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New York: Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in the US history, shattering a record set by former President Barack Obama, according to a media report. As of November 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for president, the National […]
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Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris of Indian origin inched closer to the magic figure of 270 Electoral College votes, even as incumbent Republican President Donald Trump moved ahead with his plan to mount a massive legal battle. Biden is falling short of six to 17 Electoral College […]
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Srinagar: Unknown gunmen on Thursday looted Rs 60 lakh cash from a bank van in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. Around 10:30 am, several unknown gunmen looted cash from a van of Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch Shopian near Jamia Masjid area in south Kashmir, a police official said. He said the gunmen […]
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Srinagar: The body of a policeman was found tied to a tree in Budgam district of central Kashmir on Thursday, hours after he went missing, police said. Constable Ishfaq Rather was posted at Parihaspora in Pattan area of Baramulla district, a police official said. Rather, a resident of Magam area, went missing from his home […]
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India, DSGMC slams Pak's decision
New Delhi: India on Thursday described as “highly condemnable” Pakistan’s decision to transfer the management of the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara from a Sikh body to a separate trust, saying it runs against the religious sentiments of the Sikh community. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India received representations from the Sikh community expressing grave […]
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Dubs Yogi’s talk of throwing out people "faltu baat"
Patna: NDA partners BJP and the JD(U) appear divided on the contentious new citizenship law, with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserting illegal immigrants will be thrown out of the country and the alliance’s CM face for Bihar Nitish Kumar calling such talk “faltu baat”. Notes of dissonance emanated from the JD(U)-BJP stable on […]
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Jammu: The Pakistan army violated the ceasefire thrice on Thursday by resorting to heavy firing and shelling on forward areas and posts in three sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The Pakistani side also resorted to firing along the International Border (IB), targeting hamlets and border outposts in Hiranagar […]
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Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner K K Sharma issued the first notification on Thursday for conducting the maiden election to the district development councils (DDCs) in 20 districts and by-polls to panchayats. The DDC elections, the first major political activity since the abrogation of Article 370 provisions on August 5 last year, will […]
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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said a three-pronged approach is being adopted to address internal security challenges that includes development of areas hit by terrorism and a desire to go “more than half way” to negotiate with dissatisfied groups to secure political settlements of issues. The defence minister, addressing an online seminar, […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Centre to consider issuing nationwide guidelines to do away with practice of pasting posters outside the homes of COVID-19 patients. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah, without issuing any formal notice on one Kush Kalra’s plea seeking framing of the […]
