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Picked as Congress’ J&K panel head, Ghulam Nabi Azad quits within hours

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad — long upset with the party — has resigned from a key party post in Jammu and Kashmir, signalling a revolt within. Made...

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Fresh trouble for Ashok Gehlot as 12 Cong councillors quit following Dalit boy’s death

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Days after the death of a nine-year-old Dalit boy who was allegedly beaten up by his schoolteacher for touching a drinking water pot in Rajasthan’s Jalore, 12 Congress councillors...

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Kashmir Pandit shot dead by militants in J&K’s Shopian, killing fuels fresh wave of fear among minorities in valley

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Militants shot dead a civilian and injured another, both members of the minority Kashmiri Pandit community, in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. According to the police, terrorists fired...

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RJD gets lion’s share but JD(U) keeps plum portfolios

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Portfolios were allocated among members of the Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar with the chief minister retaining key departments like home which he had held in the previous government....

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PM Modi dials Macron, discusses France’s wildfires, global food security

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he spoke to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday and conveyed India’s solidarity with France in dealing with the devastating wildfires. Both leaders also agreed...

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UK becomes first country to approve Omicron vaccine

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

The UK has become the first country to authorise a Covid-19 vaccine tailored to the Omicron variant. The move will pave the way for an autumn booster campaign using...

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Durand Cup: Mohammedan Sporting open with 3-1 win against champions FC Goa

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

The opening match of Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. Mohammedan SC won by 3-1 against Goa FC. Goa FC scored first goal but Mohammedan Sporting came...

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Teesta Setalvad moves SC seeking bail in Gujarat riots case

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Social activist Teesta Setalvad has moved the Supreme Court seeking bail in the Gujarat riots case. A bench, led by CJI-designate Justice UU Lalit, will the plea of the...

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Rajasthan Congress MLA resigns over Dalit boy’s death

ION correspondentAugust 16, 2022August 16, 2022

A Congress MLA in Rajasthan resigned from his Assembly membership over the death of 9-year-old Dalit student in Jalore district. Panachand Meghwal, legislator from Atru assembly seat in Baran...

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Nitish Kumar led grand alliance govt in Bihar to be expanded today

ION correspondentAugust 16, 2022August 17, 2022

Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance government in Bihar will be expanded today with the biggest chunk of seats going to alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Governor Phagu Chauhan will...