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Certain Popular Front of India members based abroad have been found to be sending funds to their NRI accounts in India and subsequently transferring them to the leaders of the radical Islamic organisation so as to evade the foreign funding regulation law, the ED said Friday, a day after...
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The Centre on Friday launched an Indian Sign Language dictionary mobile application called 'Sign Learn' containing 10,000 words. The app was launched by minister of state for social justice and empowerment Pratima Bhoumik. Sign Learn is based on the Indian sign language dictionary of...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MLC Ashok Katariya on Friday surrendered in an MP/MLA court here in connection with violation of prohibitory orders during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. Katariya then moved an...
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N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of IT giant Infosys, on Friday lamented that economic activities in India were stalled and decisions were not taken by the Manmohan Singh government in time in the Congress-led UPA era. During his interaction with young entrepreneurs and students at the Indian...
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India's new high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami arrived in London on Friday and began his new charge by paying tributes at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament Square and Ambedkar Museum in north London. The former high commissioner to Bangladesh received the credentials for his...
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Incessant rains lashed parts of the national capital for the third consecutive day on Friday, bringing down the maximum temperature to 27.6 degrees Celsius -- seven notches below normal. The India meteorological department has issued a 'yellow' alert cautioning people about moderate rain at...
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Punjab minister Aman Arora/ANI
Punjab minister Aman Arora on Friday said the Centre has denied him political clearance for a Europe visit where he was to go on a knowledge-sharing study tour and said this shows the BJP-led government's narrow mindset. Arora was to proceed on a week-long visit from Saturday.The development...
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There will be no change of guard ceremony at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on September 24 due to inclement weather, according to an official communique issued on Friday. The national capital has been witnessing incessant light to moderate rains for the past two days. The...
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The rail blockade by Kurmis continued for the fourth day on Friday at Kustaur and Khemasuli stations of South Eastern Railway, with at least 205 mail, express and passenger trains getting cancelled thus far over the past few days, an official said. Kurmis had first taken to rail and road...
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on October 10 a plea filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari against the Delhi government's decision banning the storage, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers till January 1, 2023, to check pollution levels in the national capital. Contending that...
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The Mumbai police's Anti-Narcotics Cell on Friday submitted a voluminous charge-sheet against eight persons in a special court in a case related to seizure of mephedrone worth around Rs 2,500 crore, an official said. The 4,818-page document was filed in the special court set up under the...
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As many as 500 people were arrested and 400 others put under preventive detention on Friday in connection with violent protests during the twelve-hour strike called by Popular Front of India to protest the arrest of the organisation's leaders. The protests also saw stone pelting at an...
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik possessed property worth Rs 64.97 crore as on December, 2021, a marginal dip from Rs 64.98 crore a year ago, according to an official portal where all ministers submit details of their assets. The website, which was updated on Friday with latest...
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The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Friday welcomed the Bombay high court's decision to allow it to hold its annual Dussehra rally at the iconic Shivaji Park ground, saying its faith in the judiciary stood vindicated. Welcoming the decision, party spokesperson Manisha Kayande said this...
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About 150 young superintendents of police and equivalent rank officers will attend a two-day conference on cybercrime, drones, and other related issues to be held here during September 29-30, officials said on Friday. The national young superintendents of police conference-2022 and the...
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Officials of the Madhya Pradesh forest department on Friday dismissed as fake a media report on felling of trees to make arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit with around 300 guests for the release of eight cheetahs from Namibia in the Kuno National Park last week. The...
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The Bombay High Court has allowed the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shiv Sena to hold Dussehra rally in Mumbai's Shivaji Park on October 5. It has also given them permission to use the Park for preparations from October 2. Earlier, it had rejected the application of the Eknath...
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who has announced that he would fight the Congress presidential polls, on Friday said the debate on 'one man-one post' was unnecessary and that he would like to serve the people of his home state all his life. He also said that his statements on wanting...
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Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel, the author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, her publisher said on Friday. In a tweet from its official account, HarperCollins UK noted her date of death to be September 22. However, the reason of her demise is not yet...
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Equity indices fell sharply by nearly 2 per cent each, extending their decline for the third day running on Friday, amid an overall bearish trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,020.80 points or 1.73 per cent to settle at 58,098.92. During the day, it tumbled 1,137.77...
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's visit to a mosque and his meeting with the head of an organisation of imams were not a deviation from the outfit's line, its senior leader Indresh Kumar said on Friday. He slammed the Congress for saying Bhagwat's meeting with All India Imam Organisation...
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Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh on Friday said he is not interested in becoming the party chief. The Congress on Thursday set the ball rolling for electing its chief by issuing a notification. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday made it clear he will fight for the...
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People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, according to a large study conducted in the US. Such complications include strokes, cognitive and memory problems, depression, anxiety...
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Dr Randeep Guleria, the calm and keen voice during the pandemic
M Srinivas, Dean of ESIC Hospital and Medical College in Hyderabad, has been appointed as the Director of AIIMS-Delhi, according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training. The order, dated September 9, stated the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has...
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Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said that the CBI and the ED were no more a caged parrot but have now become jewels of law which are performing their duties fairly without any bias. Speaking to reporters in Moradabad and Rampur, Naqvi slammed the...
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Dr Manmohan Singh with Sonia Gandhi
The BJP on Friday claimed the new Congress president will be a proxy of the Gandhi family and will be remote-controlled by them like former prime minister Manmohan Singh was.BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla cited the comment of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, seen as the likely...
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India on Friday issued an advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada to remain vigilant amid increasing incidences of crimes and anti-India activities in the country.In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Indian missions in Canada have taken up these incidents with...
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Home Minister Amit Shah addressing the 'Jana Bhavna Mahasabha' in Purnea, Bihar slams the Bihar CM.Nitish Kumar has no ideology, 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar will be routed in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Shah said. Bihar public gave Nitish Kumar benefit of the doubt for long, now they know that...
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A day after Congress leader Gourav Vallabh taunted Shashi Tharoor over his probable AICC president poll bid, the party on Friday urged all its spokespersons and communication department office bearers to refrain from commenting on any colleague contesting the elections. In the first...
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If you haven't seen this picture of Roger Federer with his pals, do. Federer who recently retired from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles, shared this picture with, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, as they headed out to dinner.
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Medha Patkar, the face of Narmada Bachao Andolan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that urban Naxals and anti-development elements having political backing had stalled the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river in Gujarat for many years by running a campaign claiming that it would harm the environment. He was...
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Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on his new baby: Privileged to edit & join some highly acclaimed luminaries & fellow alumni from my Alma Mater in contributing to the anthology 'Delhi University-Celebrating 100 Glorious Years' to be launched shortly. Each one of us has reminisced about...
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External Affairs minister S Jaishankar in New York praised the leadership skills of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while recalling the attack on the Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan near the Indian consulate and while India was coordinating evacuations from the country. Recalling the...
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The Kerala High Court on Friday filed a case on its own over the hartal declared by radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) and subsequent sporadic incidents of violence in the state. The court said hartal was banned by it earlier and the destruction of the public property...
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Prophet remark row: The Supreme Court transfers all FIRs against journalist and Times Now anchor Navika Kumar to the IFSO unit of the Delhi Police. The SC says no coercive action can be taken Navika Kumar for period of 8 weeks.The court said she can approach an appropriate forum for remedies and...
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Rains continued to lash Delhi, leading to waterlogging and affecting traffic movement in several areas of the city. The national capital has been witnessing an incessant spell of light to moderate rain for the past two days. The weather department has predicted more rains on Friday. Schools...
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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on the upcoming Congress party's presidential elections. It's decided that I'll contest for the post of Congress President. I'll fix the date soon (to file his nomination). It's a need for the Opposition to be strong, looking at the current position of the country.I have...
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This year, Kolkata's Sree Bhumi Puja Pandal has been designed on the theme of 'Vatican City'. Most pandals are theme-based and some so stunning that they are kept on for viewing even after the immersion of the Durga idol.
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Rupee falls 39 paise to all-time low of 81.18 against US dollar in early trade. The US Federal Reserve had raised the repo rate by 75 basis points, in line with expectations. The Fed also hinted that more rate hikes were coming and that these rates would stay elevated until 2024.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Bihar on Friday to prepare the party to become a formidable force ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections to counter the Mahagathbandhan government in the state.To give further impetus to the party, the Bihar unit of the BJP has come up...
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A bottle filled with inflammable substance were hurled at the BJP office in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Thursday night triggering tension in the area.Following this, BJP workers protested in the area demanding action against the culprits. According to BJP, this is a kind of terror attack.Police...
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Mexico has proposed to the United Nations to set up a committee that would include India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to mediate permanent peace between Russia and Ukraine.The proposal was put forward by Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubon, the...
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Congress leader Gourav Vallabh on Thursday claimed that the meeting of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat with the All India Imam Organisation president is the impact of the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra, and asked the RSS chief to join Rahul Gandhi in uniting the country.The RSS chief,...
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India on Thursday said any reference to Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly was not useful or helpful as it needs to be resolved bilaterally in accordance with the Shimla Agreement. Addressing the ongoing UNGA in New York Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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