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Denied a ticket to contest next month’s Karnataka assembly election, KS Eshwarappa, a senior leader of the BJP, got a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself on Friday. PM Modi thanked Eshwarappa, a five-time member of the legislative assembly from Shivamogga in central Karnataka, for accepting the party’s decision and praised his loyalty and […]

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A court in Gujarat today rejected Rahul Gandhi’s request to put on hold his conviction in a defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark. This means Rahul Gandhi cannot be reinstated as Member of Parliament. Rahul Gandhi had requested that his conviction be paused pending his appeal against a court order sentencing him to two […]

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A day after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead under police escort, a plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking the constitution of an independent expert committee headed by a former Supreme Court judge to probe the killings. The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, also sought an […]

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Three men have been arrested for the sensational murder of Uttar Pradesh gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother while being escorted by the police late Saturday. They have been identified by the police as Lovlesh, Sunny and Arun Maurya. They came posing as journalists and shot Ahmed and his brother Ashraf at point-blank range while […]

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An interview of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik which attributed the Pulwama terror attack of 2019 to the incompetence of the Modi government has come as a shot in the arm for the opposition parties. Malik alleged that there was a massive intelligence failure in relation to the attack and made another […]

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from a port in Wakayama after a blast was heard, but he was unharmed in the incident, local media reported Saturday. Several reports, including by Kyodo news agency, said an apparent “smoke bomb” had been thrown but there were no immediate signs of injuries or damage at the […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Thursday reviewed progress on various bilateral issues. The phone call comes weeks after pro-Khalistan supporters pulled down the national flag at the Indian embassy in London, raising questions over the security of the diplomatic mission. We also agreed on the need to take strong […]

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After defying party leadership with a public protest against his party-led government in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot is heading to Delhi today, reportedly to meet the party leadership. While the possibility of Pilot meeting senior party leader is not scheduled so far, sources in the party have not ruled out the possibility of […]

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Four deaths have been reported in an incident of firing inside Bathinda Military Station in Punjab early this morning. The area has been cordoned off and quick response teams are conducting a search, the Army’s South Western Command said in a statement. “Firing incident reported in the early hours of the morning around 0435h inside […]

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Congress leader Sachin Pilot opened a fresh line of attack on his rival Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday, announcing that he will sit on a one-day fast against corruption on Tuesday. He has demanded that the Gehlot government act against the alleged corruption of the previous BJP government led by Vasundhara Raje. Mr Pilot […]

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Riot control police is out and prohibitory orders have been imposed in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur after two groups clashed last night over the alleged desecration of a Ram Navami flag. The mobs threw stones at each other and set two shops and an auto-rickshaw on fire in Shastrinagar. Police had to fire teargas shells to disperse […]

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With most parts of the country witnessing a significant rise in COVID-19 cases over the last few days, several states made masks mandatory again, while others have urged the public to take precautions. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya earlier this week held a review meeting and advised states to stay alert and review the preparedness of […]

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A joint team of central intelligence and anti-terrorism officers arrested a suspect on Wednesday in connection with a train fire that killed three people and injured several others in Kerala on Sunday night, officials said. The suspect, identified as Shahrukh, was caught in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, about 1,000 kilometres north of Kerala after a […]

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said India is moving towards ‘Ram Rajya’ with the government making every effort to work for the welfare of farmers, labourers, women and youths. Speaking at a function here for the release of Hindi poetic translation of ‘Ramcharitmanas’ by former bureaucrat Dhiraj Bhatnagar on Tuesday, Singh said the government is […]

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Three people were killed and many suffered burn injuries after an unidentified person poured petrol on co-passengers and set them afire inside the D-1 coach of the Alapuzha-Kannur Express around 9.50 pm on Sunday after the train left Kozhikode railway station. Police has police recovered the assailant’s visuals recovered from a CCTV footage of a […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear in a Gujarat court today to appeal against his conviction and two-year sentencing in a 2019 defamation case. Rahul Gandhi is likely to move a plea in Surat’s sessions court to set aside the Magistrate order convicting him in the defamation case for a remark seen as an insult […]

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Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is set to walk out of Patiala jail today, 10 months after serving sentence in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago. A tweet from his official account this morning said that the 59-year-old cricketer-turned-politician will address the media outside jail around noon. Will […]

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The Hindu festival of Ram Navami marking the end of the nine-day Chaitra-Navratri celebrations remained largely incident-free, but communal clashes and disturbances were reported in a few states. Peace and calm now prevail in West Bengal’s Howrah which saw communal clashes and violence after alleged incendiary slogans and stone pelting during a Ram Navami procession. […]

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Eight people have been arrested for putting “Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao” posters in different areas of Ahmedabad, reports news agency ANI. The arrests come just a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a nationwide poster campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the Ahmedabad Police, a case has been registered and further […]

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Delhi government has called for an emergency meeting today over the alarming rise of coronavirus cases in the national capital. Yesterday, Delhi’s COVID-19 cases climbed to 300 for the first time since August 31 last year, while the positivity rate climbed to 13.89 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. In […]

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Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government’s account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday. The company’s guidelines compel it to withhold entire accounts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order. The account, @GovtofPakistan, remained available […]

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The United States is watching Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s case in Indian courts, US Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday (local time), adding that the US engages with the Indian government on a shared commitment to democratic values, including freedom of expression. “Respect for the rule of law and judicial […]

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China skipped a confidential G20 meeting held in India on Sunday, sources said. The meeting was held in Itanagar, the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state that China claims is a part of Tibet. India has rejected such claims in the past and maintains Arunachal is its integral part. Over 50 delegates attended […]

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The Congress has planned a nationwide “save democracy” movement to protest against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as the member of parliament, a day after a court convicted him of defamation for comments that many considered insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The decision was taken at a strategy meeting on Friday attended by top […]

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