Month: March 2024

Russian Military Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Crimea, Says Governor

March 28, 2024 admin

Footage on social media showed a plane in flames falling out of the sky. (Representational) A Russian military plane crashed Thursday into the sea off Ukraine’s annexed Crimean peninsula, the Moscow-installed governor of the city of Sevastopol said. “A military plane has fallen into the sea,” Mikhail Razvozhayev said in a post on Telegram, without…

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Vice President On Citizenship Law CAA

March 28, 2024 admin

He highlighted the long history of India giving refuge to many religious communities (File) New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed his strong disapproval of the use of sovereign platforms for making ignorant observations about CAA. Emphasising that CAA is meant to give reprieve to those persecuted on religious grounds in our neighbourhood, VP Dhankar…

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Mallikarjun Kharge Counters PM Narendra Modi’s “Browbeat and Bully” Comment

March 28, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Congress’s Mallikarjun Kharge issued a strong rebuttal this evening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment that to “browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture”. In a statement that started with a mild “it is not proper form for the PM to comment on our judiciary”, the Congress chief went on to ask…

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“Enforcement Directorate, CBI Are Independent. Nothing To Do With BJP”: Minister Anurag Thakur

March 28, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Refuting the opposition’s claims, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are independent agencies and the probe agencies have nothing to do with the BJP. Speaking at the Times Now Summit, Mr Thakur emphasised that “no one can accuse Modi ji of…

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Kerala Financially Distressed Due To Poor Governance By UDF, LDF: Nirmala Sitharaman

March 28, 2024 admin

No money has been spent on development of the state, claimed Nirmala Sitharaman (File) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, according to the Reserve Bank of India, Kerala is one of the top five financially-stressed states in India, and alleged that this was due to the poor governance of successive…

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BJP Demands Apology From DMK Leader Kathir Anand Over ‘Face Cream’ Remark

March 28, 2024 admin

DMK leader Kathir Anand made the alleged remarks earlier on Wednesday (File) Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded an apology from Kathir Anand, candidate of the ruling Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) from Vellore Lok Sabha constituency, over his alleged remarks against women during an election event. Expressing dissapointment over the alleged ‘fairness cream’…

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Gangster-Politician Mukhtar Ansari Dies Of Cardiac Arrest At 63

March 28, 2024 admin

Prohibitory orders have been imposed across Uttar Pradesh. Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has died of a cardiac arrest after being hospitalised earlier in the day. The five-time former MLA from Mau in Uttar Pradesh had been in jail in the state and in Punjab since 2005. A medical bulletin said the 63-year-old, who was lodged…

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Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

March 28, 2024 admin

A file photo of Phillippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippine President said on March 28 that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese Coast Guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr….

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The European Commission probe against Apple, Meta and Google for non-compliance with fair market provisions | Explained

March 28, 2024 admin

The story so far: In a comprehensive slew of measures to ensure “contestable and fair markets in the digital sector” in line with the provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission on March 25 initiated ‘non-compliance investigations’ against Apple, Meta and Google’s parent Alphabet. It will also investigate Amazon’s ranking practices on…

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Continue To Encourage Peaceful Resolution Of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: India

March 28, 2024 admin

India’s stand was reiterated by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson on Thursday. New Delhi: India on Thursday said it continues to encourage a peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict through “dialogue and diplomacy”. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in response to a query during a press meet on India’s stand…

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