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Coast Guard detains 14 Sri Lankan fishermen, seize 5 boats for poaching
Chennai: Fourteen Sri Lankan fishermen and their five boats were detained by the Coast Guard on Thursday off Tamil Nadu’s coastline for illegal fishing in Indian waters, authorities said. The officials onboard…
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39% candidates in 6th phase of LS polls are crorepatis: ADR
New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) About 39 per cent of candidates contesting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls are crorepatis with average assets of Rs 6.21 crore, according to…
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Setback for UP ATS as 11 Muslim youth held on terror charges get bail
In a significant blow to the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has ordered the release of eleven Muslim youths on bail who were arrested…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh
Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted by BJP leader Dinesh Lal Yadav, during a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Lalganj, Azamgarh, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (PTI Photo) Jaunpur: Prime…
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Opinion: India sees a window of opportunity in POJK protests
Two home truths have emerged over protests that have rocked Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir at a time when Kashmir on this side of the Line of Control is witnessing a rare…
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SC directs Union to deport 17 foreigners languishing in Assam detention centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India to deport 17 foreigners languishing in a Assam detention centre, noting there is no offence registered against them. A bench…
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Sitharaman speechless over high taxes in Indian stock market
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been left speechless over the high taxes levied on Indian stock market brokers and real estate transactions. Later, the video went viral on social media. Nirmala…
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Sensex rises 155 points after positive global cues
Mumbai: Indian equity benchmarks surged on Thursday, following positive Asian peers and US CPI data, which rose slightly less than expected in April. At 9:50 a.m., Sensex was up 155 points or…
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LS polls: PM Modi to address four public meetings in UP today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a series of public meetings in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The Prime Minister will hold public meetings in Lalganj (Azamgarh) at 11:00…
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Chidambaram slams PM’s ‘Cong wanted to allocate 15 pc budget to Muslims’ remark
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday termed “totally false” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the previous Congress government wanted to allocate 15 per cent of the budget for…
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India’s unemployment rate declines in Jan-March quarter
New Delhi: The unemployment rate in India’s urban areas decreased to 6.7 per cent during January-March 2024 from 6.8 per cent in the same period of the previous year for persons aged…
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Money laundering case: ED files charge sheet against Atiq Ahmed’s wife
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet before a court in Lucknow against slain mafia-politician Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)…
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LS polls: Support grows for jailed candidate in J&K’s Baramulla against NC, ‘BJP ally’
In Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla parliamentary seat, entry of a jailed former MLA has altered the dynamics of the race previously dominated by former CM Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone. Shaikh Abdul…
- Andhra Pradesh
Post-poll violence: Andhra Chief Secy meets DGP after EC summons
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Jawahar Reddy met Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta on Wednesday after the Election Commission of India reportedly summoned them to personally explain reasons for the…
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Not doing Hindu-Muslim politics, only exposing Congress plan: PM
Nashik: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted he has never indulged in Hindu-Muslim politics, but was determined to expose the Congress “game plan of appeasement” and uncover the opposition bloc’s designs…