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Ladakh avalanche traps 10 in Khardung La pass area, 3 killed
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Rescuers found three bodies after an avalanche hit Khardunga La pass in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh on Friday morning, PTI reported. A search and …
Kerala Government
Top news: Kerala government told to provide security to two women who entered Sabarimala
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The biggest stories of the day. The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to provide round-the-clock security to the two women who, …
Rafale Deal
Rafale deal: Chidambaram says Modi government’s deal benefited Dassault Aviation, seeks JPC probe
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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday reiterated the party’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the Rafale jet deal. …
Delhi High Court
80 more fixed-dose combination drugs banned by health ministry
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The Union Health Ministry has banned 80 fixed-dose combination drugs, including antibiotics, painkillers and several medicines used to treat fungal …
Colombia
Colombia: Toll in police academy car bomb blast rises to 21
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The toll from the car bomb blast on Thursday near a police academy in Colombia’s Capital Bogota has risen to 21, AFP reported on Friday. The national …
Uttar Pradesh
UP: Adityanath government approves proposal to rename Mughalsarai tehsil after Deen Dayal Upadhyay
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The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to rename Mughalsarai tehsil after Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Hindustan reported. In August, …
Maharashtra
Dance bars: Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar says state may bring ordinance
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Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Friday said the government was considering introducing an ordinance to stop dance bars from …
Donald Trump
US: Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says he paid firm to rig online poll on president’s order
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United States President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen on Thursday said he paid a firm to rig online polling data at Trump’s behest. He …
Samajwadi Party
UP illegal mining: Enforcement Directorate summons IAS officer, Samajwadi Party MLC, say reports
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The Enforcement Directorate has summoned four people, including IAS officer B Chandrakala and a Samajwadi Party leader, in connection with an illegal …
Government (India)
Vibrant Gujarat summit: India aims to be in top 50 of ease of doing business list next year, says PM
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India is trying to be one of the top 50 countries in the ease of doing business list by next year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday in his …
Srinagar
J&K: Militants lob grenade at CRPF party in Srinagar, another attack in Shopian
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Suspected militants lobbed a grenade at a contingent of the Central Reserve Police Force near Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk area of Jammu and Kashmir’s …
Rafale Deal
Rafale deal: Each jet 41% more expensive in NDA deal than UPA’s despite same specifications
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The Narendra Modi government’s decision to accept the cost of €1.3 billion for the design and development of 13 India-specific Enhancements was the …
Rahul Gandhi
Mamata Banerjee Opposition rally: Congress President Rahul Gandhi extends support to rally
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday extended support to Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of her …
India News
Ambedkarite organisations demand withdrawal of charges against activist Anand Teltumbde
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A group of Ambedkarite organisations has issued a statement demanding the withdrawal of “fabricated charges” against activist Anand Teltumbde in …
Uttar Pradesh
Fog in Delhi-NCR: Train, flight operations disrupted due to low visibility
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Dense fog enveloped Delhi and adjoining areas on Friday morning, leading to disruptions in flight and train operations due to poor visibility. The …
Jack Dorsey
Lok Sabha: Twitter is preparing for elections, make sure integrity is maintained, says Jack Dorsey
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Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey said his team was preparing for the Lok Sabha elections and that they wanted to ensure that the …
Delhi High Court
Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna sworn in as Supreme Court judges amid appointment row
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Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court on Friday. The top court now has 28 judges as against the …
Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha polls: Arun Jaitley says Opposition’s grand alliance is weak and fragile
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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the Opposition’s grand alliance was like a club of “nawabs of negativity” and they would not …
Madras High Court
Upper-caste quota: DMK moves Madras High Court challenging constitutional amendment
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The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday moved the Madras High Court challenging a constitutional amendment granting 10% reservation in government …
Kerala Government
Sabarimala: Kanakadurga and Bindu Ammini, who entered shrine, to get security, says Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to provide round-the-clock security to the two women who were the first of menstruating …
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu woman who got HIV after receiving blood donated by a teenager gives birth
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A woman who had contracted HIV after undergoing blood transfusion in December gave birth to a baby girl at a hospital in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai city on …
Janata Dal
Karnataka: Congress legislature party meeting today, party accuses BJP of horse-trading
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The Congress party in Karnataka is seeking to put up a show of strength on Friday at its legislature party meeting later in the day amid reports that …
Gauri Lankesh
Dabholkar, Pansare murders: Bombay HC tells CBI, CID to not rely on Gauri Lankesh case results
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The Bombay High Court on Thursday told investigation teams looking into the murders of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare not to …
Mamata Banerjee
Mamata Banerjee says Saturday’s Opposition rally in Kolkata will be the death knell for BJP
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that a rally led by the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Saturday would sound the death …
World Economic Forum
US: Donald Trump postpones Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Afghanistan citing government shutdown
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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday blocked the use of a military plane by the House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a trip …
Engines
DGCA bans IndiGo, GoAir from flying Airbus A320neos fitted with Pratt and Whitney engines
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has banned IndiGo and GoAir from flying Airbus A320neo aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney engines to Port …
Alok Verma
Headlines: Rakesh Asthana removed from CBI week after Alok Verma’s exit, and 9 other top stories
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The big news: Rakesh Asthana removed from CBI week after Alok Verma’s exit, and 9 other top stories Other headlines: The Congress MLAs in Karnataka …
Fake News
Delhi CEO writes to police seeking probe of ‘fake news’ Lok Sabha poll dates
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The Election Commission on Thursday asked the Delhi Police to investigate a “fake news” item spread about the schedule of the Lok Sabha elections …
Business (India)
Lok Sabha polls: Jayant Sinha denies media reports that he predicted an unstable government in 2019
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Union minister Jayant Sinha took to Twitter to deny media reports in which he had been quoted as saying that the “most likely” outcome of the …