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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq seeks release of Kashmiri political prisoners during Ramzan
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday urged authorities to release Kashmiri political prisoners lodged in jails in the Union Territory and across the country as a gesture of goodwill…
- India
Respect SC order, but electoral bond scheme should have been improved: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Noting that he fully respects the Supreme Court order on electoral bonds, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the scheme was introduced to end black money in politics…
- India
Congress leader, ex-MP minister Chandra Prabhash Shekhar passes away
Indore: Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Chandra Prabhash Shekhar died here on Friday after a prolonged illness, his family said. C P Shekhar, a former home minister of the state, died at…
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West Bengal MPs Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP
New Delhi: Two MPs from West Bengal — Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari — joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Friday, saying that they were upset with the Sandeshkhali incidents. Singh…
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Jairam takes potshots at presence of Padmaja, Anil Antony in Modi’s rally
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader and AICC general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh on Friday took potshots at Anil K Antony and Padmaja Venugopal, the children of Congress stalwarts and former Kerala…
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India’s forex reserves scale two-year high of $636.1 billion
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves surged by a whopping $10.47 billion to scale a two-year high of $636.1 billion for the week ended March 8, the latest data released by the RBI…
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SC dismisses two pleas related to use of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea alleging irregularities in the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying every method has its plus and minus points. The…
- India
Electoral bonds world’s biggest extortion racket, money used to split parties: Rahul
Thane: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the electoral bonds scheme was the world’s biggest extortion racket and a “brainchild” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at a press conference…
- India
‘This doesn’t make sense…’: Old video of CJI’s son on CAA goes viral
Amid the political backlashes and protests over the Center’s notification of rules for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, an old video featuring Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s son challenging…
- India
Former Navy Chief Admiral Ramdas passes away in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Former Indian Navy chief Admiral (retd) L Ramdas passed away in a military hospital here on Friday, Defence sources said. Ramdas, 90, served as navy chief between December 1990 and September…
- India
‘Ram Rajya’ will be established in India: Rajnath Singh
Chatra: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that the days were not far when ‘Ram Rajya’ will be established in India, which would be among the top three economies in the…
- India
Electoral Bonds: How much did parties receive since 2019, who were top donors?
New Delhi: Political parties received more than Rs 12,769 crore as donations from corporates and individuals through electoral bonds since 2019. The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday made public the data on…
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Electoral bonds data proves BJP is most corrupt: RJD
Patna: Senior RJD leader Manoj Jha on Friday alleged that the data on electoral bonds has proved that the ruling BJP at the Centre is “the most corrupt political party in the…
- India
LS polls: Amit Shah starts campaign for Gandhinagar seat
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has been renominated for the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha, began his poll campaign on Friday and asked BJP workers to tell voters that this election is…
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List of world’s top 10 countries by HDI: Know India’s ranking
In the latest United Nations’ Human Development Index (HDI), India improved its ranking; however, it is not on the list of top 10 countries in the world. As per UNDP’s Human Development…