'Fingers pointed at 1 community': SC junks plea to rename places

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PM Modi releases 13th tranche of PM-Kisan worth Rs 16,800cr

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Battle over Shiv Sena whips rocks Maharashtra House as session starts

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Exit polls differ on Tripura, put Sangma ahead in Meghalaya

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J&K’s premier health institute SKIMS loses autonomy

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Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray dubs EC as bogus, calls Shinde faction creepers, thieves

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After Bhiwani killings, fresh probe into Nuh man's death

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Buoyed by Bharat Jodo, Congress planning East-to-West Yatra

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, in his concluding address to the three-day brainstorming session in Raipur, lauded the Bharat Jodo Yatra for spreading the vision of "inclusive India" as an alternative to BJP's world view. Also, enthused by its success, the party has decided to launch this year a follow up to the Bharat Jodo Yatra, this time from East-to-West - Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh to Porbandar in Gujarat.

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Amritpal rise another Pakistan bid to foment trouble, says intel

Pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh is part of another attempt by Pakistan's ISI to muddy the waters in Punjab. Senior officers TOI spoke to over the past two days said the central intelligence agencies had flagged Amritpal as a potential threat to the calm and peace in Punjab "from Day 1", when he had landed in India from Dubai in August 2022.

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Manish Sisodia's arrest in excise case may throw a spanner in the works; AAP govt in spot

Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's arrest in the alleged excise policy scam - though widely speculated by many, including chief minister Arvind Kejriwal - has come as a big jolt to the Aam Aadmi Party. Handling 18 of the 33 government departments, Sisodia was not only literally carrying the entire government on his shoulders, but his able handling of the dispensation had also given the chief minister a leverage to focus on the expansion of the party beyond Delhi and Punjab.

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After 7 hours of questioning, CBI arrests Sisodia in excise case

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Madrasa cleric among two held for abducting 16-year-old girl in J&K’s Samba

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Pattern in Dalit, Adivasi student suicides in top institutes, needs questioning: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday that he was disturbed by incidents of students from marginalised communities taking their lives in top institutions like the IITs and national law universities, and that there was a pattern in Dalit and Adivasi students dying by suicide that should be questioned.

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Congress could have been more vocal on issues like Bilkis Bano, murder in name of cow vigilantism: Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said the Congress should be absolutely clear in its ideological stance in favour of an inclusive India and pointed out that party could have been more vocal on issues such as the Bilkis Bano outrage and murder in the name of cow vigilantism.

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What past trends tell us about polls in 3 Northeast states

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Deeply concerned that Chinese loans in India's neighbourhood may be used for coercive leverage: US

The US is deeply concerned that the loans being given by China to India's immediate neighbourhood - Pakistan and Sri Lanka - may be used for coercive leverage, a senior State Department official said. "We are talking to India, talking to countries of the region about how we help countries to make their own decisions and not decisions that might be compelled by any outside partner, including China," he said.

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Isro rocket carried sat to avert aircraft crashes

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SC finds working of Domestic Violence Act dismal, 4.7 lakh cases pending

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Everyone expects PM to speak on major issues like Adani row instead of trivial ones: Pawan Khera on his Meghalaya barb

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India’s green energy potential no less than a goldmine, says PM

Seeking to ensure green energy growth of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited stakeholders from across the globe to invest in renewable energy and related sectors, and said the potential of solar, wind and biogas in India is no less than any goldmine or oil field for the private sector.

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Wheat crop in good state, govt buy to be normal: FCI

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EPS group plans gen secretary poll, OPS camp says it’s ‘illegal’

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BJP: Cong netas not above law, tarmac stir too breach of law

BJP on Thursday hit back at Congress for protesting the police action against its spokesperson Pawan Khera, saying the opposition party’s functionaries should not live under the “misconception” that they are above law. “Whatever is done is done lawfully,” BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia told reporters. He lashed out at Congress for playing the “victim card” after using derogatory words against PM Narendra Modi and his family members.

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Woman or man, judge is ‘sir’: Gujarat CJ

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Cong’s Khera deplaned, arrested at IGI, gets bail

High drama unfolded at IGI Airport on Thursday after Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera was deplaned from a Raipur-bound flight moments before take-off and arrested by Assam cops over his remark on PM Modi, triggering protests by party members on the tarmac. Hours later, the Supreme Court granted interim Khera bail, but deprecated his comments and refused to club the FIRs for now.

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Has India become a banana republic: Venugopal after Pawan Khera deplaning row

Terming the arrest and deplaning of his colleague Pawan Khera from a Raipur flight condemnable, Congress leader K C Venugopal on Thursday accused the BJP of attempting to "derail" the party's plenary session and asked if India has become a banana republic. Khera was detained by the Delhi Police and subsequently arrested by the Assam Police in connection with his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior police officer said.

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One should be advocate or parliamentarian, not both: Sibal

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CBI books ex-HC judge in disproportionate assets case

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Sikhs 2nd most targeted faith group for US hate crimes: FBI

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MHA nod to CBI to register case against Sisodia

The Union home ministry has given its go-ahead to CBI to register a regular case against Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and probe his alleged role in creating a ‘feedback unit’ in 2015, purportedly to gather actionable feedback on the working of various departments and institutions under the Delhi government, but which allegedly deviated from its mandate to collect “political intelligence”.

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In slip of tongue, CM Shinde says he has informed 'election commission' about MPSC students' demand

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Haryana vigilante’s supporters block highway to Jaipur

Hundreds of protesters blocked traffic on the Delhi-Jaipur highway on Tuesday afternoon after a team of Rajasthan Police landed up at the house of gau rakshak leader Monu Manesar to serve him a notice to join the probe into the deaths of two men from Rajasthan whose charred bodies were found in Bhiwani on February 16.

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G-20 host India taps soft power as it champions new world order

India is hosting the G-20 this year, and is looking to use the meetings to amplify its influence over developing economies in the Global South. India is prioritizing issues such as debt relief, reform of multilateral institutions, and assistance for low- and middle-income countries. India is also seeking to use soft power by championing issues important to struggling nations. China is the obvious rival, but India doesn't want to be constrained by the US and its allies.

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Oppn could unite via post-poll tie-ups: Congress

While the party has welcomed JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar's appeal to Congress to green signal his plan to corral the opposition parties into a camp, strategists are counselling patience and restrained ambitions in the present scenario.

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Eknath Shinde camp takes over Sena office

In the morning, the Shinde Sena demanded that the office be handed over to it in view of the EC's order recognising the Shinde-led group as the real Shiv Sena and giving it the party name and poll symbol of 'bow and arrow.'

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PM Modi, Amit Shah recognised our talent, made us governors: Tamilisai

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No one in India votes on the basis of candidates' educational qualifications: SC

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No Meghalaya nod to PM Modi poll rally at stadium, BJP cries foul

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Actor parks car in filmy style, cops script 2 penalty receipts

The first challan of Rs500 was issued to the actor for parking his vehicle in the wrong direction. The second for Rs750 was issued under the Motor Vehicle Act for Disobedience of Police order /direction. “The actor has been fined Rs1,250 for violating two traffic rules when he visited the temple. He has paid the fine,” a police officer at the Dadar traffic police division told TOI.

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9 million elderly Indians have dementia: Study

This figure is notably higher than previous estimates, which had put the prevalence at 3.7 million, and underscores the pressing need for better care and support for those living with the condition. The prevalence of dementia in J&K is the highest in the country at 11%. While most of the samples were collected from Kashmir, experts believe there is scope for more detailed study to gauge if the region’s decades-long political turbulence had a role.

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Over 94% value erosion found in 165 IBC liquidation case

The value erosion is surprising because lenders always make sure there is a margin or promoter's contribution before granting a loan. If a bank extends a loan for a Rs 1,000 crore investment, it ensures a promoter contribution of Rs 200 crore.

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Upendra Kushwaha holds meeting to discuss JD(U) prospects; not official, asserts party chief

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Stuck in jam, Bihar girls run 2km on NH to reach exam centres

Witnesses said the girls, accompanied by their parents, had left their homes for examination centres, but much to their shock their transports got stuck in traffic, leaving them literally immobile. While some of the examinees were accompanying their parents on bikes, others were riding autorickshaws or cars.

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‘Don’t want Big Tech to control digital economy’

Chandrasekhar said, among the newer technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) will be a “kinetic enabler” of the digital economy and the government will introduce accountability and scrutiny for companies using IT in the structure of the new Digital India Act.

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AICTE launches new courses in semiconductor design

Announcing the launch, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “These two programmes will help us create throughout the engineering ecosystem a very good semiconductor talent.” Any AICTE-affiliated college/university/technical institute may opt to offer these courses

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Char Dham yatra to begin on April 22 amid Joshimath fears

This year’s yatra will be held against the backdrop of the land subsidence in Joshimath, about 45km away from Badrinath, and it may prove a challenge for the authorities. Known as the ‘gateway to Badrinath’, Joshimath is the last major halt for pilgrims travelling on the lone route to the holy city.

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Minor among three dead in two J&K accidents

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Redact rape survivor’s name from order, SC tells Madras HC

Taking exception to HC for disclosing the name of the alleged victim in its order, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal directed the Madras HC to take down the order uploaded on its website and redact the name before uploading again.

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Big blow to Uddhav Thackeray, EC gives Sena’s name & symbol to Shinde faction

In its final order on the Sena feud on Friday, EC ruled that the Thackeray faction may retain the name ‘Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and symbol ‘flaming torch’ – allotted to it as part of an interim EC order -- till the completion of the ongoing bypolls to Chinchwad and Kasba Peth assembly seats in Maharashtra. Thereafter, it can decide whether to retain the same poll symbol or opt for another ‘free’ poll symbol for future elections, a senior EC functionary told TOI.

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India to charge up global growth: CEOs at ET summit

Bob Moritz, global chairman of PwC, said the company has a strength of 31,000 employees in India and plans to almost double this when it looks at the country’s potential. “We plan to hire another 30,000 over the next few years,” he said, adding that despite concer ns around trade wars, there is a higher dependence of various regions and countries on each other.

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Join the India story, it’s a guarantee of growth, says PM Modi at ET summit

“In India’s prosperity is the world’s prosperity and India’s growth is the world’s growth…When you associate with India’s growth journey, India gives you guarantee of growth,” the PM said at the ET Global Business Summit, which had global and Indian industry leaders in the audience.

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1.1cr bid for fancy vehicle registration number in Himachal Pradesh

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Man goes for hydrocele operation, docs perform vasectomy

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Rape, torture at house of horrors for destitutes in Tamil Nadu, owner held

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In a first, EC says tweets too violate 48-hour ‘silence period’

Senior EC officials said this is a clear message to all parties ahead of the February 27 polls in Nagaland and Meghalaya as well as the general elections in 2024 that the campaigning restrictions during the 48-hour ‘silence period’ shall apply as much to the social media space and any violation will have consequences.

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Safety of Kashmiri Pandits top priority: LG Sinha

Addressing a gathering at the three-day Mahashivratri Mahotsav at Jagti Colony and Migrant Camp, Buta Nagar, in Jammu, Sinha assured the community that the J&K government “always stands by you”.

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Army foils infiltration bid, kills one terrorist in Kupwara

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Can't let doctored narratives harm India's growth story: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

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Tribal vote holds key for BJP as Tripura goes to polls today

Tripura goes to polls on Thursday with far too many variables than BJP would have liked in its bid for a second successive term to cap a historic victory five years ago - a new tribal challenger on the block in TIPRA Motha, a prickly alliance between foes-turned-friends CPM and Congress, and an ambitious TMC.

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Eye on China, government nod to strategic Ladakh tunnel

The government on Wednesday approved the construction of the strategically-crucial 4.1-km tunnel under the forbidding Shinkun La, on the border between Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, for 'alternate' all-weather connectivity to Ladakh amid the continuing 33-month-long military confrontation with China.

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10% of ration shops in country functioning as Common Services Centres

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Pilot questions 'inordinate delay' in action against Gehlot loyalists for CLP meet episode, says Congress must decide on Rajasthan soon

Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday flagged an "inordinate delay" by the leadership in taking action against those who "defied" then president Sonia Gandhi by not letting a legislature party meeting take place, and said the decision on the party's affairs in Rajasthan must be taken soon if the trend of alternate governments has to be bucked.

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I-T survey on BBC offices: It's an attack on democracy, says opposition

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Income tax off icials visit BBC offices in Delhi, Mumbai for 'survey'

"It could be linked to TDS (tax deduction at source), foreign taxation... There could be several issues. The raids are still ongoing," a source in the tax department said without elaborating and added that a clear picture will emerge once the survey is over. A survey under I-T rules involves inspection of a business premises.

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