Cheap politics: Tharoor criticises circulation of his cropped image with TMC MP Mahua Moitra

New Delhi, 23/10: Congress Working Committee member Shashi Tharoor on Monday criticised the circulation of cropped images showing him with Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, calling it an act of “cheap politics”. The Thiruvananthapuram MP clarified that he was present at Moitra’s birthday party, attended by around 15 people, including his sister. He said he…

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Agniveer scheme devised to ‘insult’ Indian bravehearts, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, 23/10: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday called Agniveer a scheme devised to ‘insult’ India’s bravehearts, saying that no pension or other benefits are given to the families of Agniveers after their martyrdom – a charge denied by the BJP.   Gandhi shared a picture of Agniveer Gavate Akshay Laxman and said the…

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Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon overnight; Netanyahu convenes generals

Gaza,23/10:Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his top generals and his war cabinet to assess the escalating conflict. Israel’s attacks concentrated on the Gaza Strip’s centre and north, Palestinian media reported. A strike on a…

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ICC WC: Kohli’s 95, Shami fifer fires India to 4-wicket win against Kiwis; continue unbeaten streak

Dharmashala, 22/10: Virat Kohli’s spectacular innings of 95 helped India beat New Zealand by 4 wickets in match 21 of the ICC World Cup, at Dharamsala’s HPCA Stadium on Sunday Sent in to bat first, the Kiwis put up a total of 273, credits to Daryl Mitchell’s century. With this, India remains the only unbeaten…

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Cyclone ‘Tej’ intensifies into extremely severe cyclonic storm

New Delhi, 22/10: Cyclone ‘Tej’, brewing in the Arabian Sea, intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Sunday and is headed towards the Yemen-Oman coasts, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) . The cyclonic storm is predicted to move northwestwards and cross the Yemen-Oman coasts between Al Ghaidah (Yemen) and Salalah (Oman), close to the…

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No danger too distant anymore, says External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

New Delhi, 22/10: Any expectation that conflicts and terrorism can be contained in their impact is no longer tenable, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday. In an address at an event, Jaishankar, delving into geopolitical upheavals witnessing the world, said the ripple impact of what is taking place right now in the Middle…

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Soldiers turned into pracharaks of BJP: Kharge slams Modi govt

New Delhi, 22/10: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday objected to the Narendra Modi government “turning” civil servants and soldiers to “political workers” and “marketing agents” of the ruling BJP, saying the whole administration has officially become “pracharak” of BJP. Kharge’s stinging criticism in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi came against the backdrop…

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