As protests broke out against the newly launched Agnipath recruitment scheme, government officials on Thursday brought out a fact sheet to clarify myths being spread about the programme. Government officials denied that opportunities for youth will decrease as a result of Agnipath. In fact, they said the opportunities for youth […]
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Mumbai Police recovers 100 gms gold from rats in a garbage dump
In the latest bizarre incident of carelessness, at least 100 gms gold worth approximately Rs 5 lakh was recovered from the clutches of rats in a gutter near Mumbai’s Gokuldham Colony on Thursday. “A woman on her way to deposit the jewellery in a bank gave it to a beggar […]
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Renuka Chowdhury holds cop by his collar in Hyderabad at Congress protest
In an attempt to resist detention during the Congress party’s protest over the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to Rahul Gandhi, party leader and former union minister Renuka Chowdhury on Thursday held a policeman by his collar while being taken away by other police personnel here in Hyderabad. Telangana Congress held […]
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PIL in SC to dismiss Maharashtra Cabinet minister Nawab Malik, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Maharashtra and Delhi government to sack their respective cabinet ministers, Nawab Malik and Satyendar Jain, both presently in judicial custody in connection with cases of money laundering. The petition sought direction to the Centre, the Election Commission of India, […]
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Sharad Pawar refused to contest Prez polls, was aware of his defeat: MoS Ramdas Athawale
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said that Sharad Pawar is aware of his defeat in the presidential polls, that’s why he refused to contest the elections. He also opined that the President of India should be elected with consensus. “It is not […]
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Police assaulted MPs, denied them food and water: Congress cries foul over detention of party leaders
Right after a meeting of the All India Congress Committee was held in the national capital on Thursday, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge lashed out at the Centre over the ruckus created outside the party headquarters allegedly by the Delhi Police earlier on Wednesday. Senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken are among […]
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Fiji reopens border to cruise ships following 2-year ban over Covid-19
Fiji has re-opened its international border to cruise ships with additional measures to reduce risks following a ban of over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All travellers aged 16 years and above, both cruise passengers and crew members, are required to be fully vaccinated with a Fiji-recognized COVID-19 vaccine and a rapid […]
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WTO negotiations moving in positive direction: Sources
The meeting with World Trade Organisation went in a positive direction on the last day of the conference, and the Indian delegation led by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a series of negotiations till early morning today, according to sources. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal led the Indian […]
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J-K: Rajnath Singh calls BSF ‘fencing wire of the country’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday called the Border Security Force the ‘fencing wire of the country’. Addressing the Indian Armed Forces personnel of the Baramulla Cantt, the Defence Minister said, “Pakistan has its policy of ‘bleed India with 1000s of cuts’, but you (BSF) are the fencing wire of the country […]
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Anti-Agnipath protests turn violent in Bihar, 3 trains set ablaze
At least three trains were set on fire in Bihar as protests against the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme turned violent in the Chhapra, Gopalganj and Kaimur districts on Thursday. Several aspirants for the armed forces are unhappy with the changes introduced under the new recruitment scheme for the Indian Army, […]
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PM Modi interacts with Foreign Ministers, representatives of ASEAN countries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “good interaction” with Foreign Ministers and Representatives of ASEAN countries on Thursday, as the country celebrates 30 years of India-ASEAN cooperation. “Had a good interaction with Foreign Ministers and Representatives of @ASEAN countries as we celebrate 30 years of close India-ASEAN cooperation,” PM Modi tweeted today. India hosted the Special […]
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P Chidambaram resigns from Maharashtra seat following election to RS from Tamil Nadu
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram resigned from his seat in Maharashtra on Thursday, following his election to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu. “Following my election to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu, I am required to resign my seat from […]
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Chhattisgarh: ITBP preps up to tackle adversaries posed by prevalence of Naxalism in Narayanpur
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Thursday assured that they are preparing to tackle adversaries posed by the prevalence of Naxalism in Narayanpur. ITBP Assistant Commandant Satyendra Nath Mishra told ANI today, “Right now, we can sense that the Naxalites are planning to formulate propaganda against the forces. As per the […]
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Congress protests in several states; Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah detained
Apart from Delhi, the Congress on Thursday held protests in several parts of the country including Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan over the Enforcement Directorate investigating former party president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. Congress workers held a protest march in Bengaluru on Thursday over […]
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Congress holds meeting to discuss plan of action against ‘police atrocities’ on party legislators
A meeting of All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretaries, in-charges, MPs and senior leaders is currently underway in Delhi at the party headquarters to discuss a plan of action against the alleged police atrocities on party legislators yesterday, the ‘brutal crackdown’ on Congress leaders and further course of action, […]