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Putin hails PM Modi as wise, balanced leader, slams US pressure tactics

Moscow, 3/10: Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “balanced, wise and nationally oriented” leader, calling him a friend with whom he shares a relationship of trust. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday evening, Putin underlined the “special” nature of India-Russia ties and said he was looking…

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‘BJP is like amoeba, grows however and wherever it wants’: Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, 2/10: Coinciding with the RSS centenary celebrations, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP describing it as an “amoeba” which adjusts everywhere under all circumstances for political gains. As the RSS is the ideological fountainhead of the BJP, Uddhav, a former Maharashtra Chief Minister, used the Dussehra rally…

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Leh unrest: Magisterial inquiry ordered into civilian deaths

Srinagar, 2/10: As life gradually returns to normal in Leh after a week of curfew, the Ladakh administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of four civilians during violent protests on September 24 over the demand for statehood and constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. IAS officer Mukul Beniwal, Sub-Divisional…

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Congress cites book to claim Gandhi described RSS as ‘communal body with totalitarian outlook

New Delhi, 2/10: With the RSS completing 100 years, the Congress on Thursday cited excerpts from a book to claim that Mahatma Gandhi described the Sangh as a “communal body with a totalitarian outlook”. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Pyarelal was one of Gandhi’s closest aides, being…

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