Congress slams BJP over Rahul Gandhi T-shirt row, asks to talk on real issues

New Delhi, 10/9: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s attack on Rahul Gandhi for alleging that the T-shirt worn by the Congress leader was worth more than Rs 41,000 during party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ have met with strong retaliation from Congress and other Opposition parties.   Among the first to hit back was the official page of…

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Charles III proclaimed King with trumpet fanfare, vows to emulate inspiring Queen Elizabeth II

London, 10/9: With a trumpet fanfare and gun salutes, Charles III was officially proclaimed King at a pomp-filled ceremony on Saturday, at which he pledged to emulate his late mother Queen Elizabeth II and serve for the rest of his life.     A court official wearing a feathered bicorn hat declared Charles “our only…

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Crores of rupees recovered by ED in Kolkata raid; BJP blames Trinamool for rampant corruption

Kolkata, 10/9: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday seized crores of rupees during a search operation that covered six premises in Kolkata.   The raids concern an investigation related to a mobile gaming app, designed for defrauding its users. The new recovery has provided one more opportunity to the ruling Trinamool’s opponents for pointing fingers, and…

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Box Office: Ranbir-Alia starrer Brahmastra earns Rs 75 crore on Day 1

Mumbai, 10/9: Brahmastra Part One: Shiva has raised Rs 75 crore in gross box office collection worldwide on its opening day, the makers said on Saturday. Billed as a trilogy, the first installment of the big-budget fantasy adventure epic starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Amitabh Bachchan was released on Friday.   “Brahmastra Part One:…

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Huge gaps in NEP 2020, changes needed: Manish Sisodia

New Delhi, 10/9: Changes are required in the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 and “certain dots need to be connected” in the scheme, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday.   In his address at a programme organised by the Delhi Teachers University here, Sisodia said education-related policies should be given a 360-degree…

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Five Congress MPs write to Mistry, express concern over transparency, fairness in party chief polls

New Delhi, 10/9: Five Congress MPs have written to AICC : central election authority chief Madhusudan Mistry expressing concern about the “transparency and fairness” of the party chief’s election, seeking that the list of PCC delegates that make up the electoral college be provided to all electors and potential candidates.     In a joint…

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BJP makes ex-CMs, other senior leaders in-charges of party affairs in various states

New Delhi, 9/9: The BJP on Friday drafted a number of senior leaders, including former chief ministers Vijay Rupani and Biplab Kumar Deb besides former Union ministers Prakash Javadekar and Mahesh Sharma, into organisational work and made them in in-charges of party affairs in different states.   The BJP also named its general secretary Vinod…

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Digital lending will only be done through legal loan apps suggested by RBI, says FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, 9/9: In a clampdown on illegal digital loan apps that offer loans, especially to vulnerable people at exorbitantly high-interest rates, the government Friday asked the Reserve Bank of India to prepare a list of all legal lending Apps and ensured only such apps would indulge in the lending business in future.   The…

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