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Dawoodi Bohra Delegation Meets PM Modi, Welcomes Waqf Amendment Act
- Apr 17, 2025 19:27 pm IST
- Asian News International
A delegation from the Dawoodi Bohra community met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to express their gratitude for the recently enacted Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, calling it a long-pending demand of the community.
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Indian Official Team Likely To Visit Washington Next Week For Trade Talks
- Apr 17, 2025 18:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
An Indian official team is likely to visit Washington next week to iron out differences on certain issues before formally launching negotiations for the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA), an official said.
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"Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Will Happen This Year": Foreign Ministry
- Apr 17, 2025 18:52 pm IST
- Asian News International
India and China are set to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, a sacred pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar in Tibet, after a pause since 2020.
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Bengaluru Man Claims He Bought Rs 50-Crore Dog, Probe Agency Goes Sniffing
- Apr 17, 2025 18:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Mukesh Singh Sengar
- Edited by: Liu Chuen Chen
A Bengaluru man's claim that he spent approximately Rs 50 crore for a rare breed of "wolfdog" sent an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team sniffing at his residence on Thursday, to hunt down any possible corruption.
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Actor Vincy Aloshious Says Won't File Complaint About Drug Use On Sets By Co-Star
- Apr 17, 2025 18:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Malayalam actor Vincy Aloshious, who has alleged that her co-actor Shine Tom Chacko used drugs on the sets of a movie on Thursday said she will not lodge a complaint with the police on the issue.
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"Will Discuss All Relevant Issues": Foreign Ministry On JD Vance's India Visit
- Apr 17, 2025 18:24 pm IST
- Asian News International
All relevant issues between India and the United States will be discussed during the upcoming visit of US Vice President JD Vance from April 21 to 24, which is expected to further strengthen bilateral ties, said Ministry of External Affairs.
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Medical Boards Can't Act Like Postmen: Top Court On Nitish Katara Murder Case
- Apr 17, 2025 18:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed for its "casual approach" the AIIMS medical board, constituted to assess the condition of the relative of a convict in the Nitish Katara case.
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Violence-Hit Murshidabad Victims Meet Bengal Governor, Seek BSF Camp In Area
- Apr 17, 2025 18:10 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday took a group of people, rendered homeless due to the recent riots in Murshidabad, to the Raj Bhawan, where they narrated their ordeal to Governor CV Ananda Bose.
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10,000 Gathered, Cop's Pistol Snatched: Bengal's Waqf Violence Report
- Apr 17, 2025 17:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The police was up against a crowd of around 10,000 people as violence broke out in Bengal last week over the amended Waqf law, the West Bengal government has told the High Court.
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Maharashtra Rolls Out NEP, Hindi Now Mandatory 3rd Language For Classes 1-5
- Apr 17, 2025 17:49 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Maharashtra government has made Hindi a compulsory third language from Std I-V in Marathi and English medium schools in the state as per the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
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India To Navigate Global Disruptions With Long-Term Investments: N Sitharaman
- Apr 17, 2025 17:41 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the rise of protectionist policies has the potential to disrupt global supply chains but India will navigate the global disruptions with policy agility and long-term investments.
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High Court Summons D Fadnavis In Petition Challenging His 2024 Assembly Poll Win
- Apr 17, 2025 17:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Thursday issued summons (notice) to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in a poll petition challenging his 2024 win from the Nagpur South West assembly seat.
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'Take Hate Speech Seriously': Court Orders Case Against Tamil Nadu Minister
- Apr 17, 2025 17:20 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The Madras High Court today ordered the police to file a case against Tamil Nadu minister A Ponmudy for allegedly making derogatory and hate speeches against women and religious denominations.
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5-Time Congress MLA Jai Kishan Dies At 66, Party Leaders Offers Condolences
- Apr 17, 2025 17:20 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Senior Delhi Congress leader and former MLA Jai Kishan died due to cardiac arrest at his home in Sultanpur Majra here on Thursday, party leaders said. He was 66.
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CBI Conducts Searches At AAP Leader's Residence Over Alleged Foreign Funding Violations
- Apr 17, 2025 17:04 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of former AAP MLA and party's Gujarat polls co-incharge Durgesh Pathak after registering an FIR against him for allegedly receiving foreign donations for his party in contravention of FCRA norms.
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Garbage Mountains Will Disappear Like Dinosaurs: Delhi Minister's 5 Year Commitment
- Apr 17, 2025 16:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday said the government was exploring possibility of hiring an additional agency to expedite the waste processing and asserted the city's garbage mounds would "disappear" in the next 5 years.
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Naveen Patnaik Files Nomination For BJD President Post For 9th Consecutive Term
- Apr 17, 2025 16:40 pm IST
- Asian News International
Odisha's former Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik on Thursday filed his nomination for the post of BJD president, marking his bid for a ninth consecutive term.
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Amid Language Row In Tamil Nadu, Hindi Made Compulsory In Maharashtra
- Apr 17, 2025 16:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Radhika Ramaswamy
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The "Hindi imposition" row has spread from the south to Maharashtra, with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, in a post on X, slamming the Centre's three-language policy.
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Tale Of 2 'Jagdishes': Hospital Mix-Up Could Have Led To Unwanted Surgery
- Apr 17, 2025 16:35 pm IST
- Written by: Harsha Kumari Singh
A 60-year-old man attending to his injured son at a Rajasthan government hospital almost had a surprise operation, thanks to his name. Jagdish's son Manish was admitted to the Government Medical College in Kota after an accident