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'Laapataa Gents', 'Ordering a Spine': EC's Selective Silence Inspires Meme Fest

Anyone found asking votes in the name Caste, Religion, Army, etc. apart from PM Modi, will be barred from elections. Our job is to monitor elections...

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Despite His Claims, Modi's Rule Has Not Improved India's Image Abroad: Report

New Delhi: A newly released report by two prominent academics has concluded, based on a series of surveys and opinion polls, that India’s global...

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Modi Wants ‘400 Paar’ to… Ensure Congress Doesn’t Select More Muslims for Cricket Team

New Delhi: Narendra Modi on Tuesday continued to respond to the opposition’s charge of the BJP asking for “400 seats to finish reservations for...

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Pics of Bin Laden, ISIS Flags on Phone Not Sufficient to Brand Someone a Terrorist: Delhi HC

New Delhi: While granting bail to a person charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Delhi high court has said that merely...

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Don't Want Kejriwal Performing CM's Duties if Released on Interim Bail, Says SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) said that if it grants interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, he will not be allowed to...

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‘We Want Peace, Justice, and Growth’: Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar Files Nomination From NE Delhi

New Delhi: Surprise Congress candidate for North-east Delhi, Kanhaiya Kumar, formerly JNU Students Union President, filed his nomination papers from...

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FSSAI Says Reports on Increased Permissible Pesticide Levels in Spices 'False, Malicious'

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a statement calling recent reports that the amount of pesticides...

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H.D. Revanna Arrested in Kidnapping Case, Prajwal's Anticipatory Bail Rejected

New Delhi: Janata Dal (Secular) founder H.D. Deve Gowda’s son and MLA H.D. Revanna was arrested on Saturday (May 4) night by the Special...

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One Killed, Four Injured in Militant Attack on Indian Air Force Convoy in Poonch

New Delhi: One airman was killed and four injured when militants ambushed an Indian Air Force convoy on Saturday, May 4, in the Poonch district of...

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Afghan Consul General, Who Was Found Smuggling Gold, Resigns from Post

New Delhi: Over a week after being intercepted at Mumbai airport for attempting to smuggle 25 kg of gold, Afghanistan’s consul general Zakia Wardak,...

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FSSAI Increases Permissible Pesticide Levels in Spices by 10 Times

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has now allowed an increased quantity of pesticides as compared to what was...

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'Women Bearing Brunt of PM's Support to Criminals': Rahul Gandhi on Prajwal Revanna Sex Scandal

New Delhi: Launching a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the former “has constantly chosen silence...

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Shrinking Real Wages Show Rural India in Massive Distress: Data

New Delhi: Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) points to a combination of rural wage contractions with high rural inflation,...

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In Past Year, Modi Made 162 Trips to Various States, 14 Visits Abroad...and Zero to Manipur

New Delhi: The sensitive border state of Manipur completed one year of violence on Friday, May 3. During this period, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has...

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Rohit Vemula Case: Hours After Closure Report, Telangana Police Promises 'Further Investigation'

New Delhi: Hours after it came to light that the Telangana Police had filed a closure report in the case involving the death of University of...

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Candian Police Arrests Alleged Killers of Khalistani Leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Report

New Delhi: Canadian police on Friday, May 3, arrested members of an alleged hit squad linked to the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh...

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Year After Manipur Violence Broke Out, Many Looted Arms Yet to Reach State Armouries

New Delhi: Many arms and explosives looted from police armouries in Manipur over the last one year are yet to be recovered. Despite repeated appeals...

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Supreme Court May Consider Arvind Kejriwal’s Interim Bail 'Because of Elections'

New Delhi: During the hearing of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi...

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Not Against Idea of Elections in J&K, Says Mirwaiz, But its Linkage With Resolution of Kashmir Issue

New Delhi: In his first remarks on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the Hurriyat was “not against the idea of...

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MEA Accuses US Body of Interference in India's Elections Over Religious Freedom Report

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs has accused the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a US federal government entity, of...

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India Says It Hopes That Palestine Would Be Granted Full UN Membership

New Delhi: As the United Nations General Assembly prepares to vote on the issue in the coming days following a blocked resolution in the Security...

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Nagaland BJP Leader Praises Nehru For Foresight in Bringing Article 371A

New Delhi: At a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projecting the opposition Congress as a party working...

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Lookout Notice Issued Against Prajwal Revanna in Sex Scandal Case

New Delhi: A lookout notice has been issued by the special investigation team (SIT) set up by the Karnataka Police to probe into the alleged sex...

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Kuki-Zo, Meitei Groups to Hold Separate Events on May 3 to Mark One Year of Manipur Conflict

New Delhi: To mark one year of ethnic conflict in Manipur, Kuki-Zo and Meitei civil society organisations have planned several events for Friday, May...

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March Core Sector Growth Slows to 5.3% From February’s 7.1%: Govt Data

New Delhi: India’s eight core sectors posted a growth of 5.2% in March, slower than February, which was reported at 7.1%, according to government...

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Newsclick Rejects 'Absurd', 'Concocted' Allegations in Delhi Police's Chargesheet

New Delhi: After a few leaked pages of the chargesheet against Newsclick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha were circulated widely, and The Indian...

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'ED Cannot Arrogate Powers Unto Itself': Delhi Court Slams Probe Agency

New Delhi: A Delhi court pulled up the Enforcement Directorate, saying that it cannot “arrogate powers to itself” to subject ordinary citizens to...

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Eleven Days After Phase 1, ECI Says Turnout Was 66.14%; Pegs Phase 2 Turnout at 66.71%

New Delhi: Phase 1 of the general elections this year saw a voter turnout of 66.14%, while Phase 2 saw a turnout of 66.71%, the Election Commission of...

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NewsClick Case: SC Pulls Up Delhi Police for Flouting Norms During Purkayastha's Arrest

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 30, pulled up the Delhi Police on the manner in which NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha...

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ICJ Set to Rule on Nicaragua's Request for Germany to Halt Aid to Israel

New Delhi: The UN’s top judicial body will rule on Tuesday on Nicaragua’s case concerning whether Germany should halt its military aid to Israel,...

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Manipur: Mistake Over Provenance of Game in NCERT Textbook Causes Uproar

New Delhi: At a time when Manipur’s Meitei community is at loggerheads with the Kuki-Zos, incorrect attribution of an indigenous game of the...

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ECI Still Hasn't Released Final Data on Phases 1 and 2 Voter Turnout

New Delhi: The first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections took place on April 19 and the second on April 26, but the Election Commission of India...

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Manipur Video Assault: Cops Refused to Drive Kuki Women to Safety Before Attack, Says Report

New Delhi: Almost a year to the day when a purportedly Meitei mob paraded women from the Kuki-Zo community and sexually assaulted them in Manipur’s...

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MEA Summons Canadian Deputy Envoy, Protests Khalistan Slogans at Event Attended by Trudeau

New Delhi: India summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner on Monday to protest the slogans of “Khalistan zindabad” aired during a Khalsa Day...

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New Report Names Indian Official Accused of Orchestrating Pannun Murder Plot

New Delhi: The unnamed Indian government official accused by US authorities of directing the alleged plot to murder pro-Khalistan lawyer Gurpatwant...

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New Survey Reveals 52% of Indians in the UK Have a Negative View of PM Modi

New Delhi: A survey conducted in the UK among British Indians or Indians living in that country has revealed that 52% of them have a negative view of...

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China Continues to Ramp Up Infrastructure Along LAC, Strengthen Military Positions: Report

New Delhi: China continues to ramp up infrastructure along the Line of Actual Contol (LAC) by strengthening its military positions and deploying...

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SC Notice to ED on Hemant Soren's Plea; Arvind Kejriwal's Hearing to Continue Tomorrow

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea by former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the Enforcement...

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'Thousands of Videos', 'Harassment of House Staff': FIR and Allegations Against Prajwal Revanna

New Delhi: Reports have emerged carrying details of a first information report against Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime...

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Salmonella Concerns: US Refused a Third of MDH Exports Since October 2023

New Delhi: After some of their spice mixes were banned in Singapore and Hong Kong, Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Pvt Ltd is back in the news following a...

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500+ Signatories Call for the Rollback of Green Credit Rules

New Delhi: Over 100 environmental and human rights organisations, alongside more than 400 individuals, have called for the immediate rollback of the...

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Delhi Court Dismisses Brij Bhushan's Plea for Further Probe on Allegations Against Him

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday (April 26) rejected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Wresting Federation of India (WFI) head Brij Bhushan...

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Supreme Court Rejects Pleas on Complete EVM-VVPAT Verification

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected all the pleas seeking a full count of all voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips generated...

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Farmer Concerns and Ego Hassles Figure in Second Phase of Maharashtra Polls

Mumbai: In the second phase of general elections, eight constituencies in Maharashtra are set for polling. Spread across the state’s parched...

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Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya's Wealth Grew 2986% In Last 5 Years

Bengaluru: Data research conducted by a Bengaluru-based organisation found that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya’s...

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Three Days After Modi's Rajasthan Speech, EC Issues Notice to BJP – And to Congress Too

New Delhi: The Election Commission has taken cognisance of allegations of Model Code of Conduct violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and also...

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Manipur: IED Blast on NH 2 Damages Vital Bridge, Trucks Carrying Essential Items to Imphal Stranded

New Delhi: Nearly 200 vehicles, including trucks carrying essential commodities to Manipur’s capital Imphal, have been stranded since April 24...

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Myanmar's Pro-Democracy, Junta Forces Engage in Fierce Fighting Close to Indian Border

New Delhi: Fierce fighting has been going on in Myanmar’s Sagaing region close to the India border between the pro-democracy forces and that...

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J&K Youth Goes Missing in Russia, Family Left to Fend for Themselves

New Delhi: A family from Jammu and Kashmir has allegedly been left to fend for themselves after they contacted the Indian embassy in Moscow seeking...

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2G Spectrum: Modi Govt Moves to Change 2012 Verdict It Had Used to Amplify Its Anti-Graft Drive

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on April 23 agreed to hear the Narendra Modi government’s application seeking modification in the 12-year-old judgment...

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