Comment on this story Comment NEW DELHI — A debate in India over the nomination of a man who would be the first openly gay judge spilled into rare public view after Supreme Court justices published the Indian government’s arguments against his appointment on the grounds that he is gay …
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As a protest by Indian wrestlers continues against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the BJP is facing tremors in Haryana where even its ally Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) has demanded that the government act to protect the wrestlers. The khap panchayats of …
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Last Updated: January 20, 2023, 00:04 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes metro ride from Gundavali Metro Station to Mogra, in Mumbai, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. (PTI) The prime minister visited India’s financial capital to launch Mumbai Metro – 2A and 7 – as well as inaugurated several development projects …
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Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa Thursday exuded confidence that the party will the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but added that they will accept only Rahul Gandhi as prime minister and “not any proxy PM”. “Aj vaada karke jayeyo ethe, jadon chauvi de vich tuhanu Pardhan Mantri banauna asin. Kise …
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The hashtag says #ModiOnceAgain. The video has Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 72, striding towards the camera; he is heard quoting famous Urdu poet Nafas Ambalvi “Usse guma hai ki meri udaan kuch kum hai, mujhe yakeen hai ki yeh aasman kuch kam hai” (rough translation: much remains to be done, our potential …
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The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was looking into the issue pertaining to declaring the Ram Sethu as a national heritage monument. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala, which was hearing a PIL filed by …
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BJP MP from Kaiserganj Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, 65, finds himself at the centre of sexual harassment allegations by India’s most-decorated women wrestlers, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik. On Wednesday, Phogat and Malik staged a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and addressed the media on behalf of the …
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Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao with his counterparts Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi), Bhagwant Mann (Punjab), Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala) and Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav, CPI leader D. Raja and national leaders and farmer representatives ahead of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s rally in Khammam on January 18, 2023. Photo: Special Arrangement Bharat Rashtra …
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Voting in Meghalaya will be held on February 27. (File) Shillong: The Election Commission’s announcement of Meghalaya Assembly poll on February 27 was welcomed by most political parties in the state, barring the BJP on Wednesday. The ruling alliance partners NPP, UDP and the opposition TMC and Congress welcomed the …
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Edited By: Pathikrit Sen Gupta Last Updated: January 18, 2023, 17:48 IST The two terror suspects— Naushad, 56, a Jahangirpuri resident, and Jagjit Singh, 29, a resident of Uttarakhand— were arrested by the special cell of Delhi police for beheading a 21-year-old man in the capital’s Jahangirpuri area and chopping …
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Manpreet Singh Badal, who was with the Shiromani Akali Dal before the Congress, joined the BJP in Delhi on Wednesday. Chandigarh,UPDATED: Jan 18, 2023 18:14 IST Manpreet Singh Badal is not the first Congress leader to join the saffron brigade in recent times (PTI) By Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu: Manpreet Singh …
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Last Updated: January 18, 2023, 17:02 IST Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. (Photo: News 18) Scindia’s reaction comes a day after reports stated that BJP MP Tejasvi Surya had accidentally opened the exit after boarding the flight at Chennai airport last month A day after reports stated that BJP …
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