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West Bengal to vote in two phases on April 23 and April 29, results will be declared on May 4.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday to confer the Bharat Ratna on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram posthumously, asserting that this would honour the aspirations of millions of people who continue to view him as a symbol of empowerment and...
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Hours before the scheduled announcement of assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced an increase of Rs 500 in the monthly honorarium for purohits and muezzins.With the revision, the beneficiaries will now receive Rs 2,000 per month.I am pleased to announce an...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday announced cancellation of the Class 12 board exams in the Middle East region in view of the US-Israel-Iran conflict, officials said. All examinations of class 12 scheduled from March 16 to April 10 stands cancelled in case of...
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Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav tied the knot with his fiancee Vanshika Singh in a private yet star-studded ceremony held in the picturesque hill town of Mussoorie. The wedding celebrations were attended by several prominent figures from the cricketing fraternity, including Tilak Varma,...
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Betting big on Gen Z appeal, beverages major PepsiCo India has roped in Saiyaara star pair Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda as the new face of its campaigns as the summer season approaches.Signalling a strategic push to deepen its connection with Gen Z audiences and reinforcing its long-standing...
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AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has ruled out an alliance with actor-politician Vijay-led fledgling TVK for the upcoming Assembly polls and dismissed scope for alliance as mere media speculation.Palaniswami ruled out any rift with BJP leader K Annamalai and said it was the media...
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Former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has rejected allegations that he made casteist remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that his comments were directed at the prime minister's character and not his caste. The bureaucrat-turned-politician also said that he is called the...
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The complete schedule of the Indian Premier League will be released after the dates of the assembly elections to be held in four states and one Union Territory are announced, the Board of Control for Cricket in India Vice President Rajeev Shukla said on Sunday. The Election Commission...
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Air India Express on Sunday cancelled its planned flights connecting Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah following directions from the UAE airport authorities.However, the airline will operate one round trip on the Delhi-Dubai sector, to and from Dubai, subject to slot availability and...
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With the Election Commission set to announce the schedule for the upcoming assembly polls, the Congress on Sunday took a swipe, saying it would have been given the go-ahead by the G2, since G1 would have completed this round of inaugurations, ribbon-cuttings, flag-offs, and launches. The...
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Iran on Sunday vowed to pursue and kill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid rumours of his assassination. If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement.The threat comes...
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US President Donald Trump has reportedly demanded that Iran 'surrender,' stating that he has heard the nation's new supreme leader is 'not alive' while dismissing the possibility of an immediate ceasefire in the escalating Middle Eastern conflict.In a wide-ranging, 30-minute telephone interview...
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The curfew in Meghalaya's Garo Hills, imposed in the wake of recent violence that claimed two lives, was relaxed for 12 hours on Sunday for church services, officials said. West Garo Hills District Magistrate Vibhor Agarwal, in an order, said the curfew will remain in force for 24 hours from...
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Four more people were arrested in connection with the murder of a gangster at Puthiyakavu in Kollam, officials said on Sunday. With this, the total number of accused held in the case has risen to eight. Athul, a native of Ochira, was hacked to death in broad daylight on Saturday by a...
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Eleven people, including TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh Putta Mahesh Yadav and former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy, were detained following a raid at a farmhouse in Moinabad near here over alleged drug consumption, officials said on Sunday. Rohith Reddy tested positive for alleged narcotics...
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The Election Commission will announce dates for assembly polls on Sunday evening. Polls are due in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule. The terms of these legislative assemblies are...
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Qatar Airways has resumed limited flight operations to and from Doha as the situation in West Asia continues to remain tense. The limited flight operations to Delhi, Mumbai, Istanbul, Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Algiers, Melbourne, New York, Jeddah, Cairo, Madrid, Hong Kong, London, Casablanca,...
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TVK president Vijay will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its inquiry on Sunday in connection with the 2025 Karur stampede case. On September 27, last year, during the public outreach programme of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam leader Vijay in Karur, a crowd stampede...
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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress took off for a night mission as part of Operation Epic Fury, aimed at eliminating threats posed by the Iranian regime and preventing the Persian Gulf country from rebuilding its capabilities in the future.CENTCOM...
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The army on Sunday said that it has foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a Pakistani terrorist. Based on a specific intelligence input provided by #JKP regarding an infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched on intervening...
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Four women Iranian soccer players who were granted asylum in Australia withdrew their applications and went to the Iranian embassy in Malaysia, reported the Iranian Republic of Iranian Broadcasting (IRIB).In a post on X, IRIB wrote, Four members of the Iranian national football team, who were in...
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Four women Iranian soccer players who were granted asylum in Australia withdrew their applications and went to the Iranian embassy in Malaysia, reported the Iranian Republic of Iranian Broadcasting (IRIB).In a post on X, IRIB wrote, Four members of the Iranian national football team, who were in...
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Airlines, including IndiGo and Air India, on Sunday issued advisories regarding disruptions to flights to the United Arab Emirates, particularly Dubai, as the evolving West Asia crisis has led to operational restrictions and schedule changes in the Middle East.In a post on X, IndiGo informed...
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Several Indian Navy warships have been deployed near the Persian Gulf and remain on standby to assist merchant vessels coming towards India, sources confirmed on Sunday.According to sources, the Indian Navy warships are on standby to provide assistance or help required by merchant vessels.Earlier...
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Consumers blocked a road outside a gas agency in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district after failing to get LPG cylinders despite waiting in queues for hours, officials said. Hundreds of LPG customers had been standing in a queue since around 7 am on Saturday, but when the agency located on Sagar...
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Four persons were arrested on Saturday evening in connection with a clash between Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party activists that took place at Girish Park area in north Kolkata, half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Brigade Parade ground. BJP activists, on...
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Iranian students gathered outside the United Nations Commission office to commemorate the students who died in the US-Israeli attack on an elementary school in Minab, reported the state broadcasting TV.A girls' primary school in Minab, southern Iran, was hit during airstrikes linked to the...
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Over 20 students of a private engineering college were injured after the bus they were travelling in was hit by a goods train in Karur on Saturday, the police said. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Senthil Balaji visited the injured students who are undergoing treatment at the district...
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) said that Iran is ready to negotiate a deal to end the ongoing war, but he is not prepared to agree to a ceasfire yet since the terms offered are insufficient, according to NBC News.In an interview with NBC News, Trump said he is unwilling to...
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