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BJP youth wing men booked for vandalism
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BJP youth wing men booked for vandalism

The Pune police on Sunday registered a case against a group of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists for allegedly vandalising properties on Lalit Kala Kendra premises while protesting against the staging of a play based on Ramlila at the institute, a senior officer said, adding that a sub-inspector has been suspended for dereliction of duty over the incident.

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February 05, 2024
Connectivity disrupted after snow engulfs hills
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Connectivity disrupted after snow engulfs hills

Normal life and connectivity were disrupted in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, after a fresh spell of snow in the two regions disrupted power and water supplies, and led to closure of roads and cancellation of several flights.

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February 05, 2024
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Don't include streaming platforms: Industry body to govt

IN BROADCASTING SERVICES BILL

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February 05, 2024
Democratic set-ups being systematically weakened: Kharge
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Democratic set-ups being systematically weakened: Kharge

Kickstarting the Congress's crucial Lok Sabha poll campaign in Kerala, party President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday vehemently attacked the BJPled Union government, accusing it of causing indiscriminate unemployment and inflation in the country and \"systematically weakening\" democratic institutions.

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February 05, 2024
Cong will protect tribal rights: Rahul during yatra in J'khand
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Cong will protect tribal rights: Rahul during yatra in J'khand

The Congress party stands for Jal-Jungle-Jamin' (water, forest and land) of the tribal people and education and employment of youngsters from the community, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said, as he slammed the Union government for its policies which, he claimed, are meant only for a few capitalists.

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February 05, 2024
Bill to curb exam paper leaks to be tabled today
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Bill to curb exam paper leaks to be tabled today

GOVT ASSURES STRICT ACTION

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February 05, 2024
JMM, Cong MLAs back in J'khand ahead of floor test
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JMM, Cong MLAs back in J'khand ahead of floor test

Thirty-five legislators of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress alliance, who were camping in Hyderabad, returned to Ranchi on Sunday, a day before the newly formed Champai Soren government is scheduled to prove its majority in the state assembly on Monday.

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February 05, 2024
Don't consider borders as hindrance, says Shah
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Don't consider borders as hindrance, says Shah

Crimes and criminals do not respect geographical borders and hence, law enforcement agencies should not consider borders as a hindrance, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday and stressed the need to increase the use of technology in the entire process of justice.

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February 05, 2024
INDIA IS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AT QUAD: GARCETTI
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INDIA IS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AT QUAD: GARCETTI

US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said India is in the \"driving seat\" of the Quad, while America is in the seat next to it with the \"corrective steering wheel\", and added that it is up to India to \"forcefully define\" the nature of the diplomatic partnership.

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February 05, 2024
Indian embassy man held for spying for Pak
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Indian embassy man held for spying for Pak

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a staff member of the Indian embassy in Moscow on the charges of spying for Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), an official statement said.

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February 05, 2024
UCC bill set to be tabled as Ukhand cabinet clears way
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UCC bill set to be tabled as Ukhand cabinet clears way

The Uttarakhand cabinet on Sunday approved the final draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), two days after a five-member expert panel submitted it, paving the way for tabling of a draft bill for its implementation during a special four-day session of the state assembly that commences on Monday, people familiar with the matter said.

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February 05, 2024
SC to hear AAP councillor's plea on mayoral polls today
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SC to hear AAP councillor's plea on mayoral polls today

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor's plea challenging a Punjab and Haryana high court order that refused to grant interim relief to the party seeking fresh mayoral polls in Chandigarh.

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February 05, 2024
Indian cities planning to be kid-inclusive
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Indian cities planning to be kid-inclusive

Play is crucial for children's happiness and well-being, for them to develop motor skills, for their cognitive and emotional development, and for them to understand their environment, believe experts. Restricting play opportunities can negatively impact children's physical and mental health, they say.

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February 05, 2024
Key SE Delhi road hit by water leaks: PWD
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Key SE Delhi road hit by water leaks: PWD

The Public Works Department (PWD) has said that the damage and potholes on Ma Anandmayee Marg - a key arterial stretch in southeast Delhi that connects Outer Ring Road with the Mehrauli Badarpur Road - is due to leakage in a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) water reservoir near Okhla Phase-1.

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February 05, 2024
Big Bird Day: Birders see drop in density; results next week
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Big Bird Day: Birders see drop in density; results next week

With binoculars glued to eyes, hundreds of birders set out across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday morning to take part in the Big Bird Day (BBD) count of 2024. The elements -overcast skies and light rains made sighting some birds difficult in parts of NCR, apart from an overall drop in bird density compared to previous years.

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February 05, 2024
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BJP asked me to join party: Kejriwal

THE BJP DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS AND SAID THAT THE CM WAS EVADING A PROBE INTO ALLEGED CORRUPTION

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February 05, 2024
Atishi served police notice, she says no mention of FIR, IPC
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Atishi served police notice, she says no mention of FIR, IPC

A Delhi Police crime branch team visited Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi's residence on Sunday to serve her a notice in connection with allegations she made that the Bharatiya Janata Party was attempting to poach seven AAP legislators.

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February 05, 2024
LG questions state of health infra, CM points to officials
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LG questions state of health infra, CM points to officials

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has written to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, expressing his \"disappointment and concern\" about the state of public health infrastructure in the Capital, and seeking a \"time bound response\" and the submission of a factual report about the sector.

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February 05, 2024
Formalisation of economy led to tax buoyancy: Revenue secy
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Formalisation of economy led to tax buoyancy: Revenue secy

Revenue secretary Sanjay Malhotra, an engineering graduate in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, is in favour of using technology to boost ease of doing business and check tax evasion in advance.

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February 05, 2024
Vehicles banned at Asola Bhatti sanctuary to prevent disturbance and ecological damage
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Vehicles banned at Asola Bhatti sanctuary to prevent disturbance and ecological damage

Private vehicles will no longer be permitted into the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Delhi's chief wildlife warden has ordered, taking cognisance of an HT report in January that highlighted how hundreds of vehicles were entering the sanctuary on weekends to reach a lake 16-km inside.

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February 05, 2024
Srinagar cut off, yellow alert for Delhi weather
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Srinagar cut off, yellow alert for Delhi weather

A fresh western disturbance brought havoc to the hills on Sunday, caking large swathes of northwestern India in snow, and effectively blocking off Srinagar from the rest of the country, as the precipitation cut off roads and grounded flights.

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February 05, 2024
PM launches projects in Assam, invokes heritage
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PM launches projects in Assam, invokes heritage

The government under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made vikas and virasat (development and heritage) its policy over the last 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, as he reiterated his pitch for a double-engine government.

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February 05, 2024
Bumrah magic swings it India's way
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Bumrah magic swings it India's way

Pacer takes 6/45 to bowl out England for 253 before hosts stretch overall lead to 171 at stumps on Day 2 of the second Test

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February 04, 2024
WFI is still creating problems for Indian wrestling: Vinesh
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WFI is still creating problems for Indian wrestling: Vinesh

After spending 2023 leading protests against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan, Vinesh is back pushing for Olympics selection

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February 04, 2024
With variation and guile, Kuldeep picks up from where he had left off
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With variation and guile, Kuldeep picks up from where he had left off

It's probably not a coincidence that Kuldeep Yadav got to bowl as early as the fourth over, ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel.

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February 04, 2024
Fears of escalation rise as US hits Iran targets in Iraq, Syria
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Fears of escalation rise as US hits Iran targets in Iraq, Syria

The US military launched airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, in retaliation for last weekend's attack in Jordan that killed three US troops.

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February 04, 2024
MeT sounds heavy snow warning for Himachal
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MeT sounds heavy snow warning for Himachal

The meteorological department here on Saturday sounded an orange alert for snowfall across Himachal Pradesh for the next two days.

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February 04, 2024
BJP MLA shoots Shinde Sena leader; row ensues
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BJP MLA shoots Shinde Sena leader; row ensues

The Mumbai police have arrested a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator for shooting a leader of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena inside a police station over a land dispute on Friday night, officers familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

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February 04, 2024
Purohit resigns as Punjab Guv, cites 'personal reasons'
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Purohit resigns as Punjab Guv, cites 'personal reasons'

Banwarilal Purohit (83) on Saturday resigned from the post of Punjab governor as well as administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh, citing personal reasons, in a development that came a day after he met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

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February 04, 2024
SOREN ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRUST VOTE IN J'KHAND ASSEMBLY
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SOREN ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRUST VOTE IN J'KHAND ASSEMBLY

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a land scam case, has been granted permission to participate in the trust vote in state assembly on February 5; even as ED took the former chief minister into five-day custody on Saturday.

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February 04, 2024