Director of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg on Wednesday said that email bomb threats received by over 80 schools in the Delhi-NCR area today were most likely hoaxes. Many schools sent their students home after receiving the threat mails that triggered panic among parents. “We have received more than 80 […]
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On reports of him switching to BJP, Madhya Pradesh LOP says “I am Umang Singhar not Scindia”
Leader of Opposition of Madhya Pradesh assembly, Umang Singhar on Wednesday took a jibe at Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia saying he is Singhar not Scindia. Singhar made the remark while speaking to reporters in Indore when questioned about joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “They (BJP) keep contacting every day. They have been doing so for many years. I did […]
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Amit Shah ‘deepfake’ video case: Delhi police issues notice to Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur
The Delhi police special cell has issued notice to Jharkhand Congress President Rajesh Thakur under Section 91 of the CrPC, asking him to present at the cell’s office on May 2 in connection with the doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah circulating on social media. In a letter dated April 29, Inspector Naresh Malik Special Cell said, […]
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“Gandhi asked to dissolve Congress at the time of independence, now public has decided”: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday state that Mahatma Gandhi at the time of independence asked to “dissolve” Congress to which the party turned a deaf ear adding that now the public has “decided to fulfil it.” “At the time of independence, Mahatma Gandhi said that Congress should be dissolved […]
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Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav criticises Narendra Modi over his remarks on reservation to Muslims in Patna
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that the opposition would take away SC/ST reservation and give it to Muslims. The RJD leader said that Prime Minister has lack of knowledge and is opposing the beliefs of Bihar’s former CM Karpoori Thakur, who was […]
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Telangana: Nizamabad farmers demand establishment of turmeric board, higher MSP ahead of Lok Sabha polling
Ahead of polling in Nizamabad, farmers are demanding the establishment of the turmeric board in Nizamabad and an increase in MSP price on other crops. A farmer from Ankapur village, Perkit Pedda Bhoomann expressed his concern, saying that farmers don’t receive the amount of profit as compared to what they invest, resulting in less production, he said, […]
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At least 19 killed, dozens injured after highway collapses in southern China
At least 19 people have been killed after a part of a highway collapsed in Southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported citing local media. The state broadcaster said that a 17.9-metre (58.7-foot) stretch of the S12 highway between Meizhou city and Dabu county caved in at 2:10 […]
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“Issue of development is our election campaign”: BJP’s Mansukh Mandaviya in Gujarat
Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Family Welfare and Health and BJP candidate from Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, said that the issue of development is the party’s election campaign. During a roadshow in the Dhoraji area in Porbandar, Mandaviya said, “Our issues in Lok sabha election is development and […]
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Application in SC seeking medical expert panel to examine Covishield vaccine side effects
An application was moved in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to issue direction to form a medical expert panel to examine Covishield vaccine side effects. The plea has been moved by advocate Vishal Tiwari, who also urged the court to issue directions to the Centre to establish a vaccine damage […]
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Assam Lok Sabha polls: AIUDF’s Ajmal favourite in Dhubri; Barpeta, Kokrajhar, Guwahati set for two-cornered fights
Four Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam – Barpeta, Dhubri, Guwahati, and Kokrajhar – will go to polls in the third phase set to be held on May 7, bringing the curtains down for all 14 parliamentary seats in the State. Ten seats in Assam had voted in the previous two phases that was held on […]
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Delhi school bomb threats: LG VK Saxena inspects DAV School Model Town, assures citizens of safety
After around 60 schools in Delhi-NCR received bomb threats via mail on Wednesday, VK Saxena, Delhi Lieutenant Governor, inspected DAV School in Model Town and assured the citizens of safety and said the culprits behind this incident will not be spared. VK Saxena said, “As soon as the information of bomb threats […]
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Madhya Pradesh: LoP Umang Singhar say “greed of post” saw MLA Ramniwas Rawat switch sides to BJP
Leader of Opposition of Madhya Pradesh assembly Umang Singhar on Wednesday slammed the six time legislator Ramniwas Rawat, who switched sides to Bharatiya Janata party saying “he joined in greed of a ministerial post.” Veteran OBC leader Rawat, a sitting MLA from Vijaypur assembly constituency in Sheopur district, on Tuesday […]
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‘No need to panic, email a hoax’: MHA allays fears after bomb threat to Delhi schools
After over 60 schools across Delhi-NCR received a bomb threat via email on Wednesday morning, setting off panic among parents and faculty and prompting frenetic searches, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an official statement saying that the email appeared to be a ‘hoax’. “There is no need to […]
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NIA arrests eighth key accused in Attari drugs seizure case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested another key accused in the Attari drugs seizure case, taking the total number of arrests to eight, the agency said on Wednesday. According to the agency, the accused, Athar Saeed alias Chacha, had handled the proceeds of the drugs on the directions of the […]
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Maharashtra: Vinayak Raut confident of securing hat-trick victory in Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg
Vinayak Raut, the incumbent Member of Parliament from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha seat and candidate of Uddhav Thakre’s Shivesena, expressed his certainty in securing a hat-trick of victories in the upcoming elections. Raut, a two-time MP from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, emphasized that those who departed from Shiv Sena were opportunists seeking power, […]