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BJP leader Sonali Phogat dies of heart attack in Goa Panaji/Chandigarh: BJP leader from Haryana and actor Sonali Phogat died of a heart attack in Goa, police said on Tuesday. Phogat, a former Tik Tok star who had joined
PTI / 23 Aug, 2022
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‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ like ‘tapasya’ for me; ready for ‘long battle’ to unite country: Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday told a group of civil society representatives the party’s upcoming ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ is like
PTI / 22 Aug, 2022
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Indo-Bangla border remains unfenced: AASU Dhubri, Assam: Students’ union AASU on Monday alleged that a large stretch of the India-Bangladesh border in Assam’s Dhubri district has remained “unfenced” even after 37 years of signing of the historic Assam Accord.
PTI / 22 Aug, 2022
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Sitharaman to arrive in Kohima on Monday for 3-day visit to Nagaland Kohima: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to arrive here on Monday on a three-day visit to Nagaland to participate in various programmes, including the state
PTI / 22 Aug, 2022
India adds 9,531 Covid cases
New Delhi: India on Monday logged 9,531 fresh coronavirus infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,48,960, while the number of active cases came down to 97,648, according to Union Health ministry data. The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,368
PTI / 22 Aug, 2022
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If considered by Oppn, Nitish Kumar might be ‘strong candidate’ for PM: Tejashwi Yadav New Delhi: Amid the buzz that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could emerge as a prime ministerial candidate, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said
PTI / 21 Aug, 2022
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What did rebel Sena MLAs achieve by backstabbing us? Ex-Maha minister Aaditya Thackeray Mumbai: Shiv Sena MLA and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray has sought to know what did the rebel legislators achieve by “backstabbing” the party leadership when
PTI / 21 Aug, 2022
India logs 11,539 Covid cases
New Delhi: The daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.75 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 3.88 per cent, the Union health ministry said
PTI / 21 Aug, 2022
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Odisha to prepare wildlife management plan in newly allotted coal block areas Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday decided to prepare a comprehensive wildlife management plan through national level institutes for newly allotted coal block areas keeping in view
PTI / 20 Aug, 2022
India adds 13,272 Covid cases
New Delhi: The active cases comprise 0.23 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.58 per cent, the Union health ministry said
PTI / 20 Aug, 2022
14 feared dead in flash flood, landslide in HP’s Mandi
Shimla: Multiple landslides and flash flood in HP’s Mandi district kills one, 13 missing
PTI / 20 Aug, 2022
Senior US treasury official to visit India, to focus on strong bilateral economic relationship, energy security
Washington: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will travel to India to enhance the strong bilateral economic ties and discuss other key shared priorities
PTI / 20 Aug, 2022
