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Ex UK Minister Says Germany's Scholz Should Send Missiles to Kyiv
Former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to agree to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, as he continues to resist this step despite repeated pleas from Kyiv."I think the reason is you can't incrementally help Ukraine, you...
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US Awards $13.6 Billion to Micron Which Has a Chip Plant in Progress in India
The US government has announced a plan to award Micron Technology up to $6.14 billion in grants and $7.5 billion in loans to support the US chipmaker's plan to build new factories, as it strives to bolster domestic semiconductor production.Micron last year started...
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Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv Drag Sensex Lower
BSE Sensex was down by more than 100 points on Friday, amid selling in heavyweights.Among the Sensex stocks, Bajaj Finance was down by more than 6 per cent. Bajaj Finserv was down more than 2 per cent.Among the gainers, Tech Mahindra was up more than 8 per cent. BSE Sensex...
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Trinamool's Corruption Has Taken Away Happiness of 26,000 Families, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Mamata government, saying that the massive corruption unleashed by Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has ultimately resulted in the loss of peace and happiness of around 26,000 families in the state.He said this in...
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Spiderman stunt goes wrong, two booked for various offences
Two youths, including a 19-year-old woman, wearing 'Spiderman' costumes were booked for various offences while performing stunts on the road in Delhi, an official said on Friday.The accused are identified as Aditya (20), and Anjali (19), both residents of...
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Delhi HC Dismisses PIL on Bail Guidelines for Undertrial Prisoners, Cites SC Supervision
The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought the issuance of guidelines for the release of undertrial prisoners on bail under judicial oversight.The PIL, filed by one Gautam Kumar Laha, aimed to address the issue of overcrowded...
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After Casting Vote, Union Minister Shekhawat Makes Voters' Slips outside Polling Booth
Union Jal Shakti Minister and BJP candidate Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday was seen making voters' slips at a polling booth in Rajasthan's Jodhpur after exercising his franchise.The Minister, who is also the candidate from Jodhpur, cast his vote at New Government Senior...
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Maha: Polling Impacted in Marathwada, Vidarbha Due to Technical Glitches
Polling was impacted in Maharashtra's Marathwada and Vidarbha districts due to technical snags in the EVMs.After EVMs malfunctioned in Marathwada's Hingoli and Nanded constituencies, and Vidarbha's Akola, Amaravati and Wardha constituencies, the district election personnel...
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SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.However, a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the Election...
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Cong-INDI Alliance's 'hidden Agenda' Is to Snatch Rights of SC, ST, OBC and Give to Muslims: JP Nadda
Launching a scathing attack against the Congress and INDIA bloc, BJP National President J. P. Nadda on Friday said the opposition's "hidden agenda" is to "snatch" the rights of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and other backward classes and give them to...
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Ex-Raj CM Vasundhara Raje Votes in Jhalawar, Says PM Modi Will Get 3RD Term
BJP leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get a third term at the Centre as the people want development.She said this after casting her vote at a polling booth in Jhalawar.While speaking to the...
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Ailing Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange-Patil Goes in Ambulance to Cast Vote in Jalna
Shiva Sanghatana leader Manoj Jarange-Patil left in an ambulance from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) for neighbouring Jalna to exercise his franchise on E-day, on Friday.Jarange-Patil, who had rattled the Maharashtra Mahayuti government with his serial Maratha quota...
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BJP, Cong Candidates in Darjeeling Will Not Be Able to Cast Votes for Themselves
Raju Bista and Dr Munish Tamang, the BJP and Congress candidates respectively from Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency, one of the three in West Bengal going to polls in the second phase on Friday, will not be able to cast their votes for themselves.This is because neither...
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UP Power Dept Cashier Goes Missing with RS 52.5 Lakh Cash
A cashier at Lucknow Electric Supply Authority's (LESA) Mahanagar sub-divisional office allegedly vanished after stealing over Rs 52.5 lakh in collected revenue from customers.After waiting for more than a week, an official from the Executive Engineer's office filed a...
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Ram Temple Now Features in Children's Drawing and Craft Books
The impact of the grand Ram Janmabhoomi temple built in Ayodhya has started reflecting in various spheres.An innovator has come up with drawing and craft books for children which will introduce them to the life, character and ideals of Lord Ram as soon as they start...
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Voting Underway in Five Lok Sabha Seats in Assam
Voting is underway for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam in the second phase of polls. Elections are taking place in Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Silchar and Karimganj parliamentary constituencies.There are 62 candidates in the fray with Assam minister Parimal Suklabaidya,...
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Voters from Border Areas Come Out in Large Numbers in Jammu-Reasi LS Seat
Voting started in the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency on Friday with enthusiastic voters reaching the booths in their traditional Dogra dresses to exercise the franchise.Voters in the cities and urban areas came out in twos and fours while those in the border areas came...
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Making UNGA More Effective Can't Be Divorced from UNSC Reforms: India
Making the General Assembly more effective cannot be divorced from the wider context of the reform of the UN, including the Security Council, according to India."Revitalisation of the General Assembly must also be seen in the wider context of the overall reform of the...
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Voting for 14 LS Seats Underway in K'taka; Rahul Dravid, FM Nirmala Sitharaman among Early Voters
Former cricketer Rahul Dravid and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cast their votes in Bengaluru polling stations after voting for Karnataka's 14 Lok Sabha seats began on Friday.Rahul Dravid arrived at the Sriraksha School in Malleshwaram locality of Bengaluru,...
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Voting Underway for 13 LS Seats in Rajasthan, Long Queues at Polling Booths
Voting was underway for 13 seats in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan on Friday.Voting was being held in Jodhpur, Barmer, Pali, Jalore, Rajsamand, Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Banswara, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran. A total of 152...
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Voting Underway in MP'S Six LS Seats
The second phase of general elections in six constituencies of Madhya Pradesh began at its scheduled time of 7 a.m. on Friday.The constituencies where voting is taking place are: Khajuraho, Tikamgarh, Damoh (all three in Bundelkhand region), Rewa, Satna (both in Vindhya...
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Polling Begins for 3 LS Seats in Bengal; State BJP Chief in Fray
Polling for three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal -- Darjeeling, Raiganh and Balurghat -- started on Friday morning under tight security cover.In the first 30 minutes since the polling began, reports of voters' intimidation started surfacing from the Balurghat Lok Sabha...
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Polling for All 20 LS Constituencies Underway in Kerala
Friday morning dawned in Kerala with people having an important task for the day as the state goes to the polls to elect 20 new Lok Sabha members.At several polling booths, voters were seen queuing up before the official start of polling at 7 a.m. and all those who stand in...
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Phase-2 LS Polls: Voting Begins in 88 Constituencies; Rahul Gandhi, Hema Malini in Fray
Polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections started in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 12 states and a Union Territory.While 89 constituencies were slated to go to polls in the second phase, voting in Madhya Pradesh's Betul was advanced to the third phase...
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Voting for Eight Lok Sabha Seats Begins in UP
Polling for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday in Uttar Pradesh's eight parliamentary constituencies.The seats where polling is underway include Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Amroha.The Bharatiya...