Congress, NCP forge pre-poll alliance in Gujarat; Sharad Pawar-led party to contest three seats

Ahmedabad, ,11/11: The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) entered into a pre-poll alliance for the next month’s Gujarat Assembly elections, as part of which the Sharad Pawar-led party will contest three of the total 182 seats in the state, the leaders of the two parties announced here on Friday.        …

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PM Modi flags off South India’s first Vande Bharat Express in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 11/11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the inaugural special of south India’s first Vande Bharat Express at Krantiveera Sangolli Railway station here.     The train connects Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru. The Prime Minister also flagged off the ‘Bharat Gaurav Kashi Darshan’ train, which is operated by Karnataka’s Muzrai Department,…

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LDF govt amends Kerala Kalamandalam deemed varsity rules to remove Guv as its Chancellor

Thiruvananthapuram, 10/11: The LDF government on Thursday amended the rules of Kerala Kalamandalam deemed university to remove the Governor as its Chancellor, a position which would now be filled with an eminent person from the field of Art and Culture.     Suiting action to its words that it no longer wants Governor Arif Mohammed…

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Stand-up comic Vir Das’ show cancelled in Bengaluru after Hindu outfits protest

Bengaluru, 10/11: Stand-up comedian Vir Das’ show scheduled to be held here on Thursday was cancelled at the last minute following protests by Hindu right wing organisations.     The fringe outfits protested against the show, alleging that it will hurt Hindu religious sentiments. According to the information available, the show was scheduled to take…

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Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile

Iran, 10/11: Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday.     Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound.   “This hypersonic ballistic…

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Hardik Patel, Ravindra Jadeja’s wife among 160 BJP candidates for Gujarat polls

Ahmedabad, 10/11: Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel, who joined BJP from Congress earlier this year; cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba; and Manibhai Vaghela, the Congress turncoat who vacated Vadgam seat for Congress supported Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, are among 160 candidates whose names were declared by BJP for contesting the upcoming Assembly polls.    …

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