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Bhagwat Katha narrator receives extortion demand of Rs 1 cr
Mathura: Bhagwat Katha narrator Aniruddhacharya has received a letter threatening to blow him up with his family with a bomb if he does not pay Rs 1 crore in extortion, Vrindavan police…
- India
`Badly’ dressed girls look like Shurpanakha, says BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya
Indore: Girls in “bad dresses” look like `Shurpanakha’ of the Ramayana, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has said. A video of his remarks, made at a religious function organised here on the…
- India
Maha: More than 60 persons suffer food poisoning at religious event
Nashik: More than 60 persons suffered food poisoning at a religious programme in Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Friday and the condition of two of them was serious, a police official said. These…
- India
India pursuing Bangladesh to reopen ‘Border Haats’ in Tripura
Agartala: The Indian government has raised the issue of reopening the two ‘Border Haats’ (markets) in Tripura to promote local business and livelihood of the people living on either side of the…
- India
Prez Murmu attends platinum jubilee celebration of Gauhati HC
Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday attended the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Gauhati High Court here. On the occasion, she launched a mobile app ‘Bhoroxa’ made for the safety of women…
- Kashmir
Fake PMO official arrested in J&K to be brought to Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Conman Kiran Patel, who was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir last month for posing as a top official in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), is likely to be brought to Ahmedabad…
- India
With prayers, penitence, Christians across India observe Good Friday
New Delhi: Congregational singing, ‘way of cross’ processions, and religious sermons marked the solemn occasion of Good Friday as Christians across the country observed the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.…
- India
HAL hands over 100th Su-30 MKI ROH aircraft to IAF
Bengaluru: Union Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane on Friday inaugurated the third LCA production line and also handed over the 100th Sukhoi-30 MKI ROH aircraft to Air Vice Marshal Sarin at HAL’s Nashik…
- India
India received 6.19 mn foreign tourists in 2022
New Delhi: India received 6.19 million foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) during 2022 as compared to 1.52 million during the same period of 2021. There were 10.93 million FTAs in India during the…
- India
UAE,Vietnam sign joint declaration of intent to launch CEPA negotiations
Abu Dhabi: The UAE and Vietnam signed a joint declaration of intent to launch talks on establishing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between the two countries. The declaration was signed by…
- Middle East
On Al-Aqsa Violence, India urges Israel, Palestine to maintain calm
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of violent scenes at Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, India on Thursday urged all sides to maintain calm. According to reports, Israeli police stormed the mosque on…
- India
Rich get richer, poor get poorer: Sibal’s swipe at PM’s social justice remarks
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the BJP’s commitment to social justice, claiming that under this government…
- India
India-US working closely to address fentanyl challenge: US health official
Washington: India and the US share a robust working relationship on addressing the major challenge posed by fentanyl drugs, a top health official in the Biden administration has said. Fentanyl is a…
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India among top three markets for AI-powered Bing preview: Microsoft official
Washington: India has emerged as one of the top three markets for Microsoft’s new Bing preview, which has ChatGPT incorporated into it, and is its biggest image creator market, a senior company…