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AAP wants its three Lok Sabha candidates to represent INDIA bloc in Assam
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AAP wants its three Lok Sabha candidates to represent INDIA bloc in Assam

Guwahati, Feb 17: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wants to contest three seats in Assam from the Opposition INDIA bloc in which the party has unilaterally declared its candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Bhaben Choudhury, President of AAP’s Assam unit told IANS, “We have already announced...
I am being forced French journalist leaves India after row over OCI card
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"I am being forced" French journalist leaves India after row over OCI card

New Delhi, Feb 17: French journalist Vanessa Dougnac on Saturday left India saying she cannot afford to wait for the outcome of the legal process set in motion in the wake of a notice issued to her by the government regarding cancellation of her Overseas Citizen of India card. "Today, I am leaving...
After backlash, K
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After backlash, K'taka govt revokes order to ban religious festivals at...

Bengaluru, Feb 16: After facing backlash, the Karnataka government on Thursday revoked its order to restrict the celebration of religious festivals in government-run residential schools and colleges. The Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS), earlier in the day,...
Farmers protest: Shops, commercial establishments closed in Punjab, Haryana
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Farmers protest: Shops, commercial establishments closed in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Feb 16: Expressing solidarity with the protesting farmers, the employees of state-owned Punjab Roadways, PUNBUS and private public transport bus operators in Punjab on Friday went on strike, leaving many commuters stranded as over 5,000 buses stayed off the roads. The impact of the...
Woman loses Rs 80 lakh to fraud she met on matrimonial app
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Woman loses Rs 80 lakh to fraud she met on matrimonial app

Lucknow, Feb 16: An employee of a multi-national company lost Rs 80 lakh to a conman she met on a matrimonial application, who even staged his death. According to the complaint, the woman met the man on the app in 2019, when he introduced himself as Sameer Chadha. There was telephonic and...
Finance Minister Sitharaman launches 3 souvenir coins
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Finance Minister Sitharaman launches 3 souvenir coins

New Delhi, Feb 15: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday launched three souvenir coins which include a coloured coin on endangered animals of India -- Greater One-Horned Rhino, a bi-metallic clad souvenir coin on Enlightenment of Buddha and a coloured souvenir coin of Ram Lalla and...
PM Modi to lay foundation of AIIMS Rewari, Gurugram Metro Rail project today
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PM Modi to lay foundation of AIIMS Rewari, Gurugram Metro Rail project today

New Delhi, Feb 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Rewari in Haryana on Friday where he will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 9,750 crore concerning urban transport, health, rail and tourism sector. ...
Farmers protest: Internet services suspended in parts of Punjab till Feb 16
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Farmers' protest: Internet services suspended in parts of Punjab till Feb 16

Chandigarh, Feb 15: Internet services have been suspended in certain areas of Punjab's Patiala, Sangrur and Fatehgarh Sahib districts till February 16 on the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs.The order came in the wake of the farmers 'Delhi Chalo' march. According to the ministry order,...
Sonia Gandhi pens emotional letter to people of Rae Bareli on her RS move
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Sonia Gandhi pens emotional letter to people of Rae Bareli on her RS move

New Delhi, Feb 15: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday penned an emotional letter to the residents of her Parliamentary constituency Rae Bareli and shared reasons on why she decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections. She cited ‘health issues and increasing age’ as the reason behind not...
Mumbai connection: First grand Hindu temple in UAE built by Parsi group
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Mumbai connection: First grand Hindu temple in UAE built by Parsi group

Mumbai, Feb 15: The grand Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE that was inaugurated on Wednesday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has a strong Mumbai connection as it was built by a Parsi group. The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) Swaminarayan Sanstha’s temple, the first Hindu temple...
West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar in ICU in Kolkata hospital
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West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar in ICU in Kolkata hospital

Kolkata, Feb 15: West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar, who had fallen sick on Wednesday after getting caught in a scuffle between police and BJP supporters at Taki in North 24 Parganas district, is still in ICU. “Sukanta Majumdar is in ICU under saline support at a private hospital in...
Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani promoted as Secretary of Ministry of Cooperation
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Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani promoted as Secretary of Ministry of Cooperation

Guwahati, Feb 15: In a notable development, Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani, IAS, currently serving as the Special Chief Secretary for Agriculture and Transformation & Development Departments in the Assam Government, has been has been promoted and appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation...
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