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PM's "Selfish Protest" Jibe At Parties That Boycotted New Parliament Event
In his first remarks on the Congress-led Opposition boycotting the inauguration of the new Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said they "insulted" the sentiment of the country and the hard work of 60,000 labourers.
"India got a new Parliament building three days back. I ask you whether you are proud of it or not. Did you feel...
"UPA Left Shattered Economy": Union Minister On Morgan Stanley Report
Morgan Stanley's report on how India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed and gained a position in the world order in less than a decade is the "best and sharpest indictment" of the Congress-led UPA's "lost decade between 2004 and 2014", Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.
Speaking to PTI, he said the report reminds...
Germany closes Russian consulates in a tit-for-tat dispute with Moscow.
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Action Will Be Taken Once Probe Completed, Says Rajnath Singh To Wrestlers
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that women wrestlers' complaint against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Singh is being probed and action will be taken once the investigation is over.
Some of the country's top wrestlers have been protesting against Brij Bhushan Singh, a BJP MP, demanding his sacking from the...
"I Am A Common Man," Says Rahul Gandhi As He Arrives In US' San Francisco
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived here on Tuesday for a three-city US tour during which he will interact with the Indian expatriates and meet American lawmakers.
He was received at the airport by Indian Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda and other members of the IOC. Rahul Gandhi had to wait for two hours at the airport for the immigration...
Russia has carried out more than a thousand attacks on Ukrainian health care facilities, the W.H.O. said.
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Helicopter Slithering Training Given To Commandos By Delhi Police
In view of the upcoming G20 Summit, Delhi Police gave training to its newly recruited commandos on 'helicopter slithering' at Delhi Police Academy in Jharoda Kalan, officials said on Tuesday.
The training, which is a first of its kind by the police, was given to 55 male, 25 female and 15 SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) unit commandos, they said....
What’s Behind Rising Tensions in Kosovo?
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Punjab Cabinet Expansion Tomorrow
The Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab will on Wednesday induct MLAs Balkar Singh and Gurmeet Singh Khudian as cabinet ministers, officials said.
Cabinet Minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar has tendered his resignation from the Council of Ministers, citing personal reasons, they said.
Chief Minister Mann has forwarded the resignation...
21-Year-Old Indian-Origin Student Shot Dead In US: Report
A 21-year-old Indian-origin student was shot dead in Philadelphia, Khaleej Times reported on Monday.
The deceased student was identified as Jude Chacko. He was shot by unidentified assailants while he was returning from work on Sunday (local time), Khaleej Times reported further.
"The victim's parents migrated to the US around 30 years ago from...
The war has stolen the normal experiences of teenage life.
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Russian strikes damage at least one airfield in western Ukraine.
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"Strictest Punishment Should Be Given": BJP Leader On Delhi Murder Case
BJP MP Hans Raj Hans on Monday termed the brutal killing of a minor girl in northwest Delhi "very painful" and said youth sometimes get "carried away by emotions" and act like "fools".
The 16-year-old girl was stabbed multiple times and then bludgeoned with a stone by a youth on Sunday. The accused, identified as Sahil (20), was arrested by the police...
Arvind Kejriwal To Attend AAP's Tiranga Yatra In Haryana's Jind Next Week
AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will participate in a Tiranga Yatra in Haryana's Jind district next week as part of his party's campaign for the assembly elections in Haryana slated for next year.
The term of the state legislative assembly will expire on November 3, 2024.
"A Tiranga Yatra along with a road show has been...
"Can't Proceed On Assumption": Court Bail To Man In Money Laundering Case
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to Indore-based real estate developer Vijay Agrawal in a money laundering case involving alleged hawala dealer Naresh Jain, and said when an individual's liberty is concerned, it cannot proceed merely on the basis of assumptions and presumptions.
Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said there is no "absolute restraint"...
Will Erdogan leave office in 2028?
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Siddaramaiah's "Need For New Parliament" Query Amid Wrestlers' Detention
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned the need for a new Parliament building after protesting wrestlers were detained by the police on Sunday for demanding justice.
Security personnel stopped and detained protesting wrestlers as they try to march towards the new Parliament building from their site of protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.
In...
"No Central Discrimination Against Bengal": BJP State Chief
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday asserted that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's "pet phrase" of central discrimination against the eastern state was wrong as facts and figures show the opposite.
Mr Majumdar, while presenting the nine-year "report card" of the BJP government at the Centre, said that from constructing roads to providing...
Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack on Kyiv Since War Began
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Man Kills Parents Over Land Dispute In UP's Firozabad
A man shot dead his parents over a land dispute in a village here on Sunday, police said.
The incident happened in area under Eka police station and the deceased were identified as Rakesh Yadav (55) and his wife Guddi Devi, they said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Sarvesh Mishra said the couple had an old argument over possession of a piece of...
Lotus, Peacock Motifs For Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha In New Parliament Building
Premium hand-knotted carpets weaved laboriously by as many as 900 artisans from Uttar Pradesh for a whopping "10 lakh man-hours" will adorn the floors of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building.
The new Parliament building, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, will showcase exquisite motifs of national bird...
Russian Attack Leaves at Least 1 Dead in Kyiv
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PM To Unveil New Parliament Today Amid Opposition Boycott: 10 Points
According to the tentative schedule, PM Modi will arrive at 7.15 am, followed by a puja 15 minutes later. He will enter the Lok Sabha chamber at 8.35 am.
With carpets from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, bamboo flooring from Tripura and stone carvings from Rajasthan, the new parliament building reflects India's diverse culture. The government has announced...
"Maligned India's Image": Court On Mumbai Teen Sexually Harassing Tourist
Stating that his crime tarnished the country's image and leniency will send the wrong message outside India, a city court has sentenced a 19-year-old man to two years in jail for molesting a woman tourist from Peru.
Metropolitan magistrate at Mazgaon court P I Mokashi convicted and sentenced accused Riyaz Ahmed on Friday, a little over two months after...
"He Talks Bad About...": Union Minister On Rahul Gandhi's US Visit
As Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to visit the USA at the end of this month, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday took a jibe at the former Wayanad MP saying he visits abroad 60-times in a year and every time "tears down" the country.
"I usually don't comment on Rahul Gandhi because I scratch my head to try to understand why he...
Goa Police Files Chargesheets Against 2 Restaurants For Playing Loud Music
Anjuna Police have filed charge sheets in sound pollution cases against the owner and manager of two restaurants in Goa, which played music beyond the permissible limits, police said on Saturday.
On January 12, Gaurish Naik lodged a complaint against Cafe LA MusicaVagator, Anjuna, Bardez Goa for playing music beyond the permissible limits thereby causing...
The leader of a Russian group involved in a border incursion is described by watchdogs as a neo-Nazi.
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Map: Tracking Typhoon Mawar
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Evan Gershkovich, the American reporter Russia accuses of spying, appeals the extension of his detention.
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High Court Slams Cops' "Week-Kneed Approach" Over Unhealthy Religious Acts
The contention that animal sacrifice is an essential and integral part of one's religious belief and cannot be interfered with even if it causes nuisance to others, has to be rejected, the Kerala High Court has said.
Hearing a writ petition against the inaction of the authorities to stop the illegal slaughter of birds and animals in the guise of ritualistic...
Students in Belgium Hazing Death Are Sentenced to Fines and Service
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Why Are So Many People Moving to the U.K.?
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Gyanvapi Row: Court To Hear Petition Filed By Waqf Board Today
The Allahabad High Court will hear on Friday a petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board and the Gyanvapi masjid management committee that has challenged the maintainability of a suit pending before a Varanasi court, seeking the restoration of a temple at the site of the mosque.
The petitioners have also challenged an April 8, 2021 order...
Madeleine McCann Search Is Over, Portuguese Police Say
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Nearly 100 Men, Women Arrested After Raids At Ghaziabad Mall Spas: Cops
Sixty women and 39 men were arrested in raids at eight spa centres in Pacific Mall located on the UP-Delhi border, police here said on Thursday.
"Police have arrested 60 women and 39 men from these spa centres most of them allegedly involved in immoral sex trafficking and were found in objectionable state," DCP Trans Hindon Vivek Chandra Yadav said.
In...
On the Run for Decades, a Fugitive of Rwanda’s Genocide Is Finally Caught
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Arvind Kejriwal's Insistence On Full State Powers Misplaced: Pawan Khera
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday said Arvind Kejriwal is the only chief minister of Delhi who is seeking full powers to function and is blaming external factors for his failure to deliver.
He said Sheila Dikshit had been chief minister of Delhi for 15 years who initiated a host of developmental projects in her time with the same powers even...
"Hypocrisy": BJP Slams Opposition Over New Parliament Building Row
What was the "locus standi" of Sonia Gandhi when she along with the then PM Manhoman Singh inaugurated legislative buildings in Manipur and Tamil Nadu, the BJP asked on Wednesday while countering the Congress' criticism over the inauguration of new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP alleged that opposition parties were making...
Why the ‘Rules’ of Politics Don’t Always Stymie Outsiders to the System
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Hindu Devotees Move Mathura Court To Offer Prayers At Shahi Idgah
A plea has been filed before a court here seeking permission to allow Hindu devotees to offer prayers at the Shahi Idgah complex that it claimed was built on the land which is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna and where a temple had existed.
With this, the number of suits filed in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case, in different courts...
Rolf Harris, Disgraced British Entertainer, Dies at 93
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Month After Maoist Blast, 2 Bombs Found Planted Under Chhattisgarh Road
Two powerful Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Naxals under a road were recovered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said.
A major tragedy was averted as the bombs were detected in time, said an official here.
The two devices were found under the Awapalli-Basaguda road when a team of the Central Reserve Police Force...
Russians fear the border attack could create new military challenges.
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Mexican President Said He Told Ally Not to Worry About Being Spied On
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Boris Johnson Is Referred to Police Over Potential New Covid Rules Breach
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As Migration to U.K. Soars, Britain Targets Visas for Students’ Kin
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Bride Chases Runaway Groom Over 20 km, Brings Him Back To Wedding Mandap
A bride's wedding day in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly turned into an unexpected chase for her groom after he developed cold feet and refused to get married. Unable to accept that she had been spurned, the bride, dressed in her wedding finery, embarked on a chase over 20 kilometers to find the man and marry him.
When she was told that her groom, who she...
Amid Row With Centre Over Postings, AAP Rejects Order To Reinstate Officer
Digging in heels, the AAP government on Tuesday rejected an order to reinstate YVVJ Rajasekhar as special secretary (vigilance), with Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj, who had divested the bureaucrat of his charge, asserting that he was the competent authority in the matter.
Vigilance minister Bhardwaj termed the order issued on Monday by the vigilance...
Portuguese Police to Renew Search for British Girl Missing Since 2007
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Russia Claims Bakhmut, but Some See a ‘Pyrrhic Victory’ With a Staggering Toll
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Bill To Link Birth, Death Data With Electoral Rolls Soon: Amit Shah
The government is planning to bring a bill in Parliament to link data related to birth and death with electoral rolls and the overall development process, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday.
Inaugurating the 'Janganana Bhawan', the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mr Shah said the census is a process that...
Key events in the battle for Bakhmut, the war’s longest-running sustained fight.
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Erdogan Secures Endorsement of Former Rival for President
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Over 80% Haryana Villages Get 24x7 Electricity: Chief Minister ML Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that more than 80 per cent of villages in the state are getting 24-hour electricity and efforts are underway to provide 24x7 electricity to the remaining 600 villages by the end of this year.
While addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Khattar said, "In Haryana, more than 80 per cent...
As Russia Claims Victory in Bakhmut, Ukraine Sees Opportunity Amid Ruins
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With His Party Ahead in Elections, Greek Leader Claims ‘Political Earthquake’
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Covid Highlighted Many Gaps In Global Health Architecture: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many gaps in the global health architecture and asserted that building resilience in global systems needs a collective effort.
In his video message at the 76th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, PM Modi said the pandemic also highlighted a need to...
The U.S. believes Ukraine has the equipment it needs for a counteroffensive.
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"Unprecedented Power, Water Crisis" In Jharkhand, Alleges BJP MP
Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Ranchi Sanjay Seth said that Jharkhand including the capital Ranchi is facing an unprecedented power and water crisis.
While addressing a press conference, Sanjay Seth said, "Today the entire state including the capital Ranchi is facing an unprecedented power and water crisis. As the temperatures have increased, the problems...
"Marginal Farmers Should Be Priority": PM's Food Action Plan At G7 Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for building an inclusive food system to provide relief to the world's most vulnerable people as part of his 10-point action plan to address challenges in the area of food, fertilisers and healthcare.
In an address at a session of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, PM Modi also pitched for checking the "expansionist...
The key events in the battle for Bakhmut, the war’s longest-running sustained fight.
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Bakhmut has exposed an ugly, personal feud between the Russian Defense Ministry and ‘Putin’s chef.’
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College Student Hospitalised After Being Attacked, Parents Allege Ragging
A second-year BA second of Government College, Jatauli, has been hospitalised with severe injuries after being brutally attacked on campus in a suspected case of ragging, police said on Saturday.
An FIR was registered against six students in connection with the incident under IPC sections 147 (riot), 149 (unlawful assembly), and 323 at the Pataudi...
In Flood-Stricken Area of Italy, Residents Fear This Won’t Be the Last of It
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Raped By Village Head's Relative, Woman Stopped From Going To Cops
A 26-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened on Tuesday, but the complaint was filed on Saturday as the local panchayat was allegedly preventing the woman and her husband from going to the police station because the accused is the brother-in-law of the 'mukhiya'...
In a Sharp Reversal, Biden Opens a Path for Ukraine to Get Fighter Jets
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Gujarat Family Goes For Picnic, 6 Members Drown In Sea: Cops
At least six members of a family allegedly drowned in the seawater in the Bharuch city of Gujarat, police said late Friday night.
The incident took place at Dajej Beach in Bharuch when a family hailing from Muller Village had gone for a picnic.
Police said that two people are undergoing treatment in a private hospital.
"Six members of a family of Muller...
A ‘Canadian Armageddon’ Sets Parts of Western Canada on Fire
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After Clean Chit To Adani Group, BJP Leader's Swipe At Rahul Gandhi
Shortly after the Supreme Court-appointed panel's clean chit to the Adani group in an investigation linked to the Hindenburg allegations, BJP leader Amit Malviya launched a pointed attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Mr Malviya, the BJP IT cell chief, listed out occasions when Rahul Gandhi's accusations, including the corruption allegations...
‘Only a plus’: Many Kyiv residents say Zelensky’s overseas trips benefit Ukraine.
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Bihar 2nd In Crimes Against Scheduled Caste People: Caste Panel Head
Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Vijay Sampla on Friday said Bihar ranks in the second position in the country in crimes against Scheduled Caste (SC) people and it is a matter of concern.
He, however, did not reveal the name of the state which tops the list.
“Bihar is at second position in the country, when it comes...
Madhya Pradesh Polls: Kamal Nath Promises Free Electricity, Aid For Women
The Congress will provide 100 units of electricity free to households and subsequent units up to 200 at half price if voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly polls are scheduled for later this year, the party's state chief Kamal Nath said on Thursday.
Addressing a public meeting in Badnawar, some 50 kilometres from the district headquarters...
Gary Prado Salmón, Bolivian Captor of Che Guevara, Dies at 84
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Parents Arrested For Murder Of 18-Year-Old Son In Chhattisgarh: Cops
A man allegedly killed his 18-year-old son and tried to pass it off as an accident by discarding the corpse and a motorcycle by the side of a road in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Thursday.
The body of 18-year-old Tekmani Paikara, son of Kuhru Singar, a resident of Lohdapani village under Lailunga police station limits,...
