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New Delhi: Tributes poured in on Saturday on the death anniversary of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated on this day by the LTTE 31 years ago. My father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India. He was a compassionate & kind man, and a wonderful father to me and Priyanka, […]
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New Delhi: Amid Monkeypox cases being reported from some countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has directed the National Centre for Disease Control and the ICMR to keep a close watch on the situation, official sources said Friday. The Union health ministry has also directed airport and port health officers to be vigilant, they said. […]
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Hyderabad: India needs revolutionary policies and governance reforms to compete with the world and move forward. The young population of the country is the biggest asset and advantage which no other country has, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said in London on Friday. Addressing the Indian diaspora and India and UK-based industrialists at […]
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Chandigarh: Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday surrendered before a court in his hometown Patiala in Punjab in a 1988 road rage case in which the Supreme Court enhanced his punishment to a year’s rigorous imprisonment over the death of a 65-year-old man. Earlier in the day, Sidhu requested the apex court […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered sharing of the sealed cover report of a three-member inquiry commission on the encounter killings of four accused in a case of gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, and transferred the matter to the Telangana High Court for further action. A bench comprising Chief Justice […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed technical committee has informed the court that it would submit the Pegasus probe report by May end. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana noted the supervising judge would have to examine the technical committee report. And, the former top court judge will need some time to examine recommendations of […]
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Mumbai: In a big loss of face, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Friday morning announced that he has temporarily postponed his proposed visit to Ayodhya on June 5. Raj himself made the announcement via social media but didn’t spell out any reasons for the move. MNS Spokesperson Sandip Deshpande and party leader Bala […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who had gone missing after landing at Cochin airport from Saudi Arabia on May 15, died mysteriously at a hospital, police said on Friday. Abdul Jaleel,42, from Agali village in Palakkad district worked as a driver in Saudi Arabia. Jaleel had asked his wife and family not to receive him at the […]
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Amaravati: Driver of a legislator of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party died under suspicious circumstances but the family alleged that he was murdered and demanded the leader’s arrest. Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Anantha Uday Bhaskar allegedly came to the driver Subrahmanyam’s house in Kakinada town with his body in the car in the […]
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New Delhi: Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday requested the Supreme Court to grant him a few more weeks to surrender, citing health grounds. On Thursday, the top court sentenced Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment in a 1988 road rage case, saying victims of crime are humiliated when the offender is let off […]
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Chandigarh: Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will surrender before a court in his hometown Patiala in Punjab on Friday in a 1988 road rage case in which the Supreme Court convicted him and sentenced him to a one-year rigorous imprisonment. A few party leaders reached his residence before his surrender to extend moral support […]
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Bengaluru: Tension gripped Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) here on Friday following a bomb threat call, which later turned out to be a hoax. Airport authorities, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and Dog squad as well as Bomb disposal squads swung into action creating panic among the passengers. According to police, the call was received […]
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Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 7 paise to 77.49 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday as crude oil prices retreated from the elevated levels. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.51 against the American dollar, then gained further ground to quote at 77.49, registering a rise of 7 paise from […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in green on Friday with Sensex up by 1028.31 points and Nifty by 324.50 points. At 9:42 AM, the BSE Sensex was up by 1028.31 points or 1.95 per cent at 53,820.54. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also […]
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New Delhi: India logged 2,259 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,31,822, while the active cases declined to 15,044, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,323 with 20 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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Chennai: Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday made the first 5G call on a trial network set up at IIT Madras using indigenously-developed technology. भारत में विकसित 4G और 5G नेटवर्क, प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के आत्मनिर्भर भारत के संकल्प को सिद्ध करने का प्रयास है। https://t.co/F3OO9vz6vr — […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday congratulated Nikhat Zareen for winning gold at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Taking to Twitter, the President said, “Heartiest congratulations to Nikhat Zareen for the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championship. The nation is proud of her. I […]
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Jammu: At least six workers are feared trapped in an under-construction tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway that collapsed on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police sources said. Several workers are feared to be trapped, inside an under construction tunnel that has collapsed in Ramban District, near Khoni Nalla on Srinagar Jammu National […]
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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday was conducting raids at 16 different locations in Bihar and Delhi linked to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and his daughter, Misa Bharti, in connection with a land for job scam. The scam involved taking land from unemployed youths on the pretext of providing […]
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Hyderabad: The hush-hush sale of Pawan Hans by the BJP-led government has run into rough weather with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) passing an order last month against Almas Global for failing to make payments to creditors of a Kolkata-based company under an approved resolution plan. Cayman Island-based Almas Global Opportunity Fund SPC (AGOF) […]
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Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that he is impressed with Telangana’s industrial model and was considering implementing it in Goa. “Reforms are still required in the industrial sector in Goa. Ease of Doing Business in the State should be smooth without hurdles,” he said commenting on the Telangana model. “The formation […]
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Srinagar: The Meteorological Department on Thursday issued an advisory asking farmers to suspend agricultural operations and tourists to avoid shikara (boat) rides on Dal lake and cable car rides in Gulmarg for 2 days because of likely gusty winds and hailstorm on May 19 and 20. The advisory issued by the MeT department said that […]
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New Delhi: The NIA court here on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case in which he has previously pleaded guilty. Now, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) authorities will have to assess his financial situation and arguments on the quantum of the sentence, which will be heard on May 25. Notably, […]
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New Delhi: A thinner manufacturing factory in the national capital was gutted on Thursday. A fire department official informed that they received a call at 11.45 a.m. about a fire breaking out on the top floor of a multi-storeyed building located in Sector 2 of Bawana Industrial Area of north Delhi. As many as 27 […]
