Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday used the iconic ‘so ja bete nahi to Gabbar Singh aa jayega’ dialogue of the 1975 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Sholay’ to warn people against Bihar’s return to ‘jungle raj’ if the RJD was voted to power. Thakur, the Union Minister of State for Finance, asked […]
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Woman shot dead outside her college in Ballabhgarh, accused arrested
The man, who shot dead a 21-year-old woman just after she took an examination in a college in Haryana’s Ballabhgarh on Monday, and his accomplice have been arrested, according to reports. The main accused, who the police have said knew the victim, had tried to pull the woman inside his […]
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Significant move, says Rajnath Singh as India signs defence pact, BECA with US
India and the United States signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) during the 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday which allows both countries to share sensitive information regarding satellite and sensor data. The landmark defence pact was signed after discussions between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his visiting American […]
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Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Chirag’s cameo keeps interest alive
Chirag Paswan (37), the chief of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), is keeping up his relentless attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in an orchestrated bid to keep the focus firmly on him in the upcoming three-phase Bihar elections. His daily jibes are reminiscent of a pinch-hitter’s audacious last-minute flourish […]
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Union minister Ramdas Athawale tests positive for Covid-19
Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to Bombay hospital, his party informed on Tuesday. According to Mayur Borkar, the PRO of Republican Party of India (Athawale) (RPI-A), his results were released on Tuesday morning. “Athawale has tested positive and is now admitted in […]
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Centre designates 18 Pakistan-based terrorists as ‘individual terrorists’
The Centre, on Tuesday, designated 18 Pakistan-based fugitive terrorists or associates as ‘individual terrorists’, including those involved in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, the 26/11 Mumbai attack, the 2019 Pulwama bombing, the 2016 Pathankot IAF base attack, the 1999 IC-814 Indian Airlines hijacking, Indian Mujahideen attacks, and terror incidents in […]
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Hathras gangrape case: SC directs Allahabad high court to monitor CBI probe
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday entrusted the monitoring of investigation in the Hathras gangrape and murder case to the Allahabad high court (HC) and left it open-ended about the transfer of the trial from Uttar Pradesh (UP) to Delhi after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) completes its probe. The […]
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Eye on China, Doval’s meeting with Pompeo, Esper spotlights ‘shared objectives’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense chief Mark Esper on Tuesday met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval to discuss challenges of strategic importance for the two countries. The two sides highlighted the need to take forward shared objectives and build capabilities across all domains, people familiar with the […]
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‘PM also has 6 siblings’: Tejashwi Yadav responds to Nitish Kumar’s comment
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday responded to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s attack on his family, saying that by doing so, Kumar was targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well. “By commenting on my family, Nitish Kumar is targeting PM Modi as he also has six […]
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‘Not an income tax officer but…’ PM Modi interacts with UP vendors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with the beneficiaries of SVANidhi scheme of Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow and asked about the well-being of the vendors who received up to Rs 10,000 working capital at subsidised rates under the scheme. “How are your business going?” “How many officers did you have […]
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India, US to sign BECA agreement during 2+2 dialogue
India and the US will sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), the last of four so-called foundational agreements for sharing sensitive information and sales of advanced military hardware, during the 2+2 ministerial dialogue on Tuesday. The agreement, which will facilitate sharing of classified satellite and sensor data, figured […]
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India to get 5 military theatre commands, one each for China and Pak
The Indian military is expected to be reorganised under five theatre commands by 2022 with defined areas of operation and a seamless command structure for synchronised operations. With the department of military affairs soon to have additional and joint secretaries after Cabinet clearance, the task of reorganisation of the three […]
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Seaplane service from Sabarmati riverfront to Statue of Unity to start from Oct 31
The seaplane that will connect Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Narmada landed into Kochi from Male, Maldives. The seaplane will reach Gujarat on Monday and will be inaugurated on October 31st by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark the 146th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. […]
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3 PDP leaders resign, cite Mehbooba Mufti’s actions and words
Three leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resigned citing Mehbooba Mufti’s “actions and undesirable utterances”, according to news agency ANI on Monday. The PDP leaders TS Bajwa, Ved Mahajan and Hussain A Waffa, who resigned from the PDP, wrote to party president Mufti citing their reasons. According to ANI, […]
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China has ramped up military presence across LAC. Ladakh isn’t only target
China has been massively ramping up its military infrastructure, not just around the stand-off locations but along other stretches of the Line of Actual Control under the People’s Liberation Army’s Western Theatre Command. The deployment and the renewed focus on infrastructure upgrade has prompted Indian officials to suspect that the rapid militarisation […]