On New Year Day, India, Pakistan Trade Fire On LoC In Poonch District

The Indian and Pakistan armies traded fire on the Line of Control (LoC) today in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.

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Koregaon Bhima Event LIVE: Security Tightened As Thousands Visit Memorial

The police are on their toes to prevent a repeat of the incident when a year ago violence broke out at Maharashtra's Koregaon Bhima between Dalits and right-wing groups.

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Man Who Used An Axe On Murdered Bulandshahr Cop Arrested, Say Police

A second man who led the fatal attack on a police officer in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, during the mob violence of December 3 has been arrested. The police said the man, identified as Kalua, had...

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President Kovind, PM Modi, Other Leaders Greet Nation On New Year

The leaders extended their greetings to the people on the occasion of New Year 2019.

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Kader Khan, Veteran Actor, Dies At 81 After Long Illness

Kader Khan, veteran actor, dies at 81 after long illness

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Thousands Of Cops At Koregaon Bhima For Mega Dalit Event Today: 10 Points

A year to this day when violence broke out at Maharashtra's Koregaon Bhima between Dalits and right-wing groups, the police are on their toes to prevent a repeat of the incident. At least 5,000 police...

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"Country Will Not Progress By Kumbh, Temples": Former BJP Lawmaker

While the scheduled caste and tribes are fighting for their rights and employment, the Uttar Pradesh government is spending crores in the name of Kumbh and temples, said Savitri Bai Phule, former BJP...

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Shatrughan Sinha No Longer A 'VIP' At Patna Airport

Shatrughan Sinha was earlier exempted from security checks and regular frisking.

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By-Election In Tamil Nadu's Tiruvarur, Haryana's Jind On January 28

By-election to the Tiruvarur Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu will be held on January 28, the Election Commission said on Monday. However, the poll panel remained silent on disqualification of...

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4-Hour Power Cut At Indian Diplomat's House In Pakistan On Christmas

Power supply was disrupted at the residence of an Indian diplomat in Islamabad for nearly four hours on Christmas, following which the Indian High Commission took up the issue with Pakistan Foreign...

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Congress Leaders Got 150 Crore Bribe: Yogi Adityanath On Chopper Case

Attacking Congress over the AgustaWestland deal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday alleged the party leaders had got Rs 150 crore bribe for the helicopters purchase transaction...

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Manohar Parrikar Should Reveal "Dirty Secrets" About Rafale: Congress

The Congress on Monday demanded Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to state in public what "dirty secrets" he had about the Rafale fighter jets deal that he continued to hold the top post despite his...

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To Protect Businessmen, Industrialists, Bihar To Raise Special Force

Following the killing of several business persons in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Monday that a Bihar Industrial Security Force (BISF) will be set up on the lines of the CISF.

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Want To See Cows In Shelters, Not On Streets, Says Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Monday said he wanted to see cows in shelters and not on the state's streets.

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"In-Principal" Nod To Maharashtra To Turn INS Viraat To Museum Or Hotel

The centre has given 'in-principle' approval to the Maharashtra government's proposal for converting decommissioned warship INS Viraat into a museum or hotel, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said...

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Madras High Court Suggests Surrender Of Passports From Loan Defaulters

The Madras High Court has suggested that the Centre bring in appropriate amendments in the Passport Rules, so that banks and financial institutions can demand surrender of passports from loan...

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Gujarat Students To say 'Jai Hind, 'Jai Bharat'' During Roll Call

Students of Gujarat schools will answer roll calls with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat' instead of the current 'yes sir' and 'present sir' from January 1 in order to foster patriotism, a notification...

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Sajjan Kumar To Be Kept Away From Sikh Inmates In Prison: Report

Sikh inmates will be kept away from former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's ward in the Mandoli Jail complex in Delhi as a precautionary measure, sources said.

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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Supersede Medical Council Of India

Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) bill to allow a panel of eminent professionals to run the scam-tainted Medical Council of India (MCI), so that medical education can...

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On Arun Jaitley's Rafale Debate Challenge, Congress Says "Decide A Time"

On Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's comment that the Congress was "running away" from a debate in parliament on the Rafale jet deal, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said today that the party...

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Cyclone Gaja: Centre Approves Rs 1,146 Crore Assistance To Tamil Nadu

The Centre on Monday approved the release of Rs 1,146 crore to Tamil Nadu for the people affected by cyclone 'Gaja', which had claimed 46 lives and left a trail of destruction in over 10 districts in...

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Centre To Exempt Rupee Payments For Iran Oil From Hefty Taxes

The finance ministry has exempted rupee payments made to the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) for crude oil imports from a steep withholding tax, according to a government order reviewed by Reuters.

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Rahul Gandhi Appoints 10 New Congress Spokespersons

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has approved the appointment of 10 new national spokespersons of AICC, some of whom were earlier media panelists.

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Mamata Banerjee Unveils Her Plan As Parties Compete On Farmer Handouts

The West Bengal government announced two welfare initiatives for farmers on Monday. Both initiatives, which are part of the 'Krishi Krishak Bondhu' scheme, will come into effect from New Year's Day.

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"One Magarmach Down," Says Harsimrat Badal As Sajjan Kumar Goes To Jail

Sajjan Kumar, who surrendered in a Delhi court today following his conviction in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, was called a "magarmach" or crocodile by Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal. In a series of...

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Happy New Year 2019: Messages To Wish Your Loved Ones

As celebrations have kickstarted to usher in 2019, it is time to see out 2018 to welcome the New Year with these special messages for your loved ones to light up their day. December 31 is celebrated...

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"Will Reconsider Support": Mayawati Spells Out A Condition For Congress

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati - who bailed out the Congress after it fell a whisker short of majority in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh - today set a condition to keep the party in line. Mayawati...

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Panel Seeks Report On HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion To Tamil Nadu Women

The National Commission for Women on Monday sought a report from Tamil Nadu authorities over the case of two women allegedly contracting HIV from blood transfusion.

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Probe Agency Order In Tech Mahindra Money Laundering Case, Set Aside

The Hyderabad High Court today set aside an Enforcement Directorate order provisionally attaching Rs 822 crore worth of fixed deposits belonging to Satyam Computer Services Ltd, which was acquired by...

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Abdul Karim Telgi Cleared In Stamp Paper Scam Case A Year After His Death

The Nashik sessions court in Maharashtra today acquitted late Abdul Karim Telgi and seven others in a 2004 multi-crore fake stamp paper case in absence of "solid evidence" against them.

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Nishad Party Member Named As Main Accused In Cop's Killing By Mob In UP

The Uttar Pradesh police have named a general secretary of the Nishad party, an ally of the SP-BSP in the state, as the main accused in the murder of a policeman by a mob in Ghazipur. Twenty-seven...

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Have Not Studied Impact Of Note Ban, GST On Workers: Centre To Parliament

The government told the Lok Sabha on Monday that it has not assessed the impact of demonetisation and the GST on employees in the organised and unorganised sectors, including agricultural and...

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"Family Balm": Amit Shah Alleges Links Between Gandhis, Christian Michel

Amit Shah has launched a piercing attack on the Gandhis, alleging a "time-tested and deep friendship" between them and the accused.

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Shiv Sena Attacks Sharad Pawar's Party Over Illicit Political Relations

The Shiv Sena today said NCP's support to the BJP in the Ahmednagar civic body's mayoral election was not a jolt for it and that the new pattern has only highlighted the "old illicit political...

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High Court Refuses To Direct Pune Police To Allow Bhim Army's Rallies

The Bombay High Court today refused to pass any orders to the Pune Police to permit the Bhim Army to conduct public meetings in the city. A vacation bench of Justice C V Bhadang directed the Pune...

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US Journalist Investigating Tamil Nadu Sterlite Plant Questioned By Cops

An American journalist, who was visiting villages affected by the alleged pollution by Sterlite Copper Smelting factory in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin, was taken away from his hotel and questioned for...

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BJP Under No Pressure From Allies, Says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Playing down the exit of the TDP and RLSP from the NDA this year, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said those leaving for their "own political reasons" cannot be stopped and asserted that his...

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Nagaland Declared Disturbed Area For Six Months Under AFSPA

The entire state of Nagaland has been declared "disturbed area" for six more months, till June-end, under the controversial AFSPA, which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and...

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India, Russia A Privileged Partnership: Putin's New Year Message To PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent New Year messages to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said relationship between the two countries was developing in a...

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Rahul Gandhi Shameless Liar, Desperate To See Gujarat Fail: Vijay Rupani

In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi for his critical remarks on the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani dubbed the Congress president as a "shameless liar" who was desperate...

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Rahul Gandhi Should Ask Who Killed The Sohrabuddin Probe: Arun Jaitley

Taking Congress head on over the Sohrabuddin case, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that the appropriate question for party president Rahul Gandhi to ask would be, who killed the investigation...

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Congress Raise Rafale Issue In Lok Sabha Again, Rajnath Singh Counters

A belligerent Congress on Monday again sought to raise the issue of alleged scam in the Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha, with Home Minister Rajnath Singh saying that repeating a lie would not make it a...

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Sajjan Kumar, Convicted In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, Surrenders In Court

Sajjan Kumar, who has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has surrendered in a Delhi court today. The police will take him to the high-security Tihar jail. The...

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Foreign Tourists Can Now Fly Directly To The Andamans

Foreign tourists can now directly fly to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the government has designated Port Blair airport as an authorised immigration check post for entry into and exit from India...

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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi Never Interfered In Defence Deals: AK Antony

Former defence minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony today said Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi never interfered in any defence deals and accused the BJP of "manufacturing" lies.

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Cash Handout To Farmers Among 3 Options For PM Before 2019 Polls: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is studying three options, including a cash handout for farmers, people with knowledge of the matter said, as his administration seeks to ease an agrarian distress and...

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PM Modi Calls Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina, Congratulates Her For Poll Win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina today and conveyed his heartiest congratulations on her party's decisive victory in the parliamentary elections.

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Railways Parking, Catering Contracts Go Online To Eliminate Alleged Mafia

In a major policy shift, bidding for parking, catering and parcel-leasing - worth about Rs 3,000 crore a year -- will be awarded through an e-tendering process as the Indian Railways has decided to do...

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Maharashtra Woman Dies Delivering Stillborn Child After 10th Pregnancy

A 38-year-old woman died due to excessive bleeding during her 10th pregnancy in Beed district of Maharashtra, a police official said Monday.

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After Killing Bihar BJP Leader's Uncle, Maoists Allege Botched Cash Deal

After Maoists shot dead the uncle of a BJP leader in Bihar's Aurangabad and torched several vehicles on Saturday, pamphlets were left behind in the town, 148km from Patna. The pamphets had...

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No Power To Run Pump, Farmer Falls At Official's Feet In Madhya Pradesh

A 30-year-old farmer at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district fell at the feet of the district collector over delay in getting electricity to power his heavy field pumps.

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Meghalaya Miners' Rescue Operation: Navy Divers To Attempt Deep Search

As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, one of the survivor's said on Saturday there is no way the trapped miners will...

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Student Taking Selfie Slips Into Waterfall In Odisha, Dies

A student died after he slipped into a waterfall while taking a selfie at a popular picnic spot in Odisha. Rohon Mishra, who had gone to the Bhimkunda waterfall, was reportedly taking a selfie with...

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Triple Talaq Bill Live Updates: Real Test In Upper House Of Parliament Today

Three days after the Triple Talaq bill was passed in the Lok Sabha, the revised bill that will make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence, will be tabled for debate in the Rajya Sabha today. The...

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Fire Breaks Out At Cloth Factory In Thane, 3 Fire Trucks At Spot

A fire broke out at a cloth factory in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra this morning. Three fire trucks are at the spot, news agency ANI reported.

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Triple Talaq Bill Faces Crucial Rajya Sabha Test Today: 10 Points

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men to instantly divorce their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable offence will be tabled for debate and passing in...

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Will Tell Pak To Take Back Bodies, Says Army After Stopping Infiltration

The Army foiled a major attempt by Pakistani forces to strike a forward post along the Line of Control at Naugam sector in the early hours of Sunday. The Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) tried to...

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Sajjan Kumar, Convicted In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case, To Surrender Today: Updates

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar will surrender today before Karkardooma Court or Tihar jail authorities in New Delhi to undergo life imprisonment awarded to him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

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Kidnapped, Forced To Sign Property Papers In Jail: Lucknow Businessman

The Uttar Pradesh government has admitted to a serious lapse in a jail in eastern Uttar Pradesh 's Deoria after a complaint by a Lucknow-based businessman. Mohit Jaiswal, a real estate dealer, alleged...

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On Day 18, Navy Divers To Attempt Deep Search In Meghalaya Rat-Hole Mine

A day before New Year, rescuers are running against time as they look for 15 men trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills for the last 18 days. Navy divers who went down into the...

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Deadline For Sajjan Kumar To Surrender In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Ends Today

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has to surrender before Karkardooma Court or Tihar jail authorities in New Delhi today. In view of this, HS Phoolka, one of the petitioners in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case,...

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Trial Run Of Train Conducted On Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

A trial run of a freight train on the newly-completed 306-km-long section, from Madar in Rajasthan to Kishangarh Balawas in Haryana, of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) was carried out at...

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Happy New Year 2019: Wishes, Quotes, Messages, Wallpaper, Theme, Images

New Year 2019: Here are some hearty 'Happy New Year' wishes quotes, messages, WhatsApp status, wallpaper, theme and images that you can share with your loved ones in the new year.

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Rebel BJP Lawmaker From Haryana Dares Party To Expel Him

BJP's rebel lawmaker from Kurukshetra Raj Kumar Saini on Sunday dared the party to expel him.

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"Would Prefer To Contest By-Election From Sausar," Says Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said Sunday that he would prefer to get elected to the state Legislative Assembly from Sausar in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district.

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On PM's "Lollipop" Attack, Sharad Pawar Says "Language Doesn't Suit Him"

NCP chief Sharad Pawar Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling the farm loan waivers announced in Congress-ruled states as "lollipop".

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Minister Seeks All-Party Support To Pass Triple Talaq Bill In Rajya Sabha

A day before introduction of the triple talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Vijay Goel Sunday reached out to all parties seeking their support for its passage.

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Sudhir Bhargava Appointed New Chief Information Commissioner: Report

The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) along with four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission which had been functioning...

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"Driver Of Opposition Has No Learner's Licence": Minister On Rahul Gandhi

Taking a swipe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his efforts to form a front to take on the BJP in 2019 polls, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Sunday that the driver of the opposition...

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Will Meet Election Body Chief Over Trinamool's "Malpractices": BJP

West Bengal BJP will meet Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Monday to complain against "malpractices" of the Trinamool Congress, a senior leader has said.

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Amid Violence And Turmoil, Kashmir Students Shine In Board Exams

In Kashmir's Shopian, the place worst hit by turmoil and violence, the Sofi family is celebrating the success of their daughter in Class 10 board exams. The girl, Ifra Sheraz, has secured a near...

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15 Army Men, On Way Back From Picnic, Injured In Accident In Assam

At least 15 soldiers of the 166th Assam Regiment were injured after their car skidded off the road in Assam's Sonitpur district on Sunday, an official said here. They were returning from a picnic.

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AIADMK, DMK To Oppose Triple Talaq Bill In Rajya Sabha Tomorrow

The ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu will oppose the contentious triple talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, days after it was adopted by the Lok Sabha, the parties said on...

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"All Is Well": NCP As Helicopter Carrying Sharad Pawar Returns In Minutes

A helicopter carrying Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar was forced to return to the helipad soon after take-off from Ahmednagar in Central Maharashtra around noon on Sunday.

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On Alliance For 2019, Akhilesh Yadav Talks Of Sangam Of People, Thoughts

Amid speculation over alliance with Mayawati's BSP in run up to the national polls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there will be a confluence of thoughts in Uttar Pradesh and very...

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Government Appoints Four New Information Commissioners

The government has appointed four new Information Commissioners in the Central Information Commission which was functioning with just three of them as against a sanctioned strength of 11, including...

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"60,000 Farmers Benefitted": HD Kumaraswamy On PM's "Cruel Joke" Remark

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "cruel joke" jibe at the Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka for its farm loan waiver scheme, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has termed the remark as...

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"They Have Left Stage": Rahul Gandhi On Vibrant Gujarat Summit Sponsors

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that "cynical" sponsors of 2019 Vibrant Gujarat Summit no longer wanted to be associated with an event...

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Fake E-Ticket Cases At Airports Highest In 4 Years, Agencies Mull Options

Incidents of fake e-tickets usage to gain illegal entry into Indian airports were highest in 2018 in past four years, prompting security agencies to moot biometric or barcode-based access system for...

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Cold Wave Conditions Prevail In Bihar, Gaya Coldest Town At 2.7 Degrees

Gaya was the coldest place in Bihar on Sunday at 2.7 degree Celsius, 6 degrees below its normal minimum temperature, Patna Meteorological Centre said.

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"Blackmailer Who Threatens": Chandrababu Naidu's Latest Dig At PM Modi

In his second attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a week, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday dubbed him a "blackmailer" who "threatens" everybody to make them fall in...

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Ashok Gehlot Directs Officials To Check Spread Of Swine Flu In Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has directed health department officials to check the spread of swine flu in the state with special focus on the five districts where the number of cases has seen...

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"Narendra Modi Government Targeting Only One Family": Sharad Yadav

Opposition leader Sharad Yadav Sunday said the Narendra Modi government's only agenda was to defame one family and portray that the country made no progress after independence.

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BJP Wins 8 Seats In Rajasthan Local Body Polls, Congress Takes 5

BJP has won eight local body seats while the Congress bagged five in the recently held bypolls in various districts of Rajasthan, results of which were announced on Sunday.

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HIV-Positive Man, Whose Blood Infected Pregnant Woman, Dies In Tamil Nadu

A 19-year-old HIV-positive man, who had consumed poison after his blood had infected a pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu, died today.

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Over 300 Confirmed Exhibitors For Aero India 2019 Till Now: Official

More than 300 exhibitors, including top global and domestic players from the defence industry, have confirmed their participation in Aero India 2019, a defence official said on Sunday.

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Navy Team Leader, NDRF Team Enter Meghalaya Mine To Measure Water Level

A team leader from the Indian Navy and NDRF personnel went inside a 370-foot-deep mine, where 15 miners are trapped, to ascertain the water level inside on Sunday afternoon, the officials said.

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Mohan Bhagwat Says India Must Excel In Sports To Become Superpower

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday called upon sportspersons to put the country on top of the international sports map, saying if India is able to establish its dominance...

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Happy New Year 2019: Thoughtful New Year Wishes For Your Loved Ones

New Year 2019: Here are some thoughtful new year messages, wishes, quotes that you can send on the New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

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"Opposition To Raise Central Agencies Misuse In Parliament": Sharad Pawar

A day after the Enforcement Directorate told a court that AgustaWestland case accused Christian Michel had made a reference to "Mrs Gandhi", NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the opposition...

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Find Inquiry Reports On 13 Communal Riots Since 1961, Home Ministry Told

The Central Information Commission has directed the Home Secretary to depute an official to find out the status of 13 inquiry commission reports on communal riots in the country since 1961, which Home...

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Mehbooba Mufti's Warning After Cops Allegedly Beat Up Terrorist's Family

After the sister of a suspected terrorist and her husband were beaten up allegedly by the police in Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti asserted that she "won't allow bloodshed in...

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In Delhi Shelter Home Case, Police Seeks Help Of Nepal Embassy, NGOs

Delhi Police has sought the assistance of the Nepal Embassy and NGOs in the case of disappearance of eight women and a girl from a Shahdara shelter home earlier this month.

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Most Museums In India At Risk Of "Grave Damage" In Case Of Fire: Expert

A majority of museums and cultural repositories in India stand at risk of suffering "grave damage" in the event of a major fire, an international expert has cautioned and suggested that a disaster...

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PM Modi, On Visit To The Andamans, Renames 3 Islands

PM Modi, on visit to the Andamans, renames 3 islands

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"BJP Desperate Ahead Of...": Amarinder Singh Slams 'Accidental' Publicity

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday alleged the BJP's "promotion" of the upcoming movie The Accidental Prime Minister was a mere political stunt by the party and a "desperate" effort to...

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After Aligarh, Farmers In Agra Lock Stray Cows In School To Protect Crops

Farmers in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh's Agra district have locked up herds of stray cattle, especially cows, in schools and other government buildings alleging that the animals are destroying their...

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"Even Kangaroo Courts Hold Trials": P Chidambaram On "Mrs Gandhi" Claims

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram took a dig at the centre, investigating agencies and the media over the "new improved system" of trials and judgments that don't require substantial evidence. He...

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"Murder Them, We Will Handle": Shocker From Purvanchal University Head

The Vice-Chancellor of Purvanchal University has waded into controversy after remarks that appeared to condone fights and murder by the students. As National Conference chief Omar Abdullah targeted...

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On Ghazipur Cop's Killing, Akhilesh Yadav's "Thok Do" Explanation

The killing of a second policeman in Uttar Pradesh within a month has given another handle to the state opposition against Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Eleven persons have been...

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Search For Professionals For Positions In Air India Soon: Suresh Prabhu

The government plans to rope in professionals for top positions at Air India through a global search process, as part of efforts to revive the national carrier, according to Civil Aviation Minister...

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Citizenship Amendment Bill May Not Get Through In Winter Session

The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill may not able to get through during the Winter session of Parliament which comes to an end on January 8, sources said on Sunday.

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Rahul Gandhi Can Make An "Excellent" Prime Minister: Shashi Tharoor

Rahul Gandhi has all the right qualities to make an "excellent" prime minister, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said Sunday, even as he emphasised that the issue of PM candidate is likely to be...

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Tiger Found Dead In Maharashtra's Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary

A tourist visiting the sanctuary informed authorities around 8 am about a tiger lying motionless in the Pauni range of the sanctuary.

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No "Blanket Powers" To 10 Agencies To Intercept, Says Home Ministry

The central government has not given "blanket power" to any agency to intercept information from any computer and they have to strictly adhere to the existing rules and stick to the book while...

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A Second Cop Dead, UP Police Speaks On Mismanagement Allegations

Hours after Head Constable Suresh Vats was killed by a mob in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, the state police chose to respond to allegations of mismanagement of the probe into the murder of inspector...

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Easy To Spread Negativity; Let's Make Positivity Viral: PM Modi

Spreading negativity is fairly easy, but people must come together to make positivity viral, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday adding that collective efforts of the people have ensured that...

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Happy New Year 2019: Top New Year Resolutions For Upcoming Year

New Year 2019: Here are some top New Year resolutions that are most popular, but you can figure out your own and most importantly, stick to them, to make the coming year a truly happy new year!

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Iconic Filmmaker Mrinal Sen Dies At 95

Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen, known for his contribution to Bengali parallel cinema, died today at his residence. He was 95.

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PM Modi In Port Blair: 3 Andaman And Nicobar Islands To Be Renamed Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is Port Blair today to mark the 75th anniversary of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose's declaration of the formation of the Azad Hind government in 1943.

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11 Arrested After Policeman Killed By Stone-Throwing Mob In UP's Ghazipur

Eleven people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer yesterday by a stone-throwing mob in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.

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"Police Unable To Protect Their Own": Son Of Cop Killed In Stone-Throwing

The son of police constable killed in stone-throwing on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district has slammed the state police, saying if they were not able to protect their own, what else could...

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Meghalaya Rescue Operation Updates: Authorities Preparing For Final Push

Today is the 18th day of the Meghalaya coal mine tragedy and authorities are preparing for the mission to rescue 15 miners trapped at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills...

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Kamal Nath 'Spiritual Department' Replaces Shivraj Chouhan's Happiness

The Congress-led Madhya Pradesh Government said on Saturday that it is going to create an Adhyatmik Vibhag (spiritual department) by merging several existing departments.

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PM Modi To Launch Infra Projects In Andaman And Nicobar Islands Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a packed schedule in Andaman and Nicobar Islands today. The Prime Minister has seven events planned for the day, starting with a visit to Tsunami Memorial at Car...

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"Will Take Time": Meghalaya Rescue Restarts, Navy Divers Join - 10 Points

The operation to rescue 15 people, trapped in a 320-foot-deep mine at Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, has entered its seventeenth day. Now equipped with ten high-powered pumps that are required to...

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AAP Drops Hints Of Becoming Part Of Grand Alliance For 2019 Elections

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday dropped hints of becoming a part of the 'grand alliance', with its leaders accepting the possibility of cooperation with other political parties to remove the Modi...

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Bulandshahr Cop Shot Himself, Claims BJP Legislator In Uttar Pradesh

A BJP legislator in Uttar Pradesh has claimed that a police officer, who died in the mob violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr earlier this month sparked by allegations of cow slaughter, shot...

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JDU's Jharkhand State President Joins Congress, Welcomed By Rahul Gandhi

Jaleshwar Mahato, former Jharkhand minister and state president of the Janata Dal (United), joined the Congress on Saturday.

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CPM Accuses Maharashtra Government Of Detaining Bhim Army Chief

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Saturday accused the Maharashtra government of repression and claimed that several activists, including Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, had been detained by...

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Lalu Doing To Tej Pratap What He Did To Us, Say Estranged Brothers-In-Law

RJD national president Lalu Yadav's estranged brothers-in-law Sadhu Yadav and Subhash Yadav on Saturday sought to fish in troubled waters by accusing the former Bihar chief minister of having ignored...

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For Accountability, Rajasthan Ministers' Board To Have Public Hearings

The first cabinet meeting of the Congress-led Rajasthan government on Saturday decided that the 418-point public manifesto introduced by the party in run-up to the assembly polls will work as a policy...

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Won't Let Triple Talaq Bill Pass In Rajya Sabha, Says Congress

The contentious triple talaq bill seeking to criminalise instant divorce is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha even as the Congress said it will not allow the passage of the proposed legislation in...

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Over 13,000 Panchayats To Go For Polls In Punjab Today

The polling to elect sarpanchs and panchs for 13,276 villages in Punjab will be held Sunday amid tight security arrangements.

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Madhya Pradesh To Soon Enact Law For Journalists Security: Minister

A law for the security of journalists will soon come into force in Madhya Pradesh, state Law and Legislative Affairs Minister P.C. Sharma said on Saturday.

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"Doordarshan Takes Sex Harassment Cases Seriously": Prasar Bharati CEO

A day after three Doordarshan employees alleged that they were sexually harassed by their superiors, CEO Prasar Bharati Shashi Shekhar said on Saturday that the public broadcaster takes all such cases...

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Masked Men Barge Into Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, Wave ISIS Flags

A group of masked young men barged into the historical Jamia Masjid in Srinagar with ISIS flags and created a ruckus on Friday, provoking condemnation from the mosque's management committee as well as...

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Jitan Ram Manjhi To Meet Lalu Yadav Next Week For Seat Sharing Talks

Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday said he would go to Ranchi next week to meet RJD national president Lalu Prasad Yadav for discussing seat-sharing in Bihar ahead of...

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Tejashwi Yadav, Upendra Kushwaha Meet Lalu Yadav Over Bihar Seat-Sharing

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha and new entrant to the "Mahagathbandhan" (Grand Alliance) Mukesh Sahni met Lalu Yadav in a Ranchi jail Saturday as part of the process for...

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Pak Lays Out 14 Conditions For Using Kartarpur Corridor: Report

Pakistan has sent recommendations to India for facilitating visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims through the upcoming Kartarpur corridor, according to a media report in Islamabad on Saturday.

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"I Am Also An Accidental Prime Minister": Deve Gowda Amid Buzz Over Film

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Friday said he too was an "Accidental Prime Minister" amid a political row over the movie with the same title.

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JKBOSE Result 2018: Shujaat Bukhari's Son Scores 98.4% In Class 10 Exams

Syed Tamheed Bukhari, the son of senior Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari who was killed in Srinagar by three terrorists earlier this year, has reportedly scored 98.4 per cent in his class 10...

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Passenger Strips Mid-Air On Dubai-Bound Plane, Deboarded In Lucknow

Passengers travelling from Dubai to Lucknow by Air India Express flight on Saturday were in for a shock when a male passenger stripped mid-air and started walking down the aisle nude.

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No Way Trapped Meghalaya Miners Will Come Out Alive, Says Survivor

As operation to rescue 15 trapped miners continue at the 370-foot-deep illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, a survivor of the December 13 accident said on Saturday there is no way the...

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A Year After Koregaon-Bhima Violence, Preventive Action Against 1,200

To avoid repeat of the violence witnessed near the Koregaon Bhima war memorial in Pune district on January 1, 2018 one year later, police have taken preventive action against over 1,200 people. The...

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"Story Of Loot Out": Union Minister After Christian Michel Names Gandhis

Soon after the agency probing the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case told a Delhi court that alleged middleman Christian Michel took names of "Mrs Gandhi" and big man 'R', "Son of an Italian Lady", an...

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PM Modi Launches Comprehensive Pension Management Software SAMPANN

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a comprehensive pension management software SAMPANN to facilitate pensioners of the telecom department.

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Navy Divers, Underwater Drones To Join Meghalaya Miners Rescue Tomorrow

A team of 11 naval divers will join the mission to rescue over 15 people, trapped in a 320-foot-deep mine at Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills for over 16 days, from early tomorrow morning. The high-powered...

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42-Carat Diamond Found In Madhya Pradesh's Panna Sold For Rs 2.55 Crore

A 42.59-carat diamond found by a man in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district in October was on Saturday sold at an auction for Rs 2.55 crore, a senior official said.

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Hours After PM's Rally, Cop Killed By Stone-Throwing Mob In UP's Ghazipur

A police constable in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur died after he was hit by a stone thrown by a protesting mob this afternoon, just a couple of hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally...

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CBI Takes Up Probe Into Rape, Murder Of Andhra Pradesh Student

Eleven years after a girl student was raped and murdered in a private hostel in Vijayawada, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took up a fresh investigation into the case on the direction of...

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Protest To Seek Puducherry Statehood On January 4 In Delhi: V Narayanasamy

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday said his cabinet colleagues, legislators of the ruling Congress and its ally the DMK would participate in the demonstration at Jantar Mantar in...

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Poll Body Asked For Action On Vasundhara Raje Body-Shaming Complaint

The Chief Electoral Office in Rajasthan has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) demanding further action into the matter of Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav allegedly insulting...

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Congress To Review Textbooks, Reverse Some Decisions By BJP In Rajasthan

The new government in Rajasthan had its first cabinet meeting today where revision of certain textbooks and syllabus was discussed among other issues. The government will try to undo what the...

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Rajasthan To Junk Minimum Qualifications Requirement For Local Body Polls

Weeks after coming to power in Rajasthan, the Congress today decided to reverse the previous Vasundhara Raje government's decision to allow only those with minimum educational qualifications to fight...

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Newborn Dies After Mother Chops Off Her Extra Fingers, Toes, Say Police

A woman in a tribal village in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district allegedly chopped off the extra fingers and toes of her newborn child out of fear that the oddity would affect the infant's chances of...

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PM Modi Calls Congress A "Lollypop Company", Attacks Loan Waiver Promises

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of misleading farmers on loan waiver promises, calling them lollipops.

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Show Sahara-Birla, Rafale Files, Will Be Enough To Jail You: AAP To PM

In a jibe at the BJP government for scanning 400 files of the Delhi government to find irregularities, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show four files...

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PM Modi Inaugurates International Rice Research Centre In Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the International Rice Research Institute's South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) campus in Varanasi. The centre will serve as a hub for rice research...

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Maneka Gandhi Assures Help After Woman Alleges Triple Talaq By Man In US

Days after a bill criminalising instant triple talaq was passed in the Lok Sabha, a woman in Bengaluru was allegedly given triple talaq by her US-based husband through a text and voice message.

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World War II Bomb Found During Dredging Operations In Kolkata

A 1000-pound aerial bomb dating back to the World War-II era has been unearthed at a dock in Kolkata during routine dredging operations.

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In Meghalaya, Illegal Mining Of Coal Has Political Support, Claims Report

In the last few weeks, the rat hole mine incident in Meghalaya has exposed the illegal mining of coal rampant here despite a carpet ban since 2014. Fifteen miners continue to be trapped inside a...

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At 1.7 Degrees Celsius, Agra Coldest In Uttar Pradesh

Severe cold wave conditions prevailed in western Uttar Pradesh with Agra recording the lowest minimum temperature in the state at 1.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning.

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Maoists Blame Chhattisgarh Villagers To Be Informers, Force Them To Flee

After Maoists compel over a dozen families to leave their village in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on suspicion of them being informers, the police have decided to set up camps.

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"Relationship That Endured Test Of Time": Rahul Gandhi Meets Bhutan's PM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and the two discussed the political situation in the region.

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85 Lakh Pilgrims To Visit Vaishno Devi By December 31, Says Shrine Board

The number of pilgrims visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to cross 85 lakh this year. The number of pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi had dropped from 93.24 lakh in 2013 to...

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Centre Aims To Deliver 1 Crore Homes Under Housing For All Scheme By 2020

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry initiated several schemes in 2018 and plans to sanction construction of one crore houses before 2020 under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (urban), a move...

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Christian Michel Named Sonia Gandhi, 'Son Of Italian Lady': Probe Agency

Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, has named Congress's Sonia Gandhi while in custody, the Enforcement Directorate informed a court in Delhi today.

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Meghalaya Miners' Rescue Operation: What Has Happened So Far

Water from Lytein river and an abandoned mine gushed in and flooded the coal mine trapping 15 miners on December 13.

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3 Flights Escape Mid-Air Collision Over Delhi, Pilots Summoned: Report

Three international fights, carrying hundreds of passengers, had a narrow escape from a mid-air collision in the Delhi flight information region on Sunday after multiple auto-generated warnings by the...

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Huge Arms Cache Seized In J&K; Major Terror Attack Averted: Army

The Army on Saturday said they have averted a major terror attack with the seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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7 Killed After Vehicle Collides With 2 SUVs Due To Heavy Fog In Haryana

Seven people died and four others were injured when a vehicle crashed into two SUVs due to heavy fog on the Ambala-Chandigarh national highway on Saturday, police said.

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16 Days On, Only 3 Helmets Found. No Sign Of Meghalaya Miners: 10 Points

Rescue workers are racing against time to reach the 15 men trapped inside a flooded 320-feet coal mine in Meghalaya for the last 16 days. Navy divers and trucks loaded with high-power pumps are making...

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Army Rescues Over 3000 Tourists Stuck In Sikkim Due To Heavy Snowfall

The stranded tourists in Sikkim have been provided food, shelter and warm clothes by the Army.

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Terrorists Fire At Security Forces In J&K's Pulwama, Encounter Underway

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district this morning, police said.

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Lava-Like Eruption From Electric Pole Leaves Tripura Villagers Scared

The lava-like eruption is the third such incident reported this year in Tripura which is very close to Chittagong in Bangladesh.

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Meghalaya Rescue Operation: Navy, High-Pressure Pumps To Reach Site Today

As the search operations for the 15 miners trapped in the rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills enters the third week, a heavy transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force carrying 10...

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Fire At Building Under Construction Near Kamala Mills In Mumbai

A major fire broke out in an building under construction in Mumbai this morning. The building is located near Kamala Mills compound.

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Uttarakhand High Court Orders Ramdev Company To Share Profits With Locals

In a first-of-its-kind order, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed a company run by yoga guru Ramdev to share a percentage of its profits with local farmers and communities.

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PM Modi To Launch Infrastructure Projects At Andaman And Nicobar Islands

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch several infrastructure projects in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday.

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Train 18 To Have Another Trial Run Today Between New Delhi And Prayagraj

Train 18, which has already gained a maximum speed of 180kmph during trials, will leave for Prayag Raj, formerly known as Allahabad, at 00.55 am Saturday for yet another trial run to the holy city in...

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Punjab To Soon Enable 1-Year Detention Of Drug Smugglers Without Trial

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the setting up of an advisory board to enable detention of drug smugglers for a year without trial.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Allots Portfolios To His Cabinet

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath distributed portfolios to his cabinet Friday evening, keeping Public Relations, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department and Employment Department...

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Centre Received 141 Harassment Complaints Last Year, 45 Disposed Of

Central ministries have received as many as 141 sexual harassment complaints since last year, out of which 45 have been disposed of, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Friday.

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Tejashwi Yadav Rules Out Controversial Lawmaker's Entry In Grand Alliance

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday firmly ruled out the possibility of controversial Mokama MLA Anant Singh's entry into the Grand Alliance in Bihar of which his party is the largest constituent.

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Minister Talks Of J&K's Present Situation. With A Jawaharlal Nehru Link

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday blamed former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the crisis in Jammu and Kashmir, saying if he had not interfered in the functioning of Sardar Patel (then Home...

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5 Final-Year Medical Students Arrested For Allegedly Ragging Dalit Junior

Five senior students of a medical college in Bengaluru's Rajajinagar have been arrested for allegedly ragging a Dalit freshman on Christmas Eve. They were sent to judicial custody on the basis of a...

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Realty Firm's Assets Worth Rs 42 Crore Seized In Gurgaon Land Fraud Case

The Enforcement Directorate said it had seized assets worth over Rs 42 crore belonging to an NCR-based real estate firm, in connection with a money laundering case.

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Jagannath Temple Shut For 12 Hours After Protest Over Police Assault

The gates of Lord Jagannath temple in Puri remained shut for about 12 hours due to protests by servitors against the alleged assault of one of them by police, authorities said on Friday.

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Congress In Madhya Pradesh Should Be "Generous" To Allies: BSP Legislator

BSP legislator Sanjeev Singh alias Sanju on Friday said that the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh should be more "generous" towards legislators of other parties and independents as it has got a...

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No Role Of Religion In Government, Says Smriti Irani

Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday said that there is no role of religion in government.

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Pumps Still Hours Away, Rescue Officials Work Out Plans At Meghalaya Mine

Over two weeks have passed since 15 miners got stuck inside a flooded "rat-hole mine" in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, but the wait for the much-needed high-powered pumps still continues. Rescue...

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Panel Probing Jayalalithaa's Death Summons UK Doctor Via Video-Conference

London-based intensivist Dr Richard Beale has been summoned by the panel probing the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. The doctor is expected to appear before the panel through...

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British Authorities Confirmed Nirav Modi Is In UK: Government

British authorities have informed India that bank fraud fugitive Nirav Modi is living in the UK, the government has said.

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Rs 2,021 Crore Spent On PM Modi's Foreign Travel Since 2014: Centre

More than Rs 2,021 crore were spent on chartered flights, maintenance of aircraft and hotline facilities during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to foreign countries since June 2014, according to...

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Focus On "Employment, Excellence" For Young People: PM Modi

Asserting that the progress and success of young people was pivotal to his government's policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his focus was on four 'E's-education, employment, entrepreneurship and...

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How Can We Face The Public If We Ally With Congress: Bhagwant Mann

Amid whispers over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) forming an alliance with the Congress in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, party's Sangrur lawmaker Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that there are no such plans since...

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Health Ministry Files Case Over Alleged Fraud Worth Rs 2.5 Crore

The Health Ministry has filed an case against unidentified people for allegedly misappropriating its funds amounting to Rs 2.5 crore, police said Friday.

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"Danga Yatras": Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee's Veiled Attack On BJP

Days after the Supreme Court refused an urgent hearing by the BJP to allow its pan-Bengal rath yatra, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a veiled attack on the Amit Shah-led party today dubbed the...

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As Upendra Kushwaha Exits NDA, His Second-In-Command Joins Nitish Kumar

The vice-president of Upendra Kushwaha's RLSP, Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, has joined ranks with senior party leaders who have sounded a mutiny in the party over its chief's decision to quit the BJP-led...

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Have Nod For Further Probe Involving Robert Vadra, Bhupinder Hooda: Gurugram Top Cop

Gurugram Commissioner of Police K Rao on Friday said the Haryana government has given permission to further investigate the alleged land scam case registered against Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of...

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Kashmir Teen Stole Father's Gun To Join Terrorism. Stopped By Cops

A Jammu and Kashmir teenager, exposed to extremist content online, has been stopped from joining terrorists by the Army and the state police, officials said Friday.

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Bengal Government May Take Legal Action Against Kolkata Metro After Fire

The West Bengal government Friday blamed the Kolkata Metro authorities for the fire in an air-conditioned train that left 16 people injured and said it may take legal action against them.

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"In Grand Alliance, Nobody Talks About Who Will Be PM": Tejashwi Yadav

After the exit of Upendra Kushwaha's RLSP (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) from the NDA and the BJP announcing to contest an equal number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar as its ally JD(U), Rashtriya Janata Dal...

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Suspected Terrorists Killed In Assam During Gunfire, Say Police

A suspected terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire with police at Maibang area in Assam's Dima Hasao district on Friday, a police officer said.

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Centre Not Involved In Ex-Norway PM Visit To Kashmir, PoK: Sushma Swaraj

The Centre was not involved in organising the visit of former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik to Jammu and Kashmir, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said of Friday, adding that he...

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BJP Wins Civic Body Polls In Tripura, "Farcical" Says CPI-M

The ruling BJP has swept bypolls for vacant seats across municipal bodies and Agartala Municipal Corporation, bagging 66 of the 67 seats. Voting took place on Thursday and the results were announced...

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Cabinet Nod In Bag, ISRO Set To Launch Hunt For Gaganyaan Astronauts

The cabinet's approval for the much-awaited manned mission to space has paved the way for the Indian Space Research Organisation to start selecting potential astronauts. The chosen ones will be called...

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CBI Wanted To Implicate Political Leaders In Sohrabuddin Case, Says Court

The CBI probed the alleged fake encounter killings of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and his aide Tulsi Prajapati with a 'pre-conceived and premeditated' theory to implicate political...

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Karanataka Government Wants "Development-Free Corruption": PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Janata Dal Secular-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, alleging it was interested only in "development-free corruption".

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Bills On Right To Refuse, Non-Vegetarian Food, Cow Population In Lok Sabha

Employees should be able to switch off once they leave their offices or during holidays; no non-vegetarian food should be served at government events; and there should an authority to stabilise...

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Governor's House No Place To Prove Majority: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Friday questioned in the Lok Sabha the Jammu and Kashmir Governor's decision to dissolve the state assembly.

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Another Woman Claims HIV Infection From Blood Transfusion In Tamil Nadu

Two days after a woman was allegedly infected by HIV due to a faulty medical procedure at a Tamil Nadu hospital, a similar case has now come to light in Chennai. A 27-year-old woman has accused...

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Triple Talaq Bill Will Find Support In Rajya Sabha: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government expressed hope Friday that the Triple Talaq bill, which criminalises the practice of instant divorce by Muslim men, will find support in the Rajya Sabha, whose approval is necessary for...

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Amid Pressure From NDA Allies, PM Modi Set To Visit Varanasi, Ghazipur

Amid growing pressure from partners in the ruling alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will visit Varanasi and Ghazipur, the areas where two NDA allies have considerable influence.

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For Jammu And Kashmir Police, New Riot-Control Equipment

The Jammu and Kashmir police will soon get non-lethal pepper-ball launching systems and anti-riot gas masks to deal with law and order situations in the state, officials said Friday.

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Temperature Falls In Kashmir Valley, Kargil Coldest At Minus 16.2 Degrees

Cold wave conditions intensified in Jammu and Kashmir with several parts of the state at sub-zero temperatures. Kargil emerged as Jammu and Kashmir's coldest place at minus 16.2 degrees Celsius, the...

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Bill On Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Membership Introduced In Lok Sabha

A bill which seeks to remove the Congress president as a permanent member in a trust that runs the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The bill seeks to make...

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Navy Divers To Join Rescue Effort For Trapped Meghalaya Miners

A group of Indian Navy divers are being flown from Visakhapatnam to join the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in a flooded rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13, official sources said...

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Watch: Chinese Soldier's Lesson For Indian Jawan Gets 'A' On Twitter

Indian and Chinese militaries are often not in the news for their bonhomie, especially since the Doklam standoff that happened last year between the two neighbours. However, a video of a Chinese...

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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Centre Of Not Releasing 2,500-Crore Under MNREGA

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP-led Central government of deliberately not releasing funds for various Central schemes and said Rs 2,500 crore under the Mahatma...

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Islamabad Denies US Report On China's Secret Plan To Build Jets In Pak

Pakistan has said that the so-called 'China-Pakistan Economic Corridor' or 'CPEC' is a bilateral "economic project" between the two nations. India has strongly opposed the so-called 'China-Pakistan...

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Government Ready For Assembly Polls In Jammu And Kashmir: Rajnath Singh

The centre on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that there was no other option left with the Governor but to recommend President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as no party or alliance staked claim to form...

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"Deserve Oscar Nomination," Says Anupam Kher On Manmohan Singh Film

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chose not to respond to reporters seeking his reaction to the trailer of "The Accidental Prime Minister", the film based on the eponymous book by his former media...

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Won't Back Off From 'The Accidental Prime Minister', Says Anupam Kher

Calling "The Accidental Prime Minister" his "life's best performance", actor Anupam Kher on Friday said he will not back off from the snowballing controversy over the film on former prime minister...

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Army's Spectacular Recovery Of Helicopter Stuck At 18,000 Feet. See Pics

At 17,000 feet, surrounded by harsh, icy terrain and blasted by freezing winds, even breathing can seem like strenuous exercise for many. But, earlier this year in Siachen, soldiers of the Indian Army...

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After "Accidental" Protest, Congress Do-Over On Manmohan Singh Film

As "The Accidental Prime Minister", a biopic on former prime minister Manmohan Singh, stirred strong political reactions in the election season, the Congress today changed its strategy hours after a...

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PM Considers 3 Options To Help Farmers Hit By Low Crop Prices: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering three options for a relief package to help farmers suffering because of low crop prices at a cost of as much as Rs 3 lakh crore, according to three...

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"Can't Extend Wishes?": Rajyavardhan Rathore Amid Manmohan Singh Film Row

Day after the trailer of 'The Accidental Prime Minister' was released on Thursday; Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore defended his party for "extending wishes"...

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Farm Loan Waiver In 6 Hours If Congress Wins Haryana: Bhupinder Hooda

Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, too, made a promise that farmers would be benefitted within hours of Congress coming to power in the state. The old-age pension in Haryana will be...

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3 UP Secretariat Staff Suspended By Yogi Adityanath On Corruption Charges

Three secretariat staff attached to Uttar Pradesh ministers were suspended on charges of corruption following a sting operation by a news channel, according to a state government release.

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Jammu And Kashmir Revokes Government Employees Mediclaim Policy

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered revocation of the Group Mediclaim Insurance Policy for its employees starting from midnight December 31, following reports of irregularities in its...

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"Onion Farmers Should Get Dues": Shiv Sena Attacks Maharashtra Government

Expressing distress over the falling prices of onions in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena Friday asked why farmers cannot be given their due if the state government can implement the 7th Pay Commission.

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Death penalty for aggravated assault under law on sexual crimes against children: Law Minister

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the cabinet has approved amendments to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, further strengthening the law to safeguard minors...

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3 Indians To Be Sent To Space For 7 Days By 2022, Cabinet Approves Budget

3 Indians to be sent to space for 7 days by 2022, cabinet approves budget

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Facebook Moderators Getting Wrong Interpretation Of Indian Laws: Report

The moderators at Facebook who carry out the critical task of removing dangerous content from its platform rely on material based on incorrect interpretation of certain Indian laws, The New York Times...

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Fire Breaks Out At ISRO Campus In Ahmedabad

A minor fire broke out at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) campus in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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CBI Files Case Against Five For Attempted Trafficking Of Minors To US

The CBI on Friday said that it has registered a case against five persons, including a woman from Punjab, for trying to traffic minors to the United States for an "educational trip".

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India, Bhutan Review Hydroelectric Projects With PM Tshering In New Delhi

India and Bhutan on Friday reviewed the progress of hydroelectric projects in the Himalayan nation during a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering in...

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UP Cop Attacked With Axe, Stones, Dragged Before He Was Shot Dead: Police

The Uttar Pradesh police officer, who was killed by a mob following cow slaughter in Bulandshahr earlier this month, was attacked with stones, sticks, an axe before he was shot dead with his own...

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Terrorist Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Pulwama

A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Awantipora area in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday, police said.

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No Ban, No Protests, Says Madhya Pradesh Congress On Manmohan Singh Film

The ruling Congress in Madhya Pradesh have denied banning "The Accidental Prime Minister," a biopic on former prime minister Manmohan Singh, which many believe gives a dim view of the Congress led by...

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UP Government Gets Notices Over Death Of Dalit Man In Police Custody

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of a Dalit man allegedly in police custody in Amroha district, noting that it amounted to...

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India Announces Rs 4,500 Crore Assistance To Bhutan For Its 5-Year Plan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a Rs 4,500 crore financial assistance to Bhutan for its 12th five-year plan after holding wide-ranging talks with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay...

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Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Denied India Entry. Broke Laws, Says Centre

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist was denied re-entry into India recently for allegedly violating visa rules. Cathal McNaughton, chief photographer at news agency Reuters' Delhi office, was...

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Delay In Madhya Pradesh Portfolio Allocation A "Concern": Shivraj Chouhan

Taking a jibe at the functioning of the newly-formed Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the delay in the allocation of portfolios to the...

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Amit Shah To Visit Tripura Next Week, Meet BJP Workers As 2019 Polls Near

BJP national president Amit Shah will visit Tripura on January 5 to check the party's preparedness for the Lok Sabha elections.

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Car Falls In Gorge In Uttarakhand, 3 Dead

Three youngsters were killed in Tehri on Thursday night after their vehicle lost way due to heavy fog and fell into a gorge, police said on Friday.

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Manmohan Singh Asked About "The Accidental Prime Minister". His Response

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today did not comment when asked by reporters for a reaction to the trailer of "The Accidental Prime Minister", the biopic based on the eponymous book by his...

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Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Singh Cut Cake, "Sweet Tidings" For Congress

The Congress party turns 134 years today. Rahul Gandhi and other senior leader of India's oldest party hoisted the national flag at the its headquarters in Delhi.

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Rajya Sabha Adjourned Today Without Any Business Transacted Over Protests

The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day without transacting any business after uproar by opposition members over the construction of a dam on the Cauvery River and other issues.

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On Meghalaya Miners Rescue, Congress Lawmakers Goof Up In Parliament

Congress' Shillong MP Vincent H Pala made a faux pas in the Lok Sabha on Thursday when he cited Mizoram instead of Meghalaya while moving an adjournment notice on the miners trapped in East Jaintia...

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BJP Lawmaker Wants House Under PM's Scheme For "Homeless" Lord Ram

A house for Lord Ram is an exigency for a BJP parliamentarian from Uttar Pradesh who has written to the state administration saying it is its duty to provide shelter to the "homeless". Hari Narayan...

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New Government Rules For Amazon, Walmart Seen To Hurt Online Shoppers

The government's new rules for foreign e-commerce platforms may be designed to protect local companies from Amazon and Walmart, but consumers are likely to suffer the collateral damage.

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Congress Leader's Warning For Manmohan Singh Movie, BJP Says "Riveting"

In election season, the upcoming biopic "Accidental Prime Minister" based on former prime minister Manmohan Singh's years in office has been caught in politics. The Congress in Maharashtra has...

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Woman Alleges Triple Talaq Over WhatsApp From Husband In Saudi

A woman in Uttar Pradesh has accused her husband of giving Triple Talaq on WhatsApp. The woman said her husband, who lives in Saudi Arabia, divorced her last month my sending messages on WhatsApp.

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Air Force Flies In Tools As Meghalaya Rescue Enters Third Week: 10 Points

A heavy-lift transport plane of the Air Force carrying high-power pumps has taken off from Odisha for Guwahati in Assam, from where the equipment will be taken to a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya where 15...

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Ties Between India And China "Back On Normal Track": Report

Ties between India and China have returned to a "normal track" and there have been positive developments like Beijing giving market access to Indian products, but much is yet to be done in addressing...

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No Sign Of Coal Miners; Air Force, Coal India Teams In Meghalaya Today

Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help.

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P Chidambaram Takes Dig At PM Over His Remarks On Congress' Loan Waivers

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that Congress' loan waivers were only to win elections, asking whether the PM's 'farmers'...

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Won't Tolerate Attempts To Create Rift Between Communities: Amarinder Singh

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday said his government will not tolerate anybody trying to create a rift between communities and disturb the state's secular fabric.

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The Men Behind Delhi's Busted ISIS-Inspired Terror Group

All 10 men arrested for allegedly being part of an ISIS-inspired group planning suicide attacks on VIPs and vital installations, had their specific functions and tasks, officials of the National...

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"Chacha, Won't I Get A House": Tej Pratap Yadav Dials Nitish Kumar

With his plans for divorce driving a wedge between him and his family, Tej Pratap Yadav has found himself a new house. And it was his "Chacha" (uncle) Nitish Kumar who helped him get it - with...

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When BJP Workers Tried To Cough Arvind Kejriwal Away From Delhi Event

From ink to chilli powder, Arvind Kejriwal has been targeted in many ways through his tenure as the Delhi Chief Minister. But the most insidious attack probably came on Thursday, when he stepped...

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No Need For Regulatory Authority For E-Commerce Right Now: Sources

A day after issuing revisions in foreign direct investment or FDI in e-commerce, sources in the government told NDTV that there is no need being felt for a regulatory body in the e-commerce space.

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Unnao Rape Survivor Charged With Forging Age Certificate

A case has been filed against the rape survivor who has accused Uttar Pradesh BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar for producing a forged age certificate to prove she was a minor.

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Artificial Intelligence, Face Recognition To Help UP Police Catch Criminals

Police in Uttar Pradesh will now be able to solve cases with the help of an application that has a data base of five lakh criminals as well as artificial intelligence, face recognition and a host of...

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Khalistan Liberation Force Put On Centre's Banned Organisations List

The government has banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) for its involvement in several killings, bombings and other terror activities during its violent campaign for "secession of Punjab".

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Amit Shah Calls Passage Of Triple Talaq Bill "Historic", Slams Congress

Hours after the Lok Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill to criminalise the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam, BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday demanded that the Congress apologise for...

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India Never Considered Pakistan, China Its Enemy, Says RSS Number 2

Both Pakistan and China consider India as their enemy, senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary Bhaiyyaji Joshi said today while speaking at an event on national security.

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Will Oppose CBI Investigation Into Murder Case: Gauri Lankesh's Sister

Murdered journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh's sister Kavitha has said that she will oppose any move to handover probe in the case to CBI.

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"Well-Thought Out Decision": Ashok Gehlot Denies Rift Over Portfolios

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has dismissed speculation of a rift in his government over allocation of portfolios, saying the allotment was well though-out and has been welcomed by the people.

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Assigns Portfolios, Keeps Finance And Mining

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Thursday assigned portfolios to his Cabinet colleagues, keeping finance and mining with himself and giving the crucial home department to senior leader...

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"Why Target Triple Talaq But Back Homosexuality?" Asks Asaduddin Owaisi

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi today questioned the logic behind the government curbing the practice of Triple Talaq while supporting the "decriminalisation" of...

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"80 Out Of 80 Seats": BJP UP Incharge Gordhan Zadaphia's Ambition

The newly appointed BJP incharge for 2019 general elections in Uttar Pradesh, Gordhan Zadaphia, has vowed to better the BJP's unprecedented feat of 71 seats in 2014.

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Not Unhappy, Won't Leave BJP, Says Former Maharashtra Minister

Former Maharashtra minister and senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse Thursday said he was not unhappy with his party and would not leave it.

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Indigo Worst Performing Airline, Discourteous, Says Parliamentary Panel

Private airline Indigo is the "worst performing" carrier for consumers, while national carrier Air India has the best luggage policy, said parliamentary panel on civil aviation chairman Derek O'...

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Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Choice Leaves Many Congress Leaders, Allies Fuming

The division of ministerial berths in Madhya Pradesh has not only upset Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, several aspirants of the Congress and Independents are also shedding tears over it. At...

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"If Dowry Banned, Why Not Triple Talaq": Smriti Irani Asks House

Addressing a parliamentary session held to decide on the Triple Talaq law, Union Minister Smriti Irani today wondered why there was so much opposition to curbing the controversial Islamic practice of...

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Triple Talaq About Woman Empowerment, Not Politics: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday said the Triple Talaq bill, which seeks imprisonment for Muslim men accused of instant divorce, is not about politics but empowerment and justice for women,...

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UP Police Say They've Finally Identified Man Who Shot Cop In Bulandshahr

More than three weeks after a policeman was killed during mob violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, the police say they have zeroed in on the man suspected to have shot inspector Subodh Kumar...

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After Rahul Gandhi's Challenge, PM Modi Retorts: "Don't Lie To Farmers"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress of "misleading farmers" in the name of loan waivers, days after Rahul Gandhi said he would "not let him sleep or rest" until the centre writes...

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Government Should Be Daring Enough To Bring Law For Ram Temple: Shiv Sena

Even as the Lok Sabha on Thursday debated the revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable offence,...

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Teacher Strips Minors For Coming Late To Andhra School, Video Goes Viral

A clip of six students being forced to stand naked inside the compound of an Andhra Pradesh school as punishment for turning up late for class has gone viral on the social media, spurring protests by...

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"Triple Talaq Bill "Barbaric, Against Justice", Says AIADMK Leader

AIADMK parliamentarian A Anwhar Raajhaa opposed the "triple talaq" bill, calling it "unconstitutional", against "natural justice" and one of the most "barbaric" laws to have ever been introduced...

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"Triple Talaq" Not Against Any Religion, Says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi defended penal provision in the "triple talaq" bill on Thursday, saying it is important to instill fear in the minds of those still practicing it. He also...

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Triple Talaq Bill Not About "He Vs She": BJP Leader Meenakshi Lekhi

Defending the revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable offence, BJP member Meenakshi Lekhi on...

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After Akhilesh Yadav's Hurtful Hint For UP, Congress Replies: 10 Points

After Akhilesh Yadav's not-very-subtle hint about repercussions on Uttar Pradesh of his Samajwadi Party's lone lawmaker being left out of the Madhya Pradesh cabinet, the Congress today said it would...

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PM Modi Says Mega Projects Worth Rs 26,000 Crore Underway In Himachal

Addressing a rally to celebrate one year of BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said development projects worth over Rs 26,000 crore are being undertaken across the state.

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Air Force Joins Rescue Efforts At Meghalaya Mine But Officials Fear Worst

Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered...

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1984 Riots Case: Sajjan Kumar Likely To Surrender Before Court Next Week

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar is likely to surrender before a court in Delhi on December 31 to serve the life imprisonment given to him by the Delhi High Court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

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Those In Habit Of Looting Now Afraid Of Chowkidar: PM Modi In Dharamshala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said those who were in the habit of looting money were now afraid of the country's 'chowkidar'.

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Main Accused In Assault Case Of Meghalaya Rights Activist Surrenders

The prime accused in the attack on Meghalaya rights activist Agnes Kharshiing and her aide, has surrendered before the police in East Jaintia Hills district, a police officer said on Thursday.

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Government Has Prepared Revival Plan For Air India: Union Minister

The government has prepared a revival plan for Air India that provides for a comprehensive financial package, differentiated strategies for each of the airline's core businesses and robust...

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Maharashtra Witnesses Winter Chills, Niphad At 1.8 Degrees

Parts of Maharashtra experienced the cold in this winter season with temperature dropping to as low as 1.8 degrees Celsius in Niphad, the Met department said in Mumbai on Thursday.

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"Need For Speed": Railway Minister Declares Train 18 Fastest In India

Train 18, an ingenuously built engineless train, has officially become the fastest train in the country after it managed to cruise at a sustained speed of 180 km per hour during a trial run.

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PM Modi To Begin 2019 Campaign In Kerala On January 6 From Pathanamthitta

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at Pathanamthitta in Kerala on January 6 to begin the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, a senior BJP leader said on Thursday.

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"Minor Misunderstanding," Says BJP On Anupriya Patel's Not So "Apna" Sulk

A BJP leader today described as a "minor misunderstanding" the party's rift with Union Minister Anupriya Patel's Apna Dal, which this week joined the list of disgruntled BJP allies as the 2019...

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HD Kumaraswamy Meets Arun Jaitley Over GST Compensation Period Extension

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday and sought extension of the GST compensation period till 2025.

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"Triple Talaq" Bill Taken Up By Lok Sabha After Tweaks: 10 Points

The revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "Talaq" thrice -- a punishable offence, has been taken up amid much uproar in the...

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Karnataka Leaders Seek Mekedattu Dam Construction, Protest At Parliament

Karnataka lawmakers cutting across party lines today staged a protest inside Parliament complex seeking construction of the Mekedattu dam on the Cauvery, an issue opposed by Tamil Nadu's DMK and...

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Big Farm Decision To Counter Rahul Gandhi Challenge? PM's Marathon Meet

Around hundred days to the national election in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek another term, the BJP-led government is planning a major announcement for farmers, for which the PM held a...

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2 Navy Personnel Die In Kochi Naval Base Accident

Two Navy personnel were killed in an accident at the Kochi naval base today, news agency ANI reported.

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2018 A Year Of Many "Firsts" For Indian Railways: Minister Piyush Goyal

If the Indian Railways were to attempt a tagline for its achievements over this year, it would probably be "2018, a year of many firsts".

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Assam Lawmaker, Who Abused And Threatened Journalist, Apologises

A day after abusing and threatening a journalist of "smashing his head", Lok Sabha MP Moulana Badaruddin Ajmal apologised on Thursday, adding he respects media persons.

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35 Students Injured As School Bus Falls Into Ditch In Himachal Pradesh

Thirty-five schoolchildren were injured after the bus in which they were travelling met with an accident in Himachal Pradesh's near Kangra today, according to news agency ANI.

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11 Trekkers Including 5 From Delhi Rescued From Uttarakhand's Munsiyari

Eleven trekkers, including five from Delhi, have been rescued from the upper reaches of Uttarakhand after they got stranded for two days due to heavy snowfall, ITBP officials said on Wednesday.

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Arun Jaitley Defends "Big Brother" Order As He Praises Terror Arrests

Senior minister Arun Jaitley today defended a recent government order on monitoring all computers as he congratulated the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the arrest yesterday of 10 members of...

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PM Modi, Amit Shah Visit Dharamshala As BJP Completes 1 Year In Himachal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for his visit to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh to mark a year of the BJP government in the state. Meanwhile, the opposition Congress will observe December 27-the...

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Expect UP Payback, Hints Akhilesh Yadav Over Congress Madhya Pradesh Move

Akhilesh Yadav has hit out at the Congress for not including his Samajwadi Party's lone lawmaker in the Madhya Pradesh government despite the party's role in helping it reach the majority mark. The...

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Triple Talaq Bill To Be Taken Up In Lok Sabha Today: Live Updates

A revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence is likely to be taken up for discussion in the Lok Sabha as the winter session of Parliament resumes today.

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Foul Smell, Wait For Bigger Pumps: Meghalaya Miners' Rescue Nears Week 3

An Indian heavy equipment firm that sent powerful pumps to Thailand to save 12 boys trapped in a cave in July has offered help in the search for 15 people trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya for...

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In Midnight Move, Rajasthan Cabinet Divvied Up After Rahul Gandhi Meet

Ministries in Rajasthan were announced around 2:30 am on Wednesday after Congress president Rahul Gandhi stepped in to resolve a reported tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy...

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Situation Grim As Rescue Ops For Meghalaya Miners Enters Day 14: Updates

The search and rescue operations to look for 15 miners trapped since December 13 at a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya stopped on Tuesday. Two weeks after they were trapped in an illegal mine there are no...

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Rajasthan Portfolios Out After Reported Disagreements On Who Gets What

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh allocated portfolios to the council of ministers late on Wednesday night with the advice of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who has kept nine departments including the key...

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Will Visit Delhi To Arrange For Release of Lalu Yadav: Tej Pratap Yadav

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav on Wednesday said he would soon be visiting the national capital to make arrangements for the release of his father Lalu Prasad, who is serving sentences in a number of...

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P Chidambaram Attacks Centre Over Change In Stance On GST

Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the Centre over its alleged change in stance on the Goods and Services Tax regime, saying that till yesterday a single standard GST rate was...

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Would Ensure Educational Reforms If Grand Alliance Wins Power: Kushwaha

Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha on Wednesday claimed that his 25-point charter of demands for educational reforms, which he had submitted to the...

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After Voter IDs Deleted, Focus On Software That Linked Them With Aadhaar

Ahead of 2019 general elections, there has been uproar across India about voters being deleted from electoral rolls. An analysis of the events so far points towards a new software that linked voter...

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Triple Talaq Bill To Be Taken Up By Lok Sabha After Tweaks: 10 Points

A revised bill to make instant Triple Talaq a punishable offence is expected to be passed by the Lok Sabha today. The government considered a law on it after the Supreme Court said in August last year...

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Man Caught Smoking In IndiGo Flight Toilet, Detained After Landing In Goa

A passenger of an IndiGo flight was caught smoking in the aircraft toilet by the cabin crew on Christmas day. A strong odour of cigarette smoke came from the toilet on board IndiGo flight 6E-947,...

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Railways Develops Robot USTAAD, To Check For Faults In Trains

To make trains more safe by eliminating human errors, Central Railway has developed an AI-powered robot which would click pictures and record videos of the under-gears of trains and send them to...

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Bihar Assembly Disqualifies RJD Lawmaker After He Was Given Life Sentence

RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, who was recently awarded life imprisonment by a court in Patna for the rape of a minor girl, has been disqualified from the Bihar Assembly, a notification issued on...

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Kerala Float, Based On Vaikom Satyagraha, May Not Make It To R-Day Parade

The centre is understood to have rejected Left-ruled Kerala's float on Vaikom Satyagraha, a renaissance movement against untouchability and linked to temple access, for the Republic Day parade,...

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"Made Him Wear Shoes": Kamal Nath's Show Of Gratitude For Congress Worker

In 2003, the Congress received a drubbing in Madhya Pradesh from the BJP, securing only 38 out of 230 seats. As the then Congress chief minister Digvijaya Singh vowed not to contest elections or...

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"Getting High-Power Pumps Soon": Meghalaya Chief Minister On Stuck Miners

With 15 miners stuck in a flooded "rat-hole" coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills for nearly two weeks, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma admitted on Wednesday that they had to halt operations to...

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Odisha Lawmaker Got Rs 1850 LPG Subsidy Meant For Poor: Oil Minister

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan Wednesday took a jibe at an Odisha minister for not forgoing subsidy on gas cylinder for the sake of welfare of the poor and said that Naveen Patnaik's cabinet...

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On Meet With KCR, Akhilesh Yadav Takes Rain Check, Mayawati Silent

Telangana chief minister Chandrashekar Rao's week-long journey to push his idea of a non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front has hit another roadblock: the two key leaders of Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi...

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"Will Come Back To Meet Shah Rukh Khan", Says Released Pakistan National

India on Wednesday sent home two Pakistani nationals, including a 21-year-old who said he had crossed over to meet actor Shah Rukh Khan.

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5 Parliamentarians Resign From Lok Sabha After Being Elected As Lawmakers

Three Lok Sabha members, who were elected on the BJP's ticket, and two Congress parliamentarians have resigned from the lower house after being elected as legislators in state assemblies, according to...

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6 UP Cops Charged In Dalit Man's Custodial Death After Violent Protests

Six policemen were charged with killing a Dalit man in their custody on Wednesday in Amroha district, said a senior official.

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Centre To Soon Call Meeting Over Karnataka-Tamil Nadu Mekedatu Dam Issue

The Centre has decided to call a meeting of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu chief ministers soon to resolve the issue regarding the proposed construction of Mekedatu dam across the Cauvery river that led to...

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Civilian Killed In Unprovoked Firing By Pakistan In Jammu And Kashmir

A 55-year-old civilian was killed on Wednesday in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said.

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Akhilesh Yadav Postpones Meeting With KCR, Mayawati Yet To Confirm

Plans of Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader K Chandrashekar Rao to meet Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in New Delhi in a bid to cobble up a non-BJP,...

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Angered By Political Question, Assam Lawmaker Rains Abuses On Journalist

When this Assamese journalist posed a politically loaded question to All India United Democratic Front chief Badruddin Ajmal at a media event in the South Salmara-Mankachar district today, he probably...

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Meets Rahul Gandhi, Portfolio Allocation Pending

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday amid reports of disagreement between the veteran leader and his deputy Sachin Pilot over portfolio...

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"Did You Brief Him?" Chandrababu Naidu's Barb At KCR Over PM Modi Meet

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday took a sharp jibe at Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrashekar Rao or KCR -- who has proposed a non-BJP, non-Congress alliance --...

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After Trouble With Allies, Ram Madhav Hints At BJP's Plan B

The setback in the recent assembly elections has come with a troublesome spin-off for the BJP. Allies in the states have started speaking up, demanding a bigger share of seats and respect. Amid the...

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Rahul Gandhi "Not Acceptable" As A Leader, It Is Clear: BJP

The BJP on Wednesday, latched onto Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's jibe at the Congress, to claim that it shows the "increasing isolation" of the main opposition party and "non-acceptance"...

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AAP To Launch "Bhagwan Bachao Yatra'' Against BJP Government In UP

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will launch a statewide "Bhajpa Bhagao, Bhagwan Bachao Yatra" from January 12 in Uttar Pradesh, party leader Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday.

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Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls, BJP Appoints In-Charges For 17 States

BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday appointed the party's in-charges for the Lok Sabha polls for 17 states, drafting Union minister Prakash Javadekar for steering the campaign in Rajasthan and...

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At Delhi Airport, Passengers Can Now Give Feedback On Customs Officials

Travelers from abroad can now give their feedback on their interaction with custom officials at an electronic kiosk, inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Wednesday.

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Nobody Can Ban "Thackeray", Says Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

Politician Sanjay Raut, who has written the story of "Thackeray", based on the life of Bal Thackeray, says that nobody can ban the film and that the CBFC, which has raised objections on the movie,...

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"For Sake Of Security, Don't Visit Sabarimala": Temple Body To Women

As the debate over the controversial Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala continues to rage, a prominent religious body today asked women of menstrual age to refrain from undertaking pilgrimages to the...

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After Party's Outburst, Anupriya Patel Skips Yogi Adityanath's Programme

Union minister and Apna Dal (S) leader Anupriya Patel today skipped Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's programme in Deoria district, a day after her husband and party president Ashish...

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Former Chief Bimal Jalan To Head Panel On Deciding Size Of RBI Reserves

Over a month after its board decided to form an expert panel to decide on the appropriate size of the RBI's reserves, the central bank today constituted a six-member committee headed by former...

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Gordhan Zadaphia, Former PM Modi Critic, Makes Comeback In BJP Rejig

Gordhan Zadaphia, a powerful Gujarat leader who was once a critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made a stunning comeback to national politics today with the ruling BJP giving him charge of the...

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After Bihar Churn, BJP Ally In Uttar Pradesh Issue Warnings, Ultimatums

The BJP's setback in the recent round of assembly elections has created ripples among the allies, who have become suddenly restive. I

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Muzaffarnagar Coldest In Uttar Pradesh At 1 Degrees Celsius

Cold wave conditions continued at isolated places in western Uttar Pradesh, with Muzaffarnagar being the coldest place in the state, recording a minimum temperature of 1 degrees Celsius.

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Man Who Lived With Dead Mother For 18 Days Sent For Psychiatric Treatment

A 38-year-old Kolkata resident who was arrested for keeping his dead mother's body locked up in their house has been sent to a hospital for psychiatric treatment. This step came after the post-mortem...

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Make Arrangements For Care Of Stray Cows, Yogi Adityanath Tells Officials

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials concerned to make immediate arrangements for proper care of stray cows as also clear the grazing grounds in different parts of...

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Watch: River In Himachal Pradesh Freezes In Sub-Zero Temperature

A river in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul-Spiti froze partially after temperature in the district fell way below the zero mark.

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"We Sought Heavy-Duty Pumps, But...": Meghalaya Minister On Rescue Effort

Nearly two weeks have passed since a freak accident trapped 15 miners in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, and the authorities have all but given up hope of rescuing anybody alive....

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao Meets PM Modi

Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

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Busted ISIS-Style Terror Module Was In Touch With Foreign Handlers: NIA

The investigative agency, NIA, today busted a suspected ISIS-inspired terror module following searches in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi, arresting at least 10 people allegedly planning to attack crowded...

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Willing To Ally With Congress To Defeat BJP In 2019 Polls: Shivpal Yadav

Rebel Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav, who recently floated the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), has said he was willing to join hands with the Congress to defeat the BJP in the coming Lok...

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"Discriminatory, Irresponsible": Mayawati On Police Order To Stop Namaz

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said that the order by the Noida police barring Muslims from offering namaz at a community park was "discriminatory and...

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"Only 3 Castes Called For President's Guards"; Court Seeks Centre's Reply

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the centre and the Chief of the Army Staff on a plea alleging that only three castes were considered for recruitment to the President's Bodyguard.

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ISIS-Inspired Group Had Country-Made Rocket Launcher, 100 Alarm Clocks

An ISIS-inspired terror module, which was planning major attacks on VIPs and at public places in north India, especially Delhi, has been busted with the arrest of 10 suspects, the country's premier...

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Families Of 2 Muslims Killed In Latehar Lynching Case Demand Compensation

Families of two cattle traders, who were beaten to death in Jharkhand's Latehar district in March 2016, on Wednesday demanded financial assistance and jobs from the state government.

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Angry Over Decision, Prosecutor Allegedly Assaults Judge Outside Court

A sessions court judge was allegedly assaulted by an assistant prosecutor in a court premises in Maharashtra on Wednesday, a police official said.

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3 Telangana Teen Siblings Die In Fire At US Home 2 Days Before Christmas

Three young siblings from Telangana have died in a house fire in the US on Sunday. The three, who were missionary students, were guests for the holidays with the Coudriet family in Tennessee when the...

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To Check Fraud, Vigilance Body Scrutinizes Audits Of State-Run Banks

The Central Vigilance Commission or CVC has started examining audit reports of state-run banks and insurance companies to check incidents of fraud and suggest corrective measures, officials said on...

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Bhima-Koregaon Arrests: 5,600-Page Chargesheet Has Many Weak Links

The chargesheet filed against an assortment of lawyers, activists, poets and professors arrested in June and charged with Maoist links has thrown up multiple weak links, NDTV has found.

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Uzbek Woman Trying To Sneak Into Nepal Without Documents Arrested Near UP

An Uzbek woman was arrested in Sonauli town near Uttar Pradesh border when she was allegedly trying to cross over to Nepal without valid documents, an official said today

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Boiled Or Skinned Rat Is Bestseller At Assam Village For Rs 200 A Kg

Destined to be boiled, skinned and then cooked in a spicy gravy, rat is more popular than chicken and pork with customers at the Sunday market in the village of Kumarikata in Assam.

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"Modi-Ji Forget Bullet Train": BJP Leader After Train Ride From Hell

A BJP leader's long video rant to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal from a train delayed by several hours on the weekend is in wide circulation on social media. "For...

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Student Prepping For IIT In Kota Commits Suicide, Third Case In 5 Days

A 17-year-old has committed suicide in Rajasthan's Kota, known for its numerous coaching centres prepping students for the highly competitive entrance exams for engineering and medical institutes....

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Shiv Sena Slams PM Modi For His "Power Is Oxygen" Remark

The Shiv Sena today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying those who failed to get "achhe din" are now feeling disgusted at the thought of sitting in the opposition.

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Cold Wave Intensifies In Jammu And Kashmir, Leh Records Minus 17 Degrees

The cold wave in Kashmir intensified on Wednesday as temperature slipped several degrees below the freezing point. Leh recorded the lowest temperature, minus 17.1 degrees Celsius last night, a weather...

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Public Sector Banks On Strike Today, Services Affected

Operations at public sector banks across the country were impacted today due to a strike called by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.

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"Save The Miners": Rahul Gandhi To PM As Rescue Ops Halt After 2 Weeks

Attempts to rescue 15 miners trapped since December 13 in a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya have been stopped because of the lack of equipment, mainly pumps to drain out water. The challenging...

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Golfer Jyoti Randhawa Arrested For Alleged Poaching At UP Tiger Reserve

International golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa has been arrested for alleged poaching in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, according to news agency ANI. The police have reportedly also seized a .22 rifle from him.

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Cold Wave Sweeps North India, Delhi Records Coldest Day: LIVE Updates

A cold wave swept through North India today morning, with the minimum temperature dropping to 3.6 degrees Celsius in New Delhi, the lowest this winter, the Met office said.

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New ISIS-Linked Group Found, Raids In 16 Locations In Delhi, UP

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday conducted searches across 16 locations in New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in connection with its probe into a new ISIS module, officials said.

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Indian Enterprises Face Over 2.8 Lakh Cyber Threats Daily: Report

Enterprises in India faced more than 2.6 crore cyber threats during the third quarter of 2018 -- translating to over 2.8 lakhs threats every day, according to a new report from Seqrite, the enterprise...

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Committed To End Corruption, Got Christian Michel To India: PM Modi

Asserting that his government is committed to curbing corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cited the extradition of AgustaWestland chopper scam accused Christian Michel from UAE to...

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BJP Leader Beats Specially-Abled Man Who Said "Will Vote For Akhilesh"

A BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh is on camera assaulting a specially-abled man, allegedly for criticizing the party's rule in the state and the centre. The man, who doesn't put up a fight, is heard...

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Yogi Adityanath Checks Progress Of Gorakhpur Zoo, His "Priority Project"

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that his government is taking measures to make Gorakhpur Zoological Park operational by June 2019.

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No Politician Has Been Able To Match Vajpayee's Popularity: Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday paid a moving tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary and said the late leader would always be remembered for the...

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Couple Injured As Chemical Spills On Them From Tanker In Thane

A couple received severe burn wounds when hazardous chemical spilled over them from a tanker in Thane, police said on Tuesday.

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Cricketer Suffers Chest Pain While Playing, Dies Later

A 24-year-old cricketer suffered "chest pain" while playing in a local tennis ball cricket tournament and later died at a private hospital in suburban Bhandup, a doctor of the hospital said on...

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Lok Sabha To Discuss Triple Talaq Bill Today, BJP Issues Whip To Lawmakers

BJP on Tuesday issued a whip to its Lok Sabha members to be present in the House on December 27 when the Triple Talaq Bill will be taken up for discussion and is likely to be put to vote.

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Google Celebrates Baba Amte's Birthday With A Doodle

Google dedicates today's doodle to a very famous social worker and activist Murlidhar Devidas Amte, affectionately known as Baba Amte.

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3 Killed, House Razed After Blast At Cracker Unit In Uttar Pradesh

Three people were killed and half-a-dozen injured in a blast at a cracker manufacturing unit in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday evening, the police said. The accident took place at the...

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Can't Say Who Will Win 2019 Elections: Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev

With months to go for the 2019 general elections, Yoga guru Ramdev on Tuesday said the political situation in the country is currently complex and it was difficult to predict who would win the polls.

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"Farmers Don't Need To Worry": Kamal Nath On Urea Shortage Issue

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday assured restive farmers of finding a solution to the acute urea shortage in the state.

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"Ready To Resign": Union Minister Demands Law For Population Control

Union minister Giriraj Singh in Noida on Tuesday advocated for a law to control the population in the country, noting that it was becoming an impediment for development and social harmony.

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Army Jawan Shot Dead Colleague Over Argument In Jammu And Kashmir: Cops

An Army jawan allegedly shot dead his colleague following an argument with him in an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said on Tuesday.

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Muslims Better Off In Gujarat Than Other States: Vijay Rupani

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Tuesday claimed the condition of Muslims living in the state was better than anywhere else in the country.

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"Taking Lord Jagannath's Name Won't Get You Votes": Congress Attacks PM

With Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his party not figuring in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scathing speech against the Odisha government, the Congress Tuesday said the "secret ties" between the...

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Sharad Pawar Praises Sonia, Rahul Gandhi, Attacks PM Modi

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday praised Congress's Sonia Gandhi and her son and party president Rahul Gandhi, saying people should feel "proud of them" as they continue to serve the poor despite...

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Pak Continued Funding Terror Despite Vajpayee's Efforts: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday that though former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a lot of initiatives to have a "proper friendship" with Pakistan, the latter has continued...

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School Bus Returning From Picnic Falls Into Pit 1 Dead, 24 Injured

One person was killed and 24 school students were injured when an overcrowded bus returning from a picnic in Madhya Pradesh met with an accident Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Panchmahal district, said...

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"Who'll Remember Me?" Deve Gowda On Being Left Out Of Assam Bridge Launch

Former Prime Minister and JDS chief HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday said he was disappointment at not being invited for the inauguration of the country's longest rail road bridge in Assam though he had laid...

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How India's Longest Road-Rail Bridge Bolsters Defence On China Border

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated Bogibeel bridge - India's longest rail-road bridge in Assam as part of efforts to boost defence along the border with China.

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Army Recovers Helicopter Stuck In Snow At 18,000 Feet At Siachen Glacier

The Indian Army has successfully recovered a helicopter which was stuck in snow at an altitude of 18,000 feet at Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, creating a world record of sorts. The helicopter...

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Tej Pratap Yadav Holds Janta Durbar, Asks Brother Tejashwi To Join

Holding people's court at the RJD state headquarters for the second consecutive day, Lalu Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday said he would be happy if his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav...

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2 Main Accused In Maharashtra Dishonour Killing Case Arrested

Two main accused in the suspected dishonour killing case of a 25-year-old man in Beed district of Maharashtra have been arrested, police said Tuesday.

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Small Parties Should Be Respected, Says BJP Ally

Small parties should be respected and given due importance by their bigger allies, Ashish Patel, national president of Apna Dal(S) party, a constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance...

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Sudarsan Pattnaik Creates Santa Sculpture With 10,000 Plastic Bottles

In an attempt to create a world record, globally acclaimed artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Tuesday built a huge sand sculpture of Santa Claus on Odisha's Puri beach.

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In Kamal Nath Cabinet, Muslim Minister For Madhya Pradesh After 15 Years

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath today expanded his cabinet inducting 28 ministers including Arif Aqueel, the lone Muslim face in the new council of ministers.

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Schools To Stay Open On PM's Rally Day In Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala

Facing the Opposition's allegation that it has ordered closure of schools in Dharamshala to ferry children to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally site on December 27, the state government Tuesday...

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