The leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Karachi approached the Sir Syed Town Police Station to register a first information report (FIR) against the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Rana Sanaullah for allegedly issuing “death threats” to former prime minister Imran Khan, Geo News reported on Monday. In […]
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Pakistan: Five Chinese nationals killed in suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Five Chinese nationals were killed in a suicide attack in Besham city in Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Geo News reported, citing the police. Malakand’s Deputy Inspector General of Police said that the attackers hit their explosive-filled car into the vehicle in which the Chinese nationals were travelling. The Chinese nationals were […]
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BJP releases sixth list of three candidates for Lok Sabha elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday released its sixth list of three candidates from Rajasthan and Manipur for the Lok Sabha elections. In Rajasthan, the party has fielded Kanhaiya Lal Meena from the Dausa constituency while Indu Devi Jatav has been fielded from Karauli-Dholpur. Rajasthan has 25 parliamentary constituencies. The […]
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Karnataka Health Minister urges public to take protective measures against heatwave
Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday advised the public to take measures to protect themselves against the rising temperatures in the state. The Karnataka Health Minister also informed that the Commissioner of the Health Department has instructed District Health Officers to ensure that all hospitals have medicines readily […]
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami holds roadshow in Dehradun ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in a road show ahead of the nomination of Tehri Lok Sabha candidate Mala Rajyalakshmi Shah in Dehradun on Tuesday. During the roadshow, thousands of people gathered on the streets to welcome the Chief Minister. Visuals showed people showering flowers, and chanting slogans in support of Chief […]
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Subsidies, schemes in Delhi to continue without disruption, says Delhi Planning Department
Days after the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case, Delhi’s Planning Department said on Tuesday that public services, social welfare schemes and subsidies provided by the government in the national capital have been “not at all affected.” In an order, released as a press note, […]
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Indian Coast Guard ship docks at Manila port amid tensions in South China Sea
Amid tensions in the South China Sea, the Indian Coast Guard ship, Samudra Paheredar docked at the Manila Bay in the Philippines as part of a broader initiative aimed at demonstrating ICG Marine Pollution Response capabilities, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an official release on Tuesday. The ICG […]
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EAM Jaishankar conveys PM Modi’s greetings as he calls on Philippine President Marcos
External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Tuesday called on Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and conveyed the greetings of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister NarendraModi to President Marcos. “Honoured to call-on President @bongbongmarcos of the Philippines. Conveyed the personal greetings of President @rashtrapatibhvn and PM @narendramodi. Valued his warm sentiments […]
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“Quite ironic…,” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s remarks
Reacting to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s statement that Congress is “backing out” of a joint protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday termed the latter’s statement as “quite ironic.” “Quite ironic. I wonder whether he doesn’t even have a staff member who can Google and find out the […]
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Delhi HC seeks response of govt to plea against FCRA licence cancellation of Centre for Policy Research
The Delhi High Court recently issued notice to the central government and sought its response to a plea against the cancellation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). Justice Chandra Dhari Singh issued a notice to the central government and asked them […]
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West Bengal: Congress’ Adhir Ranjan makes offer to Varun Gandhi, says “He has clean image, should join us”
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided not to field Varun Gandhi, the current Member of Parliament from Pilibhit, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, congress”>Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury extended an offer to the leader, asking him to join the party. The senior congress”>Congress leader addressing the media here on Tuesday, alleged […]
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“Congress prefers that poor shouldn’t have pensions,” Niramala Sitharaman on Jairam Ramesh’s criticism of Atal Pension Yojana
Reacting to Jairam Ramesh’s remark that the Atal Pension Yojana is a “poorly designed scheme,” Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman on Tuesday slammed the Congress General Secretary and said that the Congress prefers that the poor should not have pensions so that they are forced to rely on government handouts, which keeps them dependent on “dynasty politicians.” The Congress on […]
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Maharashtra: Minor boy allegedly forced to chant religious slogan in Thane, police case filed
A 11-year-old boy was allegedly forced to chant religious slogans in Maharashtra’s Thane, police said on Tuesday. According to the Mira Road police, a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against five people in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly forcing another boy to raise a slogan. The incident came to light after the […]
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Sikkim Assembly polls: BJP releases second list of nine candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party released its second list of nine candidates for the upcoming Sikkim Legislative Assembly Elections on Tuesday. There are 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly and one Lok Sabha constituency. The list was announced following a meeting of the Central Election Committee of the party The party has […]
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Israel’s Defence Minister in US says lack of Gaza victory could lead to war in North
Israel’s Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant is in Washington and spoke about his upcoming meetings with American officials. “I am now beginning my visit to Washington as a representative of the State of Israel, on behalf of the Government of Israel,” he said. “I came here to reflect the importance of strengthening the IDF […]