The Congress took out marches and observed bandh at several places on Saturday to protest against rising fuel prices.
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Addressing over 50,000 Indian-Americans at the NRG stadium, Modi said it was honour and privilege for him to welcome Trump in this magnificent stadium and magnificent gathering.
'There is a need for the Congress to introspect.' 'Introspection means to find out where we have gone wrong in the last eight-ten years, how we have gone wrong, where we have failed to succeed.'
When almost the entire political class was engrossed in the Bihar polls, the Congress shahzada was holidaying in a hill station. As the Bihar contest and other by-elections have shown, a large number of states have become Congress-mukt, fulfilling the Hindutva brigade's dream, notes Amulya Ganguli.
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Ahead of the party's brainstorming session next week, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani has met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat amidst clear indications that the Shimla meet may skip the issue of who and what exactly were the reasons behind the party's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.
Heavy rain alert continued in Himachal Pradesh as the monsoon intensified in the various districts of the state.
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A little ahead of Shimla, the town of Fagu is an idyllic escape from the crowd
The train will start running from the Indian side on Sunday, while on the Pakistan side it will leave Lahore on Monday on its return journey.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday postponed its brainstorming session, scheduled for August 17-19 in Shimla, by two days, in view of a meeting of chief ministers and by-elections in some states. "It had to be postponed by two days as the prime minister has called a meeting of chief ministers to discuss internal security on August 17 and there are assembly by-elections on August 18," BJP president Rajnath Singh said.
The 102-year-old was given a warm welcome by election staff at the Kalpa booth in Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls in the last and seventh phase of the general elections.
Tabletop runways are constructed on hilly or elevated terrains. Also, there could be low lying areas adjacent to such runways and there could be gorges at the end of such runways. Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman Arvind Singh told PTI that tabletop runways are there at four airports operated by it.
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A team of Jammu and Kashmir police have arrested a youth from Shimla belt in Himachal Pradesh for allegedly raping girls on the pretext of providing them with jobs.
A team of six trekkers from New Delhi and Shimla is missing in Kinnaur district, officials said. A rescue operation will be launched.
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Although assembly election are 16 months away, it makes sense to let his party know he's very much in the running for the job he's currently holding.
It is likely that the party's allies in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, two of the five states going to the polls in April-May, might insist on allocating fewer seats than they did in 2016, reports Archis Mohan.
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Snow and rain lashed Himachal Pradesh on Friday, resulting in a sharp fall in temperature.
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Added bulk of rise in labour-intensive sectors for September quarter; export segments fuel increase across the board
Bajaj sold his 18-month-old start-up WhiteHat Jr to Byju Raveendran for $300 million in an all-cash deal - over the video conferencing platform Zoom. The deal is the biggest in the Indian edtech sector by far.
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Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 52-year-old Thakur, a five-time MLA from Seraj, and other ministers which included six new faces.
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The partial solar eclipse was visible from certain parts of India.
'Wherever the Delta variant is spreading, and the population is not vaccinated, there is death and devastation.'
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