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People of Delhi taught a lesson to BJP which it will remember for long time: Gehlot

Jaipur, Feb 18: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the people of Delhi have taught a lesson to the BJP which the party will remember for a long time. He claimed that the Constitution was being attacked and it was a matter of concern. The chief minister […]

From Aus to Canada, women play key role in armed forces

New Delhi, Feb 17: Women have been playing an important role in the armed forces and even serving in combat roles in countries like Australia, Canada, Israel and New Zealand. The role of women in the armed forces assumes significance after the Supreme Court delivered a landmark verdict, directing […]

2 arrested for robbing Delhi Jal Board employee

New Delhi, Feb 17: Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing a pump operator of Delhi Jal Board by threatening him with a knife while he was walking in a park at Vipin Garden, police said on Monday. The Delhi Jal Board pump operator, Heera Singh, was attacked by […]

Odisha’s growth rate likely to fall to 6.16pc in FY20

Bhubaneswar, Feb 17: Natural calamities and deceleration in mining and manufacturing sectors were among the key factors that may lower Odisha’s economic growth to 6.16 per cent in the 2019-20 fiscal, a state government report showed on Monday. Odisha’s growth rate was 7.90 per cent in the last financial […]

India’s use of facial recognition tech during protests causes stir

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, India – When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of being identified by police facial recognition software. Police in the Indian capital and the northern […]

NPR not to be implemented in Madhya Pradesh, says Nath

Bhopal, Feb 17: The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh on Monday asserted there is no move “at present” to undertake the proposed National Population Register (NPR) update exercise in the state. Chief Minister Kamal Nath Monday said his government is not going to implement the NPR in the state. […]

Airtel pays Rs 10,000 crore to govt towards statutory dues

New Delhi, Feb 17: With the government coming down heavily on telcos after the Supreme Court’s rap, Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has paid Rs 10,000 crore to the telecom department towards statutory dues. The company said it will make payment of balance amount after self-assessment exercise. “The…amount […]

Massive fire in GST Bhavan; scores evacuated, no casualty

Mumbai, Feb 17: Scores of employees were evacuated from the GST Bhavan in south Mumbai after a massive fire broke out in the multi-storey building on Monday, but no casualty was reported, civic officials said. Nearly 3,500 staffers were working in the building in the Mazagon area when the […]

Sedition case: Three engineering students from Kashmir released

Bengaluru, Feb 16: Three Kashmiri engineering students, arrested on sedition charges were released after execution of a bond under Section 169 of the CrPC, police said on Sunday. The three students studying in a private engineering college here were arrested on Saturday for raising pro- Pakistan slogans and posting […]

Modi-Shah not invincible: Raut on Delhi Assembly poll results

Mumbai, Feb 16: Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Delhi Assembly poll results indicate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah are not invincible. In his weekly column in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, its executive editor Raut criticised BJP’s “religion-centric” political strategy while […]

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