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The Maharashtra government has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to install anti-pollution equipment such as fogging machines and water sprinklers within the next 8 to 15 days to curb deteriorating air quality in the metropolis, state minister Deepak Kesarkar told the Legislative...
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The Allahabad high court on Monday suspended the one-year sentence awarded to Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' in a case related to alleged attack on the members of Scheduled Caste community. The court also directed that Nandi be released on bail in this case.On...
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon announced on Monday it will lay off 9, 000 corporate and technology workers, eliminating jobs in addition to the 18,000 job cuts undertaken by the company in the last few months. As we've just concluded the second phase of our operating plan this past week, I'm writing to share that...
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A Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force had to engage an arrester barrier to stop the aircraft because of inadequate deceleration experienced by the pilots due to a technical snag on Monday, said the Indian Air Force. The incident, which basically involved the use of a speed...
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India on Monday lodged a strong protest with the US charge d'affaires in New Delhi over vandalism at the Indian consulate general in San Francisco by some pro-Khalistan elements.The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the US government was asked to take appropriate measures to prevent...
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Media baron Rupert Murdoch on Monday announced that he is ready to marry for the fifth time at the age of 92.The billionaire announced his engagement to Ann Lesley Smith, a 66-year-old former police chaplain.They met in September at an event at his vineyard in...
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A sessions court in Mumbai on Monday rejected veteran lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar's plea challenging summons issued against him by a magistrate in connection with a criminal case filed by a lawyer over his alleged objectionable remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The lawyer,...
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Actor and politician Kirron Kher on Monday tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to Twitter, Kirron shared the news and wrote, I have tested positive for COVID. So anyone who has come in contact with me please get yourself tested. Kirron was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of...
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A screen grab taken from video of Khalistani supporters attempt to pull down tricolour at the high commission of India, in UK
Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has instigated overseas Khalistan supporters to organise protests and demonstrations abroad including London, San Francisco and Canberra as part of its plan, officials said on Monday. While pro-Khalistan supporters vandalised the Indian high commission in...
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The Reserve Bank of India on Monday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 2.27 crore on RBL Bank Ltd for non-compliance with norms related to recovery agents. In a statement, the Reserve Bank of India said the penalty has been imposed for non-compliance with certain provisions of the...
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Several people belonging to the Sikh community gathered outside the British high commission in Chanakyapuri in New Delhi on Monday to protest pro-Khalistan separatists pulling down the Indian flag at the Indian high commission in London a day earlier. Carrying the tricolour and placards,...
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The Mumbai police stepped up the security of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan after he received a threatening e-mail, which had led to cops earlier registering an FIR against gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar, an official said on Monday. According to the official, two assistant police...
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A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Bangkok was diverted to Rangoon (Yangon) in Myanmar due to a medical emergency on-board on Sunday, the airline has said. However, on arrival, the passenger was declared dead by the airport medical team, IndiGo said in a statement on Monday. IndiGo...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said he cannot be intimidated by the repeated political attacks on him, the police being sent to his house numerous times or the many cases lodged against him as he believes in the truth and always stood with it.Gandhi's remarks came in the wake of a Delhi...
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India has asked the United Kingdom to quickly arrest and prosecute those involved in pulling down the Indian flag at its mission in London on Sunday, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Monday.Kwatra said that India lodged a strong protest and clearly indicated to the British authorities the...
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Snapping its two-day gaining streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 360.95 points or 0.62 per cent to close at 57,628.95 as 23 of its stocks ended in the red. The index tanked more than 900 points to touch a low of 57,084.91 before recovering some losses at the fag end.The broader Nifty of...
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Harsh Mander
The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has recommended a CBI inquiry against Aman Biradari, an NGO established by writer and human rights activist Harsh Mander, for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, officials said on Monday. Mander, who was a member of the...
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A day after TV screens installed at platform number 10 at Patna railway station played a porn clip, the Railways on Monday said it has cancelled the contract of the agency responsible for relaying advertisements on the screens.In a statement, Virendra Kumar, chief public relations officer, East...
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Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's judicial custody was extended till April 3 on Monday by a court in Delhi in a case related to the excise policy being probed by the CBI. He is at present in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in a related case. Special judge M K...
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Maharashtra government employees agitating for restoration of the old pension scheme on Monday called off a week-long strike after a successful meeting between their representatives and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over key demand, a union leader said. Vishwas Katkar, the striking unions...
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said the state was on high alert and security has been beefed up along the border with Punjab in view of the crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh.Strict vigil is being maintained along the border with Punjab, he told...
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The Supreme Court on Monday clubbed three FIRs lodged against Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and transferred them to the Hazratganj police station in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. Extending the interim bail till April...
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Amid the raging controversy regarding Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, the Vokkaliga chieftains who according to a section of people allegedly killed erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan, a prominent seer of the community on Monday urged for putting an end to the issue, citing lack of historical evidence...
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Haryana assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Monday barred lone INLD MLA Abhay Singh Chautala from attending House proceedings for the remainder of the day over his alleged unparliamentary behaviour. It is the second time within a month that the Ellenabad MLA has been named and suspended by...
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The Delhi government has the highest budgetary allocation for the education sector among all states, with 20.5 per cent of the budget estimates earmarked for the department, according to the Economic Survey of Delhi 2022-23. The survey report that was presented in the Assembly on...
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The Punjab Police on Monday said it has invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against five people linked to radical preacher Amritpal Singh's 'Waris Punjab De'. Addressing the media in Chandigarh, Punjab Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill further...
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Antibiotics should not be used in Covid cases unless there is clinical suspicion of bacterial infection, according to a revised guideline for the treatment of adult coronavirus patients issued by the Centre. The revised guidelines, issued on Sunday amid an uptick in coronavirus cases,...
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Shraddha Walkar
Delhi Police on Monday completed its arguments on charges against Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and chopping her body into pieces. Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar posted the matter for further proceedings on March 25....
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To escape her parents' wrath for not faring well in exams, a 14-year-old girl harmed herself with a blade and made up a false story alleging that she was injured during a scuffle and also molested, police said on Monday. The police had initially registered a case under relevant...
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Sheikh Hasina
Stressing on the need for enhancing regional connectivity for boosting trade and commerce, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered the use of Chattogram and Sylhet ports to India, according to report by Bangladesh's National News Agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).India can use...
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Farmers' outfit Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Monday said it will be forced to launch another protest if the government does not fulfil its demands, including a law on minimum support price (MSP), debt waiver and pension. A 15-member SKM delegation met with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra...
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Amritpal Singh
The Aam Aadmi Party said Monday the police crackdown on radical Sikh preacher and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh in Punjab proves that its government has the capability to manage the law-and-order situation in the state. The hunt for Singh, which is underway for there days now, is a...
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking framing of norms for registration of every live-in relationship with the Centre and termed it a hare-brained idea. A bench, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, asked the counsel for petitioner, lawyer Mamta Rani if she wanted to...
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Urination man Shankar Mishra
A 72-year-old woman, at the centre of headlines after a co-passenger allegedly urinated on her on board a New York-Delhi Air India flight last November, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the DGCA and airlines to frame SOPs to deal with such incidents. The woman said she was...
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An unambiguous apology from Rahul Gandhi can end the logjam in Parliament, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday as he slammed the Congress leader for his recent remarks in the United Kingdom.Addressing a press conference, the BJP leader categorically rejected Gandhi's claims on the...
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Amid the repeated disruptions in Parliament, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari on Tuesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party-led centre for not letting the Parliament function.Talking to the media, the Rajya Sabha MP said, The drama that has been going on since March 13, can't be...
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Former NITI Aayog VC Arvind Panagariya
Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on incomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya. The paper also noted that inequality fell in the country...
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Then lieutenant colonel Israr Rahim Khan at the Golden Temple
As a massive manhunt has been launched to arrest pro-Khalistan radical Amritpal Singh in Punjab, the situation brings back memories of the rise of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the militant who subsequently moved into the Golden Temple with armed terrorists in December 1983.The Indian Army launched...
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept the Centre's sealed cover note about its views on the payment of One Rank One Pension (OROP) arrears to ex-service personnel. We need to put an end to this sealed cover practice in the Supreme Court... This is fundamentally contrary to basic...
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Rajinikanth with his daughter, Aishwarya
Vetreran actor Rajnikanth's daughter Aishwarya has filed a police complaint at Chennai's Teynampet police station alleging that diamond and gold jewellery had been stolen from her residence.In her complaint filed on February 27, Aishwarya alleged that multiple pieces of valuable jewellery of mine...
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Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a deal to defame the image of Rahul Gandhi and the Congress.Speaking to ANI, Chowdhury said, Mamata Banerjee is speaking on the directions of the PM. PM and...
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The Maharashtra cabinet has cleared a proposal to set up a cow service commission to strictly implement a 2015 law to ban beef and take measures for the overall betterment of livestock, an official said.The decision was taken in the state Cabinet meeting held on March 17. The 'Maharashtra Gau...
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Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi outside Parliament. File pic
A meeting of leaders from like-minded opposition parties is underway at the office of LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House on Monday, All India Congress Committee (AICC) informed.Notably, the proceedings in the two Houses of...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be addressing Yuva Kranti Samavesha, a youth convention, organised by the party's state unit in Belgavi on Monday. This will be the former AICC President's first visit to poll-bound Karnataka, months after the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', led by him, marched...
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Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders Darshan Pal and Hannan Mollah
Thousands of farmers will gather at Ramlila Maidan here on Monday for the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' to press for a legal guarantee on the minimum support price amid heightened security. The Delhi Police has deployed over 2,000 security personnel at the venue. Elaborate security...
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New York Community Bank will buy a large part of the failed Signature Bank in a USD 2.7 billion deal. The 40 branches of Signature Bank will become Flagstar Bank, starting today. Flagstar is one of New York Community Bank's subsidiaries. The deal will include the purchase of USD 38.4 billion in...
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Mumbai Police beefed up security outside actor Salman Khan's residence after he received threats by email. Bandra Police registered a case under sections 506(2),120(b) and 34 of IPC. Earlier on Saturday, Mumbai Police booked jailed gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldie Brar and Rohit Garg for...
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning to explore ways to boost bilateral ties in a range of areas, including defence and security, trade and investment, and high technologies. In their talks later in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kishida are...
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Radical preacher Amritpal Singh's uncle and driver have surrendered before the police in Jalandhar while the Khalistan sympathiser was still on the run, police said on Monday. Amritpal's uncle Harjit Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered near a gurdwara in the Mehatpur area in...
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