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‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’: Opposition defends Rahul’s ‘flying kiss’ gesture in LS
New Delhi: Amid an uproar in the Lok Sabha over a “flying kiss” by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, his party and INDIA leaders defended the gesture, saying the Gandhi scion has been…
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Govt expects to implement new data protection law within 10 months
New Delhi: The government is expecting to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection law within 10 months, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the…
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BJP MP slams Lalan Singh after he questions govt on Manipur situation
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Kripal Yadav on Wednesday hit back at Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, after he took a swipe…
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TMC terms Rahul’s LS speech in Parliament as ‘straight from heart’
Kolkata: The TMC on Wednesday praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for raising the Manipur issue in Parliament by “speaking from the heart”, and criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for attempting to…
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Smoke on Tirupati-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express triggers panic
Amaravati: Smoke in Tirupati-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express triggered panic among passengers in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on Wednesday. The train was stopped at Manubolu after the loco pilot was alerted by the…
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Amit Shah appeals for peace in Manipur, says attempts to politicise issue shameful
New Delhi: Appealing with “folded hands” for an end to the three-month-long cycle of violence in Manipur, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday urged warring Kuki and Meitei communities to hold talks,…
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‘Shameful’ that Amit Shah questioning ‘timing’ of release of Manipur video: Jairam
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said it was “shameful” that Home Minister Amit Shah questioned the “timing” of the release of a video of two women being paraded naked…
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CBI takes over probe into CAPFs recruitment in Bengal through forged documents
New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into alleged illegal recruitment of Central Armed Police Forces personnel in West Bengal on the basis of forged documents, officials said on Wednesday.…
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Tiranga yatra in J-K’s Srinagar on August 13
Srinagar: A Tiranga’ yatra will be taken out here on August 13 to pay homage to the freedom fighters and soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the nation, an official spokesperson…
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India-born college student is first Republican to enter US Senate race in Wisconsin
Washington: India-born college student Rejani Raveendran has announced her senate candidacy for the US state of Wisconsin, becoming the first Republican to officially get in the race against Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin.…
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Priyanka accuses BJP of ‘divide & rule’; asks people to say ‘hate should quit India’
New Delhi: On the Quit India movement’s anniversary, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday accused the BJP of deploying “divide and rule” policy and urged people to say hate, inflation and…
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Rice prices soar to highest levels in almost 15 years in Asia
New Delhi: Rice prices soared to the highest levels in almost 15 years in Asia on mounting concerns over global supplies as dry weather threatens production in Thailand and after top shipper…
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It should be ‘Keralam’: Kerala Assembly unanimously adopts resolution
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to officially change the state’s name to ‘Keralam’. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan presented the resolution in the Kerala Legislative…
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You talk about Chola tradition, but don’t know TN’s history: Kanimozhi tell BJP
New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi on Wednesday slammed the government over bringing the ‘Sengol’ in the new Parliament building saying that you talk about the Chola tradition but don’t know anything about…
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Govt to offload additional 50L tons wheat, 25L tons rice under OMSS to check prices
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday announced the sale of additional 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes of rice from the Central pool in the open market to boost…