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EC, Centre responsible for deaths due to SIR in Bengal, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that three to four people are dying by suicide everyday in the state, due to anxiety over the ongoing SIR exercise. Banerjee, addressing a programme at Red Road here on the occasion of the...
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10 soldiers killed in Jammu accident
At least 10 soldiers were killed and 10 others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district on Thursday, officials said. “At least 10 soldiers died and 10 others were injured when the army vehicle...
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Airpoweriscriticalpartof modernwarfare: Iafchief
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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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
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 clear pitch for a...
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Judge Varma’s plea against his removal junked
AHolding that “constitutional safeguards for judges cannot come at the cost of paralysing the removal process itself”, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma against the Lok Sabha...
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‘India continues to run Op Sindoor against terrorism’
Operation Sindoor remains ongoing and any misadventure by the adversary will be dealt with effectively, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday, sending a firm message to Pakistan. The Army chief, addressing a press conference, said the...
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Somnath’s plunder was not just economic: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that forces that had opposed the reconstruction of Somnath temple are still active, now working through “other malicious means” instead of swords and the repeated attacks on the temple over centuries could...
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ED calls for CBI probe against W Bengal CM
Around ₹20 crore proceeds of a coal mining racket’s crime were transferred through hawala channels to the political consultancy firm I-PAC, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said, and sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against West...
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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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MADHYA PRADESH : MARCHING AHEAD TO CONTRIBUTE DEVELOPED INDIA 2047 VISION
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Developed India 2047’, the state is working at a rapid pace in the road and infrastructure sector. Madhya Pradesh, which is the heart of India and a central point for north-south and east-west...
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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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Modito‘soon’flagofffirst sleepervandebharat: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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Indore: Three die of polluted water
BHOPAL: An official was sacked, and two others suspended in connection with water contamination in Indore’s Bhagirathpura, even as the authorities on Wednesday confirmed three deaths, and said the cause of five more fatalities in the area was yet to be...
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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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Speaking Bengali can’t be a crime, says Mamata
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday condemned what she called “the brutal oppression and persecution” of Bengalispeaking people in Bjp-ruled states. “We stand by those oppressed, terrified, and tortured migrant Bengali-speaking...
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Attacks in B’desh matter of grave concern: India
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Bangladesh Pm-hopeful Rahman back after 17 yrs
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned home to a rousing welcome on Thursday after over 17 years in self-exile, a move that is expected to energise his party workers ahead of the February 12 parliamentary...
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Thackeray cousins unite for Mumbai civic polls
Coming together politically for the first time in nearly two decades, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Wednesday announced an alliance for the January 15 civic polls in Maharashtra,...
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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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Pollution crackdown tops Delhi agenda
The Delhi government on Saturday threatened severe action against those violating curbs under the Stage-4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) to curb pollution, as Delhi once again was in the grip of “severe” air quality. The air quality index...
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Violent protests, arson sweep through B’desh
DHAKA/NEW DELHI: 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,...
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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 outstation cars, offices
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 introduce bill to revamp rural job scheme
NEW DELHI: 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)...
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Pollution chokes Capital as AQI goes beyond 460
A thick blanket of smog choked Delhi on Sunday, keeping air quality in the ‘severe plus’ category a day after authorities imposed stage 4 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), with the capital’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI)...
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BJP makes mark in Kerala’s Left citadel
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 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...
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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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Goa nightclub owners detained in Thailand
Gaurav and Saurav Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub where a Saturday blaze claimed 25 lives, have been detained by the authorities in Thailand, and efforts are underway for their return to face legal action, officials said here...
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