The Free Press Journal
Centre holds power to cap airfare surge
The Central government has formally warned airlines that it retains the legal authority to step in and cap airfares during extraordinary situations through the updated airfare regulations. However, the regulatory intervention is unlikely to change the...
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‘GET SET FOR 5 MORE YRS IN OPPOSITION’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA bloc, warning that their politics of “obstruction and negativity” would keep them out of power. “Lying, spreading chaos, propagating...
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Parents approach HC for CBI probe
The INDIA bloc on Saturday staged a symbolic “public impeachment” of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accusing him of facilitating the deletion of voters’ names to influence election outcomes and demanding that he be tried for...
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Biggest crypto heist: Binance loses $6.3 bn
US-based blockchain intelligence firm TRM said a North Korean hacking unit was likely behind theft of over $6 billion from world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, in what could be the largest cryptocurrency heist on record. Binance said on...
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Mahayuti blame game erupts
A day after the ruling Mahayuti suffered a setback in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Thursday traded accusations over the alliance’s poor performance, with the BJP blaming its ally for the...
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Maha rivals share spoils
The ruling Mahayuti secured two seats, while Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won one in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections for graduates’ and teachers’ constituencies. As counting continued in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Nagpur, BJP, Eknath...
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SC seeks Centre’s Vande Mataram reply
TIGER SHROFF FIRING CASE The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre on two petitions challenging the Union Home Ministry’s January 28 and July 9, 2026, orders mandating the singing or playing of all six stanzas of the national song,...
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₹2.12L cr cleared for defence buys
In a major push to modernise India’s defence forces, the Government on Monday approved the procurement of military equipment and weapon systems worth 2.12 lakh crore, including light multi-role helicopters, long-range kamikaze drones, air defence...
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INDIA bloc plans mock impeachment of CEC
Former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul has alleged that former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud was “too deferential to the government” on judicial appointments, raising concerns over informal consultations with the executive before...
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ROTATE PARKING SLOTS: CONSUMER PANEL ORDER
A day after Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a forensic examination of a purported audio clip released by him, Maratha reservation activist on Saturday expressed apprehension that the recording could be dismissed as fabricated. He said he...
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SJM takes stance against Starlink
Left parties, student organisations and civil society groups staged flash protests and a march with the National Tricolour at several locations in the capital on Friday, demanding the resignation and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar...
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Whatsapp ‘OK’ reply no proof of leave sanction: CAT
The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Allahabad Bench, has held that a senior officer’s ‘OK’ reply to a leave request on Whatsapp cannot, by itself, be considered conclusive proof that the leave was sanctioned by the competent authority. The...
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India trade deal will be much different: Trump
The US and India are “pretty close” to making a trade deal, which will be much different than the earlier pacts, US President Donald Trump said here. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said India and the US were pretty close to...
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Trilateral meet
Salman Khan, and not actor Tiger Shroff, was the original target of the accused in the firing case involving the latter, preliminary questioning has revealed. According to investigators, the accused had arrived in Mumbai to kill Salman Khan. After...
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Siddique murder link to Tiger Shroff attack?
Ashish Singh, Megha Kuchik, Manish Godha The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating whether people linked to the murder of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique were also involved in Sunday's firing at actor Tiger Shroff's car in...
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15 killed, 25+ injured as truck hits devotees near MP temple
Fifteen people, including several teenagers, were killed and more than 25 injured when a speeding truck ploughed into devotees gathered for Navratri prayers outside a temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district early on Sunday, police said. The...
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Mumbai’s garba has gatekeepers, but the circle endures
The White House on Friday listed investments worth "trillions of dollars" in the US, including over USD 330 billion from India, placing it among the country's leading investors. The list of investments, played on loop on the White House Youtube...
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MEA fends off queries
The Delhi High Court has allowed two voters, whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the national capital, to apply for fresh inclusion through Form 6. The court disposed of their petition after...
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Sale of loose spices banned
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the sale of loose, unpackaged spice powders and blended spices across the state to prevent adulteration and contamination. Under the order, issued by Food Safety Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe...
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OCTOBER 16 STIR CALL AT DELHI CP
India’s wholesale price-based inflation rose to 11.39% in September from 9.92% in August, driven by higher food, fuel and manufactured goods prices, government data showed on Wednesday. Food inflation increased to 8.66% from 7.05%, while manufactured...
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Jantar Mantar breach: CJP leaders held
Pakistan-linked accounts, over 4,000 social media posts and profiles, and more than 500 accounts allegedly operating from outside India have come under the security agencies’ scanner amid concerns over possible foreign interference in the Cockroach...
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Can’t meet. File plea. Will study: SC to Cong
"You have done a crime, and frankly, you are not the main criminal. You made a mistake. You are not the mind behind the mistake. We are after the people who are behind what you did. "Yes, I get messages. My response to him is, 'Turn approver'. Resign,...
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CITY COPS IN ACTION
Manvi Singh supports students pursuing higher education and creates joyful learning spaces for children, nurturing a culture of learning, community service and giving back. Turn to the Mumbai page to find out how. SEE CITY Mumbai Police detained...
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’20 Delhi riots: Tahir convicted
ADelhi court on Saturday convicted former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain of abetment to rioting in a case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots in the Dayalpur area, while acquitting 12 other accused of all charges. All 13 had faced charges including...
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SC bars total shutdown of Delhi Metro
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre not to completely shut down Delhi Metro and railway services ahead of the October 10 protests. The court said restrictions must be proportionate and should not cause hardship to ordinary commuters. A...
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GST GETS RESET
The Trump administration on Thursday suspended some of the world's largest IT outsourcing firms, from the programme that lets companies sponsor H-1B workers for green cards. US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling named Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro,...
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CBI NABS DGCA OFFICIAL
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri urged senior Maharashtra Police officials to take strict action against those responsible for allegedly stabbing Indianoil employee Mahesh Shelke to death while he was carrying out his...
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Archer: Moving on to another realm
It is difficult to believe that a human being so much larger than life can actually pass on. There is a kind of immortality to a personality as staggering as Lord Jeffrey Archer’s. And yet, paradoxically, when I met him weeks ago at his diamond wedding...
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SC TO HEAR PLEA AGAINST GYANESH NEXT WEEK
The Congress on Tuesday escalated its confrontation with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission over what it described as a “systematic subversion of India’s electoral process through vote ‘chori’ (theft)”, demanding the resignations of...
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SC seeks response on 22 acquittals
The Bombay High Court’s Kolhapur Bench on Monday declined to grant an urgent hearing to a writ petition challenging 14 alleged administrative actions relating to electoral rolls and SIR exercise in Maharashtra. The case will now be heard on October...
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As India rises, US will seek to contain it: Russian envoy
With the belief that every child has the right to play, Devendra Desai has set up 485 toy libraries across India, making play and learning more accessible. Turn to the Mumbai page to find out how. SEE CITY Russia’s envoy to India Denis Alipov on...
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INDIA bloc strategy meet likely on September 30
The Opposition INDIA bloc parties are likely to meet here on September 30 to chalk out a coordinated response to the escalating controversy surrounding the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar following reports of dissent...
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PM goes ‘Bhajan Clubbing’ with youth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended a unique "Bhajan Clubbing" programme at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Park here, organised on the occasion of the 110th birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The Jana...
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Model SROS launched
Maharashtra has launched three new Model Sub-registrar Offices (SROS) in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Nagpur, taking the total number of such centres in the state to four. The first Model SRO was launched in Pune, while the latest centre in Mumbai was...
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Chandra moves NCLT
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Chairman Emeritus Subhash Chandra on Wednesday moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, challenging the constitution of an NCLT five-member special Bench hearing his ₹65 million repayment plan against admitted...
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SC relief for objectors to Vande Mataram
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced formation of a Cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to take speedy decisions on drought relief and mitigation measures. The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by CM...
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Rituals must for valid Hindu marriage: HC
The India-new Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will come into force on October 20, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday, in a move expected to boost bilateral trade and investment. The agreement, signed on April 27, will...
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Illegal deal to slow AI: Lawsuit
A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, Openai, Spacexai and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, argues that the...
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U-TURN BY TMC POLL CANDIDATE
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday projected that India’s GDP could rise from the current USD 4.015 trillion to USD 38 trillion over the next 20 years, while recalling a frightening episode early in his intelligence career when a...
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Delhi rejects Pakistan spin on collision of naval ships
The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may visit the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) permanent office at Minto Road, New Delhi, to assess its functioning and monitor the progress of reforms following the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak. A bench...
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Tata Sons heads for listing, 5-yr extension for Chandra Noel Tata calls reappointment legally void
For generations, Tata Sons has stood above some of India’s most valuable companies — allocating capital, guarding the Tata name and steering an industrial constellation while keeping its own equity beyond the stock exchange. On Thursday, Bombay House...
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OUTCRY AGAINST UPI FEE, BUT GOVT FIRM
Veteran actor Anant Nag, known for his memorable performances in Hindi and Kannada cinema, has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024, the government announced on Wednesday. The 78-year-old actor, who has featured in more than...
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12 OF 13 DEMANDS HAVE BEEN MET, SAYS CM FADNAVIS
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday set out from Antarwali Sarati in Jalna for Mumbai, beginning his march to the state capital amid a heavy police presence and a growing row over permission for his proposed protest at Azad Maidan. The...
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Jarange to travel alone to Mumbai; says, no one should come with me
marking 75 years of the charity. Recreating the ethos of the world-famous aarti by the River Ganges in India, the event was conceived as a symbol of the life-giving flow of nature, knowledge and consciousness. Swami Swaroopananda, global head of...
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July upswing in intl air traffic
The discovery of five baby orangutans, native to Indonesia, in an Odisha forest earlier this week is not an isolated incident, but another indication of the huge demand for exotic apes and monkeys in India’s pet trade. Information obtained through the...
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Stress on diplomacy in Modi-putin meet
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta has raised concerns over the increasing number of “black sheep” in the judiciary, saying courts at all levels are moving towards majoritarianism and failing to protect citizens’ fundamental rights. “The...
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$5k per adult if Republicans win: Trump
President Donald Trump has promised to give every adult US citizen $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, using an address at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas to rally voters, attack Democrats...
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Land title law by December this yr
Maharashtra is set to introduce a Land Titling Act by December 26 to provide definitive ownership records for properties and substantially reduce land-related disputes and litigation, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on...
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No UAPA charge on American, Ukrainians
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was questioned about the status of US national Matthew Aaron Van Dyke and six Ukrainian nationals who had entered the country illegally. The seven nationals who have been arrested by the NIA and accused of training...
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SHUTDOWN THREAT
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Monday warned of a statewide shutdown if even one protester is injured during the community’s proposed march towards Mumbai on September 12, as his indefinite hunger strike entered its 10th day and...
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PM: Dimagi Naxals re-emerge after pill
Referring to his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said those he had described as suffering from “mental Naxalism” were now “emerging one after another” after he administered a “homoeopathic dose” for...
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No DJ, Dolby, laser @ Panvel pandals
Panvel City Police on September 2 issued guidelines for the upcoming Ganeshotsav at a meeting with public Ganesh mandals at Manthan Hall in New Panvel, prohibiting DJ and Dolby sound systems and laser lights and directing organisers to follow noise,...
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‘No BCI jurisdiction over students’
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and State Bar Councils have no statutory power to take disciplinary action against law students, holding that such authority rests with the university or educational institution...
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Parasols, sunscreen invade workstations in China
A growing number of office workers in China are adopting unusual measures, including setting up parasols at their desks, wearing full-face coverings and applying sunscreen, as concerns over “office ageing” gain traction on social media. Workers have...
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SC orders closure of FIRS
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that FIRS registered across the country over student protests held between July 20 and July 25 should not be pursued or investigated and must be treated as closed for all purposes. The Court also barred all states...
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Economy roars
Commuters travelling by Mumbai’s kaali-peeli taxis and autorickshaws will have to pay more from September 1, with the revised fares approved by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) coming into effect. The minimum fare for taxis...
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Uranium deal powers PM’S Uzbekistan trip
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday agreed to elevate their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a target of $5 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2030, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat...
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Toll rises to 678, over 3,000 missing
Agencies The death toll from the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-tibet border climbed to 678 on Saturday, while the number of people reported missing rose to over 3,000 as rescue and search operations entered their fourth day according to...
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HC: Political convenience can’t delay elections
The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River region of Rasuwa has climbed to 579, with 977 people still unaccounted for, according to the latest figures released by Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
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100 dead, 133 Indian pilgrims missing in Nepal flood
Over 100 people have been killed and more than 750 remain missing after a massive flash flood swept through Nepal’s northern Rasuwa district and adjoining areas near the Tibet border on Wednesday, washing away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges and...
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3,400 kisses, 5.5 million views and a challan
Former Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said a loitering munition deployed during Operation Sindoor may have inadvertently struck Pakistan’s Kirana Hills, an area believed to house nuclear facilities. Speaking at the Vivekananda...
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AUTO STRIKE HITS MUMBAI
Three newborn babies died and 36 others were rescued after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the District Women's Hospital here in the early hours of Monday, prompting the Maharashtra government to order a high-level...
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3 FIRS, 900+ booked over J’khand clashes
Three FIRS have been registered against 28 named and more than 900 unidentified people in connection with clashes between police and protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand’s Giridih and Hazaribag, officials said on Sunday. The development comes a day...
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The ghost of 1956: The tragic erasure of Neville D’souza
It is the sad fate of the late legendary footballer that his name enters the national consciousness only every quarter of a century or so. D’souza, who died in Mumbai on March 16, 1980, aged 47, began his career with Goan Sports Club before joining...
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Pirates hold 2 ships, 22 Indians hostage
Will he or won’t he? The visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India has been the subject of much speculation in New Delhi and on Friday Rashtrapati Bhavan seemingly cleared up the matter once and for all by stating that Rahman was...
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5-member panel to probe Jantar Mantar protests
The Supreme Court has constituted a five-member Highpowered Enquiry Committee (HPEC), headed by former top court judge Justice R Subhash Reddy, to examine allegations of excessive use of force by police and security personnel against student protesters...
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Model NTA on UPSC: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Union government to file an affidavit detailing the steps taken to implement recommendations for reforming the National Testing Agency (NTA), stressing that the examination body needs adequate manpower,...
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SC dismisses plea to abolish hanging
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to abolish hanging as a method of executing the death penalty, but said the issue could be examined again if compelling scientific, medical or empirical evidence emerges.
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CAN NUKE LIABILITY CAPS RESTRICT COURTS, ASKS SC
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Union of India to clarify whether provisions of the SHANTI Act can restrict constitutional courts from determining “fair and just” compensation in the event of a nuclear accident. A bench of Chief Justice of India...
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Govt seeks to douse ‘dimagi Naxal’ fire
This government school teacher went beyond his job description to give Adivasi students the safe school and education they deserve. Turn to the Mumbai page to find out how. SEE CITY Facing Opposition backlash over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
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MODI UNVEILS 2047 ROADMAP
Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar & Agencies Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday used his 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort to announce a series of targets and initiatives aimed at making India a developed and self-reliant nation by 2047, with...
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AI flight experienced total loss of control
PM Narendra Modi on Friday marked Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, paying tribute to those who suffered during the Partition of India and recalling the courage of people who rebuilt their lives despite immense loss, displacement and violence. In a...
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