PM makes fresh pitch for ‘one nation, one election’; says frequent polls hurdle in progress

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a strong pitch for ‘one nation, one election’ and urged political parties to come forward to realise the dream while contending that frequent polls were creating hurdles in the country’s progress. Addressing the nation on the 78th Independence Day, he said extensive consultations have been held…

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From Delhi to Bastar, India gears up for 78th Independence Day amid tight security

New Delhi: Ahead of Independence Day, security has been tightened across India with over 10,000 cops, facial recognition cameras and snipers deployed in Delhi and security camps set up in 13 villages in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hit Bastar region where the Tricolour will be hoisted for the first time on Thursday. Police personnel checked vehicles and conducted…

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Hindenburg: Cong announces nationwide protest on Aug 22 for SEBI chief resignation, JPC probe

New Delhi: Amid the raging row over the Hindenburg allegations, the Congress on Tuesday announced that it will hold a nationwide agitation on August 22 demanding SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch’s resignation and a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue. The announcement was made after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held a meeting with…

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Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder triggers nationwide protests at govt hospitals; OPDs, surgeries hit

New Delhi/Kolkata: Resident doctors at government hospitals across the country held protests Monday over the recent rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata, with those in West Bengal and Delhi going on an indefinite strike that hit OPD services and non-emergency surgeries. The move comes in response to a call from the Federation of Resident…

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Minority Bangladeshi Hindus stage protest demanding protection amid attacks on temples & homes

Dhaka: Thousands of minority Hindu community members staged massive protest rallies in Bangladesh’s capital and the north-eastern port city of Chattagram on Saturday, the second consecutive day, demanding protection amid nationwide vandalism that saw attacks on temples and their households and businesses. Demanding special tribunals to expedite trials of those who persecute the minorities, allocation…

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