‘Who is at fault?’ RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav takes on EC over two EPIC numbers; ‘will give good answer to it’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday took on the Election Commission seeking accountability from the poll body over the issuance of two EPIC numbers to him.“If two EPIC numbers were issues, who is at fault? And they ask explanation from me,” Yadav told reporters.He further informed that he had not received any…

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‘Will our citizenship be taken?’: Mamata Banerjee accuses ‘double-engine govt’ of targeting Bengali voters with NRC-like drive; BJP says she’s defending fake voters | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP-led central government is attempting to strip citizens of their rights under the guise of revising the state’s voter list. Her remarks came after the BJP demanded a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state.Speaking at a public…

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‘If India doesn’t matter to them …’: Shashi Tharoor calls for 50% tariff on US; asks why stop at 17% | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed the United States for imposing additional 25% tariff on India and called for hitting the US back with “reciprocal” tariffs of 50 per cent. “We should also impose 50 per cent tariff on US goods,” the Congress leader said. “I think the average Indian tariffs…

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J&K: Bus carrying CRPF jawans falls into gorge in Udhampur; 3 killed, several injured | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Three CRPF personnel lost their lives and 15 others were injured after a CRPF vehicle met with an accident near Kandva in the Basantgarh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday.According to Additional SP Udhampur, Sandeep Bhat, police teams rushed to the spot soon after the incident and launched a…

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‘You can’t even blame this disaster on 70 years of Congress’: Mallikarjun Kharge slams govt over Trump tariffs; calls Centre ‘clueless’ | India News

[ad_1] PM Modi and Mallikarjun Kharge (R) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge came down hard on the Modi government Thursday after US President Donald Trump hit India with a total 50% trade tariff, calling it one of the biggest setbacks to India’s foreign policy in recent times.The Trump administration had first announced a 25%…

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Cash-at-home row: SC rejects Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea; judge had challenged in-house inquiry | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Justice Yashwant Varma’s petition challenging the in-house inquiry process and its findings, which held him complicit in huge cash discovered from his official residence premises, and then CJI Sanjiv Khanna’s recommendation to President and PM to initiate a removal motion against him.A bench of Justices Dipanakar…

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Trump’s 50% tariff: ‘Crude bullying’, says Congress; declares ‘India shall overcome’ | India News

[ad_1] Congress MP Manish Tewari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday reacted to the United States’ decision to impose a steep tariff on India, calling it an act of “crude bullying” and expressing confidence that India will get through it.President Donald Trump recently announced an additional 25% tariff on India for…

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‘It’s definitely a blow’: Shashi Tharoor reacts to Trump’s 50% tariff on India; asserts it’s not a ‘good news’ | India News

[ad_1] Donald Trump and Shashi Tharoor (R) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday responded to the Trump administration’s decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on India for importing crude oil from Russia. With this, the total tariff imposed by the US on Indian goods now stands at 50%.The new…

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NDA VP pick to get ‘unconditional’ support from Shiv Sena | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday announced Shiv Sena’s “unconditional support” to NDA’s candidate for vice-president, potentially setting the line for other alliance partners to follow and increase the chances of BJP getting one of its own appointed to the constitutional position after the Sept 9 election.On a visit to Delhi,…

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