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AIMIM chief Owaisi slams Amit Shah over promise to scrap Muslim quota

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his promise that if the BJP is voted to power in Telangana, it will scrap reservation for Muslims in the state.Owaisi said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks of reaching out to backward Muslims, Shah is promising to remove their reservation. “Modi allegedly […]

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BJP’s Nishikant Dubey shares purported video of Jharkhand minister in phone chat with woman

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey shared a video clip on social media purportedly showing Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta engaging in an “obscene” phone conversation with a woman.Terming the video “fake and edited”, Gupta, a Congress leader, said his political opponents circulated it to tarnish his image. In a statement, the minister said it was part […]

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‘This time, all political parties welcome’: Top wrestlers on protest against WFI chief

Olympics medallist Bajrang Punia on Monday said all political parties were “welcome” as top Indian wrestlers, including him, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, among others, returned to New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Sunday to stage protests against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for allegedly sexually assaulting women wrestlers. “All […]

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Woman shot at inside Saket court in Delhi, rushed to hospital

At least three to four rounds were allegedly fired at a woman inside the premises of Saket court on April 21 morning by an advocate over personnel enmity, Delhi police sources said.Police are on the spot and have rushed the woman to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), where is undergoing treatment. According […]

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Active Covid cases in country climb to 66,170

India has recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.48 […]

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Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan are big names who lost Twitter blue tick

Micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday removed the legacy verified blue ticks from all accounts.The only individual Twitter users who have verified blue checkmarks are those paying for Twitter Blue, which costs USD 8/month via the web and US$ 11/month through in-app payment on iOS and Android. In India, one has to shell out Rs 900 […]

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Attack on Army vehicle in J-K’s Poonch: Massive search operations under way to trace terrorists

Security forces have launched a massive search operation in the dense forests of the Bata-Doriya area after a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch killed five Indian Army personnel and injured one, officials said on Friday.The entire area has been cordoned off while drones and sniffer dogs are being used to sniff out the […]

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‘Like living room’: Air India pilot let woman friend into cockpit on flight, complains crew

An Air India pilot operating from Dubai to Delhi on February 27 entertained a female friend in the cockpit, violating aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) safety norms, according to a complaint by a member of the cabin crew made to the regulator. The complaint alleges that the captain wanted the crew to […]

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Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Suresh Kashyap submits resignation to Nadda

Ahead of the Shimla Municipal Corporation polls, Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Suresh Kashyap has handed over his resignation to the party’s national president BJP Nadda.Even as his term was coming to an end, BJP state president Suresh Kshyap submitted his resignation, citing “personal reasons”. However, the resignation of Kashyap when the Shimla Municipal Corporations polls […]