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Mumbai: Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was last month denied a nod to hold a show in Bengaluru amid protests by some right-wing outfits, is set to perform in Kolkata in January. The comedian took to Twitter on Saturday evening and shared a link to book tickets for his two-hour comedy act “Dhandho”, to be […]
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New Delhi: Severe cold grips northern India as the mercury dropped to near freezing temperature in Rajasthan’s Churu on Saturday. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), cold wave to severe cold wave conditions have been prevailing in some parts of north Rajasthan and Punjab, while cold wave conditions prevail in isolated pockets over Jammu […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Islamist organisation, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the BJP have entered into political clashes in Alappuzha district of Kerala with state-level leaders of both getting killed within a spate of hours. The issues commenced when Nandu, an ABVP leader was killed a few months ago allegedly by the SDPI workers and […]
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Beed: Two monkeys, reportedly involved in the killing of over 250 dogs, have been captured by the Forest Department in Maharashtra’s Beed on Saturday. The killings are believed to be an act of revenge after a few dogs killed an infant monkey. These monkeys would be released in a nearby forest. Sachin Kand, Beed Forest […]
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Muzaffarnagar: Khaps in western Uttar Pradesh have strongly opposed the Centre’s decision to raise the eligibility age of women for marriage to 21 years. The Khap leaders have said that the decision will lead to an increase in crime against women. They also said that the government should not interfere in the personal lives of […]
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Etawah: A 33-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide after strangling his wife to death in Etawah district. Station House Officer (SHO) Sudhir Kumar said that the farmer Rajneesh Kumar Dubey, on Saturday, first killed his wife Kanchan, 25 in his house in the Nagla Nariya village under Jaswantnagar police circle and then consumed some poisonous substance. […]
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Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday transfer Rs 1,000 crore into the accounts of 1.60 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) and Rs 20.20 crore to 1.01 lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana in Uttar Pradesh. He will also lay the foundation stone of 202 supplementary nutrition manufacturing units when he visits […]
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New Delhi: A platoon of the Indian Navy hoisted the Tricolour in the island of Anjadip off Canacona for the first time in the history of the last colonial outpost in the country. That was the beginning of the end of 451 years of Portuguese rule over Goa, Daman and Diu. Officially, India intervened militarily […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kozhikode Police in Kerala have registered a case against India’s ‘golden girl’ P.T. Usha and six others under Section IPC 420 (cheating and dishonesty) based on a complaint filed by a former athlete, Jemma Joseph. Speaking to IANS, a police officer on the condition of anonymity has confirmed that the case has been […]
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Chandigarh: A man was allegedly beaten to death on Saturday evening after he tried to desecrate the sacred Guru Granth Sahib at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The youth, reportedly belonging to Uttar Pradesh, entered the restricted area and tried to pick the sword kept in front of the Guru Granth Sahib. He was caught […]
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India detected its first Omicron case on December 2 in Karnataka and till now, the country has logged more than a hundred cases of this virus.
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The Covid infection rate in the national capital has gone up to 0.13 per cent while the active cases are 484, as per the health bulletin.
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I am here to appeal to all of you that Uttar Pradesh's 19 per cent Muslims need their own political strength, leadership and participation, to get respect, education for our youth and to stop tortures and discrimination.
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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar is set to host the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi beginning Saturday that is aimed to further strengthen ties between the member countries, with particular focus on trade, connectivity and development cooperation. This meeting, which will last till December 20, will see […]
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New Delhi: Delhi Police has registered a case under section 307, 436 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 3 of the Explosives Act in connection with the low-intensity blast that took place at Rohini Court Complex on December 9, said Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Saturday. The commissioner said, “Delhi Police has […]
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New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has arrested the CEO of a non-banking financial company (NBFC) in connection with a money laundering investigation against fintech firms backed by Chinese funds. Pavitra Pradip Walvekar, promoter, Director and CEO, Kudos Finance and Investment Private Limited, an NBFC, was taken into custody on Friday. […]
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Muzaffarnagar: The Government Railway Police here on Saturday busted a gang of alleged drug smugglers at a railway station and seized 16 kg of cannabis from them. GRP Police Station SHO Sanjay Kumar said the bust came during checking of passengers in Utkal Express that runs between Puri in Odisha and UP’s Haridwar. Kumar said […]
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Amethi: Amid rousing welcome by party workers, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after a long time on Saturday reached Amethi, where he was defeated in the 2019 general elections and participated in a march of Pratigya Yatra along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Rahul Gandhi said, this is his home, and no one can […]
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Agra: A sick 60-year-old blind elephant has been brought to a specialised Elephant Hospital here for medical care and treatment. The visually impaired elephant is severely debilitated, suffers from degenerative joint disease and severe arthritis amongst other chronic medical issues. Used for begging on the streets for decades and also in wedding processions, “Ginger” was […]
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Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said a drone along the India-Pakistan border has been shot down in Punjab’s Ferozepur area. “The Chinese-made drone was detected and downed on Friday around 11.10 p.m. near the Wan border post in the Ferozepur sector,” the BSF said in a tweet. The black colour flying object […]
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New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a 47-year-old DRDO scientist in connection with the low-intensity explosion inside the Rohini district court here earlier this month, officials said on Saturday. The explosion that took place inside the courtroom no. 102 on December 9 injured one person. The accused has been identified as Bharat Bhushan Kataria, […]
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Chennai: The district collector of Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu on Saturday ordered the demolition of 100 school buildings in the district as they did not adhere to safety standards. The school education department had sent a communique to the district authorities on the poor conditions of 259 school buildings in the district and higher officials […]
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New Delhi: The size of India’s defence and aerospace manufacturing sector will increase to Rs 1 lakh crore in 2022 and surge further to Rs 5 lakh crore by 2047, when the country will celebrate 100 years of independence, from around Rs 85,000 crore in the current year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. […]
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Shahjahanpur: With the aim to improve connectivity and boost economic development across Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya were also present at the inauguration event. Taking to Twitter Prime Minister said, […]
