Ahmedabad, March 5 Sanatan Dharma promotes social harmony and unity, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Thursday while asserting that discrimination in the name of caste harms both religion and society. Addressing a function at Swaminarayan temple at Jetalpur village near here, he said every creation of God has a purpose and […]
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New Delhi, March 5 India on Thursday condoled the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conveying to the Iranian ambassador New Delhi’s message of sympathy. Misri visited the Iranian embassy and signed the condolence book on behalf of the government of India. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) […]
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By K J M Varma Beijing, March 5 China on Thursday lowered its GDP target to 4.5 to 5 per cent for this year in the face of Trump’s trade tariff war, the worsening global crisis following the US-Iran war and headwinds in the domestic economy, owing to property market slump and unemployment crisis. The […]
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The North News New Delhi, March 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a “swift end” to the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine, saying no issue can be resolved through military confrontation. Modi made the remarks after holding wide-ranging talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “India and Finland, both, believe in the […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 5 The budget session of the Punjab Assembly, set to commence on March 6, is likely to witness heated debates as opposition parties — Congress, BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal — will look to corner the Bhagwant Mann government over key issues including “deteriorating” law and order and “rising” […]
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New Delhi, March 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday soft-launched four digital tools that will drive the country’s first fully digital Census, with the first phase starting April 1. Shah launched the Houselisting Block Creator (HLBC) web application for digital mapping using satellite imagery, which will ensure standardised geographic coverage across the country; […]
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New Delhi, March 5 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday met the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in Thimphu and offered comprehensive support for technical assistance and development of best practices in the digitisation and digitalisation of judicial processes in the Himalayan nation. A press statement issued by the Supreme Court […]
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Patna, March 5 JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar’s “wish to become a Rajya Sabha member” has paved the way for the formation of a new government, with the BJP now appearing poised to have its “own CM” in the only Hindi heartland state where the post has eluded the party. The writing had been on the […]
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Itanagar, March 5 A tourist from West Bengal was apprehended in Arunachal Pradesh for allegedly stealing religious items from two prominent sites, including the Tawang Monastery, an official said on Thursday. Tawang Deputy Superintendent of Police Kato Tasso said the 54-year-old man was traced and detained after CCTV footage of the theft went viral on […]
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Pune, March 5 The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department questioned top officials from VSR Ventures, which operated the aircraft involved in the Baramati crash that claimed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s life, here on Thursday, a CID officer said. He did not disclose more details about the questioning, which was still underway. A Learjet 45 aircraft, […]
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