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Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar Appointed as New Lokpal, Six Members Also Named.

ION correspondentFebruary 28, 2024

Updated, Feb. 27. 2024. 8.35 PM. Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar will be the new Lokpal of the country. President Droupadi Murmu appointed him along with six members. Justice Lingappa...

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Govt. new education policy will eliminate linguistic inferiority complex among students, asserts Union Home Minster Amit Shah.

ION correspondentFebruary 28, 2024February 28, 2024

Updated, Feb. 27. 2024. 9.44 PM. Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that India will be on the top in each field when the country will celebrate its...

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Three Congress candidates and one from BJP, secure victories in Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka; BJP nominee wins from Himachal Pradesh.

ION correspondentFebruary 28, 2024February 28, 2024

Updated, Feb. 27. 2024. 9.24 PM. In the elections held today for one seat in the Rajya Sabha in Himachal Pradesh, BJP’s Harsh Mahajan has emerged victorious. In this...

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PM announces names of four astronaut-designates selected to take part in country’s maiden human space flight mission, Gaganyaan.

ION correspondentFebruary 28, 2024February 28, 2024

Updated, Feb. 27. 2024. 9.23 PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and inaugurated three important space infrastructure projects worth...

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IDF presents plan for evacuation of Rafah, gets approval for aid to south Gaza.

Deepak BoraFebruary 28, 2024February 28, 2024

Palestinians crowd a market in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Feb. 22, 2024. Prime Minister’s Office does not provide details of proposal presented to war cabinet, says humanitarian supplies will be...

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Gallant. Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas want to turn Ramadan into ‘second stage of October 7’.

Deepak BoraFebruary 28, 2024February 28, 2024

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (center) speaks with commanders at the Central Command HQ near Jerusalem, February 27, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.) israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel has...

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Rupee ends at Rs 82.90 against the US dollar.

ION correspondentFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024

Updated, Feb. 26. 2024. 6.21 PM. In the forex market, the Indian rupee on Monday (26 February 2024) ended at 82 rupees and 90 paise against the US dollar....

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Saad Ahmad Warraich assumes responsibility as Pakistan’s new Charge d’Affaires in New Delhi.

Deepak BoraFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024

Updated, Feb. 26. 2024. 4.37 PM. The new Charge d’Affaires Saad Ahmad Warraich, on Monday (26th March 2024) assumed responsibilities at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. According...

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Veteran singer Pankaj Udhas passes away in Mumbai; President, Prime Minister express grief.

ION correspondentFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024

Updated, Feb. 26. 2024. 9.17 PM. Veteran singer Pankaj Udhas passed away in Mumbai on Monday (26th February 2024) after a prolonged illness. He was 73. His daughter Nayyab...

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India now elicits more befitting responses on long-standing challenge of cross-border terrorism along Western front, says EAM S Jaishankar.

ION correspondentFebruary 27, 2024February 27, 2024

Updated, Feb. 26. 2024. 9.10 PM. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar stated that on the western front, the long-standing challenge of cross-border terrorism now elicits more befitting responses....