India dispatches first consignment of earthquake relief material to Turkiye

New Delhi, February 7 Hours after the announcement made by the Prime Minister’s Office, India has dispatched the first batch of earthquake relief material to Turkiye aboard an Indian Air Force aircraft.The shipment consisted of an expert National Disaster Response Force search and rescue team, including both male and female…

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No scope for hate crimes on basis of religion in secular country such as India: Supreme Court

New Delhi, February 6The Supreme Court on Monday observed that there is a growing consensus around hate speech and stressed there is no scope for hate crimes on the basis of religion in a secular country such as India.”There cannot be any compromise on hate speech at all,” the top…

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Former Punjab minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot arrested in disproportionate assets case

Chandigarh, February 6 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday arrested former minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the state VB said following investigations of a Vigilance Enquiry, a case under Sections 13(1) (b), 13(2)…

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Govt reaches out to Opposition to end Parliament logjam over Adani issue, both Houses may start functioning from Tuesday

New Delhi, February 6 After three days of disruptions on the Adani issue, Parliament could begin a discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address from Tuesday as the government reached out to the opposition, sources said. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and Minister of State for Parliamentary…

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Bangladesh asks Pakistan to apologise for 1971 killings to improve ties

New Delhi, February 6Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to apologise for the atrocities committed by its armed forces in 1971 in order to enhance ties between the two countries.The issue was raised during a meeting between Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Pakistan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina…

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Turkey earthquake: Days ago, ‘researcher’ predicted powerful temblor will hit region; his old tweet is viral now

Chandigarh, February 6 As a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, a self-described researcher had a few days ago predicted that the region will be hit by a strong temblor. “Sooner or later there will be a Rs M 7.5 #earthquake in this…

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Italy-based Indian man held for impersonating Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar

New Delhi, February 6 A 22-year-old Indian based in Italy was arrested for allegedly posing as the Vice President of India by creating a fake WhatsApp account using Jagdeep Dhankhar’s picture as his profile display to dupe people and seek favours from senior bureaucrats, police said on Monday. The accused,…

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PM Modi unveils India’s biggest helicopter manufacturing facility in Karnataka

Tumakuru (Karnataka), February 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s helicopter factory — the country’s largest chopper manufacturing facility — in Tumakuru district of Karnataka. Caption Bengaluru-headquartered HAL plans to produce more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonne with…

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New powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits southeast Turkey; official says 2 temblors independent of each other

Ankara, February 6 Turkey’s disaster management agency has reported that a new earthquake of magnitude 7.6 occurred close to the epicentre of Monday’s previous deadly quake, which also generated dozens of aftershocks. The US Geological Survey recorded the magnitude of the latest shock that occurred around 1024 GMT at 7.5…

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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against appointment of lawyer LCV Gowri as Madras High Court judge

New Delhi, February 6The Supreme Court on Monday reconsidered a plea for urgent hearing of a petition challenging the appointment of lawyer Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court, and advanced the date of hearing to February 7 from February 10.A bench comprising Chief Justice…

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Naval version of Light Combat Aircraft successfully lands on INS Vikrant; see video

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, February 6 In an important development, the naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) made a maiden successful landing on the deck of sea-borne aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Monday. LCA Navy Landing and Take Off #INSVikrant #AatmaNirbharBharat#IndianNavy #FutureProofForce@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @DefProdnIndia @HALHQBLR https://t.co/t1AakOn2pi…

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Days after his ‘burial’, Maharashtra man responds to friend’s video call

Palghar, February 6A 60-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, presumed dead by his family and buried, has been found alive in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, police said on Monday.The driver was on Sunday found staying at a destitute home here and a video clip of his chat with a friend went viral on social…

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