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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had to apologise as many of the invited delegates for the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas were unable to enter the main hall in Indore due to lack of space. The rush was for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inaugural speech for the 17th Pravasi Bharat Diwas convention. An estimated 3,500 […]

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Brazilian security forces retook the national Congress building Sunday from supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro after hundreds of them stormed inside and invaded the legislative chambers, AFP journalists said. Operations were still under way to evacuate rioters from the Supreme Court headquarters and Planalto presidential palace, which pro-Bolsonaro hardliners also invaded in protests against […]

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In a mega exercise to revive vigilante groups armed by the government to defend against terrorist attacks, revamp of erstwhile Village Defence Committees is going on aggressively in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. There are already 5,000 armed members in the district and more villagers are registering to get weapons from the police. The committees have […]

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Amid a cold wave prevailing in parts of northern India, Safdarjung in Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 1.9 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday. Meanwhile, Aya Nagar also in Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius, while Lodhi Road recorded 2.8 degrees Celsius and Palam 5.2 degrees Celsius, the […]

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The crucial Joshimath-Malari border road in Chamoli district which connects the China border has developed cracks at several places due to landslides in Joshimath. Strategically important Joshimath-Malari border road is subsiding near the Malari taxi stand. Earlier today, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inspected the town and conducted physical inspections of the land subsidence-affected […]

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Punjab Horticulture Minister Fauja Singh Sarari resigned from Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s cabinet on Saturday, months after an audio clip surfaced in which he was allegedly heard “fixing a deal to extort money”. Sarari sent his resignation to Bhagwant Mann, who is learnt to have accepted it, according to sources. He cited personal reasons as […]

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The caste-based census began in Bihar today. Asserting that caste-based census will benefit all sections of the society, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the purpose of the exercise is to carry out developmental work for the people who are deprived. “The caste-based headcount will be beneficial for all… It will enable the government […]

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Mumbai businessman Shankar Mishra, wanted by the police for urinating on an elderly woman on an Air India flight in November, was today arrested from Bengaluru and brought to Delhi. On November 26, Shankar Mishra, allegedly drunk, unzipped and urinated on the woman. He was allowed to leave without any action. Air India filed a […]

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A temple collapsed in the Himalayan town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand on Friday evening, heightening fears among residents who have been camping out in the cold as over 500 houses and other structures have developed cracks due to the soil shifting. A team of experts and scientists is conducting a door-to-door survey and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh […]

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi sparked a fresh controversy when he commented that the name of the State “Thamizhagam would be more appropriate than Tamil Nadu.” Following the Governor’s comments, Twitter buzzed with #TamilNadu where DMK IT wing and Dravidian party supporters started to post #TamilNadu. Meanwhile, DMK Treasurer and MP TR Balu slammed Governor […]

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The next Mayor of Delhi will be chosen today amid an escalation of a tussle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. The BJP, which lost the civic polls after three terms in power, has claimed that they will win the post. AAP has fielded Shelly Oberoi for the top post […]

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was in Mumbai on a two-day visit in the lead up to a big Global Investors Summit being hosted by his government in February this year, has returned with investment proposals worth Rs 5 lakh crore, the state government has said in a statement Adityanath met top industry […]

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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will send additional 18 companies to Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of recent killings of civilians in two fresh terror attacks in Rajouri district, sources familiar with the development said. The 18 CRPF companies – approximately 1,800 personnel – will be rushed to the Jammu region for deployment […]

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The names of people caught through decoy operations in corruption cases cannot be made public till they are found guilty in trial, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Rajasthan have been told in a controversial order. The state’s opposition BJP has attacked the Ashok Gehlot government, saying this is evidence that the government is supporting […]

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The woman coach, who alleged sexual harassment by Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh, on Tuesday claimed that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been trying to influence the probe. Speaking to the media after she appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Chandigarh Police, the woman said, “The SIT has been formed, everything […]

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The European Union and China on Tuesday moved closer to a political standoff over the COVID-19 crisis, with Beijing vehemently rejecting travel restrictions some EU nations have started to impose that could well be expanded in coming days. An EU offer of help, including vaccine donations, was also as good as slapped down, with Beijing […]

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Rajiv Kumar, the former vice-chairman of government’s thinktank Niti Aayog, today gave a mixed report card to the notes ban of 2016. The Supreme Court, which backed the notes ban in a 4-1 verdict, had steered clear of the question, saying it is “not relevant” whether the objective of the overnight ban was achieved or […]

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Deaths attributed to Covid in China have increased to 9,000 people per day, according to a data firm, reported news.com.au, an Australia-based publication. The news.com.au report also says, “British-based research firm Airfinity has doubled the number of people it estimates are dying from Covid in China as the number of infections soar. It comes after Beijing lifted […]

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Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath on Friday said Rahul Gandhi will be the opposition’s prime minister candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In an email interview with PTI, Nath lauded Rahul Gandhi for leading the Congress’ countrywide Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying he is not doing politics for power […]

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Senior politician and chief of the newly-formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party Ghulam Nabi Azad  said there was no move to return to Congress with which he had snapped his 52-year-old association earlier this year. Talking to PTI, the veteran politician who has been former Union minister and chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said reports […]

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A day after she told BJP supporters that they should “look around” and decide which party to vote for, senior BJP leader Uma Bharti has courted more trouble for the party. Devotion to Lord Ram and Hanuman is not the copyright of the BJP, she said while responding to a question on former Madhya Pradesh […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Gujarat after his mother died early this morning. She was 99. PM Modi, who was scheduled to launch the developmental projects in West Bengal, may join the events through video conferencing. “Smt Hiraba Modi passed away on 30/12/2022, at 3:39 am (early morning, during the treatment at UN Mehta […]

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India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Friday sustained injuries after his car collided with the divider and caught fire while he was travelling from Delhi to Uttarakhand. He was driving his Mercedes car, which met with an accident near Roorkee in Uttarakhand. Pant has sustained injuries to his head, knee and shin as a result of […]

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BJP MP Pragya Thakur has been named in a police case for allegedly making a provocative speech in Karnataka’s Shivamogga. The complaint against the Bhopal MP alleged that she made derogatory remarks against Muslims while speaking at the Hindu Jagarana Vedike’s South Region annual convention. At the event, Pragya Thakur had said Hindus have the […]

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