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Bhagwant Mann’s oath-taking ceremony in Nawanshahr
Nawanshahr: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during AAP leader Bhagwant Mann’s oath-taking ceremony, at Khatkar Kalan the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr near Jalandhar, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (PTI Photo)…
- India
Samajwadi Party scored moral victory over BJP in UP polls: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his outfit scored a moral victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as it is “expanding” while the BJP has “shrunk”, apparently referring…
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In Pics: Holi celebrations begin
Bikaner: People play special ‘Faganiya’ football match, on the occasion of Holi, in Bikaner, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (PTI Photo) Bhopal: Young women play with colours ahead of the Holi festival, in…
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India objects to UN resolution on international Islamophobia day
United Nations: As the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Tuesday to proclaim March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia, India expressed concern over phobia against one religion being elevated…
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India taking up Russian discounted oil offer will not violate US sanctions on Moscow: White House
Washington: India taking up Russia’s offer of discounted crude oil would not be a violation of American sanctions on Moscow, the White House has said, as it also underlined that countries should…
- India
Rahul attacks Facebook, says it’s ‘worse for democracy’
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was “worse for democracy”. Gandhi shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter, accusing…
- India
End Facebook’s interference in Indian Democracy: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to put an end to the alleged “systematic interference” of Facebook and other social media giants in India’s electoral politics. Making…
- India
Lakhimpur case: SC seeks response of UP on plea seeking cancellation of bail of Ashish Mishra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought responses of the Uttar Pradesh government and Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, on a plea challenging the grant of bail to him…
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Spl court acquits tribal activist Soni Sori, 3 others in Naxal payoff case
Raipur: A special court at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh has acquitted tribal activist Soni Sori and three others in a case lodged against them in 2011 for alleged transfer of ‘protection money’ to…
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OROP govt’s policy decision, suffers from no constitutional infirmity: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that One Rank-One Pension (OROP) in Armed forces is a policy decision and suffers from no constitutional infirmity. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud,…
- India
Expo 2020 Dubai: India Pavilion to host media & entertainment fortnight
New Delhi: The India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is set to host the ‘media & entertainment fortnight’ from March 18 to March 31, said Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) on…
- Kashmir
2 Jammu power dept officials arrested for graft
Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday arrested two engineers of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) for accepting a bribe of Rs 48,000, an official here said. Assistant Executive Engineer, Surinder…
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Preparations for Bhagwant Mann’s oath taking ceremony
Jalandhar: Workers prepare the venue where AAP’s Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann will take oath as Punjab Chief Minister at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, in Nawanshahr near Jalandhar, Tuesday,…
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Holi celebrations begin in Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi: Devotees smear each other with ash and dry colour amid a burning pyre in celebration of the upcoming festival of ‘Holi’, at Manikarnika Ghat, in Varanasi, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (PTI…
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No Covid-19 deaths reported in AP
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 59 fresh cases of Covid-19 but no deaths in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Tuesday. The latest bulletin said 83 infected people also got cured in the…
