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Pakistan does not have the aukaat to influence Indian election: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, 5/5: Former Pakistani minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain’s ‘praise’ of Rahul Gandhi is a matter of ‘grave concern’ and Congress must explain the ‘deep love’ for its leader from a country that always attempted to destabilise India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said., In an interview to PTI on Saturday, Singh also questioned Congress’ ‘relationship’…

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Radhika Khera quits Congress over ‘disrespect’ from party functionaries

Chattisgarh, 5/5: Congress National Media Coordinator Radhika Khera on Sunday resigned from the party, finding fault with the stand on Ayodhya Ram temple and complaining that she “did not get justice” from the party over the “disrespect” she faced from functionaries. Her resignation from the party came a day after former Delhi Congress President Arvinder…

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Siddaramaiah govt to give financial assistance to Prajwal Revanna’s alleged sexual abuse victims

Bangalore, 5/5: The Congress government in Karnataka will provide financial assistance to those allegedly sexually assaulted by JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, the national party said on Sunday. Congress general secretary and the party’s Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala made this announcement at a press conference here in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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Bajrang Punia suspended by NADA, wrestler says expired kit brought to him for taking sample

New Delhi, 5/5: Bajrang Punia has been handed a provisional suspension for refusing to give his sample for dope test during recent trials and the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) is furious that NADA kept it “in dark” on the development. Bajrang was handed a provisional suspension on April 23 by National Anti Doping Agency…

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Vedanta Lanjigarh deploys advanced Energy Management System for enhanced energy efficiency

Lanjigarh, Kalahandi District, Odisha, 04 May2024 -Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of smelter grade alumina and a unit of Vedanta Aluminium, recently launched anadvanced Energy Management System across its power plant. It will help monitor the energy performance parameters of120 critical electrical assets, thereby enhancing energy efficiency levels across the plant. The initiative is…

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Rahul Gandhi has no fire but Cong playing with fire by attempting Hindu-Muslim divide, says Rajnath Singh

New Delhi,5/5: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has no fire while his party is playing with fire by attempting to create Hindu-Muslim divide for electoral dividends, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. In an interview to PTI, Singh also indicated that the BJP will implement its big-ticket plans like rolling out of the Uniform Civil Code…

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Paytm COO Bhavesh Gupta quits; company rejigs senior management

New Delhi, 4/5:  Paytm’s parent company One97 Communications president and chief operating officer Bhavesh Gupta has resigned from the company, an official statement said on Saturday Gupta was steering the lending business, online and offline payments, and compliances, among others, at Paytm. Verticals, headed by him, were adversely impacted by the RBI’s ban on Paytm…

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Terrorists open fire on two security vehicles in J-K’s Poonch, 5 soldiers injured

Poonch, 4/5: Five security personnel were injured after terrorists opened fire on two vehicles, including one belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF), in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. The attack took place near Shashidhar in the evening when the vehicles were moving towards Sanai Top in the district’s Surankote area,…

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Canada incidents mostly due to their internal politics: Jaishankar

Bhubaneswar, 4/5: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said what is happening in poll-bound Canada over the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is mostly due to their internal politics and nothing to do with India. Jaishankar said this while replying to a question on why Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is criticizing…

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