Manga comics for social change launched in India, Japan

Manga comics for social change launched in India, Japan

New Delhi, April 12 - Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Friday said that it has launched a Manga comic titled "India Calling Me Now," aimed at raising gender awareness, simultaneously in India and Japan, in collaboration with publishing company Kodansha.

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AAP workers protesting outside Raaj Kumar Anand’s house detained

AAP workers protesting outside Raaj Kumar Anand’s house detained

New Delhi, April 12 - A few AAP workers were detained while protesting outside Raaj Kumar Anand’s residence in Delhi’s Patel Nagar area following his resignation and allegations against the party.

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Dimple Yadav’s daughter begins campaigning for her in Mainpuri

Dimple Yadav’s daughter begins campaigning for her in Mainpuri

Mainpuri (UP), April 12 - While SP President Akhilesh Yadav is busy campaigning for his party in the state, Dimple Yadav, who is contesting the Mainpuri seat, has found a new companion – her elder daughter Aditi.

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Omar Abdullah alleges undeclared ‘Emergency’ exists in country

Omar Abdullah alleges undeclared ‘Emergency’ exists in country

Srinagar, April 12 - Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday alleged that an undeclared "Emergency" exists in the country at present and that there is no “transparency” in the affairs of the government.

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Raj Thackeray’s ‘Engine’ hitched to Sunetra Pawar’s Baramati LS poll bandwagon

Raj Thackeray’s ‘Engine’ hitched to Sunetra Pawar’s Baramati LS poll bandwagon

Pune (Maharashtra), April 12 - Barely 72 hours after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray announced unconditional support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling MahaYuti government, he suddenly found himself catapulted from the political fringes onto the electoral mainstage, here

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Demolished the wall of Article 370, buried debris in ground: PM Modi in Udhampur

Demolished the wall of Article 370, buried debris in ground: PM Modi in Udhampur

Udhampur, April 12 - Openly throwing a challenge to the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, warned that people of India would not spare them if they even think of bringing back Article 370.

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Cong pits Sonal Patel against HM Shah in Gandhinagar’s high-profile electoral battle

Cong pits Sonal Patel against HM Shah in Gandhinagar’s high-profile electoral battle

Gandhinagar, April 12 - In the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress party has fielded Sonal Patel, a seasoned political figure and former Gujarat Mahila Congress President, to contest from the high-profile Gandhinagar constituency against the incumbent MP, Union Home Minister Amit Shah

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J&K will soon have Assembly elections & statehood will be restored: PM Modi

J&K will soon have Assembly elections & statehood will be restored: PM Modi

Udhampur (J&K), April 12 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the Assembly elections will be held soon in J&K and statehood will be restored so that the people have their elected representatives.

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Paid holiday for employees from other states on polling day, says Gurugram DC

Paid holiday for employees from other states on polling day, says Gurugram DC

Gurugram, April 12 - In view of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Haryana Government has announced a paid holiday for the voters of neighbouring states who are working in the offices of departments, boards, corporations and educational institutions under the state government.

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Keep ice on your head, avoid controversial remarks: CM Shinde, Ajit tell Mahayuti candidates, cadres

Keep ice on your head, avoid controversial remarks: CM Shinde, Ajit tell Mahayuti candidates, cadres

Mumbai, April 12 - As campaigning in Maharashtra gathers momentum, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has urged Mahayuti candidates, leaders and functionaries not to make any controversial statements and attract the wrath of the Opposition and the electorate.

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I promoted Anil Antony as my own son: Shashi Tharoor

I promoted Anil Antony as my own son: Shashi Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram, April 12 - Sitting Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Congress member and candidate for the upcoming polls, Shashi Tharoor on Friday claimed that he had promoted Anil Antony in the party.

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Hema Malini joins women harvesting wheat in Mathura

Hema Malini joins women harvesting wheat in Mathura

Mathura, April 12 - BJP MP and candidate of Mathura constituency, Hema Malini, has posted pictures of herself working in a field in her constituency Mathura.

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Manvendra Singh set to join BJP today in Barmer

Manvendra Singh set to join BJP today in Barmer

Jaipur, April 12 - Colonel (Retd) Manvendra Singh, a former Member of Parliament (MP) and son of veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh, is all set to return to the party fold after a gap of six years in Barmer.

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LS polls: BSP chief Mayawati changes her caste arithmetic, focuses on non-Muslims in UP’s first phase

LS polls: BSP chief Mayawati changes her caste arithmetic, focuses on non-Muslims in UP’s first phase

Lucknow, April 12 - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has tweaked her policy while selecting candidates for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.

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Filing of nominations for 14 LS seats begins in K’taka

Filing of nominations for 14 LS seats begins in K’taka

Bengaluru, April 12 - The filing of nominations for 14 Lok Sabha seats, predominantly located in north Karnataka, began on Friday.

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Amid Oppn outcry over central agencies, PM Modi says action against corruption will not stop

Amid Oppn outcry over central agencies, PM Modi says action against corruption will not stop

New Delhi, April 12 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government is committed to fighting corruption even as the opposition is crying foul over actions taken by the central agencies.

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‘They tried but failed to lure Sharad Pawar’: Jayant Patil on Praful Patel’s claims

‘They tried but failed to lure Sharad Pawar’: Jayant Patil on Praful Patel’s claims

Mumbai, April 12 - Nationalist Congress Party (SP) state President Jayant Patil on Friday said that the rival Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party made attempts to lure Sharad Pawar on its side, but failed.

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Maha govt orders panchnama of unseasonal rain-hit crops spread over 50,000 hectares

Maha govt orders panchnama of unseasonal rain-hit crops spread over 50,000 hectares

Mumbai, April 12 - Maharashtra's Relief and Rehabilitation department has ordered panchnama (on-the-spot assessment) of crops hit by unseasonal rains and hailstorms in about 11 districts in the state.

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Akhilesh Yadav to launch campaign today from UP’s Pilibhit

Akhilesh Yadav to launch campaign today from UP’s Pilibhit

Lucknow, April 12 - Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav will on Friday start campaigning for the SP candidates from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

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LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in J&K, Rajasthan today

LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in J&K, Rajasthan today

New Delhi, April 11 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will address an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur followed by a public meeting at Barmer and a roadshow at Dausa in Rajasthan for the Lok Sabha elections.

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