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The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday announced dissolution of all its units in Maharashtra except in Mumbai, and said the exercise is aimed at strengthening and rebuilding the organisation from the grassroot level. In a release issued late this evening, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party also...
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its judgement on a batch of pleas challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra laws allowing the traditional bull-taming sport Jallikattu and bullock cart races. Jallikattu, also known as Eruthazhuvuthal, is a bull-taming sport played in...
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Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar has met AICC general secretary KC Venugopal at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday night as the party leadership is yet to take a decision on Karnataka chief minister. There is nothing to tell...we have left it to the high command...High command...
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A Central Reserve Police Force jawan on Wednesday allegedly died by suicide in the Awantipora area of Pulwama district, an official said. According to the official, the deceased personnel shot himself with his own service rifle. His body has been shifted to a nearby hospital for...
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Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah is meeting party's Karnataka incharge Randeep Surjewala and general secretary KC Venugopal at the latter's residence in New Delhi on Wednesday night. More details soon. -- ANI
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday directed the Mumbai police commissioner not to put any traffic constable above the age of 55 on duty on the city's roads. Shinde was prompted to issue the directive when he saw some senior constables on duty in the noon sun as he drove to...
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The Lahore police blocked all roads leading to Zaman Park, the residence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, Pakistan-based ARY News reported. As per details, a heavy contingent of Punjab police was deployed on the roads leading to Zaman Park while barriers were installed on...
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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a near catastrophic car chase for over two hours involving paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the prince said on Wednesday. The incident happened after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended an awards ceremony in New York on...
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More than 33 lakh pilgrims have visited the famous Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district so far this year, marking an increase of nearly four lakhs in the footfall compared to the same period last year, officials said. Chief executive officer of Shri Mata Vaishno...
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Go First Airlines has cancelled all its flights till May 26, citing operational reasons. Earlier, the airlines had cancelled flights till May 19. We regret to inform that due to operational reasons, Go First flights scheduled till 26th May, 2023, have been cancelled. We apologise for the...
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Bharatiya Janata Party national vice-president Dilip Ghosh's house in West Bengal's Kharagpur was vandalised on Wednesday allegedly by members of a Kurmi outfit, which has been demanding his apology claiming that he insulted the community. With flags and placards, members of the Adivasi...
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Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday referred the matter relating to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut's remarks against the Maharashtra assembly to the privileges committee.Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narvekar had submitted a breach of privilege notice to the chairman against Raut for...
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Randeep Singh Surjewala
The Congress party's incharge for Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala on Wednesday evening arrived at the residence of the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge, in Delhi. Earlier, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar met Surjewala at the latter's home.
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Two persons were arrested from here on Wednesday in connection with the hooch tragedy in neighbouring Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, the police said.Elumalai and Barakath Ali were arrested by the Villupuram police for allegedly supplying methanol to local sellers in Tamil Ndu, the police...
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A Sri Lankan court in Colombo on Wednesday ordered the lifting of the overseas travel ban on former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.The Fort Magistrate's Court imposed a ban on overseas travel on Rajapaksa, 77, and over a dozen other politicians in May last year in view of...
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Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, the eldest of the four Hinduja brothers and chairman of Hinduja Group, died in London on Wednesday.He was unwell for some time. He was 87.The Hinduja family patriarch and his brothers, Gopichand and Prakash, were accused of receiving nearly SEK 81 million in illegal...
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Google has announced that it will start deleting accounts that have been inactive for at least two years, a move that the company says is intended to prevent security risks, CNN Business reported. The updated policy takes effect immediately, but Google said it will not begin deleting...
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Security was stepped up in Ramanagara, the home district of Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar, on Wednesday as a precautionary measure in light of his supporters staging protests at multiple places after some media outlets claimed that he lost the race for the chief minister's post to...
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A court in Ghazipur on Wednesday acquitted gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a 2009 attempt to murder case.Government counsel Neeraj Kumar Srivastav said the case of attempt to murder (Indian Penal Code Section 307) of one Meer Hasan of Mohammadabad police station was heard in the court of...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) asking ITC to pay Rs 2 crore to a model as compensation for a faulty haircut at a hotel owned by the conglomerate. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu Dhulia issued...
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The Kerala Story producer Vipul Shah on Wednesday announced an initiative to help rehabilitate 300 alleged victims of religious conversion at an ashram and pledged Rs 51 lakh towards the effort.The Kerala Story, a film on conversion that has polarised the political discourse in the country...
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Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor Wednesday cautioned the Congress against mistaking the victory in Karnataka assembly polls as a precursor to its performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His statement shared by 'Jan Suraaj', a political campaign launched by the IPAC...
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Eighteen villages and four settlements in Jalna and Hingoli districts of Marathwada region in Maharashtra are currently facing water shortage and tankers have been roped in to supply water at these places, the administration said in its report on Wednesday. The report issued by the...
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Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar arrives at the residence of his brother and party MP DK Suresh, in Delhi. Looks none to happy, if you ask us. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar on Wednesday as the party closed in on naming the next Karnataka...
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Congress shares these images of Rahul Gandhi meeting the CM contenders. The tweet reads, After the tremendous victory in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi met DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah.No decision yet. Congess leader Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday said that a decision on the next Karnataka chief...
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Congess leader Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday said that a decision on the next Karnataka chief minister will be announced today or tomorrow and a new cabinet will be in place within 72 hours. He also dismissed speculative reports that Siddaramaiah was likely to be named the chief minister...
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After the Maharashtra government dropped charges against former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Anil Deshmukh said that the state government had used Singh to frame him.Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh was used by the government...
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Randeep Surjewala, Karnataka in-charge, Congress, breaks the silence on the Karnataka CM decision (no, decision yet). Deliberations are currently underway by party president Mallikarjun Kharge. Whenever Congress makes a decision we will inform you. In the next 48-72 hours, we will have a new...
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to a Hindi newspaper (Punjab Kesari) and others on a defamation suit filed by the former Indian cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir alleging that the newspaper intentionally published false and defamatory articles against him and used defamatory...
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With Congress poised to name the next Karnataka chief minister after the party's win in the state Assembly elections, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Wednesday arrived at party president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi after meeting party leader Rahul Gandhi.Earlier in the...
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Senior opposition leader and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday chaired a meeting at YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai on several issues including next year's Lok Sabha, Assembly elections and the Maharashtra government's governance.The meeting was also called up to discuss...
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Senior advocate and secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board Zafaryab Jilani died in a hospital in Lucknow on Wednesday. He was 74. Jilani's son Najam Zafaryab told PTI that his father died at a local hospital around 11.50 am following a long illness. He is survived by his...
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Supporters of senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah celebrate and burst firecrackers ahead of the decision on the Karnataka CM post. However, there is NO official announcement from the Congress party as yet.Meanwhile, after meeting Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakaumar arrives...
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A top Pakistani court in Islamabad on Wednesday extended until May 31 its order to prevent the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in any case filed against him after May 9. The Islamabad high court ruling came after the government's lawyer requested more time to provide information...
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Karnataka Congress working president Eshwar Khandare on Wednesday said that the suspense over the decision of the next Chief Minister of the State would likely end by this evening.Earlier in the day Khandare, who is in the national capital, called on the Congress national president Mallikarjun...
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Will Shivakumar's hard work pay off?
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar leaves from 10 Janpath after meeting with Rahul Gandhi. Karnataka CM decision anytime now.Karnataka's two chief ministerial aspirants Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar on Wednesday met Rahul Gandhi separately amid hectic parleys in the Congress to decide...
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Karnataka's two chief ministerial aspirants Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar on Wednesday met Rahul Gandhi here separately amid hectic parleys in the Congress to decide on the candidate for the top post in the southern state. The meetings came a day after Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar held...
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Just in: The Supreme Court grants SEBI time till August 14 to complete the probe into allegations of stock price manipulation by Gautam Adani-led group. The SC posts hearing on Adani-Hindenburg row to July 11. The SC orders sharing of Justice A M Sapre committee report with all parties...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to July 14 the hearing on CBI's plea that challenged a Karnataka High Court order granting an interim stay on the probe into a disproportionate assets case against Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar. A bench of...
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As the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) marked one year since listing its shares on the stock exchanges, the Congress on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over the firm's market capitalisation reportedly taking a fall of about 35 per cent. The country's largest insurer LIC had...
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Congress leader G Parameshwara on Wednesday said that there is no controversy in the selection of the Karnataka chief minister even as the party deliberates in the national capital after its emphatic win in the recently held assembly polls in the southern State.Let me clarify that there is no...
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Karnataka chief ministerial aspirant Siddaramaiah on Wednesday met Rahul Gandhi amid hectic parleys in the party to name its chief minister face in the southern state. The meeting comes a day after Siddaramaiah met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence and held discussion...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to Indian Youth Congress president B V Srinivas in a case lodged by an expelled woman leader of the party from Assam accusing him of causing mental agony. Srinivas had challenged a Gauhati High Court order rejecting...
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Minister in the outgoing BJP government K Sudhakar on Wednesday questioned former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah whether he can deny the fact that he had no role, implicitly or explicitly, in the move by Congress MLAs to quit the party when the coalition government was in office in...
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Congress leader Siddaramaiah is now on his way to meet party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, as a decision on Karnataka CM remains pending.Party sources said UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is likely to reach Delhi on Wednesday from Himachal Pradesh and is expected to meet...
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Days after he allegedly bypassed authorities and moved two inmates to the cell of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, the Tihar jail administration has transferred Rajesh Chaudhary, the superintendent of jail number 7.According to Tihar jail officials, the administration rejigged the postings...
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Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly's security cover to be upgraded to Z category by West Bengal Govt, say officials.
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The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the BJP for criticising it over the delay in deciding the chief minister of Karnataka, and cited examples when the BJP declared its chief ministers in Uttar Pradesh and Assam several days after winning the polls. Just to refresh memories of PM's...
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Manipur former CM Okram Ibobi Singh met Mallikarujun Kharge
Expressing concern over the situation in Manipur which was rocked by violence earlier this month, the Congress on Wednesday decided to send observers to ascertain the ground realities in the state. The decision was taken by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after a delegation of...
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The Congress is continuing its deliberations to choose the Karnataka Chief Minister with both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar persisting with their claims and another round of meetings slated to take place on Wednesday morning to reach a conclusion.Party sources said UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to create an atmosphere of fear when it was apprised by the Chhattisgarh Government that several state excise department officials have been complaining of being threatened and to implicate the Chief Minister Bhupesh...
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India's economy is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in the calendar year 2024, supported by resilient domestic demand, according to a UN report which said higher interest rates and weaker external demand will continue to weigh on investment and exports this year for the country. The World...
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at more than 100 locations in six states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh in terror-narcotics smugglers-gangsters nexus cases. The anti-terror agency in close coordination with...
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday said that next week's Quad leaders meeting in Sydney will not go ahead after United States President Joe Biden cancelled his visit to Australia, according to a media report. Albanese said the leaders of Australia, the United States,...
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Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Maharashtra from Wednesday, the party said in Mumbai. State BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said Nadda will attend a few events in Mumbai including a meeting with beneficiaries of the Union government's...
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Amish Tripathi, best-selling author of Shiva trilogy, on Tuesday announced his marriage on Twitter.A personal announcement: A moment comes in life when its beauty is in its simplicity. And more importantly, the wonderful woman you share the moment with. At a simple registration ceremony in London...
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Citizens in Mumbai will receive weather updates on their mobile phones through SMSes during monsoon, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said on Tuesday. An SMS alert will be sent to citizens during an emergency, the BMC said. BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Tuesday chaired a...
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