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Jana Sena Party president K Pawan Kalyan
Film star and Jana Sena Party president K Pawan Kalyan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Visakhapatnam on Friday with the actor-cum-politician predicting good days for Andhra Pradesh in the future after the interaction. The meeting between Modi and Kalyan during the Prime Minister's visit...
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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
The high court of Jharkhand on Friday set aside criminal proceedings against Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a case of violation of the model code of conduct during the 2019 assembly elections in the state. Soren had challenged the case registered at the Argora police station three years...
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Actor-model Rozlyn Khan has been diagnosed with cancer. On Friday, Rozlyn took to Instagram and informed her fans, followers and work associates that she will be undergoing chemotherapy for the next seven months. ...
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The Punjab government announced on Friday a special holiday for employees who are voters of Himachal Pradesh due to the polling for the assembly election in the hill state. If any of the government officials or employees who are working in Punjab government...
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Subhas Chandra Bose was the first prime minister of undivided India, in that he had formed the 'Azad Hind Sarkar' independent of the British rule, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. He also said that Bose's contributions were either ignored or undermined after the country got...
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What about justice for those killed and injured survivors in the 1991 suicide bombing that assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi? asked Anusuya Daisy Ernest, a retired woman police officer.Ernest, then police sub inspector was regulating crowd when people jostled to move forward at the...
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The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on November 16 the pleas challenging an order of the Bombay high court which had directed that no citizen of Nagpur and areas surrounding it shall feed or make any attempt to feed stray dogs in public places, gardens, etc. The high court on...
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The US Department of Treasury on Friday removed India along with Italy, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners that merit close attention to their currency practices and macroeconomic policies. India had been on the list for the last two...
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Several hundred Nationalist Congress Party workers blocked the Mumbra Bypass in Maharashtra's Thane district for an hour to protest against the arrest of MLA Jitendra Awhad. Awhad was arrested on Friday in connection with the November 7 disruption of a show of the Marathi film Har Har...
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In an unprecedented move, nearly 700 companies of the Central Armed Police Force, comprising 70,000 personnel, will be deployed for the upcoming Gujarat assembly polls, top government sources said. These forces will include over 150 companies each from Border Security...
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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray joined the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' at Kalamnuri in Hingoli, where the march arrived during the day from neighbouring Nanded district, and walked along Rahul Gandhi. Aaditya Thackeray was...
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The civic authorities in Maharashtra's Pune city have appealed to cat owners to get their pets registered with them, an official said on Friday. Till now, only dog owners were supposed to get their pets registered with the Pune Municipal Corporation. Like dogs owners, people owning cats...
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The National Investigation Agency on Friday filed a charge sheet against three supporters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam who were planning terrorist acts to revive the proscribed group in Tamil Nadu, an official said. The charge sheet was filed against the arrested accused from...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which rules Tamil Nadu, received over Rs 308 crore in contributions in the 2021-22 fiscal, including Rs 306 crore through electoral bonds, according to its latest filing before the Election Commission. According to the party's contribution report for 2021-22 put in...
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District judge AK Vishvesha on Friday fixed December 5 as the next date of hearing in the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri case following the orders of the Allahabad high court. District government advocate Mahendra Pandey said the district judge has posted the case to December 5 following the...
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India's industrial production grew 3.1 per cent in September, according to official data released on Friday. The Index of Industrial Production had grown 4.4 per cent in September 2021. As per the IIP data released by the National Statistical Office, the manufacturing sector's output...
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In a big relief to the Mumbai local commuters, the Central Railway said on Friday that it would run a few local trains between Byculla and Thane during the 27-hour megablock from November 19 to 20. The CR lines coming under Mumbai zone will hold a megablock of 27 hours from November 19 to 20...
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Former Andaman & Nicobar Islands chief secretary Jitendra Narain was on Friday remanded in police custody till Monday, November 14, in an alleged gang-rape case filed by a 21-year-old woman against him and others. The judgement was pronounced by the chief judicial magistrate of Port...
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Get jabbed, observe Covid protocol
Hybrid immunity has led to the steady decline of Covid in India but the virus is destined to stay long-term, becoming endemic rather than getting eliminated, say scientists as masks rapidly become a thing of yesterday and pandemic memories begin to fade. Though Covid deaths have...
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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Jitendra Awhad was arrested on Friday in Thane in connection with the disruption of a show of the Marathi film Har Har Mahadeo earlier this week. Nine of his supporters were also arrested, said a police...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said unlike previous regimes, his government believes speed as India's aspiration and scale as its strength. He also stressed that along with physical infrastructure, social infrastructure of the country needs to be strengthened, for India's...
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Actor Siddhaanth Vir Surryavanshi is no more. Confirming the news of his demise, singer-actor Suyyash Rai took to Instagram and wrote, Gone too soon. Numb. Actor Kishwer Merchant also paid her condolences. Kya bolu main... this is shocking, numbing and just too said!! Will never...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is received by Chief Minister MK Stalin upon his arrival in Tamil Nadu today. The Prime Minister will address the 36th Convocation ceremony of Gandhigram Rural Institute. More than 2300 students of 2018-19 and 2019-20 Batches will receive their degrees in...
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Gyanvapi case: The SC extends till further orders protection of area where 'Shivling' was stated to be found at Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi. SC allows Hindu parties to move application before Varanasi district judge for consolidation of lawsuit on Gyanvapi row. Jacqueline Fernandez case:...
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Legendary cricketer Gundappa Vishwanath will hold court at Mysuru tomorrow, where he will be in conversation with senior journalist Krishna Prasad. They will essentially talk about the cricketer's autobiography, Wrist Assured, but it promises to be an evening of surprises. Wrist Assured...
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Uttarakhand Ayurveda and Unani Licensing Authority has asked Divya Pharmacy to stop the production of five medicines and produce their revised formulation sheets for approval. Divya Pharmacy manufactures Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali products. According to the notice issued...
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Nalini Sriharan
The decision of the Supreme Court to release six convicts, including Nalini Sriharan in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case is a thing of joy, her counsel, P Pugalenthi said on Friday. Magizhchi the advocate said when his reaction was sought on the release ordered by the apex court....
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Rajiv Gandhi with his son, Rahul
The Congress on Friday termed totally unacceptable and completely erroneous the Supreme Court order directing the premature release of six convicts serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, and said the apex court has not acted in consonance with the spirit of India on this...
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Nana Patole, Supriya Sule and Rahul Gandhi at the Yatra. The Cong-NCP was in alliance with Sena in Maharashtra
The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) entered into a pre-poll alliance for the next month's Gujarat Assembly elections, as part of which the Sharad Pawar-led party will contest three of the total 182 seats in the state, the leaders of the two parties announced here on...
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PM Narendra Modi poses in front of the statue of Kempegowda in Bengaluru and tweets, The role of Sri Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in the making of Bengaluru is unparalleled. He is remembered as a visionary who always put the welfare of people above everything else. Honoured to inaugurate the 'Statue of...
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Vehicle sales have gone up by 6% over a year since October.
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A waterlogged street in Chennai
Widespread rains, moderate to heavy, lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday and the India Meteorological Department said a well marked low pressure area lay over Bay of Bengal. Under its influence, rainfall is expected till November 13 and it could be heavy to very heavy in...
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Hailing the contribution of Karnataka to the country's development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Bengaluru city represents the country's start-up spirit which has placed India in a separate league. He began his speech by paying rich tributes to the great leaders...
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Three shooters accused of killing Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pradeep Singh in Punjab's Faridkot have been apprehended on Friday, the Delhi Police informed. Earlier in the day, the Punjab Police Intelligence Unit and Delhi Police Counter-Intelligence unit had identified six persons who...
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Vir Das at the 'I come from two Indias' show
TMC MP Derek O'Brien has invited stand-up comedian Vir Das to Kolkata, a day after his show in Bengaluru was cancelled at the last minute following protests by Hindu right-wing groups. The protesting groups alleged that the show, scheduled to be held on Thursday, would hurt Hindu religious...
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Nalini Sriharan
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Supreme Court orders release of convicts Nalini Sriharan, 5 others. Details awaited.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the 108-feet tall statue of the city's founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, which is the first and the tallest bronze statue of a founder of a city, as per the 'World Book of Records'. Called the Statue of Prosperity, it has been built to...
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Along with everything else, an unusual vehicle of support was a little jar. A jar containing pickle, that has travelled from Mumbai to Nanded and, as I write this, awaits its opening by none other than Mr Gandhi himself. Read the column here.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced the AAP's 10 guarantees for the December 4 MCD polls, including clearing the three landfill sites in the city, ending corruption in the civic body and timely payment of salaries to its employees. Unlike the BJP which did not do...
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India are the most under-performing team in white-ball history, says former England skipper Michael Vaughan, who lambasted the 'Men in Blue' for playing outdated style of cricket in the T20 World Cup. In yet another ICC tournament India's campaign ended in heartbreak. This time by England...
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Roads turned into football arena during morning leg of the Maharashtra leg. A fresh start to today's Padyatra. Our fight for the truth continues! #BharatJodoYatra, tweets Congress.
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Preity Zinta shares this heartwarming image on her daughter's birthday. I always knew I wanted you. I prayed for you, I wished for you & now you are here & it's been a year My heart is full & I will forever be grateful for your precious smiles, your warm hugs & your presence in...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed with a cost of Rs 1 lakh a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of Justice D Y Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of India. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad termed the petition...
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The Congress, which has been out of power in Gujarat for more than two decades, has fielded 21 of its sitting MLAs in the state for next month's Assembly elections.In its second list of 46 candidates, the grand old party has also named four Muslim candidates. The Gujarat Assembly...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Thereafter, at around noon, he will unveil the 108 feet bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, followed by a public function in Bengaluru at around 12:30 pm.At around 3:30 pm, PM Modi will...
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NCP MP Supriya Sule had shared this picture from the Yatra yesterday, saying, Participated in the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi Ji in Nanded today. Her father and NCP chief Sharad Pawar was also supposed to join the yatra but doctors advised against it after he was hospitalised...
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Purva Walse Patil shares this image with Rahul Gandhi, tweeting, Uniting the nation, and winning hearts! @RahulGandhi is the epitome of decency, grace, and compassion.She is the daughter of senior NCP leader, Dilip Walse Patil.
11:25
Indian markets rallied on Friday's early session, tracking Asian markets and US stocks. S&P BSE Sensex went up more than 1,000 points in the start of the session and was up 992 points to 61,609 level at 10.30 am whereas Nifty50 was up 283 points to 18,311.95 level. In broad-based...
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'Rezang La was a unique battle.It was not a large scale battle like the Battle of Kohima which involved a large number of troops.''Here there was just a company that fought it out till the last man.Brigadier Raghunath V Jatar [retired] who turned 90 last month, is among the last of the...
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Virat Kohli tweets, We leave Australian shores short of achieving our dream and with disappointment in our hearts but we can take back a lot of memorable moments as a group and aim to get better from here on. Thank you to all our fans who turned up in huge numbers throughout to support us in the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the inaugural special of south India's first Vande Bharat Express at Krantiveera Sangolli Railway station here. The train connects Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru. ...
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Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the 'very poor' category on Friday, after marginal improvement over the last few days, with a layer of smog shrouding several parts of the city. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 14.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, according to the India...
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Law minister Kiren Rijiju tweets, Warm birthday wishes to Dr Justice DY Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India. I also wish him success in all his noble endeavours. I pray for his long & healthy life. Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, who was part of the Supreme Court benches that...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to the statue of saint-poet Kanaka Dasa on the occasion of his birth anniversary. Modi, on his arrival in Bengaluru to take part in various events, visited Legislators Home premises, near the Vidhana Soudha, to pay tributes to...
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Arvind Kejriwal's AAP has launched a sustained campaign in Gujarat
The Bharatiya Janata Party MLA representing the Matar Assembly constituency in Gujarat's Kheda district has joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after the ruling party denied a ticket to him from his seat for the upcoming Assembly elections. Kesarisinh Solanki, who had won the election...
09:45
India's disheartening loss to England in the T20 Cricket World Cup semifinal in Australia was felt in far-away Geneva where the UN Human Rights Council was meeting to examine India's human rights record under the Universal Periodic Review process. The Universal Periodic Review of...
09:41
Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge hand over laptop to Sarvesh Hatne, a young tech enthusiast and padyatri. A little gesture from our end to help him discover more. #BharatJodoYatra, tweets Congress.
09:31
The 'green' corridor at the new Bengaluru terminal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to four southern states starting today to launch various developmental projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore.PM Modi will visit Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on November 11 and 12. According to the Prime...
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With air pollution levels in Delhi coming down to the 'poor' category from 'very poor', the Commission for Air Quality Management has said it will review the situation on Friday. The Centre's air quality panel may take a call on revoking curbs in place in Delhi-NCR under stage 3...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Bengaluru on Friday to unveil the 108-feet bronze statue of the city's founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda and inaugurate Terminal 2 of the International Airport in Bengaluru, built at a cost of around Rs 5,000 crore. Modi, who will attend a public...
08:32
Chinese infringements into the Aksai Chin region are not random, independent events but are part of a strategically planned and coordinated expansionist strategy to gain permanent control of the disputed border area, according to a study on Chinese border incursions into India by a team of...
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United States President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a productive and very practical relationship, the American national security advisor has said ahead of the bilateral between the two leaders on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. I would point...
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The Congress on Thursday released its second list of 46 candidates for the Gujarat assembly elections scheduled to be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The total number of candidates declared so far by the party is 89. The Congress last Friday had released its first list of 43...
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Comedian Vir Das and controversies go hand-in-hand. Das' show, scheduled to be held on Thursday evening in Bengaluru, was cancelled due to protests by a right-wing outfit. The show was cancelled last minute after the members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti carried out protests, alleging...