Budget 2020: 'Fundamentals Of Economy Strong, Inflation Well Contained'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said fundamentals of the economy are strong and inflation has been well contained, while banks cleaned up accumulated loans.

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Early In Speech, Nirmala Sitharaman's Tribute To Arun Jaitley

Early in her presentation of the country's budget, finance minister Nirmala Sithraman referred to her predecessor, Arun Jaitley, and said his work on introducing the Goods and Services Tax was a huge...

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GST Most Historic Reform: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Union Budget 2020-21 comes at a time when the economy is staring at a more than 11-year low annual expansion rate and thousands of job cuts amid weakness across sectors.

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Cabinet Approves Union Budget For 2020-21

The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the Budget for the financial year beginning April 1, that may see measures to lift the economy from the worst economic...

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Centre Says Ready To Talk To Shaheen Bagh Protesters In "Structured Form"

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said the Central government is ready to talk to Shaheen Bagh protesters -- mainly women camping at Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch against the Citizenship...

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Union Budget 2020 Will Show How Much BJP Cares For Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Union Budget will show how much the BJP cared about Delhi, saying the city should get more in view of the elections.

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Coronavirus: 2nd Flight, Same Doctors To Evacuate More Indians From China

Air India said another special flight to evacuate Indians from coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China would depart from the Delhi airport on Saturday afternoon, hours after the first flight with 324...

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Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman Presents Her Second Union Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce her second Union Budget today. As she rises to reveal her answer to a frail economy, steps to boost consumer demand and revive growth will be watched...

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Nirbhaya Case: President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Convict Vinay Sharma

Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma's mercy plea has been rejected by President Ram Nath Kovind, it was announced today

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Red "Budget Bahi Khata" Is Back

Ahead of the Union Budget 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emerged on Saturday carrying her Budget papers once again in a traditional red "bahi khata" or cloth ledger, similar to last year.

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Terrorists Killed In Jammu Had IEDs, Armour Piercing Ammunition: Police

The Jammu and Kashmir police said that the three Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists killed by security forces on January 31 were Pakistanis, who had recently infiltrated from across the border.

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Finance Minister Meets President Before Presenting Union Budget 2020

Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team met President Ram Nath Kovind before presenting her second budget on Saturday.

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Budget 2020: Congress Hopes Union Budget Will Provide Relief To Salaried Class

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the last budget led to crashing consumption levels, soaring unemployment and falling GDP.

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Budget 2020: Cabinet Meets At 10.15 AM Ahead Of Union Budget

The Union Cabinet meeting will be held at 10:15 am on Saturday here, ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2020-21 in Parliament.

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Anurag Thakur, Nirmala Sitharaman's Junior, Prays At Home Before Budget

Anurag Thakur, the Minister of State for Finance, was seen praying at his home hours before the Union Budget announcement.

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ICAI Opens Free Online Facility To Edit CA Application Forms

The CA exam regulator, ICAI, will allow candidates to edit their application forms after submission.

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"Our Economic Cancer Needs...": Biocon Chief Kiran Shaw Ahead Of Budget

Biocon chief Kiran Shaw tweeted ahead of the Union Budget - to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman -, describing the slowdown as "cancer" and urging the government to treat it with...

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Union Budget 2020: New Income Tax Amnesty Scheme May Net Rs 2 Lakh Crore

A new amnesty scheme for the resolution of legacy disputes in Income Tax is in the works and with which the cash-starved government expects will mop up at least Rs 2 lakh crore.

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Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath To Address Rallies In Delhi Today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP national president JP Nadda will address two public rallies each in New Delhi on Saturday to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

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In Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2020, Plans Likely To Fight Inflation

Union Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her second Union Budget today, amid a slowdown in the economy. The government has been firefighting runaway price rise and turmoil...

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"Thank You For Sacrifice": Parents To Air India For Plane Dash To China

Parents of students who were brought to India from China, after the coronavirus outbreak, in a special flight have thanked the state-run carrier Air India. A specially-prepped Air India Boeing 747...

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Indian Economy Faced Abrupt Slowdown In 2019, But Far From Recession: IMF

The Indian economy experienced some abrupt slowdown in 2019 due to turbulence in non-banking financial institutions and major reform measures such as GST and demonetisation, but it is not in a...

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Within Hours, Nirmala Sitharaman To Reveal Her Second Budget Amid Slowdown

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce her second Union Budget today. As India's first full-time woman Finance Minister rises to reveal her answer to the frail economy, all eyes will be on...

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Entrepreneurs See Benefits For India-UK Ties As Britain Leaves EU

The UK will officially leave the European Union (EU) tonight, a move which was welcomed by Indian businesses operating in the UK as well as British businesses keen to expand in the Indian market.

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"Violence In Name Of Protests Weakens Country": President In Parliament

Violence in the name of protests weakens the country and the government believes that debate strengthens a democracy, President Ram Nath Kovind said today as he addressed a joint sitting of...

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"Who Paid Jamia Shooter?" Rahul Gandhi Questions Delhi Firing

"Who paid the Jamia shooter?," shot off Congress leader Rahul Gandhi this morning as he referred to Thursday's dramatic scenes near Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi when a teenager fired fired...

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400 Indians To Be Evacuated From Wuhan Will Be Isolated For 14 Days

Indian citizens to be evacuated from China's Wuhan, where they have been stranded amid a deadly coronavirus outbreak, will be quarantined for 14 days at isolation centres in Delhi and Manesar until...

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After Sena's "Cut Off Hands" Call, BJP MLA Wants Sharjeel Imam To Be Shot

Less than a day after the Shiv Sena issued a barbaric call to "cut off" the hands of Sharjeel Imam, the JNU student charged with sedition, BJP MLA Sangeet Som has demanded that people "who talk of...

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"Want Vast Discussion On Economy, People's Empowerment In Parliament": PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he hoped for detailed discussions on the economy and the empowerment of people ahead of the Budget Session of parliament beginning today.

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Budget Session Live Updates: President Leaves For Parliament

The Budget Session of Parliament will begin today with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament. President Kovind will deliver a speech in the Central...

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Arvind Krishna To Lead IBM: 5 Things To Know About The IIT-Kanpur Alumnus

Indian-origin technology executive Arvind Krishna has been named Chief Executive Officer of American IT giant IBM. Mr Krishna, 57, succeeds Virginia Rometty, who described him as the "right CEO for...

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Class 11 Student Who Fired At Jamia Protest Charged With Attempted Murder

The teenage shooter who fired at protesters near Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi on Thursday has been charged with attempted murder, the police said today. The 17-year-old, a class 11 student...

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Wife Of UP Hostage-Taker Stoned To Death After Cops Kill Him

The wife of the Uttar Pradesh man who held 23 children hostage at a birthday party has died of injuries after she was beaten and attacked with stones by neighbours. The man, Subhash Batham, had been...

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All-India Bank Strike Today, Tomorrow; Branch Ops, ATMs Could Be Affected

Bank operations could be affected across the country today and tomorrow as over 10 lakh employees of public sector banks are going on a two-day strike from today. The strike, called by an umbrella...

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Indian-Origin Arvind Krishna Named IBM CEO, Replaces Ginni Rometty

Indian-origin technology executive Arvind Krishna has been elected Chief Executive Officer of American IT giant IBM after a "world-class succession process", succeeding Virginia Rometty, who described...

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Jamia To Pay For Treatment Of Injured Student, Says Vice-Chancellor

The Jamia Millia Islamia will pay for the treatment of the student who was injured in the Jamia Nagar firing incident on Thursday, vice chancellor Najma Akhtar said.

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I'm The Boss, Nitish Kumar's Message To BJP On Kanhaiya Kumar March

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday personally intervened to allow Left leader Kanhaiya Kumar and the Congress's anti-Citizenship Amendment Act march, which was blocked by the West Champaran...

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PM Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu Term India-Israel Relations "Very Strong"

Stating that India-Israel relationship is "very strong", Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as the latter congratulated him on the 28th...

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20-Year Prison For 2 Gudiya Gang Rape Convicts

A Delhi court on Thursday awarded 20 years imprisonment to two men in the 2013 kidnapping and rape case of a five-year-old girl, Gudiya (not her real name).

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Terrorist Killed, Policeman Injured In Firing Near Toll Plaza In Jammu

One terrorist has been killed in a gunfight with security forces at a toll plaza in Nagrota on the outskirts of Jammu. A policeman has been injured too after terrorists opened fire at the police team...

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"She's Lucky": Dilip Ghosh's Derogatory Remark Against Woman Protester

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, known for courting controversies with his comments, made yet another outrageous one on Thursday by saying that a lone woman protestor at a pro-CAA rally in the...

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Air India Jet With Doctors, Special Crew To Fly Indians From China Today

A passenger aircraft will leave India for Wuhan city in China's Hubei province on Friday to bring back Indians stranded there amid a raging coronavirus outbreak, sources in the government said.

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Urmila Matondkar Compares Citizenship Amendment Act To Rowlatt Act

Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar on Thursday compared the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) to the infamous Rowlatt Act of the British era.

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Foreign Forces Trying To "Mislead" People Over CAA: Rajnath Singh

Senior BJP leader and Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday claimed that he felt "foreign forces" were trying to "weaken" India by "misleading" people against the amended citizenship law.

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DHFL Boss Kapil Wadhawan Arrested In Iqbal Mirchi Case Hospitalised

Dewan Housing Finance Limited (DHFL) CMD Kapil Wadhawan, who is in the custody of Enforcement Directorate, was admitted to state-run JJ hospital in central Mumbai after he complained of lower...

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Failed Parties Supporting Shaheen Bagh Protests: Smriti Irani

Union minister and Amethi MP Smriti Irani on Thursday claimed that political parties which failed in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections are supporting protests like those at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where...

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Nirbhaya Case Convict Moves Delhi Court Seeking Stay On Feb 1 Execution

Two days before the four Nirbhaya case convicts are to be hanged, one of them has petitioned a Delhi court to put the execution on hold.

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Anuradha Paudwal Gets Top Court Reprieve Over Woman's "Daughter" Claim

Singer Anuradha Paudwal won some reprieve today from the Supreme Court, which put on hold the order of a family court in Kerala summoning her after a woman claimed to be her daughter and demanded Rs...

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Tripura Man Dies Of Coronavirus In Malaysia, Claims Family

Manir Hossain's grandfather Abdul Rahim said they received a phone call from the Malaysian authorities on Wednesday morning, informing us of his death due to coronavirus.

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Amid Political Row Over Koregaon-Bhima Case, Worry For Devendra Fadnavis

The inquiry commission set up in Maharashtra to investigate the Koregaon-Bhima riots could call former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, one of the petitioners before the commissioner told reporters....

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Rape-Accused BSP MP Allowed Parole For Oath-Taking By Supreme Court

An MP of Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), jailed over allegations of rape, has been allowed by the Supreme Court to take oath as a parliamentarian while on parole. Atul Rai has been in jail since...

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"Arvind Kejriwal A Terrorist," Says BJP's Parvesh Verma, Repeat Offender

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit out at the BJP on Wednesday after being repeatedly labelled a "terrorist" in an outrageous verbal assault by Lok Sabha MP Parvesh Verma during an election rally in...

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Ramdas Athawale Slams Raj Thackeray's No Loudspeakers At Mosques Remark

The Republican Party of India (Athawale) will stand with Muslims if mosques are "touched", party president and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Wednesday, days after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena...

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Over 50 Crore Indians Use Smartphones, 77 Per Cent On Internet: Report

Over 50 crore Indians are now using smartphones, a 15 per cent increase from 2018 primarily due to brands like Xiaomi and Realme which continue to bring new users to the ecosystem, a new report said...

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Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary: PM Modi, Leaders Pay Tribute To "Bapu'

Martyrs' Day: January 30, Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary, is marked as Martyr's Day. Mahatma Gandhi gave Indians the vision and confidence that they were equal to the British and showed that they...

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Case Against Azharuddin Scrapped, Was A "Misunderstanding": Police

A case of cheating was filed against former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin out of a "misunderstanding", the Aurangabad police in Maharashtra said on Wednesday. A 'C-summary' report was...

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''Kutte Ki Maut'' For Those Indulging In Anti-National Acts: UP Minister

Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Raghuraj Singh on Wednesday said that "anti-nationals" will be given "kutte ki maut" (death ofa dog) and went on to say that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) can be...

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80-Year-Old Jailed For Harassing Disabled Girl In Madhya Pradesh

A special court in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday sentenced an 80-year-old man to 13 years of rigorous imprisonment for "indecent conduct" with a 7-year-old deaf and dumb girl.

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Poll Body Didn't See "Anything Wrong" With Comment: BJP's Parvesh Verma

After the Election Commission ordered the removal of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP MP Parvesh Verma from the list of star campaigners of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with immediate effect,...

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United Nations Appoints India's Gita Sabharwal To Top Post In Thailand

The United Nations has appointed Indian official Gita Sabharwal as the Resident Coordinator in Thailand.

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Delhi Polls: "Kejriwal The Biggest Liar I Have Ever Seen," Says Amit Shah

Taking the electoral fight to Arvind Kejriwal's home turf, former BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Delhi Chief Minister is the "biggest liar" he has seen in his entire life.

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'Where Is The Proof?': In UP Town Singed By CAA Violence, 48 Get Bail

A court in west Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor has granted bail to 48 people accused by the state police of rioting and attempted murder during last month's violent protests over the Citizenship (Amendment)...

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"Diplomatic Victory" As No EU Parliament Vote On Citizenship Act: Sources

The European Parliament has decided to defer voting on a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Thursday, sources in the Union government have said, terming it as a "diplomatic victory"...

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AAP Supports People Who Raised Slogans Of Dividing India: Smriti Irani

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders saying they supported the people who raised slogans of dividing India into pieces.

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Dr Kafeel Khan Arrested By UP Police Over A Month After Speech In Aligarh

Dr Kafeel Khan, the Uttar Pradesh doctor who was jailed after the death of over 60 children at a government hospital in 2017, was arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday by Uttar Pradesh Police. He is accused...

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Anticipatory Bail Should Not Be Limited To A Fixed Period: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that anticipatory bail granted to an accused on apprehension or threat of arrest should not invariably be limited to a fixed period, as it is not in larger...

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Bengaluru Has World's Worst Traffic, 4 Indian Cities In Top 10: Report

India has topped the TomTom Traffic Index 2019 with 4 of its cities amongst the 10 most congested cities globally.

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Centre Shouldn't Have Given Bhima-Koregoan Case To NIA: Anil Deshmukh

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said that the Centre should not have transferred the Bhima Koregoan case to National Investigation Agency (NIA) without taking the state government...

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BJP Doesn't Want Victory In Delhi Riding On Hatred: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the BJP did not wish to come to power in Delhi riding on hatred and such a victory would be unacceptable to the party.

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Kolkata's Shaheen Bagh-Like Protest Enters 23rd Day

A sit-in agitation by 60 Muslim women at the Park Circus Maidan, christened as ''Kolkata''s Shaheen Bagh'', entered its 23rd day on Wednesday with the protestors firm to carry on with their stir...

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As 3 Airlines Ground Comedian Kunal Kamra, Twitter Flags "Hypocrisy"

Prompted by the government, three airlines lined up to ban comedian Kunal Kamra from flying for heckling an editor of a TV channel on a flight on Tuesday, triggering a wave of criticism online that...

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"ThalaivaOnDiscovery": Bear Grylls' Tweet On His Show With Rajinikanth

Bear Grylls, who did a show with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last August, said that Rajinikanth will be the second from India to feature on his show.

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On Camera, Teen Attacked By Pitbull, Locals Struggle To Rescue Him

A video of a pet pitbull attacking and injuring a 15-year-old boy in Punjab's Jalandhar surfaced today, showing the dog continuously biting despite being hit by many people several times.

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What Is Coronavirus? Health Ministry Shares Symptoms, Precautions, Cure

Coronavirus: The Ministry of Health is calling the deadly virus strain as "novel coronavirus" as it has not been identified earlier.

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Badminton Star Saina Nehwal To Join BJP Today

Badminton champion Saina Nehwal will join the ruling BJP shortly, sources confirmed on Wednesday.

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Six Killed, 30 Injured In Bus Accident In Odisha's Ganjam

Six people were killed and 30 others were injured after a bus overturned and rolled down a hilly road in Odisha's Ganjam district early today.

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Saraswati Puja Is Celebrated On Basant Panchami. Know About The Holy Festival

Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami marks the beginning of the spring season. Basant means spring and Panchami means "the fifth day", so Vasant Panchami literally means the fifth day of the spring...

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'Suffering In Jail No Ground For Mercy': Nirbhaya Convict's Plea Rejected

Suffering in prison cannot be grounds for mercy, the Supreme Court said today, dismissing a Nirbhaya convict's petition challenging rejection of mercy by the President. "It cannot be said that the...

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"Bullet, Not Biryani" For Anurag Thakur's Detractors: Karnataka Minister

Karnataka Minister CT Ravi has backed Union Minister Anurag Thakur after he was caught on video urging people at a Delhi election rally to "goli maaro" (gun down) traitors"

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Piyush Goyal Invites Top US Official For Trade Deal Before Trump Visit

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will be in India in the second week of February to finalise a trade deal ahead of US President Donald Trump's expected visit, according to people with...

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Family Trouble For Jagan Reddy As Cousin Goes To Court Over 2019 Murder

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is facing embarrassment from within his family with his cousin going to the High Court in connection with the murder of her father in March last year.

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"3 Things To Speak ...": P Chidambaram's Advice To PM Before Delhi Polls

With the Budget only three days away, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram hit out at Prime Minister Modi and his government this morning over the state of the economy, highlighting shortfall in tax...

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Blocked By Opposition MLAs, Kerala Governor Escorted By Marshals

Marshals in the Kerala assembly had to form a human chain to let the governor reach the dais and deliver a speech on Wednesday as opposition MLAs held placards and shouted "Go Back" slogans against...

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"Pick A Place": Asaduddin Owaisi Takes Up Anurag Thakur's Election Slogan

Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday threw an open challenge to Union Minister Anurag Thakur over the controversial "Goli Maaro" (shoot them) slogan that he prompted the crowd to chant at...

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Debate On CAA In European Parliament Today, Vote Likely Tomorrow

A final joint resolution is ready for debate in the European Parliament today and tomorrow on India's citizenship law, which has been put forward by 560 of the parliament's 751 MPs.

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Centre Asks ULFA(I) To Join Northeast Peace Talks, Leave Path Of Violence

Following the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, Assam Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) faction leader Paresh Barua to return to India and...

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Indian-Americans, US Businesses Welcome Taranjit Sandhu As New US Envoy

Indian-Americans, the US business and think tank communities have welcomed the appointment of career service diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu as India's new ambassador to the United States.

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Rahul Gandhi's Jaipur Rally A Flop Show, Full Of Humor: BJP

The Rajasthan BJP on Tuesday termed Rahul Gandhi's rally in Jaipur a "flop show" and also picked on the apparent omission of the CAA in his speech.

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Nirbhaya Convict Akshay Singh Files New Challenge Against Death Sentence

One of the four convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case to be hanged on Saturday has challenged his execution using the last legal resort in the Supreme Court known as the curative petition. Akshay...

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Asaduddin Owaisi Reads Out Preamble To The Constitution At Mumbai Rally

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday asked his party workers to pressurise the Maharashtra government to pass a resolution in the assembly against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

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Can Gir Lions Be Relocated To Madhya Pradesh? Top Court Asks Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond on a plea by an NGO seeking direction to relocate some Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Gir forest to a wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.

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Don't Increase Stateless People: Luxembourg Minister To S Jaishankar

Amidst concerns over India's new citizenship act and the NRC, Luxembourg, a European Union member, said it doesn't want to "interfere in the domestic policy" of this country but has asked New Delhi to...

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West Bengal Forest Service Exam Scheduled On January 29 Postponed

The interview test for West Bengal Forest Service and West Bengal Subordinate Forest Service Examination, 2018 scheduled to be held on January 29 has been postponed to February 17.

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Coronavirus: 3 Kept In Isolation At Delhi's RML Hospital, Being Tested

Three persons with a travel history to China have been kept under observation at an isolation ward of the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in Delhi for a possible exposure to novel coronavirus,...

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Coronavirus: Six People Under Observation In Mumbai And Pune

A man was hospitalised in Pune on suspicion of possible exposure to the novel coronavirus during his recent visit to China, taking the total number of such admissions to six in Maharashtra so far, a...

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14 Gujarat Riots Convicts Get Bail, Supreme Court Orders Social Service

Fourteen people convicted in a 2002 Gujarat riots case have been granted bail on the condition that they will not enter the state. The convicts also have to participate in social and spiritual...

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In PM Modi, Saudi Prince, Jeff Bezos Friended Wrong Heads: Foreign Media

The last two weeks have been remarkably eventful for Jeff Bezos. First, the Amazon.com Inc. co-founder's visit to India was met with street-side protests, a new antitrust investigation into "predatory...

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Puducherry Chief Minister Storms Out Of Event, Kiran Bedi Demands Apology

The protracted tussle between the Puducherry government and Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi took an ugly turn on Sunday when Chief Minister V Narayanasamy walked out of a function organised for...

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Indian Navy INET, MR Exam Admit Card Today

Indian Navy will release the admit card for INET Officer exam and the Matric Recruit selection exam today.

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Nagpur Teen Choked, Raped In Unconscious State, Iron Rod Inserted: Police

A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and tortured with an iron rod by a man in Maharashtra's Nagpur last week, Maharashtra, police said on Monday. The alleged rapist has been arrested.

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Exam Pattern Changed For Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes, will be held on May 10 and registrations have already begun.

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India's First Underwater Metro Nears Completion After Costs Double

Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. expects to complete its East-West project, which runs partly under the city's iconic Hooghly river, by March 2022 after a delay of several years doubled costs.

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Brother Of Sedition-Accused JNU Student Taken Into Custody In Bihar

Two people, including the younger brother of Sharjeel Imam, have been taken into custody as the police widened its hunt for the Jawaharlal Nehru University student for his alleged remarks calling for...

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14 Trains Delayed In Northern Railway Region Amid Dense Fog

As many as 14 trains are running late on Tuesday morning due to low visibility and other operational reasons, in the Northern Railway region.

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"No Shaheen Bagh Protesters, Mosques On State Land": BJP MP's Promise

Protesters on a sit-in against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh will be cleared in an hour and all mosques built on government land will be removed in a month...

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Kamal Nath Announces Grand Sita Temple To Be Constructed In Sri Lanka

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced the construction of a grand Sita temple in Sri Lanka, apart from an international level Buddha Museum in Sanchi according to Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

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Over 1 Lakh To Take CMAT, GPAT Today

The exams will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in two shifts: CMAT will be held from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and GPAT will be held from 2.30 pm to 5.30pm. The exams will be held in...

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Look Forward To Working With India For "Decade Full Of Achievements": US

The United States has said that it is looking forward to working together with India on a wide range of issues including security.

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Extraordinary Growth Potential In US-India Defence Trade: Boeing Official

India offers growth and productivity opportunities for the global aerospace industry and there is extraordinary potential for the defence trade and partnerships to grow between India and the US, a top...

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''States That Passed Anti-CAA Resolution Ruled By 1 Party'': Ajit Pawar

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, said that resolutions against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have been passed in States like Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal as they are...

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Won't Let Protests Like Shaheen Bagh Succeed: Uttarakhand Chief Minister

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday said that those who raise slogans of "Bharat tere tukde honge" (The Union of India shall be broken) are the ones behind protests at Delhi's...

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"Don't Hold Back": Dia Mirza Breaks Down At Jaipur Literature Festival

Actor Dia Mirza broke down during a discussion on climate change at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Monday.

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After "Goli Maaro" Slogan At Minister's Rally, Poll Officer Seeks Report

After Union Minister Anurag Thakur was caught on camera at an election rally in Delhi on Monday encouraging the crowd to say "goli maaro" - or gun down traitors - the election office has asked for a...

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"Still Time To Talk About Separate State": Students' Body On Bodo Deal

The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), which has been spearheading movement for a separate Bodoland state, claimed that the accord signed on Monday was 'call of the time' to 'end armed conflict' and that...

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Bengal Government's Reply Sought On Plea In BJP Worker's Death

The Supreme Court Monday sought the West Bengal government's response on a plea of a BJP leader seeing direction to make him a party in the petition related to alleged murder of BJP activist Dulal...

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"Zero Emission Rail Network By 2030": Union Minister Piyush Goyal

India has set 2024 as the target for 100 per cent electrification of railways, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said today, adding that "we are very very conscious of our...

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Knock, Knock. It's A New Arvind Kejriwal Campaign For Delhi Elections

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday unveiled a new campaign for next month's assembly elections, promising doorstep delivery of a lowdown of his government's achievements.

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Congress Says PM "Not Interested In Constitution", Amazon Notice Attached

The Congress claimed today that its special package for Prime Minister Narendra Modi - a copy of the constitution - has been returned. "Dear people of India, we tried, but Modi-ji is just not...

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"Historic Accord" Says Amit Shah As Bodo Agreement Signed

The government today signed an accord with Assam's dreaded militant group - the National Democratic Front of Boroland -- which, Union minister Amit Shah said will "help develop the Bodo region and...

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Arunachal Pradesh Files Case Against Anti-CAA Activist Sharjeel Imam

The Arunachal Pradesh Police has filed a case against anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam for his alleged inflammatory speeches, a senior police officer said in Itanagar on Monday.

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Manipur Files Sedition Case Against JNU Student Sharjeel Imam

The Manipur police has lodged an FIR against former JNU student Sharjeel Imam for his "seditious" comment in the wake of the amended Citizenship Act.

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Rajyavardhan Rathore's Appeal For Homeless Footballer Honoured By PM Modi

An eighteen-year-old Mumbai footballer, who was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about three years ago, has been living on a pavement in the city with her family after her home was razed in a...

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"True Face Of Shaheen Bagh": Minister Attacks Protesters, Arvind Kejriwal

Accusing protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh of trying to suppress the views of a "peaceful majority" over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on...

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Shiver In Hills: Manali, Kufri Reel Under Sub-Zero Temperature

Himachal Pradesh witnessed cold and dry weather today with tourist spots Kufri and Manali shivering at sub-zero temperatures.

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Raid At House Of JNU Student Charged With Sedition For 'Assam' Remark

The police here carried out a raid at the ancestral house of anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam, who has been slapped with a sedition case in the national capital for alleged inflammatory speeches he...

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Coronavirus: Bhubaneswar Airport Authority Begins Passengers' Screening

As a precautionary measure amid coronavirus outbreak, Bhubaneshwar Airport Authority on Sunday conducted a screening for incoming passengers at Biju Patnaik International Airport.

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Prashant Kishor Pokes Amit Shah After "Shaheen Bagh Feels Current" Remark

Amit Shah's comment on "pressing the button (voting) with anger" during the Delhi election to make a point against anti-CAA protesters inspired a sharp retort from Prashant Kishor, the number two...

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Latest On The Coronavirus Spreading In China, India's Preps: 10 Points

Over 29,700 passengers have been screened at Indian airports for novel coronavirus infection that, though largely restricted to China, has triggered a global scare with cases being reported as far as...

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"Matter Of Top Priority If...": Chief Justice On Nirbhaya Convict's Plea

The petition of one of the four Nirbhaya convicts challenging rejection of mercy should be listed on "top priority" if execution is on February 1, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said on Monday.

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"Hey Kid...": Adnan Sami Responds To Congress Attack Over Padma Shri

Singer-musician Adnan Sami on Monday lashed out at Congress spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill for his scathing remarks about being awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

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Indian Student From China Monitored For Coronovirus At Rajasthan Hospital

A man in his 20s has been admitted to the SMS Hospital for suspected coronavirus infection, Medical Superintendent Dr D.S. Meena confirmed on Sunday.

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Amid Jeff Bezos Hack Row, Details Of Spyware In India, Other Countries

The alleged theft of data from the iPhone X used by billionaire Jeff Bezos has cast an unflattering light on the swiftly growing and highly secretive cottage industry of software developers...

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Hong Kong Bans Visitors From Coronavirus-Hit China Province

Hong Kong has banned visitors from China's Hubei province where corovirus outbreak originated as number of virus deaths in China rose to 80.

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Amarinder Singh Invokes Guru Nanak's Message Of Secularism On Republic Day

Invoking Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev's message of "na koi Hindu, na koi Musalman", Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Sunday vowed to protect the country''s secular fabric.

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"Being Sent To Delhi": Bhim Army Chief Detained In Hyderabad

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was detained in Hyderabad last evening ahead of a planned protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, said this morning that he was "being sent...

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P Chidambaram Hits Out At Amit Shah For "Get Rid Of Shaheen Bagh" Remark

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday for his alleged remarks against Shaheen Bagh protesters, saying only those who despise Mahatma Gandhi would want to...

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Maharashtra Launches Rs 10 Lunch Plate Scheme On Republic Day

The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government on Sunday launched its much-awaited ''Shiv Bhojan'' scheme, which is aimed at providing a meal to the poor for just Rs 10, on the occasion of the 71st Republic...

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Opposition Hasn't Created Strong Pressure On Government: Abhijit Banerjee

Laying stress on the need of a strong opposition, Nobel Prize winner economist Abhijit Banerjee on Sunday said parties opposed to Modi government were "disunited" and have not been able to create...

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Jair Bolsonaro Third Brazilian President To Attend Republic Day Parade

Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro today joined a select group of world leaders to have been chief guest at Republic Day celebrations in the past few decades. He is also the third President...

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Pathalgarhi Case: Jharkhand Asked If It Wants To Withdraw Sedition Charge

The Supreme Court has asked the newly elected Jharkhand government to clarify whether it wants to withdraw cases against four tribal activists booked under sedition charges for allegedly writing...

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This Year's Padma Awards Also An "Ode To Unsung Heroes": Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said honouring unsung heroes with the Padma awards is in a way discovery of India.

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''Congress's Culture Is Also To Bind People": Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday said that connecting people's hearts is the culture of India as well as Congress, and those trying to go against it and the Constitution will be...

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Journalist Faye D'Souza Dropped From Goa Event For CAA Stand: Minister

Journalist Faye D'Souza has been dropped from the list of speakers at a lecture series sponsored by the Goa government because of her stand against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, a minister said on...

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Room For Income Tax Relief Limited As Centre Faces Tax Shortfall: Report

Tax collections in the current fiscal may fall short of targets by as much as Rs 2 lakh crore on faltering economy, leaving a very little room for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for offering any...

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Cellphone Service Snapped In Kashmir Valley Ahead Of Republic Day

Cellphone services in Kashmir Valley - switched off since last night - will be restored this afternoon, sources said. The service was snapped on the eve pf the Republic Day celebrations as a...

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Four Low-Intensity Serial Blasts In Upper Assam On Republic Day

Four explosions - three in Dibrugarh and one in Charaideo districts - put Upper Assam on the edge on Sunday morning, as the country celebrated its 71st Republic Day.

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Watch: All-Women CRPF Team Makes Stellar Debut On 71st Republic Day

An all-women Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team of 65 officers today made a stellar debut at the 71st Republic Day parade in New Delhi. The contingent - "CRPF Women Daredevils'' - performed nine...

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Republic Day 2020: A Show Of India's Culture, Heritage And Tradition

India today celebrated its 71st Republic Day with a 90-minute display of military might, cultural diversity and socio-economic progress. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was the Chief Guest.

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For FTII, SRFTI Entrance Test Kashmir Candidates Can Fill Form Offline

The entrance test will be held on February 15 and February 16 in two sessions.

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Chinook, Apache Helicopters Debut In Republic Day's Spectacular Flypast

In a Republic day of many firsts, the heavylift helicopter Chinook and attack helicopter Apache, made their debut flypast at the parade. Both the Chinook and the Apache helicopters were recently...

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IGNOU's Annual Convocation In February

The 33rd annual convocation of the world's largest open university, IGNOU, is likely to be held in February.

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Monitoring Indians In China Closely, Says Foreign Minister On Virus Scare

Indian embassy in Beijing is "constantly checking on health and well-being of the Indians in China" amid outbreak of Sars-like coronavirus that has killed more than 50 people in the east Asian...

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Students Celebrate 71st Republic Day With Patriotic Fervour

School and college students, all over the country, are celebrating the 71st Republic Day today with patriotic fervor.

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Captain Tania Sher Gill Leads All-Men Contingent In Republic Day Parade

Wearing a khaki uniform and holding a ceremonial sword, Captain Tania Sher Gill, 26, led an all-men contingent during the ceremonial Republic Day parade in Delhi's Rajpath. This was be the second time...

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PM Modi Stays With Signature 'Safa' On 71st Republic Day

Continuing his tradition of donning colourful turbans on Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sported a saffron ''bandhej'' headgear with a tail for the 71st...

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Many Firsts In This Year's Parade For 71st Republic Day

India today celebrates its 71st Republic Day with a 90-minute parade where Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is the chief guest. India's military might is on display at the parade that is set to witness...

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PM Modi's Republic Day Edition Of Radio Program 'Mann Ki Baat' At 6 pm

2020's first edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address to the nation 'Mann Ki Baat' will be done on Republic Day today.

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Snipers, Drones On Guard In Delhi As India Celebrates 71st Republic Day

India celebrates its 71st Republic Day today with grand celebrations in the national capital and all across the nation. The main Republic Day celebration is held in the national capital, New Delhi, at...

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Bravery Medals For Air Force Pilots Of Chopper Shot Down In Friendly Fire

Two Indian Air Force pilots of a chopper accidentally shot down in a friendly fire incident last year in Jammu and Kashmir - squadron leaders Ninad Mandavgane and Siddharth Vashisht - have been...

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Sundarbans Doctor, Guwahati Veterinarian Among Padma Shri Awardees

From conservation of Asian elephants to treating thousands of cancer patients at zero cost -- there are several awardees who were on Saturday selected for Padma Shri Award ahead of the 71st Republic...

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India's Military Might To Be On Display At Republic Day Parade Today

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro will be the Chief Guest today as India celebrates its 71st Republic Day with a 90-minute display of government-sanctioned tableaus focusing on the nation's military...

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All Apps Should Be Monitored To Curb Child Porn, Says Parliamentary Panel

To prevent sexual abuse of children and contain access to and transmission of child pornographic content on social media, a Rajya Sabha panel has made 40 recommendations, including making monitoring...

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48-Hour Campaign Ban On BJP's Kapil Mishra Over Communal Tweet

The Election Commission on Saturday imposed a 48-hour campaigning ban on Kapil Mishra, the BJP candidate from Delhi's Model Town constituency, following his controversial tweets, officials said.

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AYUSH Ministry Cautions Professionals On Recruitment Fraud

Government job notifications are released in the official websites (which are hosted on the NIC/ gov.in platform) of the respective organisations.

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Uddhav Thackeray To Mark 100th Day As Chief Minister With Ayodhya Visit

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will visit Ayodhya on March 7, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut announced today.

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"Pak, Bangladeshi Muslim Infiltrators Should Be Driven Out": Shiv Sena

Two days after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray declared his support to the Modi government over eviction of Bangladeshi and Pakistani infiltrators, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said...

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IBPS PO 2020 Prelims In October

IBPS will select candidates for the PO post on the basis of their performance in preliminary exam, main exam and interview.

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Republic Day 2020: Delhi Police Issues Traffic Advisory. Routes To Avoid

26 January 2020: The road users have been advised to plan their journey in advance accordingly and avoid the route of Republic Day Parade, from 9 am to 12:30 pm.

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Kolkata Boy Had A Persistent Cough. Doctor Found A Pen Cap In Lung

A 12-year-old boy got a new lease of life after doctors at the state-run hospital in Kolkata removed a pen cap from his lungs, a senior doctor said on Friday.

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S Jaishankar Meets Brazil President, Discusses Bilateral Ties

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro - who will be the chief guest for tomorrow's Republic Day parade - and discussed ways to strengthen ties between the two countries.

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Man Found Dead In Delhi 5-Star Hotel, Suicide Note Next To Him: Police

A 24-year-old man allegedly committed suicide inside a five-star hotel room in Delhi, police said today.

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Rajasthan Passes Resolution Against Citizenship Law After Kerala, Punjab

Congress-ruled Rajasthan today passed a resolution against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in the assembly, becoming the third state to do so after Kerala and Punjab.

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Coaching Centres Fall Under Jurisdiction Of Consumer Fora: NCDRC

It has made clear that any deficiency in the services of coaching centres will fall within its jurisdiction as they cannot be equated with regular schools or colleges.

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Responsibility Of Citizens To Protect Constitution, Says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal read out the Preamble of the Constitution at a Republic Day event today and asserted that the responsibility of protecting the Constitution lies with citizens of...

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"Delaying Tactics": Tihar Jail Amid Claims By Nirbhaya Convicts' Lawyer

A Delhi court on Saturday said no further directions were required on a petition by the lawyer of the death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case alleging the prison authorities...

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Congress, NCP Raise Questions Over Transfer Of Koregaon-Bhima Case

Condemning the Centre's decision to hand over the probe into the Koregaon Bhima violence case to the NIA, the Maharashtra Congress on Saturday alleged that the sudden move substantiates the...

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Assam Youth Congress Chief Arrested Over Anti-CAA Clashes

Congress leader Kamrul Islam Choudhury, who is the president of party's youth wing in Assam, was arrested on Thursday over charges of damaging public property during violent protests against...

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CBSE Alerts Students, Parents Against Rumors On Board Exams

CBSE board exams will begin on February 15. Class 10 exams will be held till March 20 and class 12 exams will be held till March 30.

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US Urges Release Of J&K Leaders, Stresses "Equal Protection" Under CAA

The visit by foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir was a "useful" step, a top American diplomat said on Friday, urging New Delhi to release "political leaders detained without charge" following the...

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ICSI CS Result Announced; Girls Clinch Top Spots

ICSI CS result has been announced for Foundation programme. The ICSI is expected to announce CS Executive and Professional results next.

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Assam Promises Free Rice For The Poor Ahead Of State Budget

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday that the BJP-led state government will offer free rice to the poor and also provide pulses and sugar at subsidised rates in the next...

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In Prashant Kishor vs Sushil Modi, An Old Clip Attacking Nitish Kumar

Janata Dal United's deputy chief and election strategist Prashant Kishor today launched an all out attack against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, days after the BJP leader took a shot...

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'Kaun Banega Crorepati' Just Saved A Crore, Thanks To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a consumer forum verdict directing Star India and Bharti Airtel to pay punitive damages of Rs 1 crore for their alleged "unfair trade practice" in a contest telecast...

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11 Including 7 From Kerala Under Watch In India Over Coronavirus Fears

Eleven people in four cities of India have been kept under observation after they returned from China and showed mild symptoms of the new coronavirus that has killed 41 people in China, infected...

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"They Are Like Beasts, Not Humans": Hangman On Nirbhaya Case Convicts

Pawan Kumar feels zero sympathy for the four men he is due to hang next month for the 2012 gang-rape and murder that appalled India.

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SSC's First Recruitment Of 2020 To Be Announced In April

The exams for CGL 2020 and CHSL 2020 is likely to be held on 2021, as the application process for both the exams will be held till October and December, respectively.

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Rape Accused Acquitted After 12-Year-Old Survivor Is Untraceable: Report

The district court in Maharashtra's Thane has acquitted a 25-year-old labourer in a case involving the rape of a 12-year-old girl, after she remained untraceable.

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"Giving Us Courage To Speak Up": Nandita Das On CAA Protests

The wonderful students and women who have taken to the streets against the "very divisive" Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are giving us courage to speak...

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2 Brides Ride Horses To Grooms' Homes In A Unique Wedding Procession

Madhya Pradesh: Sakshi and Srishti, two sisters from Khandwa, who had their wedding ceremonies on January 22, took out their own "baraat".

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Jammu And Kashmir Aims To Record 20% Growth In Tax Collection In 2019-20

Jammu and Kashmir Taxes Department is aiming to register 20 per cent growth in tax collection by the end of the current financial year, a senior official has said.

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Nepal Invites PM Modi For Sagarmatha Dialogue

Nepal has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the first Sagarmatha Sambaad forum to be held in April to deliberate on the most prominent issues of global, regional and national...

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Steep Rise In Outflow Of Illegal Migrants Post CAA: Border Security Force

The Border Security Force or BSF said today that a substantial increase in the outflow of illegal Bangladeshi migrants to their home country has been recorded over the past one month, following the...

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Shiv Sena Targets Centre Over "Attempts To Muzzle Dissenting Voices"

The Shiv Sena today said there have been attempts to muzzle dissenting voices and this is one of the reasons for India slipping in the 2019 Democracy Index's global ranking.

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Coronavirus: Two persons who returned from China under observation in Mumbai hospital

Two persons who returned from China were kept under medical observation in Mumbai for possible exposure to the novel coronavirus which has infected a large number of people in the neighbouring...

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"Is That A Letter?" Nitish Kumar's Cutting Message For Aide Pawan Varma

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after hitting out at close aide Pawan Varma over a letter criticizing him, made it clear today that he was not about to oblige the Janata Dal United (JDU) general...

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#Poha Trends. BJP Leader Suspected Workers Eating It Were 'Bangladeshi'

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya is being mocked on Twitter for saying that he suspected that some of the construction labourers working at his house were Bangladeshis by noticing their "strange eating...

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Davinder Singh, Adil Sheikh And Stolen Rifles: J&K Police's Big Question

The arrest of Davinder Singh, a senior J&K cop caught transporting arms and Hizbul terrorists to Delhi, and the killing of Adil Bashir Sheikh, a former cop-turned-terrorist has forced authorities to...

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AICTE Rationalises Management Course Names To Avoid Redundancy

As per the new rule, courses like Business Entrepreneurship, Commercial and Computer Practice, Business Studies, Computer Management and Management Studies offered under MBA and/ or PG Diploma...

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Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi Say The Same Things As Pak PM: Amit Shah

Accusing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of speaking Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's language, Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday claimed that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party was behind...

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Prakash Ambedkar Calls For Maharashtra Bandh Against Citizenship Law

Maharashtra Bandh: The police detained four workers of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi who were attempting to disrupt the movement of vehicular traffic while protesting as part of Maharashtra bandh.

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Indian Embassy In China Cancels Republic Day Event Amid Coronavirus Scare

The Indian Embassy in China hascancelled the Republic Day ceremony scheduled forJanuary 26 after state authorities cancelled public gathering and events in view of the coronavirus outbreak which has...

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"Sir, We Have Arranged...": Arvind Kejriwal On Amit Shah Free Wi-Fi Dig

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Home Minister Amit Shah have clashed on social media ahead of next month's election, with Mr Kejriwal posting politely-worded jabs to Mr Shah's criticism of his...

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Aam Aadmi Party's Dig At BJP's Kapil Mishra Over "India vs Pak" Tweet

Taking a dig at BJP leader Kapil Mishra for his tweet about a "contest between India and Pakistan" on February 8, Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Thursday asked if the BJP's Model...

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"Anti-National" To Criticise Anupam Kher?: Shashi Tharoor To Ex-Governor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called out former Mizoram Governor Swaraj Kaushal for his Twitter diatribe on actor Naseeruddin Shah, in which he said Mr Shah married outside his religion and called him a...

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Citizenship Law, NRC "Imperils Idea Of India As...": The Economist

The Economist - whose sister concern Economist Intelligence Unit ranked India 10 places lower in the Democracy Index earlier this week -- has dedicated its latest cover to what it calls "Intolerant...

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"Most Frightening Setback In India...": Billionaire George Soros At Davos

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros is delivering a speech in Davos, an annual event in which he addresses an array of global, political and technological issues.

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Union Minister's Comeback On P Chidambaram's "Tukde Tukde" Remark

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram after the latter's attack of the centre on Thursday over India slipping 10 places in the...

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"Every Other Place Is Becoming A Shaheen Bagh... ": Actor Nandita Das

Lauding the efforts of students and common people who have been protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), actor Nandita Das said on Thursday that more places like Shaheen...

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Netaji Opposed Hindu Mahasabha, Fought For Secular India: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose opposed the Hindu Mahasabha's "divisive politics" and fought for a secular and united India.

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19 Lakh Face Uncertain Future As Assam Citizens' List Hits 'Deep Freeze'

Manju Debnath, a migrant and a Bengali Hindu from Nagaon is among the 19 lakh people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Close to six months after the list was published,...

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Aim To Take BJP Ideology To "Every Household": JP Nadda After Meeting PM

JP Nadda, who recently took over as the BJP president, today paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that under his guidance he intends to take the "party's ideology to every...

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States Can't Give Citizenship, CAA Resolutions A Gesture: Shashi Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that bringing in resolutions against the CAA is more of a "political gesture" by the states as they hardly have any role in granting citizenship.

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Raj Thackeray Launches Son Amit Thackeray In Party, With A New Flag

A new flag and a new leader -- that was how Raj Thackeray gave a facelift to his Maharashtra Navnirman Sena today. Amit Thackeray, Mr Thackeray's son, who was inducted into the party, is 27 years old,...

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Jaipur Lit Fest For Both 'Mann Ki Baat' And 'Kaam Ki Baat': Ashok Gehlot

Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot took an apparent jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio monthly programme, "Mann Ki Baat".

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In UP Villages, Support For BJP's CAA Stand But Anger Over Local Issues

There have been massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens in many towns across Uttar Pradesh in the last one month; many of these...

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Arvind Kejriwal Holds Roadshow In Matiala For Delhi Polls

Surrounded by scores of supporters, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took out a roadshow in northwest Delhi''s Matiala Assembly constituency on Thursday. Mr Kejriwal, atop an open yellow coloured...

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Inability To Address Terrorism Casts Doubt On Relevance Of UN: India

India has criticized the UN's inability to agree on a common definitionof terrorism and its failure to craft a "coherent and well-coordinated" policy to tackle the global scourge, saying the...

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Pakistan Takes To Hate Speech Like A Fish Takes To Water: India At UN

India has slammed Pakistan for "spewing venom and false narratives" of monumental proportions in the United Nations, saying it takes to hate speech like a fish takes to water and "obfuscates" the...

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In Naseeruddin Shah vs Anupam Kher, Sushma Swaraj's Husband Rage-Tweets

Swaraj Kaushal, former Mizoram Governor and husband of BJP veteran Sushma Swaraj, slammed actor Naseeruddin Shah for attacking actor Anupam Kher and calling him a "clown".

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"Only One Cure For Them": Minister's 'Threat' To Jamia, JNU Protesters

Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, known to get away with incendiary and divisive comments, declared on Wednesday that he knew the "right cure" for students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia...

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PM Modi Pays Tributes To Bal Thackeray On His Birth Anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray on his birth anniversary, saying he never hesitated from raising issues of public importance.

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"Chief Minister Is Supreme": Haryana Minister, Stripped Of Key Portfolio

A day after Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij was stripped of the charge of the state police's Criminal Investigation Department or CID which was given to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the top...

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Free To Leave: Nitish Kumar Dares Party Colleague In Fight Over CAA

Nitish Kumar broke his silence today on a senior leader of his Janata Dal United, Pawan Varma, publicly calling him out on his stand on ally BJP and the decision to extend their alliance to the Delhi...

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Azharuddin's Rs 100-Crore Defamation Threat After Travel Agent Files Case

A case has been registered against former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin and two others in Maharashtra's Aurangabad after a travel agent lodged a police complaint alleging that they...

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PM Shares Netaji's Father's Message In Tribute To The Freedom Fighter

India will always remain grateful to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for his contribution towards the freedom struggle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted as he remembered the iconic freedom fighter on...

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"Will Drag Kamal Nath By Collar If..": Akali Leader Dares Congress

Hours after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's name appeared in Congress' star campaigners list for Delhi assembly polls, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president and Akali...

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Nirbhaya Convicts Silent On Last Wishes Ahead Of Feb 1 Hanging: Sources

The four Nirbhaya case convicts, who are to be hanged on February 1, have given no reply to questions about meeting their family for the last time or willing their property, sources at Tihar jail said...

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7 Killed With Sticks, Axes In Dispute Over Ancient Practice In Jharkhand

Seven villagers have been killed in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand for allegedly opposing Pathalgarhi, the police said on Wednesday.

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India, China Got "Tremendous Advantage" Of Developing Nation Tag: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday complained that his country has not been "treated fairly" by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), stating that the United States is not considered a "developing...

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Gujarat BJP MP Says Instagram Account Hacked, Police Start Probe

Senior BJP Member of Parliament from Gujarat CR Patil on Wednesday said his Instagram account has been hacked and sought police action in the matter.

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Mumbai Malls, Theatres, Eateries To Stay Open 24x7 As Cabinet Clears Plan

Malls, movie theatres, shops and restaurants can stay open all-night with the Maharashtra cabinet clearing the proposal that comes into effect from January 27. The decision could help generate more...

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BJP's Team Of 40 To Take On Arvind Kejriwal In Delhi

The BJP has made big plans to wrest Delhi from Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party -- drawing up a list of 40 star campaigners, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for next month's assembly elections....

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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Visits Srinagar, Says, "Positive Atmosphere"

A group of central ministers are on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir to spread awareness about the positive impact of scrapping of Article 370 provisions and development measures taken by the government...

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Interpol Notice Against Nithyananda, Wanted In Rape, Abduction Cases

The Interpol has asked for help to locate Nithyananda, the self-declared godman who fled India last year amid allegations of rape and sexual abuse. A blue-corner notice to locate, identify or get...

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Congress Should Be Renamed "Muslim League Congress", Says BJP

The BJP today cited statements of several opposition leaders to accuse them of "abusing" Hindus for their appeasement politics and referred to the Congress as "Muslim League Congress".

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Shiv Sena Denies Ashok Chavan Claim Of Alliance Offer After 2014 Polls

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday denied Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan's claim that the Uddhav Thackeray-led party approached the Congress after the 2014 state polls to form a coalition to keep the BJP...

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"Children In J&K Are Nationalists, Can't Blame Them": Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said children in Jammu and Kashmir are "nationalists" and those "motivating them in wrong direction are the culprits". His remarks come days after Chief of Defence...

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First Unmanned Space Mission In December As Part Of 'Gaganyaan': ISRO

Ahead of the launch of India's maiden human spaceflight venture ''Gaganyaan'' in December 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation will undertake two unmanned missions in December 2020 and June...

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Asaduddin Owaisi Questions Union Budget's "Halwa Ceremony"

"I ask BJP, where did the word halwa come from," Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said, adding, "Halwa is an Arabic word and not a word of either Hindi or Urdu. Now you have become Arab."

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Navjot Sidhu, Sulking For Months, Among Congress Campaigners For Delhi

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been named among 40 star campaigners for the Congress party in Delhi, which votes on February 8. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has also...

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"Do It With A Bearded Man": Asaduddin Owaisi Takes Up Amit Shah Challenge

Hyderabad politician Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to a face-off on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) after the BJP leader dared opposition leaders like Mamata...

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Pakistan, Even America Theocratic, But India Truly Secular: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that Indian values consider all religions equal, and that is why the country is secular and never became a theocratic state like Pakistan.

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Rights Body Flags Shaheen Bagh Protest Over "Mental Trauma" To Children

Expressing concern at "viral videos" of children participating in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the country's top child rights body has asked authorities to...

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'And Amit Shah?' Poet Questions '2 Sets Of Laws' After Daughters' Arrests

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, whose two daughters have been named in criminal cases by the police after they participated in an ongoing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Lucknow's...

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CBI Begins Probe Into 4 More Cases Against Chhota Rajan

The CBI has initiated probe into four separate cases registered by Mumbai Police against gangster Chhota Rajan, including those lodged between 1995 and 1998.

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On Camera, Women At CAA Protest In UP Chased, Thrashed By Cops

Women protesters are chased and caned by the Uttar Pradesh police, who also barge into shops and force them to shut, in mobile phone footage that has emerged from a protest in Etawah against the...

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Top Court Refuses To Stay Citizenship Act, Centre Has 4 Weeks To Respond

The Supreme Court today refused to put on hold the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which is at the core of nationwide protests, and gave the Centre four weeks to respond to petitions on the law,...

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Top Court Issues Notice To Centre On Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Amid widespread protests against the new citizenship law, the Supreme Court is set to hear over 140 petitions on the Citizenship Amendment Act.

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"No Sign Of Strength": Prashant Kishor's Dig At Amit Shah On CAA Speech

Janata Dal-United (JD-U) deputy chief and election strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday took a shot at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his speech in Lucknow a day ago, in which the BJP leader...

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"Muslims Store Arms In Mosques": Karnataka MLA's Remarks Disowned By BJP

Stoking a fresh controversy, Karnataka's ruling BJP legislator MP Renukacharya on Tuesday accused Muslims of storing lethal weapons, including swords, knives and soda bottles, in mosques across the...

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Marathi To Become Mandatory In All Schools Of Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government will enact a law during the next Assembly session, making it mandatory to teach Marathi language in all schools in the state irrespective of mediums of instructions, said...

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Supreme Court Suggests Dropping Speaker's Power To Disqualify MPs, MLAs

In a path breaking ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said Parliament should "rethink" whether the Speaker of a House should continue to have powers to disqualify lawmakers as such a functionary...

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India Opens First Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre In Niger

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on Tuesday jointly inaugurated the first convention centre established in Africa by India to honour the memory of...

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After PM Modi's Event With Students, Sitaram Yechury Schools Him On Jobs

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday lashed out at the government over rising unemployment, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi should conduct a...

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"To Better Food For More People..." Zomato Boss After Uber Eats Deal

"Uber Eats India is now Zomato," tweeted Deepinder Goyal this morning after Uber announced that it would sell its food delivery business in India to Zomato in an all-stock deal.

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"Dear Delhi Police, We Too Have Kids": Shaheen Bagh Protesters To Cops

After Delhi Police's appeal to Shaheen Bagh protesters to clear the road, a Twitter account that seems to be operated by the protesters sent out a polite response

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Proceedings Against Karti Chidambaram In Tax Evasion Case Stayed By Court

The Madras High Court today granted an interim stay till January 27, on the proceedings against Congress Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram and his wife Srinidi in connection with a case of alleged income...

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Amit Shah's Dare To Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee On Citizenship Act

Amit Shah dares Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav to public debate on Citizenship Amendment Act CAA at rally in Lucknow

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Sena's Sanjay Raut Hits Out Over "Tanhaji" Spoof Starring PM, Amit Shah

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has hit out over a spoof video of 'Tanhaji' movie that is being shared on social media ahead of the Delhi assembly elections next month.

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BJP Leader's "Taimur" Dig Over Saif Ali Khan's "Concept Of India" Remark

BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi has hit out at actor Saif Ali Khan for his recent remarks on Indian history, citing the name of his three-year-old son Taimur.

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On Statehood Day Of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, PM Modi's Message

Statehood Day: On this day in 1972, all the three states became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.

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"No Progress Has Been Made...": Top Court On Rajiv Gandhi Murder Case

The Supreme Court reprimanded the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) today for failing to make substantial progress in probing the conspiracy behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv...

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"Perplexed": Party Leader Calls Out Nitish Kumar On Delhi Tie-Up With BJP

Delhi assembly elections 2020: Pavan Kumar Varma, in letter to Nitish Kumar, questions JD(U) tie-up with BJP, seeks ideological clarity

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Brazilian President, Republic Day Chief Guest, To Arrive On January 24

Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro will on Friday begin a four-day visit to India, primarily as chief guest on Republic Day and also to explore ways to boost trade ties at a time both the...

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Rajasthan Woman Quits Dubai Job To Contest Panchayat Elections

Leaving behind a well-paying job, her husband and a comfortable life in Dubai that she built over 10 years, Sunita has returned to India. Her goal: Contest the panchayat elections in her home state,...

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TDP MP Jayadev Galla, Protesting Against Andhra's 3-Capital Plan, Jailed

Telugu Desam Party leader Jayadev Galla, detained by police in Andhra Pradesh's Amaravati on Monday, during a rally to oppose the government's three-capital proposal, was today charged with...

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Afghan Student Stabbed Near Goa University; One Arrested

An Afghan student studying at the Goa University was stabbed by a group of men near Panaji, a police official said today. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident that took place...

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Know About Indian Railways Summer Internship Programme

The duration of the Indian Railways summer internship is two months. Last year the internship was announced in April.

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'India Needs Investment': IMF's Gita Gopinath On Snub To Jeff Bezos

India needs a lot of investment and it is important to encourage it, Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund or IMF told NDTV on Monday, in reference to the government's...

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25 Delhi-Bound Trains Delayed Due To Fog In North India

At least 25 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by 1 to 6 hours due to fog in several parts of northern India, officials said on Tuesday.

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"Prepare For Attack On IMF, Gita Gopinath": P Chidambaram's Forecast

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that an attack on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and its Chief Economist Gita Gopinath by government ministers was imminent following the...

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Zomato Buys Uber's Food Delivery Business In India For $350 Million

Food delivery startup Zomato said today that it has agreed to buy Uber Technologies Inc's Indian food delivery business in an all-stock deal, which will give Uber a 10 per cent stake in Zomato, a food...

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Will Implement 'One Nation, One Ration Card' By June 1: Ram Vilas Paswan

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday announced that the ''One Nation, One Ration Card'' scheme will be implemented by June 1 across the country.

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Anil Vij Seeks Disciplinary Action Against State CID Chief: Report

Amid a tug-of-war with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar over the charge of the Criminal Investigation Department in Haryana, Home Minister Anil Vij has sought disciplinary action against the state...

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Fire At Surat Market, 40 Fire Engines Rushed: Report

A massive fire broke out this morning at a market in Surat and 40 fire trucks were rushed to the spot

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Delhi Polls: BJP's Vijender Gupta Declares Assets Worth Rs 1.48 Crores

Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta has assets worth Rs 1.48 crore, while his wife owns immovable assets worth Rs 5.35 crore, according to his election affidavit.

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South India Gets First Squadron Of Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Fighter Jets

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria today inducted South India's first squadron of multirole Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets, modified to carry BrahMos supersonic...

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Case Against Sena MLA, Deputy Mayor For Assaulting Party Worker

An FIR has been registered against Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat and Aurangabad Deputy Mayor Rajendra Janjal after a former corporator alleged that they thrashed him for submitting bid for a road...

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Supreme Court Declines Stay On Electoral Bonds Scheme

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking stay on the electoral bond scheme meant for funding political parties.

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"Let's Talk #WithoutFilter," PM Tells Students At 'Pariksha Pe Charcha'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today encouraged a #withoutfilter discussion with thousands of schoolchildren at his annual "Pariksha Pe Charcha" event to address questions on exam stress.

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1 Arrested In UP For Passing Sensitive Information To ISI: Official

A 23-year-old man was arrested from Varanasi in a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorism squad and military intelligence team for allegedly passing on sensitive information to ISI agents...

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"Why Would You Be IAS Officers If You Had Ability To...": Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday asserted that people should work in an area where they held potential, asking attendees at an event in Nagpur "why would you be IAS officers if..."

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Top Court Notice To UP Government On Plea Against Renaming Of Allahabad

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Allahabad Heritage Society challenging renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj.

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Jobs Announced Under Ministry Of Railways (RITES) For Engineers, ITI Candidates

Applications have been invited from RITES Limited, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways, for Apprenticeship training program.

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JP Nadda Set To Take Over From Amit Shah As New BJP Chief Today

BJP working president Jagat Prakash Nadda is set to take over as party president, a responsibility he shared with Home Minister Amit Shah for nearly a year.

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Slaps, Hair Pulling - In Madhya Pradesh, Officials vs Pro-CAA Protesters

Violence broke out at a pro-citizenship law rally in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, after Rajgarh district officials and local police clashed with CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) supporters determined to...

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POWERGRID Corporation Announces Jobs Through GATE 2019

A total of 110 vacancies have been announced for recruitment. Online registration process has begun and candidates can apply latest by February 7.

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Jeff Bezos Rolls Out Another Amazon Gift For India

Notwithstanding an apparent snub from the Indian government, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos' charm offensive for India is showing little signs of slowing down. This morning, the American billionaire, back...

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PM Modi's Pariksha Pe Charcha : Know Where, How To Watch It

The interactive session will be available to students, teachers and parents nationwide through YouTube and social media platforms.

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UP Woman Alleged Gang-Raped By Husband's Friends

A case has been filed against four men in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly city for allegedly raping their friend's wife. The woman filed a complaint against them on Sunday, two days after she was allegedly...

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JP Nadda Expected To Succeed Amit Shah As New BJP Chief Today

Jagat Prakash Nadda, BJP's working president, is all set to formally take over the reins from national president Amit Shah today. Mr Nadda will file his nomination at 10:30 am and is likely to be...

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Chief Justice Bobde Top Scorer In Nagpur Cricket Match, But Rivals Win

Chief Justice of India Sharad Bobde on Sunday enjoyed a game of cricket in Nagpur with members of the legal fraternity during his two-day visit to the city.

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Fire Breaks Out At Delhi Government Office, 10 Fire Engines At Spot

A huge fire broke out at Delhi Transport Department office in Civil Lines area of the city this morning. Ten fire engines were rushed to the spot.

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BJP Earned More Than Twice Its 5 Top Rivals Put Together In 2019: Report

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP more than doubled its income to nearly 24.10 billion rupees in the financial year ended March 2019 ahead of elections, which is more than twice that of its five...

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'We Are Too Small To Retaliate': Malaysia PM On India Curbs On Palm Oil

Malaysia is too small of a nation to respond to India's boycott of palm oil with trade retaliation, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday.

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Punjab Minister Delays Polio Drive By Over 2 Hours For Alleged Photo Op

Punjab cabinet minister Sunder Sham Arora landed into a possible controversy after he allegedly made infants along with their parents wait for over two hours at a polio vaccination camp in Hoshiarpur...

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63 Indian Billionaires Have More Money Than The Union Budget: Report

India's richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian...

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Supreme Court To Hear Nirbhaya Convict's Special Leave Petition Today

The Supreme Court will today hear a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the death row convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, claiming that he was a juvenile...

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On "Holocaust Day", Kashmiri Pandits Seek Roadmap For Return To Valley

21-year-old Ritik Jotshi was among a group of Kashmiri Pandits who joined a peaceful sit-in outside Raj Bhavan in Jammu on Sunday to mark the completion of their 30 years in exile.

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No Dearth Of Money, Plan To Spend Rs 5 Lakh Crore: Minister

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said his ministry planned to spend Rs 5 lakh crore on infrastructure development this year.

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Kerala Governor Hits Out After State Challenges CAA In Supreme Court

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has demanded a report from the state after it challenged the citizenship law in the Supreme Court earlier this week, sources said

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"Only To Watch Dirty Films": NITI Aayog Member Backs J&K Internet Ban

Noted scientist and NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat has triggered a controversy by saying the suspension of internet in Jammu and Kashmir since August last year makes no difference since people only use...

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After "Kerfuffle" Over Rahul Gandhi Remark, Ramchandra Guha Explains

Noted historian Ramchandra Guha, in a series of tweets today, attempted to put to rest what he called the "kerfuffle" over his remarks on Rahul Gandhi's presence in the Congress aiding the BJP, saying...

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"Unconstitutional" To Say CAA Won't Be Implemented: Nirmala Sitharaman

States are allowed to pass resolutions against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) but they cannot decide whether the new law will be implemented or not, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said...

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Citizenship Law Unnecessary But Is India's Internal Matter: Bangladesh PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA is India's "internal matter", dismissing the law as "unnecessary" in the same breath. "We don't understand...

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Uttarakhand Railway Signboards To Replace Urdu With Sanskrit: Official

Names of railway stations written in Urdu on platform signboards in Uttarakhand will now be written in Sanskrit, the second official language of the hill state.

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Bengal Governor Rebukes Minister Who Questioned Wife's Presence At Events

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday asked state minister and Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee to publicly apologise after he questioned his wife's presence at public meetings,...

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Arvind Kejriwal's Response To CAA, JNU Violence Not Enough: Kapil Sibal

The uproar over the amended citizenship law and the Jamia-JNU violence will be a major factor in the Delhi Assembly polls, said senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today adding that Chief Minister...

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J&K Lieutenant Governor Seeks Report On Commodities After Heavy Snowfall

Amid reports of disruptions in the supply of gas and other essential commodities in Jammu and Kashmir after heavy snowfall, Lt Governor GC Murmu has sought a detailed report on the availability of...

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Arvind Kejriwal Promises Delhi 24-Hour Drinking Water, Free Bus Rides

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has promised24-hour drinking water on tap,free bus travel for students ahead of Delhi elections in a guarantee cardreleased today.

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IAS Officer Who Quit Over Centre's Kashmir Move Detained In Prayagraj

Kannan Gopinathan, a former IAS officer from Kerala, was detained by city police soon after he arrived at the airport in Prayagraj, officials said on Sunday.

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Yogendra Yadav Lashes Out At Centre Over Citizenship Law

Criticising the Centre over the Citizenship Amendment Act, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can only see the "white cap" and "hijab" (worn...

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Senior Air India Pilot, Found Guilty Of Sexual Harassment, Reinstated

A senior Air India pilot, who was suspended in May last year after being accused of sexual harassment by a woman colleague, has been reinstated, senior officials said.

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BJP Repeatedly "Harassing" Congress Leader Hardik Patel: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has accused the BJP of repeatedly harassing party leader Hardik Patel, who has been arrested for failing to appear before a court in a 2015 sedition case.

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"Seized Blankets After Due Process": Lucknow Cops On Anti-CAA Protest

Amid fresh protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Lucknow, cops have been accused of taking away blankets and food meant for the protesters holding a demonstration at city's iconic...

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"Will Decide": Congress On Anti-CAA Resolution In Maharashtra Assembly

After Kerala and Punjab, the Uddhav Thackeray government may pass a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in Maharashtra Assembly.

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"You Have To Obey": Salman Khurshid Backs Kapil Sibal's CAA Statement

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, while responding to party colleague Kapil Sibal's remark on Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, has said that "If something is on the...

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JNU Admin Refutes Reports Claiming Caste Bias Against Students, Faculty

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration has refuted some media reports claiming that there is discrimination against students and teachers belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled...

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Bar Council Notice To Nirbhaya Convict's Lawyer Over "Forged" Documents

The Bar Council of Delhi has issued a notice to advocate AP Singh, appearing for Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case convict Pawan Kumar Gupta, after the Delhi High Court last month directed it to take...

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"States Can't Say 'Won't Follow Law Passed By Parliament'": Kapil Sibal

Days after Kerala moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA amid nationwide protests, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who was in Kozhikode on Saturday, said it would be...

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Tihar Jail Seeks Services Of UP Executioner For Nirbhaya Convicts: Police

Delhi's Tihar Jail has requested the services of hangman Pawan for the execution of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convicts, who are slated to hang on February 1, Uttar Pradesh's Director-General...

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Sai Baba Temple To Remain Open Amid Indefinite Shirdi Shutdown From Today

Shirdi in Maharashtra will remain closed for an indefinite period from today in the wake of state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's decision to develop Pathri town in Parbhani district as Sai Baba's...

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SMS, Voice Calls To Be Restored On Prepaid Mobiles In Jammu and Kashmir

Voice calls and SMS will be restored for prepaid mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials of the union territory said on Saturday, in the latest measure to relax some of the severe...

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Indian Army Invites Applications From Law Graduates For JAG Entry Scheme

Law graduates can apply for the Indian Army's Judge Advocate General (JAG) Branch. Online application process for the recruitment would close on February 13.

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Intellectuals At Citizenship Law Protests "Parasites": Bengal BJP Chief

Dilip Ghosh, who was put in charge for another term as BJP Bengal chief, on Friday continued his tirade against the protesters carrying out rallies against the new citizenship law, describing them as...

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Osmania University Professor Arrested For Alleged Maoists Links: Police

A professor of the Osmania University in Hyderabad was arrested for suspected links with the Maoists, the police said. Associate Professor of Telugu department, C Kasim, was allegedly involved in a...

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'Pakistanis Can Enter India. Why Can't We Visit Belgaum?' Sena Leader

Sanyat Raut said, "Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Rohingyas can enter India but no one from Maharashtra can go to Belgaum. This is wrong."

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Rajeev Bindal Appointed Himachal Pradesh BJP President

Former Himachal Pradesh minister Rajeev Bindal was formally declared as the state BJP chief. The announcement was made by national BJP secretary Sunil V Deodhar at a function attended by Chief...

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Washington Post's Rejoinder For BJP Leader Who Targeted Jeff Bezos

A BJP leader's swipe at Jeff Bezos, cold-shouldered by the government during his India visit earlier this week, has triggered a sharp retort. "Jeff Bezos doesn't tell Washington Post journalists what...

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Kashmiri Pandits Tweet "Pledge to Return Home" With #HumWapasAayenge

The hashtag #HumWapasAayenge is trending on Twitter as more and more Kashmiri Pandits joined in the campaign to narrate the "Hum Aayenge Apne Watan" dialogue and a pledge to return to their homes.

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How Solving 23-Year-Long Bru Refugee Crisis Is Shot In The Arm For BJP

An agreement signed by representatives of Bru, the central, Tripura and Mizoram governments paved way for over 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram to permanently settle in Tripura. The deal was...

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"How Dare Indira Jaising Suggest...": Nirbhaya's Mother Slams Lawyer

Asha Devi, mother of the 23-year-old medical student who was raped and fatally injured by four men on a bus in Delhi in 2012 triggering an unprecedented outpouring of public anger, has hit out at...

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Two Main Accused In MM Kalburgi Murder Case Can't Be Traced: Probe Agency

Two of the main accused in the murder of rationalist MM Kalburgi are missing and cannot be traced, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) told the Supreme Court on Friday in its status report.

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Woman's Burnt Body Found Tied To Cot In UP, Bullet Cartridges Recovered

The burnt body of a woman, tied to a cot, was found in a village in western Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district on Friday. Three empty cartridges were also recovered from the spot, suggesting that she was...

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'Proof Of Religious Persecution Not Possible But...': BJP's Himanta Sarma

Assam minister and the BJP's key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that those applying for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) cannot prove if they face religious...

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Probe Agency NIA To Investigate J&K Cop Davinder Singh's Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe a case in which a suspended Jammu and Kashmir Police deputy superintendent, Davinder Singh, was caught in south Kashmir while allegedly ferrying two...

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Assam Chief Minister Inducts Two New Leaders As Ministers In Cabinet

Sanjay Kishan and Jogen Mohan were sworn in as ministers in Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's ministry. Governor Jagdish Mukhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to the two new...

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What PM Told Ministers Ahead Of Mega Jammu and Kashmir Outreach

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked ministers to spread the message of development in Jammu and Kashmir, with a focus on rural areas, ahead of a mega outreach programme starting today.

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Rajasthan, Telangana Retain Topper's Spot In JEE Main (January 2020)

Parth Dwivedi and Akhil Jain from Rajasthan and Rongala Arun Siddardha and Chagari Koushal Kumar Reddy from Telangana have scored perfect 100 percentile score.

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Case Against Ex-Chief Minister Ajit Jogi After Domestic Help's Suicide

The police in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district have registered a case against former chief minister Ajit Jogi and his son Amit for allegedly abetting the suicide of a domestic help.

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Delhi Top Cop Given Powers Under National Security Act Amid CAA Protests

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has granted the power of detaining authority to the Delhi Police Commissioner under the National Security Act, according to a notification.

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Maharashtra Tiger With Amputated Paw To Get Prosthetic Limb Today

A tiger whose front left paw was amputated after it got entangled in a steel trap set by poachers in 2012 will on Saturday get a prosthetic limb, with one of the doctors treating the big cat claiming...

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IPS Officer Manoj Shashidhar Appointed As CBI Joint Director

Senior IPS officer Manoj Shashidhar was on Friday appointed as the Joint Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Personnel Ministry order said.

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Lt Gen SK Saini Appointed As India's Vice Chief Of Army Staff

Indian Army's Southern Command Chief, Lt Gen SK Saini will be the force's new vice chief, taking charge a day before Republic Day, a top army official said on Friday.

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"What Happened In Hitler's Germany ...": Amarinder Singh Slams CAA

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act was against the secular fabric of the country and claimed that events unfolding now were similar to...

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"He's Much Higher Than Bharat Ratna": Top Court On Plea for Mahatma

Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation and people hold him in high esteem which is far beyond any formal recognition, the Supreme Court said on Friday, refusing to direct the government to honour...

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"Best Way To Silence Terrorist Davinder...": Rahul Gandhi On J&K Cop Case

Rahul Gandhi resumed his attack on the government this morning over the arrest of senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer Davinder Singh, alleging that the decision to hand the case to the NIA was...

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15-Year-Old Boy Sent To Correction Home For Raping Girl In UP: Report

A juvenile court in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh, convicted a 15-year-old boy for raping a 6-year-old girl and sent him to a correction home for three years.

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Gujarat Chief Minister Flags Off Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express

The Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express was flagged off today by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, becoming the second semi high-speed train to be run by Railway subsidiary IRCTC.

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"Military Deserter", Absconding For Stealing Rifles, Arrested In Delhi

A "military deserter", who recently escaped from a hospital in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, was arrested from Delhi today morning, the police said.

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High Court Seeks CBI Reply On Kuldeep Sengar's Plea Challenging Life Term

The Delhi High Court has sought response of the CBI on expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's appeal challenging his conviction and life term in the 2017 Unnao rape case.

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"Same People Who Held Protests...": Nirbhaya's Mother Breaks Down

Asha Devi, mother of the 23-year-old medical student who was raped and fatally injured by four men on a bus in Delhi in 2012 triggering an unprecedented outpouring of public anger, has said that the...

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India To Get S-400 Missiles By 2025, Says Official, As Production Begins

Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said today that all S-400 air defence missile systems will be delivered to India by 2025.

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How Anand Mahindra Reacted To Microsoft's Pledge On Being Carbon Negative

Microsoft Corp said that by 2050 it would remove from the environment all the carbon emissions it has created since it was founded in 1975.

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Jobs Announced Under IT Ministry (CDAC) For Engineers, MSc IT/ CS Candidates

A total of 143 Project Engineers and Project Managers will be hired by CDAC in Software Design & Development, Software Application Developer/Implementation, Mobile Application Developer, UI/UX...

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NPCIL Announces Jobs For Diploma Engineers, 10th/12th Pass Candidates

Interested candidates can submit their applications online at the official website of NPCIL on or before January 31.

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UP Boatman Surprised By Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's Gesture

A boatman in Uttar Pradesh was in for a pleasant surprise when he received gifts for his daughter's marriage from Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

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Security Officials Recover 22 Kg Heroin From Punjab's Gurdaspur

The Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday recovered 22 kg heroin from the Border Out Post (BOP) at Chontra in Gurdaspur sector, officials said.

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Nirbhaya Case: Home Ministry Sends Convict's Mercy Plea To President

Nirbhaya case: Home ministry sends convict's mercy petition to President ahead of hanging of four convicts next week

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Shot In The Head, Face Woman Drives 7 km To Punjab Police Station

With three gunshot wounds to the head and one on her face, a 42-year-old woman drove seven kilometres to a police station in Punjab to register a complaint against her brother and nephew in a land...

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Your "Tongue Won't Remain Intact": Narayan Rane Warns Sanjay Raut

BJP leader Narayan Rane on Thursday warned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut that his "tongue will not remain intact" if continued to speak against the family of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

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Vijay Mallya's 17-Bedroom French Mansion With Helipad Rotting: Bank

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya's palatial island home boasts 17 bedrooms, a cinema, private helipad and even its own nightclub. But one of the banks suing him for unpaid debts allege the former...

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"No Favour, Amazon Covering Losses": Minister On $1 Billion Investment

Union Minister for Commerce and Railways Piyush Goyal criticized Amazon.com Inc. and welcomed an investigation into the e-commerce giant's possible "predatory pricing and unfair trade practices."

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Protecting Data Essential For "National Security", Says Foreign Secretary

Amid concerns over data protection under the new 5G technology, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Thursday said in an increasingly digital world, information is power and so protecting data is...

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Jammu-Srinagar Highway Reopens After Four Days As Weather Improves

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was reopened for vehicular traffic on Thursday evening after remaining closed for four days...

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ISRO's GSAT-30 Communication Satellite Launched Aboard Ariane Rocket

India's "high power" communication satellite GSAT-30, aimed at providing high-quality television, telecommunications and broadcasting services, was successfully launched onboard Ariane 5 rocket from...

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Congress To Announce Candidates For 2020 Delhi Assembly Polls Today

Congress is set to announce today its list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi polls. The candidates were finalised after a meeting of the Congress Election Committee late on Thursday evening, the...

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Out On Parole, 1993 Mumbai Blasts Convict "Doctor Bomb" Goes Missing

68-year-old convict of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Jalees Ansari, went missing on Thursday morning while being on parole, officials said.

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RBI Assistant Recruitment Application Process Ends Today

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would close the application process for Assistant recruitment today. Candidates who have not applied for the Assistant job yet, can fill and submit the application online...

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"Electricity Yes, Bills No": Arvind Kejriwal Posts Testimonial On Twitter

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal began his #ThrowbackThursday on social media in campaign mode for next month's elections with a testimonial for his government's promise of paring down electricity...

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PMC Scam-Accused Wadhawans To Stay In Jail, Top Court Holds House Arrest

Promoters of the real estate firm HDIL which triggered the massive PMC Bank crisis in Maharashtra will remain in a Mumbai jail as the Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold a High Court order that...

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"Absolutely Clear That Terror Groups Operate From Pakistan": UK

UK said that it is "absolutely clear that terrorist groups are operating from within Pakistan. They pose a serious challenge to the Pakistan government and the South Asian region as well."

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Rebel Puducherry Congress MLA Suspended For "Anti-Party Activities"

Rebel Congress Legislator in Puducherry N Dhanavelou was today suspended from the party on charges of indulging in "anti-party activities." Public Works Department Minister and Pradesh Congress...

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"Common Courtesy Demanded...": Upset Kerala Governor On State's CAA Move

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government today for challenging the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA before the Supreme Court.

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Anand Mahindra Feels This Video Of Captain Tania Shergill Should Trend

Captain Tania Shergill became the first woman parade adjutant in Army Day Parade this year to lead an all-men contingent.

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Probe Agency Summons AirAsia Chief, Officials In Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior executives of AirAsia including CEO Tony Fernandes for questioning in connection with a money laundering case, officials said today.

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IBPS SO Main Exam On January 25

IBPS SO main exam will be held on January 25. Candidates who have qualified the preliminary exam held in December are eligible to appear for the IBPS SO main exam and candidates who qualify this exam...

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Malaysia To Use "Diplomatic Channels" To Resolve Palm Oil Row With India

Malaysia will use diplomatic channels as it moves to resolve concerns over palm oil exports after India imposed some curbs last week, a minister said on Thursday.

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Man Arrested In Wife's Murder Burnt Her Body After Chopping, Grinding It

A man in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested after he strangled his 27-year-old pregnant wife, chopped the body into pieces, burnt it and then dumped the remains on the outskirts of Rae Bareli.

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Delhi Judge Quotes Rabindranath Tagore In Bail Order For Bhim Army Chief

A Delhi judge, while granting bail to Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, quoted from Rabindranath Tagore's ''Where the Mind is Without Fear'' and said citizens have a fundamental right to peaceful...

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'Like US Did After 9/11': Gen Bipin Rawat's Mantra For Fighting Terror

Terrorism will remain as long as there are states that sponsor it and the only way to end it is like America after 9/11, India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday.

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"Not Bothered At All" If Congress Ends Tamil Nadu Alliance, Says DMK

The DMK-Congress alliance in Tamil Nadu, strained because of a disagreement over local body polls, has hit another low with a DMK leader saying his party is "not bothered at all" if the Congress exits...

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On Camera, Army Rescues Civilians Trapped In Snow In Kashmir

Two civilians were rescued by Army personnel after a snow slide hit them in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Iran Foreign Minister Meets S Jaishankar, Talks About Tensions In Gulf

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif today held extensive talks on fast-evolving situation in the Gulf region in the wake of frayed ties between Iran and the...

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ICAI CA Final Result Likely To Be Announced Today

ICAI CA final result will be available on the official website of ICAI, icai.org. ICAI would also release All India merit (upto the 50th Rank) along with the CA final exam result.

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8 Coaches Of Lokmanya Tilak Express Derail In Odisha, 20 Injured

More than 20 people were injured this morning when eight coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed this morningnear Cuttack in Odisha.

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100 Dead In PoK Avalanches; Girl Buried In Snow For 18 Hours Found Alive

A 12-year-old girl was found alive on Tuesday after being buried for 18 hours when an avalanche in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir engulfed the family house, her mother said on Wednesday.

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PM Modi Meets Russian Foreign Minister, Discusses Bilateral Ties

The year 2020 should be the year of implementation of the bilateral decisions taken by India and Russia last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he met Russian Foreign Minister...

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Bengal BJP Chief Skips "Like Dogs" But Repeats "Vandals Will Be Shot"

The Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, now infamous "shot down like dogs" comment, on Wednesday repeated his comments of Sunday at a news conference in Kolkata and said, "If we come to power, the...

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J&K Cop, Arrested With Terrorists, Stripped Of Gallantry Medal

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday "forfeited" the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry awarded to Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, who was arrested in a car with...

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Pak Bid To Raise Kashmir At UN Security Council Flops Again: Report

Pakistan's efforts to raise Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Security Council crumbled once again on Wednesday as it failed to find any support with India asking Islamabad to focus on addressing issues...

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32 Injured In Bull-Taming Sport Jallikattu In Tamil Nadu's Madurai

Thirty-two people have been injured hours after Tamil Nadu's traditional bull-taming sport Jallikattu kicked off at Avaniyapuram in Madurai. Four of them with serious injuries have been shifted to...

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"Centre Hasn't Taken Anyone Into Confidence": Mayawati On Citizenship Law

BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said it is "sad" that the government had not taken anyone into "confidence" before bringing the Citizenship Amendment Act and asked the Centre to withdraw it.

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Chhattisgarh Moves Top Court, Seeks To Declare NIA Act Unconstitutional

The Congress-led Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to declare the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008 as unconstitutional.

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"Nirbhaya Convicts' Hanging Won't Take Place On January 22," Court Told

The execution of the four Nirbhaya case convicts will "surely not take place" on January 22 as a mercy plea has been filed by one of them, the Delhi government told the high court on Wednesday.

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