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President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to law merging Delhi’s municipal bodies

The government on Tuesday notified The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022 after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the law, which also gave some clarity about how the new wards will be carved out.With this, the Delhi’s East, South and North Delhi Municipal Corporations have been merged into one and will now […]

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1,247 fresh Covid cases in India, over 40 per cent drop from Monday’s count

With 1,247 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of Covid cases rose to 4,30,45,527, while the active cases increased to 11,860, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.The death toll climbed to 5,21,966 with one fresh fatality being reported from Uttar Pradesh, the data updated at 8 am […]

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Fresh violence erupts in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, cops say incident was minor

Fresh violence erupted in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Monday. An incident of stone-pelting was reported from the area. This comes after a communal clash broke out in the area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday evening. After a woman was taken away for interrogation in connection with Saturday’s clash, around 50 women in the area […]

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Poverty in India declined 12.3 percentage points between 2011-2019: World Bank

Extreme poverty in India is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 than in 2011 as poverty headcount rate has declined from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 with comparatively sharper decline in rural areas, a working paper of the World Bank policy research said. The findings came close on the heels of a working […]

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On loudspeaker row, Raj Thackeray says Muslims should understand…

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said his demand to remove loudspeakers from mosques has not stemmed from his opposition to the offering of the prayers by Muslims. Neither does his party want any riots in Maharashtra. “But if you do it on loudspeaker, then we will also use loudspeakers for it. Muslims […]

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UK PM Johnson to arrive in Ahmedabad on April 21, hold ‘in-depth’ talks with Modi

Boris Johnson will become the first British Prime Minister to visit Gujarat when he lands in Ahmedabad next week for a two-day visit to India for “in-depth talks” with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, according to Downing Street.Johnson’s first visit to India as UK Prime Minister will begin on April 21 with a trip to […]

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Delhi’s Jahangirpuri under heavy security cover after clashes

The security arrangements in north-west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area were placed on high alert early Sunday morning following the communal violence that occurred between two groups of people resulting in several injuries, including Delhi Police personnel. The communal clashes occurred at the Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening in the wake of the ‘Shobha Yatra’ that was […]

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Chhattisgarh MLA’s son booked for assaulting cop, truck driver in police station

The Chhattisgarh police registered a case against the son of a Congress MLA for allegedly assaulting a policeman and a truck driver inside a police station in Raigarh on Saturday, police said on Sunday. Police said that the incident took place on Saturday at Kotraroad police station after which two separate cases were registered against […]

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Cops injured, vehicles torched as violence breaks out during Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri

Violence broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Saturday, leaving several police personnel injured.There was stone-pelting and some vehicles were also torched, police said. Warning of strict action against rioters, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said the situation is under control and adequate additional force has been deployed in […]

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Terror plot foiled as security forces destroy IED in J-K’s Rajouri

Security forces detected and destroyed an improvised explosive device planted alongside the Rajouri-Gurdan road early on Saturday, thus foiling a terrorist plot, police said.According to a police spokesperson, information was received about some suspicious movement at Gurdan Chawa village on Rajouri-Gurdan road on Friday night. Joint teams of the police and Army personnel launched a […]