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IS threat to India, Bangladesh; new 'emir' named in Bengal

By Rajnish Singh New Delhi: Amid developments after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka which claimed 253 lives, an Islamic State (IS) affiliate group, “Al-Mursalat”, has been reportedly planning to carry out similar attacks in India and Bangladesh with its announcement of appointing a new “emir” (chief) in Bengal, sources said. The emir of […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Indian boxers finish with six medals at Warsaw meet

New Delhi: Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (60kg) delivered a gold medal each as Indian boxers collected a rich haul of two gold, one silver and three bronze to finish their campaign on a high at the XXXVI Feliks Stamm International Boxing Tournament in Warsaw on Saturday. The 22-year-old Solanki showed glimpses of the […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Voter turnout in Delhi 20.37% in 4 hours

New Delhi: Around 20.37 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 a.m. for the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital, the Election Commission said. The highest polling was registered in North East Delhi at 22.32 per cent, followed by North West Delhi (21.41) and South Delhi (21.22). The turnout in other constituencies – […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Modi, Shah to hold dinner meet with NDA leaders

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah will hold a dinner meeting on Tuesday with leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The meeting, which comes two days ahead of the counting of votes of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, is likely to chalk out a strategy […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Youth kills father, chops body into 25 parts in East Delhi

New Delhi: A 22-year-old youth killed his father and chopped his body into 25 pieces, following an argument over a property dispute in the early hours of Wednesday in East Delhi, police said. Aman was arrested, along with a friend, from outside his home in Shahdara while they were trying to dispose off the body. […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Rs 2.20 Crore Railway Fraud: CBI Sleuths Books Officials

New Delhi: The CBI has booked a railway official and three companies in Secunderabad for allegedly siphoning off Rs 2.20 crore from railways’ accounts to fake firms using fraudulent bills, officials said Tuesday. Now suspended accounts assistant V Ganesh Kumar, who was posted in the Expenditure Section, South Central Railway, and fake firms — Sai […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Kovind, Naidu, Modi greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the several leaders who greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday. The President, on his official Twitter handle, said the festival strengthens people’s belief in charity, fraternity and compassion. “Eid Mubarak to all fellow citizens, especially to our […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Modi pledges for cleaner planet on World Environment Day

New Delhi: On World Environment Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his commitment to ensure a cleaner planet and said living in harmony with the nature will lead to a better future. “Our planet and environment is something we all cherish greatly. Today, on World Environment Day, we reiterate our commitment to ensure a […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Niu Neer coconut delivery app to serve coconut water

New Delhi: India’s first fresh tender coconut delivery app is here. Niu Neer, India’s first-ever tender coconut delivery service provider, is determined to offer India’s beloved ‘nariyal paani’ with the utmost convenience and consistency. A classic yet contemporary favourite in India, Niu Neer proposes to put premium quality tender coconuts in the hands of the consumer, […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Article 35A inserted by Presidential Order, can be struck down

New Delhi: Even as the new BJP government explores all options to bring an end to the brutal cage match taking place in Kashmir, with the setting up of a Delimitation Commission as one of the prongs available on the table to correct the regional disparity, it is actively taking a view on the contentious Article […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Tharoor gets bail in defamation case over scorpion remark

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Babbar over his “scorpion” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal asked Tharoor to furnish a personal bond of Rs 20,000. Thereafter, the court […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Govt to award media houses to encourage participation in yoga campaign: Javadekar

New Delhi: Union Environment Minister Praakash Javadekar said Saturday the government has decided to honour media houses for their contribution towards creating awareness about yoga. He said 33 awards will be given 11 each for newspaper organisations, TV and radio channels. A six-member jury will consider the entries in all 23 languages. Media campaigns on […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
Modi to meet Xi, Putin at SCO but not Imran Khan

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have bilateral meetings with leaders of Russia and China during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit later this month but not with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. “No meeting is being organised between Prime Minister Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. There is nothing more that I […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Make India $5 trillion economy: PM to secretaries

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the top bureaucrats of each government department to plan, create roadmap and take decisions to make India a $5 trillion economy while making “ease of living” their top priority. “Every department of the Union government and every district of each state has a role to play […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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HONOR 20 series launched in India

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone giant Huawei’s sub-brand HONOR on Tuesday launched its flagship HONOR 20 series comprising HONOR 20 Pro, HONOR 20 and HONOR 20i in India for Rs 39,999, Rs 32,999 and Rs 14,999, respectively. The HONOR 20 Pro would be available in Phantom Blue colour while the HONOR 20 would be available in […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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