Hindustan Times (Jammu)
At 21°C, Srinagar records hottest Feb day in 10 yrs
: At 21 degree Celsius, Srinagar on Saturday recorded all time high day (maximum) temperature since February 2016, said officials from meteorological department. Temperature in the city was above 10 degrees than normal temperature, they added. The...
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SC steps in, orders judicial officers to help with WB SIR
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to depute judicial officers in West Bengal to adjudicate claims of voters listed under the “logical discrepancy” category in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise,...
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From helping job seekers prep for interviews in local languages to developing critical AI safety benchmarks, our partners, Entri and CeRAI are using Google AI to ensure technology empowers every Indian, safely, responsibly and in their own language.
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RS polls on Mar 16, BJP holds the edge
The BJP is set to gain strength in the Rajya Sabha when 37 seats go for biennial polls on March 16 as it has governments or is an alliance partner in six of the 10 states where seats are falling vacant. The 37 seats fall vacant on April 2 and...
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India, France elevate ties to global strategic partnership
India and France on Tuesday elevated their ties to a “special global strategic partnership” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron vowing to significantly ramp up bilateral cooperation in areas of defence, trade and...
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AI Impact Summit kicks off with packed halls
The world’s largest artificial intelligence summit opened to packed halls and long queues on Monday, as tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists thronged the venue for the conference, where India is set to push for...
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Budget 2026 was a ‘we are ready moment’: PM
This year’s Budget was not a ‘now or never moment’ born out of compulsion but a ‘we are ready’ moment born out of preparation and inspiration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, asserting that it reflects India’s “yearning” to become a...
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Cong neglected NE, promoted insurgency in Assam, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an all-out attack on the Congress, accusing it of neglecting the Northeast and promoting insurgency in Assam during its rule. Addressing a public meeting in Guwahati that also included BJP workers,...
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BNP registers landslide win in Bangladesh polls
Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from...
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Govt clears proposal to buy 114 Rafale jets
The defence ministry on Thursday cleared a longpending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework from France, nearly 13 years after a similar acquisition was almost firmed up. In total, capital acquisition...
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‘You’ve sold India’: Rahul slams govt on trade deal
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government over the India-US trade deal and the 2026-27 Union Budget, and accused it of compromising national interests, triggering protests in Lok Sabha and warning of a privilege notice from...
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Oppn submits no-trust motion against Speaker
The opposition on Tuesday submitted a notice for moving a resolution to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from office for disallowing Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders from speaking in the House on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s...
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Govt, Oppn lock horns in Parl over LoP speech
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday amid a stand-off between the government and the opposition over Rahul Gandhi’s demand that he be allowed to speak before the discussion on the Union Budget begins. The Opposition is now considering...
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India, Malaysia explore deeper AI, defence ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held wide-ranging talks in Putrajaya on Sunday aimed at deepening the India-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with a strong focus on cooperation in artificial...
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India, US unveil interim trade deal framework
DELHI: India and the US on Saturday announced that they have reached a framework for an interim trade agreement under which tariffs on New Delhi will be reduced to 18%. As per the agreement, India will eliminate or reduce tariffs on all US industrial...
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31 dead in Pakistan suicide bomb attack
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, killing at least 31 people and injuring nearly 170 others, officials said. The powerful explosion took place at Khadijatul Kubra mosque-cum-imambargah in...
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Cong nurses hatred for me: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying the Opposition party is unable to digest its successive electoral defeats and will never be able to dig his grave despite nursing deep hatred towards...
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New Manipur CM takes oath as Prez rule revoked
BJP leader Y Khemchand Singh was sworn in as the chief minister of Manipur on Wednesday. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla administered the oath of office and secrecy to him. President’s rule in Manipur was revoked on Wednesday, hours before the formation of...
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8 MPs suspended as Parl tussle intensifies
The governmentopposition tussle escalated on Tuesday with seven Congress members and one CPI-M MP being suspended from the Lok Sabha for the rest of the Budget session for ‘unruly behaviour’ after they tore papers and threw them at the Chair. Their...
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Rahul’s bid to quote from Naravane ‘book’ rocks LS
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s repeated attempts on Monday to refer to a magazine report based on a manuscript to question the government’s handling of the 2020 China border clash sparked a row in the Lok Sabha, as Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit...
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Reforms Express takes Kartavya Path
In 2025-26, the government threw the kitchen sink at reviving growth and mass sentiment via a big boost to disposable incomes through an income tax reduction in the last Budget followed by a mid-year Goods and Services Tax (GST) cut. These decisions...
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6mn infiltrators entered Assam in Cong rule: Shah
DHEMAJI (ASSAM): Claiming that the demography of Assam changed during Congress rule, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to reverse the trend. Addressing the closing...
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GDP likely to grow by up to 7.2% next fiscal: Eco survey
The Economic Survey on Thursday projected the GDP growth in the range of 6.8-7.2 per cent for the next fiscal year on the back of the cumulative impact of reforms, and said the economy remains on a stable footing. The projection is a tad lower than...
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Ajit Pawar, 4 others, die in plane crash
A plane carrying Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed on Wednesday morning while attempting to land at Baramati airport in Maharashtra and burst into flames, the civil aviation regulator...
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‘Mother of all deals’: India, EU sign free trade pact
India and the European Union on Tuesday sealed a landmark free trade agreement -- billed as “mother of all deals” -- with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top EU leadership unveiling a grand agenda to leverage trade and defence to shore up ties...
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Sindoor to be abiding theme of R-Day parade
The 77th Republic Day parade on Monday will put the spotlight on 150 years of the national song Vande Mataram, India’s military might and how Operation Sindoor unfolded, besides the country’s cultural richness. Here is what to watch out for at the...
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Trump aide says US may cut India tariffs as Russian oil purchase dips
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday (local time) hinted that the additional 25% tariffs on India might be removed after its purchases of Russian oil significantly dropped, calling the trade measure a “huge success”. Speaking to Politico at...
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EC, Centre responsible for deaths due to SIR in Bengal, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that three to four people are dying by suicide everyday in the state, due to anxiety over the ongoing SIR exercise. Banerjee, addressing a programme at Red Road here on the occasion of the...
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Army vehicle plunges into gorge in Doda, 10 killed
At least 10 soldiers were killed and 11 others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Doda district on Thursday, officials said. “At least 10 soldiers died and 10 others were injured when the army vehicle skidded...
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Air power is critical part of modern warfare: IAF chief
NEW DELHI: Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Wednesday emphasised the crucial role of air power in modern warfare and cautioned against complacency while urging the services to prepare for future challenges in an increasingly volatile...
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Politics a marathon: New BJP chief Nabin to youth
Nitin Nabin, 45, a five-term legislator from Bihar took charge as the 12th national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a generational shift in the party that was formed a month before he was born in May...
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SC flags voters’ ‘stress’ in WB SIR; notice sent to EC
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the “stress and strain” faced by ordinary voters who have received notices under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, as it issued a slew of directions to the...
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Modi calls for BJP govt in Bengal election pitch
MALDA, WEST BENGAL: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a new slogan for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, declaring “Paltano darkar, chayee BJP sarkar” (Need for change, want BJP government) --- a clarion call for change and a...
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Mahayuti sweeps Maha civic polls, Thackeray out of BMC
The Bharatiya Janata Party and its Mahayuti alliance with Shiv Sena is poised to come to power in 24 of the 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur, as results of the state civic polls were announced on...
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‘Leave Iran by all means available’
NEW DELHI/DUBAI: The Indian Embassy in Iran has asked all nationals - including students, pilgrims, businesspersons and tourists - to leave the country using available means, including commercial flights, as the security situation in the country...
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Modi, Merz talks focus on edu, global conflicts
India and Germany on Monday firmed up a comprehensive roadmap to expand ties in the education sector as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held wide ranging talks to expand the overall trajectory of bilateral...
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84% less rainfall: NW India reels in grip of dry winter
North-west India is experiencing one of its driest winters on record, with an 84.8% rainfall deficiency in December and 84% in the first ten days of January, leaving the region’s hills parched and starved of snow at the height of the winter season, the...
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ED raid triggers fresh Centre-TMC standoff
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out searches at the office of I-PAC and the residence of its director Pratik Jain linking it to the hawala money in its money laundering probe into the illegal coal mining scandal in West...
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28.9mn voters set to be struck off UP voter rolls
The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh was published on Tuesday after a special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, with 125.5 million voters retained out of 154.4 million listed earlier, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said on...
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US to run Venezuela, Trump says after Maduro captured
Venezuela’s toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the U.S. would take control of the oilproducing nation. The...
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US strikes Venezuela, captures prez Maduro
CARACAS, VENEZUELA: US President Donald Trump said the US captured President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela after a series of airstrikes, an extraordinary escalation in his months-long campaign against the country. US Attorney General...
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Bad, good neighbours: EAM explains rules of engagement
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said India has every right to defend its people when it comes to “bad neighbours” and asserted that a neighbouring country cannot ask New Delhi to share water if it continues to spread terrorism in the...
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Modito‘soon’flagofffirst sleeperVandeBharat:Min
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon flag off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Kolkata and Guwahati, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Vaishnaw said the fares of the Vande Bharat...
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UTTAR PRADESH A HUB OF GOOD GOVERNANCE GROWTH & INVESTMENT
Uttar Pradesh has now established a strong identity as a state marked by improved law and order, accessible education, robust healthcare services, ample employment opportunities, and inclusive development. Guided by the philosophy of “Antyodaya Se...
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Bangladesh’s first female PM Khaleda Zia dies as polls loom
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party said in a statement Tuesday. She was 80. Zia was the first woman...
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B’desh ups its rhetoric, Indian agencies rebut
Bangladesh police on Sunday said the alleged killers of popular student leader Sharif Osman Hadi had fled to India with senior Indian security officials rejecting the claims as false and fabricated narratives. Hadi, a vocal India critic who took part...
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‘HC erred’: CBI in appeal against relief to Sengar
The Delhi high court erred in narrowly defining “public servant” while suspending former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s life sentence in the 2017 rape case in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, the Central Bureau of Investigation...
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Attacks in B’desh matter of grave concern: India
India on Friday condemned the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, describing the incident as a “matter of great concern.” In a weekly media briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) linked its concerns to the wider issue of minority safety...
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ODISHA: TOP MAOIST LEADER AMONG 6 KILLED IN ENCOUNTER
Top Naxal leader Ganesh Uike, who carried a bounty of ₹1.1 crore on his head, was among six red rebels killed in gun battles with security forces in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, police said on Thursday. Union home minister Amit Shah called it a “major...
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Thackeray cousins unite for Mumbai civic polls
Coming together politically for the first time in nearly two decades, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Wednesday announced an alliance for the January 15 civic polls in Maharashtra,...
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B’desh summons Indian envoy amid Delhi protests
Bangladesh on Tuesday summoned Indian high commissioner Pranay Verma to protest against “regrettable incidents” outside the Bangladeshi mission in New Delhi and the vandalisation of a visa centre in Siliguri, shortly before security personnel prevented...
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Farmers key to reaching Viksit Bharat, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the previous Congress governments at Centre of ignoring the needs of farmers for decades and said that despite farmerfriendly policies in the past 11 years by his government, more work is needed to resolve...
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Over 120 flights cancelled as fog cripples Capital
Visibility plunged across parts of Delhi on Saturday, with buildings and flyovers fading into a grey blur amid dense fog, as the Capital’s 24-hour average air quality index settled at 398 (very poor) at 4pm, only two points short of breaching the...
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Violent protests, arson sweep through B’desh
Fresh violence erupted through parts of Bangladesh on Friday after widespread arson across the nation’s capital on Thursday night with protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka and the assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna and...
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G RAM G Bill passes LS test amid oppn protest
Amid sustained protests by the Opposition, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, or the VB-G RAM G Bill, which seeks to replace the UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment...
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Delhi imposes curbs on outstation cars, offices
The Delhi government rolled out strict measures on Wednesday in an attempt to curb pollution, including a ban on vehicles not compliant with latest emission control norms and regulating attendance in private and government offices. The air quality...
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Centre set to introduce bill to revamp rural job scheme
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government will replace the country’s flagship job scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) VB—G RAM G...
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Pollution chokes Capital as AQI goes beyond 460
A thick blanket of smog choked Delhi on Sunday, keeping air quality in the ‘severe plus’ category a day after authorities imposed stage 4 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), with the capital’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI)...
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BJP makes mark in Kerala’s Left citadel
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The lotus bloomed in the state capital as the BJP-led NDA achieved a resounding win in the polls for the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, snatching it from the CPI(M)-led LDF and marking an end to 45 years of continuous Left rule in...
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Rahul seeks House debate on bad air, govt says it’s ready
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said major cities across the country were living under a blanket of poisonous air, and sought a discussion on the issue of air pollution in Lok Sabha. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said he...
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Goa nightclub owners detained in Thailand
Gaurav and Saurav Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub where a Saturday blaze claimed 25 lives, have been detained by the authorities in Thailand, and efforts are underway for their return to face legal action, officials said here...
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PM: Nehru removed lines from Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram is an inspiration to create Atmanirbhar Bharat and a prosperous India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, as he initiated the discussion on the 150th anniversary of the national song in the Lok Sabha. Modi blamed Jawaharlal...
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At least 25 killed as fire engulfs Goa nightclub
At least 25 people were killed when a massive fire, reportedly sparked by a series of LPG cylinder explosions, tore through Birch by Romeo Lane — a nightclub in Arpora, a coastal village in north Goa — on the intervening night of Saturday and...
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Transformation needs collective effort: Modi
NEW DELHI: The journey to transforming tomorrow is a national resolve that requires public participation and collective effort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, laying out an expansive vision to propel the country towards prosperity in an...
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Thousands left stranded as IndiGo crisis deepens
IndiGo cancelled all its flights from Delhi until midnight and from Chennai until 6pm, a day India’s biggest airline cancelled over 400 flights. The airline cancelled at least 104 flights from Mumbai, 92 from Hyderabad, and 102 from Bengaluru, leaving...
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Day 2: 250 IndiGo flights hit
At least 250 IndiGo flights were cancelled on Thursday as chaos continued at major airports across India, with the carrier struggling to adapt to stringent new crew rostering rules. On Wednesday, the airline cancelled at least 150 flights and announced...
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Sanchar mandate withdrawn, govt says app cannot snoop
Five days after the government issued a directive to mobile phone manufacturers and importers of handsets intended for use in India to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app on every phone, the communications ministry issued a press release on Wednesday...
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Parl to debate electoral reforms, Vande Mataram
In a breakthrough, the Lok Sabha floor leaders on Tuesday agreed to a discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram, followed by a two-day debate on electoral reform, a key demand of the Opposition parties. “All parties have agreed to have a discussion on...
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Parl session shouldn’t be sacrificed for politics: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the country has embarked on a path of progress and that India has proved democracy can deliver. He said Parliament is for delivery and not drama. In his customary remarks at the beginning of Parliament’s...
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ECI extends schedule for SIR, draft by Dec 16
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 12 States and Union Territories by one week. Under the revised plan, the enumeration drive and pollingstation...
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India braces for Ditwah as SL toll touches 132
The India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast heavy rainfall across parts of Andhra Pradesh for four days from November 30 to December 3 under the influence of cyclonic storm Ditwah even as Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency and...
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Putin to embark on 2-day New Delhi visit on Dec 4
President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to New Delhi during December 4-5 for the annual India-Russia summit, the external affairs ministry announced on Friday, with the trip providing the two sides an opportunity to review bilateral ties...
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CJI acknowledges air ‘really bad’ in Capital
Delhi-NCR’s choking air overshadowed multiple proceedings in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and several senior lawyers repeatedly flagging the deteriorating air quality that has begun affecting basic...
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