Hindustan Times (East UP)
From draft rolls to final list, over 8.4m voters added in UP
Uttar Pradesh’s electorate grew by over 8.4 million to 133.9 million from the draft stage to final electoral rolls, marking an increase of 6.7%, according to the final voter list published on Friday. This is the highest increase for any state where the...
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77-89% turnout in Kerala, Assam and Puducherrry
Voters across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry turned out in massive numbers on Thursday for high-stakes assembly elections. According to the Election Commission’s data at 5pm, the participation rate of Puducherry leads with 89.20%, followed closely by...
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US-Israel and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire
Iran, the United States and Israel agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11thhour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization. But hours after the announcement, Iran and...
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Whole civilisation will die, if no deal: Trump
US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, airstrikes hit two...
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Attacks across Gulf as new peace plan shared
Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people and hitting the South Pars natural gas field, and Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors. U.S. President Donald...
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US rescues F-15 crew member, Tehran continues Gulf strikes
The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with a new looming deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran showed no...
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Hunt on for US pilot in Iran as Gulf reels under more strikes
The US military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in southwestern Iran, after the Middle Eastern country shot down an American warplane and called on people to turn the pilot in, promising a reward. The...
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WH seeks $1.5tn for war as Iran hits Kuwait infra
The White House sent a spending proposal to lawmakers Friday calling for a massive $1.5 trillion US defense budget next year as it faces increased costs due to the war in Iran. President Donald Trump has threatened to extend attacks on civilian...
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SC raps WB after judicial officers held hostage
The Supreme Court on Thursday deprecated the “complete failure of civil and police administration” in West Bengal, taking suo motu cognisance of the hostage-taking of seven judicial officers in Malda district and describing it as a “deplorable” and...
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Trump says will be out of Iran ‘pretty quickly’
The United States will be “out of Iran pretty quickly” and could return for “spot hits” if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to make a primetime address to the nation. Trump also said he would...
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US pushes Iran to make a deal
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal. Hegseth issued his warning hours after Iran set ablaze a fully...
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Trump issues Kharg hit threat if no deal reached
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure if a deal to end the war with Tehran is not reached soon. In a social media post, Trump said “great progress is being made”...
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Iran says ready for US strike; Pak hosts regional leaders
ISLAMABAD/DUBAI: Iran said it was ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington on Sunday of preparing a land assault even as it sought negotiations and as regional powers held talks in Pakistan to try to end the fighting. The foreign...
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India facing crisis with full strength: PM Modi
NOIDA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is confronting the challenges arising from the ongoing conflict in West Asia with full strength. Modi was addressing a gathering after inaugurating Noida International Airport in Jewar, which...
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Excise duty on fuels cut by ₹10
The government on Friday cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹10 per litre each and imposed levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) exports, in a dual measure aimed at easing the financial strain on state-run oil retailers while keeping...
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Trump urges Iran to act quickly on ceasefire plan
President Donald Trump threatened Iran with intensified military action, seeking to pressure the country to ramp up negotiations on an end to the war even amid uncertainty over the status of those discussions. “They better get serious soon, before it...
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Use PNG, if available or lose LPG supply: Govt
The government has mandated that cooking gas LPG supply to households will be discontinued if consumers fail to switch to piped natural gas where such connectivity is available, under a new order aimed at accelerating gas network expansion and reducing...
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W Asia crisis will test India’s resolve: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought to assure the nation that the government is taking all measures to blunt the impact of the ongoing conflict in West Asia on supply of crude oil, gas, fertilizers and other essentials, but cautioned that...
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Trump lifts Iran threat after ‘very good’ talks on conflict
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States and Iran had held “very good” talks towards ending the three-week Middle East war, putting threatened US attacks on Iran’s power plants on hold in a stunning about-turn. In a social media post that...
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US, Iran threaten power targets as war escalates
US President Donald Trump and Iran threatened to escalate their war by attacking energy facilities in the Gulf, a potential widening of hostilities which could deepen a regional crisis and add to concerns in global markets. Air raid sirens sounded...
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Prices of premium petrol, industrial diesel increase
The price of premium or higher-grade petrol price on Friday was increased by ₹2 per litre while the rate of bulk diesel sold to industrial users was hiked by about ₹22 a litre, reflecting the spike in global oil prices amid conflict in the...
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Key energy sites hit as Iran, Israel trade blows
Iranian aerial attacks since Wednesday have caused extensive damage to the world’s largest gas plant in Qatar, targeted a refinery in Saudi Arabia, forced the UAE to shut gas facilities and set off fires at two Kuwaiti refineries. Tehran’s retaliation...
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‘Got UP rid of sins’: CM hits out at opposition
: Marking completion of nine years in office, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday highlighted his government’s achievements and stepped up attacks on major opposition parties ahead of 2027 UP polls, asserting that coming generations will...
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400 dead in Pak hit on Afghan hospital
KABUL: At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the...
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At least 10 killed in Odisha hospital fire
At least 10 patients died after a fire broke out in the Trauma Care Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital, the biggest state government healthcare facility, early on Monday, in one of the deadliest hospital fire...
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Poll schedule for 4 states, 1 UT out; results on May 4
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for Assembly polls for Kerala, Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. As per the announcement, the assembly elections will commence from April 9. Polling in Assam, Kerala and...
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US strikes Kharg Island, Iran mounts retaliation
US President Donald Trump threatened to strike the oil infrastructure of Iran’s Kharg Island hub unless Tehran stopped attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a warning that could further roil markets coping with a historic supply disruption. Trump...
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Modi lashes out at Cong over infiltration in Assam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged people in Assam to punish the Congress in the coming assembly election in the state for encouraging illegal infiltrators and ignoring indigenous people. “Congress always encouraged illegal infiltrators and...
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Iran war creating biggest oil supply shock in history: IEA
Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf pushed oil back above $100 a barrel on Thursday, with the International Energy Agency saying that the Iran war is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in...
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32-yr-old gets SC nod for passive euthanasia
Invoking the timeless Shakespearean dilemma of “to be or not to be” in India’s first judicially sanctioned case of passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment for a 32-yearold man who...
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Trump hints at end to war, oil curbs waiver
President Donald Trump said he would waive oilrelated sanctions, have the US Navy escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz and predicted on Monday that the war with Iran would resolve “very soon” as he confronted mounting economic and political...
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Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him; oil prices surge
Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling no let-up in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and...
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Modi launches projects worth ₹33,500cr in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the pace of all-round development in Delhi has accelerated since the BJP government was formed a year ago and alleged that under AAP’s rule, works were stalled due to excuses and projects “died in...
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Iran Prez apologises for attacks on W Asia nations
Iran’s President rejected a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender on Saturday and apologised for Iran’s attacks on regional countries, as Israel and the United States kept up their airstrikes targeting the Islamic...
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K’taka, Andhra to ban social media for young teens
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on Friday announced ban on use of social media for young children, becoming the first in India to join global calls for more scrutiny of minors’ digital usage. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced the...
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Conflict in West Asia widens as strikes intensify across region
Iran and Iranian-backed militias fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the US Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran as the war expanded on Monday with statements of defiance and...
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Iran’s Khamenei killed in US-Israel strike
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader since 1989, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack, sparking a new wave of retaliatory missile strikes from Tehran on Sunday. Iranian state television confirmed Khamenei’s death...
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US, Israel launch strikes on Iran, Tehran hits back
The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, with Israel’s public broadcaster reporting that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states...
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Delhi court junks liquor policy case against Kejriwal, 22 others
A Delhi court on Friday discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the politically charged liquor policy case, pulling up the CBI by saying its case was wholly unable to survive judicial scrutiny...
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‘Deep-rooted conspiracy’: SC blasts NCERT textbook
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate seizure of all physical copies of the controversial Class 8 Social Science textbook carrying a section on “corruption in the judiciary”, directed a complete takedown of its digital versions, and issued...
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Trump hails ‘golden age of America’ in State of Union
US President Donald Trump boasted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he had ushered in “the golden age of America,” seeking to project an aura of success despite sagging approval ratings and deepening voter frustration ahead of...
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Bengal polls: SC invokes Art 142 in directive to EC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday invoked its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to continue publishing supplementary voter lists even after the final electoral roll is notified on...
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SC: Steep changes in air fares serious issue
The Supreme Court on Monday termed the issue of unpredictable fluctuations in air fares and ancillary charges levied by private airlines as “serious,” asking the Union government to consider the issue and provide a formal response. A bench of justices...
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Modi tears into Cong for ‘dirty politics’ at AI meet
: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed the Congress over its “shirtless” protest during the recent AI summit in New Delhi, accusing the opposition of turning an international platform into what he described as “dirty and naked...
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88 nations, bodies sign New Delhi declaration
The US, UK, China, and France are among 88 countries and international organisations to endorse ‘New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact’, with its adoption marking a significant milestone in global cooperation on artificial intelligence, an official...
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SC steps in, orders judicial officers to help with WB SIR
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to depute judicial officers in West Bengal to adjudicate claims of voters listed under the “logical discrepancy” category in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise,...
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From helping job seekers prep for interviews in loca ll anguages to developing critical AI safety benchmarks, our partners, Entri and CeRAI are using Google AI to ensure technology empowers every India n,s afely, responsibly and in their own language.
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GALGOTIAS VACATE STALL AT AI EXPO AFTER BIG FIASCO
Artificial intelligence met human stupidity in a huge embarrassment for the organisers of the AI Impact Summit, with claims by an exhibitor, a Noida-based university, on developing a robotic dog and a “drone soccer arena” being belied by the fact that...
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India, France elevate ties to global strategic partnership
India and France on Tuesday elevated their ties to a “special global strategic partnership” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to significantly ramp up bilateral cooperation in areas of defence, trade and...
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AI Impact Summit kicks off with packed halls
The world’s largest artificial intelligence summit opened to packed halls and long queues on Monday, as tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists thronged the venue for the conference, where India is set to push for...
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Budget 2026 was a ‘we are ready moment’: PM
This year’s Budget was not a ‘now or never moment’ born out of compulsion but a ‘we are ready’ moment born out of preparation and inspiration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, asserting that it reflects India’s “yearning” to become a...
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Cong neglected NE, promoted insurgency in Assam, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an all-out attack on the Congress, accusing it of neglecting the Northeast and promoting insurgency in Assam during its rule. Addressing a public meeting in Guwahati that also included BJP workers,...
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BNP registers landslide win in Bangladesh polls
Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from...
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Govt clears proposal to buy 114 Rafale jets
The defence ministry on Thursday cleared a longpending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework from France, nearly 13 years after a similar acquisition was almost firmed up. In total, capital acquisition...
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Armed with 9-year report card, UP budget makes pitch for 2027 finale
Armed with a nine-year report card, the Yogi government made a pitch for the 2027 state assembly polls as it steered clear of populism, in spite of expectations, to stick to its Viksit Uttar Pradesh-2047 vision with an over Rs 9-lakh crore budget...
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Oppn submits no-trust motion against Speaker
The opposition on Tuesday submitted a notice for moving a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from office for disallowing Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders from speaking in the House on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s...
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Govt, Oppn lock horns in Parl over LoP speech
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday amid a stand-off between the government and the opposition over Rahul Gandhi’s demand that he be allowed to speak before the discussion on the Union Budget begins. The Opposition is now considering...
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India, Malaysia explore deeper AI, defence ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held wide-ranging talks in Putrajaya on Sunday aimed at deepening the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with a strong focus on cooperation in artificial...
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India, US unveil interim trade deal framework
DELHI: India and the US on Saturday announced that they have reached a framework for an interim trade agreement under which tariffs on New Delhi will be reduced to 18%. As per the agreement, India will eliminate or reduce tariffs on all US industrial...
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31 dead in Pakistan suicide bomb attack
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, killing at least 31 people and injuring nearly 170 others, officials said. The powerful explosion took place at Khadijatul Kubra mosque-cum-imambargah in...
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Cong nurses hatred for me: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying the Opposition party is unable to digest its successive electoral defeats and will never be able to dig his grave despite nursing deep hatred towards...
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New Manipur CM takes oath as Prez rule revoked
BJP leader Y Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the chief minister of Manipur on Wednesday. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla administered the oath of office and secrecy to him. President’s rule in Manipur was revoked on Wednesday, hours before the formation of...
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8 MPs suspended as Parl tussle intensifies
The government-opposition tussle escalated on Tuesday with seven Congress members and one CPI-M MP being suspended from the Lok Sabha for the rest of the Budget session for ‘unruly behaviour’ after they tore papers and threw them at the Chair. Their...
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Rahul’s bid to quote from Naravane ‘book’ rocks LS
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s repeated attempts on Monday to refer to a magazine report based on a manuscript to question the government’s handling of the 2020 China border clash sparked a row in the Lok Sabha, as Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit...
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Reforms Express takes Kartavya Path
In 2025-26, the government threw the kitchen sink at reviving growth and mass sentiment via a big boost to disposable incomes through an income tax reduction in the last Budget followed by a mid-year Goods and Services Tax (GST) cut. These decisions...
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6mn infiltrators entered Assam in Cong rule: Shah
DHEMAJI (ASSAM): Claiming that the demography of Assam changed during Congress rule, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to reverse the trend. Addressing the closing...
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GDP likely to grow by up to 7.2% next fiscal: Eco survey
NEW DELHI: The Economic Survey on Thursday projected the GDP growth in the range of 6.8-7.2 per cent for the next fiscal year on the back of the cumulative impact of reforms, and said the economy remains on a stable footing. The projection is a tad...
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Ajit Pawar, 4 others, die in plane crash
A plane carrying Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed on Wednesday morning while attempting to land at Baramati airport in Maharashtra and burst into flames, the civil aviation regulator...
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‘Mother of all deals’: India, EU sign free trade pact
India and the European Union on Tuesday sealed a landmark free trade agreement -- billed as “mother of all deals” -- with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top EU leadership unveiling a grand agenda to leverage trade and defence to shore up ties...
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Padma Vibhushan for N Rajam, Padma Shri for 10 others
Uttar Pradesh has made a mark in this year’s Padma Awards, with personalities linked to the state receiving one Padma Vibhushan and 10 Padma Shri honours. The awards were announced by the ministry of home affairs on the eve of Republic Day on...
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Shah sets tone for 2027 UP polls, seeks majority for BJP
LUCKNOW : Setting the tone for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to people to vote for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), launching a sharp attack on the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and...
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‘DMK running govt of corruption, mafia and crime in TN’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at the ruling DMK-led alliance in the poll-bound Tamil Nadu, saying the countdown for its exit has begun and a BJP-NDA government will be formed in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Madurantakam...
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SC revives HC case over MP’s disputed Bhojshala
The Supreme Court on Thursday revived proceedings before the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the long-running dispute over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district, raising questions over whether this would set a precedent for...
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Air power is critical part of modern warfare: IAF chief
NEW DELHI: Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Wednesday emphasised the crucial role of air power in modern warfare and cautioned against complacency while urging the services to prepare for future challenges in an increasingly volatile...
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