US fighter jet shoots down unidentified cylindrical object over Canada; second instance in 2 days

Washington/Ottawa, February 12A US F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such instance in as many days, as North America appeared on edge following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.Separately, the US military also scrambled fighter jets…

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President Murmu appoints 6 new governors; includes 4 BJP leaders, former SC judge

New Delhi, February 12 The government on Sunday appointed six new faces as governors, including retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer, who was part of the historic 2019 Ayodhya verdict, and four BJP leaders, besides carrying out a rejig of the gubernatorial posts in seven states. According to a…

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Four BJP leaders, former SC judge among 6 new governors appointed by President Murmu

New Delhi, February 12 The government on Sunday appointed six new faces as governors, including retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer, who was part of the historic 2019 Ayodhya verdict, and four BJP leaders, besides carrying out a rejig of the gubernatorial posts in seven states. According to a…

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Four BJP leaders, former SC judge among new governors appointed by President Murmu

New Delhi, February 12 The government on Sunday appointed six new faces as governors, including retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer, who was part of the historic 2019 Ayodhya verdict, and four BJP leaders, besides carrying out a rejig of the gubernatorial posts in seven states. According to a…

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Ramesh Bais appointed Maharashtra Governor, Shiv Pratap Shukla new Governor of Himachal Pradesh

New Delhi, February 12 President Droupadi Murmu today accepted the resignations of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt. Governor of Ladakh and appointed Ramesh Bais, the Governor of Jharkhand, as the Governor of Maharashtra. Brig. (Dr) BD Mishra (retd), the current Governor of…

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PM inaugurates 246-km section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa

Dausa, February 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a 246-km section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa. The PM pressed the button of a remote to mark the opening of the Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union MoS V K Singh, Union…

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PM Modi to inaugurate 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway today

New Delhi, February 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway on Sunday, with the new stretch set to reduce the travel time from the national capital to Jaipur from five hours to around three and a half hours. Developed at a cost…

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Farm unions provide platform to radicals

Vishav BhartiChandigarh, February 11Farmer unions which had remained at loggerheads with Khalistani militants for decades have now come out in support of pro-Khalistan radicals on the issue of ‘Bandi Singhs’, offering them their platform.The boost to the Quami Insaf Morcha, spearheading the stir for the release on ‘Bandi Singhs’, came…

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NDA govt reined in terror, insurgency in JK, N-E: Shah

New Delhi, February 11Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the BJP-led government at the Centre had succeeded to a great extent in controlling terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East and Left wing extremism.Speaking at the passing out parade of the 74th batch of IPS probationers…

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Seized of matter, regulators on toes: FM on Adani row

New Delhi, February 11Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said Indian market regulators were very experienced, on their toes and were seized of issues arising out of the Adani-Hindenburg issue.On the Supreme Court remarks on a public interest litigation (PIL) over the alleged exploitation of investors by the Adani Group,…

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Constitution home-grown product of self-governance, some cynical: CJI

New Delhi, February 11Even though some are cynical about its success, the Constitution is a remarkable home-grown product of self-governance and independence, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said today.”The success of our Constitution is generally viewed from two opposite ends of the spectrum. Some people speak of our Constitution…

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Noida car crash: ‘Drunk’ plan to Murthal for ‘parathas’ turns fatal; 1 dead, 5 injured

Noida, February 11A plan to visit Murthal for ‘parathas’ following a ‘liquor party’ turned fatal for a 25-year-old woman who died after the speeding car she was travelling in with five others hit the divider and turned turtle here on Saturday, police said.Four of the occupants suffered minor injuries while…

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‘Kushti’ in Kerala, ‘dosti’ in Tripura: PM Modi attacks Congress-CPM alliance

Radhakishorepur/Ambassa (Tripura), February 11Lashing out at the Congress-CPI(M) alliance in Tripura, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the two parties have strangely chosen ‘dosti’ (friendship) in the northeastern state as against their normal ‘kushti’ (wrestling) in Kerala.Making a veiled reference to Tipra Motha, Modi claimed that some other parties…

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Turkey earthquake: Missing Indian businessman found dead; tattoo on hand helps in identification

Kotdwar (Uttarakhand), February 11 An Indian national missing in Turkey since the massive earthquake on February 6 was found dead on Saturday in the rubble of a hotel where he was staying. Vijay Kumar Gaud, who hailed from Uttarakhand’s Pauri district and was working for a Bengaluru-based company, had gone…

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India belongs to me as much as it does to PM Modi, Mohan Bhagwat: Jamiat chief Madani

New Delhi, February 11Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani has said it is wrong to suggest that Islam came from outside and asserted that India belongs to him as much as it does to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.In his speech at the annual general session…

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