shinde a reprieve to stay in office, but flayed the action of the governor to hold a trust vote to enable Shinde to prove his majority. Since the Uddav Thakur government had resigned on its own, the court said it cannot be brought back. The court has also […]

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In a major victory for Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi government, the Supreme Court today held that the Delhi government has control over administrative services in the National Capital, excluding matters relating to public order, police and land. Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli and Justice PS […]

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In Rawalpindi, Imran Khan’s supporters smashed the main gate of the army’s sprawling headquarters. Supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, protesting against his arrest, have entered the compound of the army commanders’ residence in Lahore. Media footage showed them also storming the army headquarters in Rawalpindi. In

The Taliban agreed with China and Pakistan to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, potentially drawing in billions of dollars to fund infrastructure projects in the sanctions-hit country. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met in Islamabad on Saturday and pledged to work together on Afghanistan’s reconstruction […]

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Veteran leader Sharad Pawar is yet to take a final call on requests to roll back his resignation, but his Nationalist Congress Party is clearing decks for a successor — just in case. Supriya Sule, Pawar’s daughter, appears to be the favourite. The committee tasked with choosing a successor will meet today to decide on […]

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Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar today welcomed his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Goa at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Visuals showed the foreign ministers’ customary greeting with folded hands before the two posed for pictures and Mr Jaishankar directed him to the venue. Bilawal Bhutto has become the first senior […]

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Ace wrestlers holding a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar have alleged that a group of drunk Delhi Police personnel targeted them late this evening when they wanted to bring in mattresses to sleep at night after the daylong rains. The policemen beat them up and abused the women wrestlers, they said. Several grapplers were hit […]

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Implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, 10 lakh jobs in the manufacturing sector and a State Capital Region tag for Bengaluru are among the top promises made by the BJP in its manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly election. The document, named BJP Praja Pranalike, was released in Bengaluru today by the party’s national […]

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The Supreme Court today held that it can dissolve marriages on the ground of “irretrievable breakdown of marriage” invoking powers under Article 142. It further held that the mandatory waiting period of six months for divorce through mutual consent can be done away with, subject to conditions. “We have also laid down factors which can […]

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A mobile phone was thrown towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was holding a roadshow standing on a specially designed vehicle, as part of campaigning for the May 10 Assembly elections, police said. The phone was hurled out of “excitement” by a woman BJP worker who had no “ill-intention”, according to police. The phone landing […]

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The Gujarat High Court will today hear Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s appeal challenging the court order convicting him of criminal defamation over his “Modi surname” remark. The case will be heard by a new judge of the Gujarat High Court after Justice Geeta Gopi recused herself from hearing the case by saying “not before me”. […]

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Several unnamed persons have been booked for offering namaz outside two mosques in the old city area in violation of prohibitory orders on Eid last week, police said on Friday. City Superintendent Police Kuldeep Singh Gunawat told the media that clerics had assured the district authorities ahead of Eid that no one will be allowed […]

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today slammed the country’s Olympics body chief PT Usha for criticising the wrestlers’ public protest over alleged sexual misconduct by the wrestling body head. Usha had said the wrestlers’ protest “amounts to indiscipline” and slammed them for not waiting for the report by a committee that is looking into the charges […]

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The Calcutta High Court has ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into Ram Navami violence in West Bengal. Violence had rocked West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations last month. Acting on a petition filed by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, the high court ordered the transfer of investigation to the anti-terror agency from […]

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  A man brandishing a gun was tackled and arrested by the police as he threatened to hold a classroom full of children hostage at gunpoint in West Bengal’s Malda. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said a disaster had been averted by the police’s timely action, adding that the act may not have been one of […]

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Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has released a second audio clip, where his party claims state finance minister PTR Palanivel Thiaga Rajan is heard denigrating the ruling DMK and accusing Chief Minister MK Stalin’s family of corruption. In the audio clip – which NDTV cannot independently verify — the speaker is heard saying, “The […]

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Japanese start-up ispace conceded Wednesday its attempt to become the first company to land on the Moon had ended in failure, but pledged to move ahead with new missions. The unmanned Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander had been scheduled to touch down on the Moon’s surface overnight, but about 25 minutes after the landing was to […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in Kerala’s Kochi last evening, where he landed for a two-day visit. Visuals showed the Prime Minster — surrounded by security personnel — walking the road lined with cheering supporters in what was clearly a departure from his usual practice of riding an open-top vehicle. Dressed in […]

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after a brief meeting with her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, said that she has “no ego” regarding a grand alliance of anti-BJP parties and that it’s going to be the people vs BJP in next year’s general elections. She claimed she has earlier too […]

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