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Rahul Gandhi Hits Back Modi over “Secret Deals” with Ambanis-Adanis

May 8, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 8: The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has hit back the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for questioning his party’s alleged “secret deals” with the top industrial houses in the country for funding the Congress election campaign with black money. In a video message on X, Mr Gandhi asked Mr Modi to get the […]

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Sam Pitroda Resigns as Indian Overseas Congress Chairman

May 8, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 8: After landing the Congress in yet another mess in the middle of the Lok Sabha elections, The United States-based party leader Sam Pitroda on Wednesday resigned as the Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress after his controversial remarks brought the Congress “racist” label from the BJP. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said […]

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Congress Demands Dismissal of Saini Government and Imposition of President’s Rule in Haryana

May 8, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 8: Even as the Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini maintained that his government was “safe and functioning strongly,” the Congress on Wednesday demanded dismissal of the BJP ministry and imposition of the president’s rule in the state with the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) assuring help to the Congress if […]

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After Inheritance Tax, Sam Pitroda Fuels another Controversy over “Colour of Skin” of Indians

May 8, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 8: The overseas Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s controversial remarks over the colour of skin of the Indians in different parts of the country, provided some ammunition to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch a scathing attack on the Congress. Even though the Congress officially distanced itself from Mr Pitroda’s […]

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Modi Questions “Secret Deal” between “Congress and Ambanis-Adanis”

May 8, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 8: In a sudden change of track, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching a frontal attack on the Congress also roped in some top industrialists of the country, hitherto considered to be close to him, and said he suspect some “close deals” between the Congress and the top industrialists […]

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Aviation: Due to pilots’ ‘sick leave’, AI Express cancels 90 flights; ministry seeks report

May 8, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday sought a report from Air India Express on canceling nearly 90 flights since Tuesday after its pilots and staff suddenly went on “mass sick leave” against potential job losses in the event of the airline’s merger with its parent, Air India. The ministry […]

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A “gift” for Putin: Ukraine claims bid to assassinate Zelenskiy foiled

May 8, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid its war raging against Russia, Ukraine has claimed that an attempt to assassinate its President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as a “gift” to Vladimir Putin, who took the oath as the Russian President for a fifth time on Tuesday, has been foiled. Ukraine’s state security service said it caught two agents for […]

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Remittances: India first to receive over $111.22 billion in 2022, says the UN

May 8, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Underlining the huge contribution of the Indians working overseas to their home country, the United Nations Agency on Migrations has said India received over USD 111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the USD 100 billion mark. The […]

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BJP Government in Haryana Reduced to Minority as Three Independents Withdraw Support

May 7, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 7: A major political crisis hit Haryana on Tuesday as at least three independent MLAs withdrew their support from the BJP government reducing it to a minority and announced their support to the Congress party. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, however, gave a cryptic message amid the potential crisis dismissing the […]

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61.5% Voting in Third Phase, Assam Records Highest Polling at 75.30%

May 7, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, May 7: An average provisional voter turnout of around 61.5% has been recorded on Tuesday when 93 constituencies in 11 states and union territory went to the polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polling. The election in the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in Jammu and Kashmir has been postponed to May 25 […]