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BJP, RSS demand Tushar Gandhi’s arrest as he refuses to retract statement

Thiruvananthapuram/Kochi, 14/3: Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, on Friday said that he will neither retract his recent statements against the RSS and BJP nor will he apologise for them, while the two saffron outfits demanded that he be arrested for his remarks. Gandhi, during the recent unveiling of a statue of the late…

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Putin backs US ceasefire idea for Ukraine in principle, but says there’s a lot to clarify

Moscow, 14/3: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that any truce would have to address the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has left hundreds…

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Language row takes a new turn as Tamil Nadu parties drag Sundar Pichai’s name into it

Chennai, 13/3:  Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been dragged into the controversy over the three-language formula by political parties in Tamil Nadu who are now engaged in an intense debate whether the top business executive learnt Hindi during his schooling here. Pichai is a native of Tamil Nadu and did his schooling at Jawahar Vidyalaya…

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TRAI plans to limit satellite permits to five years, defying Musk’s Starlink

New Delhi, 13/3: India’s telecom regulator plans to recommend that satellite broadband spectrum be allotted for around five years to assess initial market adoption, defying Elon Musk’s Starlink, which is seeking a 20-year permit, said a senior government sources. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is currently working on key recommendations to the federal…

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Thousands Of Trucks Carrying Lifesaving Food Items Remain Stuck At Torkham Border

Kabul:  The World Food Programme (WFP) has stated that thousands of trucks remain stranded at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan which remains closed since February 21 after several violent clashes that have resulted in the death of many armed forces personnel and civilians on both sides. The trucks are carrying critical food…

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