Russia Says Ukraine Neutrality, Demilitarisation Key To Ending Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart on Monday that the demilitarisation of Ukraine and Western recognition of Russian sovereignty over the Crimean peninsula were prerequisites...

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Biju Janata Dal Sweeps Odisha Panchayat Polls

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal is heading towards a landslide victory in the three-tire panchayat polls leaving opposition BJP and Congress far behind as counting on Monday revealed the Naveen...

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In Bengaluru, Schools Focus On Exams, Say Hijab Not An Issue

The annual exams are on in Karnataka schools and while in the districts, many students in hijab have been unable to take them, schools in Bengaluru have steered clear of controversy and focused on...

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KCR Leaves For Delhi Amid Efforts To Unite Non-BJP Parties

Against the backdrop of a recent meeting with political strategist Prashant Kishor and ongoing efforts to bring together different parties against the BJP's alleged anti-people policies, Telangana...

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FIFA Expels Russia From World Cup Over Ukraine Invasion

Russia has been expelled from the 2022 World Cup and its teams suspended from all international football competitions "until further notice" after its invasion of Ukraine, FIFA announced in a joint...

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UN Security Council To Hold Emergency Meeting On Ukraine Tomorrow

The UN Security Council will hold another emergency meeting on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, diplomats said Sunday.

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"Do Not Really Believe In Its Outcome": Ukraine President On Russia Talks

Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was willing to "try" talks with Russia but was sceptical, as Kyiv and Moscow prepare to meet at Ukraine's border with Belarus on the fourth day of...

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"Be Strong": Daughter In Ukraine, Mother In Bengaluru, Comfort Each Other

A mother and daughter, separated by a war and thousands of kilometres, console and comfort each other. Shreya Sunil Kumar, an Indian student in Kyiv, says she can hear bombings and gunfire from the...

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Kerala Eases Covid Restrictions, Allows Full Occupancy At Theatres, Clubs

As the number of COVID-19 cases has declined in the State, the Kerala government lifted certain restrictions and decided to allow 100 per cent occupancy in theatres.

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Shreyas' 3rd Fifty In A Row Hands India 3-0 Series Sweep vs Sri Lanka

Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten half-century as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third T20I to make a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match series in Dharamsala on Sunday.

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Dum Laga Ke Haisha: Bhumi Pednekar Celebrates 7 Years Of Her Film With A Heartfelt Note

Bhumi Pednekar had made her Bollywood debut in Dum Laga Ke Haisha in 2015

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2 Killed, 5 Hurt In Blast In Manipur Two Days Before Elections

Two days before voting in Manipur, at least two people including a child were killed and five others injured in an explosion at a house in Churachandpur district on Saturday night.

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Shreyas Stars Again, India Claim Series vs SL With 11th Straight T20I Win

The in-form Shreyas Iyer continued to impress with his dazzling strokeplay as his unbeaten 44-ball 74 powered India to a series-clinching seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20I on a...

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Woman,62, Found Dead At Delhi's Jheel Park: Police

A 62-year-old woman was found dead at Jheel Park in central Delhi's Prasad Nagar area, police said on Saturday.

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Video: Langar On Train For Students Fleeing Ukraine

A video has emerged of a langar on a train in war-hit Ukraine as Indian students, others are trying to get out of the capital city amid full-scale Russian assault.

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Afghan Universities Reopen After 6 Months, But Few Women Return

Afghanistan's main universities reopened Saturday six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women went back to now-segregated classes.

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Russia Restricts Facebook, Company Says Punished For Fact-Checking Posts

Facebook's parent company Meta said Friday that Russia will hit its services with restrictions after the social media giant defied authorities' order to stop fact-checkers and content warning labels...

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Punjab Man Arrested For Posting Videos Of Woman On Social Media: Cops

A 33-year-old man was arrested for allegedly harassing a woman by circulating her private videos on social media, police said on Friday.

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German Spy Chief Was In Ukraine As Russia Attacked. How He Was Rescued

The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was in Ukraine when Russia invaded and had to be taken home overland in a gruelling two-day journey by special forces when the country's airspace was...

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"Shouldn't Government Treat All Religious Institutions On Par?": Court

The Madras High Court has asked should not the government treat all religious institutions on par and whether temples should continue to remain under its "thumb."

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Russia To "Partially Restrict" Facebook, Accuses It Of Censorship

Russia's media regulator said Friday it was limiting access to Facebook, accusing the US tech giant of censorship and of violating the rights of Russian citizens.

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Biden Says Putin "Will Be A Pariah On International Stage"

US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced severe new sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, including freezing assets of major banks and cutting off high-tech exports to the...

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12 Cases Of Rare Disease Guillain-Barre Syndrome Emerge In Gujarat Town

Godhra town in Gujarat's Panchmahal district has reported 12 cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome or GBS, a rare disease, a health official said on Thursday.

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Pune Sets Up Control Room For Indian Students Stuck In Ukraine

The Pune district administration has set up a control room to help students and others from the district who are stranded in Ukraine.

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The Russian Strategy Designed To Overwhelm Ukraine Forces

Russia's military strike against its neighbour Ukraine is designed to claim air superiority before ground troops that have massed on the country's borders encircle Ukrainian forces from the north and...

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5 Pics: How Russia Invaded Ukraine By Land, Sea, Air

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, unleashing air strikes and ordering ground troops across the border in fighting that Ukrainian authorities said left dozens of people dead.

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Suspected Gas Leak Triggers Panic In Noida

Suspected leakage of cooking gas from several residential sectors of Noida Thursday evening triggered panic in parts of the city adjoining the national capital.

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Russian Troops Capture Chernobyl Power Plant

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday.

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Despite West's Help, Ukraine Forces Vastly Outnumbered By Russia

Ukraine's armed forces find themselves vastly outnumbered and outmatched in firepower by their Russian opponents, despite growing military assistance for Kyiv's troops by the West.

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Himanta Sarma, Wife Summoned By Court For Poll Code Violation In 2019

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife Riniki Bhuyan have been summoned by the chief judicial magistrate of Kamrup Metropolitan for alleged violation of the model code of conduct during...

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Ukraine Coming Under "Massive" Cyberattack: Minister

Ukraine is coming under a "massive" cyberattack, a senior minister said on Wednesday, with the main websites of the government and foreign ministry refusing to open.

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On Buzz Over Possible Presidentship, A 'Surprised' Nitish Kumar Says This

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed bewilderment over speculations about his possible candidature for presidential elections, due later this year, asserting that the matter has...

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Amit Shah's Peace Pitch In Manipur Dodges Controversial Law AFSPA

The simmering tension over the controversial military law AFSPA did not feature in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's campaign on Wednesday for elections starting next week in Manipur, as he promised to...

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Man Hammers Unrequited Lover To Death, Slits Own Throat, Survives: Police

A 21-year-old man allegedly hammered to death a young woman he was in love with before trying to end his own life in Gondia district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, police said.

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Some Superheroes Are Called Dad: Arrested Maharashtra Minister's Daughter

Some superheroes don't wear capes, they are called dad, said Nilofer Malik, daughter of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday.

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"I Know Putin Well...": Donald Trump On Why Ukraine Crisis Happened

Former US president Donald Trump boasted of his close relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, arguing that the Ukraine crisis would not have happened under his administration.

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Rallies, Roadshows Can Be Held At Full Capacity With Prior Permission

The Election Commission on Tuesday further eased Covid-induced restrictions imposed on campaigning in assembly polls by allowing road shows with prior permission of district authorities.

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Kannada Actor Arrested For Tweet Against Judge Hearing Hijab Case

Kannada film actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested allegedly for his objectionable tweet against the a High Court judge who is hearing the Hijab case.

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Ban On Mumbai Local Train For Unvaccinated Still In Force: Maharashtra

Restrictions on unvaccinated people for the local train travel and other modes of public transport are still in operation though the orders issued on separate dates in July and August 2021 and the SOP...

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"Will Hurt A Lot": EU Ministers Agree On Sanctions Against Russia

Foreign ministers of EU countries on Tuesday unanimously agreed new sanctions against Russia over its recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine's east and deployment of troops there, French Foreign...

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Timeline: Ukraine's Turbulent History Post Independence In 1991

Russia has massed troops near Ukraine and the West has threatened economic sanctions if it launches an invasion. Moscow denies planning an invasion but has demanded sweeping Western security...

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Ukraine Crisis Figures In India-France Foreign Ministers' Talks

France on Monday said the "rigorous dialogue" with Russia for respecting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity figured in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his French...

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PM Should Keep "Ghaziabad Poet" To Identify Terrorists: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hit back at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today over his endorsement of aide-turned-critic Kumar Vishwas's comments, saying PM Modi should appoint him as a...

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2-Year-Old Girl Dies In UP After Father Allegedly Kicks Her To Ground

A toddler died after her father allegedly kicked her to the ground in a fit of anger during a quarrel with his wife on Monday, officials said.

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In Supreme Court, Centre Points To P Chidambaram's 2014 Speech On OROP

The centre has blamed discrepancies in the "One Rank One Pension" policy on former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who it said made a statement in parliament in 2014 on OROP without any recommendation...

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Suryakumar, Venkatesh Star As India Beat WI In 3rd T20I, Sweep Series 3-0

Indian seamers fired in unison after Suryakumar Yadav's belligerent fifty as the hosts coasted to a series-sweeping 17-run win over the West Indies in the third and final T20I in Kolkata on Sunday.

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"God Save The Queen": Support Pours In For Covid-Positive Queen Elizabeth

News that Britain's Queen Elizabeth had tested positive for COVID-19 drew shock, concern and messages of goodwill from across the country on Sunday, with politicians and the public willing the...

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Opposition Parties Fighting For Second Position In UP: Yogi Adityanath

With rivals equating the Lakhimpur Kheri incident to the Jallianwala massacre to target the BJP, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted that the law is taking its own course in the matter

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Hijab Ban To Prevent Muslim Girls From Getting Educated: Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah said the Hijab ban in the educational institutions across the state was 'deliberate and intentional' with an aim to prevent the Muslim girls from getting educational institutions across...

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8-Year-Old Boy Falls From Building's 4th Floor In Haryana, Dies: Police

An eight-year-old boy died on Sunday after falling from the balcony of his fourth-floor flat in a high-rise building here, police said.

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Ahmedabad Blasts Accused Changed Appearance To Mislead Witnesses: Court

A special court in Ahmedabad has said that the accused in the 2008 serial bomb blasts case used to apply tricks to change their appearance using clothes, glasses, caps and beard to make it difficult...

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At Farhan-Shibani's Wedding, A Performance By Hrithik And The Groom

This video is giving us all sorts of goals

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Maharashtra Man Asks Woman, Her Daughter To Not Wear Burqa; Arrested

Amid the hijab row in Karnataka and some other parts of the country, a 60-year-old man was held in Akola in Maharashtra for allegedly threatening a woman and her daughter to not wear burkhas, police...

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AK-47, Pistols Found On Group Working For Pro-Khalistan Terrorists: Cops

Four people were arrested on Saturday for allegedly working for pro-Khalistan terrorist groups, which were planning to use them to carry out targeted killings in Punjab and other places, the Haryana...

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75 "Gobar-Dhan" Plants To Save Cities From Garbage Landfills: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government is making efforts to free thousands of acres of land in the country's urban areas from piles of garbage, which was being dumped there for...

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Terrorist Group Planted Bombs To Kill PM Modi, Amit Shah In 2008: Court

The timing and locations of the bombs that went off at two hospitals in Ahmedabad on July 26, 2008, were chosen with an aim to kill the then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, then home minister...

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'Dravid Suggested Retirement': Saha Slams Team Management After India Axe

Veteran wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who has been dropped from the Indian Test team, on Saturday revealed that the team management headed by head coach Rahul Dravid had told him to think about...

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"They Have Been Looting Punjab": Arvind Kejriwal Hits Out At Opposition

On the last day of campaigning for the February 20 assembly polls, he claimed the AAP's rivals have joined hands to defeat it but the people of Punjab have made up their minds to bring his party to...

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India's First Biosafety Laboratory Launched In Maharashtra

Union Minister of State for Health Dr Bharati Pawar on Friday inaugurated the country's first mobile biosafety level 3 (BSL 3) enhanced laboratory in Maharashtra's Nashik district.

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2nd T20I: Kohli, Pant Fifties Guide India To Series-Clinching Win Over WI

India beat West Indies by 8 runs in the second T20I to take an unassailable 2-0 in the three-match series in Kolkata on Friday.

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UP Snake Charmers Seek Caste Recognition To Avail Government Benefits

Snake charmers of UP's Sirsela village, who are finding it difficult to earn a livelihood, sought the government's support for civic amenities and asked for caste recognition to avail the benefits.

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Millions Tune In To Watch Pilots Land In London As Storm Eunice Rages

As Storm Eunice battered Britain with record-breaking wind speeds and astonishing waves on Friday, hundreds of thousands of viewers tuned in to a nail-biting live video of planes making bumpy,...

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Porcupine Invasion In Kashmir Orchards. Thousands Of Trees Damaged

Thousands of farmers in the Kashmir Valley are facing a new and unusual enemy to their livelihood - porcupines - large, thorny rodents that are attacking almond and apple trees.

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Porcupine Invasion In Kashmir Orchards. Thousands Of Trees Damaged

Thousands of farmers in the Kashmir Valley are facing a new and unusual enemy to their livelihood - porcupines - large, thorny rodents that are attacking almond and apple trees.

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Woman Swallows Capsules Containing Heroin, Arrested At Delhi Airport

A woman was arrested at the IGI Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 51 capsules containing 501 grams of heroin which she had swallowed, a customs official said on Thursday.

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Fire In 2-Storey Residential Building In Mumbai, No One Injured

A fire broke out in a two-storey residential building in Kamathipura area of Nagpada in central Mumbai on Thursday evening, officials said.

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India Has Walked The Talk On Climate Issues: EU Cliimate Policy Chief

Noting that India has always "walked the talk" on the climate issue, Executive Vice-President of European Commission Frans Timmermans has said the European Union and India working together for the...

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Congress Raises BJP Leader's "Handshake" With Malegaon Blast Case Accused

The Congress in Maharashtra on Thursday questioned senior BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis over his act of "shaking hands" with 2008 Malegaon blast case accused, Lt Colonel...

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BJP Indicates Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Will Get Another Chance

Manipur Elections 2022: The BJP today indicated that they have decided on the Chief Minister candidate in Manipur for the upcoming state assembly elections.

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Rs 445 Crore Land Attached In Coal Scam Case In West Bengal

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached over 354 acres of land worth more than Rs 445 crore of a company in connection with its money laundering probe in the alleged...

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BJP Ridiculing My Family Members Who Died Serving Nation: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said her family members have died serving the nation but they were being ridiculed by the BJP every day.

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Bizarre "Mind Control" Angle In Car Incident At NSA Ajit Doval's Home

The man caught trying to drive into National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval's home in Delhi on Wednesday has provided a bizarre explanation for his act, prompting the Delhi Police to investigate...

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1st T20I: Ravi Bishnoi Steals The Show As India Beat WI By 6 Wickets

Ravi Bishnoi got his maiden T20I wicket in the 11th over of the innings as he had Roston Chase (4) adjudged leg-before wicket. In the very same over, Bishnoi dismissed Rovman Powell (2) and the...

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Central Vista's Executive Enclave Will Remove Too Many Trees: Panel

The Delhi SEAC has observed that the CPWD's proposal to construct an executive enclave as part of the Central Vista redevelopment plan will remove an "excessively high proportion" of trees, according...

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Odisha Man Was Arrested For 14 Marriages. Now 3 More Wives Surface

The number of wives in the list of a 66-year-old man of Odisha, who married middle-aged, educated and well-to-do women of various states, increased to 17 with three more cases coming to the fore, a...

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Oxford Scientists To Study Effects Of Covid Variants, Shots In Pregnancy

Oxford University scientists said on Tuesday they would evaluate the effects of new coronavirus variants on pregnant women and newborns, as well as COVID-19 vaccination effects on complications during...

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BJP Convoy "Attacked By Samajwadi Party Goons": UP Deputy Chief Minister

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday alleged that Union Minister SP Singh Baghel's convoy was "attacked by Samajwadi Party goons" in Mainpuri district's Karhal where he...

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"Turban Doesn't Make You 'Sardar": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig at PM Modi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by saying that merely wearing a turban on stage, doesn't...

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Hijab Row: Karnataka BJP Tweets Details Of Girls, Deletes After Backlash

The Karnataka unit of the BJP committed a faux pas today, sharing on social media the personal details of students who filed petitions against the restrictions on use of hijab in educational...

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Elon Musk Donates 5 Million Tesla Shares To Unspecified Charities

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, considered the richest person in the world, has donated 5.04 million shares of his company to unspecified charities, according to a securities filing.

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Boss Gifts Mercedes SUV To His Employee Of 22 Years In Kerala

The owner of a retail chain in Kerala has recently gifted his trusted staff a brand-new Benz GLA Class 220D, an SUV worth about Rs 45 lakh.

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Mumbai Man Smashes Colleague's Face With Stone, Arrested: Police

A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his co-worker in an inebriated state in the western suburb of Andheri in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.

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Washington Sundar Ruled Out Of WI T20Is, Kuldeep Selected As Replacement

India vs West Indies: Kuldeep Yadav has been selected as Washington Sundar's replacement in the upcoming T20I series.

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Gurgaon To Get Its First Woman Police Chief

Gurgaon is all set to have its first woman police chief from Tuesday when 1994-batch, Haryana-cadre IPS officer Kala Ramachandran will assume the charge of the city police commissioner.

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2 Arrested For Blackmailing BJP's Pragya Thakur: Cops

Two men were arrested for allegedly blackmailing BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur on the basis of a fake and obscene video they created during a WhatsApp call, police said on Monday.

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"Why PM, Finance Minister Mum On India's Biggest Banking Fraud?": Congress

The Congress on Friday stepped up its attack on the BJP government asking why the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister were silent on the big banking fraud of Rs 22,842 crore by ABG Shipyard.

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Goa Records 79% Voting In Assembly Polls

Goa registered a very high voter turnout of 78.94 per cent in polling for the 40 Assembly seats which passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from any part of the state which...

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Over 62% Polling Recorded In Uttarakhand

Over 62 per cent polling was recorded in Uttarakhand where voting to 70 assembly seats spread over 13 districts concluded peacefully on Monday, officials said.

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"Like A Munna Bhai Movie": Supreme Court On College Inspection Report

The Supreme Court on Monday came across a Bollywood movie 'Munna Bhai MBBS' moment while dealing with a case of cancellation of permission for admission of additional students in a medical college.

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Tuition Teacher Allegedly Kills Teenage Girl Student In Rajasthan: Police

A private tuition teacher on Sunday allegedly strangled a 15-year-old student to death at his house, the police said.

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Government's "Loot-And-Escape Scheme": Congress On ABG Shipyard Fraud

The Congress on Sunday accused those sitting in the highest echelons of power in the Narendra Modi government of complicity, collusion and connivance in what it described as "India's biggest bank...

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Cash, Gold, Drugs Worth 11 Crores Seized Ahead Of UP Phase 2 Polls: Cops

Unaccounted cash, precious metals like gold and silver, illicit liquor and drugs totalling over Rs 11 crore have been seized since January in the nine districts of Uttar Pradesh where Assembly polls...

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Why India's Largest Insurer LIC Is Gearing Up For A Record IPO

India is embarking on the blockbuster listing of the country's largest insurer as part of a wider privatisation drive to bolster public coffers drained by the coronavirus pandemic and fund new...

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"A Girl In Hijab Will Be India's PM One Day": Asaduddin Owaisi

A girl wearing Hijab will become the Prime Minister of the country one day, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said amid the controversy over Muslim women's headscarves.

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Punjab BJP Candidate Attacked In Ludhiana, Taken To Hospital

A Punjab BJP candidate's car was allegedly attacked by unknown persons late this evening in Ludhiana.

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2 Lakh Kg Of Ganja Worth Rs 200 Crore Destroyed In Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday said they destroyed two lakh kgs of ganja worth over Rs 200 crore today.

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Ex-Drugs Officer Belongs To Scheduled Caste As Per Documents: Panel

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has stated that former Mumbai NCB chief Sameer Wankhede prima facie "belongs to the Scheduled Caste" (SC) as per the available documents.

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Ramakrishna Ashram Defends Lawyer Who Repped Muslim Students In Hijab Row

The noxious controversy over hijabs in Karnataka's schools and colleges is "unnecessary and not in the interest of peace and harmony", the Ramakrishna Ashram in the state's Karwar has said, defending...

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Has India's Perception Of Its Founding Fathers Changed?

Welcome to the NDTV Dialogues, a conversation of ideas. Why are the beliefs and ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, BR Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, V Savarkar so relevant to the clash of the...

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Ex Army Man Posing As Cop Arrested For Assaulting Woman In Delhi Park

A 38-year-old ex-serviceman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman and extorting money from her friend in a park in Dwarka in Delhi by posing as a policeman, officials said on Saturday.

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Woman In Wheelchair Says Gurgaon Restaurant Refused Entry. Owner Says...

A woman with a physical disability has claimed that a popular restaurant in Gurgaon refused her entry as it would "disturb other customers"

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"Navjot Sidhu Will Get Super Chief Minister Post If...": Congress Leader

Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu on Friday said that Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu will get the post of "Super CM" if the party is voted to power again.

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Woman Detained For Trying To Set Ex Boyfriend On Fire: Maharashtra Cops

A woman and four of her relatives have been detained for allegedly assaulting and trying to set ablaze on Friday a man she was earlier in a relationship with, a Nashik police official said.

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Over 350 Bullock Carts Take Part In Race In Pune, 1st After Ban Lifted

More than 350 bullock carts took part in a race at Landewadi in Ambegaon tehsil of Pune district on Friday.

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"Only MP Who...": Arvind Kejriwal's Family Campaigns For Bhagwant Mann

Channelling the Aam Aadmi Party's efforts at winning over women voters, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal campaigned for the party's Punjab Chief Ministerial nominee Bhagwant...

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Quad A Tool To Contain China, "Stoke Confrontation", Says Beijing

Terming the Quad alliance between the US, India, Australia and Japan as a "tool" to contain China's rise and to maintain American hegemony, Beijing said on Friday that the grouping is doomed to fail.

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Here's What Gavaskar Had To Say About Kohli After His Duck In 3rd ODI

Speaking about Kohli's form, Gavaskar highlighted the fact that the former India captain had scored two half-centuries in the ODI series in South Africa recently and all this chatter around his form...

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Rapid Vaccination A Shot In The Arm For Tourism In Goa, Says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the target of 100 per cent vaccination against coronavirus achieved by the Pramod Sawant-led BJP government has helped in revival of Goa's tourism...

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Rs 1.77 Crore Of Journalist Rana Ayyub Frozen In Money Laundering Probe

Rs 1.77 crore belonging to journalist Rana Ayyub, a vocal critic of the ruling BJP, have been locked up by the Enforcement Directorate or ED, which has accused her of money laundering and swindling...

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Trump Ripped Up, Stuffed Office Papers Down White House Toilet: Report

Documents ripped up, stuffed down the toilet or carted off to Florida -- the list of former US leader Donald Trump's alleged flouting of laws on preserving presidential papers grew longer and more...

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CBI Files 7 More FIRs Over Defamatory Posts Against Judges

The CBI has registered seven more FIRs in connection with alleged derogatory comments against the Supreme Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court judges on social media, officials said.

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Jurassic World: Dominion: Universal Pictures Unveils The First Trailer Of The Film

Universal pictures reveal the first trailer of Jurassic World: Dominion

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Atal Tunnel Certified By World Book Of Records As Longest Highway Tunnel

Atal Tunnel has officially been certified by the World Book of Records, as the 'World's Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet', during a landmark ceremony on on Wednesday in New Delhi, said the...

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55-Face Black Diamond, Largest Ever Cut, Sells for $4.3 Million In Crypto

"The Enigma", the world's largest known cut diamond at 555 carats, went under the hammer in London on Wednesday for 3.16 million pounds ($4.3 million, 3.8 million euros) having recently gone on...

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No Need For PM Modi To Certify Tamil's Patriotism, Says MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent remarks and said there was no need for the PM to certify the patriotism of Tamils.

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"Didn't Attack Anyone's Family": PM Modi On His Nehru Invective

Tackling criticism of inflation on his watch, PM Modi had gone back to Jawaharlal Nehru's address to the nation from the Red Fort as India's first Prime Minister where he had said that the war on...

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"Clothes That Excite": Karnataka BJP MLA's Rape Comment, Then An Apology

Amid the ongoing Hijab row, Karnataka BJP MLA MP Renukacharya on Wednesday claimed that rape cases are increasing as some dresses worn by women 'excite' men, as he tried to make his case for girl...

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Asaduddin Owaisi Dials Karnataka Student Heckled For Hijab On Video

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday spoke to the hijab-clad student who was heckled by boys wearing saffron scarves in a viral video from Karnataka...

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Question In Tamil, Reply In Hindi Leads To Heated Exchanges In Lok Sabha

A question asked in Tamil triggered heated exchanges in Lok Sabha on Wednesday between the Opposition and Treasury benches that spilled over to the issue of ministers giving replies in Hindi.

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PM Modi Afraid Of Congress As It Speaks The Truth: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was afraid of the Congress as it spoke the truth which is why he attacked the party in both Houses of Parliament.

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"Asked To Fix Me": Sena MP's Sensational Letter To Rajya Sabha Chairman

Mr Raut claimed that 28 people have so far been picked up and "wrongfully confined" by the probe agencies and have been threatened with dire consequences if they don't give statements against him.

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Stones Pelted At Dalit Groom's Wedding Procession In Gujarat, 28 Charged

A Dalit bridegroom was stopped from riding a horse and his wedding procession was pelted with stones in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, leading the police to file a case against 28 people, including a...

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Stunning Pics Of The World's Highest Railway Bridge In Jammu And Kashmir

The 1.3-kilometre-long bridge is built 359 metres above the bed of the Chenab river 

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Congress, Akali Dal, BJP "Colluding" Against AAP In Punjab: Bhagwant Mann

AAP's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday accused the BJP, SAD and the Congress of colluding together to stop his party from forming government in Punjab.

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KFC Apologises, Pizza Hut Clarifies After Outrage Over Posts On Kashmir

Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chain KFC on Monday apologised following an outrage on social media over a post from its Pakistan-based franchise supporting separatists in Kashmir.

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"For Yogi Adityanath, Everyone's A Goon": Akhilesh Yadav's Ally

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary on Monday trained his guns at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying for him everyone is a goon, and asked if anyone believes that a former Prime...

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Two Royal Bengal Cubs Born In Assam Zoo. See Pics

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), Amit Sahai, said the mother is being taken care of with a nutritious diet. "Around 6-7 kg of meat is being provided to the mother along with other...

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East Delhi Civic Body To Convert 50 Public Toilets Into "Smart Toilets"

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has invited proposals from firms to convert 50 public conveniences into 'smart toilets', officials said on Monday.

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"No Desire To Withdraw From Europe," Says Facebook's Meta Amid Data Row

Facebook's parent firm Meta said Monday it has no plans to pull its services from Europe, after raising the possibility amid an ongoing row over transferring European data to the United States.

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Watch: How Virat Kohli Persuaded Rohit Sharma To Take DRS In 1st ODI

IND vs WI: Virat Kohli made a crucial intervention, convincing Rohit Sharma to make a correct call under DRS in the opening ODI against the West Indies.

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Teen Confesses To Planning And Executing Shillong Blast, Other Explosions

A 17 year-old boy, detained earlier this week in connection with a recent IED blast, has revealed to investigating agencies that he had also planned and executed various explosions in the city last...

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8 Juveniles Injured In Clash At Jharkhand Correctional Home, 4 Critical

Two groups of inmates clash inside the Children's Correctional Home in Ranchi early Sunday, leaving eight juveniles injured, a police officer said.

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Cuba Marks 6 Decades Under US Sanctions

Cuba on Monday marks 60 years under a US economic blockade that has deeply affected the communist nation's fortunes and shows no signs of being lifted.

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Want 2nd Airport In Kolkata, But Bengal Government Yet To Reply: Minister

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that the Centre has elaborate infrastructure development plans for West Bengal including a second airport for Kolkata, but the Mamata...

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On Yogi Adityanath's "Garmi Nikal Denge" Remark, Akhilesh Yadav's Reply

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday slammed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his "garmi nikal denge (will take off the heat)" remark.

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Hyundai's Message After Backlash On Pak Dealer's Kashmir Tweet

Hyundai Motor India on Sunday said it stands strong on its ethos of respecting nationalism following a backlash in social media after a dealer of Hyundai in Pakistan posted a message supporting...

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UK's Queen Elizabeth Attends Party On Jubilee Eve. See Pics

Queen Elizabeth II made a rare public appearance on Saturday, chatting and cutting cake at a party, a day before she enters her 70th year as monarch.

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Students With Hijab Should Go To Madrassa, Not School: Karnataka BJP MP

The controversy over the issue of Hijab escalated on Saturday as BJP Lok Sabha MP Pratap Simha asked the students wearing the hijab to go to 'madrassa' for which the government has set aside funds,...

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The Wedding Album: From Karishma Tanna-Varun Bangera's Festivities

Here's a round up of all the wedding festivities

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Mumbai Records 643 New Coronavirus Cases

Mumbai on Saturday reported 643 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the metropolis to 10,50,837, while four deaths increased the toll to 16,658, a civic official said.

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U19 WC Final: Watch Tambe Almost Drop Catch, Then Take One-Handed Stunner

India's Kaushal Tambe had a heart-in-the-mouth moment in the ICC U19 World Cup final against England on Saturday when he almost dropped a simple catch before recovering to take a one-handed stunner.

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IPS Officers Should Opt For Central Deputation, Say 17 Ex Top Cops

Seventeen retired IPS officers on Friday appealed to fellow serving officers to come forward to serve under the Union government and said police officers should embrace the opportunities offered by...

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BJP MLA Remanded In Judicial Custody, Taken To Hospital For Chest Pain

A court in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra on Friday sent BJP MLA Nitesh Rane in judicial custody in an alleged attempt to murder case.

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"We Are Fun People Who Made An Intense Film": Deepika Padukone On Gehraiyaan

Ananya Pandey, Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Dhairya Karwa and Shakun Batra talk about making Gehraiyaan with NDTV's Rohit Khilnani. (Video credit: Amazon Prime Video)

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IPS Officers Should Opt For Central Deputation, Say 17 Ex Top Cops

Seventeen retired IPS officers on Friday appealed to fellow serving officers to come forward to serve under the Union government and said police officers should embrace the opportunities offered by...

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Team Gehraiyaan "Constantly Laughing, Giggling": Deepika To NDTV

In the interview, team Gehraiyaan opened up on who the "bully" of the group is and more

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Just Some Candid Pics Of Deepika, Siddhant And Other Gehraiyaan Stars

Some BTS pictures from Gehraiyaan director Shakun Batra's archives

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Dead ISIS Chief Was Iraqi Ex-Officer Nicknamed 'Destroyer'

The head of Islamic State group, whom the US declared dead in a special-forces raid Thursday, was nicknamed the "Destroyer" and presided over massacres of Yazidis before assuming the leadership.

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Notice To UP Government On Kafeel Khan's Plea Challenging His Termination

The petitioner was sacked for services owing to the death of several children in Gorakhpur medical college due to encephalitis in 2017.

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"Perfect Love Marriage": Arvind Kejriwal On AAP's Goa Chief Minister Pick

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal had held a telepoll to decide on his Chief Ministerial face for Punjab. But there was no such ceremony in Goa. Amit Palekar, a lawyer and social worker, was the...

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Samajwadi Party Writes To Poll Body Over Yogi Adityanath's Language

Ahead of the UP polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) requesting it to issue an instruction to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to follow the "language...

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Dhanbad Judge Murder Case: Trial To Begin On February 22

The trial in the murder case of Dhanbad Judge Uttam Anand will begin on February 22, a CBI official said on Thursday.

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Allu Arjun Visits Puneeth Rajkumar's Family, Pays Tribute To Late Actor

"My humble respects to Puneeth Garu," wrote Allu Arjun

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For Jeff Bezos' Superyacht To Pass, Dismantling Of A Historic Dutch Bridge

The Dutch port city of Rotterdam said Wednesday it would temporarily dismantle an historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass.

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Tamil Nadu Minister's Assets Attached In Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached properties worth Rs 6.5 crore of Tamil Nadu minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan as part of a money laundering probe against him linked to an...

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Srinagar Woman, 24, Attacked With Acid, Mayor Gives Her A Month's Salary

A day after a 24-year-old woman suffered injuries in an acid attack in Srinagar, the city's Mayor this evening handed her over his one month's salary while he hoped for a speedy conviction of the...

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CNN Chief Jeff Zucker Resigns Over Undisclosed Relationship With Colleague

CNN president Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague at the US cable television network.

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In Antilia Bomb Scare, Anil Deshmukh Calls Ex-Police Chief 'Mastermind'

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, in his statement to the ED, has claimed ex-Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh was the "mastermind" of the last year's bomb scare near...

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For Jeff Bezos' Superyacht To Pass, Dismantling Of A Historic Dutch Bridge

The Dutch port city of Rotterdam said Wednesday it would temporarily dismantle an historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pass.

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Trending: Alia And Ranbir's Private Chef On Working For The Couple

"Looking forward to cooking you crazier meals now," the chef wrote

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Virat Kohli Recalls "Crazy" Amount RCB Spent To Get Him In For IPL 2008

Indian Premier League: Former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli spoke about the moment when he was picked up for a "crazy" amount in 2008.

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Pfizer To Seek US Approval For Covid Vaccine For Children Under 5: Report

Pfizer and BioNTech will soon ask US regulators for emergency authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five and under, US media reported Tuesday.

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UK PM Boris Johnson's Future In Limbo Over 'Partygate'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will probably hold onto his job for now despite a scathing report about government coronavirus lockdown parties, but his long-term future is out of his hands as...

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BJP Announces Lucknow Seats: Aparna Yadav, Rita Bahuguna's Son Left Out

The high-profile Lucknow Cantonment seat, where both Ms Yadav and Mr Joshi were hoping to be nominated, has been given to state minister Brijesh Pathak.

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On Delhi Government's Mask Order While Driving Alone, Court Says "Absurd"

The Delhi High Court Tuesday termed as "absurd" a Delhi government order making it compulsory to wear a mask while driving alone in the context of COVID-19 and asked why the decision was still...

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