BRICS not working to undermine other nations: Kremlin after Trump’s tariff threat

Moscow, 7/7: The Kremlin said on Monday that the BRICS group of nations had never been working to undermine other countries after US President Donald Trump said he would impose a 10 per cent tariff on those aligning themselves with its “anti-American policies”. Trump made the comments as BRICS leaders kicked off a summit in…

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“Wearing saffron clothes does not make one a Baba, thoughts & conduct do”: Akhilesh’s swipe at Yogi

Lucknow, 7/7: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday took a swipe at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath saying that wearing saffron clothes did make one a ‘Baba’ and that the true identity of a ‘Baba’ lay in one’s thoughts and conduct. One doesn’t become a Baba simply by putting on saffron clothes….a…

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Shubhanshu Shukla acknowledges ISRO’s efforts in ensuring his safe travel to ISS

Bengaluru, 7/7: Shubhanshu Shukla, the Indian Gaganyatri currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom-4 mission, has acknowledged the efforts of team ISRO in ensuring his safe travel to the ISS.   Shukla had called ISRO chairman V Narayanan on July 6, the space agency said. During the call, Narayanan expressed…

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SC to examine on July 10 pleas against EC’s move to conduct SIR in Bihar’s electoral roll

New Delhi, 7/7: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up on July 10 a batch of petitions challenging validity of the Election Commission’s decision to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, ahead of the Assembly polls in November this year. On behalf of the petitioners, senior advocate Kapil…

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Not moving to national politics, says Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah amid speculation over AICC role

Bengaluru, 7/7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday sought to dismiss any suggestion of a possible shift to national politics, speculation about which has been rife following his appointment to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) OBC Advisory Council. Siddaramaiah, who offered tribute to former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram on the occasion of his…

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Sikh leaders across parties back actor Diljit Dosanjh against call to revoke citizenship

Chandigarh, 6/7: Amid a row over singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s film Sardaar Ji 3 featuring Pakistani actress Hania Aamir, Sikh leaders from across parties have come out in Dosanjh’s support terming calls to revoke his citizenship as unfair. Trade unions like the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) and the Federation of Western lndia Cine Employees…

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Two women dead and minor girl critical after wall collapses due to heavy rain in Nuapada village

Nuapada: As many as two women died while a small child is ciritcal after a wall collapsed in Lakhana village Nuapada district on Sunday. According to information, a tragic incident happened as the wall of a poultry farm collapsed due to heavy rains. A woman and her grandmother-in-law died while her daughter is critically injured….

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Cuttack: Hirakud opens 20 gates, floodwaters to reach Mundali barrage tomorrow late night

Cuttack: The Hirakud Dam in Odisha’s Sambalpur district today opened a total of 20 sluice gates and released season’s first floodwaters, which is expected to reach the Mundali barrage in Cuttack tomorrow late night. Cuttack Collector Dattatreya Bhausahe Shinde informed that the district administration has taken all possible measures to receive season’s first floodwaters from…

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Telangana pharma plant explosion: Death toll rises to 41, efforts on to trace nine missing people

Hyderabad, 6/7: The toll in the Sigachi Industries’ pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 41 on Sunday after the death of a person who was undergoing treatment in a hospital, officials said. The person, who had suffered burns in the June 30 explosion, succumbed at a hospital on Sunday, a senior police official…

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