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A shocking case of caste discrimination has surfaced from a village in Tamil Nadu, the home of Periyar movement, where human feces were found dumped in a water tank meant for the Scheduled Caste community. The district authorities who went to investigate, found the horrors did not end there. The village still practices untouchability — […]

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Uzbekistan has claimed that at least 18 children in the country have died after allegedly taking an India-manufactured cough syrup. India is set to probe the claims. The health ministry of Uzbekistan, in a statement, said that the children who died had consumed cough syrup Doc-1 Max – manufactured by Noida-based Marion Biotech. The laboratory […]

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Days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) reopened a corruption case against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Yadav, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took a veiled dig at the BJP-ruled central government. Nitish Kumar, who parted ways with the BJP earlier this year and tied up with the RJD, today alleged that the […]

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Delhi woke up to chills this morning, its streets wrapped in a blanket of dense fog that brought visibility down to a minimum. The minimum temperature in the national capital this morning dipped to 5.6 degrees Celsius as a cold wave swept through north India. Dense fog was observed as cold wave continues in Delhi, […]

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Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has dared the CBI, which is reopening its case against himself, father Lalu Yadav and his two sisters, saying are there was no wrongdoing. “The allegation is that Lalu Yadav’s family received a prime property from a realty giant in Delhi in return for a contract to redevelop and […]

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Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday said he has not become the chief minister of Rajasthan on the basis of caste as he is the lone MLA from his community. Gehlot’s statement has come amid demands from a section to make his bete noire Sachin Pilot as the chief minister, who belongs to the Gujjar […]

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reopened a corruption case against former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, months after the Bihar reversal in which his party tied up with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) and formed the government. The CBI had in 2018 started a probe into allegations of corruption in the allotment […]

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday alleged that those who interacted with Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra are being questioned by the Intelligence Bureau. Denying any secrecy pertaining to the Yatra, the Congress leader also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging that the two […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that China and Pakistan are preparing together and if there is a war, then it will be against both countries. In a YouTube video on Rahul Gandhi’s channel, while interacting with Armed Forces’ veterans during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress MP said, “China and Pakistan have come together, […]

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The Health Ministry has given a fresh six-point advisory to the states to face any Covid emergency amid rising cases in neighbouring China. India has reported a handful of the BF.7 strain that’s running amok in China. All travellers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand will have to show a negative […]

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The Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, led by party MP Rahul Gandhi, entered Delhi early this morning amid calls by the Health Minister to follow Covid protocols. Delhi Congress Chief Anil Chaudhary and party workers welcomed Rahul Gandhi, other party leaders and the padyatris at Badarpur Border as they entered the national capital from Faridabad. Rahul Gandhi […]

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A bridge between India and Sri Lanka, described in the Indian epic Ramayana that has fomented a debate about whether it is mythology or history, can’t be “accurately” proved to have existed, the government said in parliament on Thursday. However, “there is some kind of an indication, direct or indirect, that those structures have existed”, […]

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on Sunday, said that China is ready to work with India through steady and sound growth of the relations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website. While addressing the reporters on China’s relations with India, Wang said, “China and India have maintained communication through the diplomatic and military-to-military channels, and […]

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A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura today ordered the survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque, said to be built on the “Krishna Janmabhoomi” or the birthplace of Lord Krishna, by the Archaeological Survey of India from January 2. The report will be submitted after January 20. The court passed the order on a lawsuit filed by […]

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China has requisitioned medical supplies production across the country as millions struggle to obtain basic drugs and testing kits in the face of a surge in Covid-19 cases. Pharmacies in major cities have been stripped bare in the wake of the Chinese government’s sudden decision to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing. Authorities […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the Covid situation in India in a meeting today after four cases of the Omicron sub-variant driving the massive China surge were found in the country. Two cases of the BF.7 variant were found in Gujarat and two in Odisha. The Gujarat Health Department told NDTV that the patients […]

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A fresh Covid outbreak in China has rung alarm bells in India. The Centre has outlined a series of preparatory steps and the government is taking preparatory steps that include stepping up genome sequencing to watch out for a new variant. The government has said that samples of all Covid positive cases should be sent […]

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Efforts to infringe on the freedom of judiciary will not work, former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur told NDTV in the backdrop of the judiciary’s escalating friction with the government on the subject of judicial appointments. He also questioned Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s recent statements critical of the judiciary, saying they are “completely unprovoked” and […]

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Karnataka appears to be headed for another huge controversy on the heels of the hijab ban, with a leader of the ruling BJP planning a bill to ban halal meat a year before the state elections. The matter is expected to create a storm in the state assembly, which started its winter session yesterday. The […]

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The Taliban authorities on Tuesday ordered a nationwide ban on university education for females, as the hardline Islamists continue to crush Afghan women’s right to education and freedom. Despite promising a softer rule when they seized power last year, the Taliban have ratcheted up restrictions on all aspects of women’s lives, ignoring international outrage. “You […]

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Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement. “I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams,” Musk wrote on Twitter. I will resign as CEO […]

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The Rajasthan government will provide cooking gas cylinders at Rs 500 for people under the poverty line and enrolled in the Ujjwala scheme, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said today in a big ticket announcement ahead of next year’s assembly elections. The Chief Minister made the announcement in presence of senior party leader Rahul Gandhi in […]

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Union minister Smriti Irani hit back against a Congress leader’s shocking “latkas” and “jhatkas” comment with a sharp takedown of the party and Rahul Gandhi, the prospects of whose contesting from Amethi had led to the controversy. Tagging Rahul Gandhi, Irani responded on Twitter. “Heard one of your provincial leaders have announced in an indecent […]

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BJP’s Sushil Modi, who spoke against same sex marriages in Parliament yesterday, told NDTV that while same sex relationships are acceptable, allowing such marriages will give rise to problems on multiple levels, including “divorce and adoption”. Speaking in Rajya Sabha earlier today, the MP had objected to it in the social and cultural context. In […]

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