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PM Modi slams ‘maha jungle raj’ in West Bengal, seeks BJP vote
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, calling the state’s prevailing situation “maha jungle raj” and alleging that “corruption, nepotism and appeasement of…
- India
Young doctors free to go abroad, but can no longer say facilities lacking in India: Nadda
Lucknow: Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said medical aspirants are free to go overseas, but they must not say infrastructure is lacking in India. Young doctors can no longer…
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India will surpass Germany to become third-largest economy by 2027: Scindia
Indore: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday expressed confidence that India will surpass Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy by the end of 2027, lauding the polices and institutional reforms ushered…
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Indian cyber agency flags WhatsApp ‘hijack’
New Delhi: Indian cyber security agency CERT-In has flagged a vulnerability in the WhatsApp “device-linking” feature that enables attackers to take “complete” control of an account, including access to real-time messages, photos,…
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Congress protest against replacing MGNREGA, ‘hate politics’ in National Herald case
Bengaluru: The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Saturday held a protest against the central government replacing the MGNREGA, and alleged “hate politics” against the party leadership in the National Herald case. The…
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World today is like coalition politics, India should remain nimble: Jaishankar
Pune: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the global political situation was like “coalition politics” with constantly shifting alignments, and India should focus on its own interests while remaining nimble.…
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Six kids test HIV positive in MP hospitals
Satna: A routine necessity turned into a nightmare for six families in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna after their children, already battling severe blood disorder thalassemia, tested positive for HIV, which officials suspect was…
- India
Courts will lean toward animals who are silent victims of commercial ventures: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that courts will always lean in favour of animals, who suffer silently when their migration paths are blocked by humans and commercial ventures. A bench…
- India
Voting begins in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Polling began for the posts of president and members in 23 municipal councils and nagar panchayats across Maharashtra, as well as for 143 vacant member posts in these local bodies on…
- India
PM to address 1st rally in Bengal on Saturday after draft roll release
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal’s Nadia district on Saturday, where he will inaugurate national highway projects and address a public rally, amid heightened political tensions over…
- India
SIR in Tamil Nadu: 97.4 lakh voters removed, says CEO
Chennai: A total of 97.4 lakh voters have been removed from the Tamil Nadu voter list, following the enumeration phase of the SIR exercise and the state’s electoral roll now has 5.43…
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Saudi Arabia, India sign agreement on short-stay visa exemption
Saudi Arabia and India have signed an agreement for mutual exemption of short stay visas for those who hold diplomatic, special, and official passports of both counties. According to a report by…
- India
J&K police seize journalist’s phone, return it later
The Jammu & Kashmir police on Wednesday, December 17, seized the mobile phone of journalist Jehangir Ali of news portal The Wire, allegedly while he was reporting on allegations of nepotism and…
- India
G RAM G bill: Opposition sits on overnight protest in parliament
New Delhi: Opposition leaders staged a 12-hour overnight protest dharna in Parliament complex on Thursday night, while protesting against the passage of the VB-G RAM G bill that seeks to replace the…
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SIR in Gujarat: Draft electoral roll to be published on December 19
Gandhinagar: The process of preparing the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2025 in Gujarat has entered its final stage, with the updated draft scheduled to be published on…
