‘India, a long live economy’: Shivraj slams Trump’s ‘dead economy’ remark; cites new GDP data | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that the latest figures showing India’s economy grew by 7.8 per cent in April–June were the “hardest slap of reality” for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had recently said India was a “dead economy.” According to government data released on Friday, the country’s economy grew…

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‘Good to see such fear’: RJD MP blames RSS ‘sleeper cell’ for slurs at PM Modi; slams BJP | India News

NEW DELHI: RJD MP Sudhakar Singh on Saturday alleged that a “sleeper cell” of the BJP and RSS were behind the abuse directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an opposition rally in Bihar, reiterating Congress‘s earlier claim that “BJP agents” were planted to create a controversy.His remarks come after a viral video from Congress…

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PNB scam: Belgian court denies bail to Mehul Choksi; cites past attempts to evade law | India News

NEW DELHI: A Belgian court of appeal has once again rejected the bail plea of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, who is wanted in India in connection with the Rs 6,300-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The decision comes just days before his extradition hearing scheduled in mid-September, news agency PTI quoted.Officials said the…

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Sewadar who served 15 years at Delhi’s Kalkaji Temple beaten to death over ‘Chunni Prasad’ dispute | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A sewadar at Kalkaji Temple in southeast Delhi has died after being beaten by a group of visitors during a dispute over ‘Chunni Prasad’, police said. The victim, Yogendra Singh, 35, had been serving at the temple for around 14–15 years. He was originally from Fattepur in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. Police said a…

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‘After Awadh, now Magadh’: Akhilesh Yadav jabs BJP at Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar rally; slams RSS | India News

Mohan Bhagwat and Akhilesh Yadav (R) NEW DELHI: Taking on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s claim that Indians have shared “the same DNA for 40,000 years,” Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday turned the remark into a political weapon. Speaking at a rally in Bihar alongside Rahul Gandhi‘s Voter Adhikar Yatra, Akhilesh mocked the statement…

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From Puri to Delhi: Jagannath Rath Yatra wheels to adorn Parliament; LS speaker Om Birla gives nod | India News

Carpenters and servitors busy in constructing wheels for the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra ahead of the Rath Yatra festival, in Puri, Odisha. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has agreed to a proposal by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to install three wheels from the chariots used…

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UP CM assures of all possible support for preservation of rare manuscripts | India News

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath (ANI image) VARANASI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya to inspect the preservation work being carried out under the National Mission for Manuscripts.This is CM Adityanath’s third visit to the university campus, with the people extending a traditional welcome with students chanting Vedic mantras and reciting…

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