‘History being made’: PM Modi says after inaugurating Kartavya Bhawans | India News

PM Modi with Union ministers Manohar Lal and Jitendra Singh during the inaugural programme of the ‘Seva Teerth’ and two Kartavya Bhawans. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two new Kartavya Bhawans and released a commemorative postage stamp and coin on Friday, hours after shifting to his new office, “Seva Teertha.” The…

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Evening news wrap: Tarique Rahman puts Bangladesh first in foreign policy; Piyush Goyal slams Rahul Gandhi over India–US trade deal row; & more | India News

BNP chief Tarique Rahman pledges Bangladesh first foreign policy after landslide win. Piyush Goyal hits back at Rahul Gandhi over India–US trade deal, says pact will boost textiles and farmers. Metro Line-4 parapet collapse in Mulund kills one, injures three; CM Fadnavis orders probe. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha revives handshake row ahead of India–Pakistan…

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Om Birla sets up ‘Parliamentary Friendship Groups’ with over 60 nations; Tharoor, Owaisi, Nishikant Dubey among leaders | India News

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker OM Birla has constituted Parliamentary Friendship Groups with over 60 countries, in a move to boost “India’s inter- parliamentary engagement with the world”, according to the Lok Sabha secretariat’s announcement on Monday.“In a significant step to widen India’s inter- parliamentary engagement with the world, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has…

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‘Ghar wapsi will take place soon’: All India Imam Organisation chief says PoK will be reintegrated with India | India News

Chief Imam of the All India Imam Organisation Umer Ahmed Ilyasi NEW DELHI: Chief Imam of the All India Imam Organisation Umer Ahmed Ilyasi on Friday said Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) would “very soon” be reintegrated with India, while also praising the changes he said had taken place in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of…

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‘Parting of ways’: Mani Shankar Aiyar, Shashi Tharoor clash in fiery open letter war | India News

NEW DELHI: A public spat erupted between Mani Shankar Aiyar and Shashi Tharoor on Thursday, with both exchanging sharply-worded open letters over foreign policy, ideology and personal remarks.The confrontation began when Aiyar wrote an open letter to Tharoor, published in Frontline magazine, criticising his comments during a television discussion on the ongoing conflict involving Iran,…

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AIIMS-Delhi to study link between lung cancer and air pollution | India News

The AIIMS-Delhi is studying links between exposure to air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter 2.5, and the risk of developing lung cancer. The AIRCARE study, which the institution claimed is the first of its kind, is being led by Dr Abhishek Shankar, Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, AIIMS. Dr Shankar said that as air pollution continues…

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‘Abetment requires direct instigation, not mere harassment’: Why Mumbai court acquitted bizman in 2013 suicide case

Twelve years after an HIV-positive woman died by suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of her Goregaon building, a Mumbai sessions court has acquitted a 37-year-old businessman accused of abetting her death, ruling that harassment alone cannot amount to abetment without clear intent to drive a person to take their own life. The case…

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