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Underlining that the ties between India and the US are “destined to get stronger, closer and stronger”, US President Joe Biden said During his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House that partnership is about “their shared responsibility for upholding democratic values” and “their joint commitment to diversity”.
In his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US Vice President Kamala Harris mentions terrorist groups Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that those active in Pakistan and India’s neighbor have been asked to ensure that these groups do not affect the security of the US and India. The foreign secretary, who was part of talks between Modi and Harris, said she also agreed with the prime minister on “the need to rein in and closely monitor Pakistan’s support for terrorist groups”.
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A day after an Assam eviction drive against “encroachers” on government land, two people were killed and several injured, including policemen, to officials. The details of the deceased have not been released officially yet. Darrang Superintendent of Police Sushant Biswa Sarma confirmed Indian Express That the two include a 33-year-old, the video of whose shooting went viral on Thursday, and a 12-year-old child, both in the area’s Sipajhar.
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Since its launch six months ago, the central government is making every effort to promote Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, a showpiece initiative to mark 75 years of independence next year. But now questions are being raised about this Inclusion of advertisements for the event with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi In an email sent by the Supreme Court registry to the advocates. However, the registry said in a statement that the National Informatics Centre, which “provides email services to the apex court, was directed to remove that image from the footer of emails coming from the Supreme Court”.
An opinion poll on the suitability of AAP chief, for the 2017 assembly elections in Punjab Arvind Kejriwal As the Chief Minister made an interesting discovery. The majority of respondents rejected the idea for one reason only: he was not a Punjabi. His religion, he clarified, was unimportant. Five years later, as Punjab gears up for the 2022 assembly elections, it is drawing an unusual focus on caste and religious identity. elevation of Charanjit Singh Channi As the new Chief Minister, and the disapproval of Sunil Kumar Jakhar, former PPCC chief.
Two armed men opened fire inside Delhi’s Rohini Court The murder of the dreaded gangster Jitendra Mann alias Gogi in jail. Members of the Counter Intelligence Team of Delhi Police Special Cell, who were with gogiKilled the attackers, fired 27 bullets inside the court room. In a major security lapse, these men, believed to have belonged to a rival gang led by Sunil alias Tillu Tajpuria – posed as lawyers in the courtroom with a .38 bore pistol and another .30 bore pistol. managed to enter.
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A freelance photographer, a dentist, a serving IPS officer who aspired to be in the IAS, the younger sister of a former UPSC topper – as always, the list of Top-20 rank holders in this year’s UPSC Civil Services ExamThe exam, known as the toughest exam in the country, is a diverse mix. Bihar’s Shubham Kumar and Bhopal’s Jagriti Awasthi – both engineering graduates – secured first and second positions respectively.
On Wednesday night, when the residents of Dholpur-3 village received a notice from the Darang district administration to vacate the house, they immediately started packing their belongings. By morning, the JCBs arrived and the families took whatever they could to the piece of land allotted to them by the Assam government. Since then, in the words of one resident, it has been, “Good as being dead”.
Nearly a decade after the assassination of Dalit leader C Pasupati Pandian, a 70 year old woman accused of murder beheaded. In an even more dire turn of events, his head was placed outside Pandian’s house as an ‘offering’. Three of the eight suspects who killed him were arrested on Friday. The woman – P Nirmala Devi – was the fifth victim after Pandian’s murder.
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During last year’s IPL, Varun Chakravarthy was included as the main weapon, shortly after MS Dhoni was dismissed twice. Virat KohliT20 World Cup is planned. As it turned out, he would fail a fitness test a few months later, but clearly, he will be India’s main spinner at next month’s ICC event. In this IPL, he has once again performed brilliantly in two matches. we explain How can Chakraborty be India’s main weapon in World T20?
Delhi Confidential: Speaker Om Birla faced an unexpected demand while addressing a joint session of the Karnataka Assembly on Friday – JD(S) MLA K Annadani demanded that he speak in Kannada. While his demand stunned Birla for a while, he continued his speech in Hindi.
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