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MP Santokh’s death: Congress suspends Yatra for 24 hrs
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday suspended its Bharat Jodo Yatra, which was in Punjab, for a day as a mark of respect for party MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary who died following a…
- India
Soaring popularity of Tharoor triggers disquiet among Congress leaders in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Three-time Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s growing popularity in the state has apparently left his fellow party leaders worried. Those following Congress politics in Kerala are turning to party…
- India
Rift appears in RJD over support to Minister on ‘Ram Charit Manas’ row
Patna: A rift emerged in Bihar’s ruling RJD on Friday over Education Minister Chandra Shekhar Singh’s comments on the ‘Ram Charit Manas’ with state chief Jagadanand Singh supporting him but party national…
- India
Shraddha Walkar case: Bones cut with saw, says post-mortem report
New Delhi: A saw was used to cut up the bones of Shraddha Walker, killed by her live-in partner in May last year, the autopsy report has revealed. The Delhi Police have…
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Allahabad HC bench seeks Censor Board’s reply on PIL filed against movie ‘Adipurush’
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the Censor Board to file its reply on a PIL filed against upcoming mega-starer ‘Adipurush’. The bench has fixed…
- India
Preparations underway for Modi’s visit to Karnataka’s Kalaburagi on Jan 19
Kalaburagi: Preparations are underway for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district on January 19, his second trip this month to the poll-bound state. During the visit, Modi will…
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Congress MP dies of heart attack in Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab
Chandigarh: Congress MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh on Saturday died of a heart attack during party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab. He was 76 years old. Chaudhary fell during the…
- Kolkata
Protests are good: TMC leaders on mass outreach face anger
Kolkata: TMC leaders who are visiting different villages as part of an outreach programme ahead of the panchayat elections have been facing protests over various issues. When Birbhum MP Satabdi Roy went…
- India
Parliament panel discusses challenges to biodiversity
New Delhi: The Standing Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change met on Friday to discusse the challenges and approaches for sustainable development of national parks, sanctuaries, biosphere reserves…
- India
Service should not be done for profit or reward, says Mohan Bhagwat
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said “seva” or service instils belongingness among people and should be done without yearning for any profit or reward in return. He…
- India
SC denies bail to accused in Yes Bank scam money laundering case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain the bail plea of Naresh T Jain, the internal auditor of travel firm Cox & Kings India and its group companies, who is…
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Six illegal Bangladeshis arrested on Kolkata-bound train
Guwahati: Six Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended from a Kolkata-bound train in Alipurduar in northern West Bengal for allegedly entering India illegally, the railways said in a statement on Friday. They were travelling…
- India
Hate speeches complete menace, we want free and balanced press in India: SC
New Delhi: Hate speeches are a “complete menace”, the Supreme Court observed on Friday and rued the lack of regulatory control on TV news content, saying it wants “free and balanced press…
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Trial begins over death of two BJP workers in Tikunia violence
Lakhimpur Kheri: Trial in the Tikunia violence case related to the death of two BJP workers and a driver began in the court of additional district judge I (ADJ-I) Sunil Kumar Verma…
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Maha: Woman stranded in Oman due to agent’s handiwork brought back to India
Palghar: A woman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district who was stuck in Oman as her passport and visa were allegedly confiscated by an agent has been brought back to the country and reunited…
