Rajnath to visit UK to discuss defence, security issues

Rajnath to visit UK to discuss defence, security issues

New Delhi, Jan 7 - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave on a two-day visit to UK on January 8 to discuss security and defence related issues.

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Union Home Minister’s Internal Security strategy paying rich dividends

Union Home Minister’s Internal Security strategy paying rich dividends

New Delhi: It is a mark of the present Union Home Minister's farsightedness and dedicated leadership that in his direct guidance a three-fold strategy of strengthening the internal security of the country has already produced good results.

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VIP ‘darshan’ norms get stricter at Kashi Vishwanath Dham

VIP ‘darshan’ norms get stricter at Kashi Vishwanath Dham

Varanasi, Jan 7 - The Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust has started enforcing ‘Sugam Darshan’ strictly in order to stop misuse of the protocol system.

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Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra can be a challenge for the Oppn too

Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra can be a challenge for the Oppn too

Lucknow, Jan 7 - Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and a continuation of the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', party leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi is going to start a countrywide 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' from Manipur to Mumbai on

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Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 aircraft after emergency landing

Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 aircraft after emergency landing

Washington, Jan 6 - Alaska Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft after one such plane had to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, with a window and a part of the fuselage missing.

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DGCA directs airlines to inspect emergency exits in all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft

DGCA directs airlines to inspect emergency exits in all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft

New Delhi, Jan 6 - As US-based Alaska Airlines grounded all its Boeing 737-9 aircraft after one of the Max aircraft had to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, with a window and a part of the fuselage missing, aviation watchdog DGCA

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PM Modi expected to visit Kerala thrice before LS polls

PM Modi expected to visit Kerala thrice before LS polls

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 - After receiving a rousing reception during his trip to Thrissur earlier this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Kerala at least three more times before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, sources said.=

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Borders security, cyber-threats, radicalization discussed at Jaipur Police conference

Borders security, cyber-threats, radicalization discussed at Jaipur Police conference

Jaipur, Jan 6 - The 58th DGsP/IGsP Conference 2023 was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday at Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur. The Conference is being held in hybrid mode with chiefs of Central Police organisations attending physically and over 500

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Stay away from factionalism & corruption, PM Modi’s advises Raj MLAs

Stay away from factionalism & corruption, PM Modi’s advises Raj MLAs

Jaipur, Jan 6 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a three-day trip to Jaipur, advised Rajasthan MLAs and Ministers to "stay away from factionalism and corruption".

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Raj govt changes name of Indira Rasoi Yojana to Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana

Raj govt changes name of Indira Rasoi Yojana to Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana

Jaipur, Jan 5 - The Rajasthan government on Friday changed the name of the 'Indira Rasoi Yojana', a scheme launched by the previous Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot, to 'Shree Annapurna Rasoi Yojna'.

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‘Divides Mizo people’: Mizoram CM opposes border fencing along India-Myanmar border

‘Divides Mizo people’: Mizoram CM opposes border fencing along India-Myanmar border

Aizawl, Jan 5 - Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other Union Ministers in Delhi, has reportedly opposed the Centere's plan to erect fencing along porous Myanmar borders.

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Rajasthan: CM Bhajan Lal keeps Home, Finance goes to Diya Kumari, Bairwa gets Transport

Rajasthan: CM Bhajan Lal keeps Home, Finance goes to Diya Kumari, Bairwa gets Transport

Jaipur, Jan 5 - Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday allotted portfolios to the state ministers.

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We need to figure out battle of narratives ahead of elections & call them out: Jaishankar

We need to figure out battle of narratives ahead of elections & call them out: Jaishankar

Bengaluru, Jan 6 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday emphasised the need to figure out the "battle of narratives that are being played out ahead of elections" and call them out.

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Labour scrutiny over closure of company owned by Sunak’s wife

Labour scrutiny over closure of company owned by Sunak’s wife

London, Jan 6 - After UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy wounded up her start-up investment firm, Catamaran Ventures in December last year, the country's main opposition has raised questions asking the impact of its closure on other companies.

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Trump ‘Big Risk’ for 2024, say Haley and Ron DeSantis in unison at town halls in Iowa

Trump ‘Big Risk’ for 2024, say Haley and Ron DeSantis in unison at town halls in Iowa

Des Moines (Iowa), Jan 5 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador and North Carolina Governor Nikki Haley were unanimous in saying ex-President Donald Trump was "a big risk for the GOP "in the 2024 Presidential race and prospects for "retaking

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Jaishankar visits Nepal, signs landmark electricity trade agreement

Jaishankar visits Nepal, signs landmark electricity trade agreement

India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar on Friday returned to New Delhi following his two-day trip to Kathmandu during which he co-chaired the seventh meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission and also inaugurated several projects. Nepal and India have comprehensively reviewed the status

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SC Collegium recommends Justice Ahuja as permanent judge of Bombay HC

SC Collegium recommends Justice Ahuja as permanent judge of Bombay HC

New Delhi, Jan 5 - The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the appointment of Justice Abhay Ahuja, an additional judge of the Bombay High Court, as a permanent judge.

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Parliament security breach: 5 out of 6 accused give consent to undergo polygraph test

Parliament security breach: 5 out of 6 accused give consent to undergo polygraph test

New Delhi, Jan 5 - Five of the six accused persons in the December 13 Parliament security breach case on Friday gave their consent before a Delhi court to undergo polygraph test.

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US Justice Department sues Texas over ‘unconstitutional’ immigration law

US Justice Department sues Texas over ‘unconstitutional’ immigration law

New York, Jan 5 - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas to challenge an immigration law that allows the state police to arrest, detain, and deport individuals suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.

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DG-IG conference: Shah, Doval in Jaipur; PM to reach by evening

DG-IG conference: Shah, Doval in Jaipur; PM to reach by evening

Jaipur, Jan 5 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval have reached Jaipur for three-day All India conference of Director Generals/Inspector Generals of Police in Rajasthan International centre in Jaipur, beginning on Friday.

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