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A luxury apartment in London used by Nirav Modi and held in a trust can be sold for a value not less than GBP 5.25 million after a high court ruling in London on Wednesday.Master James Brightwell, the judge presiding over a hearing attended remotely by the 52-year-old fugitive diamond merchant...
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Asserting that she has a 'glorious right-wing personality', Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday accused the Congress of supporting nepotism and specifically targeted its leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.The actor, fielded by the BJP for the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh in the upcoming Lok...
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Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ambitious OTT series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar will premiere on streaming service Netflix on May 1. The release date of the much-anticipated show was announced at a drone light show event held at the Mahalaxmi Race Course in South Mumbai. A...
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Top Congress leaders met in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss the party's Lok Sabha poll candidates in Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Goa and Jharkhand, but did not finalise the names for the key constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia...
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Union minister A Narayanaswamy
The BJP on Wednesday announced senior party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol as its candidate from Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat, replacing incumbent MP and Union minister A Narayanaswamy. According to party sources, Narayanaswamy, who is Union minister of state for...
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Amit Palekar, the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Goa unit chief, and some other party leaders from the coastal state for questioning in a money-laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy on March 28, official sources said on Wednesday.The AAP...
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A case was registered in Hyderabad against a group of unidentified persons after they allegedly abused and beat up a man for 'moving with a woman belonging to another community', police said on Wednesday.In the video of the purported incident that was circulated on social media, the persons...
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As AAP's lone Lok Sabha MP from Punjab and an MLA joined the BJP on Wednesday, three AAP legislators from the state claimed that they received calls offering them money to join the BJP. The Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the BJP had again started Operation Lotus in Punjab and was trying to...
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The BJP on Wednesday fielded independent Lok Sabha member Navneet Rana as its candidate from the Amravati parliamentary seat in Maharashtra. Rana had defeated Shiv Sena candidate and former Union minister Anandrao Adsul from Amravati in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Former Karnataka...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to the excise policy 'scam'. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice on the AAP leader's petition...
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The Maldives government Tuesday announced that 1,500 tonnes of drinking water donated by China from the glaciers in Tibet has reached the archipelago nation amidst an acute water shortage.The decision to provide Maldives with drinking water was reached during the official visit of China's Tibet...
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Confusion prevailed in Rampur and Morababad Lok Sabha constituencies over the authorised Samajwadi Party candidates as two of them, each from both the seats, filed their nominations on Wednesday claiming themselves to be the original party candidate.In Rampur, Asim Raja, who had contested the...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she declined the offer of the BJP to contest elections pleading that she did not have the kind of funds required for fighting the Lok Sabha polls. The minister said that the BJP president (J P Nadda) gave her the option to contest either...
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The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party unit has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission urging them to take action against those circulating a fake WhatsApp message on social media to bring 'disrepute' to the party.In its complaint submitted to the State Chief Electoral Officer on March 24,...
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The court-mandated Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey continued for the sixth day at the contentious Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Wednesday.Ashish Goyal and Gopal Sharma representing the Hindu community and a leader of the Muslim community,...
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A sessions court in Palanpur town of Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Wednesday convicted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a drug seizure case dating back to 1996. The court is expected to pronounce the quantum of punishment on Thursday afternoon. The sessions court held Bhatt guilty...
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In a bizarre accident at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday, an IndiGo aircraft grazed the wings of an Air India Express plane, leading to both aircraft sustaining damage on their wings, officials said.Launching a probe, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) de-rostered the IndiGo pilots...
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The 30-share BSE Sensex on Wednesday climbed 526.01 points or 0.73 per cent to settle at 72,996.31 with 18 of its stocks advancing and 12 closing lower. During the day, it jumped 668.43 points or 0.92 per cent to 73,138.73. The broader Nifty of NSE rebounded by 118.95 points or 0.54 per...
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DMK MP Kanimozhi, who has been re-nominated by the party for April 19 Lok Sabha polls from Thoothukudi in south Tamil Nadu, has declared total assets of over Rs 57 crore. According to the election affidavit submitted by the DMK deputy general secretary, Kanimozhi's total liabilities stand at...
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The Election Commission on Wednesday issued show-cause notices to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their offensive remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kangana Ranaut respectively.Ranaut has been fielded by the BJP from...
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Here's the rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees effective March 27, 2024.
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Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev was discharged from a private hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday, days after he underwent an emergency brain surgery after suffering life-threatening bleeding in the skull, a source at the medical facility said. According to the Indraprastha Apollo...
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Five Congress legislators on Wednesday threatened to resign over the issue of Lok Sabha ticket to senior party leader and Minister K H Muniyappa's son-in-law Chikka Peddanna to contest from Kolar in the coming Lok Sabha elections, bringing into open the divisions in the outfit. ...
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a money laundering case against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan, her IT company and some others to probe a case of alleged illegal payments made by a private mineral firm to her and the company, official sources said on...
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The blood sugar level of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is diabetic, is fluctuating and his health has deteriorated in Enforcement Directorate custody, AAP sources claimed on Wednesday. Arvind Kejriwal's blood sugar level dropped to 46 Mg at one point of time and according to...
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The Maharashtra Congress on Wednesday objected to the Shiv Sena-UBT announcing its candidates for the Bhiwandi, Mumbai South Central and Sangli Lok Sabha seats, saying MVA partners must stick to coalition dharma.Congress Legislature Party leader Balasaheb Thorat urged Sena-UBT to reconsider its...
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Two days after the 36-year-old daughter of a mayor in Nepal was reported missing from Goa, she was traced to a hotel in the coastal state on Wednesday, police said. The woman, Aarti Hamal, was found at the hotel located at Chopdem village in North Goa, around 20 km away from...
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The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani for questioning in a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) contravention case on March 28, official sources said Wednesday. The 49-year-old Trinamool Congress...
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Four women were arrested for allegedly beating up, stripping and parading a 30-year-old woman over a dispute at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district , police said on Wednesday. A video of the purported incident that occurred during the Holi celebrations also surfaced on social...
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We need to respect the dignity of our Children, says Sheela Barse, veteran activist and journalist often credited with introducing the concept of child rights in India. Barse, who played a major role in enactment of a uniform Juvenile Justice law in the 1980s, and led several public interest...
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India on Wednesday summoned a senior US diplomat and lodged a strong protest against a US state department official's remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Ministry of external affairs officials summoned the acting deputy chief of mission Gloria Berbena to their...
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Arvind Kejriwal with V K Saxena
The government will not be run from jail, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena said on Wednesday against the backdrop of statements by AAP leaders that Arvind Kejriwal will continue as chief minister even if he is behind bars. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Kejriwal was arrested by...
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Dilip Ghosh
Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday apologised for his remarks on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that triggered a massive controversy. The apology came hours after the BJP sought an explanation from Ghosh, who was heard mocking the family background of Banerjee in a...
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Proceedings of the Delhi assembly were adjourned for 15 minutes shortly after the House convened on Tuesday as AAP MLAs protested against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in a money laundering case. Before the commencement of the session, the AAP MLAs staged a protest outside the...
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore which collapsed after being struck by a container ship in the early hours on Tuesday was named after an American attorney who wrote the lyrics of a song that eventually became the US national anthem -- The Star Spangled Banner. The visuals of the...
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Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal today said that the AAP chief will present a detailed reply on so-called Delhi liquor scam in the court on March 28.Two days ago, Arvind Kejriwal sent a letter to water minister Atishi regarding the water and sewer problems in...
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Many across the country have protested unauthorised debits from their bank accounts for the government's insurance schemes, reports Hemant Gairola in article-14.com. Apart from life insurance, banks have also been enrolling customers without consent in the accident insurance scheme,...
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Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar has announced that there will be no alliance with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance for the April-May general elections. Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar, has announced candidates for some Lok Sabha seats in...
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Microsoft has internally merged the Windows and Surface teams once again, appointing IIT Madras alumnus Pavan Davuluri to lead development on both fronts. According to Windows Central, a news site that tracks developments at Microsoft, the decision comes after a brief separation, during...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday urged the Delhi high court to grant it time to file reply to a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the...
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Ramakrishna Mission president Swami Smaranananda died on Tuesday night due to age-related ailments, doctors treating him said.Swami Smaranananda, 94, was the 16th president of Ramakrishna Mission, which was founded by Swami Vivekananda.Srimat Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj, most revered President...
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In an unprecedented move, six judges of the Islamabad high court sought intervention by the Supreme Judicial Council against the alleged interference in the working of the judiciary by Pakistan's powerful intelligence agencies. A letter signed by six Islamabad high court (IHC) judges...
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Satyam Surana, the Indian student who came to the limelight for bravely retrieving the Tricolour amidst an attack on the Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom by extremists last year, is now speaking out against alleged hate and smear campaigns targeted at him during this year's student...
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The Shiv Sena-UBT on Wednesday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, nominating former Union ministers Anant Geete and Arvind Sawant from Raigad and South Mumbai constituencies respectively. The party also fielded Rajan Vichare from Thane, Amol...
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A 32-year-old restaurant owner was shot dead by unidentified assailants in northeast Delhi's New Usmanpur area, police said on Wednesday. Sanjay Singh, who had been booked in a murder case, was attacked near his house when he was on his way back from the restaurant on the intervening night...
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Stand-up comedian and Bigg Boss 17 winner Munawar Faruqui was among 14 persons detained by the Mumbai police after they were found smoking hookahs during a raid in south Mumbai, an official said on Wednesday.The Social Service branch of the city police conducted the raid at a hookah parlour...
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The Maryland state police on Wednesday said that the six people who were missing after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland, are feared dead.The Singapore-flagged vessel collided with one of the pillars of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland, leading to its...
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Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi will clear its stand on whether to join the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi or not on Wednesday. The working committee of VBA will hold a meeting on Tuesday night, and our chief Prakash Ambedkar will announce a decision on Wednesday at his home...
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Oreva Group CMD Jaysukh Patel (left)
A court on Tuesday granted bail to Oreva Group CMD Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the 2022 Morbi suspension bridge collapse case, and barred his entry into the district till the completion of the trial as it imposed seven conditions for his release. Patel, the main accused in the case,...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party received a shot in the arm in Punjab on Tuesday as three-term Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu from the state joined the party, asserting that people have made up their mind to elect Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power again. Bittu is the grandson of former Punjab...
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An explosion occurred in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district late on Tuesday night but there was no report of any injury, officials said. The blast was reported in a lane adjacent to a religious place in the vicinity of the district hospital in Poonch town around 11.15 pm, causing panic...
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Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation has deferred the implementation of the revised flight duty norms for pilots that were to be effective from June 1, according to two civil aviation ministry officials. One of the officials on Tuesday said the revised norms have been...
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