Droupadi Murmu files nomination; calls Sonia, Mamata, Pawar for support

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, June 24 NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu on Friday filed her nomination papers for the July 18 presidential election. She was accompanied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP top brass to the office of Rajya Sabha Secretary-General, the returning officer for the poll. Murmu, 64,…

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Shots fired at police as they try to nab wanted criminal in Punjab’s Phagwara

Phagwara, June 24 A Punjab Police team had to face gunshots when they were out to nab a wanted hardcore criminal, who was reportedly spotted around Maheru village of Phagwara around 11.30pm on Thursday. Several rounds of firing were exchanged between the gangster and the police. Phagwara SP Harinderpal Singh…

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No BJP role in current political crisis in Maharashtra, claims party leader

Mumbai, June 24 Amid allegations of the BJP’s involvement in Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde’s revolt against his party that has posed a question mark over the survival of the MVA government, BJP’s Maharashtra unit chief Chandrakant Patil on Friday asserted that his party did not play any role in…

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Sena’s count in Assembly has gone down, but we are confident of rebels supporting MVA in floor test: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai, June 24 In the wake of Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde’s rebellion, MP Sanjay Raut on Friday admitted that the party’s numbers in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly have dwindled, but expressed confidence that the rebel MLAs would support the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine during the floor test, saying…

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Punjab Assembly pays tributes to Sidhu Moosewala, others

Chandigarh, June 24 Punjab’s Budget session began here today with obituary references. Vidhan Sabha also made reference to passing away of singer Sidhu Moosewala. The House paid tributes to former ministers Tota Singh and Hardipinder Singh Badal, former MLAs Sukhdev Singh Sukhladi and Shingara Ram Sahungra, Arjuna Awardees Gurcharan Singh…

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Delhi man kills wife’s ‘paramour’ before committing suicide at hotel in Himachal’s Manali

Mandi, June 24 The tourist destination of Manali in Himachal Pradesh woke up to a gruesome crime on Friday morning when a man, identified as Rishabh Saxena of Rohini in New Delhi, allegedly killed the ‘paramour’ of his wife, and also shot her leaving her seriously injured before turning the…

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Opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha gets Z-category security cover

New Delhi, June 24 The Centre has extended a Z-category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday. The squad has taken over the task after the Union home ministry directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) VIP security wing to ensure…

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India reports 17,336 new covid-19 cases, highest daily rise in 4 months

New Delhi, June 24 India reported a single-day rise of more than 17,000 fresh covid-19 cases on Friday after a gap of over four months (124 days), recording a 30 per cent jump in daily cases, according to the Union Health Ministry. A total of 17,336 coronavirus cases were reported…

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Supreme Court dismisses Zakia Jafri’s plea against SIT clean chit to Narendra Modi in Gujarat riots case

New Delhi, June 24 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 63 others in the 2002 riots in the state and dismissed a plea by slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri’s wife Zakia Jafri. A three-judge bench…

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Contest elections without using Thackeray name and Sena symbol, Uddhav Thackeray challenges rebels

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 24 The relationship between the two warring sections of Shiv Sena seem to have reached the point of new return. Addressing a meeting of Sena’s district officials and cadres, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today said he was not attached to power but the fight is…

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Shinde stays our leader in House: 37 rebel MLAs write to Deputy Speaker

Vibha SharmaNew Delhi, June 23In a midnight development, 37 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs wrote to Maharashtra Assembly’s Deputy Speaker, declaring that Eknath Shinde remained their leader in the Assembly.Claims, counterclaimsThe first video shared by Shinde had 42 MLAs. However, only 35 of them said to be from SenaHis side claims…

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Eknath Shinde stays our leader in House: 37 rebel MLAs write to Maharashtra Deputy Speaker

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 23 In a midnight development, 37 rebel Shiv Sena MLAs wrote to Maharashtra Assembly’s Deputy Speaker, declaring that Eknath Shinde remained their leader in the Assembly. Claims, counterclaims The first video shared by Shinde had 42 MLAs. However, only 35 of them said…

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Presidential poll: Droupadi Murmu to file papers today

New Delhi, June 23NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be the first proposer tomorrow when she files her nomination papers for the July 18 election. She also met Home Minister Amit Shah.Has vision for developmentDroupadi Murmu’s grasp of grassroots problems and vision…

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