Hindustan Times (East UP)
‘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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Politics a marathon, new BJP chief Nabin to youth
Nitin Nabin, 45, a five-term legislator from Bihar took charge as the 12th national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a generational shift in the party that was formed a month before he was born in May...
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SC flags voters’ ‘stress’ in WB SIR; notice sent to EC
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the “stress and strain” faced by ordinary voters who have received notices under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, as it issued a slew of directions to the...
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Modi calls for BJP govt in Bengal election pitch
MALDA, WEST BENGAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a new slogan for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, declaring “Paltano darkar, chayee BJP sarkar” (Need for change, want BJP government) --- a clarion call for change and a...
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Mahayuti sweeps Maha civic polls, Thackeray out of BMC
The Bharatiya Janata Party and its Mahayuti alliance with Shiv Sena is poised to come to power in 24 of the 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur, as results of the state civic polls were announced on...
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‘Leave Iran by all means available’
The Indian Embassy in Iran has asked all nationals - including students, pilgrims, businesspersons and tourists - to leave the country using available means, including commercial flights, as the security situation in the country deteriorated further in...
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Modi, Merz talks focus on edu, global conflicts
India and Germany on Monday firmed up a comprehensive roadmap to expand ties in the education sector as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held wide ranging talks to expand the overall trajectory of bilateral...
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ED, Bengal move apex court over I-PAC raids
The Enforcement Directorate as well as the West Bengal government separately moved the Supreme Court on Saturday in connection with raids at the headquarters of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) against state chief minister Mamata Banerjee,...
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Govt estimates 7.4% GDP growth in FY26
The Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.4% in the ongoing fiscal year, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said in its first advance estimates of GDP released on Wednesday. The projected growth rate – there are still three months left for 2025-26...
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28.9mn voters dropped in UP, 10.4mn to get notices
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday published the draft electoral rolls for Uttar Pradesh in which 28.9 million (2.89 crore) names were dropped under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, according to chief electoral officer Navdeep...
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US to run Venezuela, Trump says after Maduro captured
Venezuela’s toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the U.S. would take control of the oilproducing nation. The...
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US strikes Venezuela, captures prez Maduro
US President Donald Trump said the US captured President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela after a series of airstrikes, an extraordinary escalation in his months-long campaign against the country. US Attorney General Pam Bondi said the...
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Bad, good neighbours: EAM explains rules of engagement
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours” and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the...
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Modi to ‘soon’ flag off first sleeper Vande Bharat: Min
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon flag off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Kolkata and Guwahati, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Vaishnaw said the fares of the Vande Bharat...
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Rajnath, Yogi hoist saffron flag atop Annapurna temple
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday hoisted the saffron flag atop the Maa Annapurna temple located in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi complex, Ayodhya, as part of the Pran Pratishtha Dwadashi celebrations. The Shri...
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Bangladesh’s first female PM Khaleda Zia dies as polls loom
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80. Zia was the first woman...
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B’desh ups its rhetoric, Indian agencies rebut
Bangladesh police on Sunday said the alleged killers of popular student leader Sharif Osman Hadi had fled to India with senior Indian security officials rejecting the claims as false and fabricated narratives. Hadi, a vocal India critic who took part...
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‘HC erred’: CBI in appeal against relief to Sengar
The Delhi high court erred in narrowly defining “public servant” while suspending former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence in the 2017 rape case in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, the Central Bureau of Investigation...
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Attacks in B’desh matter of grave concern: India
India on Friday condemned the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, describing the incident as a “matter of great concern.” In a weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) linked its concerns to the wider issue of minority safety...
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B’deshis, Rohingyas will be shown way out of UP: Yogi
Infiltrators, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, will be shown the way out of Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said during a discussion on the supplementary budget (2025-26) on the last day of the winter session of the state legislative...
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B’desh summons Indian envoy amid Delhi protests
Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned Indian high commissioner Pranay Verma to protest against “regrettable incidents” outside the Bangladeshi mission in New Delhi and the vandalisation of a visa centre in Siliguri, shortly before security personnel prevented...
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Farmers key to reaching Viksit Bharat, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the previous Congress governments at Centre of ignoring the needs of farmers for decades and said that despite farmer-friendly policies in the past 11 years by his government, more work is needed to...
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Over 120 flights cancelled as fog cripples Capital
Visibility plunged across parts of Delhi on Saturday, with buildings and flyovers fading into a grey blur amid dense fog, as the Capital’s 24-hour average air quality index settled at 398 (very poor) at 4pm, only two points short of breaching the...
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Violent protests, arson sweep through B’desh
Fresh violence erupted through parts of Bangladesh on Friday after widespread arson across the nation’s capital on Thursday night with protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka and the assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna and...
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G RAM G Bill passes LS test amid oppn protest
Amid sustained protests by the Opposition, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, or the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment...
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Delhi imposes curbs on offices, outstation cars
The Delhi government rolled out strict measures on Wednesday in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not compliant with latest emission control norms and regulating attendance in private and government offices. The air quality...
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Centre set to bring in bill to revamp rural job scheme
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will replace the country’s flagship job scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB—G RAM G...
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Yogi flags presence of Bangla nationals on voter list in a dist
Expressing concern over gaps in the voter list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday warned BJP workers that a large number of eligible voters – about four crore or 40 million – were missing from...
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BJP makes mark in Kerala’s Left citadel
The lotus bloomed in the state capital as the BJP-led NDA achieved a resounding win in the polls for the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, snatching it from the CPI(M)-led LDF and marking an end to 45 years of continuous Left rule in the local body. The...
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Rahul seeks House debate on bad air, govt says it’s ready
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said major cities across the country were living under a blanket of poisonous air, and sought a discussion on the issue of air pollution in Lok Sabha. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said he...
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Sparks fly in LS as govt, opp debate poll reforms
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday challenged Home Minister Amit Shah to debate with him on his three press conferences in which the Congress leader alleged “vote chori” by the BJP in collusion with the Election...
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PM: Nehru removed lines from Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram is an inspiration to create Atmanirbhar Bharat and a prosperous India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, as he initiated the discussion on the 150th anniversary of the national song in the Lok Sabha. Modi blamed Jawaharlal...
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At least 25 killed as fire engulfs Goa nightclub
At least 25 people were killed when a massive fire, reportedly sparked by a series of LPG cylinder explosions, tore through Birch by Romeo Lane — a nightclub in Arpora, a coastal village in north Goa — on the intervening night of Saturday and...
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Transformation needs collective effort: Modi
NEW DELHI: The journey to transforming tomorrow is a national resolve that requires public participation and collective effort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, laying out an expansive vision to propel the country towards prosperity in an...
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Thousands left stranded as IndiGo crisis deepens
IndiGo cancelled all its flights from Delhi until midnight and from Chennai until 6pm, on a day India’s biggest airline cancelled over 400 flights. The airline cancelled at least 104 flights from Mumbai, 92 from Hyderabad, and 102 from Bengaluru,...
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Putin arrives, praises PM Modi’s leadership
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived in New Delhi for his first state visit to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has praised PM Narendra Modi’s leadership and said that the Indian PM does not succumb to pressure from any...
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Sanchar mandate withdrawn, govt says app cannot snoop
Five days after the government issued a directive to mobile phone manufacturers and importers of handsets intended for use in India to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app on every phone, the communications ministry issued a press release on Wednesday...
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Parl to debate electoral reforms, Vande Mataram
In a breakthrough, the Lok Sabha floor leaders on Tuesday agreed to a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram, followed by a two-day debate on electoral reform, a key demand of the Opposition parties. “All parties have agreed to have a discussion on...
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Parl session shouldn’t be sacrificed for politics: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the country has embarked on a path of progress and that India has proved democracy can deliver. He said Parliament is for delivery and not drama. In his customary remarks at the beginning of Parliament’s...
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ECI extends schedule for SIR, draft by Dec 16
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 12 States and Union Territories by one week. Under the revised plan, the enumeration drive and pollingstation...
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India braces for Ditwah as SL toll touches 132
The India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast heavy rainfall across parts of Andhra Pradesh for four days from November 30 to December 3 under the influence of cyclonic storm Ditwah even as Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency and...
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Putin to embark on 2-day New Delhi visit on Dec 4
President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to New Delhi during December 4-5 for the annual India-Russia summit, the external affairs ministry announced on Friday, with the trip providing the two sides an opportunity to review bilateral ties...
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CJI acknowledges air ‘really bad’ in Capital
Delhi-NCR’s choking air overshadowed multiple proceedings in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and several senior lawyers repeatedly flagging the deteriorating air quality that has begun affecting basic...
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Wounds of centuries healing: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain of centuries are healing” after hoisting the ‘dharma dhwaj’ (saffron flag) atop the Ram Mandir to mark the ceremonial completion of the temple’s construction five years and three months...
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Nation mourns ‘He-Man’ as Indian cinema loses its most beloved hero
Hindi film icon and former Member of Parliament, Dharmendra, died at his home in Mumbai on Monday. The actor, widely considered to be one of the most successful stars in commercial Hindi cinema, was ailing for the past few weeks. He would have been 90...
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PM calls for framework to prevent misuse of AI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for barring the misuse of artificial intelligence for deepfakes, crime and terror, suggesting the need for a global framework built on certain fundamental principles including human oversight and...
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Modi meets Red Fort blast victims, promises justice
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday went to LNJP Hospital and met those injured during the blast in Delhi. He said that those behind the conspiracy will be brought to justice. “Went to LNJP Hospital and met those injured during the blast in...
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PM promises justice for victims of Red Fort blast
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged on Tuesday that the conspirators behind the blast in Delhi that killed 13 people would be brought to justice, even as investigators said the car involved in the explosion was traced to a Kashmir-based doctor with...
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8 killed in Delhi blast
At least eight people were killed as a high-intensity explosion ripped through a car near the Red Fort metro station in New Delhi on Monday evening, officials said. Twenty-four people were injured in the blast that took place on a busy evening when...
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COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK
In order to help flood-affected people rebuild their livelihoods, compensation fixed at ₹37,500 per animal for loss of milch animal, ₹32,000 per non-milch animal, ₹20,000 per calf and ₹100 per poultry bird
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PM Modi: Vande Bharat network a convergence of culture, faith, dev
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said pilgrimage sites are now being connected through the Vande Bharat network, marking a convergence of India’s culture, faith, and development journey. This is a significant step towards transforming heritage...
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Chaos at Delhi airport as ATC glitch delays flights
Hundreds of passengers were facing a tough time at the Delhi airport on Friday as nearly 300 flights were delayed due to technical problems with the air traffic control system and authorities are working to fix the issues, sources said. An information...
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Brisk polling marks Bihar phase 1
Polling progressed at a moderate pace across 121 assembly constituencies of Bihar on Thursday, with 60.13% of 37.5 million voters casting their votes till 5pm to decide the fate of over 1,000 candidates in the first phase of elections, which also...
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H-Bomb claim: BJP, EC stole Haryana elections
The 2024 Haryana assembly polls were “stolen”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Wednesday, citing electoral roll data to claim that 25 lakh entries were fake and the Election Commission colluded with the BJP to ensure its victory. The...
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Made in Bihar cannons to fight Pak terror: Shah
DARBHANGA/MOTIHARI/BETTIAH: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday warned Pakistan-sponsored terrorists to refrain from further attacking India, asserting that if they repeat the mistake, “goli ka jawab goley se diya jayega” (they will face cannons...
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SC censure as NCR’s air continues to get filthier
With Delhi’s air showing alarming pollution levels, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to submit a report on the pre-emptive steps being taken to prevent further deterioration in the situation. The...
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JD(U) strongman Anant Singh arrested in Bihar poll murder
PATNA: The Bihar Police arrested Janata Dal (United) assembly candidate from Mokama, Anant Singh, along with his two aides from Bedna village on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday in connection with the death of Dularchand Yadav, a campaigner...
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Monitor SIR, engage in voter enrolment: Mayawati to partymen
LUCKNOW : Ahead of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday advised party functionaries to adopt a twopronged approach to closely monitor the revision process and...
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Focus on jobs, women in NDA Bihar Sankalp Patra
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday released its ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto) for the Bihar assembly election, with a focus on creating 10 million jobs, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and women empowerment. The manifesto...
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Delhi riots ‘regime change op’, warrant jail not bail: Cops to SC
The Delhi Police on Thursday strongly opposed the release of student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and three others booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case, arguing before...
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‘Doing a trade deal with India’: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is “doing a trade deal with India” as the US works on similar agreements around the world to balance relationships on the basis of reciprocity. After noting that he had signed “groundbreaking...
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Govt job, aid to women in INDIA’s Bihar manifesto
The INDIA bloc on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls, promising, among other things, a government job to one member of every household, restoration of old pension scheme and 200 units of free power. The 32-page-long ‘Bihar ka...
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UP among 12 states to see special voter list revision
The Election Commission will conduct phase two of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. The states and Union Territories are: the Andaman...
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Asean is cornerstone of India’s act east vision: PM
The India-AseanComprehensive Strategic Partnership is emerging as a powerful foundation for global stability and growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. In his six-minute-long virtual address at the India-Asean (Association of Southeast...
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All infiltrators will be deported: Amit Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the opposition INDIA bloc for opposing the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, and asserted that every infiltrator would be detected and deported to their...
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Modi launches NDA’s mission Bihar from state icon’s village
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched ‘Mission Bihar’ from Karpoorigram in Samastipur, the native village of Bharat Ratna and socialist leader ‘Jannayak’ Karpoori Thakur, with sharp criticism of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress-led...
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Tejashwi named Oppn bloc’s CM face for Bihar
The opposition INDIA bloc, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, on Thursday declared Tejashwi Prasad Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate and Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani as the deputy CM face for the upcoming...
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Trump, Modi talk trade ties in call to mark Diwali
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed trade-related issues during a phone call on Tuesday as the two countries work to repair ties that have hit their lowest point in nearly two decades over unprecedented US tariffs on...
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We are lighting lamps where they once fired bullets: Yogi
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hit out at the Samajwadi Party and the Congress for their stance on the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and said now diyas (lamps) are being lit where bullets were once fired. He made the comment at Ayodhya’s Ram...
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Every inch of Pak within BrahMos range: Rajnath
Every inch of Pakistan’s territory lies within the range of BrahMos missiles and what happened during Operation Sindoor was just a trailer, defence minister Rajnath Singh said in Lucknow on Saturday. The operation proved that victory has become a...
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Nitish freed Bihar of jungle raj: Shah
SARAN (BIHAR): Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the November 6, 11 Bihar assembly elections telling voters at a rally saying how the Nitish Kumar government helped state get rid of the “jungle...
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India will be a developed nation by 2047, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century belongs to 140 crore Indians and that the country will become “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) by 2047. Hailing the country’s Make in India ecosystem, he said “we saw the might” of...
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‘Govt will not allow anyone to disrupt Diwali festivities’
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said his government would not allow anyone to disrupt the festivities of Diwali and those attempting to cause any disturbance in the state would be sent to jail. Assuring security to all the women and...
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