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Police action must be informed by national interest; their negative image a challenge: PM Modi
Police action must always be informed by national interest and young police officers must work to improve the image of the police, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. The Prime Minister wa…
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Mizoram bunkers, Assam build-up raise tensions on disputed border
Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the mov…
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Opposition members throw papers, tear placards in Lok Sabha, three bills passed amid din
The Opposition intensified its noisy protests in Lok Sabha on Wednesday over Pegasus snooping, farm laws and other issues with some unruly members even hurling papers and torn placards in the House, …
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With Basavaraj Bommai as new CM, BJP tries to reassure powerful Lingayat community in Karnataka
The announcement that Basavaraj Bommai will be the next Karnataka chief minister, made by his predecessor BS Yediyurappa, is a significant gesture to reassure the influential Lingayat community that …
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: President drops Kargil visit over bad weather, to pay tribute at Baramulla instead
President Ram Nath Kovind has cancelled his visit to the Kargil War Memorial in Drass owing to bad weather in Ladakh, officials said. He will instead lay a wreath at the Baramulla War Memorial this y…
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Suspense continues over Karnataka CM’s resignation as BJP high command plays truant
The state of flux over the speculation about replacement of Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa continued till late evening on Sunday with the awaited message from the BJP high command not forthc…
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Navjot Singh Sidhu bats on front foot at photo-op with CM Amarinder
The much-awaited photo op of Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh with Navjot Singh Sidhu finally happened with the CM hosting the newly appointed PCC chief and other Congress MLAs and MPs over tea …
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Punjab: Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu finally meet as latter assumes charge
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh finally met with the new Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu at a tea hosted by the former at Punjab Bhawan ahead of the installation ceremony of Sidhu. Sid…
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Amid din, govt introduces two Bills in Lok Sabha
ALTHOUGH THE ruckus over the Pegasus spyware row and the farmers’ protests continued to rock both Houses of Parliament on Thursday, the absence of a united Opposition protest appears to have given so…
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Farmers get green signal to protest at Jantar Mantar – with some riders
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has granted permission to farmers, who have been protesting against the Centre’s farm laws at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders since last November…
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma demands ban on Amnesty International’s activities in India
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Tuesday demanded a ban on human rights body Amnesty International’s activities in India for its role in the Pegasus controversy. Speaking at a press conferenc…
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Pegasus Spyware: This toolkit can scan Android, iOS devices for possible infection
Pegasus spyware by Israel’s NSO Group is once again in focus after global reports have revealed how it was used to spy on journalists, ministers and businessmen. The tool is reportedly capable of com…
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Stormy start to session: PM Modi unable to introduce new ministers
With opposition sloganeering preventing the introduction of newly inducted ministers in the Lok Sabha Monday, PM Modi hit back at BJP’s political rivals, saying certain people are not ready to stom…
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Two Union ministers, Rahul Gandhi, Prashant Kishor on Pegasus list: Report
Congress member Rahul Gandhi, former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa, recently-appointed railways, communications and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and junior Jal Shakti minister Prahlad Patel, alo…
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Assam CM burns illegal drugs worth ₹163 cr to send message of zero-tolerance
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma participated in four different events over Saturday and Sunday, where seized contraband worth nearly ₹163 crore was burnt to give out a message of zero-tolera…
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Amarinder Singh rebuffed as Navjot Sidhu is named Punjab Congress chief
IN A SURPRISE move at the end of a day where the Amarinder Singh camp got all the Congress Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab and several MLAs to plead his case, the high command Sunday night announced Navjot…
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