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2027 Census begins: President Murmu, Prime Minister Modi and other leaders complete self-count

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2027 Census begins: President Murmu, Prime Minister Modi and other leaders complete self-count

New Delhi: President Drupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in a self-examination exercise for Census 2027 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, according to the President’s Office.The office said in a post onVice President CP Radhakrishnan also filled up the self-enumeration form for Census 2027 online at the Vice President’s residence on Wednesday, according to an official statement.The … Read more

Punjab: Suspect hurls grenade-like object outside BJP office before blast

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Punjab: Suspect hurls grenade-like object outside BJP office before blast

New Delhi: An explosion outside the Punjab unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Wednesday night triggered panic in the area, with police confirming that an improvised explosive device appeared to have been thrown at the spot. No injuries were reported.The explosion occurred outside the party office in District 37 at … Read more

Mirza Waheed explores family, loss and the digital abyss

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Mirza Waheed explores family, loss and the digital abyss

ask: what is this The Origin of “Mariam”& son‘? one: I started thinking about people like Maryam many years ago. You know, 2016-17…the emergence of ISIS and the destruction of Iraq. In those days, you heard these guys on the news all the time…”So-and-so fled to Iraq and went to fight in Syria.” But that’s … Read more

‘Who are the biggest litigants? Fees should be levied’: SC fines Center Rs 25,000 in CISF dismissal case

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'Who are the biggest litigants? Fees should be levied': SC fines Center Rs 25,000 in CISF dismissal case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday levied Rs 25,000 as costs on the Center challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order staying the dismissal of a CISF officer, finding that the matter involved unnecessary litigation.A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan upheld the high court’s decision and directed recovery of salary of the … Read more

‘We will find him another job’: Rahul Gandhi says he met ‘Yamaraj’ during election campaign in Kerala, highlights UDF health scheme

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'We will find him another job': Rahul Gandhi says he met 'Yamaraj' during election campaign in Kerala, highlights UDF health scheme

Screen grab: New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday shared a video of an unusual interaction during the Kerala polls in which he encountered a man dressed as ‘Yamaraj’ (Hindu god of death) on a bus in Barussery.The interaction appeared to be part of a campaign to promote the UDF’s proposed Oommen Chandy health … Read more

Explosion outside Punjab PPP office; police cordon off area

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Explosion outside Punjab PPP office; police cordon off area

New Delhi: Suspected explosion outside Punjab office bjp in Chandigarh, prompting a response from security agencies.Security officials have since launched an investigation and cordoned off the surrounding area. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vineet Joshi said the sound was heard around 5 p.m.Senior police officers, including Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwardip Kaur, and the CFSL team … Read more

‘Double Gurami government’: Priyanka Gandhi calls PM a ‘slave’ of the US, Assam Chief Minister Himanta calls Modi a ‘slave’

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'Double Gurami government': Priyanka Gandhi calls PM a 'slave' of the US, Assam Chief Minister Himanta calls Modi a 'slave'

New Delhi: congress Leader Priyanka Vadra on Wednesday lashed out at the BJP-led central and state governments. assamaccused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of running a “double-slavery government”.Addressing a rally in Nazira, Priyanka took aim at the BJP’s core campaign pitch, saying the party had failed to deliver on its … Read more

Ousted by Jyoti Basu, overshadowed by Mamata, crushed by the BJP: Congress spends 50 years in exile in West Bengal

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Ousted by Jyoti Basu, overshadowed by Mamata, crushed by the BJP: Congress spends 50 years in exile in West Bengal

Rahul Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Jyoti Basu, Mamata Banerjee (file photo) New Delhi: Congress party has been in power for nearly 50 years indira gandhi During that era, stalwart Siddhartha Shankar Ray was the Chief Minister of West Bengal. His tenure ended in 1977 and was replaced by an all-out communist wave led by veteran Marxist … Read more

Music by Tesseract: Sounds of Truth

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Music by Tesseract: Sounds of Truth

There’s a moment near the end of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut when a waltz plays out over a scene of unsettling beauty. The piece, Shostakovich’s Waltz No. 2, was composed for a Soviet film in the mid-1950s, was completely mistakenly attributed to another suite, and is now one of the most recognized orchestral works … Read more

Puducherry assembly election SWOT analysis: NDA vs Congress-DMK in direct clash amid TVK buzz

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Puducherry assembly election SWOT analysis: NDA vs Congress-DMK in direct clash amid TVK buzz

Congress’ V Vaithilingam; CM N Rangasamy; TVK chief Vijay NEW DELHI: The upcoming Puducherry assembly elections have set the stage for a direct contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of All India NR Congress (AINRC)–BJP and the Congress–DMK’s Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA).The NDA, led by chief minister and AINRC founder-president N Rangasamy, is … Read more