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LS polls: Amid global turbulence, India needs stable and mature leadership, says Jaishankar

May 10, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India must have a stable and mature leadership as the world will witness a “very, very stormy” churn because of conflicts, power shifts, and sharpening competition in this decade, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday. He painted a picture of a world radically different by the end of the […]

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Roving Periscope: The US refutes Russian claims, denies ‘interference’ in Indian polls

May 10, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The United States on Thursday refuted Russia’s claims and denied Washington is ‘meddling’ in India’s ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The US reaction came a day after Russia said that America was trying to interfere in India’s parliamentary elections and “unbalance” the internal political situation in the South Asian country. “No, of […]

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Maldives Promises Strengthening Ties with India

May 9, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 9: The Maldives foreign minister Moosa Zameer, currently on his first official visit to India, clarified on Thursday that the Mohamed Muizzu government did not support the derogatory comments made by some of the Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He added that the remarks did not represent the government’s stance […]

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Haryana: BJP Government Appears Stable as JJP Faces Split

May 9, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 9: The BJP government in Haryana led by Nayab Singh Saini appeared stable on Thursday despite the withdrawal of support by three independents as a section MLAs of the party’s erstwhile coalition partner the Jannayak Janata Dal seemed to be inclined to extend support to the BJP government if needed. […]

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43% Increase in Muslim Population and 7% Decrease in Hindu Population in 65 Years: Working Paper from PM’s Office

May 9, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 9: A working paper emanating from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office made a startling revelation that the Muslim population in India increased by 43.15 per cent in 65 years from 1950 to 2015 while in contrast the Hindu population decreased by 7.82 per cent during the same period. “The share of […]

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BJP – AIMIM Row over “15 Seconds” Jab

May 9, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 9: A row has erupted between the BJP and the AIMIM over an alleged provocative statement by the saffron party leader Navneet Rana in Hyderabad on Thursday that it would take only 15 seconds for the Hindus to show what they can do to Muslims. Ms Rana’s outburst was in […]

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Sexual Harassment Charges against West Bengal Governor: Raj-Bhavan Shows CCTV Footage to Public

May 9, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 9: The Raj-Bhavan in Kolkata on Thursday showed to some public CCTV footage of the premises covering the period during which the West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose was alleged to have “touched inappropriately” a woman contractual employee of the governor’s house. The Raj Bhavan released the hour-and-19-minute CCTV footage from May […]

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The Maldives: India withdraws 51 soldiers before the May 10 ‘deadline’

May 9, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As the Maldives followed the Maoist policy of “two steps forward, one backward,” India has withdrawn 51 of its soldiers from the Maldives so far, the capital Male said ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian military personnel from his pro-China […]

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Tennis: Naomi Osaka returns at Italian Open after three years

May 9, 2024 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi, May 9: Japan’s Naomi Osaka beat France’s Clara Burel in straight sets at the 2024 Italian Open in the first round of the tennis tournament on Wednesday, the media reported. She won 7-6,7-2, 6-1 against Burel, who is ranked 45th in the world. “Just being able to hang in there and eventually close […]

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Sandeshkhali Woman Claims Rape Charges Concocted, TMC – BJP Blame Game Intensifies

May 9, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 9: The political blame game between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its main challenger BJP in West Bengal over the Sandeshkhali rape and land grab allegations intensified further on Thursday after an alleged rape victim claimed the entire episode to be a fake one build up by the BJP for […]

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