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Congress veteran Kamal Nath/File image
A day after dismissing the buzz about his BJP switch, Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Wednesday told the party workers that he would not impose himself on them and would leave if they want him to. Addressing a meeting of the party workers at Harrai on his home turf Chhindwara, the 77-year-old...
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The court of additional district judge here has dismissed a revision plea challenging a lower court order rejecting the objection against a civil suit seeking right of worship at Laxman Teela where Teele Wali Masjid is situated. According to the civil suit filed by the Hindu side, a temple of...
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The Calcutta high court on Wednesday allowed senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Haldarpara in restive Sandeshkhali area on Thursday. The court also stayed imposition of Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 of CrPC at Haldarpara. Justice Kausik Chanda directed that the conditions for...
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The 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Abu Dhabi/Courtesy WTO online
India on Wednesday blocked an attempt by a group of WTO countries led by China to push an investment facilitation pact in the agenda of the ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, a move which may ensure that the proposal is unlikely to be part of the final outcome document, an official said. The...
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Rubbishing the BJP's attempts to draw parallels between anti-land acquisition agitations in Nandigram and Singur in the past and those currently taking place in Sandeshkhali, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee insisted that the two cannot be compared. Banerjee was, however, careful not to name...
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At least two persons were run over and killed by a train in Jharkhand's Jamtara district on Wednesday evening, the police said. Jamtara Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Mujibur Rahman told PTI that the accident took place near Kaljharia around 140 km from Jharkhand's capital Ranchi. Bodies...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis/File image
A First Information Report was registered here on Wednesday against an unidentified person for allegedly threatening to kill Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a YouTube interview, the police said. The video was allegedly published by YouTube channel Gavran Vishleshak and...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar in the first week of March, his second visit to the Union Territory in over two weeks, officials said. During the visit to Srinagar ahead of the parliamentary elections, the prime minister is likely to...
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IAS officer S Chockalingam/Screen grab
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer S Chockalingam as the new chief electoral officer of Maharashtra. The ECI announced the appointment in a post on social media platform X. The 1996-batch IAS officer will replace incumbent...
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A 42-year-old man was killed and four others, including two Fire Brigade personnel and a boy, were injured after a major fire broke out in a slum at Bhayandar in Thane district neighbouring Mumbai on Wednesday morning, destroying several huts and shops, officials said. The incident occurred at...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Arabail Shivaram Hebbar on Wednesday cited health issues as the grounds for abstaining from voting in the Rajya Sabha elections. He said there was no link between his abstention and his disgruntlement with the district unit of the party. The Yellapur MLA did not turn...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi/File image
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to stay at the Kaziranga National Park and undertake a jungle safari during his two-day visit to Assam from March 8, an official said on Wednesday. Modi is scheduled to arrive at Kaziranga in the evening of March 8 and stay the night, before taking a...
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As the Sukhu government in Himachal Pradesh faces threat, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday expressed hope that the party will resolve the political crisis in the hill state very soon. Pilot also targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre and said it failed in...
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Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its affiliates will hold 63.16 per cent in the combined entity while Disney will hold the remaining 36.84 per cent,...
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A 39-year-old man, who had been diagnosed with cancer, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train that was approaching a station on Delhi Metro's Yellow Line on Wednesday, according to officials. Services were delayed for about 35 minutes on the corridor after the incident that...
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Karnataka science and technology minister NS Boseraju/Courtesy X
Karnataka science and technology minister NS Boseraju on Wednesday said the department was exploring plans for the potential establishment of Nehru Stream labs in schools with an intent to impart new skills to students and foster research-based, hands-on learning experiences. Speaking at the...
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Bharti Enterprises chief Sunil Bharti Mittal
Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal on Wednesday became the first Indian citizen to be conferred an honorary Knighthood by Britain's King Charles III for services to UK and India business relations'. In a list of honorary British awards unveiled by the UK Cabinet Office,...
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The six national parties have declared a total income of nearly Rs 3077 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, with the BJP getting the maximum share totalling around Rs 2,361 crore, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Wednesday. The ruling BJP's income forms 76.73 per cent of the...
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The six Congress MLAs, who were issued show-cause notice for defying the whip for Rajya Sabha polls on Tuesday, appeared before the Speaker along with their lawyer and argued that they had not been provided all the relevant documents. Senior advocate Satya Pal Jain, who represented the six...
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Panic gripped Damodar Nagar locality in Kanpur on Wednesday after several skulls and bones were recovered from a vacant plot. The remains recovered from the plot appeared to be that of humans, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ravindra Kumar said that forensic experts and...
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Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi convicts AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal in a case of suicide by a doctor. He says, ...Had I joined the BJP today, perhaps I too would have been acquitted. There was nothing in this case. We trust the court, and I will challenge the conviction in the High Court. This is an...
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Salman Khan with a painting from the Buddha collection. File pic
Superstar Salman Khan on Wednesday said he has joined hands with fine art company Artfi to make his paintings accessible to fans. According to a press release, for the first time Salman's paintings, including the renowned diptych titled Unity 1 and Unity 2, will be available to everyone through...
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Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on the crisis in his state. One of the MLAs (who voted for BJP candidate in RS polls) has said to forgive him as he has betrayed the party... People of the state will give them an answer... On Vikramaditya Singh's resignation, the CM says, I have...
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Priyanka Gandhi with the Himachal CM
Amid a political crisis in the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday alleged that the BJP wants to crush people's mandate by misusing money power and central agencies. In a democracy, the general public has the right to choose a...
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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Wednesday said he has not resigned as the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh even as his government risks losing majority after some Congress MLAs cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls. I am a fighter. I hail from a humble family. We will win this battle and also prove a...
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Himachal CM with Congress RS candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said people became disillusioned with the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government within 14 months as it failed to fulfil the tall promises it made during the election. Speaking to reporters, Thakur said Congress MLAs voted against their own candidate...
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The Congress on Wednesday said the BJP cannot take away the mandate of the people of Himachal Pradesh through its 'Operation Lotus' and it will not hesitate to take tough steps in the party's interest. Addressing reporters in Delhi on Wednesday after crisis gripped the party's government in...
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The Calcutta high court on Wednesday directed that Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused in sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing at Sandeshkhali, can be arrested by the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) or the West Bengal Police.On a prayer by the state's...
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Job on the line: Himachal CM Sukhu
As the political crisis unfolds for the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress observer for Himachal Pradesh, DK Shivakumar, is leaving for Himachal Pradesh after the party's direction asking him to step in for crisis management.Shivakumar also...
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Rana Goswami
Congress leader Rana Goswami resigned from the party on Wednesday, and headed to New Delhi where he is likely to join BJP. Goswami, who resigned as the working president of the state Congress recently, is the former MLA of Jorhat.Ongole Lok Sabha member Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy resigned from...
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The Rouse Avenue Court convicted AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal in a case of suicide by a doctor. He has been convicted under section 306 and 120B IPC.
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Himachal CM with Congress RS candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi
BJP's winning Rajya Sabha candidate Harsh Mahajan from Himachal Pradesh says, Everyone is slipping away (from Congress) gradually. This Government won't continue. Congress governments will meet this fate.On resignation of Congress' Vikramaditya Singh as a Himachal Pradesh minister, BJP's winning...
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BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan won the RS seat
Update: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Wednesday suspended 15 BJP MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, and adjourned the House. They were suspended for misbehaviour and shouting slogans in the House. We are apprehensive that Speaker Kuldeep Singh...
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The first meeting of the BJP's central election committee for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held on Thursday, according to the sources. The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of BJP President JP Nadda. As per the BJP's top sources, the BJP's top brass, including...
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Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh tears up at the press conference. ...Someone who was the CM of the state for six times, due to whom this government was formed in the state -- they could not find a small space for his statue at Mall Road. This is the respect this government has shown to my late...
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HImachal CM Sukhu votes yesterday
Himachal Pradesh speaker suspends 15 BJP MLAs, including leader of opposition Jai Ram Thakur, adjourns House. On cross-voting in Himachal Pradesh Rajya Sabha election, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, Ever since the BJP came to power, the misuse of money and machinery...agencies are questioning...
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Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh
Himachal Pradesh minister and Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh holds a press conference following the Himachal Pradesh Rajya Sabha election result. The chain of events that took place in the last three days is a matter of concern in a democracy, in Himachal Pradesh. This is concerning because the...
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Himachal Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Pathania met Governor Shukla at Raj Bhavan in Shimla today
Six Congress MLAs, who voted for the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday left Haryana for an undisclosed location in a chopper. The legislators, including Rajinder Rana and Ravi Thakur, spent last night in a hotel in Panchkula and left for Tau Devi Lal...
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One person has died in a fire that broke out in the slums of Azad Nagar area in Mira Road.Prakash Gaikwad, DCP says, Around 4:30 am a fire broke out in the Azad Nagar area. Fire started from the waste that was dumped nearby. Fire has been brought under control and in 1-2 hours, it will be...
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The Vande Bharat Express from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod faced a technical issue on Wednesday morning when smoke emanated from one of its lavatories and spread to a nearby passenger cabin. The smoke was a result of the activation of the inbuilt fire extinguisher in the lavatory, a Railway...
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The Narcotics Control Bureau, the Navy and the Gujarat Police have seized a gigantic consignment of 3,132 kg of drugs in a joint operation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Shah said the historic success is a testament to the Modi government's unwavering commitment to making...
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In a successful coordinated operation at sea, Indian Navy, in coordination with Narcotics Control Bureau, apprehended a suspicious boat carrying almost 3,300 kg of contraband off the coast of Gujarat. The seizure makes it the largest in terms of quantity, in recent times, said the Indian Navy in...
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Santhan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who was later freed by the Supreme Court, died here on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest, a government official said.Santhan alias T Suthendiraraja (55) is a Sri Lankan national and was one of the seven persons set free by the Supreme...
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Members of the BJP Legislative Party led by Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday met Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, a day after the party won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in the state. The meeting comes amid a buzz over the BJP bringing a motion of no-confidence in the assembly against the...
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Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Hours after six Congress MLAs voted in favour of the Bharatiya Janata party candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, the party's top leadership swung into action to pacify the disgruntled legislators lawmakers. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed senior leaders...
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The Maharashtra government on Tuesday extended the tenure of director general of police Rashmi Shukla by two years from the date of her appointment. An order about the extension of the tenure was issued by the home department. With this extension, Shukla, the first woman to occupy the top post...
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The Common University Entrance Test-UG will be conducted in hybrid mode from May 15-31 in two or three shifts per day and the results will be announced on June 30, the National Testing Agency announced on Tuesday. The crucial exam for admission to undergraduate programmes will be conducted in 13...
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Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates arrived in the Odisha capital on Tuesday night, and is scheduled to attend several programmes on Wednesday, including one with focus on use of artificial intelligence for farmers. Besides meeting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Gates will attend...
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A 42-year-old assistant police inspector, who was battling depression, committed suicide in suburban Kalina on Tuesday evening, an official said. According to the Vakola police station official, the API, identified as Prahlad Bansode, hanged himself on the terrace of a building housing police...
