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Sharad Pawar compares Modi to Putin, says country heading towards autocracy

Solapur, 14/4:  Nationalist Congress Party (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday said there was no difference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin while accusing the former of slowly destroying democracy in the country. Pawar was speaking to reporters at Akluj in Solapur district, where he visited the residence of former deputy…

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Congress slams BJP’s manifesto for empty jugglery of words

New Delhi, 14/4: The Congress on Sunday panned the BJP’s manifesto as a “jumla patra” that fails to mention inflation and unemployment. The grand old party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to fulfil previous promises over the past ten years. The party questioned the status of commitments made on job creation, doubling farmers’…

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Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes as Israel airspace reopens, fears of wider conflict grow

Jerusalem, 14/4: : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday his country would achieve victory after the military said it shot down almost all the more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran in a sharp escalation oTehran’s attacks late on Saturday, launched after a suspected Israeli air strike on its embassy compound…

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Israel requests emergency UN Security Council meeting on Iran

Washington, 14/4: Israel on Saturday requested that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) hold an emergency meeting to condemn Iran’s attack on Israel and designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation. The Iranian attack is a serious threat to global peace and security, and I expect the Council to use every means to…

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Remove drinks, beverages, including Bournvita, from health drinkscategory: Centre tells e-commerce firms

New Delhi, ,13/4: The government has asked all the e-commerce companies to remove drinks and beverages, including Bournvita, from the health drinks category from their portals.National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory body constituted under section (3) of the Commission of Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act 2005 after its inquiry under…

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Lok Sabha polls 2024: Eshwarappa, on a warpath, refuses to withdraw nomination papers

Bangalore, 13/4:Rebel BJP leader and former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa on Saturday dismissed reports that he would withdraw his candidature for the Lok Sabha elections. Eshwarappa on Friday filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency. He will be contesting against BJP’s sitting MP and former Chief…

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India in touch with Iran to secure release of 17 nationals onboard Tehran seized Israeli-linked ship

Iran,13/4Seventeen Indians are on board an Israeli-linked container ship that has been seized by the Iranian military amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel. Official sources said India is in touch with Iranian authorities through diplomatic channels, both in Tehran and in Delhi, to ensure the welfare and early release of the Indian nationals.  …

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