Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, discusses current political situation

New Delhi, September 5 Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi here and the two leaders are learnt to have discussed the current political situation in the country and ways to ensure Opposition unity. This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Kumar…

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Mission 2024: Nitish Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi; trying to bring Oppn parties together

New Delhi, September 5 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi here. The two leaders are learnt to have discussed the current political situation in the country and ways to ensure Opposition unity. Kumar also met Janata Dal (Secular) chief H D Kumaraswamy at the…

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Mohali joyride collapse: Fair organiser booked for negligence, endangering lives

Mohali, September 5 Punjab Police on Monday said a case has been registered against the organiser of the fair where a high-rise spinning joyride broke down and fell at the Dussehra ground in Phase-8 here. At least 10 people were injured in the incident that took place on Sunday night,…

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Govt slaps notice on Wikipedia after cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s page vandalised

New Delhi, September 5 The government has slapped a notice on Wikipedia after a Khalistani slur appeared on the information page of cricketer Arshdeep Singh, a senior IT Ministry source said. Singh faced vitriolic attacks on social media by some users after he dropped a crucial catch in a thrilling…

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Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak in Conservative Party leadership race to become new British PM

London, September 5 UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former Chancellor Rishi Sunak to be named the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest on Monday and will now go on to formally take charge as British Prime Minister as Boris Johnson’s successor. The 47-year-old senior Cabinet Minister was…

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For first time in 2 decades, Pakistan army accepts body of trained Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist

Jammu, September 5 For the first time in more than two decades, Pakistan on Monday accepted the body of a trained agent and guide of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror group who had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir to attack an army post. The body of Tabarak Hussain (32) was handed over…

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Delhi liquor ‘scam’: BJP releases ‘sting operation’ video, says Deputy CM Sisodia should be sacked; he terms it a joke

New Delhi, September 5 Stepping up its attack on AAP, the BJP released a “sting operation” video on Monday that purportedly showed the father of a liquor scam accused claiming to have paid “commission” to acquire liquor licences in Delhi and demanded the sacking of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia….

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Mistry car crash highlights importance of wearing seat belts even for rear passengers

New Delhi, September 5 The Mercedes-Benz GLC 220d 4MATIC, the SUV former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry was riding in on Sunday, comes with various safety features to protect passengers, including rear seat belts which apparently were not being used by the occupants of the ill-fated car. Mistry (54) and…

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CBI officer was pressed to frame me in false case, he died by suicide, alleges Manish Sisodia

New Delhi, September 5 *A CBI officer was pressured to frame me in false case; he could not take mental pressure and died by suicide: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia. *Want to ask PM why officers being pressured so much that they take such extreme steps: Delhi Dy CM Sisodia…

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Under pressure to frame me, CBI officer committed suicide, alleges Manish Sisodia; agency rejects claim

New Delhi, September 5 Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that a CBI officer committed suicide as he was pressed to frame him in a false excise case. He also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he only thinks of destabilising governments in non-BJP…

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Sisodia demands judicial inquiry in CBI officer’s death after agency refutes his allegations

New Delhi, September 5 Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday demanded “an independent judicial inquiry” into the death of a CBI officer after the agency refuted his claim that he had died by suicide as he was pressured to frame the AAP leader in the excise scam case….

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25,000 contractual employees in Punjab to be regularised

Ruchika M Khanna Chandigarh, September 5 Around 25,000 contractual employees of the Punjab government, who have completed 10 years of service, will be regularised by the Aam Aadmi Party government, as the Punjab Council of Ministers accepted the report on regularisation of employees on Monday. The first set of contractual…

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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren wins trust vote amid walkout by BJP MLAs

Ranchi, September 5The Jharkhand Assembly on Monday passed the confidence motion tabled by Chief Minister Hemant Soren amid a walkout staged by BJP legislators.As many as 48 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion in the 81-member Assembly.Speaking during the one-day special session, Soren said the need for trust…

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Pakistan Twitter accounts call Arshdeep Singh a ‘Khalistani’, edit his Wikipedia page over dropped catch; Punjab govt comes in his support

Chandigarh, September 5 It is saddening to see how brutally Arshdeep Singh is being trolled even as cricketing fraternity has come out strongly in support of the left-arm pacer over his dropped catch of Pakistan batter Asif Ali during the Asia Cup Super-4 match. Arshdeep Singh. Reuters/File …

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Supreme Court Constitution bench to hear plea related to Delhi-Centre row over control of services

New Delhi, September 5 The Supreme Court on Monday said a five-judge Constitution bench would consider on September 7 the legal issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and Delhi government over control of services in the national capital. A bench headed by Chief Justice…

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