US President Donald Trump hosts Pakistan Army chief Munir in rare meeting

Washington, 19/7: In a rare gesture, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir at the White house, weeks after India and Pakistan were locked in a four-day military conflict. The closed door luncheon meeting came amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran with Trump exploring Washington’s possible involvement. Islamabad is…

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EC to deliver voter ID cards within 15 days with real-time tracking

New Delhi, 18/7: Voters will now get their photo-identity cards within 15 days of updating electoral roll. Fast-tracking the delivery of Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC), the Election Commission said it has introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that ensure real-time tracking of each stage right from the EPIC generation by the Electoral Rolls….

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LoP Naveen Patnaik To Undergo Treatment For Cervical Arthritis In Mumbai

Bhubaneswar, 18/7: In a major development, Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik will be admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai on June 22 for treatment of cervical arthritis. He will undergo a procedure under the supervision of his personal doctor, Dr. Ramakant Panda.   Patnaik announced this through…

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Will honour Supreme Court order, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar on screening of Thug Life

Bengaluru, 17/6: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide by the Supreme Court order, which directed the state government to ensure the screening of the Kamal Haasan-starrer movie ‘Thug Life’. Kannada activists have been up in the arms against the screening of the movie after the 70-year-old…

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Bumrah says he had ruled out India captaincy during IPL, informed BCCI before Rohit’s retirement

Leeds, 17/6: The peerless Jasprit Bumrah has revealed that he had ruled out Test captaincy during the IPL itself as part of his workload management, and had informed the BCCI of his desire to prioritise his bowling responsbilities over leadership duties. During an interaction with former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Sky Sports Cricket, Bumrah…

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New video shows people escaping from balcony post Air India plane crash; rescuers narrate initial horror

Ahmedabad, 17/7: A new video has surfaced showing panicked residents of the BJ Medical College (BJMC) in Ahmedabad jumping off or attempting to leap from the balcony of a five-storey building when the Air India flight AI-171 slammed into their campus on June 12. In one of the frames of the chilling video, a woman…

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