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Rajiv Kumar’s Term coming to End, New CEC Next Week

February 14, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 14: A selection committee headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet early next week to finalise the name of the next chief election commissioner to fill in the vacancy to be created by the retirement of the incumbent CEC Rajiv Kumar, sources said on Friday. The […]

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Case Filed against SP MP for Mocking Maha Kumbh

February 14, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 14: The Shadiabad police in Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh have registered a case against Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari for allegedly making controversial remarks on the on-going Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj which not only undermined the dignity of his office but also hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. Mr […]

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Roving Periscope: Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ may come in April

February 14, 2025 revoi editor

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: US President Donald Trump, who has said “India has more tariffs than any other country,” is likely to impose ‘reciprocal tariffs’ by April, 2025, which may affect the South Asian country expected to become the world’s third-largest economy in the next few years, Bloomberg reported on Friday, quoting officials. In […]

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Dharavi redevelopment survey crosses 50K mark

February 14, 2025 revoi editor

Mumbai, Feb 13: The Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP) notched up a major milestone on Wednesday by completing over 50,000 door-to-door surveys which is the highest in Mumbai Slum Rehabilitation Authority’s (SRA) history. “This is a record milestone for Mumbai SRA. This progress is a big boost for the survey teams and Dharavi residents, who are […]

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CRPF Jawan Kills Two Colleagues, Commits Suicide

February 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: A Central Reserve Police Force jawan allegedly killed two of his colleagues and injured eight others before taking his own life at CRPF camp in Lamphel located in the Imphal West district at around 8.20 pm on Thursday, official sources said. Accused Havildar Sanjay Kumar opened fire from his weapon killing […]

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UN Report Says Hindus were Subjected to Violent Attacks in Bangladesh

February 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: A United Nations report into the violence that roiled Bangladesh in mid-2024 has said Hindus were among members of minority communities were particularly “subject to violent attacks by mobs.” Hindus make up an estimated eight per cent of Bangladesh’s 17 crore-population. The country was rocked by violence following student protests over job quotas forcing […]

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Manipur Placed under President’s Rule

February 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: The Centre on Thursday imposed the President’s rule in Manipur, four days after the chief minister N Biren Singh resigned on Sunday. A union home ministry notification said the Manipur Assembly has been put under suspended animation. Announcing the proclamation of the central rule, a notification issued by the Union Ministry […]

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JPC Report on Waqf Amendment Bill Tabled in Lok Sabha

February 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Feb 13: The report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (amendment) bill was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday with the Home Minister Amit Shah asserting the BJP has no objection to the Opposition’s dissent notes being included without redaction, and asked the speaker decide according to procedures. When panel chairman Jagdambika […]

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New Income Tax Bill Referred to JPC

February 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 13: The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced in Parliament the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, which is expected to cut through the financial jargon in the existing act and simplify the language of the law, introducing tables and formulas to replace the complicated legal language. Experts said connected […]

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Aaditya Thackeray in Delhi on Save INDIA Bloc Mission

February 13, 2025 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Amidst strained relations between the alliance partners, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray has rushed his son Aditya Thackeray to Delhi In a bid to salvage the tottering opposition INDIA Bloc. Thackeray junior called on the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday night and met the Aam Aadmi […]