Foreign secretary Vikram Misri to visit Bangladesh on December 9 amid Hindu attack unrest | India News – Times of India

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri will be visiting Bangladesh on December 9 to hold meeting with his counterpart, said ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.Misri will hold several other meetings during his visit, which comes amid tension between the two countries over ongoing violence against Hindu and minority…

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Modi government to purchase all farm produce at MSP, assures agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Rajya Sabha | India News – Times of India

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government is committed to purchasing all farm produce at the minimum support price (MSP), Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured the Rajya Sabha on Friday. His remarks came during Question Hour amidst discussions on MSP and a farmers’ march to Delhi demanding legal…

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‘Eagerly waiting’: Manipur INDIA bloc writes to PM Modi for visit | India News – Times of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Opposition INDIA bloc on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to visit strife-torn Manipur and placed three demands before him.Through the letter, the opposition said that people of the hill state have been “eagerly waiting” for PM Modi to place their “voices of helplessness”.“We, on behalf…

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Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on plea regarding Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Friday directed the Centre to clarify its position on a petition by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, urging the ministry of home affairs to decide on Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship status.A bench comprising acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made an oral observation, requesting the Central…

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‘For him, nothing is above this country’: Priyanka Gandhi slams Sambit Patra’s ‘traitor’ remark on Rahul Gandhi | India News – Times of India

Priyanka Gandhi and Sambit Patra (R) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Friday responded to BJP MP Sambit Patra‘s remarks, where he referred to leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi as a “traitor of the highest order.” She said that, for her brother, “nothing is above this country.”“Those who can call Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi,…

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‘I carry one Rs 500 note when I go to RS’: Abhishek Singhvi reacts to allegations of cash found at his seat | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday responded to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar’s charge of “wad of currency notes” being found at his seat, and clarified that he only carries a single Rs 500 note to the Upper House.“Heard of it first time now. Never heard of it till now! I carry…

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PM Modi pays tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday offered his respects to Dr BR Ambedkar at the Parliament House Lawns in Delhi on the 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas. The Mahaparinirvan Diwas is celebrated on December 6, commemorating the death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, widely known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, who crafted India’s Constitution.PM…

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‘Jatha’ of 101 farmers to march towards Delhi today: All you need to know | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Security has been heightened along the Ambala-Delhi border as farmer prepare to march to national capital on Friday. The march, led by a ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers is scheduled to begin at 1pm from the Shambhu Border.The Ambala district administration has invoked prohibitory orders under ‘Section 163’ of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita…

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‘Gait analysis’ leads to arrest of 7-month-old’s rapist in Bengal | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Technology that helps decipher grainy CCTV footage better, coupled with limping gait of a suspect, helped police arrest a man who raped a seven-month-old infant in north Kolkata last Friday, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. Police Wednesday, arrested suspect Rajib Ghosh, 34, alias Gobra from a resort in Gopiballavpur in Jhargram, where he worked as a…

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