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Israeli strike near hospital kills at least 11, Gaza Health Ministry says

Gaza,3/3: An Israeli strike outside a hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens of other displaced Palestinians, including children, who were sheltering in tents nearby, the Gaza Health Ministry said. At least two health care workers, including a paramedic, were among those killed after…

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Modi to fight again from Varanasi; 34 ministers in BJP’s first list of 195 candidates

New Delhi, 3/3: The BJP on Monday named Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Home Minister Amit Shah as well as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh among 195 names in its first list of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. All the leaders will contest from their respective seats. Of the 195…

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Naukri, 99acres, some other apps make a comeback on Google Play Store amid govt’s stern warning

New Delhi  , 2/3: Google has reinstated some popular Indian apps it had removed from its Play Store, including Naukri and 99acres, amid the government’s clear signal that the delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted. Sources said reinstating some of the apps was not linked to the government’s position but with the concerned apps…

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Classical dancer from India shot dead in US; Indian mission condemns reprehensible gun attack

Missouri, 2/3: In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the US in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri. Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer Amarnath Ghosh, who migrated to the US from Kolkata last year “to follow his…

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BJP releases first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls; PM Modi to contest from Varanasi, Shah from Gandhinagar

New Delhi, 2/3: BJP on Saturday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to again contest from his constituency of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Union Home Minister has been named from the Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat. Union Ministers Rajeev Chandrashekhar and Kiren Rijiju are…

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Rameshwaram Cafe case linked to 2022 Mangaluru cooker blast, says D K Shivakumar

Bangalore, 2/3: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said the explosion at Rameshwaram Cafe has links to the 2022 Mangaluru cooker blast. “According to our police officers, we’re seeing a link between this (Rameshwaram Cafe blast) and the Mangaluru case. The materials used such as the timer…there’s a link. That’s why Mangaluru and Shivamogga…

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Gautam Gambhir quitting politics? BJP MP asks Nadda to relievehim of political duties

New Delhi, 2/3: BJP Lok Sabha MP Gautam Gambhir on Saturday requested party president J P Nadda to “relieve him of political duties” so that he can focus on his “upcoming cricket commitments. The parliamentarian from East Delhi also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allowing him to “serve…

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Gadkari sends legal notice to Kharge, Jairam Ramesh for sharing misleading news; demands written apology

New Delhi, 2/3: Union minister Nitin Gadkari sent legal notices to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday for allegedly sharing misleading and defamatory news contents about him on X. Gadkari’s lawyer, Balendu Shekhar, said his client was shocked to know about, hear and see the contents and posts from the…

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Lok Sabha polls likely to be held in scorching summer, warns IMD

New Delhi, 1/3: The Lok Sabha elections are likely to be held amidst heatwave in most parts of the country, India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned on Friday, while sharing the weather outlook for the next three months. During March-April-May 2024, above-normal number of heatwave days are likely over most parts of the country,” IMD Director…

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