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Students and security guards clashed at the prestigious Allahabad University this evening after an argument over entry to the campus spiralled out of control. A video circulating on social media showed students throwing stones at the guards and at policemen who were called to the campus after the violence started. A motorcycle was set on […]

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The congressional committee that investigated last year’s attack on the US Capitol recommended Monday that criminal charges be filed against former president Donald Trump. The House panel unanimously urged the Justice Department to pursue Trump for inciting an insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiring to defraud the US government and making false statements. “The […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Meghalaya’s Shillong to participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the Northeastern Council, said his government has given ‘red card’ to all hurdles in northeast India, like underdevelopment, corruption, unrest, and political favouritism. Addressing the audience in a football ground, the PM used the sport’s references to get his message […]

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AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday termed as “unprecedented success” his party’s foray into Gujarat, a BJP bastion for years, and said winning five seats there was as difficult as “milking an ox.” Addressing the party’s national executive and national council meeting, the Delhi Chief Minister also asserted that the AAP is sure it […]

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INS Mormugao, a P15B indigenous stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday in a major boost to the Indian Navy’s maritime and combat capabilities. The warship, measuring 163 metres by 17 metres, is named after the historic port city of Mormugao in Goa. It can fight under nuclear, biological and […]

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Hundreds of young people die in India due to dishonour killings merely because they love someone or marry outside their caste or against their family’s wishes, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said on Saturday, in a speech on “Law and Morality”, according to legal news website Bar and Bench. Referring to several cases […]

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The Congress on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not allowing a discussion in Parliament on the situation along the border with China and asked why he was not taking the nation into confidence in the matter. His attack on the government came days after Indian Army personnel clashed with Chinese soldiers in the […]

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Pakistan Peoples Party leader Shazia Marri has threatened a nuclear war with India, news agency ANI reported quoting Bol News, a day after India strongly condemned the neighbouring country’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto for his “uncivilised outburst” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India should not forget that Pakistan has an atom bomb. Our nuclear status is […]

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Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s tweet showing a photo of him meeting soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh to say the area “is fully secured” has come under criticism as a misleading post. Mr Rijiju had posted another photo, taken from a slightly different angle, from the same visit on October 29, 2019. Rijiju tweeted the photo in […]

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Home minister Amit Shah has taken a serious note of killing of two civilians outside an army camp in Rajouri and a high level inquiry will be ordered to punish the guilty, the Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief said. “Home Minister Amit Shah has taken a very serious note of this incident. I spoke to […]

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Hitting back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming that India is ignoring the threat of war from China, the BJP on Friday accused him of trying to demoralise the military and took a swipe at his great-grandfather former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Speaking to journalists at a stopover during his Bharat Jodo Yatra earlier […]

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India on Friday blasted Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto over his offensive personal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a “new low even for Pakistan”. In a firm and unsparing condemnation of Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks at the UN, New Delhi said Pakistan lacks the credentials to cast aspersions on India and added that […]

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Top child rights body National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has summoned education technology platform BYJU’s CEO over allegations that it is indulging in malpractices to lure parents and children to buy their courses. According to a media report, BYJU’s is facing a range of complaints on social media platforms and consumer websites with […]

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65 people have now been confirmed dead in Chapra, in Bihar’s Saran district, due to the consumption of toxic liquor, news agency ANI reported. The tragedy, the biggest since Bihar went dry more than six years ago, is the latest in a long list of such deaths in Bihar ever since Chief Minister Nitish Kumar […]

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  India has successfully carried out night trials of the Agni V nuclear-capable ballistic missile which can hit targets beyond 5,400 km, sources in the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, amid heightened tensions with China over clashes along the de facto border in Arunachal Pradesh last week. The test was carried out to validate new […]

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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said today that he would form his cabinet after the assembly session, amid reports of intense lobbying for ministries among Congress factions delaying the process. Sukhu denied any pressure or challenge in naming ministers. “There is no pressure, I am very relaxed…always relaxed,” the Chief Minister told NDTV […]

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Separate walkouts by Congress and TMC in the Lok Sabha over skirmishes along the China border have exposed problems in Opposition floor coordination in Parliament. As soon as the Question Hour ended, leader of the Congress party in the House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who had moved an adjournment motion on the issue, sought a discussion […]

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Multilateral platforms are being misused to justify and protect perpetrators of terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday during an open debate at the UN Security Council, in a veiled attack on China and its close ally Pakistan. Presiding over the UN Security Council open debate on ‘Maintenance of International Peace and Security: […]

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Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, endorsed Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra on Wednesday, underscoring the need for “internal harmony”. This, he indicated, was also the way the sufferings of the “lower middle class” could be addressed, he indicated. Dr Rajan had joined the footmarch from Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur. The […]

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lead the Centre’s response today as it prepares for the Opposition’s offensive over the India-China border clash in Arunachal Pradesh last week. The country’s military and diplomatic leadership will meet today to discuss the next step after the December 9 border clash emerged as the latest flashpoint in the strained […]

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The BJP’s seventh term in power in Gujarat will begin today with a grand oath ceremony for Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who had replaced Vijay Rupani in September last year, ahead of the elections in the state. Around 25 cabinet ministers will also take an oath with him. Contrary to concerns about growing anti-incumbency, the […]

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Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu will take the oath as Himachal Pradesh’s seventh Chief Minister today. Sukhu, MLA from Nadaun in the hill state’s Hamirpur district, headed the Congress’ campaign committee for the recently held state polls He was chosen by the Congress high command for the top post amid hectic lobbying by Pratibha Singh, […]

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India’s Border Security Force (BSF) troops and Pakistan Rangers exchanged fire late Friday evening in the Anupgarh sector along the India-Pakistan International Border in Rajasthan, officials said. No casualties have been reported on the Indian side, they said. The BSF has called for a flag meeting with their cross-border counterparts which is expected to be […]

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A group of residents clashed with the police and threw stones at the cops in Kakrala town of Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun district on Friday. Police said a man gathered the mob as he was angry over being stopped for routine checking. Two men were arrested and search is on for the rest using video footage, […]

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