Ladakh lawmaker Jamyang Tsering Namgyal has waded into the political back-and-forth between the opposition and the ruling BJP-led government over the India-China border row with a sharp comeback to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Namgyal, responding to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet asking the government to spell out if the Chinese had occupied […]
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Shahrukh Pathan part of Delhi riots conspiracy: Police in charge sheet
The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed three charge sheets in connection with the violence in February which singed the North-East district. The police have named Shahrukh Pathan, the man whose video of pointing a pistol at a policeman during the riots had gone viral on the Internet, in two cases. […]
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Tamil Nadu lawmaker, DMK MLA J Anbazhagan dies due to Covid-19
DMK lawmaker J Anbazhagan died of Covid-19 in a hospital in Chennai on Wednesday morning, his 62nd birthday. The Chepauk- Triplicane MLA was being treated for the coronavirus disease and his condition had turned critical on Monday, according to the doctors treating him. Considered close to DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, […]
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3 terrorists killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian
Three terrorists were killed in a gunbattle between the security forces and terrorists at a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. The encounter began around 1.30 am when Army Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) began an operation on specific input about presence of militants […]
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Madhya Pradesh government to run liquor shops amid row with contractors
The Madhya Pradesh government started preparations on Tuesday to run liquor shops whose licences were surrendered by contractors amid a standoff between the two sides on reopening the vends. About 70 per cent contractors have surrendered their licences. They have refused to open their liquor vends for well over two […]
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena to marry DFYI president Riyaz
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena is set to marry Democratic Youth Federation of India (DFYI) national president PA Mohamad Riyaz later this month. The marriage will take place on June 15. It will be a simple function in Thiruvananthapuram, solemnised under the Special Marriages Act, according to the […]
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Amit Shah counters Bengal CM over ‘Corona Express’ jibe. Then a prediction
The coinage “Corona Express” by Mamata Banerjee to trains ferrying migrant workers will turn into an “exit express” for the Trinamool, home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, sharpening the attack on the Bengal chief minister at a virtual rally. “The name ‘Corona Express’ that you have given, Mamata didi, will become […]
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Sharad Pawar visits cyclone-hit Maharashtra’s Raigad
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday visited Raigad district in Maharashtra to take stock of the damage caused by cyclone ‘Nisarga’ last week. Pawar interacted with locals at a market in Mangaon where district guardian minister Aditi Tatkare and Raigad Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare were also present. The cyclone […]
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West Bengal’s Covid-19 deaths cross 400-mark but fatality rate improves
Even as West Bengal’s death toll due to coronavirus disease Covid-19 has crossed the 400-mark, its fatality rate has improved. With nine more deaths reported on Monday, the state’s death count now stands at 405, according to the state health department bulletin released on Monday night. Of the 405 deaths, […]
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Researchers in India find evidence of Covid-19 genes in sewage
In what may be first evidence from India of the presence of the Sars-Cov-2 virus in sewage, the Indian Institute of Technology-Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) has found non-infectious genes of the coronavirus in wastewater samples collected from untreated sewage in an outlet in Ahmedabad. Researchers said their finding highlights the need to […]
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Manipur high court restrains 7 Congress MLAs from entering Assembly
Seven lawmakers in Manipur have been accused of supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government despite being elected on a Congress ticket. A petition has been filed seeking disqualification of these MLAs. Till a decision on the petiton is taken by the Speaker’s tribunal, these lawmakers have been restrained […]
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2 arrested in Rajasthan for sharing confidential details with Pakistan
The special branch of Rajasthan Police on Monday arrested two civil defence employees on espionage charges. Both the employees – Vikas Kumar (29) and Chimal Lal (22) – were passing information to the Pakistani intelligence agency, the police said. They work at an Army Ammunition Depot in Sri Ganganagar district. […]
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Police recover huge quantity of ammunition near LoC in north Kashmir’s Keran
The Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Keran sector. The police said that based on a reliable input a joint search operation was launched by Kupwara Police and the Army’s 6 Rashtriya Rifles […]
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India working on two roads in Ladakh amid border row
India is working on two key roads near the China border in eastern Ladakh — the site of a tense weeks-long border stand-off with its northern neighbour — to provide connectivity to an important forward area that the military calls Sub-Sector North (SSN), two senior officers familiar with the developments […]
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Arvind Kejriwal goes into self-quarantine, may undergo Covid-19 test tomorrow
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has developed a fever and has a sore throat since Sunday and may take a test for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Tuesday, a spokesperson of his party said on Monday. Arvind Kejriwal has isolated himself, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) spokesperson said. “He had […]