Prepare for polls: Uddhav delivers speech outside Matoshree after ECI decision on Sena row

Mumbai, 18/2: Standing on an open roof car under scorching Sun outside the Matoshree bunglow amid sloganeering, Uddhav Thackeray sounded aggressive and asked his cadres to prepare for polls even as he lashed out at the BJP and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.     “On the eve of Maha Shivratri, the Shiv-dhanush has been…

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Shinde faction to get Shiv Sena name and bow-arrow symbol, orders EC

Mumbai, 17/2: The Election Commission on Friday ordered that the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena will get the official name of Shiv Sena and the bow-arrow symbol of the Balasaheb Thackeray-founded party, amid an ongoing tussle between the Shinde faction and the Uddhav Thackeray faction over these rights. Following the rebellion spearheaded by Eknath…

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Surf Excel becomes HUL’s first $1 billion brand

Mumbai, 17/2: Hindustan Unilever Limited on Friday announced that its leading laundry detergent brand, Surf Excel has crossed the $1 billion turnover mark. With this, Surf Excel becomes one of the few brands in the entire consumer packaged goods sector in India to achieve this distinction.   Purpose-driven marketing, on-trend innovations and superior product quality…

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Post-Pulwama attack, security situation in Kashmir improved: CRPF IG

Kashmir, 14/2: The proactive approach of security forces in the aftermath of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack has led to a huge improvement in the situation in Kashmir, a senior CRPF official said on the fourth anniversary of the strike that killed 40 personnel of the paramilitary force.   In the attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists…

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Nothing to hide: Amit Shah on Congress’s allegations of BJP favouring Adani

New Delhi, 14/2: A day after dramatic scenes in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that his party has ‘nothing to hide or be afraid of’ on the Adani issue.     Opposition parties have been accusing the saffron party and the Narendra Modi-led government of favouring the Adani Group of companies, which…

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Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil servant posted as Assistant Commissioner in Punjab

Punjab, 13/2: A doctor who is said to be Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil servant is now the assistant commissioner and administrator in Punjab province’s Hassanabdal city, the first in the town’s history, the media reported on Monday.   Dr Sana Ramchand Gulwani, 27, joined the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) after passing the Central Superior…

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurates the  Dharani Dhar Sports Complex in Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar, 13 /2:: A momentous occasion for the people of Keonjhar district today. The eagerly awaited Dharani Dhar Sports Complex was inaugurated today by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik adding a lot of pride for the sports afficionados of the region. Keonjhar has produced many national and international players and this sports complex will play a…

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Shifted from Dharamsala, 3rd Ind-Aus Test to be played in Indore

Indore, 13/2: The third Test between India and Australia scheduled to be played from March 1-5 has been shifted from Dharamsala to Indore, owing to poor outfield conditions, BCCI said on Monday. That the match will be shifted was confirmed on Sunday itself after BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee’s report deemed the re-laid outfield as unfit…

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