President Droupadi Murmu was accorded a warm reception by people at Badampahar in Odisha’s Rairangpur in the Mayurbhanj district on Thursday as she came home nearly a year after her election as President of India. The President was received by Governor of Odisha Prof. Ganeshi Lal and Union Minister of State Bishweswar Tudu upon her arrival. President is […]
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Patna High Court stays Bihar’s caste-based census
The Patna High Court on Thursday put an interim stay on the enumeration of castes and economic survey in Bihar. On Wednesday, the Patna HC completed the hearing and reserved its judgement on a petition challenging and seeking an interim stay on the enumeration of castes and economic survey in […]
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“Bajrang Dal a nationalist outfit”: BJP’s Eshwarappa burns Congress manifesto over ban promise in Karnataka
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KS Eshwarappa on Thursday burnt the Congress manifesto released for the upcoming state Assembly polls for the party’s promise to ban Bajrang Dal on the lines of the Popular Front of India if voted to power. Eshwarappa alleged that state Congress president DK Shivakumar and senior leader Siddaramaiah […]
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“Badal Saheb’s departure is big loss for country”: Amit Shah at ‘Antim Ardas’ of SAD patron
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday attended the ‘Antim Ardas’ of former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at Punjab’s Lambi and said his departure is a big loss for the country. “Badal Saheb’s departure is a big loss for the country. In Shiromani Akali Dal, Parkash Singh Badal […]
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Protesting wrestlers urge Amit Shah to take action against “attack” by Delhi Police personnel
Wrestlers sitting on a protest in the national capital on Thursday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to urgently look into their demands and also take immediate action against the Delhi Police officials in connection with the Wednesday late-night ruckus at Jantar Mantar. In a May 4 letter to Amit Shah, ace grapplers Bajrang […]
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SC refuses to entertain PIL challenging automatic disqualification of convicted legislators
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging validity of blanket automatic disqualification of legislators from the Parliament or State Assembly after the conviction in a criminal case. The plea was filed following the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP. A bench of Chief […]
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NIA chargesheets 2 more Popular Front of India cadre in Praveen Nettaru murder case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two more accused in the case related to the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru by cadres of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Karnataka last year. Both the accused, including Thufail MH and Mahammad Jabir, have been charged under […]
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Centre airlifts 5 RAF companies to Manipur, 10 more CRPF companies to be sent soon
A total of five companies of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were airlifted on Thursday to violence-hit Manipur on the directions of the Union home ministry. Sources told ANI that the five RAF companies comprise more than 500 personnel who are experts in […]
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“BJP’s politics of hate, division responsible”: Kharge over Manipur violence
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday held the Manipur’s Bharatiya Janata Party government responsible for the violence in the state alleging that such a situation arose because of the party’s “politics of hate, and division”. The Congress president appealed to the people of the northeastern state for peace and urged […]
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“My state Manipur is burning”: Mary Kom makes emotional appeal to Centre for help
In the wake of clashes in parts of Manipur, boxing champion Mary Kom on Thursday made a heartfelt appeal urging the Centre to help her state which she said is “burning”. “My state Manipur is burning, kindly help,” the veteran boxer tweeted in the early hours today, sharing photos of […]
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Mumbai: Five arrested for killing man, kidnapping 80-year-old woman
Five people were arrested for allegedly killing a man and kidnapping an 80-year-old woman over a property dispute in Maharashtra’s Mumbai, the police said on Wednesday. Hunt for two others is still on, they said. According to the police, the deceased man, the son of the kidnapped woman who was later rescued by the police, was identified as Vishal and […]
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UP urban body polls: Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya votes in Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday cast his vote at Maharshi Balmiki Intermediate College in Prayagraj and also urged people to exercise their franchise in the first phase of Municipal Corporation elections. “I appeal to all the voters of Prayagraj to cast their votes for the UP Municipal Elections 2023,” Maurya said. […]
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NIA raids 16 locations across J-K in Jamaat-e-Islami terror funding case
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at 16 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the Jamaat-e-Islami terror funding case being probed by the agency since 2021. In the ongoing operation, multiple NIA teams in close coordination with the Central Reserve Police Force and the […]
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Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit appointed as new Deputy Chief of Air Staff
Ace fighter pilot Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief of Air Staff. He will be in charge of the modernisation of the force, officials said. As the deputy chief, he will be looking after new procurements in Indian Air Force and also the acquisitions […]
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Punjab: Pakistani drone retreats after BSF jawans open fire near Bhariyal post
The Border Security Forces (BSF) intercepted a Pakistani drone infiltrating twice into the Bhariyal post of the forces in Punjab late last night and forced it to retreat, officials said on Thursday. The BSF said that the jawans opened fire at the drone after which it returned towards Pakistan. “A Pakistani drone was sighted twice late at night on BSF’s Bhariyal post, on […]