Authorities in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, which lies close to the Line of Control (LoC), have prepared a contingency plan to shift polling officials and voters in the event cross-border firing on the polling day. The Poonch district, which comes within the ambit of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok […]
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LS polls: BJP counts on CAA to retain Matua stronghold Bongaon, TMC sets hopes on former turncoat
The Centre’s much-debated Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), by which members of religious minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who settled in the country as refugees after fleeing alleged persecution in their homelands, are to be given permanent Indian residency; could well tip the scales when it comes to deciding the […]
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“PM Modi provoking people, EC should take action”: Mallikarjun Kharge
Reacting to the charge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that, “SP, Congress will run bulldozer over Ram Temple if voted to power”, Congress president Malliakarjun Kharge said that the former is “provoking” people and the Election Commission “should take action”. He also accused PM Modi of supporting the “illegal” Mahayuti […]
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“My fight in Gurugram not with any person or party but with problems”: Congress’ Raj Babbar
Film actor and Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Gurugram Raj Babbar on Saturday said that he is not too concerned about national issues but local ones and that he is not contesting against any particular person or party but against apathy. “I am not thinking about national issues but local. […]
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Swati Maliwal assault case: Kejriwal’s former aide arrested, emails Delhi Police saying ready to cooperate in probe
Amid the political free-for-all between the ruling AAP and the BJP over the alleged assault on Rajya Sabha MP and former DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal; the accused former personal secretary of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Bibhav Kumar, was arrested on Friday, Delhi Police confirmed. He is to be produced before Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court later […]
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‘Molestation’ case against Governor: Kolkata Police books 3 Raj Bhawan staffers
Kolkata Police registered an FIR against three staffers for detaining and stopping the complainant, who came out with a molestation charge at Governor CV Ananda Bose, from leaving the Raj Bhawan premises. The FIR named three individuals as accused in the case. They were identified as SS Rajput, an officer […]
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AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal case: Court calls for report from DLSA to decide compensation to victims
The Rouse Avenue court on Saturday directed the Delhi State Legal Services Authority to file a victim impact assessment report in Doctor Rajender Singh’s suicide case. Based on this report and affidavits of convicts, the court will decide the amount of compensation to the victims. Special judge Kaveri Baweja asked Secretary DLSA […]
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Andhra Pradesh: Four killed, two injured in car-truck collision on highway
Four people were killed and two were critically injured after a car rammed into a truck on National Highway 44 in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Saturday, police said. Police official said that the accident took place near Bachupalli village in Gunti mandal of the district. The car en route […]
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Chhattisgarh: One Naxal killed in encounter with security forces in Sukma
One Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The incident took place in the area between Tolnai and Tetrai villages. Meanwhile, SP Kiran Chavan has informed that the encounter operations are still underway. Further details are awaited. Earlier on May 10, an exchange of fire […]
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Odisha: Folk artists perform at poll rallies, help candidates garner people’s support
Amid the high-octane election campaign across the country, the folk artists from Odisha’s western part are busy participating in public gatherings helping the candidates in garnering people’s support. Even with the emergence of social media platforms and modern musical instruments (like DJs), artists performing folk art still keep audience spellbound […]
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MLC report of Swati Maliwal shows bruises over her left leg, right cheek
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal who complained of being assaulted by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal secretary Bibhav Kumar at the Chief Minister’s residence has bruises over her left leg and her right cheek according to the MLC report. The Medico-legal Case report was filed […]
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ACB case used to hatch conspiracy against Bibhav Kumar: AAP’s Atishi on Maliwal assault
Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi on Saturday claimed that Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal filed the assault FIR against CM Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar at the behest of the ruling BJP. The AAP leader said that the former DCW chief was being used as a […]
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Jharkhand: Massive fire breaks out at godown in Jamshedpur
A massive fire broke out at a godown in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur, officials said on Saturday. Upon receiving the information, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot and started the operations to douse the blaze. People gathered at the spot after the fire broke out. More details are awaited (ANI)
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“No one has right to assault a woman”: Adhir Ranjan calls for strict action in Maliwal assault case
West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said that a strict probe must be conducted in the Swati Maliwal assault case and no one has the authority to violate any woman’s rights. “This is a serious offence which should not have happened. Any person, whether Minister or not, does […]
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NIA charge-sheets one more in Pak-led Indian Navy spying case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday charge-sheeted one more person in the Indian Navy spying case involving Pakistani intelligence operatives. Amaan Salim Shaikh is a key accused in the case, involving a conspiracy by Pakistani agents to ‘honey-trap’ Indian Navy personnel to gather secret information regarding the defence establishments. The anti-terror agency, which filed a supplementary chargesheet […]