Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met Pope Francis in Vatican City on Wednesday. The Chief Minister is leading a high-level delegation to Rome and Dubai. The delegation is scheduled to visit the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome to share Odisha’s “transformational journey” in food security and disaster management. On Tuesday, the Chief Minister paid […]
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National Herald case: Sonia Gandhi seeks more time to appear before ED
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday sought postponement “by a few weeks” for appearing before the Enforcement Directorate till complete recovery from Covid-19 and a lung infection. Sonia Gandhi had been undergoing treatment at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital from June 12 was discharged on June 20. She had […]
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Afghanistan earthquake death toll surpasses 1,000
More than 1,000 people were killed in Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake hit the country on Wednesday, media reports said.A severe earthquake struck in the early hours of this morning near the city of Khost in the southeastern part of the country. The most affected areas are in Spera District […]
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S Jaishankar meets Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and discussed bilateral cooperation on education, health, investment, and many more. Taking to Twitter, EAM said that he and the Ethiopian President exchanged views on the regional and international situation. “Thank Ethiopian President @SahleWorkZewde for receiving me. A good […]
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Anil Deshmukh’s problems increase: ED allows Sachin Waze’s plea to become approver
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday allowed dismissed Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze to become an approver in the money laundering case involving the former state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The court is scheduled to conduct the hearing on Thursday with Waze as witness. Waze had filed a petition in the special PMLA […]
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Delhi HC directs Police to help in terminating rape victim’s pregnancy if she desires
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to provide all assistance to the petitioner/mother and her minor daughter (victim) to get medical treatment for pregnancy, if the victim so desires and to ensure that the foetus sample is preserved for the DNA profiling of accused. The bench […]
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Amit Shah to attend conclave to discuss issues on Scheduled, Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks
Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah will attend a conclave in the national capital on Thursday, which will discuss various issues related to Scheduled and Multi-State Urban Co-operative Banks and Credit Societies and will also felicitate Urban Cooperative Banks that have completed 100 years of service to society. Shah […]
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Uddhav Thackeray tests Covid-19 positive, holds cabinet meet via video conferencing
As the future of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government appears to be uncertain, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray chaired a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Uddhav Thackeray who tested positive for COVID on Wednesday joined the meeting via video conferencing. State cabinet minister Aslam Shaikh said only the cabinet agenda was […]
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BJP indulging in horse-trading to topple govts, says Rajasthan CM amid Maharashtra crisis
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is indulging in horse-trading to topple the governments in non- BJP ruled states and said democracy is diminishing in the country in the name of Hindutva. “Democracy is diminishing in the country in name of Hindutva. People […]
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Rumeli Dhar announces retirement from international cricket
India seam-bowling allrounder Rumeli Dhar on Wednesday announced her retirement from international cricket, at the age of 38. Dhar played her last international match in the tri-nation women’s T20I series between India, Australia and England, at Brabourne in 2018. “23 years of my cricket career that started from Shyamnagar in […]
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Delhi: Man involved in 12 criminal cases held after brief encounter, arms recovered
The Delhi Police on Wednesday apprehended a man from a house in the Maujpur area of the national capital for being involved in several crimes and recovered one semi-automatic pistol and two live cartridges from his possession. The apprehended man, identified as Almas Khan alias Allu alias Salman (30), has been booked […]
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PM Modi to visit Germany for G7 summit; will also travel UAE: MEA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Schloss Elmau, Germany for the G7 Summit on June 26-27 and will also travel to UAE while coming back to India. PM Modi is travelling to the country at the invitation of the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz. “During the Summit, Prime Minister Modi […]
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Centre approves setting up ‘BRO Cafes’ for tourists
Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved the setting up of wayside amenities at 75 locations across 12 States and Union Territories on different sections of roads with the Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The amenities are intended to provide basic amenities to the tourists on different sections of roads which will […]
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Presidential polls: Yashwant Sinha to file nomination on June 27; Oppn to run ‘good campaign’
Yashwant Sinha, a former Union Minister and the joint opposition candidate for the presidential election will file his nomination on June 27 in the Parliament with five sets of nominations. Speaking to ANI, RSP Lok Sabha MP from Kerala, N K Premchandran said, “We have already decided to file the […]
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India, Australia share common visions for free, open Indo-Pacific: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that Australia is a proven and trusted partner of India and both the nations share democratic values and common visions for a free and open Indo-Pacific. While addressing the first bilateral Defence Ministers’ meeting with Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard […]