Assam govt denied nod for night halts at two places during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Congress

New Delhi, ,11/1: The Congress on Thursday said the Assam government has denied night-stay permissions at public grounds for its leaders in two districts during the ensuing ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’. Addressing a press conference here, Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia said the party is now looking for alternative arrangements of private farmlands for…

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6.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Afghanistan; tremors felt in north India

Kabul, 11/1: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Afghanistan on Thursday with tremors rippling through parts of north India, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicentre for the quake, which struck at 2.50 pm IST, was 241 kilometres north northeast of Kabul, it said. The quake triggered panic among people, with many in Delhi…

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Amid seat-sharing dispute, Mamata asserts TMC to stay with I.N.D.I.A bloc

Kolkata, 11/1: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee asserted on Wednesday that her party will continue to be a part of the I.N.D.I.A bloc in the fight against the BJP. This comes days after fissures emerged in the alliance due to a seat-sharing disagreement between the parties. Banerjee conveyed her stance during a closed-door organisational meeting of…

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ED summons NC president Farooq Abdullah for questioning in money laundering case

Kashmir, 11/1: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday for questioning in a money laundering case, official sources said on Wednesday. The 86-year-old politician is understood to have been called in connection with the federal agency’s investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).

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Manipur declines permission to use Imphal ground for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’

Manipur, 10/1: Manipur government on Wednesday denied permission to use a ground in Imphal for Rahul Gandhi’s “Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra” on January 14, citing law and order issues. Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee president and senior Congress MLA K Meghachandra , who along with a team of party leaders, met Chief Minister N Biren Singh…

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DP World signs agreements worth Rs 25,000 crore with Gujarat

Ahmedabad, 10/1: Global logistics management and services firm DP World on Wednesday said the company has signed agreements worth Rs 25,000 crore with the government of Gujarat, as part of which it will develop new ports, terminals, and economic zones. The company in a statement said the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed at Gandhinagar during…

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Shinde faction real Shiv Sena, rules Maharashtra Assembly Speaker in big setback for Uddhav

Mumbai, 10/1: 1.5 years after the split in the Balasaheb Thackeray-founded Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday ruled that the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is the “real political party” – a development that comes as a major jolt to Uddhav Thackeray fraction. Narwekar also ruled that Bharat Gogawale is the whip of…

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Chairman 5T & Nabin Odisha visits Khordha and Nayagarh District

Bhubaneswar, 10/1: As per the direction of Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik, Chairman 5T and Nabin Odisha, Sri. V.K. Pandian visited Khordha & Nayagarh District to review the progress of various developmental works in the districts and interact with students and general public.   He participated in the Nua-O Program being organised at Haveli Padia…

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Pakistan Supreme Court upholds Pervez Musharraf’s death sentence in treason case

Islamabad, 10/1:  Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld late former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf’s death sentence handed out to him by a special court in 2019 in the high treason case. Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 and Pakistan’s last military ruler died on February 5 in Dubai after a prolonged…

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Kharge, Sonia respectfully decline Ram temple consecration invite; term it RSS/BJP event

New Delhi, 10/11: Ending suspense, Congress on Wednesday announced that party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and its Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will not attend the Ram temple consecration ceremony, dubbing it an “RSS/BJP” event. In a statement issued by Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh, the party said that…

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