Imphal, May 28 (PTI) Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said nearly 40 armed militants involved in torching houses and firing at civilians have been killed by security forces since they began an operation to bring peace to the north eastern state beset by ethnic rioting. Singh’s comments came in the backdrop of […]
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New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) The TMC, the CPI and the AAP on Tuesday announced they will skip the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building on May 28 and more opposition parties including the Congress are likely to join them. Amid demands from the opposition that the president should inaugurate the new building, leaders […]
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 20 (ANI): Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time on Saturday after the party’s thumping victory in the Assembly elections. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office and secrecy to Siddaramiah at the swearing-in ceremony held at the jam-packed Kanteerava Stadium […]
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 19 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes from circulation but they will continue to remain as legal tender. It has advised banks to stop issuing Rs 2000 denomination banknotes with immediate effect. Meanwhile,RBI said that citizens will continue to be able to […]
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New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Japan to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in the first leg of his three-nation visit during which he will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia. India has been invited as a guest country for the G7 summit. The broad […]
Read MoreNew Delhi, May 19 (PTI) Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday administered the oath of office to Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan as judges of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India Chandrachud administered the oath of office to the new judges in a swearing-in ceremony at the […]
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New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Ending days of suspense, the Congress on Thursday announced Siddaramaiah as the next chief minister of Karnataka and D K Shivakumar as his only deputy in the soon-to-formed cabinet. The two leaders, who were in a tight race for the top post, would take oath along with other ministers on […]
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New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): In a major Cabinet reshuffle, Arjun Ram Meghwal has replaced Kiren Rijiju as the Union and Justice Minister, a communique from President’s Secretariat said on Thursday. Meghwal will also get existing portfolios of Rijiju apart from the Law and Justice Ministry as a part of this reshuffle. Kiren Rijijiu […]
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New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Srichand Parmanand Hinduja,eldest of the four Hinduja brothers and Hinduja Group chairman, passed away in London on Wednesday.Close friends and family confirmed that Srichand Parmanand Hinduja passed away at the age of 87. As of May 2020, together with his brother Gopichand, Parmanand Hinduja was the UK’s richest man. […]
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New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at more than 100 locations in six states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh in terror-narcotics smugglers-gangsters nexus cases. The anti-terror agency in close coordination with state police forces conducted these raids since early Wednesday at […]
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