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1,500 Sikhs join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Punjab

New Delhi In a significant development, 1,500 members from the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, along with Singh Sabha and other Sikh organisations, joined BJP on Saturday, just weeks ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Delhi and Punjab. At a grand ceremony held at the party's central office in New Delhi, BJP's National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, National Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and...

Mexican President urges US to stop issuing human rights report

Mexico City Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has reiterated his request that the U.S. government stop issuing the report evaluating the human rights situation in several countries, considering it a violation of sovereignty. "It violates the sovereignty of any people, of any country, we are independent," Lopez Obrador told his daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City...

Four killed in drone attack on gas field in Iraq

Baghdad (Iraq) Four persons were killed in a drone attack on a gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region, prompting condemnation from both regional and federal authorities. Peshawa Hawramani, the spokesperson for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), said in a statement that the strike killed four Yemeni nationals working in the field and inflicted significant damage on the infrastructure on Friday, Xinhua news ...

Cleric murdered in Ajmer mosque

Jaipur (Rajasthan) Rajasthan Police have deputed additional forces in the city after a young cleric was murdered in a mosque in Ajmer on Saturday. The incident was reported at around 3 a.m. on Saturday, said police officials adding that three masked miscreants committed the crime. At the time of the incident, there were six minors in the mosque who were threatened and asked not to scream. The minors...

Making UNGA more effective can't be divorced from UNSC reforms: India

United Nations Making the General Assembly more effective cannot be divorced from the wider context of the reform of the UN, including the Security Council, according to India. "Revitalisation of the General Assembly must also be seen in the wider context of the overall reform of the United Nations," Pratik Mathur, a minister at India's UN mission said on Thursday. Speaking at a mee...

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Rekha blesses mom-to-be Richa Chadha, gives her baby bump a kiss

Mumbai (Maharashtra) Veteran actress Rekha blessed mom-to-be Richa Chadha and was seen giving her blossoming baby bump a kiss. Rekha was attending the premiere of the upcoming series 'Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar'. A clip showcases the iconic actress engaging in a conversation with Richa, who will be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s show. Rekha then bends down and gives...

TMC’s corruption has taken away happiness of 26,000 families, PM Modi

Kolkata (West Bengal) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Mamata government, saying that the massive corruption unleashed by Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has ruined the peace and happiness of around 26,000 families in the state. He said this in reference to the recent order by a division bench of Calcutta High Court cancelling as many as 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run ...

Pakistan rejects U.S. report on human rights practices

Islamabad (Pakistan) Pakistan has "categorically" rejected a report by the US State Department over human rights violations in the country last year, saying that only a "politically motivated report can ignore the alarming situation in Gaza". "It is deeply concerning that a report purported to highlight human rights situations around the world ignores or downplays the most urgent hotspo...

SC dismisses pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. A bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked the Election Commission of India to examine the suggestion if the VVPAT slips may, in addition to the party symbol, have unique barcodes on them, whi...

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Big B on being honoured with Mangeshkar Award: ‘Abhaar aur mera param saubhagya’

Mumbai (Maharashtra) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was feted with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award for his remarkable contributions to the field of cinema, has expressed his gratitude for the honour. Amitabh took to X (formerly called Twitter) and shared a picture of himself receiving the award from Usha Mangeshkar, sister of the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar. "Aabhaar aur mera para...

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Neha Kakkar grooves with ‘Gulabi Sadi’ hitmaker Sanju Rathod on 'Superstar Singer 3'

Mumbai (Maharashtra) Singer-songwriter Sanju Rathod, acclaimed for his viral hit Marathi song 'Gulabi Sadi', is poised to make an appearance on the kids' singing reality show 'Superstar Singer 3'. In the upcoming ‘Vivaah Special’ episode, contestants, alongside their captains, will render some of the most iconic wedding songs. Embracing the episode's theme, the conte...

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Priyanka talks about her documentary ‘Womb’: Rallying call to action for women

Mumbai (Maharashtra) Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who has produced the streaming documentary 'Women of My Billion' (WOMB), has said that women have borne the brunt of gender bias for a very long time. The actress shared that her documentary is a call for solidarity and action to help women rise above the odds. 'Women of My Billion' (WOMB), directed by Ajitesh Sharma, is a stark and touchin...

Indonesia officially declares Prabowo Subianto as President

Jakarta (Indonesia) Indonesia's General Election Commission (KPU) here on Wednesday declared Prabowo Subianto as the country's eighth President after appeals of two defeated presidential candidates concerning a dispute over presidential polls in February were rejected by the constitutional court. KPU Chairman Hasyim Asy'ari announced that Prabowo and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka have b...

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Swati Sharma completed 60 parikramas around Shivling to get scene right

Mumbai (Maharashtra) Swati Sharma, who essays the role of Aashi in the show 'Chaahenge Tumhe Itnaa', has shared that she ended up doing 60 parikramas for a scene in the show. In a recent episode, Amrita, played by Khyati Keswani, becomes insecure as Siddharth, whom she believes to be her lost son, gives more attention to Aashi. This leaves Amrita feeling insecure, prompting her to ask Aashi to perfor...

All three units of EVMs have their own microcontroller, ECI tells SC

New Delhi The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday apprised the Supreme Court that all three units (i.e. ballot unit, control unit and VVPAT) of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have their own microcontroller. “These microcontrollers are housed in secured unauthorised access modules so they cannot be accessed physically also,” submitted an ECI official before a bench presided by J...

Global human rights facing most serious threats in decades: Amnesty

London (U.K.) Human rights worldwide are facing their most serious threats in decades, the London-based advocacy group Amnesty International said in its annual report on Wednesday. The organisation highlighted the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine as well as the spread of authoritarian governments which are damaging the international order by violating international law and disregarding fundamental rights. &...

Congress does not want Indians to pass on their property to their children: PM Modi

Surguja (Chhattisgarh) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at the remarks made by Congress' Sam Pitroda for advocating an 'inheritance tax' like law. At an election rally in Surguja, PM Modi said that the Congress does not want the countrymen to pass on their property to their children. "The advisor to the prince of the royal famiy has said that more taxes should be imposed on ...

PM Modi has lifted 400 million people out of poverty: JP Morgan CEO

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lifted 400 million (40 crore) people out of poverty and is doing an “unbelievable job” in India, Global banking giant JP Morgan Chase chief executive officer (CEO) Jamie Dimon has said. Speaking at an event hosted by the Economic Club of New York on Tuesday, Dimon lauded the economic reforms implemented by the Modi government and said some of them could ...

India calls for ‘gender-responsive arms control’ to prevent sexual violence in conflicts

United Nations To combat sexual violence in conflict situations, India has advocated a multifaceted approach including “gender-responsive arms control” that prevents the proliferation of weapons. “Demilitarisation, intertwined with disarmament, calls for gender-responsive arms control” (and) “this approach recognises the role of weapon proliferation in conflict-related sexual viole...

Madras HC declares 2010 amendment on Waqf properties by TN govt as unconstitutional

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Madras High Court has declared unconstitutional a 2010 amendment which brought Waqf properties under the ambit of the Tamil Nadu Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act of 1976. This amendment empowered the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to order the eviction of encroachers in his/her capacity as Estate Officer. The first bench of the ...

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