TMC revolt: Saayoni Ghosh, Yusuf Pathan among 19 rebel TMC MPs who sent their names to Lok Sabha Speaker’s Office

New Delhi, 12/6: Amid the ongoing tussle in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the names of 19 rebel MPs who sent their names to the Lok Sabha Speaker’s Office on May 18, came to the fore on Friday. The list includes the names of Satabdi Roy, Saayoni Ghosh, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Yusuf Pathan, news agency…

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Chief Ministers of all 28 states participate in NITI Aayog governing council meet for the first time

New Delhi11/6: For the first time since its inception in 2015 Chief Ministers of all 28 states participated in the NITI Aayog’s governing council meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday Lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories (UTs) also attended the day-long meeting held at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in…

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Rahul says PM Modi ‘finished off’ India; Congress to launch protests over ‘vote & seat chori’, economy, paper leaks

New Delhi, 11/6: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday told a meeting of senior Congress functionaries that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “finished off” the economy, students and farmers, as the party announced a “two-to-three-mont nationwide agitation against the BJP government over a variety of issues, including CBSE-NEET issue.    

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Trump in two minds over attacks? Will hit Iran ‘very hard’ tonight but will spare civilian infrastructure, he says

Tehran, 11/6: The fragile ceasefire between United States and Iran grew more precarious as both countries traded fire for the second consecutive day, with President Donald Trump warning that Iran will be hit “VERY HARD” tonight. The United States will ⁠hit Iran “very hard tonight” ⁠and will ‌soon take ​control of the Middle Eastern country’s…

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NCW summons comedian Pranit More, Himanshu Jangra over Rs 370 biryani remark row

New Delhi, 11/6: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday summoned comedian Pranit More and web developer Himanshu Jangra, over remarks allegedly made during a stand-up comedy show in Gurugram that the commission said appeared to glorify sexual coercion and non-consensual conduct towards a woman.Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports and a viral…

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3 missing Indian seafarers confirmed dead after US strike on tanker off Oman

New Delhi, 11/6: All three missing Indian seafarers ⁠have died after ⁠a U S ‌military ​strike on a tanker in the Gulf of ​Oman, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday. The US ⁠said ‌its military carried out ‌a “precision” strike on ⁠the vessel that failed to ‌follow ‌its instructions and ‌was carrying oil ‌from…

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Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz, threatens vessels after overnight US bombardment

Tehran, 11/6:Iran’s top joint ⁠military ⁠command announced ‌the closure ​of the Strait ​of ⁠Hormuz on Thursday, June 11, including for oil ⁠tankers ‌and commercial ships, ‌saying ⁠any vessel that would attempt ‌passage ‌would be shot at. The announcement came amid a fresh round of attacks by the United States against multiple targets in Iran. “The…

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Congress, TMC say after Abhishek’s meeting with Rahul; Mamata’s Trinamool fights to survive

New Delhi, 10/6: A 90-minute meeting between top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool Congress’ Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday, a day after Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee held talks, triggered speculation about merger of the two parties but were quickly smashed by both sides.Both the parties insisted that talks about a merger was “baseless” and…

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3 Indians missing after suspected US missile strike on tanker off Oman coast, MEA condemns attack

New Delhi, 10/6: Three Indian crew members are reported to be missing and 21 others were rescued after an attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman on Wednesday, the external affairs ministry said.We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman,” the ministry said in a statement….

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