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Rajasthan High Court receives fourth bomb threat; premises evacuated
All the threats received earlier had turned out to be a hoax; Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Manish Agarwal said the threats were sent to ‘create panic’
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Division of Vande Mataram song led to partition of India, says Amit Shah
Amit Shah said Vande Mataram was the “mantra” that awakened India’s cultural nationalism, and remains as relevant today as it was during the freedom struggle
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Number of Maoist-hit States, districts has considerably gone down in last 10 years, Lok Sabha told
Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home said the number of effected States have gone down to five from 10 while the number of districts hit by Left Wing Extremism have also gone down from 126 to 11
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India must define its own growth path amid fractured global alliances: Adani
Delivering the keynote address at the 100th foundation day celebrations of IIT, Dhanbad, Gautam Adani said that nations across the globe were acting in pure self-interest, and India must master the energy systems that fuel its growth
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The Kalinga Literary Festival with Penguin Random House India has launched a book review competition
Grand prizes include ₹10,000 for the winner and ₹5,000 for the runner-up, along with a hamper of Penguin books
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Home Minister Amit Shah likely to visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands later this week: Officials
Officials have recieved preliminary information about Mr. Shah’s arrival on December 11 or 12 at the Veer Savarkar International Airport, but the final itinerary is awaited
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Government cancels 5,371 licences of fertiliser firms for malpractices during Apr.-Nov., says Nadda
The Minister said that the Centre has supplied fertilisers to every State and the supplies are monitored in real time through Integrated Fertiliser Monitoring System
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Govt working on war footing to control pests, diseases affecting coconut plantations: Agriculture Minister
India ranks first in coconut production and Pollachi in Coimbatore is a major producer with coconut plantations spanning 1.2 lakh hectares, the Minister said during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha
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INDIA bloc MPs submit letter to LS Speaker to move impeachment motion against Justice Swaminathan
The move comes against the backdrop of the Thirupparankundram row; INDIA bloc alleges Justice Swaminathan deciding cases on the basis of political ideology
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Mamata Banerjee demands PM’s apology over ‘Bankim da’ remark in Lok Sabha
Mamata Banerjee said the Prime Minister was not even born when the country achieved Independence and yet chose to address one of Bengal's greatest cultural icons casually
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Dubbing artiste Bhagyalakshmi quits FEFKA in protest against move to reinstate Dileep after acquittal in actor rape case
Bhagyalakshmi alleges the federation failed to stand with the survivor
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ECI legally has no right to hold SIR, says Manish Tewari
Manish Tewari said that in India's democracy there are two stakeholders — people who vote as electors and political parties that participate in the poll
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Maharashtra doctor’s death: Handwriting on note verified; policeman, techie involved in harassment, says CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis confirms harassment by a policeman and techie led to a doctor’s death, as handwriting verification supports her claims.
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No airline, however large, will be permitted to cause hardship to passengers: Naidu
Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu says ‘strict and appropriate action will be taken’ against IndiGo for the flight disruptions
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Opposition leaders stage protest on Vidhan Bhavan steps over farmers' issues
On the second day of the Maharashtra Assembly's Winter session, Opposition leaders accused the government of delaying the purchase of soyabean, which resulted in farmers selling the produce well below the Minimum Support Price
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SC seeks EC response on plea challenging ‘special revision’, and not SIR, in Assam
The petitioner questions why an SIR was not conducted in Assam, but is done in 12 other States and Union Territories; alleges the presence of ‘40 to 50 lakh illegal immigrants’ even in 1997.
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Laws to be for citizens convenience, not to harass: PM to NDA MPs
PM Modi also said reforms should be brought in all aspects of society and not just in the economy
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Pleasant weather sets the stage for Kerala local body elections
With the weather turning pleasant, no weather stations in the State recorded rain events in the last 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday
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Wishes pour in as Sonia Gandhi turns 79
Sonia Gandhi, the longest serving Congress president, has taken a back seat from active politics in the last few years due to health reasons
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'Vande Mataram' row: Congress cites historian's remarks referring to Tagore's advice on song, slams PM
Sugata Bose, in a video, said that it was on Tagore's advice that the Congress decided that at national meetings only the first part of the Vande Mataram song would be performed
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