No one has invited Lalu for Ram Mandir inauguration: Samrat Choudhary

No one has invited Lalu for Ram Mandir inauguration: Samrat Choudhary

Patna, Jan 17 - Bihar BJP President Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday said that no one has invited the former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav for the inauguration of Ram Mandir on January 22.

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I’m a monk because of Ram Mandir movement: Yogi

I’m a monk because of Ram Mandir movement: Yogi

Lucknow, Jan 17 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that he became a monk because of the Ram Mandir movement.

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PM did nothing to resolve the Naga political issue: Rahul Gandhi

PM did nothing to resolve the Naga political issue: Rahul Gandhi

Imphal, Jan 17 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Prime Minister of doing nothing to resolve the Naga political issue though Narendra Modi committed to solve the issue nine years ago after the Framework Agreement was signed with the Naga

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Akasa Air to operate daily Pune-Ayodhya flights from Feb 15

Akasa Air to operate daily Pune-Ayodhya flights from Feb 15

New Delhi, Jan 17 - Akasa Air on Wednesday announced to operate daily flights from February 15 between Pune and Ayodhya via Delhi with no change of aircraft required at Delhi.

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Rolls-Royce to showcase ‘Power of Trent’ at Wings India 2024

Rolls-Royce to showcase ‘Power of Trent’ at Wings India 2024

New Delhi, Jan 17 - Rolls-Royce is all set to participate in the Wings India 2024 show to be held in Hyderabad starting from January 18.

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‘Parisar Pravesh’ of smaller Ram Lalla statue accomplished

‘Parisar Pravesh’ of smaller Ram Lalla statue accomplished

Ayodhya (UP), Jan 17 - The 'Parisar Pravesh' of a smaller statue of Lord Ram was symbolically done on Wednesday when the idol, weighing about 10 kg, was taken in a palki to the main temple complex.

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Closing women’s health gap could help boost global economy by $1 tn annually: WEF

Closing women’s health gap could help boost global economy by $1 tn annually: WEF

Davos-Klosters, Jan 18 - A new World Economic Forum (WEF) report shows closing the women’s health gap would allow more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy.

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Blinken forced to change planes after his Boeing 737 had ‘critical failure’

Blinken forced to change planes after his Boeing 737 had ‘critical failure’

Washington, Jan 18 - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had to change planes while returning to Washington from Davos after his Boeing 737 aircraft had a "critical failure", the media reported.

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Singapore’s Indian-origin Transport Minister resigns amid graft charges

Singapore’s Indian-origin Transport Minister resigns amid graft charges

Singapore, Jan 18 - Singapore's Indian-origin Transport Minister, S. Iswaran has stepped down from his post after facing 27 charges of offences in a corruption probe, which also included receiving tickets from a top property tycoon.

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Mayors call for action as extortionists target Indians, South Asians in Canada

Mayors call for action as extortionists target Indians, South Asians in Canada

Toronto, Jan 18 - Raising concerns over an “alarming” escalation of extortion threats against Indian and South Asian business communities, mayors in the Canadian towns of Brampton and Surrey have urged the government to take swift action to root out the menace.

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Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran attack inside Pakistan

Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ about Iran attack inside Pakistan

United Nations, Jan 18 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" about Iran's attacks inside Pakistan and the possibility of the crisis from the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.

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British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill

British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill

London, Jan 18 - Lawmakers in Britain voted in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill, designed to confirm that Rwanda is a safe third country for relocating individuals there.

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US, UK carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen

US, UK carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen

Sanaa, Jan 18 - The US and the UK bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media said.

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Egypt’s President warns against military escalation in Middle East

Egypt’s President warns against military escalation in Middle East

Cairo, Jan 18 - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has warned against the danger of the military escalation in the Middle East region on multiple fronts, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.

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Trump ‘gagged’ by new order in $370mn civil fraud trial

Trump ‘gagged’ by new order in $370mn civil fraud trial

New York, Jan 17 - Former US President Donald Trump was handed a limited "Gag Order" from the appeals court even as he appeared in courts here in two different cases as the lower Manhattan NY Attorney General Letita James launched her closing

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Trump appears in court as author Jean Carroll is set to testify against him

Trump appears in court as author Jean Carroll is set to testify against him

New York, Jan 17 - Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court to face author E. Jean Carroll who is testifying against him in a sexual abuse and defamation case, which occurred over 30 years ago.

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Foxconn partners HCL Group to start chip packaging in India, invest $37.2 mn: Report

Foxconn partners HCL Group to start chip packaging in India, invest $37.2 mn: Report

New Delhi, Jan 17 - Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant Foxconn has said that it is teaming up with HCL Group to start a chip packaging and testing venture in India, a media report said on Wednesday.

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Haryana to opt for clean fuel bus service in NCR

Haryana to opt for clean fuel bus service in NCR

Chandigarh, Jan 17 - In a major step towards tackling air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Wednesday announced the state's action plan with focus on transitioning its bus fleet to clean fuel alternatives like electric, CNG, and

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Asian Paints posts 35% rise in net profit in Oct-Dec quarter

Asian Paints posts 35% rise in net profit in Oct-Dec quarter

Mumbai, Jan 17 - Asian Paints, the country’s largest paintmaker, on Wednesday reported a 35 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,447.72 crore for the October-December quarter of the current financial year on the back of strong sales in the

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Nosedive correction in banking stocks impacts market sentiment

Nosedive correction in banking stocks impacts market sentiment

New Delhi, Jan 17 - Markets took a turn on Wednesday with Nifty bank falling 4 per cent as HDFC bank share price slipped 7 per cent on concerns around slowdown in deposit growth, Jaykrishna Gandhi, Head - Business Development, Institutional Equities, Emkay

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