Charge-sheet filed in Morbi bridge collapse case; Jaysukh Patel of Oreva Group named 10th accused

Morbi, January 27 Police on Friday filed a charge-sheet in the suspension bridge collapse incident that had occurred in Morbi town of Gujarat in October last year, in which 135 people were killed. The charge-sheet, which runs into more than 1,200 pages, was filed in the Morbi sessions court by…

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Parents should not put pressure on children; students should focus on work, PM Modi says in ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’

Karam Prakash New Delhi, January 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said parents should not press children due to social status, and asked students to focus on their work to come out of such burden of expectations. Addressing students during an interaction, ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ at Talkatora Stadium here,…

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‘Goonjega toh yahan sirf Jai Shri Ram’: Kangana Ranaut claims Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan ‘glorifies’ Pakistan

Mumbai, January 27 Shah Rukh Khan’s recent blockbuster ‘Pathaan’ has drawn sneaky criticism from Kangana Ranaut for portraying Pakistan, an “enemy nation” of India, and its intelligence agency ISIS in a “good light”. In the thread of tweets, Kangana wrote, “All those who are claiming Pathaan is triumph of…

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Moga youth living in Portugal booked for ‘raping and cheating’ Ludhiana woman

Kulwinder Sandhu Moga, January 27 A 37-year-old woman originally hailing from Ludhiana district, living in Italy, was allegedly cheated and raped by a Moga youth, living in Portugal, on the pretext of marriage, the police officials confirmed here, on Friday. The victim alleged that Lovepreet Singh Brar son of Bhupinder…

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Title eludes Sania Mirza in last Grand Slam as she and Rohan Bopanna go down fighting in Australian Open mixed doubles final

Melbourne, January 27 Trailblazing Indian tennis star Sania Mirza capped off her glorious Grand Slam career with a runners-up finish alongside ‘best friend’ Rohan Bopanna in the Australian Open mixed doubles final here on Friday. Pairing up with her first-ever mixed doubles partner Bopanna, the unseeded Indian duo went down…

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India issues notice to Pakistan for modification of Indus Water Treaty

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, January 27 India has issued notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) due to its “intransigence” on a solution to the disputes over the Kishenganga and Ratle Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs). The Indian intention was conveyed via a notice sent on January…

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CBI books telecom infrastructure firm GTL for cheating, bank fraud in Rs 4,760 crore credit facilities

New Delhi, January 27 The CBI has filed an FIR against telecom infrastructure major GTL for allegedly diverting a substantial portion of a Rs 4,760 crore loan availed from a consortium of banks led by IDBI Bank, officials said. The agency has booked the company, unidentified directors, public officials and…

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Egypt considering allocating land to Indian industries in Suez Canal Economic Zone

New Delhi, January 27 India and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to the founding values of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), international law and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states. It was mentioned in a joint statement released on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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Portrayed in R-Day tableau, Kerala’s ‘role model’ Karthyayani Amma struggles to make ends meet in real life

IANS Thiruvananthapuram, January 26 The Kerala tableau portraying Karthyayani Amma, the winner of Nari Shakti Puraskar, stole the show at the 74th Republic Day parade in New Delhi. However, in real life, the bedridden Amma is finding it tough to make her both ends meet. Her daughter is working as…

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Italian twin sisters Francesca and Maria Ricciardi celebrate ‘200th’ birthday in this heartening video

Chandigarh, January 26 A man’s love for life and the wish to experience all possible delightful moments is about being human. The desire to have a long life, make the most of it, has led people to make use of science and technology in a way that promises longevity….

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No backchannel talks between Pakistan and India: Hina Rabbani Khar

Islamabad, January 26Pakistan said on Thursday that no backchannel talks were being held between Islamabad and New Delhi.”At this moment, there is no such thing under way,” Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar told the Senate – the upper house of parliament.She added that backchannel diplomacy was…

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Amid tussle, Delhi LG invites CM Arvind Kejriwal, his ministers and 10 AAP MLAs for meeting

New Delhi, January 26 Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has invited Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his ministers and 10 AAP MLAs for a meeting with him at the Raj Niwas here Friday evening, amid the ongoing tussle between the elected government and the LG office. The chief minister has been…

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann unfurls national flag in Bathinda on Republic Day; slams Centre for excluding state’s tableau from Delhi parade

Bathinda, January 26 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Union government for “deliberately” excluding the state’s tableau from the Republic Day parade, saying it reflects the “myopic” mindset of those in power at the Centre. This “discrimination” with Punjab is totally “unwarranted and undesirable”, Mann said…

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann unfurls national flag in Bhatinda on Republic Day; slams Centre for excluding state’s tableau from Delhi parade

Bathinda, January 26 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Union government for “deliberately” excluding the state’s tableau from the Republic Day parade, saying it reflects the “myopic” mindset of those in power at the Centre. This “discrimination” with Punjab is totally “unwarranted and undesirable”, Mann said…

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Health Minister Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine

New Delhi, January 26 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday. The world’s first made-in-India intranasal vaccine was launched at Mandaviya’s residence here. The nasal vaccine—BBV154 — had received the…

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