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January 11, 2024 11:39 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Congress hits back at BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi over his Somnath temple remarks
The Congress on Thursday hit back at BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi over his claims that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru opposed the association of then president Rajendra Prasad with the Somnath temple, and said Nehru was "completely transparent". Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Sudanshu Trivedi has apparently waved some letters on air — of Pandit Nehru on the Somnath Temple. These and many other letters of Nehru, including to then Home Minister Rajaji and President Rajendra Prasad, are all in the public domain and form part of Vol 16-I of the Second Series of the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru available online at http://nehruselectedworks. com.
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January 11, 2024 11:38 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Boeing's design of a part that blew off a jetliner is being investigated by the federal government
Federal officials are investigating whether Boeing failed to make sure a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week was properly designed and safe to use. The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday that the investigation is focusing on plugs used to fill spots for extra exits when those doors are not required on Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners. The plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines Max 9 was found near Portland, Oregon, and will be be examined in a government laboratory.
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January 11, 2024 11:38 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Ajit Pawar stresses on effective utilisation of funds on education, health, agriculture schemes
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday emphasis should be given to utilizing annual funds allocated to districts on schemes related to education, health, tourism, women and child development, and agriculture. He said impetus should be given to attract more investments and generate employment in Maharashtra to achieve the goal of the state becoming a USD 1 trillion economy. Pawar, who holds the finance portfolio, made the remarks while presiding over a district planning and development committee (DPDC) meeting for the Pune region here.
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January 11, 2024 11:37 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
No 'vertical' reservation on lines of SC, ST, OBC for LGBTQ members, says former CJI Lalit
Former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Thursday said the LGBTQ community is not entitled to claim "vertical" reservations like those given to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), or Economically Weaker Section (EWS). He, however, said they may claim "horizontal" reservation on the lines of the ones for women and persons with disabilities. Justice Lalit, who retired as the 49th CJI in November 2022, was answering a query during the question and answer session after delivering a special lecture on 'Ãffirmative Action and Constitution of India' at the India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER) here.
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January 11, 2024 10:58 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Cyber fraud busted in Noida, 25 arrested for duping foreign nationals
At least 25 workers of a call centre in Noida have been arrested for duping foreign nationals through cyber fraud in a joint operation led by STF, Lucknow and Noida police. The cops seized 34 mobile phones, four laptops, five internet routers, four 4-wheelers, 22 computer accessories and two registers.
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January 11, 2024 10:58 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
BJP's poster jibe at Opposition leaders for refusing Ram Mandir invitation
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit out at the Opposition leaders for refusing the invitation to attend the Ram Mandir's 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony.
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January 11, 2024 10:57 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Situation near Indo-Myanmar border concerning: Army chief General Pande
Around 416 Myanmarese soldiers crossed over to India following the situation arising out of the fighting between Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and government forces, and the Indian military is "closely watching" the unfolding developments, Army chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday.
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January 11, 2024 8:07 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Papua New Guinea PM James Marape declares state of emergency after deadly riots kill 16
Papua New Guinea's prime minister declared a state of emergency on Thursday, suspending government and police officials after 16 people were killed in rioting in the Pacific island nation. Prime Minister James Marape told a press conference he had suspended Papua New Guinea's chief of police and top bureaucrats in the finance and treasury departments while the government conducts a review into the cause of the riots.
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January 11, 2024 8:07 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
IIT-Kanpur student dies by allegedly suicide in hostel room
In a shocking incident, a student allegedly killed himself by hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur.
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January 11, 2024 8:06 PM (IST) Posted by Rajukumar
Manipur: 3 persons, including father-son duo, killed
Three persons were found dead in Manipur's Churachandpur district on Thursday. Four persons went missing while collecting firewood in a forest and one is still missing, said the police officials.
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January 11, 2024 6:38 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects control room at Dedicated Freight Corridor in Gujarat's Ahmedabad
Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects control room at Dedicated Freight Corridor in Gujarat's Ahmedabad.
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January 11, 2024 6:13 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Bihar: Actor Sanjay Dutt offered prayers at Vishnupad Temple in Gaya
Bihar: Actor Sanjay Dutt offered prayers at Vishnupad Temple in Gaya and performed 'Pind Daan' of his parents and ancestors today.
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January 11, 2024 5:50 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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January 11, 2024 5:13 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Congress National Alliance committee meeting with AAP leaders tomorrow
Congress National Alliance committee meeting with AAP leaders at Mukul Wasnik's residence at 6.30 PM tomorrow.
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January 11, 2024 4:37 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Gujarat: ISRO Chairman S Somanath addresses International Space Conference 2024 in Gandhinagar
Gujarat: ISRO Chairman S Somanath addresses International Space Conference 2024 in Gandhinagar
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January 11, 2024 4:37 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Governor of Himachal Pradesh Shiv Pratap Shukla met PM Modi
Governor of Himachal Pradesh Shiv Pratap Shukla met PM Modi
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January 11, 2024 4:15 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar held round table conference
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar held a round table conference as a part of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. -
January 11, 2024 3:17 PM (IST) Posted by Arushi Jaiswal
Mehbooba Mufti’s car met with accident in J-K today
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s car met with an accident en route to Anantnag in J&K today. The former CM & her security officers escaped unhurt without any serious injuries, informed PDP Media Cell.
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January 11, 2024 1:20 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Situation along Northern border stable but sensitive: Army Chief
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday said the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh is "stable" but "sensitive", and asserted that Indian troops are maintaining a "high state" of preparedness to deal with any challenge. Addressing a press conference ahead of Army Day, Gen Pande also said that both India and China continue to hold talks at military and diplomatic levels to find a resolution to the remaining issues.
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January 11, 2024 1:19 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
PM Modi to inaugurate youth festival in Maharashtra tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik on Friday and will later launch development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore in Maharashtra. In line with his vision to boost people's ease of mobility by strengthening urban transport infrastructure and connectivity, Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans-harbour link (MTHL), now named 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewari-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu', constructed at a cost of over Rs 17,840 crore, a statement said.
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January 11, 2024 12:30 PM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Money laundering case: SC extends NCP leader Nawab Malik's bail by six months
The Supreme Court extended by six months the interim bail of former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal extended the medical bail granted to Malik after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate, said the probe agency has no objection to it. On October 12 last year, the top court extended by three months the interim bail of Malik in the case.
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January 11, 2024 9:51 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Three booked for forging documents of shop sold to woman in Navi Mumbai
A case has been registered against the manager of a bank and two other persons for allegedly cheating a 37-year-old woman by forging documents of a shop sold to her in Navi Mumbai to take a loan, police said. In 2012, two of the accused sold the shop located in Kamothe area of Navi Mumbai to the woman, who is a resident of Antop Hill in neighbouring Mumbai.
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January 11, 2024 9:50 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Congress slams Modi govt on issue of unemployment
The Congress party today alleged that the country's "jobs famine" has worsened in the last ten years of Modi government, and accused the prime minister of miserably failing to fulfil his promise of creating two crore jobs every year. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said India's youth deserve growth that delivers them good quality jobs not joblessness and 'pakora' shops.
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January 11, 2024 9:49 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Congress slams Centre for denying Karnataka tableau in R-Day parade
The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre for denying the state an opportunity to take part in the tableau presentation during the Republic Day parade, saying "this is the Modi mantra of vendetta and vengeance". Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday had hit out at the Centre for denying the state an opportunity to take part in the tableau presentation.
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January 11, 2024 9:03 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Dense fog affects road, rail movement in North India
A blinding layer of fog affected road and rail traffic in the north and eastern parts of the country on Thursday, officials said. A spokesperson for the railways said that fog impacted the schedule of "24 trains approaching Delhi". The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported “very dense” fog in isolated pockets of Punjab, west Uttar Pradesh, and Tripura; “dense” fog in parts of east Uttar Pradesh; Jammu, Haryana, Delhi, east Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Assam; and “moderate” fog in some pockets of north Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh.
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January 11, 2024 9:02 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Fire at office in Thane industrial complex, no casualty
A fire broke out in the office of a private company at an industrial complex in Thane city of Maharashtra early Thursday morning, an official said. No person was injured in the blaze, he said, adding that two rooms on the first floor of a two-storey building in the complex suffered damages. The blaze erupted at 4.32 am in the engineering office of Supertech Instrumentation Service (I) Pvt Ltd at the Vardhaman Industrial Complex in Gokul Nagar.
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January 11, 2024 9:01 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
3 persons held with gutka worth Rs 1.39 crore in Mumbai
The Mumbai police have seized gutka, a banned product, worth Rs 1.39 crore which was being transported in the city and arrested three persons in this connection, an official said. The crime branch officials had specific information about the transportation of gutka in Andheri area under DN Nagar police station jurisdiction on Monday.
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January 11, 2024 9:01 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Jharkhand: Recommendation made for declaring 158 blocks as drought hit
The Jharkhand disaster management authority recommended declaring 158 blocks in 17 districts of the state as drought hit, an official said. The recommendation was made during a meeting at the state secretariat, chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. He directed the disaster management department to prepare a proposal to declare all 158 blocks as drought hit at the earliest, so that it could be placed for approval in the meeting of council of ministers.
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January 11, 2024 8:03 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Republic Day: Parade rehearsal underway at Kartavya Path in Delhi | WATCH
The parade rehearsal for the 75th Republic Day is underway at Kartavya Path in the national capital. The visuals surfaced showing contingents marching together along with the band.
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January 11, 2024 7:59 AM (IST) Posted by Anurag Roushan
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant: WHO
The head of the UN health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas — that shared such trend information.