Nita Ambani, philanthropist and wife of Asia’s richest person, was named to the board of the largest U.S. art museum after years of supporting exhibitions at the New York City institution. Ambani’s backing “has had an enormous impact on the museum’s ability to study and display art from every corner […]
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Supreme Court’s final word tomorrow on Rafale deal, Rahul’s contempt case
The Supreme Court will deliver on Thursday its final verdict on a batch of petitions that asked a three-judge bench to revisit its December verdict that effectively gave a clean chit to the government on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets. The bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan […]
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Dutch salvagers chosen for chemical tanker grounded off Goa
A Netherlands-based professional salvager Marine Masters BV has been chosen to salvage the grounded chemical tanker Nu Shi Nalini, the Goa Chief Minister’s Office has informed. “The work will be awarded to a professional salvor after approval of the committee’s recommendation by the inter ministerial committee at the Government of […]
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Supreme Court on disqualification of Karnataka rebel MLAs soon
The Supreme Court will on Wednesday pronounce its verdict on the disqualification of 15 rebel MLAs in Karnataka by the then assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. The legislators had moved the top court against the speaker’s decision to disqualify and bar them from contesting elections under the anti-defection law till […]
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Post-Ayodhya verdict, UP government reviews security of 59 people
The Uttar Pradesh government has revised the security of 59 persons, including litigants and religious leaders associated with Ayodhya title suit, days after the Supreme Court decided the case handing over the disputed land to Hindus while ruling that Muslims must get a 5-acre alternative plot. A Home Department officer […]
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Woman rider hit by truck while trying to avoid AIADMK flagpole in Tamil Nadu
Merely two months after a controversy broke out over hoardings in Tamil Nadu, a woman rider was on Monday morning hit by a truck while she was trying to avoid an AIADMK flagpole, which had fallen on the road near Goldwins area at Avinashi road here. According to the police, […]
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PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah extends greetings on 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended greetings on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, saying it is a day to fulfil his dream of a just, inclusive and harmonious society. “Today, on the very special occasion of the 550th Prakash Parv of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, […]
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Militant killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Ganderbal
A militant was killed and an Army soldier injured in an encounter between the ultras and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kulan area of the central Kashmir district in the morning following inputs about the […]
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2 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Bandipora
Two terrorists were killed on Monday in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu-Kashmir’s Bandipora, said police. “Two terrorists have been killed. Arms and ammunition recovered. Identity and affiliation being ascertained,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted. Fresh firing started between security forces and terrorists in Bandipora early morning, a day […]
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India among G20 nations facing highest losses due to extreme weather events
Extreme weather events led to around 16,000 deaths and economic losses of $142 billion in G20 countries on average every year between 1998 and 2017. India along with Russia, France, Italy and Germany are the highest ranked in terms of losses, an annual review of climate action taken by G20 […]
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‘When Election Commissioners were impartial’: Rahul Gandhi on TN Seshan
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the demise of former chief election commissioner T N Seshan and said, unlike today, there was a time when election commissioners were impartial, brave, and feared. Seshan, who ruthlessly enforced the model code of conduct and led the game-changing electoral reforms in the 1990s, […]
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1 killed, 4 injured as LPG tanker collides with goods train in Mathura
A LPG capsule moving on Mathura Aligarh road collided with a bogie of goods train before trouncing motor cyclist and killing one of them late Sunday night. Due to the accident, a bogie of goods train was derailed. Before hitting the goods train, the LPG capsule collided with five men on […]
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‘Paving way for interfaith harmony,’ US and UN welcome Kartarpur Corridor opening
The United Nations and the United States joined the world in welcoming the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor on Saturday. “We welcome #Pakistan and #India opening #KartarpurCorridor today, connecting two key Sikh pilgrimage sites, paving way for interfaith harmony and understanding by facilitating visa-free cross border visits by pilgrims to […]
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Kartarpur Corridor opening: PM Modi attends langar with Punjab CM at Gurdaspur Gurudwara
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended ‘langar’ at Dera Baba Nanak Gurudwara in Gurdaspur, Punjab after inaugurating the Integrated Check Post of Kartarpur Corridor on Saturday. Pujab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh along with Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal gave him company. Captain Amarinder Singh and Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh […]
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Ayodhya verdict will increase people’s faith in judiciary: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the Supreme Court’s verdict in the decades old Ayodhya land dispute case shows that any dispute can be amicably solved in the spirit of due process of law. “The halls of justice have amicably concluded a matter going on for decades. Every side, every […]