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Flood fury: Death toll in Punjab, Haryana rises to 62 as both states ramp up repair, relief work

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:22:55 S O Correspondent

Six Kanwar Yatra pilgrims electrocuted to death in UP's Meerut

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:35:31 S O Correspondent

Congress reaching out to minority, backward communities with eye on Lok Sabha polls

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:34:11 S O Correspondent

Relief move: Centre reduces subsidised rate of tomato to Rs 80 per kg from Rs 90 per kg

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:31:40 S O Correspondent

The Centre will sell tomatoes at Rs 80 per kg from Sunday, as against Rs 90 per kg earlier, to provide relief to people from the high prices of the key kitchen item in retail markets.

MP: Police use water cannon on Congress workers protesting against exam ‘scam’ in Bhopal

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:28:09 S O Correspondent

Police used water cannon to disperse Congress workers headed towards Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence here on Saturday during a protest against the Patwari recruitment examination “scam”.

Om Prakash Rajbhar, ex-ally of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, joins NDA in Uttar Pradesh

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:17:32 S O Correspondent

In a boost to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, OBC leader Om Prakash Rajbhar has decided to ally with the party and join the ruling National Democratic Alliance following a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah.

CUET-UG results announced, 22k candidates score 100 percentile

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:13:31 S O Correspondent

The National Testing Agency on Saturday declared the results for the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG), which showed that over 22,000 candidates scored 100 percentile.

India, UAE will keep working closely to further global good”: PM Modi

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 14:30:31 S O Correspondent

After concluding his official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a video bearing highlights from his trip to the Gulf nation and said both the countries will continue to work closely for global good.

Assam flood situation worsens, over one lakh affected

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 14:22:21 S O Correspondent

The flood situation in Assam worsened on Saturday with the number of affected people rising to over one lakh, from over 67,000 the previous day, in 17 districts of the state as major rivers including the Brahmaputra were in spate, an official bulletin said.

Rahul Gandhi moves SC challenging Guj HC’s verdict in defamation case, says if verdict not stayed it would throttle free speech

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 14:17:28 S O Correspondent

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi moved the Supreme Court on Saturday challenging the Gujarat High Court’s verdict which dismissed his plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark and said that if the judgment is not stayed, it would lead to throttling of free speech, free expression, free thought, and free statement.

Manipur burns, EU Parliament discusses it, but Modi hasn't said a word: Rahul Gandhi

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 18:42:39 S O Correspondent

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the situation in Manipur and the European Parliament discussing it, saying he has not uttered a word on either of these.

Ajit Pawar to meet PM Modi on July 18 to discuss farmers' issues

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 18:34:28 S O Correspondent

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 18 and will raise the issues faced by farmers in the state during the meeting.