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PM Modi to reach Mumbai to pay last respects to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Mumbai around 4pm on Sunday to pay his last respects to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on Sunday morning after an extended battle with illness. Known as the ‘Nightingale of India’, Lata Mangeshkar passed away at Candy Breach Hospital in Mumbai at the age of 92.Lata Mangeshkar’s […]

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BJP Cancels UP Manifesto Launch After Lata Mangeshkar’s Death

The BJP has cancelled the launch of its manifesto for the elections in Uttar Pradesh as a mark to respect to Lata Mangeshkar, who died today at the age of 92. The government has announced a two-day mourning for the iconic singer, whose state funeral will be held at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park this evening. The […]

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ECI announces relaxation in poll-bound states

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced further relaxations with regards to election-related programmes for political parties in the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. The relaxations, however, will be subject to certain conditions, the poll panel said in a notification. Restrictions regarding outdoor meeting/indoor meetings/rallies will be further […]

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Two-day national mourning in Lata Mangeshkar’s memory, Tricolour at half-mast

Two-day national mourning will be observed in the memory of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who died on Sunday morning due to post-Covid complications, according to people familiar with the matter. As a mark of respect to the Bharat Ratna awardee, the National Flag will fly at half-mast for two days. Lata Mangeshkar passed away […]

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All will abide’, tweets Navjot Sidhu as Rahul Gandhi arrives in Punjab to announce CM face

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to make the announcement at a virtual rally scheduled to be held in Ludhiana on Sunday. AICC sources said the party’s internal surveys had put Channi ahead of others “by a huge margin”. The Congress is learnt to have reached out to a cross-section of party workers, leaders and […]

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Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar, passes away in Mumbai

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away in Mumbai on Sunday morning. Mangeshkar, who was known as the ‘Queen of Melody’ and the ‘Nightingale of India,’ had tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms on January 8 and was undergoing treatment at a city hospital. She was 92.Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy […]

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Rahul Gandhi makes 4 promises to people of U’khand, performs Ganga Aarti in Haridwar

Rahul Gandhi made four promises, including employment to four lakh people and capping the price of LPG cylinders to less than Rs 500 each, to the people of Uttarakhand during his visit on Saturday. “We are making 4 promises to you. We will give employment to 4 lakh people. We will give LPG cylinders for […]

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Congress leader slapped with sedition over ‘hate speech’ against PM Modi, Yogi, Adityanath

Congress candidate Ajay Rai was on Saturday slapped with the charge of sedition over his alleged hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Rai, who is contesting the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh from the Pindra, has also been booked for flouting the model code of conduct […]

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Punjab polls: 1,304 candidates in fray for 117 Assembly seats

A total of 1,304 candidates are in the fray for 117 assembly constituencies of state of Punjab after 341 candidates withdrew their nomination papers on February 4, the last day of withdrawal. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, S. Karuna Raju said here on Saturday that 2,266 candidates had filed their nominations papers for 117 Assembly constituencies […]