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143 illegal structures to be removed in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh as SC upholds road widening project

New Delhi:  Authorities on Sunday began demolishing 143 illegal structures in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area after the Supreme Court upheld orders permitting the clearance of encroachments from land earmarked for the road widening, officials said. The demolition drive was launched in Haiderpur village, where the structures were found within the designated 30-metre right of way…

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Gen Subramani takes charge as CDS

New Delhi: Gen NS Raja Subramani on Sunday took charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff and his primary mandate will be to implement the ambitious military theaterisation plan and bolster tri-services synergy. He succeeded Gen Anil Chauhan, who signed off after completing his tenure as the country’s senior-most military commander on Saturday. Gen…

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In era of AI, deepfake, credibility crisis looms largest: Scindia on challenges for journalism

New Delhi:  Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday said the press faced censorship and scarce resources during the colonial era, but challenges for journalism are different in today’s era of artificial intelligence and deepfake technology, while the biggest crisis is that of credibility. In his address at an event hosted here to mark 200 years…

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Assam CM calls on PM Modi

New Delhi:  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and briefed him on the “headstart” the NDA 3.0 government is making in the state. Sarma took oath as the chief minister of Assam for the second consecutive term on May 12. This is the NDA’s third consecutive government…

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TMC supremo Mamata questions security, hospital treatment after attack on Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata:  Trinamool Congress supremo and former chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed shock over the attack on party MP Abhishek Banerjee and raised questions over both the security arrangements in place and the circumstances surrounding his treatment at a hospital afterwards. Addressing reporters here on Saturday night, Banerjee claimed that an…

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Confusion over Abhishek’s hospitalisation as doctors term injuries superficial

Kolkata:  Confusion prevailed over the hospitalisation status of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday evening, with a private hospital here allotting him a bed in its Intensive Therapy Unit while maintaining that the injuries sustained by him were superficial and did not warrant admission. Banerjee was taken to a private hospital after complaining…

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