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Another front opened today in the ongoing war between the BJP-ruled Centre and Delhi’s AAP government — this time over the free electricity scheme, one of Arvind Kejriwal’s calling cards. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena directed the Chief Secretary to probe “irregularities and discrepancies” in the power subsidy given by the AAP government, and give […]

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A senior police officer in Jammu and Kashmir was murdered at his friend’s home last night. His help, who is missing, is the main suspect, the police say. Hemant Kumar Lohia, the officer in charge of prisons, was found with his throat slit and burn marks on his body at a friend’s house on the […]

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Ukrainian forces achieved their biggest breakthrough in the south of the country since the war began, bursting through the front and advancing rapidly along the Dnipro River on Monday, threatening to encircle thousands of Russian troops. Kyiv gave no official confirmation of the gains, but Russian sources acknowledged that a Ukrainian tank offensive had advanced […]

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An all-out fight with sticks broke out between two communities in Madhya Pradesh over Navratri celebrations on Sunday in a video that is being shared widely. According to the police, the incident took place in Kankar village of Agar district, about 200 km from Bhopal. Members of the Dalit community in the village say they […]

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Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav’s health deteriorated on Sunday and he was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Medanta hospital in Gurugram. The 82-year-old SP leader was admitted for several days but on Sunday he has been shifted to the ICU after his condition deteriorated. आदरणीय […]

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Russia said on Saturday its troops had abandoned their bastion of Lyman in Ukraine’s east for fear of encirclement and the leader of Chechnya, a close Kremlin ally, said Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in response. The fall of the town is a major setback for Moscow after President Vladimir Putin proclaimed […]

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services in India today in select cities. The service is expected to progressively cover the entire country over the next couple of years. India Mobile Congress (IMC), which claims to be the largest telecom, media, and technology forum in Asia, is jointly organised by the Department of Telecommunications […]

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Hours after a lawyer died by suicide allegedly after an altercation with a judge at the High Court in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, protesting lawyers went on a rampage and took his body to the court premises. They vandalised courtrooms and set fire to the office of a senior advocate. The lawyer who died by suicide, […]

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Kyiv is requesting fast-track NATO membership after Russia formally annexed four Moscow-held regions of Ukraine. “We have already proven our compatibility with (NATO) alliance standards,” Zelensky said in a video posted by the Ukrainian presidency on social media. “We are taking a decisive step by signing Ukraine’s application […]

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Mallikarjun Kharge is the latest to join the contest for Congress president as the candidate backed by the party high command and will resign as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha in accordance with the ‘one person one post’ rule, said sources. Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, will file his nomination for […]

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The Congress elections, in a fresh twist, appears likely to be a contest between Shashi Tharoor and Digvijaya Singh. Sources said Singh will file nomination within two days. But he has denied, saying it has not been discussed with the Gandhis yet. Digvijay Singh, who is in Kerala for the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra led […]

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Congress MP Abdul Khaleque today batted for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to take on the mantle of party presidency, saying that being the daughter-in-law of the Vadra family, she is no more a Gandhi family member as per Indian tradition and should take up the post. In a tweet, the Congress MP from Barpeta said, “As […]

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After two rounds of nationwide raids and arrest of over 240 leaders and functionaries of Popular Front Of India (PFI) in a week, the centre last evening banned the outfit for five years over alleged terror activities. A government notification said the PFI and its affiliate organisations or fronts have been declared “unlawful association” with immediate effect […]

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Days after multi agency raids on top leaders and functionaries of Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) leading to over a hundred arrests, a second round of nationwide crackdown on the organisation is underway. Investigative agencies are conducting operations across Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. PFI has been accused […]

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The Centre has blocked 45 YouTube videos from 10 channels for playing fake news and morphed visuals to spread hate among religious communities. Examples include false claims such as the government taking away the religious rights of certain communities, violent threats against religious communities and declaration of civil war in India. “Such videos were found […]

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Bihar Chief Mnister Nitish Kumar — the self-appointed interlocuter of the opposition — met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi with Bihar ally Lalu Yadav in a strong message of the importance of the Congress in any opposition front against the BJP. Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief, spelled it out after the meeting. “Without the Congress, […]

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The United States would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine and has spelled out to Moscow the “catastrophic consequences” it would face, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said today. Sullivan’s remarks represented the latest American warning following the thinly veiled nuclear threat made by Vladimir Putin last Wednesday in […]

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With an aim to unite the entire Opposition to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi in the national capital on Sunday. It is pertinent to mention that it will be […]

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today backed India for becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council. While addressing the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Mr Lavrov said, “We see prospective of making Security Council more democratic via representation of countries from Africa, Asia & Latin America. India and Brazil, in particular, are key international […]

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The internet is abuzz with speculation about China President Xi Jinping being under house arrest. According to several posts on social media, Xi Jinping has been removed as the head of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and has been placed under house arrest. Neither the country’s ruling Chinese Communist Party nor the state media have […]

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The Aam Aadmi Party versus Governor tussle in Punjab over a possible trust vote reached the next level, with  Governor Banwarilal Purohit asking for the agenda of a second special assembly session proposed by the cabinet. While asking for Governor’s consent for an assembly session, a list of legislative business is usually provided. But Chief […]

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N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of IT giant Infosys, on Friday lamented that economic activities in India were “stalled” and decisions were not taken by the Manmohan Singh government in time in the Congress-led UPA-era. During his interaction with young entrepreneurs and students at the Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIMA), Murthy expressed confidence […]

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The two top leaders of the Grand Alliance in Bihar — Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Lalu Yadav — will meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Sunday evening, sources have said. This will be their first meet in more than six years. Sources said the two Bihar leaders had also […]

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Congress leader Gourav Vallabh on Thursday claimed that the meeting of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat with the All India Imam Organization president is the impact of the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, and asked the RSS chief to join Rahul Gandhi in uniting the country. The RSS chief, who has been meeting Muslim leaders in an […]

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