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Need to induct leaders from other parties to expand base: Bengal BJP chief

2 hours ago

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“Switching political allegiance doesn’t always guarantee leadership positions,” Dilip Ghosh asserted...

Mamata Banerjee hails from 'demoness' culture, has faulty DNA: BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh

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Ms. Banerjee had on Saturday declined to speak at an official programme at the lawn of Victoria Memorial Hall to celebrate Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary after "Jai Shri Ram" slogans were raised...

PM Modi, BJP committed to fulfil clauses of Bodo Accord: Shah

5 hours ago

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Political rights, culture and language of all communities of Assam are secure under the BJP government, he said...

U.P. playing key role in building Aatmanirbhar Bharat: PM Modi

7 hours ago

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Every year, January 24 is marked as the foundation day of U.P...

Trinamool MLA Rajib Banerjee to stick with party for the time being

18 hours ago

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"I will remain a party worker, a Trinamool Congress MLA but I cannot say now what will be my future move,” the former Minister said...

Centre carries out bureaucratic reshuffle

21 hours ago

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In the latest round, over a dozen senior IAS officers were appointed/reshuffled in the Central administration...

Snowfall cuts off Kashmir valley; air, surface traffic halted

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The Srinagar-Jammu national highway, which runs through south Kashmir’s Qazigund area, was also closed for traffic...

Cuttack celebrates Bose’s 125th birth anniversary

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Many visit the Netaji museum at the ancestral home in which he was born..

India should have four rotating capitals including Kolkata, says Mamata

yesterday

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Mamata Banerjee called for a change in attitude towards the States...

Modi reaches out to indigenous Assamese bestowing on them land rights amid anti-CAA clamour

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On his first physical visit outside the national capital this year, Mr. Modi reaffirmed the state and the central government’s commitment to protecting the land rights and the unique cultural traditions of the indigenous people...

Lalu to be shifted to AIIMS-Delhi as health condition deteriorates

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Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad will be shifted to AIIMS-Delhi after his health condition deteriorated while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ranch..

30,000 more health workers get COVID-19 vaccine shot in Bengal

yesterday

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Eleven cases of adverse event following immunization, mostly minor were reported, according to Health officials..

Violence as locals oppose Jammu corporation anti-encroachment drive

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Officials say locals swarmed main road at Nawabad and threw stones at JMC team..

‘Akalis and AAP spreading lies’

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Centre’s refusal to accept farmers’ demands inhuman, says Punjab CM..

Coronavirus | After initial hiccups, rising confidence for COVID-19 vaccination in Bihar

yesterday

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Average turnout for vaccination across 4 days was nearly 55%, said State health officials..

Trinamool expels Bally MLA

2 days ago

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Baishali Dalmiya had voiced support for Rajib Bannerjee and Laxmi Ratan Shukla, who quit the party..

Odisha BJP issues ultimatum for paddy procurement

2 days ago

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Party says it would hit the street if paddy procurement was not streamlined in the next 72 hours..

Bengal Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee quits Cabinet

2 days ago

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He has been going public with his differences with TMC over past few months..

SAD leader Sirsa says he was arrested in U.P.

2 days ago

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He links it to his support to farmers..

Campaign in Rajasthan for audit of village cooperatives

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As part of steps to strengthen the cooperative sector, a campaign has been launched in Rajasthan to clear the backlog and carry out audit of the accou..

Violence erupts as two factions of BJP clash in Purba Bardhaman, party office attacked

2 days ago

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Violence erupted as two factions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in Purba Bardhaman district on Thursday when a group of supporters attac..

5 dead after major fire hits Serum Institute of India plant in Pune

2 days ago

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Covishield vaccine manufacturing unit unharmed by blaze...

Major fire at Serum Institute of India’s Gopal Patti premises

3 days ago

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Unit manufacturing ‘Covishield’ vaccine unharmed by blaze..

Smart cameras in Lucknow to help women in distress

3 days ago

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They will read facial expressions and alert the nearest police vehicle..

BSF threatening voters in border areas: TMC complains to CEC

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The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on January 21 met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and alleged that the BSF is t..

CPI(M) MLAs stage sit-in to protest attacks, violence

3 days ago

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They held the BJP-IPFT govt. responsible for ‘deteriorating law and order’ in Tripura; BJP denies involvement..

Haryana govt. mulls reopening classes 6 to 8

3 days ago

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It won’t be binding on parents to send their wards, says State Education Minister..

Delhi HC restrains JNU from initiating recruitment process for vacancies

3 days ago

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Court orders varsity to reexamine point-based roster for all posts..

Congress wants Savarkar’s portrait in U.P. Legislative Council removed

3 days ago

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MLC says installation of his frame next to those of freedom fighters amounted to an ‘insult’ to them..

Full bench of Election Commission arrives in Kolkata

3 days ago

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It will take stock of election preparedness by meeting party representatives and officials of regulatory agencies..

Pune International Film Festival to be held from March 4 to 11

4 days ago

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The rich bonanza from across the globe is dedicated to COVID-19 frontline warriors...

Supreme Court directs free education to minor children of rape victim

4 days ago

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It has also ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Ranchi to consider the case of the petitioner for a house under Prime Minister Awas Yojna or any other Central or State Scheme...

One more FIR against Amazon Prime’s ‘Tandav’

4 days ago

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Charges of disturbing communal peace raised against the cast and crew of the web series..

Rajasthan Cong. MLA Gajendra Singh Shaktawat passes away at 48

4 days ago

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He was being treated for a liver-related ailment for more than a month at a hospital in New Delhi..

SC seeks status report on Yamuna water quality

4 days ago

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Let us know the extent to which States have implemented suggestions, it tells panel..

Cong. to tie up with 5 parties for Assam polls

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The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday said it will contest the forthcoming Assembly polls in alliance with five parties to oust the r..

Grenade hurled at gate of Raj Bhavan in Imphal

4 days ago

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It failed to explode, say police. No one has claimed responsibility...

Farm laws: 3 people detained in Shimla

5 days ago

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They came from Singhu border to explain purpose of the agitation..

FIR against web series Mirzapur for hurting religious, regional sentiments

5 days ago

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Complainant says he wants name of Mirzapur to be removed from the series..

2 children of nomadic family die due to frosty weather in Kashmir

5 days ago

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Community asks the administration to provide basic facilities to them during migration..

Stones hurled at BJP’s roadshow in Kolkata

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TMC workers throw stones at rally; shout slogans against Suvendu Adhikari..

Rajasthan night curfew lifted after drop in cases

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Stick to health protocols, says CM..

Odisha records 95% vaccination success

6 days ago

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We are going to receive 3,34,500 doses of Covishield on Tuesday, says Additional Chief Secretary..

Won’t hand over bodies of 3 youths killed in Srinagar encounter: IGP Kumar

6 days ago

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Police nearing ‘conclusive evidence’ to prove that 3 youths killed in ‘encounter’ in Srinagar on Dec. 30 are militants, he says..

Work on Ayodhya mosque project to formally begin on Jan 26

6 days ago

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On January 26, the national flag will be hoisted on the five-acre plot of the project followed by plantation of tree saplings by the chief trustee and the member trustees of the IICF...

Tandav controversy | I&B Ministry seeks explanation from Amazon Prime Video

6 days ago

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BJP MLAs write to Prakash Javadekar alleging the series shows Hindu deities in poor light...

MBA graduate held in Bihar for supplying illicit liquor

6 days ago

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He sold liquor worth ₹9 lakh daily in various parts of Patna: police..

Restore 4G connection in J&K, Farooq tells PM

6 days ago

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He highlights various problems due to lack of the facility..

Farooq Abdullah requests PM to restore 4G internet in J&K

6 days ago

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The 4G mobile internet service was snapped across Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 following revocation of special status and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two union territories..

Cargo theft group busted in Odisha, 54 metric tonnes lam coke seized

7 days ago

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Ten persons arrested; officials suspect it to be an inter-State affair...

Trinamool leaders in Bengal received COVID vaccine shots meant for health workers: BJP

7 days ago

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Several Trinamool leaders, including two MLAs, were among the people who received the COVID-19 vaccine in Purba Bardhaman district on Saturday..

Legendary classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan dies at 89

7 days ago

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His family said the demise was unexpected as the Padma Bhushan awardee had been keeping well...

Miffed TMC MP Satabdi Roy named state unit vice-president

7 days ago

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Three time TMC MP Satabdi Roy, who has called a truce with the party after a brief rebellion that triggered speculations of her crossing over to the..

Will incorporate 'Karnataka-occupied areas' into Maharashtra: Uddhav

7 days ago

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The dispute between the two states over Belgaum and other border areas is pending before the Supreme Court for many years...

Punjab to vaccinate 1.74 lakh health workers

7 days ago

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On Day 1 of the first phase, three doctors, two others get first dose in presence of CM Amarinder Singh..

Himachal panchayat polls: first phase voting today

7 days ago

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The first of the three-phase Panchayati Raj Institution elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held on Sunday and over 1,200 panchayats will go to the..

Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 strikes J&K

7 days ago

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There were no reports of any loss of life or injury or damage to property..

Uttar Pradesh govt. to set up 20 cow shelters to tackle stray cattle menace

7 days ago

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Directives have been issued in this regard by the Animal Husbandry Department..

J&K kicks off anti-COVID-19 drive with 4,000 doses

7 days ago

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Senior doctors offer to lead the drive amid vaccine hesitancy among medical staff...

Water birds make a beeline to Punjab’s Harike wetland

8 days ago

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Dwindling number of a few important species a matter of concern, say experts..

Palghar mob lynching case: Court grants bail to 89 accused in, fixes date of next hearing on Februrary 15

8 days ago

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District judge S.B. Bahalkar in his order granted bail to 89 accused and fixed the next date of hearing in the case to February 15..

Sanitation worker gets first COVID-19 vaccine shot in Odisha

8 days ago

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Mass vaccination drive begins at 161 centres across the State..

Dalit groups seek quota in CM’s Jan Awas Yojana

8 days ago

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‘Woman denied house because of caste’..

West Bengal Assembly elections | Disgruntled leaders keep TMC on tenterhooks

8 days ago

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A number of Trinamool Congress heavyweights, including Suvendu Adhikari, had joined the BJP last month...

Congress stages protest march in Chandigarh, Shimla

9 days ago

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Party observes nationwide protest under ‘Kisan Adhikar Diwas’ against the Centre’s farm laws...

MCD officials living like lords, while COVID-19 workers don't get pay, says High Court

9 days ago

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The court said it intends to stop all the non-essential or discretionary expenses of the three Corporations and the perks of senior officers...

Questions about law and order infuriates Nitish

9 days ago

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“Your questions are completely wrong and inappropriate,” he tells mediapersons..

Mercury settles several degrees below freezing point in Kashmir

9 days ago

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Kashmir reeled under intense cold wave conditions on Friday as mercury stayed several degrees below the freezing point, resulting in freezing of sev..

Top EC official reviews poll preparations in Bengal, says law & order bad

9 days ago

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West Bengal has witnessed political turmoil and frequent clashes between the ruling TMC and challenger BJP over the last couple of years..

Allahabad High Court bars Amethi Police from taking coercive action against interfaith couple

9 days ago

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The couple married three years ago and have a child...

Manipur Police destroy seized drugs in Imphal

9 days ago

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Manipur Police destroyed a huge quantity of seized narcotics drugs including heroin and marijuana worth nearly ₹35 crore on January 14 in the presenc..

Naeem Akhtar found unconscious in sub-jail room, hospitalised

10 days ago

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar, 68, was found unconscious in a sub-jail room in Srinagar and was shifted to a..

Padma Shri D. Prakash Rao dies in Odisha, tributes pour in

10 days ago

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He was known for his contribution towards imparting education to slum and orphan children in Cuttack...

Consider Rao’s age, health: HC to NIA

10 days ago

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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the National Investigation Agency and the State government should consider the age and health condition of poe..

West Bengal minister’s protest over farm laws stalls vaccine convoy

10 days ago

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COVID-19 deaths in State near 10,000..

Supreme Court asks Meghalaya to respond to journalist’s appeal

10 days ago

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Charges of hate crime were levelled against Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post...

Rajasthan districts’ headquarters to be developed as green energy cities

10 days ago

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State will install 30,000 MW power production capacity through solar energy by 2024-25, says Minister...

BJP MP Pragya Thakur refers to Nathuram Godse as a ‘patriot’, yet again

10 days ago

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In May 2019, during the Lok Sabha polls, Ms. Thakur kicked up a huge row by calling Godse a patriot, but apologised for it later and withdrew the statement...

In Haryana, JJP under strain from protesting farmers

11 days ago

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The BJP’s ruling alliance partner could ‘face farmers’ anguish and backlash’, feels a section within the party...

Assam panel to identify facilitators of “illegal migrants”

11 days ago

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Constitution of committee assumes significance with Assembly elections barely four months away..

SP fields 2 candidates in U.P. MLC polls

11 days ago

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Turning it into a hot contest for 12th seat..

Dhananjay Munde denies rape charge, says he is in relationship with complainant’s sister

11 days ago

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Maharashtra Social Justice Minister claims that he is being blackmailed..

Cong. leader alleges ‘injustice’ to STs, OBCs in Assam

11 days ago

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Debabrata Saikia referred to the non-rehabilitation of primarily Mising people from Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and the bid to evict Karbis and Adivasis for a solar power project by a private firm..

Farmers’ stir: will set aside my personal views, says Anil Ghanwat after being named on SC panel

11 days ago

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His videos supporting the farm laws are on YouTube..

Fulfil promise of statehood for J&K: Apni Party

11 days ago

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Altaf Bukhari demands release of political prisoners and holding of early Assembly elections..

6-day search operation ends with Army officer’s body found from Jodhpur lake

12 days ago

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Captain Gupta of the 10 Para (Special Forces) unit of the Army had jumped into the lake from a helicopter with some fellow personnel during an exercise on Thursday afternoon...

Lockdown aided more drug seizures on India-Bangladesh border

12 days ago

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Quantity of marijuana and yaba tablets seized by BSF in 2020 was almost thrice the quantity in 2019..

U.P. Power Minister wants Yogi to order STF to probe into ‘gross corruption’ in electricity bills

12 days ago

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Shrikant Sharma says he has been regularly receiving complaints of wrong bills from consumers..

11 dead after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh

12 days ago

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Eight others who fell seriously ill were referred to Gwalior for treatment..

No avian flu among poultry in Rajasthan, says State govt.

12 days ago

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Jaipur zoo closed indefinitely after birds were found dead..

Abhay submits conditional resignation

12 days ago

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Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA from Ellenabad in Haryana Abhay Singh Chautala on Monday, in a letter to Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, offered..

Mamata calls BJP ‘Bharatiya Junk Party’

13 days ago

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She says CAA will never be implemented in Bengal...