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Violence in Manipur, West Bengal, First Phase Polling Recorded Average 60 Per cent Turnout

April 19, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Violence marred polling in strife-torn Manipur while the Trinamool Congress and BJP workers clashed against each other in Cooch Behar in West Bengal as an average of 60 per cent of the voters turned up to cast their votes in the first phase of polling in the Lok Sabha […]

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Court closes case against former PS to Chhattisgarh CM

April 19, 2024 Editor In Chief

Raipur, Apr 19 : A trial court in Raipur has accepted the closure report filed by EOW-ACB after no case of disproportionate assets was made against Aman Singh, who was principal secretary to former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh. The court in an order dated April 16 accepted the closure report filed by the state […]

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“Are Donations to Opposition through Electoral Bonds also Extortion?” Asks Amit Shah

April 19, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 19: In a bid to defend the Narendra Modi government’s electoral bonds scheme which has since been banned by the Supreme Court for being “unconstitutional,” the union home minister Amit Shah launched a counter-attack against the opposition asking whether the donations the non-BJP parties received through the electoral bonds would […]

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Football: German coach Julian Nagelsmann’s contract extends until 2026

April 19, 2024 Vinayak Barot

Delhi, April 19: German national team coach Julian Nagelsmann’s contract has been extended until the 2026 World Cup, the German Football Association(DFB) said on Friday. In a statement released by GFA, Nagelsmann said, “It’s a great honor to be able to train the national team and work with the best players in the country.” His […]

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Defense: India delivers BrahMos missiles to China-wary Philippines

April 19, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India on Friday delivered BrahMos missiles to the Philippines, as its deterrent against China, as part of the USD 375 million defense deal signed bilaterally in 2022. The export of ground systems for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system along with the missiles started in March. The Indian Air Force sent […]

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Court Reserves Order till Monday on Kejriwal’s Plea for Consulting his Doctor

April 19, 2024 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Friday reserved its order till Monday on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking regular medical check-ups after the Enforcement Directorate opposed the plea bringing in petitioner’s lawyer’s shocking comment that he had never seen such pettiness in his lifetime. “How petty and political […]

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Election year: IMF official applauds India for fiscal discipline

April 19, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has praised India for maintaining fiscal discipline in an election year, saying the Indian economy is doing well and continues to be the world’s bright spot. “At this point, India’s economy is doing well. Growth at 6.8 percent is very good. Inflation’s coming down. We […]

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Roving Periscope: A ‘peaceful’ war Israel and Iran reluctantly fight under domestic compulsions

April 19, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Around the year 540 BC, Persian Emperor Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire, one of the largest-ever domains anywhere, defeated the Babylonians and released the hapless Jews held captive for five decades, allowing them to return to Israel, that ensured they developed their religion, Judaism. The grateful Jews never […]

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Lady Sailor Returns Home from Iran

April 18, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 18: The lone woman among the 17 Indian sailors on-board the Portugal-flagged MSC Aries that was detained by the Iranian authorities last weekend has returned home in Kerala, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday. Ann Tessa Joseph, a resident of Thrissur, was welcomed at the Cochin International Airport by government […]

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Five Hour Trekking to Register a Single “Home Vote”

April 18, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Apr 18: A special polling team, including three women officials, undertook a five-hour journey and trekked 18 kilometres inside the deep forest under the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala to record a single home vote. According to officials, the team trekked to the Nooradi tribal settlement under the Munnar forest division as […]