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HC dismisses quo warranto petitions against Udhayanidhi Stalin & others
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday declined to issue a writ of ‘quo warranto’ on petitions filed by members of a pro-Hindu outfit against DMK Ministers Udhayanidhi Stalin and P K…
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‘Be careful’: EC advises Rahul Gandhi on remarks against PM
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday advised Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to be careful and cautious while making remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The advisory came after considering…
- India
UP: Former MP Dhananjay Singh gets 7-yr in jail in 2020 kidnapping case
Jaunpur: An MP/MLA court here on Wednesday sentenced former MP Dhananjay Singh to seven years of imprisonment in a 2020 kidnapping and extortion case. Presently with the Janata Dal (United), Singh was…
- India
94 artistes receive Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2022, 2023
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards to a total of 94 artistes from varied fields of performing arts for 2022 and 2023. She also gave…
- Delhi
10 yrs of our lives wasted, says Saibaba’s wife while awaiting his release
Nagpur: Her husband’s eventual acquittal by the high court in the alleged Maoist links case was inevitable, but it still wasted ten years of their lives, former Delhi University professor G N…
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Congress will decide on party LS candidates during March 7 meet
New Delhi: The top leadership of the Congress will meet in the national capital on Thursday to finalise the party’s candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections amid speculation that Rahul Gandhi…
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Senior Trinamool leader Tapas Roy joins BJP ahead of LS polls
Kolkata: Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, former Trinamool Congress leader and veteran politician Tapas Roy, who had resigned both from his Assembly post and primary party membership on March 4,…
- India
Central govt staff to gain as DA likely to be hiked to 50%
New Delhi: The Central government is likely to announce a 4 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees this month to compensate them for inflation. At present, the DA…
- India
‘Jungle Raj’ of previous regimes responsible for migration of youth, says Modi
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the ‘jungle raj’ of previous regimes in Bihar was responsible for the migration of the youth from the state. Addressing a massive rally…
- India
After prolonged drama, CBI finally gets Sheikh Shahjahan’s custody
Kolkata: After prolonged drama for the past two days, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday evening finally got the physical custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack…
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M Abdul Salam, BJP’s only Muslim LS candidate, fielded from Kerala
M Abdul Salam, an agricultural scientist and former vice-chancellor of Calicut University in Kerala, holds a unique distinction of being the only Muslim candidate in the BJP’s recently announced list of 195…
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Centre must be concerned with fiscal mismanagement of states: SC
New Delhi: Fiscal mismanagement by states is an issue the Union government has to be concerned about as it impacts the nation’s economy, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday and advised the…
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Security beefed up in Kashmir ahead of PM Modi’s visit
Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar have made elaborate security arrangements ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit on March 7. A large number of security personnel have been deployed outside Bakshi Stadium…
- Telangana
Beggar nabbed in Karnataka turns out to be fugitive from Telangana
Chitradurga: Authorities at the Gonur Beggars’ Rehabilitation Center apprehended a man engaged in begging along the Pune-Bangalore National Highway, which revealed his criminal past leading to his arrest. Pailara Vamshi, 22, was…
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How do Indians spend money? Insights from the long-awaited CE Survey
The long-awaited Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23, finally released after an 11-year gap. The survey captures details of households’ expenditures in India and is typically conducted every five years by the National Sample…