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"We are hearing that challenge loud and clear": US envoy Garcetti amid pus
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Addressing the issues of Visa backlogs, and recalling President Joe Biden's order to reduce the visa time for Indians, the Ambassador of the United States to India, Eric Garcetti has said that the challenge is heard "loud and clear" and added that he is proud of the work done in just one yea
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Lok Sabha polls: Tripura records 36.42 pc voter turnout, Chhattisgarh 35.4
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Other states where there is high voter turnout are Chhattisgarh (35.47), Manipur (33.32), and West Bengal (31.25).
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Lok Sabha polls: Tripura leads voter turnout at 16.65 pc, West Bengal at 1
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Other states like West Bengal (15.68), Manipur (15.49) and Chhattisgarh (15.42) are also witnessing high voter turnout.
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US imposes sanctions on over a dozen entities for trading with Iran
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"The United States is today imposing sanctions on 16 entities and eight individuals, as well as identifying as blocked property five vessels and one aircraft, that have facilitated illicit trade and the sale of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in support of Iran's Ministry of Defence and Arme
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Lok Sabha polls: 1202 candidates in fray across 88 constituencies in Phase
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As the electioneering came to a close, the nation is gearing The second phase of polling is set to take place on Friday, April 26, with 1202 candidates in the poll fray in 88 constituencies across 13 states.
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Lok Sabha elections: 88 constituencies across 13 states to poll tomorrow i
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the Election Commission of India, 88 constituencies across 13 states and union territories are set to go for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
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37 pc spike in fossil fuel lobbyists at UN talks to curb plastic pollution
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Around 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, including 11 from India, have registered for the United Nations negotiations on the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution in Ottawa, according to an analysis by the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL), a nonprof
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Lok Sabha Polls: Congress' manifesto takes centrestage in phase II
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The stage has been set up for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections that will witness voting across 13 States/ Union Territory in 88 constituencies with an increased focus on issues revolving around the contents of the Congress' manifesto.
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Lok Sabha Polls phase II: Stage set for high-octane battle in Karnataka, B
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"I think what you are seeing in South India is really a very new level of energy and enthusiasm. I could see that in Telangana, where I was, but in other southern states as well. So I think there's a genuine possibility, a serious possibility this time that the BJP would actually pick up
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"There's a serious possibility BJP will pick up more seats in southern sta
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exuded confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party "picking up many more" seats in the southern states in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Key battles across states as 88 seats go to polls tomorrow in second phase
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
India will go for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections tomorrow in a high-stakes battle across 13 states and union territories with the campaign marked by sharp jibes by the leaders of BJP as also by Congress and other opposition parties
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"We are all judged by what we do at home, not what we say abroad": MEA on
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal noted that there has to be the right balance between freedom of expression, a sense of responsibility and public safety and order in every democracy.
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