Air India crash: Airline disburses Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to families of victims; Tata Group sets up welfare trust | India News

[ad_1] Air India disburses Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to families of crash victims NEW DELHI: Following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12, the airline announced that it has disbursed Rs 25 lakh in interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 passengers who died, as well as…

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‘Weapons made in India unsettle terrorism’s masters’: PM Modi hails indigenous arms in Operation Sindoor; pushes for manufacturing and economic growth | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the key role of indigenous “Made-in-India” weapons in Operation Sindoor, stating that they continue to unsettle those who support terrorism.Speaking at a public event in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi, he also launched a range of development projects aimed at boosting infrastructure and economic growth in the…

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‘Won’t do trade’: Donald Trump calls on Cambodia, Thailand to ‘end the war’; ‘reminds me of India-Pakistan’ conflict | India News

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Saturday called upon Cambodia and Thailand to put an end to the ongoing deadly border conflict, threatening them that America would not make any trade deal with them if they did not announce a ceasefire. He further said that the conflict reminded him of “Pakistan and India”, which, he…

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‘Will contest from … ‘: Tej Pratap Yadav’s big announcement ahead of Bihar elections; ‘uncle Nitish won’t be CM’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tej Pratap Yadav on Saturday announced that he would be contesting the upcoming Bihar elections from Mahua. Last month, he was expelled from Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD)- a party headed by his father Lalu Prasad Yadav- after he made public his 12-year long relationship in a social media post, only to later…

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Naxalites killed in encounters: 4 eliminated in Chhattisgarh; 3 in Jharkhand | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday.Three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand’s Gumla district earlier in the day.According to officials, intelligence inputs had indicated the presence of members of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a breakaway…

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Evening news wrap: Bihar ambulance rape shocks nation; 8 killed in ‘terror’ attack at Iran ‘judiciary centre’ | India News

[ad_1] A 26-year-old woman was gang-raped inside a moving ambulance after collapsing during a Home Guard recruitment test in Bihar’s Gaya district. In Iran, a terrorist attack on a judiciary center in Zahedan left eight dead, including five civilians and three gunmen. Union minister Piyush Goyal addressed the Prada–Kolhapuri row, assuring that India will receive…

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‘Asked for a smoking room’: Kiren Rijiju recalls first request to Speaker – here’s what he got instead | India News

[ad_1] Image credit: Kiren Rijiju’s Insta NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju shared an embarrassing yet unforgettable anecdote from his early days in politics, when his very first request to the Lok Sabha Speaker was for a “smoking room.”Recalling his first meeting with Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, Kiren Rijiju said he walked out with a…

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‘Indian citizens pushed into Bangladesh at gunpoint’: Owaisi makes shocking claims; calls detention of Bengali-speaking Muslims ‘illegal’ | India News

[ad_1] AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday criticised the detention and deportation of Bengali-speaking Muslim citizens across India, accusing the police administration of unfairly branding them as “illegal immigrants.” Taking a dig at the BJP-led central government, Owaisi alleged it was acting…

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‘Ashamed to support Bihar govt’: Chirag Paswan flays NDA ally Nitish Kumar over rising crime; ‘can’t keep Biharis safe’ | India News

[ad_1] Chirag Paswan and Nitish Kumar (R) NEW DELHI: “I feel ashamed that I am supporting a government where crime has become uncontrolled,” said LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday, stirring political waters with a pointed attack on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar — even as his party remains part of the BJP-led…

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‘OBCs will have to think …’: Congress’ Udit Raj likens Rahul Gandhi to Ambedkar; BJP slams comparison | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday stepped up its attack on Congress after party leader Udit Raj claimed that Rahul Gandhi can become “second Ambedkar” if the members of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community support and follow him.In a social media post on X, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya accused Congress…

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