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Patna: The President of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and former Chief Minister of Bihar, Jitan Ram Manjhi, has again made a controversial statement on Lord Ram. Speaking at an event organised by HAM MLA Praful Kumar Manjhi at Sikandra in Jamui district to mark Ambedkar Jayanti on Thursday, Manjhi said: “I don’t believe Ram was […]
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Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday assured the victims of Khargone violence of rebuilding their houses. “Shouldn’t bulldozers be used against those who trouble the poor? The houses of the poor were burnt in Khargone. They should not worry as ‘Mama’ will build their houses. We will recover from those who […]
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New Delhi: Indian citizens, without transit or regular Schengen visas, are unable to fly to the UK through European Union airlines like Lufthansa, KLM and Air France as they are stopped at the origin airports in India itself. As the UK is no longer part of the European Union, it has, post Brexit, made mandatory […]
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New Delhi: Bike taxi aggregator platform Rapido on Friday said it has raised $180 million led by online food delivery service Swiggy. Rapido said the funds would be used to bolster technology, strengthen its teams and reach a larger audience in metros, tier 1, 2 and 3 cities to ensure last-mile connectivity. The Series D […]
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Chennai: MMK President M.H. Jawahirullah has urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin to ban actor Joseph Vijay’s “The Beast” as it demeans the Muslim community as a whole. Citing the ban on the movie in Kuwait and Qatar, Jawahirullah said the Muslim community braving the natural calamity and the Covid-19 pandemic had rendered yeoman service […]
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Haridwar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has claimed that India will become ‘Akhand Bharat’ in 10-15 years. As per the predictions of saints and astrologers, India will become ‘Akhand Bharat’ in 20-25 years but if we all collectively work towards it, the target will be achieved in 10-15 years, he claimed. “India will talk […]
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New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has registered an First Information Report (FIR) in connection with hacking of the University Grants Commission’s official Twitter handle. The UGC’s Twitter handle was hacked on April 10 at approximately 1.30 a.m. in the night. UGC is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher […]
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New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced that Egypt has approved India as a wheat supplier. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister said, “Indian farmers are feeding the world. Egypt approves India as a wheat supplier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government steps in as the world look for reliable alternate sources for a […]
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New Delhi: Panic gripped passengers of a Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Dibrugarh after the cabin crew noticed smoke emanating from the mobile phone of a passenger, which was quickly put out with a fire extinguisher, the airline said on Thursday. A senior Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official confirmed that on Thursday Indigo A320 […]
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Gadchiroli: A group of Naxals allegedly shot dead two villagers on suspicion that they were working as police informers in separate attacks in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, informed Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli Ankit Goyal. According to police one of the victims is a surrendered cadre. “The victims may have been shot dead in the early hours […]
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Surat: Gujarat Congress Working President Hardik Patel on Thursday denied the rumours of leaving the party. “There is a rumour that I am leaving Congress, I do not know who is spreading so,” Patel said while attending an event in Surat on Thursday. He further added, “I have given my 100 per cent to Congress […]
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Thane: A woman was injured when her father-in-law allegedly opened fire at her from his revolver at their residence in Thane city apparently for not serving breakfast to him, police said on Friday. The 42-year-old woman, a resident of the Rabodi locality, suffered bullet injuries in her abdomen and is undergoing treatment at a hospital […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of new years being celebrated in their regions. He tweeted his wishes on Vishu and Poila Boishakh, being celebrated especially in Kerala and West Bengal, respectively. Many regions in India celebrated their traditional new year recently, including on Thursday, which is in […]
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Sangli: Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra officials have claimed that one of the four detained poachers had “raped” a monitor lizard in the forest while filming the act too on the mobile phones. Four poachers were arrested for carrying weapons in the Gabha area of Gothane village in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, informed […]
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Mumbai: Bollywood A-listers Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor got married on Thursday, not in a big fat Indian wedding spangled with tinsel as many would have imagined but at their Bandra apartment with just family and close friends in attendance. Though there was no word from the family till the evening, some of those who […]
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Shivamogga: Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa, who is facing charges of abetment to suicide in connection with the death of a civil contractor in Udupi, on Thursday announced that he will step down from his position. Addressing a press meet here, Eshwarappa said, “I have served as the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister in […]
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Jeddah: To quell the mounting criticism, Qatar, the host of FIFA World Cup 2022 initiated sweeping labour reforms. In this context it held an important meeting recently with labour attaches of India and other labour sending countries where it has highlighted the reforms and its implementation process. The meeting which was held by Qatar’s ministry […]
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Mumbai: A 49-year-old woman was critically injured after falling off a moving local train while attempting to stop a man who snatched her mobile phone here, an official said on Thursday. The incident took place at Mahim railway station earlier this week and the woman, who is a resident of Badlapur in Thane district, is […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a mishap at a chemical unit in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. He also prayed for quick recovery of the injured. “Pained by the loss of lives due to a mishap at a chemical unit in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. […]
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New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced that the SouthWest Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal; quantitatively it is likely to be 99 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA). The LPA of the seasonal rainfall over the country for the period 1971-2020 is […]
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Allahabad: A plea by two women to recognise their “marriage” on the argument that such union was not “opposed” by the Hindu Marriage Act has been rejected by the Allahabad High Court. Opposing their plea, the Uttar Pradesh government’s counsel opined that same-sex marriage was against Indian culture and Indic religions, and was invalid under […]
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New Delhi: Before inaugurating the “Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya”, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday bought the first ticket of the museum. The price of the “Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya” ticket is Rs 100, if bought online, and Rs 110 in offline mode for the Indians while it is Rs 750 for the foreigners. Children between 5 to 12 years […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar, the key architect of India’s Constitution, saying he has made indelible contributions to the country’s progress. Born in Maharashtra in a Dalit family in 1891, Ambedkar was a jurist and economist who played an important role in India’s freedom movement. Ambedkar […]
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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar on his birth anniversary and said he gave India its strongest pillar of strength – the Constitution. A key architect of India’s Constitution, Ambedkar is regarded as an icon, especially by Dalits, for his relentless work for social reforms and empowerment […]
