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- 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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
Jaishankar describes UN as frozen 1945-invented mechanism unable to articulate wider concerns
New Delhi: India on Friday vowed to work towards building a consensus among the G20 nations for a green development pact to facilitate investments in sustainable lifestyle and pitched for larger discussions…
- India
Chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ not enough, work to uplift people like Lord Rama: RSS leader
Sultanpur: Merely chanting “Bharat Mata ki Jai” does not lead to patriotism, which requires selfless service, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Friday. Citing an example, he said it was not…
- India
Pregnant woman dies after being released from Rayagada jail
Koraput: A pregnant woman, who was arrested and kept in jail at Rayagada in Odisha for 16 days, has died due to post-delivery complications a day after her release. Thirty-year-old Sulabati Naik, a…
- India
Three men booked for cow slaughter in Karnataka
Shivamogga: Three persons were booked on Friday on the charges of cow slaughter in Karnataka’s Shivamaoga district. Acting on a tip-off, Tunganagar police conducted a raid on an illegal slaughterhouse in the…
- India
Uttarakhand: Dalit man assaulted with burning stick for entering temple in Uttarkashi
Dehradun: A Dalit man was allegedly assaulted by a group of people and singed with burning sticks when he entered a temple to offer prayers at Salra village in Mori area of…
