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The Gujjar community said that they protect their animals like kids so the cow protectors need not worry, days after members of a nomadic family were beaten up as some people mistook them for cow smugglers in Reasi.In a programme organised in Jammu to discuss 'tribal seasonal migration issue',...
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Around 54% voting recorded in MCD elections, says State Election Commissioner SK Srivastava
20:29
India should recognise Balochistan as a separate country if Pakistan went ahead with the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy said today.Pakistan should be taught a lesson by recognising Balochistan if it executes Jadhav. Not only that, Pakistan should be...
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In a bid to clear confusion over Sharia laws, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has decided to tread the social media path and also explore the possibility of starting a TV news channel and newspaper.The board has decided to constitute a special social media committee, which will provide...
20:14
The BJP could be headed for a landslide victory in the Delhi municipal polls with two exit polls predicting the party finishing way ahead of the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress with over 200 of the 270 wards where polling was held today.Going by the projected figures, the AAP could well be...
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The Indian Premier League match betweeen Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata has been delayed due to rain. The match is delayed by an hour.
19:44
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged all state governments to reach out to the students of Jammu and Kashmir in their respective states.Modi's advice, which came after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti raised the point at a meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi, assumes...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches BJP HQ in Delhi for meeting with chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of states ruled by BJP
18:59
Tamil Nadu farmers, protesting over drought relief funds and waiver of loans, have called off their strike till May 25 after an assurance by Chief Minister E Palaniswami.Earlier in the day, Palaniswami met the farmers who have been protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar for the last 39 days. The...
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Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said service charge cannot be imposed mandatorily, adding that levying such charge is illegal under the latest guidelines issued by the government.There is no such thing as service charge. People already know that taxes are already...
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Gujarat Lions today suffered a setback after West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was ruled out of the 10th edition of Indian Premier League. Bravo is yet to fully recuperate from his left hamstring surgery after sustaining an injury in December during the Big Bash League. Gujarat...
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West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party chief Dilip Ghosh has stoked a controversy by saying that anyone opposing the chants of Bharat Mata ki Jai and Jai Sri Ram in the country will become history.A leader like Narendra Modi has the capacity to take such decisions in this platform. If anyone...
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Around 35 per cent votes were polled in the municipal elections in the national capital till 2 pm, with the electorates in north Delhi leading the tally. Around 43,82,359 votes have been polled since 8 am. As many as 16,40,304 people have cast their vote in areas under the North Delhi...
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Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena chief Amit Jani has been arrested in connection with the anti-Kashmiri hoardings that were put up in the city.Partapur police station in-charge Dinesh Sharma said Jani was arrested from the Delhi-Doon highway near Partapur bypass when he was on his way to Dehradun...
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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has questioned the relevance of award functions, including the National Film Awards, by citing Aamir Khan's example.The 55-year-old director took to Twitter, where he called the actor the greatest filmmaker in the country and said his consistent absence from such events...
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ousted leader TTV Dinakaran is being questioned for the second consecutive day over an alleged attempt to bribe an Election Commission official for retaining the ‘two leaves’ party symbol and the related money trail.Yesterday, Dinakaran was questioned...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for combined efforts of all states and chief ministers for vision of 'New India'.Vision of New India can be realised only through combined efforts of all states and chief ministers, Modi said at the third meeting of NITI Aayog's Governing Council.Talking...
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After stirring up a controversy by posting about forced religiousness and speaking against the use of loudspeakers atop mosques, temples and gurudwaras for religious purposes, singer Sonu Nigam on Sunday took to social media to share a video of azaan.In the clip, which was presumably recorded at...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the third meeting of NITI Aayog's Governing Council which will deliberate on the 15-year vision document to accelerate the country's economic development. Cabinet ministers, chief ministers, officials, members of NITI Aayog and special invitees...
11:28
The ministry of external affairs has made a provision enabling people to apply online for passports in Hindi. The move comes after President Pranab Mukherjee recently accepted recommendations made in this regard by the Committee of Parliament on Official Language via its ninth report. The...
11:15
Filmmaker James Cameron and Fox have set the release dates for the four Avatar sequels, with Avatar 2 arriving on December 18, 2020. Avatar 3 will open December 17, 2021, followed by a three-year break for Avatar 4, set for December 20, 2024. Avatar 5 will then open on December 19,...
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JUST IN: Delhi records 1.16 per cent voting so far
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Three men were roughed up last night in posh South Delhi, allegedly by activists of an animal rights group. The police are questioning the men, who were transporting buffaloes from Gurgaon to Ghazipur mandi for slaughter. A case has been filed against the men for inhumane treatment of the...
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In a sudden move, Uttar Pradesh government took away or downgraded security cover of several opposition leaders, including former chief ministers Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati and Samajwadi Party MPs Dimple Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav and SP leaders...
10:23
The stage is set for a battle of sorts over the distribution of revenue from cricket, considered one of the most marketable sports in the world. At the centre of the conflict is the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which is the country's apex cricketing body, and the International Cricket...
10:16
French voters head to the polls on Sunday in the first step of a nail-biting two-round process to elect France's next president.The election, which will choose a leader with some of the greatest executive powers among western democracies, has turned into a four-way cliffhanger after months...
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Nearly 30 chief ministers are likely to get a broad preview of Modi Government's 15-year vision document for the country that has been in the works for months at today's meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the think-tank's third meeting...
09:22
Regional Rapid Transit System, on the lines of suburban train networks in Europe and North America, is being planned by the central government, starting with Delhi-Alwar (Rajasthan) corridor, at an investment of Rs 37,539 crore.A stakeholder's workshop was organised on Saturday by NCR Transport...
08:56
From triple talaq to Islamophobia, from the insecurity that he sees in the 'amplification of the azaan' to the now factious subject of nationalism and minorities, there was no subject that actor Saif Ali Khan shied away from during an interview, a day after he was the guest at Express...
08:32
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami today met farmers from the state who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for the last 39 days. The chief minister assured the farmers that their demands will be met and advised them to call off their protest. He told them he will meet Prime...
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal casts vote in polling station in GK-3
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The voting for three Delhi municipal bodies will take place today, the verdict of which will reshape the political equations in the country's capital. The erstwhile unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi was trifurcated in 2012 into North, South and East Municipal Corporations. While NDMC...