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"Another way to distract attention...": Priyanka Chaturvedi on likely name
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised the central government, stating that the likely name change of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme is merely a distraction to mislead the public and disrespect the nam
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 strikes Myanmar
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Myanmar in the early hours of Saturday, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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Political landscape heats up in Bangladesh ahead of elections
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ahead of the national parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, the political situation has become heated. A leader named Osman Hadi, who was one of the prominent figures in the movement against Sheikh Hasina and a potential independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, was shot on Friday
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Taiwan records 9 PLA aircraft sorties, 7 PLAN vessels around its territory
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected nine sorties of Chinese Military Aircraft and seven naval vessels operating around its territorial waters as of 6:00 am (local time) on Saturday.
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Leaders from across the spectrum remember Congress veteran Shivraj Patil
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A towering figure in politics, Shivraj Patil was born on October 12, 1935, in Chakur village in Maharashtra's Latur district. His political career has been marked by several key responsibilities in Parliament, the Union government and state legislatures.
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Preservationists sue to halt Trump's 90,000-sq-ft White House ballroom pro
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A Washington-based nonprofit organisation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's construction of a large new ballroom connected to the White House's east wing, Al Jazeera reported.
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BJP set to elect new UP President; senior leaders to file nominations on S
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said the meeting, chaired by BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santhosh, was crucial in steering the party's internal democratic procedure. "For the election of the State BJP president, the party's National General Secretary (Org
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Shimla: JP Nadda to lay foundation stone of new HP BJP headquarters; grand
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
BJP is gearing up for a "significant organisational milestone" as the party's national president JP Nadda will lay the foundation stone of the new BJP state headquarters on Airport Road at 10 am on Saturday. The event described by party leaders as a "crucial step in strengthening BJP's or
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Both nations seeking to recalculate their relationships: Expert on India f
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Foreign Affairs Expert Robinder Sachdev described India's recent decision to expedite tourist and business employment visas for Chinese nationals as a clear sign that both countries are quietly recalibrating their relationship, despite the border dispute between the two countries.
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Three US House of Representatives members introduce resolution to end Trum
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Three members of the US House of Representatives on Friday (local time) introduced a resolution aimed at terminating President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration that imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on imports from India, calling the measures "illegal" and harmful to Ameri
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Thalassemic patients urge Parliament to pass life-saving bill regulating b
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Thalassemic patients urged Parliament to urgently pass the National Blood Transfusion Bill, 2025, which aims to regulate blood transfusions and ensure safe blood for patients.
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"Thank you to each and every warrior," says Zelenskyy as he visits front-l
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The visit to the frontline comes as Ukraine's National Guard said its troops had carried out a successful counterattack north of Kupiansk.
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