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‘Pained, anguished’: Vice President on his greeting PM video going viral
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday expressed pain and anguish after a video showing him greeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi with folded hands went viral on social media platforms. https://twitter.com/SupriyaShrinate/status/1732438285094437052…
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Number of air passengers doubled since 2014: Scindia in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the number of air passengers has doubled from six crore in 2014 to 14.5 crore at present and added that airfares are competitive with the…
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Scheme to hire Agniveers will ensure youthful profile of armed forces: Army chief
Pune: Indian Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday called the Agnipath’ scheme a “path-breaking” manpower intake methodology and asserted that it will ensure the youthful profile of the armed forces. Under…
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New streaming service to provide free access to films on environment launched at COP28
Abu Dhabi: A new streaming service providing free access to a plethora of films on environmental themes, including one on the Bhopal gas tragedy, was launched at the ongoing COP28 summit here.…
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US Senators criticise India on allegations of plot to assassinate separatist Sikh
Washington: A bipartisan group of influential American Senators has criticised India after US prosecutors linked an Indian official to a man charged with conspiring to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader in New…
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Karnataka: Four killed in road accident in Raichur district
Raichur (Karnataka): Four youths were killed in a road accident near Pagadadinni camp in Raichur district of Karnataka on Thursday. The deceased were identified as 25-year-old Ismail, 26-year-old Channabasava, 20-year-old Ambareesh, and…
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Live-in relationships ‘dangerous disease’, need laws against it: BJP MP
New Delhi: A BJP MP from Haryana on Thursday termed live-in relationships a “dangerous disease” that needs to be eradicated from society and urged the government to make a law against it.…
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UP Cong to invite Rahul, Priyanka to lead Parivartan Yatra
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) plans to invite Rahul Gandhi, All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary (in charge UP) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to lead…
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Pak court to hear Nawaz’s appeal against his conviction in Al-Azizia corruption case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court will hear on Thursday an appeal by former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel mill corruption case. Sharif, 73, was sentenced…
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Lalu slams Amit Shah, says ‘he has no knowledge of country’s history’
Patna: A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah blamed the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s “wrong policies” on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), RJD chief Lalu Prasad said that Shah…
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Maha ex-Minister Nawab Malik joins Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction
Nagpur: Former Minister Nawab Malik, who was jailed for 18 months in an alleged money-laundering case, is understood to have joined the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by Deputy Chief…
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TMC women MPs protest against Giriraj Singh’s remarks on Mamata Banerjee
New Delhi: Women MPs from the Trinamool Congress on Thursday held a protest in Parliament premises against Union Minister Giriraj Singh’s “misogynistic” remarks targeting TMC leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
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US House asks Pakistan to uphold democratic institutions, human rights
Washington: A resolution has been introduced in the US House of Representatives urging Pakistan to uphold democratic institutions, human rights, and the rule of law, as the cash-strapped country prepares for general…
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‘Prove charges, will leave country’, Muslim Sufi preacher to Karnataka BJP MLA
Vijayapura: Syed Tanveer Hashmi a.k.a Tanveer Peera, a Sufi Muslim spiritual leader, on Thursday challenged BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal that if terror link allegations were proved against him, he will leave…
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Hyderabad: Fencing at Pragathi Bhavan taken down as Congress cabinet swears in
Hyderabad: On the eve of TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy becoming Telangana’s next chief minister on December 7, fencing near Pragathi Bhavan was taken down by GHMC authorities using bulldozers. The Iron…
