Politics
- Aug- 2021 -18 August
Breaking News: UAE welcomes Ashraf Ghani, family ‘on humanitarian grounds’
Kabul: President Ashraf Ghani has been given refuge in the United Arab Emirates after abdicating and fleeing Afghanistan. The UAE Ministry…
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‘Give back to society’: Jinping warns China’s wealthiest against excessive income
The Chinese president has put the country’s wealthiest people on notice and asked them to give back to society by…
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‘Caged parrot’ CBI undergoes overhaul: asks Centre to make it independent
New Delhi: ‘This order is an attempt to release the caged parrot,’ said the Madras High Court Tuesday as it…
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‘India is paradise’: Taliban escorts Diplomats, Nationals from Afghanistan in the wee hours
A group of Taliban fighters waited outside the main iron gate of the Indian embassy in Kabul – armed with…
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Rahul Gandhi politicising 9-year-old Delhi girl’s rape case: BJP chief
BJP president J P Nadda chastised senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday for tweeting photos of the family of…
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‘Armed Taliban outside, no food supply’: Stranded Indians plead for help
‘I have been staying in a friend’s room for four days. I also saw gun-toting Taliban forces patrolling outside the…
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‘Priests will not be relieved of their duties’, assures Minister
Chennai: The Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE) in Tamil Nadu said that no standing priests will…
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The future of Afghan students in Karnataka is uncertain
Bengaluru: There are many Afghan students who are studying in Bengaluru and Dharwad who are worried since the Taliban have…
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First female mayor of Afghanistan waits for Taliban to kill her
‘I am sitting here waiting for them to come. I have nobody to help me or my family. I am…
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State capital under curfew amid violence; Home Minister resigns
In response to violent clashes in Shillong sparked by police encounter with a former militant, Meghalaya Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui…
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Former Congress leader Sushmita Dev joins TMC
Kolkata: Sushmita Dev, who resigned from the Congress party this morning, joined the All India Trinamool Congress on Monday afternoon.…
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Worldwide protests against Pakistan’s role in aiding the Taliban
German protesters raised their voices against Pakistan’s role in the Afghanistan debacle and blamed the country for helping the Taliban…
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau declares election on September 20
In an attempt to capitalize on Canada being one of the most fully vaccinated countries in the world, Justin Trudeau…
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PM Modi delivering same speech for seven years, nothing implemented on ground: Congress
The Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of just announcing initiatives in his Independence Day speeches and not putting them…
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Ex-IPS officer, who was forced to retire early, will contest polls against UP CM
Lucknow: The assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are set to take place next year and they are expected to be…
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New districts formed in Chhattisgarh on the eve of 75th Independence day
Raipur: A total of 18 taluks and four new districts have been declared for Chhattisgarh. Bupesh Bakhel, the chief minister,…
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A look at ‘PM Modi’s Independence Day outfit’, from turban to jacket to white kurta
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dress grabbed attention when he addressed the nation in 2021 on the occasion of…
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Canada will permanently resettle ‘helpless’ Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan
In response to a deadly Taliban offensive, the Canadian government has announced that it will permanently resettle 20,000 ‘vulnerable’ Afghans,…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches vehicle scrappage policy
Gujarat: The Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernization Programme, or policy for scrapping automobiles, was unveiled by Prime Minister Modi on August…
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Canada’s ‘forgotten’ citizen jailed in China since 2007
While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has vehemently denounced Chinese courts convicting two of its citizens, Michael Spavor and…
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Modi govt targeted with 7 questions over Parliament ruckus
New Delhi: In a statement on Thursday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) compared the Narendra Modi government to the Manmohan Singh government…
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MP CM Shivraj, BJP’s Vijayvargiya sing ‘Yeh dosti…’ at party; shares video
On an occasion at the assembly in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP general secretary Kailash…
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COVID-19 origins quoted by Swiss scientist is deemed false by Switzerland
Following the Coronavirus pandemic, several Chinese news websites have removed comments ‘incorrectly attributed to’ a Swiss biologist who does not…
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After Judge Nariman, who? Impasse continues between government and judiciary over appointment
New Delhi: Rohinton Fali Nariman, the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court, retires Thursday, adding to the vacancy…
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Customs show-cause names Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in gold smuggling case
An alleged suspect linked to the smuggling of gold through diplomatic cargo meant for the UAE Consulate, has admitted to…
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Probe team picks evidence from ‘locked house’ 36 years after Sikh riots
Uttar Pradesh: After more than 3 decades of anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur sparked by Indira Gandhi’s death, a Special Investigation…
Read More » - 11 August
MP Police lathi charge on Youth Congress workers marching to gherao CM’s house
Thousands of Youth Congress workers marched towards Shymala Hills in Bhopal on Wednesday to gherao the Chief Minister’s house. Police…
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Venkaiah Naidu breaks down over House ruckus; criticizes opposition’s conduct
After the Opposition’s shameful ruckus in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Vice President of India and RS Chairman M Venkaiah…
Read More » - 10 August
Lok Sabha passes bill to give states power to make their own OBC lists
The Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (127th), Amendment Bill, on Tuesday, giving states the authority to make their own OBC…
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BJP leader files complaint against Rahul Gandhi and Twitter
At a sessions court in Jaipur, a criminal complaint has been filed against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Twitter. According…
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Delhi CM to launch ‘faceless’ transport services
The Delhi government will launch ‘faceless transport services’ on August 11, which would include services like issuing learner’s licences and…
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Ujjwala 2.0 launches, LPG connections handed over by PM Modi
Uttar Pradesh: On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana – PMUY) by distributing liquefied…
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‘Leave war-torn Afghanistan on ‘special flight’ today’: India urges people to return
As per a request from India, its nationals in Afghanistan should leave on Tuesday on a ‘special flight’ to New…
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No criminal cases against MPs, MLAs can be withdrawn without Supreme Court orders
New Delhi: According to the Supreme Court, state governments cannot withdraw criminal charges against sitting MPs and MLAs without permission…
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Pegasus row: No transaction with NSO Group Technologies, defense Ministry
The Israeli firm NSO, which is also the vendor of the Pegasus military-grade spyware — the eye of the huge…
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