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Gautam Adani’s group on Sunday likened the damning allegations made by short seller Hindenburg Research to a “calculated attack” on India, its institutions and growth story, saying the allegations are “nothing but a lie”. In a 413-page response, Adani Group said the report was driven by “an ulterior motive” to “create a false market” to […]

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  Heavy snowfall in Kashmir’s Srinagar might dampen the celebratory spirit of the closing ceremony of Congress’s pan-India foot march ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, scheduled for today. Congress is organising a mega rally at Sher-I-Kashmir Cricket Stadium to mark the end of 135-day long Kanyakumari to Kashmir yatra. Besides the entire Congress leadership, over a dozen […]

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Activists of right-wing organisations took out a massive rally in Mumbai on Sunday against ‘love jihad’ and demanded anti-conversion laws and a crackdown on land grabbing in the name of religion. Leaders and workers of right-wing outfits such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) marched in the rally. […]

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The Congress unit in Kerala screened the controversial BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi in Thiruvananthapuram even though the central government has banned it in India saying it’s false and motivated “propaganda”. The public showing of the series — the two-part documentary speaks about the 2002 Gujarat riots and PM Modi’s politics — was one of […]

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A US military raid in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden killed a key regional leader of the Islamic State group, Bilal al-Sudani, US officials said Thursday. Sudani was killed during a gunfight after US troops descended on a mountainous cave complex in northern Somalia hoping to capture him, according to US officials. Around 10 […]

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The K Chandrasekhar Rao government in Telangana lost the latest round against the Governor on the Republic Day parade in court today. The High Court has ordered that a full-fledged parade for the Republic Day be held at the regular parade ground in Hyderabad, in place of the curtailed celebrations at the Raj Bhavan that […]

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In a spiraling conflict over judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju objected strongly to the Supreme Court making public the government’s objections to candidates recommended for judges. Last week, the Supreme Court collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, published on the Supreme Court website the government’s objections to the elevation […]

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Plans of some students to screen the controversial BBC series on PM Narendra Modi at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University went awry as power and internet were cut off. Stones were thrown at those watching it on phones, allegedly by the ABVP. Left wing supporters have caught two students, who, they claimed, were throwing the stones. […]

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The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has asked a group of students to cancel the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The students allegedly planned to screen ‘India: The Modi Question’ tomorrow at 9 PM, the university administration said in a statement. “No prior permission for this event has been taken […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he will marry “when the right girl comes along”, in an interview shared by the party’s leaders on social media. Rahul Gandhi, 52, has often been listed among India’s most eligible bachelors, and he has gamely answered questions about his marriage in his chats during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. In […]

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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday called the basic structure doctrine a North Star that guides and gives certain direction to the interpreters and implementers of the Constitution when the path ahead is convoluted. The remarks by the CJI came against the backdrop of the recent remarks by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar who […]

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the government wants to reduce the number of Madrassas in the state and start registration of the system. Addressing a press conference, the Assam Chief Minister said, “We want to reduce the number of Madrasas in the state in the first phase.” “We want to […]

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The Sports Ministry on Saturday suspended Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a fallout of the grapplers’ allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against the sports body’s chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. It has decided to suspend Tomar, “with immediate effect, to ensure proper functioning of WFI”. The ministry said it has […]

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BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will step aside from India’s wrestling body for four weeks during which an oversight committee will look into allegations of sexual harassment against him, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur told reporters. After a meeting that lasted seven hours, Thakur, flanked by some of India’s most celebrated wrestlers, in a […]

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The Congress marked the beginning of the Jammu and Kashmir leg of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ criticising the central government’s decision to revoke the special status of the former state, calling it a “grave insult” to the people of the region. The statement was made by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who called for […]

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British police issued Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a fine on Friday for riding in a car without wearing his seat belt in order to film a clip for social media. Sunak, who apologised on Thursday for what he called a “brief error of judgement”, filmed a video in the back seat of his car […]

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Defending Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the British Parliament, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak distanced himself from the BBC documentary series, saying he “doesn’t agree with the characterization” of his Indian counterpart. Sunak made these remarks on the controversial documentary that was raised in the British Parliament by Pakistan-origin MP Imran Hussain. “The UK government’s […]

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The Reserve Bank of India has alerted the states against the old pension system. In its latest report on state finances, the central bank said that there was a major risk to the sub-national fiscal horizon because some states have returned to old pension schemes. Subnational fiscal horizon means all fiscal affairs of states and […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused the BJP and the RSS of capturing institutions and putting pressure on the Election Commission and the judiciary, and also declared that he will not visit an RSS office even if someone slits his throat. Answering a question, at a press conference here, on the possibility of reaching out to […]

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Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, today said terrorism will continue in Jammu and Kashmir until India initiates dialogue with its “neighbour”. “I am sorry to say, terrorism will stay unless we talk to our neighbour and find a solution,” Abdullah said without naming Pakistan. His remark came […]

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Rahul Gandhi has been advised by security agencies to not walk certain stretches during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kashmir, NDTV has learnt. “A detailed plan has been put in place to secure him and it has been advised that he should avoid travelling certain stretches on foot and instead travel in car,” a senior […]

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A man killed, allegedly by two arrested terror suspects in Delhi, was also beheaded, police sources have told NDTV. The identity of the victim is yet to be established. The police have recovered several body parts — among them his hand, which had a Trushul tatoo. The man, aged around 21, was apparently a drug […]

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A day after an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) report revealed that Uttarakhand’s Joshimath saw a rapid sinking of 5.4 cm in just 12 days, the National Disaster Management Authority has barred government institutions from interacting with the media and sharing data on social media regarding ground subsidence. It said the organisations’ “own interpretations” of […]

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A threat call was received at the office of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Maharashtra on Saturday, the Nagpur Police said.  An unknown person called thrice and threatened to kill him. He also threatened to blow up the office. The police are investigating the matter after a complaint from Nitin Gadkari’s office. “Speech analysis of […]

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