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Delhi HC nixes PIL challenging appointment of NSIDC Chairman
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the appointment of Dr. Subhransu Sekhar Acharya as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the National Small Industries Development Corporation…
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UP: INDIA bloc leading in 44 LS seats, BJP-led NDA in 35
Lucknow: The INDIA bloc was leading in 44 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and the BJP-led NDA in 35, according to trends on the Election Commission website. INDIA bloc parties SP…
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IAF’s Sukhoi fighter crashes in Nashik
Mumbai: A Sukhoi fighter plane of the Indian Air Force crashed in Nashik district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, police said. The pilot and co-pilot ejected safely, Special Inspector General of Nashik Range…
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Saudi Arabia launches first int’l digital wallet for Haj, Umrah pilgrims
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched “Nusuk Wallet”, the first international digital wallet of its kind in the world to serve Umrah and Haj pilgrim This…
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Smriti Irani trails in Amethi by over 88,000 votes
Lucknow: Congress leader Kishori Lal Sharma is leading by a comfortable margin of over 88,000 votes in the Amethi parliamentary seat against the BJP’s Smriti Irani, who defeated Rahul Gandhi in 2019.…
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Chandrababu Naidu likely to take oath as Andhra Pradesh CM on June 9
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu is likely to take oath as the new chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on June 9, party sources said. With the TDP-led alliance…
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Sonakshi Sinha honoured with UAE Golden Visa
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha is the latest Indian celebrity to be honoured with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 10-year Golden Visa. The 37-year-old actress was handed over the visa by Jamad Usman,…
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PM Modi should opt out of prime ministerial race: Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that following the election result trends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should opt out of the prime ministerial race, as BJP will not…
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History in making for BJP in Kerala as party to win 1st LS seat
In a historic first in Kerala, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat. The saffron party was also leading in the Thiruvanthapuram Lok Sabha constituency that…
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Pawan Khera taunts BJP over ‘400 paar’ slogan
Delhi: As the early trends show that NDA is past the majority mark but just short of 300 Lok Sabha seats, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera took a dig at BJP over…
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Lucknow man urinates on Dalit labourer’s face to wake him
In a disturbing incident that came to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, a Dalit man, who was sleeping after lunch, was allegedly urinated upon by a man named Sanjay Maurya while he…
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Assam: BJP claims ‘people’s support’, Congress maintains ‘new trend’ in country
Guwahati: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asserted that the BJP-led NDA will form the next government at the Centre as he moved closer to victory in Assam’s Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency. However, Congress’…
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Shatrughan Sinha leading in Asansol against BJP’s S.S. Ahluwalia
Kolkata: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, of the Trinamool Congress, was leading in West Bengal’s Asansol seat by over 39,000 votes against his BJP rival, Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia. According to the trends by the…
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Arab foreign ministers support mediation efforts to end war in Gaza
The foreign ministers of the Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia have expressed support for mediation efforts to end Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip. They…
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Raebareli BJP candidate concedes defeat, apologises to people
Raebareli: BJP candidate from Raebareli, Dinesh Pratap Singh, has conceded defeat midway through the counting of votes. In a post on social media, Singh who is challenging Rahul Gandhi in Raebareli, wrote…
